Podcasts about film stories

[BONUS] We conclude our coverage of AMC's The Vampire Lestat (Season 3 of Interview with the Vampire), tracing Lestat's erratic trajectory across North America as his rockstar tour, supernatural feuds, and haunting past collide head-on. And returning for various legs of our own tour is horror writer Kim Morrison and podcaster Lauren McAllister...

Hugh returns to hosting duties today to tackle the 38th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the much-anticipated Spider-Man Brand New Day. Joined by first time guest and talented artist Mary-Jane McStay (pay no attention to the nepotism…) and the always brilliant Kelechi Ehenulo, the gang discuss Sadie Sink's mysterious new character, the talents of Destin Daniel Cretin, Tom Holland with a career best Peter Parker performance and still find time to talk about THAT Doomsday trailer and all the big announcements from this year's Comic-Con!   Check it out below… Host Hugh McStay   Editor Hugh McStay   Guests Mary-Jane McStay (coconutdraws25 on Instagram) Kelechi Ehenulo (kehenulo.bsky.social)    We are now part of the FILM STORIES Podcast Network! Visit us at⁠⁠ https://filmstories.co.uk/⁠⁠.   Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠   BLUESKY Follow us on⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠@Podcast616.bsky.social⁠⁠ Follow Hugh McStay at⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠@angryscotsman81.bsky.social⁠⁠ Follow Ashley Thomas at⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠@TheNerdyBlogger.bsky.social⁠⁠   FACEBOOK Join us at⁠⁠ Community-616!⁠ ⁠ Title music: A New Era Unfolding (c) Sinfonietta Cinematica via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the inevitable Christmas number one, the life of an X Factor winner isn't always easy. But Shayne Ward, of 'That's My Goal' fame - stop pretending you don't know it - had something unique to fall back on. A stint on Coronation Street gave him enough acting cred, and willing co-stars, to star in his own murder mystery series where he plays an ex-cop turned cruise ship singer with a murder to solve in every port.Listeners, it is insane. This week, Graham is joined by Mark Harrison of Film Stories and the forthcoming First Question quiz podcast to discuss his chance discovery of a series that has become an obsession. We also talk about the strange world of straight-to-VHS soap opera spin-offs, the show's Guy Ritchie-inspired poker tournament episode, the other shows and films that could benefit from The Good Ship Murder's earworm of a theme tune, and how the show might end up doing an episode about Morrissey.If you'd like to go on an adventure with us in mind, you can donate to our Patreon. We're currently working on a bonus episode of this very show about Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, as well as keeping our two new podcasts - They'll Love Me When I'm Dead and The Arts Hole - running. Backers also get an end-of-month round-up podcast, weekly articles about The Twilight Zone and Doctor Who, and more - follow us on Bluesky, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to find out more.

"Aim it at her tits, kid..." In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your host Mark McManus and brand new host Emma Arneil dig deep into Paul Thomas Anderson's sprawling 1997 exploration of the 70s porn industry, Boogie Nights. One of the most celebrated films of the decades, putting PTA and Mark Wahlberg on the map, plus revitalising the career of Burt Reynolds, this serves as a searing Altman-esque look at the dark side of an already seedy industry. Decades on, does it have the same power? And is that final moment still able to take your eye out? We find out! Host / Editor Mark McManus Co-Host Emma Arneil Producer A. J. Black Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/atthemoviesinthe90s Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'I Am Changing' by Isaac Elliott (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST In our latest end of the month Extra Laughs bonus episode host Robert Turnbull and Alex Lynch celebrate its anniversery by talking a fond look back at The Office... but not The Office The Office, we're looking slightly firther back at The Office the 1996 ITV sitcom pilot from Stephen Moffat. Staring, among others, Robert Lindsay and Rebecca Front, this single episode predates The Office The Office by several years and features a variety of office based shenanigans from running around naked to impersonating twins and we try and figure out if it deserved a full series... Host/Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Host Alex Lynch Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find Alex at: www.alexlynch.co.uk Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod⁠⁠⁠⁠ WATCH THE OFFICE (1996) HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vUWv86AHMw&t=121s Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[BONUS] We begin our long-awaited coverage of AMC's The Vampire Lestat, the re-titled third season of Interview with the Vampire, where the brat prince officially takes the mic! We dive headfirst into Lestat de Lioncourt's chaotic rock star era, exploring the first three episodes of this brilliant, blood-soaked rebranding as he launches a tour, confronts his traumatic past, and deals with the messy fallout of Daniel Molloy's book. And joining us for this tour is horror writer Kim Morrison and podcaster Lauren McAllister...

