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Wild Wild West (1999), plus how it affected The Matrix and The Iron Giant

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 ...  Show more

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In conversation with Paul Feig - The Housemaid, Bridesmaids at the Oscars, Ghostbusters and more

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 movi ...  Show more

 . 1h 2min

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