Revisiting Guest House Paradiso
by A J Black | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
How Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson’s big screen spin off from their popular TV sitcom unfairly hit rock bottom with critics…...
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Crew Expendable: The making of Alien 3
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
Co-star Ralph Brown talks to us about his memories of starring in 1992’s Alien 3, working with David Fincher, clashes with Sigourney Weaver, and its l...
Chaos walking | A conversation with maverick director Doug Liman
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
Director Doug Liman talks to us about reuniting with Matt Damon for his latest comedy thriller, The Instigators, his earlier work on Go and The Bourne...
The making of Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget
by James Harvey | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
We sat down with the director, production designer and puppet team leader to find out just what makes Aardman's poultry-packed sequel tick....
Girls State | Directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss on their state of the nation documentary
by Simon Brew | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
Filmmakers Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss tell us about their latest documentary Girls State, which follows their success with 2020’s Boys State....
Jackdaw | The making of a British indie thriller
by Lauren Miles | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
We chat with writer/director Jamie Childs, actor Oliver Jackson-Cohen and producers Kate Glover and Callum Grant about Jackdaw, filmed in the North...
Life, a cinematic universe, and everything | The underappreciated Hitchhiker’s Guide movie
by Mark Harrison | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
Douglas Adams’s celebrated sci fi franchise The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy took almost 30 years to make it to the big screen. We revisit Gar...
One for you, one for them | How Hollywood gets big names to make big projects
by A J Black | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
There’s an old Hollywood maxim that if you do a film for the studio you get to make one for you too… We look into the back-scratching myth of the mov...
How To Have Sex | Molly Manning Walker on her exceptional debut
by Lauren Miles | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
Molly Manning Walker’s first feature, How To Have Sex, has rightfully been receiving a lot of praise. We chat to her about the real-life origins of t...
Mr Payback | The interactive film that didn't change the world
by Dan Cooper | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
Bob Gale, buoyed by the success of the Back To The Future trilogy, took on Mr Payback, the world’s first truly interactive movie. What could p...
All Of Us Strangers | Andrew Haigh on BAFTA success and self-doubt
by Simon Brew | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
Andrew Haigh talks to Simon Brew about his extraordinary new movie, All Of Us Strangers…...
The secret world of location scouts
by Dan Cooper | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
Film Stories chats to three location professionals about just what it takes to find and secure the backdrops to some of cinema’s most magical sce...
One Life | Director James Hawes on his deeply moving humanitarian drama
by Simon Brew | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
Director James Hawes talks about the challenge of bringing an extraordinary – and true – story to the screen in One Life....
The Kitchen | Kibwe Tavares chats the move from architect to director
by James Harvey | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
Architect-turned filmmaker Kibwe Tavares talks us through The Kitchen – the most exciting British sci-fi of 2024. ...
Femme | A chat with filmmakers Sam H Freeman and Ng Choon Ping
by Lauren Miles | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature, Interviews, News
We chat to writer-directors Sam H Freeman and Ng Choon Ping about the feature-length adaptation of their own short film, Femme....
Re-Animated | The odd animated series from big hit movies
by Mark Harrison | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature, News
Remember when they used to make animated series out of any hit franchise going? Mark Harrison does…...
“Right, sod it: we’ll find a big space” | The Rebellion story
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
In 2018, British videogame company Rebellion joined the film and TV business. Film Stories got a guided tour of its Didcot studio - and met its...
Uncanny Valley | How puppets went from childhood friends to nightmare fuel
by James Harvey | Nov 26, 2024 | Feature
In just 40 short years, puppets and animatronics have moved from family film staples to horror stalwarts. What happened?...
Finding the beauty in Barbie | Ranking the 13 best Barbie animated films
by Jasmine Valentine | Jul 14, 2023 | Feature
She’s the doll who can be anything, and over the years Barbie’s played a lot of different characters. Here’s the 13 best Barbie animated films, ranke...
Film Stories issue 3 digital edition | Buy and download it here
by James Harvey | Mar 01, 2019 | Feature
Get issue 3 of Film Stories to download in PDF format right here - and support our independent film magazine as you do so!...
Film Stories issue 2 digital edition | Buy and download it here
by James Harvey | Feb 01, 2019 | Feature
Get issue 2 of Film Stories to download in PDF format right here - and support our independent film magazine as you do so!...