[BONUS] Join Dan and Hugh around the campfire for our signature end-of-season wrap-up. We're breaking down every single film covered this season, weighing the highs and lows, and tackling the ultimate challenge: the definitive ranking from worst to best. Plus, of course, we have the ongoing quiz on everything we saw. Can Dan finally get his second win after 15 seasons?

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST! Its a record breaking heatwave in the UK so why not join your ho-ho-hosts Robert and Alex as they celebrate Christmas In July! In this episode which is definitely a specially prepared Christmas in July episode and totally not a repackaged, unreleased Christmas episode , they discuss Peep Show's memorable Christmas episode as well as the often overlooked Richard Curtis sitcom adjacent comedy film Bernard and The Genie from 1993, staring Alan Cumming, Lenny Henry and Rowan Atkinson. So sit back, make some Christmas wishes and enjoy ... merry Chris-Mark everyone! Host/Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Host Alex Lynch Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find Alex at: www.alexlynch.co.uk Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod⁠⁠⁠ Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Where you gonna go, where you gonna run, where you gonna hide? Nowhere... 'cause there's no one like you left." In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your host Mark McManus is joined by previous guest, podcaster Colin Jackson-Brown, to look at Peter Jackson's 1992 comedy splatter film, Braindead. An absolute giant of the gore low-budget comedy horror genre, Jackson's film serves as a growing calling card that will lead him down the road to, eventually, Middle Earth. But has it stood the test of time? We find out! Host / Editor Mark McManus Guest Colin Jackson-Brown Producer A. J. Black Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/atthemoviesinthe90s Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'I Am Changing' by Isaac Elliott (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The one about Communications Skills, Toy Story 5's Anti-Tech stance and Americana - TG134 00:00:00 Introduction Here are your hosts, Roger and Pascal. 00:03:28 In the News A selection of announcements and news releases from the world of marketing and technology that caught our attention. 00:14:36 Content Spotlights ROGER: 12 reasons Warren Buffett believes strong communicators have an edge in life by Pearl Patience on The Queen Zone: https://www.thequeenzone.com/12-reasons-warren-buffett-believes-strong-communicators-have-an-edge-in-life/ PASCAL: Will Toy Story 5 start an anti-tech revolution? By James Harvey and Maria Latilla for Film Stories: https://filmstories.co.uk/reviews/toy-story-5-review-the-toys-are-back-in-town/?utm_source=film_stories_newsletter 00:35:44 This Week in History Our selection of historical events and anniversaries from the world of science, technology and popular culture. 00:44:57 Marketing Tech and Apps ROGER: It's all about revisiting Video Apps Handbrake - Convert and Compress Video: https://handbrake.frhttps://handbrake.fr InShot Mobile Video Production: https://inshot.com/ PASCAL: It's all about AI workspaces Claude Projects: https://beginswithai.com/claude-projects-feature/ Perplexity Spaces: https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/introducing-internal-knowledge-search-and-spaces 00:56.22 Film Marketing Americana (2025) Director: Tony Tost Writer: Tony Tost Stars: Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser, Halsey, Eric Dane, Eric Hinkley The lives of local outsiders and outcasts violently intertwine when a rare Lakota Ghost shirt falls onto the black market in a small South Dakota town. The marketing for Americana came in 2 phases. One for the premier in 2023 and again for the general release in 2025. We look at the marketing changes this he created. About Two Geeks and A Marketing Podcast Hosted by the two geeks, Roger Edwards and Pascal Fintoni, to keep you up to date with the latest news, tech, content and wisdom from the world of marketing. Roger is a marketing speaker and consultant who's spent his whole career helping his customers keep their marketing simple but effective. He's the author of Cats, Mats and Marketing Plans and the creator of the RogVLOG video series. Pascal is a digital marketing veteran, he is a speaker, trainer and advisor with nearly three decades of experience who enjoys revealing visual storytelling techniques to help you build better online campaigns faster. Every week we'll bring you the following segments. In the News. Content Spotlight This Week in History Marketing Tech and Apps Film Marketing Please subscribe and leave comments and suggestions in the usual places. Watch the show on video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChv7HnP_ZqGoFQbzqkeaKA? Pascal Fintoni: https://pascalfintoni.com/ Roger Edwards: https://rogeredwards.co.uk/services/

