Podcast: Spectre (2015) and When Saturday Comes (1996)
by Simon Brew | Jul 17, 2023 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films that were - in the end - turned around to very tight deadlines. One slightly more expensive...
1996
Mission Impossible revisited: Brian de Palma's Mission Impossible
by A J Black | Jul 03, 2023 | Feature
1996's Mission: Impossible has much to unpick in it - not least as it began one of the longest running movie series of recent times. We dig into it...
Podcast: Independence Day (1996) and Battleship (2012)
by Simon Brew | May 15, 2023 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two very big blockbuster films, one of which had more joy finding an audience than the other....
Podcast: Lethal Weapon (1987) and Jingle All The Way (1996)
by Simon Brew | Dec 12, 2022 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a dash of the festive spirit as two Christmas-set movies take centre stage....
Podcast: Mission: Impossible III (2006) and The Birdcage (1996)
by Simon Brew | Sep 26, 2022 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two movies that hit at the box office - but it didn't stop one of them being regarded a commercial...
Podcast: Broken Arrow (1996) and Sleeping With The Enemy (1991)
by Simon Brew | Aug 22, 2022 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films that benefitted from surges in popularity for their leading actors....
Podcast: Trainspotting (1996) and Days Of Thunder (1990)
by Simon Brew | Jun 06, 2022 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a British sensation and the reunion of the Top Gun team....
Podcast: Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and The Big Sick (2017)
by Simon Brew | Feb 21, 2022 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a sci-fi sequel and a low budget romcom, both of which sparked at the box office....
Podcast: The Rock (1996) and U-571 (2000)
by Simon Brew | Jul 26, 2021 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, an action favourite with a lot of writers, and a war movie hit that ended up criticised in UK...
Podcast: Flash Gordon (1980) and The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1996)
by Simon Brew | Jun 28, 2021 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films that fell short of expectations at the box office, but whose reputation has endured....
Podcast: Sneakers (1992) and Romeo + Juliet (1996)
by Simon Brew | May 24, 2021 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, an ensemble film with a reluctant director, and a Shakespeare take that made its studio nervous....
Podcast: Mission: Impossible (1996) and The River Wild (1994)
by Simon Brew | Mar 29, 2021 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, the movie where Tom Cruise launched his production company, and the film that made Meryl Streep...
Podcast: Tin Cup (1996) and The 6th Day (2000)
by Simon Brew | Mar 22, 2021 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, films made by Kevin Costner and Arnold Schwarzenegger after their box office peaks....
Podcast: Executive Decision (1996) and Men In Black 3 (2012)
by Simon Brew | Jul 13, 2020 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two hit movies with two very different stories behind them....
Podcast: The Meg (2018) and That Thing You Do! (1996)
by Simon Brew | Mar 30, 2020 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a film whose price tag kept putting people off, and Tom Hanks' directorial debut....
Podcast: Ransom (1996) and Traffic (2000)
by Simon Brew | Jan 20, 2020 | Podcasts
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a thriller that hit a mid-production problem, and an ambitious drama that got caught in an...
Podcast: The Frighteners (1996) and The Green Mile (1999)
by Simon Brew | Nov 25, 2019 | Podcasts
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two 90s movies, that faced very different challenges....
Podcast: Mars Attacks! (1996) and Legally Blonde (2001)
by Simon Brew | Oct 21, 2019 | News, Podcasts
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a film that struggled against stiff competition, and a genuine surprise hit....
Dick Tracy (1990) and Jerry Maguire (1996)
by Simon Brew | May 27, 2019 | News, Podcasts
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a comic book movie and an Oscar-winning romantic drama with an unexpected link between them....
Eraser (1996) and World War Z (2013)
by Film Stories | Oct 09, 2018 | Podcasts
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at a pair of blockbusters that both hit troubles....
Demolition Man (1993) and Brassed Off! (1996)
by Film Stories | Sep 17, 2018 | Podcasts
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon heads back to the 1990s!...
Twister (1996) and X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
by Simon Brew | Jul 02, 2018 | Podcasts
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon examines the huge studio collaboration of 1996's Twister, and how it came about when a Godzilla movie collapsed. Then, the aftermath of 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and the ramifications of the film leaking onto the internet a month early.
