Apr 29, 2019
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a big blockbuster whose director struggles to like it, and a smaller Jerry Bruckheimer production.
Hook was expected to be a shoo-in hit at the end of 1991. But why does Steven Spielberg struggle to like it, and why did it overrun so much?
2000's Coyote Ugly,...
Apr 22, 2019
In episode 50 of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of films that both initially struggled at the box office office. One subsequently fared better than the other.
Geostorm didn't make it cinemas until three years after filming began. Its post-production surgery involved a new director, new characters, two new scores...
Apr 15, 2019
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two sequels to Paramount hits, and the stories behind them.
Addams Family Values came together quickly following the success of the 1991 original. But director Barry Sonnenfeld would have to step away from one of the biggest films of the 1990s to make it.
With Mission:...
Apr 8, 2019
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a 007 movie that originally had an 18 month schedule, and a 90s blockbuster that started out with a 2001 tinge.
Quantum Of Solace, the 22nd James Bond film, was announced and begun when the 21st - Casino Royale - was months from release. The problems would soon stack...
Apr 1, 2019
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, how a superhero sequel changed direction, and a well-liked scary spider movie struggled to hit as big as expected.
Superman III is notorious for abandoning the story of the first two movies in favour of becoming a Richard Pryor vehicle. And it presented a whole host...