[15x10] We finish Season XV with a long-awaited return to the Subspecies direct-to-video saga, with the third film, Bloodlust. Here, Prince Radu (Anders Hove) continues to evade capture while falling in love with fledgling vampire Michelle (Denise Duff)... And making her return in the podcasket is film writer, author, and co-host of the Kim & Em vs Evil podcast, it's Kim Taylor-Foster...

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST! In this episode of You Have Been Watching, hosts A. J. Black and Robert Turnbull join forces to examine of the more legendary political satires of the 90s, 1994's The Day Today. Arguably 'sitcom adjacent' in style, this mock current affairs news programme helped launch the ships of a thousand careers, from Chris Morris to Steve Coogan to Rebecca Front and more, not to mention providing the first on-screen appearance of Alan Partridge. Has it, however, remained funny across many different ages of news? Host/Editor A. J. Black Co-Host Robert Turnbull Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we are joined by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Rebecca Harrell Tickell, who shares her journey in environmental activism through her impactful films. We discuss her latest project, "Groundswell," which focuses on regenerative agriculture and the importance of healing our planet. Rebecca dives into her personal experiences with environmental challenges and her theory of change, emphasizing the need for collective action and storytelling to inspire hope and drive change. Join us as we explore the intersection of filmmaking, activism, and the urgent need for sustainable practices. Support the Podcast via PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=LBGXTRM292TFC&source=url For an extended interview and other benefits, become an EcoJustice Radio patron at https://www.patreon.com/ecojusticeradio Rebecca Harrell Tickell is a documentary filmmaker (director, producer, writer) whose award winning short and feature films have made a critical impact in environmental activism domestically and globally. With her partner Josh Tickell, they have collaborated with actors, politicians and environmental leaders over the past several decades to create films that have been seen by millions of people and have raised significant money for environmental and social change. Groundswell [https://groundswellfilm.org/] is the final chapter of a groundbreaking documentary trilogy following Kiss the Ground and Common Ground, a sweeping cinematic journey across five continents narrated by Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson. Jack Eidt is an urban planner, environmental journalist, and climate organizer, as well as award-winning fiction writer. He is Co-Founder of SoCal 350 Climate Action and Executive Producer of EcoJustice Radio. He writes for a PBS SoCal Artbound project called High & Dry [https://www.pbssocal.org/people/high-dry]. He is also Founder and Publisher of WilderUtopia [https://wilderutopia.com], a website dedicated to the question of Earth sustainability, finding society-level solutions to environmental, community, economic, transportation and energy needs. He also publishes articles and podcasts on Substack [https://jackeidt.substack.com/]. Podcast Website: http://ecojusticeradio.org/ Podcast Blog: https://www.wilderutopia.com/category/ecojustice-radio/ Support the Podcast: Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ecojusticeradio PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=LBGXTRM292TFC&source=url Executive Producer and Host: Jack Eidt Engineer and Original Music: Blake Quake Beats Episode 287 Photo credit: Rebecca Harrell Tickell

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST In this Extra Laughs episode host Robert Turnbull introduces some bonus material from our inaugural chat Rob Heath and Guy Walker, hosts of the Britcom Goes To The Movies podcast. We spent so long getting to know Guy and Rob's comedy backgrounds that we had plenty of extra goodies to share with you, including some shameless name dropping and a clear pattern of Rob hating everything Robert has worked on... Host/Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Hosts Rob Heath Guy Walker Find Robert on Twitter: ⁠@Forducks⁠ Find YHBW on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: ⁠https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ⁠ Britcom Goes to the Movies Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/britcom-goes-to-the-movies/id1710956038⁠ Britcom Goes to the Movies on Twitter (X): ⁠@britcomgoes⁠ Britcom Goes to the Movies Ko-Fi ⁠https://ko-fi.com/britcomgoes⁠ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[15x9] What happens when your car gets stuck in the Irish mud and the sun starts to set? This week, we're heading to the peat bogs of the Emerald Isle to discuss Conor McMahon's claustrophobic 2014 creature feature, From the Dark. And making a welcome return to the show is film reviewer and broadcaster Dee Molumby...

