Aug 28, 2018
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon examines two very different 1990s projects.
Hudson Hawk is, to date, the only film that Bruce Willis has a screenwriting credit on. And a year before, as Die Hard 2 premiered, its producer boasted that Hudson Hawk would be even bigger. But things soon went off...
Aug 22, 2018
In a special episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at the departure of Danny Boyle as the director of James Bond 25.
The thing is: is Skyfall in part to blame? Simon looks at the story of the most successful James Bond movie ever, and how that's affected the franchise choices since. Has an early Bond...
Aug 20, 2018
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at two very different Disney hits. And both beloved ones.
Dead Poets Society, though, nearly didn't happened. Sets were burned down after one day. Dustin Hoffman was set to star. And the project owes a debt to Green Card.
As for The Lion King? Well,...
Aug 17, 2018
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at two different Warner Bros blockbusters of the 1990s.
1992's Batman Returns saw Tim Burton return to Gotham City, but more on his own terms. However, that didn't necessarily mean things were much easier for him.
Meanwhile, 1999's Wild Wild West was, at...