Dirty Harry (1971) and Anita And Me (2002)

BAFTA and Emmy-winner Hannah Walter joins Simon for a special episode of the Film Stories podcast. She's starring in the terrific new independent drama Amazing Grace, that's now playing in UK cinemas. It's her first lead movie role, and came as a result of a direct message in her ...  Show more

It was on the set of The Last Boy Scout that director Tony Scott first encountered an upcoming writer by the name of Quentin Tarantino. A few weeks later, Scott had a pair of Tarantino's scripts in his hand: True Romance and Reservoir Dogs. He would, of course, direct the former. ...  Show more

The cast and crew recount the decade-long process of adapting of Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran’s story from best-selling book to big budget film. While Robert De Niro secures funding and Martin Scorsese assembles his cast—even luring Joe Pesci out of retirement—Industrial Light an ...  Show more

Clint Eastwood is nearing his 100th birthday and 748th film. Now we've got JUROR #2 making some waves among critics and fans. Is it worth the hype?!

VIP ep this week is LORD OF THE RINGS (1978) madaboutmoviespodcas ...

In the first of two episodes about major stars attempting to end the Blacklist, we’ll look at Frank Sinatra’s efforts to hire Hollywood Ten member Albert Maltz. Timing got in the way of Sinatra’s good intentions: this was the exact moment when Sinatra had become the coolest middl ...  Show more