[15x8] It's time to strap in for a ride-along through the streets of L.A. as we review Ryan Prows' 2026 action horror Night Patrol. Part gritty urban crime drama, part supernatural horror, and part biting social satire, this film reimagines LAPD cops as literal bloodsuckers. And we have a returning guest, who we haven't seen in many years, in the form of freelance writer Will Salmon...

""I'll... be... right... here." In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, we get in our DeLorean head back to the 1980s, as your host A. J. Black looks at Steven Spielberg's 1982 science-fiction drama, E. T. The Extra Terrestrial. Joined by co-host James Harvey, this was initially the pilot for an intended 80's focused spin-off podcast show, timed to co-incide with Spielberg's new film Disclosure Day. While the spin-off might still one day happen, it felt a shame to leave this conversation on the shelf. Let us know if you thirst for an 80s version of our show! James and I nonetheless look at E.T. through a personal and indeed critical lens, getting under the skin of a film oft-remembered for the wrong reasons... Host / Editor A. J. Black Co-Host James Harvey Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/atthemoviesinthe90s Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'I Am Changing' by Isaac Elliott (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST! Well tally ho and pip-pip, hosts Robert and Alex are back to discuss the Michael Palin and Terry Jones post-Python comedy RIPPING YARNS. A parody of turn of the century Boys Own Annual-esque adventure stories, we delve in to all nine episodes of this grand anthology sitcom. Huzzah! Host/Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Host Alex Lynch Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find Alex at: www.alexlynch.co.uk Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod⁠⁠ Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[15x7] It's our second trip into the world of animation this season with Toei's adaptation of Marvel's Tomb of Dracula comic-book run from the 1970s, retitled Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned for the US market. Here, Count Dracula steals Lucifer's bride, which has far-reaching consequences... And making another return to the show is the co-host of the Frankencast, Anthony Bowman...

Over 30 years since its original release, Strictly Ballroom - the debut feature from Baz Luhrmann - is back in cinemas with a 4K remaster. In a Film Stories special, Simon chats to its star - Paul Mercurio - about the making of the film, and looking back on it now. Plus! Paul talks homebrew, cooking, and making Garry Marshall's S&M comedy, Exit To Eden... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I know how you feel. You don't know if you want to hit me or kiss me. I get a lot of that." In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your hosts Mark McManus & A. J, Black dig into Warren Beatty's 1990 adaptation of classic American comic book detective, Dick Tracy. In the wake of Tim Burton's Batman, Beatty brings to life his passion project with a galaxy of stars, a palette of vibrant colour, and an unashamed adoration for the gangster film of old. But did it work then and does it work now? We try to find out... Host Mark McManus Co-Host / Editor A. J. Black Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/atthemoviesinthe90s Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'I Am Changing' by Isaac Elliott (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[15x6] We finish another franchise, as we're back with a double-whammy episode! Yes, it's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, and we're covering both parts together. Here, Bella (Kristen Stewart) finally marries Edward (Robert Pattison) and is transformed into a vampire during a difficult pregnancy, which has.... interesting repercussions for her friend Jacob (Taylor Lautner)... And making another return to the show is Twi-hard, horror fan, and copywriter Kim Morrison...

