The Frighteners (1996) and The Green Mile (1999)
11/24/19 • 49 min
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In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two 90s movies, that faced very different challenges.
The Frighteners wasn't originally envisaged as a film. Wasn't envisaged as a summer movie. And wasn't envisaged as a film that followed an Oscar-nominated breakthrough movie. Yet, in each case, it was.
The Green Mile, meanwhile, was a film that hit a sizeable casting roadblock - until Bruce Willis picked up the phone.
Stories of both are discussed in this episode.
Find Simon on Twitter at @simonbrew, and the podcast can be found at @filmstoriespod.
You can find the Film Stories website here.
Support our work at www.patreon.com/simonbrew.
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In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two 90s movies, that faced very different challenges.
The Frighteners wasn't originally envisaged as a film. Wasn't envisaged as a summer movie. And wasn't envisaged as a film that followed an Oscar-nominated breakthrough movie. Yet, in each case, it was.
The Green Mile, meanwhile, was a film that hit a sizeable casting roadblock - until Bruce Willis picked up the phone.
Stories of both are discussed in this episode.
Find Simon on Twitter at @simonbrew, and the podcast can be found at @filmstoriespod.
You can find the Film Stories website here.
Support our work at www.patreon.com/simonbrew.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Falling Down (1993) and Sing Street (2016)
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a controversial 90s big studio movie, and a smaller Irish musical.
Michael Douglas was all set to take time off before the script for Falling Down turned up. Plus, there remains a question mark over an apparently out of focus shot in the film.
Sing Street meanwhile was originally set to feature the music of U2. But things changes, and circumstances led the film towards a big box office battle.
Stories of both are discussed in this episode.
Find Simon on Twitter at @simonbrew, and the podcast can be found at @filmstoriespod.
You can find the Film Stories website here.
Support our work at www.patreon.com/simonbrew.
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They talk about movies, distribution, comedy, critics and answers to questions that Affleck asked Smith some 15 years before. It all makes sense in the podcast...!
The film is in UK cinemas from November 29th 2019.
Find Simon on Twitter at @simonbrew, and the podcast can be found at @filmstoriespod.
You can find the Film Stories website here.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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