In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by director Matt Shakman. They were chatting at the junket for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which is now in cinemas. But this conversation went in lots of different directions.
For your eardrums here, we go into Dick Tracy, Gremlins 2, the Star Trek film that never was, and the career-cha ... Show More
Aug 7
In conversation with Mikael Salomon - The Abyss, Hard Rain, Backdraft, Arachnophobia, and a whole lot more
In a very special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon chats to cinematographer and director Mikael Salomon. The pair go through Mikael's extraordinary career, that's taken him from Denmark to Hollywood and back again. And Mikael tells his stories: his early years, how he c ... Show More
1h 21m
Jul 21
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (1988)
The very future of the James Bond movie franchise was resting on The Spy Who Loved Me. Producer Albert R Broccoli was contending with the dissolution of his business partnership, a potential rival film, and an underperforming previous 007 film. Plus, questions about his leading m ... Show More
1h 6m
Jul 14
Naked Gun 33 1/3 (1994) and Cast Away (2000)
The behind the scenes stories of two movies, starting with Naked Gun 33 1/3, a movie that saw franchise director David Zucker opt to step back, and thirtysomething Peter Segal make his directorial debut. The problem? There was a comedy to make, and Segal was struggling to get a c ... Show More
1 h
Feb 2023
Salty Nerd Reviews: Batman (1989)
1989's Batman paved the way for modern comic book films as we know it, changing the movie landscape in Hollywood when it comes to comic book adaptations.
In 1989, Tim Burton brought a fresh take to the iconic superhero with his film, "Batman". The movie starred Michael Keaton a ... Show More
58m 47s
Sep 2024
Back To The Future Part II with Bob Gale
Great Scott, it’s been 35 years since the second instalment in one of the most beloved trilogies of all time – Back To The Future Part II, directed by the great Robert Zemeckis and co-written by our guest today, Bob Gale! Bob first guested on Script Apart in 2021, breaking down h ... Show More
1h 9m
Aug 2024
DC Pierson on Transformers
The time has come. The All-Spark is up for grabs and that can only mean one thing: We gotta talk about Transformers, executively produced by one Mr. Steven Spielberg. Wampler and Vespe couldn't do it alone, though, so they called in the calvary in the form of the very funny comed ... Show More
1h 52m