Jess and Stephen find out why the British Film Institute says the UK’s independent film sector is being strained to the point of market failure, and why the cinema chain Vue’s lenders are taking over the company in a £1bn deal. Follow the show on Twitter @SMTM_podcast Follow Jess on Twitter @JessieRobinson Follow Stephen on Twitter @StephenFollows If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Jess and Stephen find out why Disney may lose the exclusive rights to Mickey Mouse, and discuss why high rates of inflation around the world are hitting the TV and movie industry hard.  Follow the show on Twitter @SMTM_podcast Follow Jess on Twitter @JessieRobinson Follow Stephen on Twitter @StephenFollows If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jess and Stephen find out why veteran movie stars like Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are receiving crazy fees for minimal amounts of work, and why one of the biggest debates in the movie industry appears to be settled after two years of upheaval because of the COVID pandemic. Follow the show on Twitter @SMTM_podcast Follow Jess on Twitter @JessieRobinson Follow Stephen on Twitter @StephenFollows If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, email [email protected]. Learn...

Jess and Stephen find out why the UK’s booming TV and movie production industry is facing a skills shortage, and why the average age of actors appearing toward the top of the bill in film and TV projects has risen significantly over the last twenty years. Follow the show on Twitter @SMTM_podcast Follow Jess on Twitter @JessieRobinson Follow Stephen on Twitter @StephenFollows If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad...

Jess and Stephen analyse the finances behind 'cinematic universes', and discuss just how much control directors have over the money involved in making movies.   Follow the show on Twitter @SMTM_podcast Follow Jess on Twitter @JessieRobinson Follow Stephen on Twitter @StephenFollows If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jess and Stephen find out what's going on as the Vue cinema chain says it didn’t cancel screenings of the new horror film Dashcam due to its content, and find out why La La Land’s Oscar winning composer Justin Hurwitz is taking the talent agency WME to court. Follow the show on Twitter @SMTM_podcast Follow Jess on Twitter @JessieRobinson Follow Stephen on Twitter @StephenFollows If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, email [email protected]. Learn more about your...

Jess and Stephen find out why Netflix has a new strategy when it comes to making movies, and look into the way different 'producer' credits work on movies and TV shows. Follow the show on Twitter @SMTM_podcast Follow Jess on Twitter @JessieRobinson Follow Stephen on Twitter @StephenFollows If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jess and Stephen discuss Spike Lee becoming the latest director to enter the NFT space with an upcoming collection of Ethereum artwork based on stills from his 1986 film “She’s Gotta Have It”, and find out why the UK cinema chain Curzon is reducing its ticket prices. Follow the show on Twitter @SMTM_podcast Follow Jess on Twitter @JessieRobinson Follow Stephen on Twitter @StephenFollows If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, email [email protected]. Learn more about...

Jess and Stephen find out why interns at the American Pavillion at the Cannes Film Festival have to pay to work there, and discuss Amazon’s spending on TV and film in the UK passing the £1bn mark. Follow the show on Twitter @SMTM_podcast Follow Jess on Twitter @JessieRobinson Follow Stephen on Twitter @StephenFollows If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jess and Stephen run through the money-related stories at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, and find out how the finances of 3D movies work. Follow the show on Twitter @SMTM_podcast Follow Jess on Twitter @JessieRobinson Follow Stephen on Twitter @StephenFollows If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jess and Stephen find out what 'Summer Tentpole Season' is and why it matters to the movie industry, and discuss what might come up on the financial side of things at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.    Follow the show on Twitter @SMTM_podcast Follow Jess on Twitter @JessieRobinson Follow Stephen on Twitter @StephenFollows If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jess and Stephen look at the news that half of Russia's cinemas could close, and find out how Amazon has valued MGM’s entire library of movies and TV. Follow the show on Twitter @SMTM_podcast Follow Jess on Twitter @JessieRobinson Follow Stephen on Twitter @StephenFollows If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jess and Stephen look at what happened at the recent CinemaCon in Las Vegas, and find out whether variable pricing might be coming to a movie theatre near you, and how it might work. Follow the show on Twitter @SMTM_podcast Follow Jess on Twitter @JessieRobinson Follow Stephen on Twitter @StephenFollows If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jess and Stephen look at the decision by the state of New Mexico to issue the biggest possible fine to the producers of the movie Rust over the death of the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during filming last year, and analyse why Netflix lost subscribers for the first time in ten years at the start of this year. Follow the show on Twitter @SMTM_podcast Follow Jess on Twitter @JessieRobinson Follow Stephen on Twitter @StephenFollows If you have a question you'd like answered on the show,...

Jess and Stephen analyse Sonic The Hedgehog 2's opening weekend, the best ever for a movie based on a videogame, and find out more about "decentralised" movie studios. Follow the show on Twitter @SMTM_podcast Follow Jess on Twitter @JessieRobinson Follow Stephen on Twitter @StephenFollows If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jess and Stephen analyse what effect the privatisation on Channel 4 might have on the film and TV industry, and look into why Moon Knight star Oscar Isaac hasn't signed a long-term deal with Marvel. Follow the show on Twitter @SMTM_podcast Follow Jess on Twitter @JessieRobinson Follow Stephen on Twitter @StephenFollows If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jess and Stephen look at the financial effects for Will Smith, Chris Rock and the industry after that now infamous slap at the Oscars, and look in detail at Cineworld's losses of £500m.   Follow Jess on Twitter @JessieRobinson Follow Stephen on Twitter @StephenFollows If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices