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Film Stories with Simon Brew

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Dreka Gates: 60 Acres, a 7-Figure Wellness Empire, and the Moment She Reclaimed Her Power 36:12

לפני 22 ימים36:12

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Dreka Gates didn't set out to build a wellness empire — it found her. When COVID forced her into isolation on 60 acres of Mississippi land, just miles from where her great-grandmother once farmed, everything shifted. One day, while working the soil, she fell to her knees in tears — not because she bought the land, but because she realized: "This really belongs to me." In this powerful conversation at Black Week, Dreka sits down with Joseph "JoJo" Simmons to share how she transformed her healing journey into a seven-figure empire — from Love's Harvest, her cannabis company, and the first Black woman-owned dispensary in Mississippi (built with a $2 million investment into a 100-year-old building), to Dreka Rose emotional wellness eyewear, a 60-acre regenerative farm, and even an AI avatar that connects with people one-on-one. But this episode isn't just about success — it's about the spiritual, emotional, and mental work it takes to sustain it all. Dreka opens up about the practices that keep her grounded, from burning negative energy each morning to breaking generational cycles while building generational wealth. What You'll Hear: Why self-mastery is the foundation of every business move she makes The $2M lesson she learned investing in experience, not just space Why cannabis could've been a trillion-dollar industry for Black and Brown communities The "sandwich method" she uses for tough negotiations — firm, but rooted in love How she uses AI and gaming to meet people where they are Why she left the church at 13 to find her own spiritual path Her healing journey to the Amazon jungle with shamans What she'd tell her 13-year-old self who bet on herself before she had proof This is a story of alignment, ownership, and audacity — and what it means to truly build For Good. 🔌 Subscribe to the For Good Podcast on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts.…

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In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by Oscar-nominee Chris Sanders, for a conversation and his latest film and career.

The latest film? The Wild Robot, a box office smash and a break in style for DreamWorks Animation. It's now in UK cinemas and we go through the journey of the movie.

Plus! Gene Kelly pops up in conversation, as does Lilo & Stitch and a few other moments from Chris' career...

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In conversation with Chris Sanders | The Wild Robot, Lilo & Stitch, Gene Kelly and more

Film Stories with Simon Brew

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In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by Oscar-nominee Chris Sanders, for a conversation and his latest film and career.

The latest film? The Wild Robot, a box office smash and a break in style for DreamWorks Animation. It's now in UK cinemas and we go through the journey of the movie.

Plus! Gene Kelly pops up in conversation, as does Lilo & Stitch and a few other moments from Chris' career...

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Film Stories with Simon Brew

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The story of the unmade Die Hard 6, plus an update 37:17

לפני 1 day37:17

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After the, cough, 'underwhelming' A Good Day To Die Hard in 2013, the assumption was that the Die Hard saga had run aground. But for a while, that wasn't the case, and by 2015, there was a plan hatched for one final movie in the series. Bruce Willis was set to return as John McClane, Len Wiseman - after Die Hard 4.0 - was coming back to direct. And this time, we were going to be told the origin story of John McClane too. The film was active for nearly half a decade. And this is the story of the Die Hard that never was. Plus, a small update too on the Film Stories podcast... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Film Stories with Simon Brew

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In conversation with Nathan Crowley - Wicked For Good, Coppola, Nolan, Spielberg, and monkeys 51:36

לפני 4 ימים51:36

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In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by Oscar-winning production designer Nathan Crowley. He won his Oscar for Wicked , and you can now see his work in Wicked For Good on the big screen. This chat takes in those films, as well as Christopher Nolan's garage, nine seconds with Ridley Scott, early work with Francis Ford Coppola, and a whole lot more... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Film Stories with Simon Brew

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In conversation with Mark Kermode & Jenny Nelson | Recorded live in Birmingham 1:26:51

לפני 8 ימים1:26:51

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In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon brought Mark Kermode and Jenny Nelson to his home town of Birmingham in the UK. There, Mark and Jenny were on stage to talk about movie music, as they talked about their new book, Mark Kermode's Surround Sound. You're getting the full, lively conversation here, complete with audience questions at the end. With huge thanks to the team at the Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham. Mark Kermode's Surround Sound is available now, published by Picador. Please buy it from an independent bookshop if you can! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Film Stories with Simon Brew

