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Nov 2020
39m 15s

Con Air (1997), Skyfire (2019) and more,...

Simon Brew
About this episode

In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by director Simon West for a chat about his new film, Skyfire.

And, of course, the conversation moves onto Con Air, as well as The General's Daughter, Tomb Raider and a whole lot more. Plus: what's this about a Con Air musical?!

Find Simon on Twitter at @simonbrew, and the podcast can be found at @filmstoriespod.

You can find the Film Stories website here.

 


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