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Film Stories with Simon Brew

Dec 30, 2018

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at two films that each took around a decade to made it to the screen.

1992's Sneakers is a delightful caper, headlined by Robert Redford, whose foundations oddly enough lie in 1983's WarGames. Plus, Redford directed a film himself either side of shooting...


Dec 23, 2018

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon has a very special guest: Academy Award-winning director Robert Zemeckis.

They chat about Zemeckis' new film, Welcome To Marwen, as well as the current blockbuster culture, the media coverage of films, and the difficulty in getting non-franchise movies made in...


Dec 17, 2018

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon's got a pair of Christmas classics to talk about!

Following the death of Muppet-creator Jim Henson in 1990, the people he left behind decided to keep going. But the path to The Muppet Christmas Carol would not be without problems.

As for Rocky IV? An already...


Dec 10, 2018

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon zeroes in on a comic book movie, and a sequel.

Director Ang Lee would later admit he regretted the serious approach he took with 2003's Hulk. But the film has its fans, and faced significant battles to get it to the screen in the first place.

As did Die Hard...


Dec 3, 2018

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon heads back to the 1990s (for a change!), and looks at two very different hit movies.

Martin Scorsese came to Cape Fear off the back of Goodfellas, having never made a remake, and with the project originally with Steven Spielberg. Swapsies would need to take...