In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two modestly-costed movies from 2014 that turned out to be really rather successful.
Writer Derek Kolstad had got his first screen credit on a Dolph Lundgren-headlined movie. And he had a plan for a slimmed down action movie, with a 75-year old lead character. Things changed though when a man called Keanu Reev ... Show More
Aug 10
Film Stories Live: with Mark Kermode in Cornwall
Up front, you can find Simon's tour dates at www.filmstories.co.uk/live. Simon Brew has been touring the UK with Film Stories in 2026, and in June 2026, he landed at the lovely Plaza Cinema in Truro. There, for an hour and half, he and Mark Kermode talked movies. And lots of them ... Show More
1h 38m
Jul 22
Carlito's Way, a film it took ten attempts to make
Brian De Palma's 1993 movie Carlito's Way was not a box office success. De Palma managed to predict the critical reaction to the film, reacted to studio notes saying it was too long by making it longer, and had to retool the finale action sequence very late in the day. Even getti ... Show More
59m 3s
Jul 13
Dances With Wolves (1990), plus its three different cuts...
Kevin Costner gambled hard on making a three hour western, a third of which wasn't in the English language. He turned down roles in The Hunt For Red October and Presumed Innocent to take the risk of making Dances With Wolves. And while history tells it as a masterstroke, in the m ... Show More
59m 39s
Mar 2023
Keanu Reeves, Chad Stahelski, Infinity Pool, The Beasts & John Wick: Chapter 4
Keanu and Chad tell Simon about the most difficult stunts to film in the latest John Wick installment in a fascinating interview. Mark reviews the new satirical horror from Brandon Cronenberg - ‘Infinity Pool’ about a writer (Alexander Skarsgård) and his wife, who find themselves ... Show More
1h 19m
Sep 2024
‘John Wick’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Shea Serrano
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Shea Serrano are thinking they’re back after rewatching the 2014 action-thriller hit ‘John Wick,’ starring Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, and Alfie Allen.
Watch this episode on our Ringer Movies YouTube channel!
Producer: Craig Horlbec ... Show More
1h 48m
Jul 2017
Drago In Creed 2, Atomic Blonde In John Wick Universe - The John Campea Podcast
On this episode of The John Campea Podcast (Episode 55, recorded Thursday July 6th 2017) John takes the following viewer questions:0:43 Brandon Torres - I am beyond excited for Atomic Blonde later this month. Since it’s being directed by one of the John Wick directors, what do yo ... Show More
20m 59s
Jun 2024
‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ and the Will Smith Resurgence. Plus, Viggo Mortensen!
Sean and Amanda talk about the successes and shortcomings of the two biggest movies at this week’s box office: Will Smith’s return to franchise moviemaking in ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ (1:00), and ‘The Watchers,’ Ishana Night Shyamalan’s directorial debut (43:00). Then, they briefl ... Show More
1h 41m
Jul 2023
#573 — Simon Pegg & Rebecca Ferguson
Light the fuse! This week sees the long-long-long-long-awaited release of Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One, Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie's epic latest addition to the action franchise, and Chris Hewitt chats to two of the IMF's finest, Simon 'Benji Dunn' Pegg ... Show More
1h 32m
Mar 2023
#557 — Ian McShane, Alexander Skarsgard, John Boyega
Another Empire Podcast episode, another bumper selection of guests this week, as Chris Hewitt sits down (in person) with Ian McShane, star of John Wick Chapter 4, and they chat about hotels, Lovejoy, McShane's start in acting, and (of course) Columbo. (Note: this interview was co ... Show More
2h 1m
Feb 2017
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
Jim and A.Ron have seen John Wick: Chapter Two, and proclaim it "more of the same", and we mean that as a compliment. There's still some shaky plotting when the action dies down, but thankfully that only happens for five, maybe ten minutes tops and then it's back to headshots and ... Show More
18m 10s