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST! In this episode of You Have Been Watching, host Robert Turnbull is joined by not one but TWO new members of our sitcom family; Rob Heath and Guy Walker, hosts of the Britcom Goes To The Movies podcast. After spending a little time getting to know Guy and Rob's comedy backgrounds, we launch into our epic, three-way discussion of 2001 radio to screen sketch-com World of Pub. Written by Tony Roche and consisting of just six episodes, this surreal sitcom stars Peter Serafinowicz and Phil Cornwell as pub owning brothers Barry and Garry, with Kevin Eldon as their loyal regular/friend Dodgy Phil. Host/Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Hosts Rob Heath Guy Walker Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find YHBW on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ Britcom Goes to the Movies Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/britcom-goes-to-the-movies/id1710956038 Britcom Goes to the Movies on Twitter (X): @britcomgoes Britcom Goes to the Movies Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/britcomgoes Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST! In this Extra Laughs episode host Robert Turnbull introduces some bonus material from our inaugural chat with new YHBW family member, Emma Arneil. They talk about Emma's love for various sitcoms, including Friday Night Dinner, Fleabag and Derry Girls as well as touching on the world of horror and 1980s public service films! Host/Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Host Emma Arneil Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find 'The Horror and Her' at: linktr.ee/Thehorrorandher Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod⁠⁠⁠ Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[15x5] Mid-season is reached with a 1994 cult arthouse film produced by David Lynch. It's Nadja, written and directed by Michael Almereyda, which concerns the family of Count Dracula grieving his loss in modern-day New York City, where his daughter Nadja (Elina Löwensohn) must contend with Van Helsing (Peter Fonda) and his nephew... And making his debut on the show is a long-time fan of Vampire Videos - horror film writer and academic James Rose...

Alicia MacDonald first feature film as director, Finding Emily, turns out to be a Working Title-backed romantic comedy, the kind that used to fill British cinema charts. Albeit with a twist! In this Film Stories special, she talks to Simon Brew about launching her first feature, the years on her way up when she found herself alongside Mike Leigh, and in a room while Alan Rickman watched her type. Plus a whole lot more... Finding Emily is now in UK cinemas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EPISODE 200!!! We celebrate a massive milestone for CineMortuary by reviewing the grimmest zombie film imaginable. Then, we answer questions asked by you; with some special messages from the Film Stories family spliced in-between. Thank you so much for listening to us for the last 9 years. Here's to the next 200 episodes... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST! In this episode of You Have Been Watching, hostsw A. J. Black and Robert Turnbull join forces to attack a topic they've looked forward to for a while - assembling six British sitcoms (or rather, shitcoms) they never should have made. They wade through Heil Honey I'm Home!, Sam's Game, Curry and Chips, Slinger's Day, Bottle Boys and finally (cheating slightly) Come Fly With Me, examining how across 40 years of sitcoms some of these shows are allowed to be made, in what context, and without trying too hard to bury them under cultural recency bias, figure out whether they have any artistic merit all these years on... NOTE: While no problematic language is used in this episode, we do discuss topics which might be considered triggering at some points. Exercise caution when listening. But don't blame us if you don't! Host/Editor A. J. Black Co-Host Robert Turnbull Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod⁠⁠⁠ Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Director Thea Sharrock is the guest for this special edition of the Film Stories podcast. She joins Simon to chat about her new film, Ladies First, which stars Rosamund Pike and Sacha Baron Cohen. Plus! There's time too for conversation about Wicked Little Letters, The One And Only Ivan, directing Equus on Broadway, and the state of the chairs in the posh London hotel she happens to be sitting in. If you like this podcast, you can support it at www.patreon.com/simonbrew Please subscribe, like and that sort of thing too. Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steven Spielberg's 1991 movie Hook was supposed to be his perfect project. The director compared to Peter Pan, making the story of Peter Pan never growing up? What could go wrong? Well, plenty. In this episode of Film Stories, Simon Brew charts the tale of how Spielberg lost control of Hook's production, how it became tied up with a major Hollywood acquistion, and why unexpected competition in the winter of 1991 didn't help its cause either. Plus: why was Spielberg himself not keen? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[15x4] This week, we're venturing into the neon-lit streets of 1990s Pittsburgh to discuss a cult classic that blends mobster tropes with fangs: John Landis's Innocent Blood. We follow Marie (Anne Parillaud), a vampire who only feeds on "bad guys", as things get messy once she fails to properly finish off a ruthless mob boss, Sal "The Shark" Macelli (Robert Loggia), leading to a literal vampire mafia takeover. And making his debut on the show to talk about this overlooked Landis movie, it's film writer and podcaster Tim Coleman...

