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  • Contact (1997) and how it nearly fell apart, plus David Frankel on The Devil Wears Prada 2

    Contact (1997) and how it nearly fell apart, plus David Frankel on The Devil Wears Prada 2
    2026/05/04
    Robert Zemeckis' 1997 film of Carl Sagan's Contact is a remarkably grown-up science fiction movie for a summer blockbuster. Starring Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey, it took nearly 20 years to bring the story to the screen - and along the way, Mad Max director George Miller was hired and fired too. It's quite a story, told by Simon Brew in this latest episode. Plus! Oscar-winning filmmaker David Frankel chats to James about The Devil Wears Prada 2, and the short film that earned him an Academy Award... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 24 分
  • Cape Fear (1991), and when Martin Scorsese read it three times and hated it

    Cape Fear (1991), and when Martin Scorsese read it three times and hated it
    2026/04/28
    It's pretty well known that originally, Steven Spielberg was interested in directing a remake of Cape Fear, and that Martin Scorsese held the rights to what became Schindler's List. That the two then swapped projects. Yet that's just part of the story. In this episode of Film Stories, Simon Brew digs into Scorsese's dislike of the project when he first came to it. Of Robert De Niro's tattoos. Of Nick Nolte not being recognised at the premiere of Goodfellas. And he uncovers a useful lesson in booking your location right near an airport... Patreon: www.patreon.com/simonbrew www.filmstories.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 分
  • Dick Tracy (1990), along with the strange trick to hold onto its rights

    Dick Tracy (1990), along with the strange trick to hold onto its rights
    2026/04/20
    June 1990 saw Disney spend big on a summer movie, at a point when that was the last thing it was inclined to do. But 1990's Dick Tracy - specifically the way it was promoted - was hugely influenced by Warner Bros' success with Batman the year before. Dick Tracy though by that time had already taken around 15 years to come to the screen - and the aftermath of it would lead, bizarrely, to the creation of the film Jerry Maguire. If you like this podcast, please do like and subscribe. Simon Brew is on tour with Film Stories too. Go to www.filmstories.co.uk/live-events for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 1 分
  • Wild Wild West (1999), plus how it affected The Matrix and The Iron Giant

    Wild Wild West (1999), plus how it affected The Matrix and The Iron Giant
    2026/04/13
    The summer of 1999 brought with it some huge successes, and also the combination of Will Smith, Salma Hayek and Kevin Kline in Wild Wild West. Based on the TV show from the 1960s, this became a hugely expensive Warner Bros blockbuster, one that George Clooney saw the problem with and duly dropped out of fairly late in the day. In this episode of Film Stories, Simon digs into the story of the movie, and how Will Smith faced a choice: does it take the lead role in this, or does he make The Matrix instead...?! Please subscribe and leave nice reviews! Thank you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 分
  • In conversation with Paul Feig - The Housemaid, Bridesmaids at the Oscars, Ghostbusters and more

    In conversation with Paul Feig - The Housemaid, Bridesmaids at the Oscars, Ghostbusters and more
    2026/04/10
    Paul Feig returns to the Film Stories podcast, to chat with Simon about a whole bunch of stuff. There's The Housemaid - with a clearly marked spoiler! - and The Housemaid 2. There's also Bridesmaids at the Oscars, an attempt get Spy 2 moving, the long-lost idea of a Play-doh movie, and a whole lot more. Bit sweary this one. Please like and subscribe and stuff! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 2 分
  • In conversation with David Mackenzie | Fuze, Relay, Hell Or High Water, Starred Up, AI and more

    In conversation with David Mackenzie | Fuze, Relay, Hell Or High Water, Starred Up, AI and more
    2026/04/03
    Director David Mackenzie stops by to chat about his new film, Fuze, in the latest episode of the Film Stories podcast. Ryan Lambie steps in to to chat to David about his work, and films such as Young Adam, Starred Up, the mighty Hell Or High Water (which Mackenzie chats about revisiting recently) and Relay. Plus a whole lot on Fuze, in cinemas now, and his plans for future projects... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 分
  • Judge Dredd (1995), and the long battle to get it made

    Judge Dredd (1995), and the long battle to get it made
    2026/03/30
    In 1980, an option was taken out on Judge Dredd with a view of getting a movie of Mega City One's legendary law enforcer to the big screen. In the years that followed, it looked like Tony Scott might direct a film based on 2000AD comics' most famous character, with Arnold Schwarzenegger sniffing around. In the end, 1995 saw a seasoned movie star in Sylvester Stallone and a twentysomething British film director called Danny Cannon realising the film. Turned out to be quite a story... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 1 分
  • In conversation with Radio Silence - Ready Or Not 2, Sega Dreamcast, Samara Weaving and more

    In conversation with Radio Silence - Ready Or Not 2, Sega Dreamcast, Samara Weaving and more
    2026/03/27
    Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett work as filmmakers under the collective name of Radio Silence, and they've been out and about promoting their new film, Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come. The poor pair had to suffer a conversation with Simon for their sins, that touched on the new movie, on films such as Abigail and Devil's Due, plus tips of the hat to very expensive chairs and the Sega Dreamcast console... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 分