Parhaat Film Stories Podcastit (2025)

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In conversation with Delroy Lindo 50:48

10d ago50:48

50:48

The release of Sinners in cinemas brings with it a special episode of Film Stories, where Delroy Lindo joins Simon for a chat about the film. They also talk about Delroy's career, his key collaborations, his approach to his work and more. Along with Sinners, you get bits of Malcolm X, Da 5 Bloods, Ransom and Congo in the conversation. Delroy Lindo …

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Threads (1984) and Murder On The Orient Express (2017) 57:11

14d ago57:11

57:11

It's a film made for TV that takes the spotlight in this episode of Film Stories, as 1984's terrifying post-apocalyptic Threads moves into the limelight. A film made on a very tight budget, and shot in under three weeks, it was nearly derailed entirely by an American TV production around the same time. And when it did get made and was screened? Wel…

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In conversation with director Patricia Riggen | G20, Jack Ryan, cemeteries with Guillermo del Toro 45:12

17d ago45:12

45:12

In a very special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by filmmaker Patricia Riggen, the director of the brand new action film G20. She talks about making the film, her collaboration with Viola Davis, and the problems she still faces on a movie set. They also dig back into her film story, from her earlier career, to cemetery explori…

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Drive (2011), plus director Christopher Landon on Drop, James Bond, Happy Death Day and more 1:24:06

21d ago1:24:06

1:24:06

There was a brief period in time when the movie Drive was set to star Hugh Jackman, and be backed by a Universal Studios budget. But when they fell through, the movie became an lower budget independent, and for the first time, Ryan Gosling was able to hand-pick a director. He made an unusual, yet very successful choice. For the second half of this …

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Batman: The Movie (1966) and Young Adult (2011) 57:18

28d ago57:18

57:18

Dinner dinner dinner dinner! Etc. Announced just six months before it landed in cinemas, the much-loved 1966 production Batman: The Movie was a masterclass in moving fast. Shot while the first series of the Batman TV show was still playing, it was written in two weeks, filmed in a month, and premiering in Texas as a result of some help with a boat.…

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The Fisher King (1991) and The Grey (2011) 1:00:12

1M ago1:00:12

1:00:12

Two movies here where audiences went in expecting one thing, and might just have got another. 1991's The Fisher King though for a time was going to be a Disney movie, before the studio decided it was too dark. Directors such as Steven Spielberg and James Cameron were mentioned, before Terry Gilliam - coming off the back of a commercial flop - decid…

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In conversation with Irwin Winkler: Alto Knights, Goodfellas, Rocky, Raging Bull, The Net and more 1:05:26

1M ago1:05:26

1:05:26

In a very special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by Oscar-winning producer Irwin Winkler, for an hour-long chat about his career. He was in town to talk about his latest film as producer, The Alto Knights. However, the stories take us right to the infancy of his producing career (including Elvis Presley!). Films covered in the…

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Full Metal Jacket (1987) and Are You There God, It's Me Margaret (2023) 1:00:53

1M ago1:00:53

1:00:53

It had taken five years for Stanley Kubrick to go from 1975's Barry Lyndon to 1980's The Shining. The gap to Full Metal Jacket would be longer, but it'd mark the first in a three picture deal that Kubrick signed with Warner Bros. A deal that would never be completed. Full Metal Jacket was, though, but the making of it was exhausting and exhaustive.…

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Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), plus The Russo Brothers 1:09:40

2M ago1:09:40

1:09:40

For Star Wars spin-off Solo: A Star Wars Story, it wasn't supposed to be like this. Infamously, 90 days into photography, parent company Lucasfilm opted for a director change. Out when Christopher Miller and Phil Lord, and in came Ron Howard. And Howard had less than year to retool the movie, and shoot a whole lot of new footage. It remains one of …

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X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) and Scent Of A Woman (1992) 57:02

2M ago57:02

57:02

2016 was a turning point in the world of the X-Men movies. After the big success of 2014's X-Men: Days Of Future Past, 20th Century Fox spent big on X-Men: Apocalypse, and big things were expected of it. On the other hand, it had taken a gamble with a different X-Men-related project, Deadpool. Things would not go the way that the studio had origina…

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James Bond 26 (unmade, as of 2025) and Long Shot (2019) 54:48

2M ago54:48

54:48

The path to the 26th James Bond film is one already filled with quite the story. Unmade at the point this episode is released in 2025, James Bond 26 has looked in limbo since the release of No Time To Die in 2021. There's no new 007, no script, no director...and it's an impasse that's cost $1bn to resolve. More conventionally, Long Shot did actuall…

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Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) and Waiting For Guffman (1996) 1:02:33

2M ago1:02:33

1:02:33

After the huge success of the original Gremlins, Warner Bros quickly wanted a sequel. The people who'd actually made Gremlins, not least director Joe Dante? The thought of making another was not in the slightest big appealing. Until, many years later, the studio made Dante an offer: if you make Gremlins 2, you can do pretty much whatever you want w…

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In conversation with Mario and Mandela Van Peebles 53:54

2M ago53:54

53:54

Mario Van Peebles was in London in early February along with his son, Mandela. And the pair stopped by for a long chat about their work, their latest film - Outlaw Posse - and a whole lot more. In this chat, topics include Jaws: The Revenge, the role of a producer, Melvin Van Peebles, the hidden names in the end credits of Outlaw Posse, New Jack Ci…

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A Knight's Tale (2001) and King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword (2017) 59:34

3M ago59:34

59:34

Coming off the back of the film Payback, Oscar-winning writer/director Brian Helgeland feared he might be in movie jail. Thus, he got writing, and came up with A Knight's Tale, a film mixing jousting, modern music, Heath Ledger, and a naked Paul Bettany. It took months to shoot in Europe. When it came to the music, David Bowie turned up. And then t…

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September 5 (2024), with co-writer and director Tim Fehlbaum 31:27

3M ago31:27

31:27

In an extra episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by director Tim Fehlbaum, as they discuss his new film, the Oscar-nominated September 5. As always, it's a far-ranging conversation, taking in Fehlbaum's earlier work, a name on the end credits of the film, and the attention to detail in making the movie. Plus, a few thoughts on the t…

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Zodiac (2007), plus Brady Corbet 1:10:59

3M ago1:10:59

1:10:59

The path to 2007's Zodiac started when a then-19-year old managed to take out an option on a best-selling book. Then, a few years later, he inked a deal with Disney to make the movie. Fate took a few turns though, and it was the collapse of an $80m television series that would bring David Fincher to the eventual movie. Some people were expecting a …

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In conversation with Nicholas Stoller - You're Cordially Invited, The Five Year Engagement, The Muppets, Captain Underpants, Bros and more 52:37

3M ago52:37

52:37

In a special episode of Film Stories, Simon is joined for a long, clickbait-free chat by writer/director Nicholas Stoller. Recorded at the junket for They're Cordially Invited, they explore how that film came together. But also, the conversation covers a whole bunch of other movies. There's Stoller's directing work on the likes of Neighbors/Bad Nei…

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There Will Be Blood (2007), plus Mike Leigh 1:07:19

3M ago1:07:19

1:07:19

Acclaimed as one of the finest films of the 2000s, Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood was - at one stage - a movie people weren't keen to pay for. The movie though has an unlikely link to the book Fast Food Nation, and Anderson dropped a different idea to go with it. Then, there was the small matter of the first two weeks of filming having …

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In conversation with Barry Sonnenfeld: Coen Brothers, The Addams Family, Get Shorty, books, wearing two watches, a whole lot more 1:14:17

3M ago1:14:17

1:14:17

With his brilliant new book - Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time - Barry Sonnenfeld joins Film Stories for a long, funny and candid conversation about his work. The chat covers his director of photograpy days for the Coen Brothers, shooting the last two weeks of Goodfellas, and then moving onto directing. From his debut with The Addams Family…

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The Producers (1967) and Fierce Creatures (1997) 1:02:06

3M ago1:02:06

1:02:06

When it comes to making your feature directorial debut, The Producers isn't a bad way to get off the mark! But Mel Brooks' now much-loved comedy faced a bumpy path to the screen, not least the struggle to write it in the first place. That, and the kind of subject matter that Hollywood studios didn't have much desire to go near. Plus, it turned out …

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In conversation with Leigh Whannell - Wolf Man, Invisible Man, Upgrade, Police Academy 45:30

3M ago45:30

45:30

Joining the Film Stories podcast for a special episode, writer/director Leigh Whannell chats to Simon and Maria about his latest film, Wolf Man. It's had a bit of a journey to the screen, and Whannell explores that in this longform chat. Also: the small release date change that might have proven pivotal to The Invisible Man, the prescience of Upgra…

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Black Adam (2022) and Draft Day (2014) 58:08

