Disney delays lots of films again as Mulan experiment stumbles
Black Widow, Eternals, West Side Story, Death On The Nile and more are all delayed as Disney shuffles its release dates again
Parasite confirmed for Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray release in the UK
Parasite is finally coming to the 4K Blu-ray disc format in the UK, with a release now earmarked for the end of November
Hoop Dreams to get UK Blu-ray release
The superb documentary Hoop Dreams is getting a special Blu-ray release in the UK next month – more details right here
Ryan Gosling to star in stuntman film from John Wick director
Universal reportedly beat Netflix, Paramount and MGM to the punch to sign up the new film from John Wick co-director David Leitch
Netflix secures new thriller The Guilty starring Jake Gyllenhaal
Netflix has got its chequebook out again and the streaming service has shelled $30m for worldwide rights for the next film from director Antoine Fuqua
Trial Of The Chicago 7: new trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s new film
From writer and director Aaron Sorkin comes The Trial Of The Chicago 7 – a film that’s now set for a Netflix debut next month
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray: upcoming UK releases and dates
As the format continues to slowly gain traction – here’s our regularly-updated list of upcoming 4K UK disc releases
Films to watch on BBC iPlayer right now (and when they’re leaving the service)
Who needs Netflix and Prime? Turns out that BBC iPlayer has a terrific collection of films to watch – here’s our fully updated list
Tom Cruise gets the greenlight to shoot a movie in space
Tom Cruise and director Doug Liman will be shooting a movie where nobody has shot a movie before, it’s been confirmed
Powerful trailer lands for Supernova starring Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci
A release date of November 27th has been set for the upcoming marriage of love story and road movie, Supernova – and here’s the trailer
Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library is heading to the movies
The latest book from Matt Haig – The Midnight Library – is the third of his to be snapped up for a movie adaptation by StudioCanal
Ex-Pixar animator goes stop motion for new movie with Daisy Ridley and Stephen Fry
A new stop motion film is being independently put together – and it’s looking like a fascinating project too: more details here
A Spider-Man Ultra HD 4K pack is being launched for PlayStation 5 owners
Three Spider-Man films are coming together in one physical 4K pack, designed to lure PlayStation 5 owners to the Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray format
The Shows Must Go On: free musicals on YouTube return
A full live film version of the stage musical take on Fame will be streaming for free this weekend for 48 hours – more details here
How UK cinemas are affected by the latest government Covid guidance
Cinemas can no longer start films after 10pm as the latest round of government Covid restrictions comes into force
Wellbeing matters: going analogue
In our weekly spot where we talk about mental health and wellbeing, a few words on harking back to the joys of analogue
DVD and Blu-ray release dates confirmed: up to December 2020
A glimpse at upcoming DVD and Blu-ray release dates until December 2020 – here’s what’s arriving and when
Soft Top Hard Shoulder getting first ever Blu-ray release
Peter Capaldi stars in and writes Soft Top Hard Shoulder, and thanks to a new distributor, a Blu-ray release is finally happening
Ron Cobb, designer of the Back To The Future DeLorean, Alien’s Nostromo, dies aged 83
Ron Cobb, the celebrated production designer behind key elements in Back To The Future along with the Conan, Alien and Star Wars films has passed away
Tiffany Haddish joining Nicolas Cage for Lionsgate meta-comedy
Tiffany Haddish is set to play a rogue government agent against Nicolas Cage playing a fictionalised version of Nicolas Cage
New rumour suggests Paramount has given up on Star Trek movies
Star Trek looks set for a prolonged absence from the big screen, according to new rumours that have landed
The Croods 2 release moves forward: first trailer lands
Universal moves the release of The Croods: A New Age forward in America, and the trailer for the film is now with us too
Indie filmmaker reads out mean reviews of his movie
Indie filmmakers often have to put up with reviews of their movies that aren’t on the kind side – and one director has been hitting them head on
The misleading marketing of Sweeney Todd
Tim Burton’s film of Sweeney Todd & The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street led to complaints, after the marketing was shy about the fact it was a musical
The story of the man who’s the real-life Rick Dalton
He has 105 screen credits, he’s played Django, Sartana and Butch Cassidy, and was on TV with James Dean – Rebecca Nicole Williams catches up with Jack Betts
Tom Hardy as James Bond rumours spark up again
Could Tom Hardy be the man to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond? That’s certainly the argument of the latest rumour to spring up
Jim Caviezel confirms The Passion Of The Christ 2 still in active development
16 years after it was originally released, talk of a sequel to Mel Gibson’s The Passion Of The Christ is still continuing
Joker is getting an Ultimate Collector’s Edition 4K release
A posh collector’s set of the Oscar-winning 2019 Joker film is heading to stores this coming October – more details here
Date and trailer land for Steve McQueen’s Small Axe
Steve McQueen’s upcoming anthology of films is heading to the BBC towards the end of November, it’s been confirmed
Bringing back the DVD commentary track
David Hughes explains the thinking behind his new movie audio-commentary podcast, Rogue Commentary, that’s bringing the yack track back
Stargate, and the short life of the ‘making of’ CD-ROM
For a brief period, it look as if ‘making of’ CD-ROMs were going to be the next big thing – and Stargate was chosen to get them off the ground
Lord Of The Rings trilogy 4K release is coming this year
The Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray release of Peter Jackson’s The Lord Of The Rings trilogy will just about be with us before Christmas
Mulan: early reports suggest big take up for the film
It looks as if Disney’s decision to pretty much skip cinemas for its release of Mulan has paid off financially, according to a new report
Charlie Kaufman, Mark Kermode, and when filmmakers and critics clash
In his new novel, writer and filmmaker Charlie Kaufman has taken a swipe at film critic Mark Kermode – and it turns out there’s something of a long story there
Podcast: Bill & Ted Face The Music (2020), with director Dean Parisot
In a special episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon goes through the prolonged gestation of Bill & Ted Face The Music – and then brings in its director, Dean Parisot, to pick up the story
Film Quiz Friday: Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey
We’re writing this week’s film quiz from the middle of Round 2, which covers time travel and time travellers in the movies
40 British movie podcasts of the week worth checking out
Here’s a full list of the British movie podcasts that we’ve been recommending over the past year, and how to find out more about them all
Filming resumes on The Batman after second Covid shutdown
Batman returns, as production gets up and running for the third time on 2021’s return of the Dark Knight, The Batman
Miller & Lord’s new film Connected pushed back from October slot
The cycle of delayed films continues, as the animated movie Connected is pushed back further into 2020 (with no named release date now confirmed)
34 brilliant books about the movies
Looking for something to read? Here’s a whole bunch of film books we heartily recommend, and we’ll be adding to this list a lot in the coming weeks
Noah Hawley reveals the approach of his in-limbo Star Trek film
Fargo creator Noah Hawley explains the typically inventive take that his planned (and on hold) Star Trek movie was going to follow
The Nest trailer arrives, US release date set for this week
Sean Durkin’s psychological drama The Nest gets a trailer, although no UK release has been set for the Jude Law and Carrie Coon-headlined film