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In conversation with Ruben Fleischer | Now You See Me Now You Don't, Gangster Squad, Venom and more 56:25

לפני 12 ימים56:25

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Director Ruben Fleischer's latest film is the third in the Now You See Me franchise, entitled Now You See Me Now You Don't. A movie stuck in development for a fair amount of time, it's now in cinemas. In this Film Stories special, Reuben tells the story of how he got involved in the film, in a conversation that also takes in films such as Zombieland , Gangster Squad , Venom , a little bit of Uncharted , and a bit of HTML coding talk as well... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Film Stories with Simon Brew

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Episode 500 celebrations | A long conversation with Kevin Smith 1:17:13

לפני 16 ימים1:17:13

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In the first of a small collection of episodes over the coming weeks to celebrate 500 episodes of Film Stories with Simon Brew, by popular demand it's a return for Mr Kevin Smith. It's a long conversation covering Dogma , The 4:30 Movie , Martin Scorsese's response to Clerks , Robert Redford, Yoga Hosers , Christopher Nolan, Film Stories, the year 2009 and a whole lot more. Thanks to everyone who has supported, in any way, this podcast over its 500 episodes. More episode 500s shortly...! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Film Stories with Simon Brew

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In conversation with Nicholas Hytner | The Choral, The Madness Of King George, Nigel Hawthorne, Alan Bennett and more 48:05

לפני 19 ימים48:05

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Nicholas Hytner is a legend of British (and Broadway) theatre, but on the quiet has amassed seven films as a director too. His latest is The Choral, reuniting him with writer Alan Bennett. Ralph Fiennes takes the lead. Simon chats to Nicholas about the film, Lady In The Van, The Madness Of King George, a bit of Mr Scorsese, Nigel Hawthorne, and even a dab of Demolition Man... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Film Stories with Simon Brew

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The Prestige (2006), plus Dan Trachtenberg on Predator: Badlands and more 1:20:13

לפני 23 ימים1:20:13

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Christopher Nolan, for a brief moment in time, was set to make The Prestige just ahead of directing Batman Begins . But circumstances meant that by the time the window of time was right, the Batman reboot was already a hit. Nolan thus jumped into a movie that was modestly costed, and didn't involve having to travel the world to shoot. The author of the original book The Prestige ? Well, he sounds like a guy with notes...! Then! Ryan Lambie had a long conversation with Predator: Badlands , Predator: Killer Of Killers and Prey writer/director Dan Trachtenberg. He talks about his new film, and bit of Weyland Yutani too... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Film Stories with Simon Brew

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In conversation with Nia DaCosta | Hedda, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Doctor Who, videogames & more 39:10

לפני 26 ימים39:10

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Writer/director Nia DaCosta is the guest on this episode of Film Stories, with her latest film - Hedda - now available on Prime Video. She joins Simon to chat about the movie, and in a far-reaching chat, they also get into videogames, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple , her love of genre, a bit of nerding out about Doctor Who , and a touch of The Marvels as well. And lighting! We chat lighting, too. Hedda is on Prime Video now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Film Stories with Simon Brew

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Raging Bull (1980), and Rebecca Miller on Mr Scorsese (2025) 1:12:42

לפני 30 ימים1:12:42

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It's a Martin Scorsese special episode of the Film Stories podcast, kicking off with the tale behind 1980's immense Raging Bull . This is the film the Scorsese for a long time didn't want to make, but Robert De Niro did. It was also the film that involved some trading off with Rocky II to get the money to make in the first place. And it'd involve De Niro going to extreme lengths to get his Oscar-winning performance right. Martin Scorsese is also the subject of five-part Apple TV documentary series Mr Scorsese , that's been directed by Rebecca Miller. She joins Simon to chat about how the documentary came together, the five year path to getting it made, and nuns... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Film Stories with Simon Brew

