Episodios

  • Film Stories episode 400 - The Terminator, and producer Gale Anne Hurd

    Film Stories episode 400 - The Terminator, and producer Gale Anne Hurd
    Jul 22 2024
    Episode 400! Crikey. And I'm thrilled to say that producer Gale Anne Hurd is helping with the celebrations, thanks to a huge chat about her life, her work, and The Terminator at 40. The first part of the episode, Simon goes through the story of The Terminator, and quite how its rights ended up so muddled going forward. But the bulk of episode 400 is over to Gale Anne Hurd, in a long conversation - set against noisy background sounds! - that took place in London in June 2024. Thanks for all your support everyone. Hope you enjoy the episode... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 17 m
  • Twisters (2024), with director Lee Isaac Chung

    Twisters (2024), with director Lee Isaac Chung
    Jul 17 2024
    In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by director Lee Isaac Chung, as they discuss the brand new blockbuster movie, Twisters. Lee talks about how he got the job in the first place, and just what time contrainsts he was up against. Plus, the depth of the casting in the film, the scale of the movie, and his work with filmmakers in Rwanda. A bit of Minari, too. Twisters is in UK cinemas now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 m
  • Never Say Never Again (1983) and Analyze This (1999)

    Never Say Never Again (1983) and Analyze This (1999)
    Jul 15 2024
    Sean Connery had vowed he was never going to return as James Bond after 1971's Diamonds Are Forever. Meanwhile, a man called Kevin McClory had agreed not to exercise his screen rights to the story of Thunderball until 1975. Yet the highest profile 'unofficial' Bond project would bring them both together, as Never Say Never Again did battle with the official 007 film Octopussy at the 1983 box office. A different battle played out in 1999, as Robert De Niro took the plunge into comedy with Analyze This. It'd be an early hit in a year that was awash with them - yet the idea of a mob boss seeing a shrink, that seemed original when the film was conceived - was about to slam head-first into a brand new TV show... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 m
  • In conversation with Neil Jordan

    In conversation with Neil Jordan
    Jul 12 2024
    In this very special episode of Film Stories, Neil Jordan is the guest, talking about his brand new memoir, Amnesiac, along with tales of his movie life. He and Simon chat about movies as varied as Angel, The Crying Game, Michael Collins, High Spirits, We're No Angels and Mona Lisa, in a far-reaching chat. Plus: Neil Jordan talks through approaching telling his own story, and why he chose to do it now... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 2 m
  • Babylon (2022) and Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021)

    Babylon (2022) and Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021)
    Jul 8 2024
    Damien Chazelle first started seriously considering a film about old Hollywood back in 2009, long before he made La La Land. And even when the writer/director had channelled his energies into that film, he still had Babylon in mind: a hugely ambitious, expensive, three hour film that needed an R-rating! In the case of Everybody's Talking About Jamie, the challenge with the hit stage show was bringing it to the big screen at some scale - in spite of a truncated budget. Then there was the small matter of a pandemic getting in the way too... Stories of both are told in this episode... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 m
  • In conversation with Baroness Beeban Kidron

    In conversation with Baroness Beeban Kidron
    Jul 5 2024
    In a very special episode of Film Stories, Baroness Beeban Kidron joins Simon for a chat about her career, her films, and her move to politics. They go from her early film Carry Greenham Home, from being one of the first British women to direct a movie with Vroom. Then a big turning point: Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, an acclaimed adaptation of Jeanette Winterson's book. The chat covers Kidron's move to Hollywood, and then the documentary that launched what effectively became her second career... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 4 m
  • RoboCop 3 (1993) and Boxing Helena (1993)

    RoboCop 3 (1993) and Boxing Helena (1993)
    Jul 1 2024
    Two movies from 1993 and the stories behind them here: both of which had their fair share of off-set drama. RoboCop 3 was supposed to be quickly followed by RoboCop 4, yet financial problems with parent company Orion Pictures led to a change of plan - not least when Orion went bankrupt. In the midst of this was an idea to make a RoboCop film with a PG-13 rating too. Boxing Helena originally attracted Madonna to the title role, but this micro-budget independent movie gained infamy not for the film itself, but for the court case that ensued when potential star Kim Basinger then dropped the project. Stories of both are told in this episode... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 1 m
  • Beetlejuice (1988) and Rye Lane (2023)

    Beetlejuice (1988) and Rye Lane (2023)
    Jun 24 2024
    When Tim Burton's first film, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, proved a surprise hit for Warner Bros, the studio was keen to get a second picture off him. Yet Burton wasn't enamoured with the scripts he was being offered - until an unusual one landed on his desk. Just lacking a bit of an ending. Enter: Beetlejuice. Rye Lane was a much smaller production, a directorial debut for Raine Allen Miller. A British romcom, it had to negotiate Covid restrictions - but then, after strong reviews, there was its release strategy to negotiate. Stories of both are told in this episode... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 m