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Film Stories with Simon Brew

In conversation with Gil Kenan: A Boy Called Christmas, Ghostbusters Afterlife, Monster House and more

Film Stories with Simon Brew

Simon Brew

Tv & Film, Film History

4.9767 Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by writer/director Gil Kenan. They talk through Gil's career, from his early breakout success with Monster House to the commercial disappointment of City Of EmberI And the story is brought right up to date with his new film as director, A Boy Called Christmas, and as co-writer, Ghostbusters: Afterlife... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, this is Simon Brew.

0:02.5

I'm the editor of Film Stories magazine

0:04.1

and a very warm welcome to a special episode

0:06.5

of the Film Stories podcast.

0:08.8

Come with me.

0:11.0

And I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.

0:14.3

In movies.

0:15.5

Movies that had stories.

0:17.2

That the story just sucks a man.

0:19.6

This is just the beginning.

0:22.2

We would be honored if you would join us.

0:29.1

Hello and a very warm welcome to film stories with Simon Brew.

0:33.1

I am Simon Brew.

0:34.0

As always, that's absolutely everything you need to know about me.

0:36.9

The aim of the podcast though, it's given away in the title, really.

0:39.6

I'm here to talk of marketing stories, production stories, release story, all those bits and

0:46.9

bobs, really, that go to make the films that we know and sometimes love, just that, the films

0:51.0

that we know and sometimes love.

0:53.3

What you've happened upon here is one of my occasional special episodes of the film stories podcast

0:58.4

where I bring in a filmmaker and talk about their body of work and talk about the stories behind them.

1:04.1

I'm delighted for this episode to have been joined by writer and director Gil Keenan or Kenan as a you're about to discuss in the interview

1:13.6

you're about to hear. Now he was in town to talk about his latest film as director, a boy called

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