The Halloween franchise was at a crossroads after Rob Zombie's 2009 movie, Halloween II. There was only one logical thing to do next: er, Halloween 3D, which was set for the early 2010s. The first in a line of false starts, that'd eventually take us to 2018's wildly-successful reboot/reimagining.
Some reshoot work on that was done for the ending too, and the ending of Rocky V (1990) was an area of much disagreement. Sylvester Stallone had wanted to take the Rocky films back to basics, bringing back director John G Avildsen too. Yet what was expected to be one of 1990's big tickets didn't go to plan.
Stories of both are told in this episode...
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Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny (2023) and Roxanne (1987)
Dungeons And Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) and The Phantom Of The Opera (2004)
In conversation with Fiona Shaw - IF, Terrence Malick, Super Mario Bros, The Avengers, Brian De Palma and more.mp3
In conversation with director Wes Ball - Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes and more
Star Wars The Rise Of Skywalker (2019) and Road House (2024)
In conversation with Drew Pearce: The Fall Guy, Iron Man 3, Hobbs & Shaw, No Heroics and lots more
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) and Sunshine On Leith (2013)
Quentin Tarantino's 10th film (unreleased) and Erin Brockovich (2000)
In conversation with Dan Stevens
Saving Private Ryan (1998) and Mass (2021)
Scoop (2024), with director Philip Martin
Saltburn (2023) and Mean Girls (2024)
In conversation with Dolph Lundgren
Ghostbusters II (1989), plus Ernie Hudson
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024), with co-writer and director Gil Kenan
A View To A Kill (1985) and Buster (1988)
Film Stories in conversation with Phillip Noyce - Fast Charlie, Clear And Present Danger, Patriot Games, Blind Fury, Rabbit Proof Fence and more
Dunkirk (2017) and Dangerous Minds (1995)
In conversation with Jeff Wadlow - Imaginary, Truth Or Dare, Blumhouse and more
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