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In conversation with Edward Berger | Ballad Of A Small Player, Conclave, and internet passwords 41:56

לפני 5 weeks41:56

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Oscar-winner Edward Berger joins us for a very special episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew. The pair meet to chat about Edward's new release, Ballad Of A Small Player , starring Colin Farrell. And the chat also goes back to Edward's early years making films for German television, through to finding himself on the awards circuit with All Quiet On The Western Front and Conclave . As we'll discuss, not a bad journey for someone who took a huge gamble and turned down a safe job with Ang Lee's company... Ballad Of A Small Player is on Netflix now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Film Stories with Simon Brew

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Scream (1996) and Skyline (2010) 1:09:28

לפני 5 weeks1:09:28

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There was a bit of a bidding war when an upcoming writer called Kevin Williamson penned an idea called Scary Movie . It'd change its name to Scream a little way down the road, but having been inspired by a creepy night when he was housesitting, Williamson went with a lower offer, and the company most likely to actually make the film. The problem? Nobody wanted to direct Scream . At first, including the man who did. The brothers Strause meanwhile had huge successes in visual effects, and made their directorial debut with the, er, 'less successful' Aliens Vs Predator - Requiem . For their next film as directors? They wanted something they had more control over - Skyline - and it turned out it was really useful one of them had just bought a new apartment... Stories of both are told in this episode... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Film Stories with Simon Brew

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In conversation with Phil Johnston - The Twits, Wreck-It Ralph, Cedar Rapids and more 36:07

לפני 6 weeks36:07

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Quite the story, this. Phil Johnston, in a special episode of Film Stories, takes us through his own tale, and how it led to a nomination at the Academy Awards. He and Simon chat through the struggles to get The Twits - an adaptation of Roald Dahl's book - off the ground, and how for a few weeks it all looked like it'd fallen apart. Plus, how he landed at Disney with Wreck-It Ralph , how Ralph Breaks The Interest earned him an Oscar nomination, and a bit of Cedar Rapids too... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Film Stories with Simon Brew

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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) and Doctor Who (2010s unmade movie) 1:00:04

לפני 6 weeks1:00:04

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There's a time travel theme to this latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, starting with Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure . Quite the story behind this, too. The distributor going bankrupt just as the movie was being finished, the year-long delay to its release, the audition that threw Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter together...? There's quite the story behind it all. In the early 2010s too, one interview ignited a whole conversation about a possible Doctor Who movie, around the era when Matt Smith was in the TARDIS. In theory, this would have been made in America, seperate to the TV show that was being put together in Wales. Things, er, went awry... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Film Stories with Simon Brew

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In conversation with David Zucker | Top Secret, Airplane, The Naked Gun, The Star Of Malta, books, and more 1:19:06

לפני 7 weeks1:19:06

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In a very special episode of the Film Stories podcast, writer/producer/director David Zucker joins Simon for a conversation about his work. Amongst the films that come up in the chat? Airplane! , which is shortly getting as we'll hear an unusual director's cut, Top Secret! , the original The Naked Gun trilogy, My Big Fat Important Important (better known as An American Carol ), Baseketball and more. Plus: a pair of books, bring excluded from the latest The Naked Gun film, trees, The Star Of Malta and a whole lot more. You can find David Zucker on social media at @TheDavidZucker, and you can find MasterCrash Comedy at www.mastercrash.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Film Stories with Simon Brew

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Top Gun (1986), plus Embeth Davidtz 1:15:46

לפני 7 weeks1:15:46

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It started as a magazine article, and ended up as a global phenomenon. Yet the journey to 1986's Top Gun wasn't a straightforward one. You have cast members unsure if they wanted to commit and a studio that took a long time to decide it wanted the film. Then, director Tony Scott started shooting the movie in a way that, er, Paramount Pictures wasn't keen on. For the second half of this episode, it was a thrill to be joined by Embeth Davidtz. Primarily known for her acting work - and Matilda comes up! - she chats about writing and directing Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight , and the six year journey to get it to the screen. Plus, a bit on fonts, too... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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