The Slipper And The Rose | The story of a forgotten British Cinderella
by Emma Flint | Apr 22, 2025 | Feature
Emma Flint remembers an overlooked Cinderella tale from the 70s, one that played Hollywood at its own game…...
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Hudson Hawk | Revisiting Bruce Willis's oddball classic
by Mark Searby | Apr 15, 2025 | Feature
Mark Searby looks back at an infamous Hollywood flop, Hudson Hawk, that's gradually built its audience over the last 80 years....
Beyond Gregory's Girl | The underseen career of Bill Forsyth
by Anna Cale | Apr 03, 2025 | Feature
Anna Cale looks at the career of Bill Forsyth, and at the films that don’t always get the recognition they deserve…...
Oxide Ghosts | The bonus footage celebrating Channel 4's Brass Eye
by Paul Tanter | Apr 01, 2025 | Feature
Not all of the infamous TV show Brass Eye made it to the screen. Paul Tanter looks into a movie that’s plugging some of the gaps......
The real 007 | The on-screen life of Ian Fleming
by Robert Prendergast | Mar 28, 2025 | Feature
Robert Prendergast examines the many screen portrayals of James Bond creator Ian Fleming....
The short-lived history of The Directors Company
by Tom Back | Mar 21, 2025 | Feature
When Paramount let three maverick directors make whatever they wanted - and why it failed....
Our status as bums | Attempting Withnail & I's infamous drinking game
by James Harvey | Mar 19, 2025 | Feature
Mia Autumn Roe looks at the lasting impact of the cult classic Withnail & I, and chronicles her experiences of its infamous drinking game....
Queer coding is as old as Hollywood | How has it changed?
by Bethany Black | Mar 17, 2025 | Feature
Bethany Black examines the history of queer coding and queer cinema, and wonders what’s changed…...
Tinker, tailor, alter | Why do directors keep re-cutting their films?
by Dan Cooper | Mar 14, 2025 | Feature
Some filmmakers just can't leave their greatest works be. Dan Cooper examines the obsession that some directors have with forever changing their...
Coming of age in the Video Nasty era
by Charlie Brigden | Mar 12, 2025 | Feature
Charlie Brigden reminisces on the ‘Video Nasty’ era, and his first experiences watching horror films…...
Film Stories issue 54 digital edition | Buy and download it here
by James Harvey | Mar 10, 2025 | News
Get issue 54 of Film Stories to download in PDF format right here - and support our independent film magazine as you do so!...
Why aren't film scores catchy anymore?
by Daniel Hallett | Mar 07, 2025 | Feature
What happened to the ear-worm film scores that pervaded popular culture in the'70s, 80s and '90s? Daniel Hallett looks into where modern scores are...
The film that made $20 at the box office
by Tom Baker (not that one) | Mar 05, 2025 | Feature
The Leo Grillo-starring Zyzzyx Road was released In one US cinema, In Texas, for only one week. Tom Baker looks at one of the lowest-grossing films in...
The cinematic history of Battersea Power Station
by Robert Prendergast | Mar 03, 2025 | Feature
Robert Prendergast takes a look into the cinematic history of an iconic London landmark....
Sun, secrets and Sondheim | The lost genius of The Last Of Sheila
by Henry Bulmer | Feb 28, 2025 | Feature
The story behind forgotten gem The Last Of Sheila, a whodunnit written by Anthony Perkins and Stephen Sondheim…...
Moviedrome | How Alex Cox’s movie show shaped my taste in cinema…
by Marc Paterson | Feb 27, 2025 | Feature
A cinematic education in leather and neon, Alex Cox's Moviedrome defined cult cinema for a generation. Marc Paterson remembers how......
Where does Hollywood de-ageing go from here?
by Mark Harrison | Feb 26, 2025 | Feature
Digital de-ageing is now a common franchise filmmaking tool - but where does it all end? Mark Harrison has some thoughts......
The musical genius of Michael Kamen
by Charlie Brigden | Feb 21, 2025 | Feature
Best known for his thrilling action film scores, Kamen was a true musical maestro. Charlie Brigden looks at his work and legacy......
The Day After | The traumatic impact of American TV's bleakest movie
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 13, 2025 | Feature
Directed by Nicholas Meyer, The Day After disturbed a generation of TV audiences in 1983. We look back at its immediate and lasting impact…...
Foe | Director Garth Davis talks his Paul Mescal-Saoirse Ronan drama
by James Harvey | Feb 07, 2025 | Feature
Director Garth Davis gives us the low-down on his underseen sci-fi drama, Foe - streaming now on Prime Video....
The apocalyptic movies of 1999
by Marc Paterson | Jan 22, 2025 | Feature
It was the end of the 20th century, but while we panicked about The Millennium Bug, cinema was warning us about the dangers to come......
Film Stories issue 01 | Purchase digital download here
by Simon Brew | Jan 21, 2025 | News
Get issue 01 of Film Stories - the first ever! - to download in PDF format right here. Support our independent film magazine as you do so!...
Let's get physical | The lost art of the long location shoot
by James Harvey | Jan 21, 2025 | Feature
As artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality processes, not to mention virtual productions, increasingly become the norm, what is...
Feels on wheels | Where do the film industry's cars come from?
by Dan Cooper | Jan 17, 2025 | Feature
Film Stories chats to Stewart Homan of Dream Cars, one of the UK’s leading companies in film industry car supply....
The cinema of language
by Alice Dunn | Jan 16, 2025 | Feature
We take a look at the films that introduced new phrases to the dictionary – there are more than you might think…...
Unrated | The 1980s age of video games based on 18-rated films
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 15, 2025 | Feature
Throughout the 1980s, 18-rated films were commonly made into games, released unrated, and enjoyed by kids of all ages. Obviously, it couldn’t last f...
George Orwell on screen
by Robert Prendergast | Jan 13, 2025 | Feature
We take a look at the various times the work of George Orwell has been adapted for the big screen – as well as the novels that have never been c...
Jaws 3D | Director Joe Alves on the bonkers cult classic
by Ric Rawlins | Jan 10, 2025 | Feature
There is a creature alive on this Earth today who has stalked the oceans, terrorising millions. His name is Joe Alves, and his work on the first three...
Filming the unfilmable | A history of impossible book-film adaptations
by Nick Fuller | Jan 09, 2025 | Feature
From Dune to The Lord Of The Rings and Orlando, cinema history is littered with books long considered 'unfilmable'. We take a look at a few......
Douglas Trumbull’s Space Odyssey | The SFX genius behind 2001
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 08, 2025 | Feature
Ahead of 2001: A Space Odyssey's anniversary, we look at special effects genius Douglas Trumbull’s contribution to the film – and how it helped bui...
Changing tunes | Pop's acting one-hit-wonders
by James Harvey | Jan 07, 2025 | Feature
We take a look at the times famous singers attempted to branch out into acting - to varying degrees of success....
Film Stories issue 53 digital edition | Buy and download it here
by Simon Brew | Jan 06, 2025 | News
Get issue 53 of Film Stories to download in PDF format right here - and support our independent film magazine as you do so!...
