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Movie Review – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 2015 Directed by J.J. Abrams Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Tim Rose, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o, Ken Leung, Miltos Yerolemou, Max von Sydow, Jessica Henwick, Christina Chong, Simon Pegg, Billie […]

William Friedkin says there isn’t gender or race prejudice in cinema, claims Hollywood is an “open playing field”

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There has been a call over the last few years for more women and people of colour to be represented both on screen and behind the camera, particularly after with this year’s Oscar nominations where every single director nominated was white and male. William Friedkin, director of classic movies such as The Exorcist and The French Connection, […]

Street Fighter: Resurrection live action mini-series announced

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The team behind the live-action series Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist have announced that they will be releasing a 5-part mini series to tie in with the release of Street Fighter V, titled Street Fighter: Resurrection. The story takes place ten years after the events of Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist and will see Mike Moh (Empire) and […]

Blu-ray Review – Absolutely Anything (2015)

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Absolutely Anything, 2015. Directed by Terry Jones. Starring Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Robin Williams, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Rob Riggle, Eddie Izzard. SYNOPSIS: An absolutely average earthling (Simon Pegg) is given the galactic power to do absolutely anything by a group of sinister aliens. Whether he uses his power […]

Memorable Star Wars Moments – The Rancor Pit

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Flickering Myth’s writing team are counting down to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens by discussing their most memorable Star Wars moments. Next up is The Week in Star Wars’s Luke Owen with Luke Skywalker in the Rancor pit from Return of the Jedi… Return of the Jedi gets a lot of stick for having teddy […]

Was Pixels really that bad?

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Luke Owen looks at Adam Sandler’s latest box office bomb… “It’s the cinematic equivalent of receiving a supermarket brand deodorant gift set on Christmas morning: you don’t want it, you’ll never use it, and frankly, it stinks.” – Chris Blohm, Little White Lies “Some movies are so interminable that it seems they might never end, […]

Anthony Russo says it’s “possible” for the Defenders to appear in Avengers: Infinity War

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With a reported budget of $1 billion, Marvel and Disney appear to be throwing everything and the kitchen sink into Avengers: Infinity War. Many have speculated that this full-on war will bring together The Avengers universe with Guardians of the Galaxy and the Netflix series Defenders – made up of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage […]

Movie Review – Attack On Titan: Part 1 & Part 2 (2015)

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Attack On Titan, 2015. Directed by Shinji Higuchi Starring Haruma Miura, Kiko Mizuhara, Kanata Hongo, Satomi Ishihara, Nanami Sakuraba, Takahiro Miura, Hiroki Hasegawa, Ayame Misaki, Pierre Taki, Jun Kunimura. SYNOPSIS:  Since the appearance of man-eating giants known as Titans more than 100 years ago, humanity has enclosed itself within the confines of three concentric walls, […]

The Week in Star Wars – George Lucas has seen The Force Awakens, Carrie Fisher calls Slave Leia controversy “stupid”, Han Solo casting news, new posters and clips from The Force Awakens and more

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USE THE COUPON CODE 20OFF FOR 20% OFF YOUR ORDER (ends on 6th December, 2015) In this edition of The Week in Star Wars, we’ve got George Lucas talking about Greedo shooting first as well as liking The Force Awakens, news on Disney’s casting plans for a young Han Solo, UK cinemas adding an extra […]