"Where you gonna go, where you gonna run, where you gonna hide? Nowhere... 'cause there's no one like you left." In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your host Mark McManus is joined by previous guest, horror podcaster Emma Arneil, to look at Abel Ferrara's 1993 sci-fi horror, Body Snatchers. Remaking the classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers narrative, this gives the terror a chilling modern, middle-American sheen. But why is it less vaunted or remembered than its predecessors? We try to find out... Host / Editor Mark McManus Guest Emma Arneil Producer A. J. Black Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/atthemoviesinthe90s Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'I Am Changing' by Isaac Elliott (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[15x3] We have something a little unusual this week: American Psycho director Mary Harron's adaption of a 2002 novel set in an all-girl's boarding school, where a student grieving the suicide of her father encounters a mysterious classmate who's possibly a vampire... it's The Moth Diaries! Having made her debut on a Buffy bonus episode, we welcome back journalist and film critic Anita Markoff to the show to discuss a film she asked us to cover...

166. Daredevil: Born Again 2x08 “The Southern Cross” Hugh and Ashley reunite to discuss the season finale of Daredevil: Born Again season 2, The Southern Cross. Your intrepid hosts are joined by the co-chair of the Charlie Cox Appreciation Society, the marvellous Julia Mercado, to discuss a finale packed with action, earth shattering reveals and not just one, but to gnarly and brutal hallway fights that have become the series hallmark. Check it out below… Hosts Hugh McStay & Ashley Thomas Editor Hugh McStay Guest   Julia Mercado   We are now part of the FILM STORIES Podcast Network! Visit us at⁠ https://filmstories.co.uk/⁠.   Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠   BLUESKY Follow us on @Podcast616.bsky.social Follow Ashley Thomas at @TheNerdyBlogger.bsky.social Follow Hugh McStay at @angryscotsman81.bsky.social Follow Julia Mercado at @themarketwrites.bsky.social   FACEBOOK Join us at⁠ Community-616!⁠ Title music: A New Era Unfolding (c) Sinfonietta Cinematica via epidemicsound.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST! In this episode of You Have Been Watching, host Robert Turnbull is joined by a new addition to our sitcom family; Emma Arneil. After a little chat about Emma's comedy history, they light up a metaphorical cigarette to chat about 2004-2005's The Smoking Room. With a stacked cast, including Robert Webb, Paula Wilcox and Selina Griffiths and created and written by Brain Dooley, this BAFTA winning series, set entirely in the basement smoking room of an unspecified office building, revolves around the daily events of the staff who use the smoking room to evade the drudgery of work, general life and sometimes, each other. Host/Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Host Emma Arneil Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find 'The Horror and Her' at: linktr.ee/Thehorrorandher Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod⁠⁠ Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[15x2] We make a rare return to anime with 2000's action horror sequel Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, which finds the eponymous dhampir hired to rescue a wealthy nobleman's daughter after she's kidnapped by a vampire. And we welcome back Prof. Stacey Abbott to help us dissect this imaginative adventure, who's writing a book about vampires in animation at time of writing too...

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

[15x1] New season, new Count Dracula! Louis Jourdan adorns the cape for this 1977 three-hour BBC TV special; a more faithful retelling of Bram Stoker's Dracula co-starring Frank Finlay as Van Helsing. And making her debut on the show is the host of The Time Shifters podcaster, Christopher Page...

Hugh returns to hosting duties this week as he and noted Elden Henson hater Robert Turnbull discuss episode six of Daredevil: Born Again, Requiem, featuring the return of everyone's favourite sardonic private eye, Jessica Jones. The gents discuss a bad-ass superhero team up, the escalation of protests on the streets of New York, Daniel Blake and BB finally showing each other their cards and Matt Murdock's moral quandary of the week. All of that before finally turning their attention to a grieving, murderous Wilson Fisk. Check it out below… Host Hugh McStay Guest Robert Turnbull You Have Ben Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast Editor Hugh McStay   We are now part of the FILM STORIES Podcast Network! Visit us at⁠ https://filmstories.co.uk/⁠.   Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠   BLUESKY Follow us on @Podcast616.bsky.social Follow Hugh McStay at @angryscotsman81.bsky.social Follow Ashley Thomas at @TheNerdyBlogger.bsky.social   FACEBOOK Join us at⁠ Community-616!⁠ Title music: A New Era Unfolding (c) Sinfonietta Cinematica via epidemicsound.com     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

[BONUS] Another season is officially in the books! So join Dan and Hugh as they gather around the creepy vampire campfire for our signature end-of-season ritual. We're breaking down every film covered in Season XIV, weighing the highs and lows, and facing the ultimate challenge: the definitive ranking. From the cinematic masterpieces to the ones we'd rather leave in the coffin, we're sorting them all from worst to best. Plus, there's a quiz threaded between the ranking and a tease of what Season XV has in store...

