Blade Runner

Jim reflects back on the first time he saw George Lucas' Feature Film Directorial Debut - "THX 1138," starring Robert Duvall, Maggie McOmie, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley, Ian Wolfe, and Sid Haig. In a futre dystopian society, one man tries to find freedom and make sense of ...  Afficher plus

Madeline Brumby joins Jim for a look at the 1944 Universal Classic "House Of Frankenstein," starring Boris Karloff, J Carrol Nash, Lon Chaney Jr, John Carradine, Lionell Atwill, Anne Gwynne, Peter Coe, Glenn Strange, and Michael Mark. It is 15 years after the Wolfman and the Fran ...  Afficher plus

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a sequel that needed to win an audience back over, and a groundbreaking low budget sci-fi movie. 2017's Alien: Covenant was faced with a choice as to whether to directly follow 2015's Prometheus, or try to be a more direct A ...  Afficher plus

In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films that both interested Oscar-winning directors - and ended up with different ones. Steven Spielberg was originally pursuing directing Interstellar. But it was in part for reasons not related to the film he stepped away - a ...  Afficher plus

Where to begin describing today’s guest and his lengthy list of accomplishments? Eric Roth is the Academy Award-winning writer responsible for films like Forrest Gump, The Insider, Munich, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and 2018’s A Star Is Born. At 77-years-old, Eric is as ...  Afficher plus

A very warm welcome to the Film Stories podcast to screenwriter (and producer!) Eric Roth. He joins Simon for a conversation that goes right back through his career: from working on a hit Airport movie, to thinking he picked the wrong ending for the thriller Suspect. Things turne ...  Afficher plus