1991, and the box office meltdown that spooked Hollywood
by Simon Brew | Mar 15, 2023 | Feature
A drop in takings for Hollywood's big 1991 blockbusters set alarm bells ringing at movie studios -in spite of big hits such as Terminator 2 and Robin...
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Podcast: In conversation with Pen Densham and John Watson: Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves, Backdraft, Rocky II, The Dangerous Lives Of The Altar Boys and more
by Simon Brew | Feb 03, 2023 | Podcasts
In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by writers and producers Pen Densham and John Watson. Their story covers a lot of...
Podcast: Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves (1991) and The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
by Simon Brew | Nov 21, 2022 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of 1990s summer blockbusters - one of which proved more problematic than the other....
Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves, The Wolf Of Wall Street heading to 4K Ultra HD-Blu-ray
by Simon Brew | Aug 31, 2022 | News
Arrow confirms long-awaited 4K disc sets of The Wolf Of Wall Street and Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves in the UK - details here....
Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves, and the story of its extended cut
by Simon Brew | Feb 14, 2022 | Feature, News
The longer cut of Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves surfaced on DVD a while back - but it doesn't quite go in the way you may be expecting....
How Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves earned Kevin Costner two special prizes
by Simon Brew | Nov 25, 2021 | Feature, News
On the back of Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves' success, special prizes were created to commemorate Kevin Costner's impact on the Nottinghamshire...
Podcast: in conversation with director Kevin Reynolds - Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves, Waterworld, Count Of Monte Cristo, Fandango, Tristan & Isolde and more
by Simon Brew | Sep 03, 2021 | News, Podcasts
In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by writer and director Kevin Reynolds....
Alan Rickman's journals to be published in 2022
by Dan Cooper | Nov 23, 2020 | News
Over a quarter of a century of the greatly-missed Alan Rickman's thoughts, observations and reviews will be making their way into print....
Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves and the controversy over its PG certificate
by Simon Brew | Jun 30, 2020 | Feature
Within weeks of Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves being given a PG certificate in the UK, the BBFC realised it had made an error - here's the story of...
Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves (1991) and Spectre (2015)
by Simon Brew | Jul 23, 2018 | Podcasts
The British shoot of Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves (1991) had to do battle with weather, pregnancy, editing issues and a regretful head of the BBFC. The 24th James Bond film meanwhile, Spectre, was in a race against the clock from day one. Stories of both are discussed in this episode!
