Simon Brew

We're having a few problems with our website this morning, so please bear with us. In the meantime, please do enjoy this picture of a kestrel.

If you're going to moan about it, at least have the courtesy to do it on LinkedIn or into your neighbor's Ring camera

Increasingly regular reminder that just because someone has a billion or more in the bank, it doesn't mean their opinions are right.

Feeling vaguely human. Been a while.

AI Chatbot That Only Responds ‘Huh’ Valued At $200 Billion PALO ALTO, CA—Hailing the new product as a “game changer” in the development of large language models, Silicon Valley insiders confirmed Tuesday that an AI chatbot that only responds “huh” had been va...

AI Chatbot That Only Responds ‘Huh’ Valued At $200 Billion

Night Skies | The Close Encounters sequel that never was Right after Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Steven Spielberg began work on a sequel. We look back at the unmade Night Skies.

Right after Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Steven Spielberg began work on a sequel. We look back at the unmade Night Skies.
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Just finished this. An absolute joy to hear two people who just love films. Some of which are futuristic prison breaks.

My top ten new films of 2026 so far.

1. Send Help
2. Some other films

Coffee may be required to combat the failure of sleep. Morning.

I'm awake. Crikey.

Bezos burning the Washington post to the ground is as firm a reason for the continued bbc licence as ever there was. Eventually everything that can be owned by a billionaire will be owned by a billionaire and at that point its future will be determined by the whims of a man making 166k per minute.

YouTube video by Film Stories "OFF YOU GO" | Send Help's Dylan O'Brien and Rachel McAdams send Simon on his way!

Turns out 2026 is the year that Rachel McAdams shooed me away. Wasn't on my bingo card.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8JP...

Please will someone write a story about the impact of the Beatles movies on the rest of the independent British film sector? Hottest British actors tied up for months and months and months. Everyone having to schedule around them.

YouTube has flagged this video we made, on how the James Bond team got the name Pussy Galore past the UK and US censors.

It got past 1960s censors, but not 2020s algorithms!

buff.ly/18ckqmE

Fair.

Church shot of Scott and Charlene's wedding in Neighbours, with barely anyone there.

I know I'm a bit late noticing this, but there weren't that many people at Scott and Charlene's wedding in Neighbours.

YouTube video by Film Stories JAMES BOND | The clever plan that got Pussy Galore past the censors!

YouTube has decided that the video I recorded about Pussy Galore is not safe.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGFs...

Slapstick Festival | Silent Film & Visual Comedy Festival Slapstick 2026 brings more than 30 events across five joy-filled days in Bristol, celebrating screen comedy in all its forms: from silent-era masterpieces to

An early start for Redruth to Bristol for @slapstickfest.bsky.social - midday Laurel and Hardy awaits

slapstick.org.uk

There was an era in my life where opening up the morning news didn't feel like the first stress test of the day.

This is not that era.

Logan's Run but instead of being euthanised when you reach a certain age, you get offed when your bank account holds more money than you can spend in a lifetime and the money gets spent on schools and hospitals and shit. I don't know, I'm still thinking it through.

An episode in which I spend more time than I should pitching Sam Raimi a futuristic prison movie...

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You too, thank you!

Have slightly lowered the strength of the coffee after what could politely be described as yesterday's 'miscalculation.'

A Facebook post from the Doctor Who convention Gallifrey One, asking people who've paid to attend to turn up earlier and set up the convention. Heavy-duty stage management work, which they should be paying professionals to do. All for no reward.

Pay
Your
Staff

Ha!

In conversation with Ric Roman Waugh | Shelter, Statham, the freezing cold and more Director Ric Roman Waugh joins us for a special podcast on his career, his dad, Jason Statham, and Shelter...

Director Ric Roman Waugh joins us for a special podcast on his career, Jason Statham, and his new action thriller, Shelter...
filmstories.co.uk/podcast/in-c...

Your regular reminder that just because a billionaire says it, doesn't mean it's true.

LONDON! TONIGHT!

Hopefully see you tonight at The Volley In Old Street talking about my book 'Where's The Money Gone? The Battle For The Soul of English Football'.

With @radiodotun.bsky.social & Charlie Methven.

stanchionbooks.com

Gawd bless you.

Coffee number one is working.