Film Stories with Simon Brew
The multi-award winning podcast, telling the tales behind the movies
Simon Brew
Show overview
Film Stories with Simon Brew has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 472 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 430 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 47 min and 59 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language TV & Film show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 36 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Simon Brew.
From the publisher
Film Stories with Simon Brew is a podcast that looks to dig into the stories behind popular movies.From troubled productions, to rights issues, to difficulties with release to films nearly falling apart, the podcast will be looking at the stories that don't always seem apparent when watching a movie! The podcast is hosted by Simon Brew, the founder of Den Of Geek. Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/simonbrew. Thank you!
Latest Episodes
View all 472 episodesAmerican Made (2017), and the Tom Cruise film that's fallen through the cracks
In conversation with Sam Campbell - Make That Movie, bananas, VHS tapes, cinema and more
Fight Club (1999), plus the dig against Rupert Murdoch at the end
In conversation with Paul Mercurio - Strictly Ballroom, Exit To Eden, and, er, homebrew beer
Jurassic Park (1993), and the struggle to bring dinosaurs to the screen
The New Mutants (2020), and a big missed opportunity
In conversation with director Alicia MacDonald - Finding Emily, Mike Leigh, short films, romantic comedies, Kickstarter
In conversation with Thea Sharrock - Ladies First, Wicked Little Letters, The Beautiful Game, posh chairs
Hook, and how it became the Steven Spielberg film that Steven Spielberg doesn't like
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines (2003), and one hell of a challenge to secure the Terminator rights
Contact (1997) and how it nearly fell apart, plus David Frankel on The Devil Wears Prada 2
Cape Fear (1991), and when Martin Scorsese read it three times and hated it
Dick Tracy (1990), along with the strange trick to hold onto its rights
Wild Wild West (1999), plus how it affected The Matrix and The Iron Giant
In conversation with Paul Feig - The Housemaid, Bridesmaids at the Oscars, Ghostbusters and more
In conversation with David Mackenzie | Fuze, Relay, Hell Or High Water, Starred Up, AI and more
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
Judge Dredd (1995), and the long battle to get it made
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
In conversation with Radio Silence - Ready Or Not 2, Sega Dreamcast, Samara Weaving and more
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
X-Men (2000), and how it changed superhero cinema
No two ways about it, 2000's X-Men movie was a massive gamble. At a time when studios needed movie star vehicles, 20th Century Fox found itself without a summer blockbuster due to a delay on a Tom Cruise film. It'd already greenlit and backtracked on X-Men once. When the film finally got going? Well, there'd be well-reported behind the scenes problems. A star who wasn't cast until shooting began. And a story that requires a fair amount of use of the word 'allegedly'... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In conversation with Christopher Miller and Phil Lord | Project Hail Mary, Rocky IV, Geostorm 2 and more
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