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by Simon Brew | Apr 03, 2023 | Podcasts

In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a hit Spider-Man spin-off, and the film that tried to capitalise on the success of Basic Instinct....

by Simon Brew | May 30, 2022 | Podcasts

In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two box office successes, one far more acclaimed than the other....

by Simon Brew | May 16, 2022 | Podcasts

In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of hit family movies with very different stories behind them....

by Simon Brew | Mar 21, 2022 | Podcasts

In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a notorious film of the 1990s, and an early hit of the 1980s....

by Simon Brew | Sep 20, 2021 | Podcasts

In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of movies that hit big, both with difficulties behind them....

by Simon Brew | Feb 15, 2021 | News, Podcasts

In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a film that took time to find its audience - and one that never got to find one at all....

by Simon Brew | Dec 02, 2019 | Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a huge animated challenge, and a film that started off planned as an X-Files episode...

by Simon Brew | Nov 18, 2019 | Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a controversial 90s big studio movie, and a smaller Irish musical....

by Simon Brew | Sep 30, 2019 | News, Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, the thriller that fuelled a split between two companies, and an early digital filming...

by Simon Brew | Jun 24, 2019 | News, Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two big hit movies, one of which won over audiences more than the other....

by Simon Brew | Jun 10, 2019 | News, Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, one film that took an awful lot longer to bring to the screen than the other!...

by Simon Brew | Jun 03, 2019 | News, Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, the film that marked a career revival for Sylvester Stallone, and a UK movie that pulled...

by Simon Brew | Apr 15, 2019 | Podcasts

In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two sequels to Paramount hits, and the stories behind them....

by Simon Brew | Mar 25, 2019 | News, Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon tells the stories of two films that faced very particular challenges....

by Simon Brew | Jan 21, 2019 | Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon is in the 1990s, with two films that gave significant career boosts to their respective...

by Film Stories | Nov 05, 2018 | Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon heads to the Winter Olympics, and back to Kenneth Branagh's first movie as director....

by Film Stories | Oct 15, 2018 | Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at a pair of sequels that were both heavily needed by their respective studios....

by Film Stories | Oct 09, 2018 | Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at a pair of comedies from the 1990s, one of which is more fondly remembered than...

by Film Stories | Sep 17, 2018 | Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon heads back to the 1990s!...

by Simon Brew | Jul 16, 2018 | Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon zeroes in on a pair of sequels. First up is Hot Shots! Part Deux, a film that spoofed action hero rescue movies. But as it turns out, that was the third choice for the direction the film should go. Then, a look at Die Hard 4.0 (2007), and the constant on-set rewrites, that pushed the film right up to its very tight deadline.