In conversation with writer/director Craig Brewer

Film Stories with Simon Brew

Simon Brew

Film History, Tv & Film

4.9 • 767 Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this long chat about Song Sung Blue and his other film work too, writer/director Craig Brewer joins Simon Brew to chat about his film story. The pair chat about what led to the Neil Diamond-inspired Song Sung Blue coming to life, as well as the influence of films such as The Commitments and Shadowlands. Plus how his late father had a dramatic impact on his career, a bit of Hustle & Flow, and - just before we're cut off - Rocky IV too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:25.1	Twinings.
0:27.8	Alive in every drop.
0:32.0	Hello, this is Simon Brew.
0:34.8	I'm the founder of Film Stories magazine and a very warm welcome to a very special episode of the film stories podcast
0:39.8	come with me and i show you how deep the rabbit hole goes and movies movies that had stories
0:48.4	that the story just sucks a man this is just. We would be honoured if you would join us.
1:00.4	Hello and a very warm welcome to film stories with Simon Brew.
1:04.6	I am Simon Brew. As always, it's absolutely everything you need to know about me.
1:09.0	The aim of the podcast, well, it's given away by the title,
1:11.6	really. I'm here to talk of the stories of films and I tend to talk about production stories,
1:15.6	marketing stories, release stories, I don't know, writing stories, development stories,
1:20.5	all the ingredients really that go towards making the films that we know and sometimes love.
1:25.3	Just that, the films that we know and sometimes love.
1:28.9	The films I tend to cover on this podcast lean more towards the mainstream than anything else.
1:32.9	There are films I'm interested in or invested in to some degree.
1:35.9	I try not to do snark.
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