Nov 28, 2019
In a special episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon is joined by writer and director Kevin Smith - along with, er, 2004 Ben Affleck, to chat about Jay & Silent Bob Reboot.
They talk about movies, distribution, comedy, critics and answers to questions that Affleck asked Smith some 15 years before. It all makes...
Nov 24, 2019
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two 90s movies, that faced very different challenges.
The Frighteners wasn't originally envisaged as a film. Wasn't envisaged as a summer movie. And wasn't envisaged as a film that followed an Oscar-nominated breakthrough movie. Yet, in each case, it was.
The Green...
Nov 17, 2019
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a controversial 90s big studio movie, and a smaller Irish musical.
Michael Douglas was all set to take time off before the script for Falling Down turned up. Plus, there remains a question mark over an apparently out of focus shot in the film.
Sing Street meanwhile...
Nov 10, 2019
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films from the 2010s that were faced with very different challenges.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 had to carry the baggage of seeding several other films, whilst juggling high studio expectations. Plus, a very taxing New York shoot.
With Brotherhood, in spite of its...
Nov 6, 2019
In a special episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon is joined by director Bill Condon to talk about the story behind his new film, The Good Liar (2019).
They chat about how unusual a movie it feels in the current climate and the challenge of keeping a thriller's secrets under wraps. Plus, the conversation also...