Aug 30, 2020
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a huge sequel and what was supposed to be the start of a franchise.
The Lost World Jurassic Park was Steven Spielberg's first film as director following Schindler's List - but his interest in making it would slowly wane.
In the case of Salt, it went through...
Aug 27, 2020
In a special episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, writer, producer and director Don Hahn is our very special guest.
Having produced Disney classics such as The Lion King and Beauty & The Beast, Hahn has directed two excellent documentaries about that era: Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) and Howard (2018). And he tells...
Aug 24, 2020
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, how the 20th James Bond film pushed things a little too far, and a western with British origins.
Die Another Day was the first 007 movie to heavily lean on CG, and one big sequence hadn't even been conceived when filming began.
Sharon Stone had movie star clout...
Aug 17, 2020
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Scorsese and De Niro's third film together in the 90s, and how Kevin Smith took on the Hollywood system.
Casino wasn't originally going to be the film Martin Scorsese made in the mid-90s - and he found himself up against problems when its source novel came...
Aug 10, 2020
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a Spielberg summer blockbuster and a bit of a hit out of nowhere.
War Of The Worlds wasn't even greenlit until eleven months before its release - and filming wouldn't start for three more months after that.
The Mask had more time on its side, and by the time it came...