Saving Private Ryan (1998) and Mass (2021)

Film Stories with Simon Brew

Simon Brew

Film History, Tv & Film

4.9 • 813 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Two risky films take centre stage in this episode of Film Stories, starting with Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan. A 170-minute film released in the midst of a summer jammed with over 100 films to choose from in cinema. Who would have thought it'd prevail at the box office? Spielberg for one wasn't too worried: but also, he came to it directly after making The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Amistad. No wonder he had to rely heavily on his instincts. Fran Kranz meanwhile, better known for his acting, got nowhere with a script he'd written for a $100m alien invasion movie. He turned his attention to something a lot smaller, that he could raise the funding for. He came up with Mass, on a shoestring budget. Completing the film was just part of the challenge... Stories of both are told in this episode --- EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/filmstories Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.9	tees and sees apply hello this is simon broo and the editor of film stories magazine and a very
0:35.3	warm welcome to the film stories podcast.
0:45.7	Come with me.
0:48.2	And I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.
0:51.2	And movies. Movies that have stories.
0:54.1	That the story just sucks a man. This is just the beginning.
0:59.1	We would be honored if you would join us.
1:05.9	Hello and a very warm welcome to Film Stories with Simon Brew. I am Simon Brew as always everything you need to
1:13.1	know about me. The aim of the podcast though was given away in the title. I'm here to talk off the
1:17.4	stories of films and I tend to talk about production stories, marketing stories, release stories,
1:22.5	distribution stories, all the ingredients really that go towards making the films that we know
1:26.9	and sometimes love, just that the films that we know and sometimes love,
1:28.1	just that the films that we know and sometimes love. The films I tend to cover on this podcast
1:33.1	lean more towards the mainstream than anything else. It films I'm interested in or invested in to some
1:37.9	degree. I try really hard not to do snark. I try not to punch down. This podcast is a celebration
1:43.0	of cinema and a real appreciation that somehow, somehow films not to punch down. This podcast is a celebration of cinema and a real appreciation that
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