Film Stories Magazine

25 June 2020

EXCLUSIVE: Caitlin Moran on how the film of How To Build A Girl was, well, built. EXCLUSIVE: Simon Pegg takes us through his two new independent movies, and his plan to direct EXCLUSIVE: Scott Adkins on making action movies, and his plan post-lockdown NOT-EXCLUSIVE: A few bits and bobs that in truth other magazines might have covered too. Plus: * Get Out, and the horror of Hollywood racism * Director’s cuts that aren’t necessarily anything to do with the director * Polygram Filmed Entertainment: how it went from Four Weddings and Trainspotting to pretty much nothing * The story behind the Indian Film Festival in the UK * Are films really getting longer? * Saucy cinema! We’ve written something a bit rude. Well, not that rude. But saucy. * What happens when Hollywood wants to adapt a story you’ve written for the screen? * The budget realities of an independent movie. Just how much do things cost? * Maggie Cheung: she was one of the most acclaimed actors in the world – and then quit the movies. But why? * More stories from our brilliant senior correspondents And lots lots lots lots more.