May 30, 2022
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two box office successes, one far more acclaimed than the other.
Prisoners was the English-language breakthrough film for director Denis Villeneuve. But by the time he got the script, several filmmakers had already come and gone.
Indecent Proposal had no such director...
May 26, 2022
In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by Joseph Kosinski, the director of the already-acclaimed belated follow-up, Top Gun: Maverick. The pair talk about the film's journey to the screen and the challenges involved in its making.
Plus, they touch on David Fincher's impact on Kosinski's...
May 23, 2022
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films that did decent box office, but had other problems.
Terminator Salvation ended up in the hands of two producers who got a stroke of luck. However, things began to turn sour as the costs mounted up.
King Ralph meanwhile was a comedy that was filming in the UK -...
May 16, 2022
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of hit family movies with very different stories behind them.
It took a little while for writer/director Paul King to confirm he was returning for Paddington 2. And for the sequel, there was a big idea that didn't fit into the first movie, plus a much-loved...
May 9, 2022
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films that both interested Oscar-winning directors - and ended up with different ones.
Steven Spielberg was originally pursuing directing Interstellar. But it was in part for reasons not related to the film he stepped away - and Christopher Nolan took over.
The big...