Jan 25, 2021
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, the 2002 sci-fi blockbuster that wasn't Star Wars, and Harrison Ford's haircut.
Minority Report was originally set to be made as a Total Recall sequel - then found itself delayed by nearly two years due to commitments from Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise.
Harrison Ford...
Jan 18, 2021
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of movies that left their respective directors working 16 hours a day - sometimes more - to get them finished.
Team America: World Police was made by Trey Parker and Matt Stone in the six month gap between seasons of their TV show South Park. Which still...
Jan 15, 2021
In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by the UK's most prominent film critic, Mark Kermode.
They chat about the new series of Mark Kermode's Secrets Of Cinema, as well as the current state of film criticism, Wittertainment, and a film that Simon thinks Mark should never have chosen for worst...
Jan 11, 2021
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, the film that was supposed to win Martin Scorsese an Oscar, and a sequel that originally wasn't going to happen.
Back in the late 70s, Martin Scorsese took out an advert declaring Gangs Of New York to be his next film. When he finally got to make it, it'd be something...