Кращі подкасти про Simon Brew (2025)

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In conversation with Pixar producer Mary Alice Drumm 52:06

1d ago52:06

52:06

Chums, talk to producers. They have great stories. For this latest episode of Film Stories, Pixar's Mary Alice Drumm joins me for a long chat about her new film, Elio, and also a long chat about her career. We go from Warner Bros Animation - Quest For Camelot, The Iron Giant! - through to Cinderella II, Curious George and a whole lot more. And then…

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The HD DVD disc format (2006) and Nightcrawler (2014) 58:14

5d ago58:14

58:14

In the 1970s and early 1980s, it was VHS vs Betamax. But in the 2000s, with companies keen to build on the success of DVD, a fresh movie format war sparked. In one corner? It was Blu-ray. In the other? HD DVD. The latter was best positioned to emerge victorious - but it all came to a head over a few days at the start of 2008. Dan Gilroy had built u…

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In conversation with Dean DeBlois 49:13

8d ago49:13

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In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by writer/director Dean DeBlois. He's the co-writer and co-director of the original How To Train Your Dragon and Lilo & Stitch films, and after writing and directing the second and third Dragon movies, he's now done the same with the live action remake. Why did he do it? We get into …

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Waterworld, including The Ulysses Cut (1995), plus Len Wiseman 1:15:57

12d ago1:15:57

1:15:57

The legend of 1995's Waterworld suggests that it was a huge flop and a criticial disaster. The truth? It was neither. But it was one of the toughest Hollywood productions of the 1990s, and its story continued even after the arduous shoot was complete. In this episode, Simon goes through the origins of the film as a low budget idea, right through to…

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In conversation with Walter Murch 53:34

15d ago53:34

53:34

Multi-Oscar-winning editor, sound designer, writer and editor Walter Murch joins Simon for a very special episode of Film Stories. Walter's just released his latest book, Suddenly Something Clicked, and it's packed full of advice, plus stories from his extensive career. In this long chat, the pair talk about the Droid Olympics, The Conversation, Fr…

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Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), plus Michael Cera 56:46

19d ago56:46

56:46

The summer of 1989 gave Warner Bros an enormous box office hit with Batman - but not far behind it came Lethal Weapon 2, a sequel turned around in a couple of years, and bringing back most of the key creatives. Not writer Shane Black, though. His much darker idea for the sequel would be rejected, and the tone would duly shift. Plus, we'd get a lot …

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In conversation with Mia Threapleton - The Phoenician Scheme, dyslexia, Tesco ClubCard 37:18

22d ago37:18

37:18

Mia Threapleton, in her teens, was obsessed with Moonrise Kingdom, and wanted to work with Wes Anderson. Fast forward to now, and she's the standout of his new film, The Pheonician Scheme. In this long interview, she talks about working with Wes, about how dyslexia affects how she processes a script, and why she keeps being stuck on trains when she…

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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) and Pixar's Newt (abandoned) 58:17

26d ago58:17

58:17

The future of the Mission: Impossible movies was up in the air after the third film, with Paramount Pictures and Tom Cruise parting ways. It took some bridge building to get a fourth movie going, and even then, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol would bring with it changes. Plus, a contingency plan to replace Tom Cruise as the figurehead of the f…

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In conversation with Bobcat Goldthwait | God Bless America, Robin Williams, cat biscuits, odd Amazon reviews and more 59:45

29d ago59:45

59:45

In a very special episode of Film Stories, Simon is joined by writer, director, actor and comedian Bobcat Goldthwait, for a conversation about his film career. In the wide-ranging chat, taking place as God Bless America arrives on the Studiocanal Presents streaming channel in the UK, Bobcat tells us about his approach, The Muppets, and why he write…

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Jurassic Park (1993) and Booksmart (2019) 1:06:43

1M ago1:06:43

1:06:43

The behind the scenes stories of two films some time in the making come together in this episode, starting with 1993's Jurassic Park. A film made at a point when Steven Spielberg's box office touch was being questioned. A movie that, had a battle for the rights gone the other way, could have been made by one of Tim Burton, Joe Dante or Richard Donn…

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In conversation with Martin Campbell - Cleaner, Zorro, No Escape, GoldenEye, James Bond and more 57:18

1M ago57:18

57:18

Director Martin Campbell is guest of honour in the latest episode of Film Stories. He's just directed his new film, Cleaner, starring Daisy Ridley, and he talks Simon through that, as well as the challenges of independent filmmaking. Plus! The pair talk about some of Campbell's other directorial work, including Casino Royale, The Mask Of Zorro, No …

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In conversation with Geraldine Viswanathan: Blockers, Thunderbolts, guinea pigs and more 35:09

1M ago35:09

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In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by actor Geraldine Viswanathan for a conversation about her most recent work, and her body of work. That most recent film? Thunderbolts, which also happens to feature a guinea pig. That comes up in conversation. Films such as Bad Education and Blockers are also discussed, and how she…

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Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Alive (1993) 1:01:35

2M ago1:01:35

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After a week off for Easter, the Film Stories podcast is back with more behind the scenes movie stories. It's going all gangster this time too, with the tale of how Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels had to scale down from a very expensive film to a very cheap one. And the moment when Tom Cruise lent it a helping hand too. Then it's 1993's Alive, te…

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In conversation with Delroy Lindo 50:48

2M ago50:48

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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

2M 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

2M ago45:12

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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

2M ago1:24:06

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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

3M 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

3M ago1:00:12

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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

3M 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

3M ago1:00:53

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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

3M ago1:09:40

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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

3M ago57:02

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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

4M 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

4M 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 Pixar producer Mary Alice Drumm 52:06

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The HD DVD disc format (2006) and Nightcrawler (2014) 58:14

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In conversation with Dean DeBlois 49:13

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Waterworld, including The Ulysses Cut (1995), plus Len Wiseman 1:15:57

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In conversation with Walter Murch 53:34

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Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), plus Michael Cera 56:46

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In conversation with Mia Threapleton - The Phoenician Scheme, dyslexia, Tesco ClubCard 37:18

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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) and Pixar's Newt (abandoned) 58:17

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In conversation with Bobcat Goldthwait | God Bless America, Robin Williams, cat biscuits, odd Amazon reviews and more 59:45

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Jurassic Park (1993) and Booksmart (2019) 1:06:43

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In conversation with Martin Campbell - Cleaner, Zorro, No Escape, GoldenEye, James Bond and more 57:18

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In conversation with Geraldine Viswanathan: Blockers, Thunderbolts, guinea pigs and more 35:09

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Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Alive (1993) 1:01:35

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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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