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Film Stories with Simon Brew

Mar 25, 2019

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon tells the stories of two films that faced very particular challenges.

The original script to Wayne's World 2 had to be thrown out at the last minute, and the movie wouldn't start shooting until six months before release. Even then, legal threats were...


Mar 18, 2019

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon examines two films that each faced significant problems.

The Green Hornet took nearly 20 years to make, and its star and co-writer, Seth Rogen, wasn't best happy with the end result. It was a near-miracle it made it through the Hollywood system at all.

Turner...


Mar 11, 2019

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at a pair of films that found their own way around the American movie system.

Drew Barrymore was in her 20s when she launched her own production company - but she was determined it wouldn't be a vanity operation. Never Been Kissed was its first...


Mar 4, 2019

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at a pair of 90s movies that each faced its own battle.

The late Penny Marshall's A League Of Their Own changed director, and found itself looking for a new lead at the last minute.

In the case of Sense & Sensibility, it took a decade to bring the Emma...