Simon Brew
@simonbrew.bsky.social
Editor, author, broadcaster, Costner fanatic. ¦ Editor
Film Stories ¦ Founder @denofgeek (07-18)
More mischief incoming...
Film Stories ¦ Founder @denofgeek (07-18)
More mischief incoming...
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AI Chatbot That Only Responds ‘Huh’ Valued At $200 Billion
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...
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February 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
AI Chatbot That Only Responds ‘Huh’ Valued At $200 Billion
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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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filmstories.co.uk/features/nig...
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.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Right after Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Steven Spielberg began work on a sequel. We look back at the unmade Night Skies.
filmstories.co.uk/features/nig...
filmstories.co.uk/features/nig...
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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.
An episode in which I spend more time than I should pitching Sam Raimi a futuristic prison movie...
filmstories.co.uk/podcast/podc...
filmstories.co.uk/podcast/podc...
February 7, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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
1. Send Help
2. Some other films
February 7, 2026 at 12:29 PM
My top ten new films of 2026 so far.
1. Send Help
2. Some other films
1. Send Help
2. Some other films
Coffee may be required to combat the failure of sleep. Morning.
February 7, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Coffee may be required to combat the failure of sleep. Morning.
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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.
February 6, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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.
Turns out 2026 is the year that Rachel McAdams shooed me away. Wasn't on my bingo card.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8JP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8JP...
"OFF YOU GO" | Send Help's Dylan O'Brien and Rachel McAdams send Simon on his way!
YouTube video by Film Stories
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February 6, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Turns out 2026 is the year that Rachel McAdams shooed me away. Wasn't on my bingo card.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8JP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8JP...
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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.
February 4, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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.
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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!
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It got past 1960s censors, but not 2020s algorithms!
buff.ly/18ckqmE
February 4, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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
It got past 1960s censors, but not 2020s algorithms!
buff.ly/18ckqmE
I know I'm a bit late noticing this, but there weren't that many people at Scott and Charlene's wedding in Neighbours.
February 4, 2026 at 8:51 AM
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 has decided that the video I recorded about Pussy Galore is not safe.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGFs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGFs...
JAMES BOND | The clever plan that got Pussy Galore past the censors!
YouTube video by Film Stories
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February 4, 2026 at 7:20 AM
YouTube has decided that the video I recorded about Pussy Galore is not safe.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGFs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGFs...
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An early start for Redruth to Bristol for @slapstickfest.bsky.social - midday Laurel and Hardy awaits
slapstick.org.uk
slapstick.org.uk
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
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February 4, 2026 at 6:46 AM
An early start for Redruth to Bristol for @slapstickfest.bsky.social - midday Laurel and Hardy awaits
slapstick.org.uk
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.
This is not that era.
February 4, 2026 at 6:36 AM
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.
This is not that era.
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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.
February 2, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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...
filmstories.co.uk/podcast/podc...
filmstories.co.uk/podcast/podc...
February 3, 2026 at 6:35 AM
An episode in which I spend more time than I should pitching Sam Raimi a futuristic prison movie...
filmstories.co.uk/podcast/podc...
filmstories.co.uk/podcast/podc...
Have slightly lowered the strength of the coffee after what could politely be described as yesterday's 'miscalculation.'
February 3, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Have slightly lowered the strength of the coffee after what could politely be described as yesterday's 'miscalculation.'
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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...
filmstories.co.uk/podcast/in-c...
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...
filmstories.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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...
filmstories.co.uk/podcast/in-c...
Your regular reminder that just because a billionaire says it, doesn't mean it's true.
February 2, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Your regular reminder that just because a billionaire says it, doesn't mean it's true.
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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
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
February 2, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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
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
Coffee number one is working.
February 2, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Coffee number one is working.
Well, I'm a couple of quid down already...
February 1, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Well, I'm a couple of quid down already...
Trying my new coffee machine! Now covered in coffee granules and crying. Morning.
February 1, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Trying my new coffee machine! Now covered in coffee granules and crying. Morning.
My continuing adventures following Birmingham City Football Club. #bcfc
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkb7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkb7...
OXFORD v BIRMINGHAM CITY | Reaction. Vicente. Whisper it: are Blues looking up now?
YouTube video by Simon Brew | #BCFC, #Birmingham, movies, geeky
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January 31, 2026 at 9:43 PM
My continuing adventures following Birmingham City Football Club. #bcfc
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkb7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkb7...