3M ago58:08

58:08

The plan with the DC Comics character Black Adam was firstly to make him part of the Shazam movie, and then - when Dwayne Johnson signed up for $20m+ plus - to give him his own adventure. Johnson, it seemed, wanted lots of adventures - including a crossover he reportedly lobbied hard for. In the case of 2014's Draft Day, here was a drama where the …

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In conversation with Steven Knight: Maria, Birmingham. Pablo Larrain and boiled eggs 39:01

4M ago39:01

39:01

Returning to the Film Stories podcast, writer/producer/director Steven Knight is in writing mode for his latest project, Maria. Directed by Pablo Larrain and written by Knight, in a wide-ranging conversation he discusses the unusual unHollywood relationship between the pair. The chat also covers a rogue Christmas tree, a boiled egg, Birmingham Airp…

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Patti Labelle-Oh People 1:9:25 6.31 PM 4:44

4M ago4:44

4:44

Photo: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com Acting by: Gail Nobles Story by: Gail Nobles All voices by: Gail Nobles Actress: If we truly are one big family, then why should anyone have to beg for a meal? Actor: I want to believe that, but the world doesn’t always work that way. Actress: But that shouldn’t stop us. We may feel weak but together …

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Scarface (1983), plus Robert Eggers 1:06:41

4M ago1:06:41

1:06:41

With Oliver Stone writing the script, Al Pacino starring and Brian De Palma behind the camera, perhaps it's no wonder that 1983's Scarface has enjoyed a long success. It was met with no shortage of problems during its production though: an unhappy shoot, a change of location, long overruns and the budget soaring. And then Al Pacino had to go to hos…

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In conversation with Chris Columbus: Nosferatu, producing, John Hughes, John Williams and more 52:48

4M ago52:48

52:48

Chris Columbus and Robert Eggers aren't necessarily names you expect to see side by side, but the pair formed a creative force on the newly-released Nosferatu. In a wide-ranging podcast special, Simon chats at length to Chris Columbus about his producing career primarily, but with films such as Only The Lonely, Home Alone, Stepmom, Bicentennial Man…

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Film Stories with Simon Brew

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Actors, Stories, & Film (Lounge Show)

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In conversation with Delroy Lindo 50:48

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Threads (1984) and Murder On The Orient Express (2017) 57:11

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In conversation with director Patricia Riggen | G20, Jack Ryan, cemeteries with Guillermo del Toro 45:12

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Drive (2011), plus director Christopher Landon on Drop, James Bond, Happy Death Day and more 1:24:06

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Batman: The Movie (1966) and Young Adult (2011) 57:18

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The Fisher King (1991) and The Grey (2011) 1:00:12

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In conversation with Irwin Winkler: Alto Knights, Goodfellas, Rocky, Raging Bull, The Net and more 1:05:26

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Full Metal Jacket (1987) and Are You There God, It's Me Margaret (2023) 1:00:53

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Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), plus The Russo Brothers 1:09:40

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X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) and Scent Of A Woman (1992) 57:02

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James Bond 26 (unmade, as of 2025) and Long Shot (2019) 54:48

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Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) and Waiting For Guffman (1996) 1:02:33

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In conversation with Mario and Mandela Van Peebles 53:54

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A Knight's Tale (2001) and King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword (2017) 59:34

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September 5 (2024), with co-writer and director Tim Fehlbaum 31:27

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Zodiac (2007), plus Brady Corbet 1:10:59

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In conversation with Nicholas Stoller - You're Cordially Invited, The Five Year Engagement, The Muppets, Captain Underpants, Bros and more 52:37

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There Will Be Blood (2007), plus Mike Leigh 1:07:19

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In conversation with Barry Sonnenfeld: Coen Brothers, The Addams Family, Get Shorty, books, wearing two watches, a whole lot more 1:14:17

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The Producers (1967) and Fierce Creatures (1997) 1:02:06

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In conversation with Leigh Whannell - Wolf Man, Invisible Man, Upgrade, Police Academy 45:30

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Black Adam (2022) and Draft Day (2014) 58:08

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In conversation with Steven Knight: Maria, Birmingham. Pablo Larrain and boiled eggs 39:01

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Patti Labelle-Oh People 1:9:25 6.31 PM 4:44

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Scarface (1983), plus Robert Eggers 1:06:41

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In conversation with Chris Columbus: Nosferatu, producing, John Hughes, John Williams and more 52:48

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