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

[BONUS] It's time to conclude our coverage of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's second season... featuring the final, tragic confrontation between Buffy and Angelus that triggers an unexpected alliance... And joining us to talk about this climactic two-parter is the co-host of the 10/10 Would Watch Again podcast, Lauren McAllister...

Hugh returns to hosting duties this week as he and returning guest Craig Mackenzie face off inside the squared circle of podcasting to discuss this week's episode of Daredevil: Born Again Season Two. The gents discuss the evolution of the superpowers of the main characters since joining the MCU proper, take a long, uncomfortable look into the eyes of one Benjamin Poindexter and consider how the show may explode in the wake of a shocking finale that changes the landscape of the series forever… Check it out below… Host Hugh McStay Guest Craig McKenzie Kneel Before Blog Editor Hugh McStay   We are now part of the FILM STORIES Podcast Network! Visit us at⁠ https://filmstories.co.uk/⁠.   Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠   BLUESKY Follow us on @Podcast616.bsky.social Follow Hugh McStay at @angryscotsman81.bsky.social Follow Ashley Thomas at @TheNerdyBlogger.bsky.social Follow Craig McKenzie at @nemesis4909.bsky.social   FACEBOOK Join us at⁠ Community-616!⁠ Title music: A New Era Unfolding (c) Sinfonietta Cinematica via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

[BONUS] We're back to talk about another chunk of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's second season from 1998... featuring the shocking emergence of Angelus, and a bizarre ghost story set in the halls of Sunnydale High... And joining us to talk about these four episodes is film journalist and podcaster Kat Hughes & freelance journalist Anita Markoff...

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

In person, Simon got to meet - after years of interviewing them remotely - writers/producers/directors Christopher Miller and Phil Lord. Chaos absolutely ensued. In this Film Stories special, they talk about Project Hail Mary, the second best Rocky film, choosing to do a project because it's a good idea for a change, and a whole lot more... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's a special episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, where Simon is joined by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Drew Goddard. Drew was in town to talk about his script for Project Hail Mary. But as you're about to hear, the conversation goes off in a lot of different directions: from directing Bad Times At The El Royale and Cabin In The Woods, to writing The Martian, to, er, Police Academy... Project Hail Mary is in UK cinemas from 20th March. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Note: Each of our top 10 films are listed below. To preserve the surprise of our choices, listen to the episode before reading the shownotes. Or don't! Live your life the way you want to live it. Enjoy. It is that time of the year once again - The Filmcast's Top 10 Films of 2025! David, Devindra, and Jeff send off 2025 with a look back at the year in cinema news before counting down their top 10 films of the year. Stick around for all the shocks and surprises from their lists! We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) Film Stories of the Year (~00:03:09) Top Ten Films of 2025 (~00:29:35) Devindra's Top 10 Films of 2025 10. 28 Years Later 9. Black Bag 8. Hamnet 7. Sorry, Baby 6. Sentimental Value 5. Superman 4. No Other Choice 3. One Battle After Another 2. The Secret Agent 1. Sinners Jeff's Top 10 Films of 2025 10. Sinners 9. Weapons 8. Bugonia 7. Eddington 6. In Your Dreams 5. Blue Moon 4. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery 3. Mountainhead 2. Predator: Badlands 1. One Battle After Another David's Top 10 Films of 2025 10. Companion 9. Bugonia 8. Left-Handed Girl 7. Black Bag 6. No Other Choice 5. Sentimental Value 4. Sinners 3. Weapons 2. One Battle After Another 1. It Was Just An Accident Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata's podcasts DLC and We Have Concerns. Listen to Devindra's podcast with Engadget on all things tech. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com. Credits: Our theme song is by Tim McEwan from The Midnight. This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris. If you'd like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com. You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.