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Videogame Nation returns to Challenge TV this weekend

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Calling all video game fans – Videogame Nation returns for a second season this coming Sunday. Hit gaming show, Videogame Nation, produced by international broadcaster Ginx TV, returns this February for a highly anticipated second series on Challenge. Co-hosted by gaming journalists, Dan Maher (Explosive Alan), Aoife Wilson (Eurogamer) and Aussie comedian John Robertson (The […]

Tom Hiddleston talks Thor: Ragnarok and its “questions that need to be answered”

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Tom Hiddleston, who plays the God of Mischief Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was in attendance for the 68th British Academy Awards last night to present BAFTA and spoke with BBC’s Zoe Ball about the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok. “Thor 3 is happening at some point, and the last time we saw Loki, he was […]

Fifty Shades of Grey sequels on the way

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Ahead of its release this Valentine’s Day weekend (because nothing says flowers and romance like an erotic drama), there was some news coming out of a special fan screening of Fifty Shades of Grey. Some fans tweeted and revealed that the book’s sequels Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed would also be going into development. […]

Mark Hamill asks for managed expectations with Star Wars: The Force Awakens: “I’m telling you, it’s just a movie”

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If there is one movie released this year that has a lot of hype to live up to, it’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Not only is it the first Star Wars movie in a decade, but it’s the first film to come from Disney without any involvement from George Lucas. Since its announcement, we’ve […]

David Ayer teases Suicide Squad vs. Justice League and Harley Quinn’s character

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If there is one thing we know for sure, it’s that the production of David Ayer’s Suicide Squad is going to be a fun one. The director has been tweeting several images over the last few weeks (see here and here) and this is likely to continue once the film goes into production this April. […]

BAFTAS 2015: EE Rising Star nominee Gugu Mbatha-Raw talks film in Britain and working with Will Smith

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EE Rising Star nominee Gugu Mbatha-Raw faced stiff competition last night for the coveted prize from Shailene Woodley (The Fault in our Stars), Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street), Miles Teller (Whiplash) and Britain’s own Jack O’Connell (’71), who eventually took home the gold. Before she went in for the ceremony, Flickering Myth caught up […]

BAFTAS 2015: Birdman producer John Lesher talks the critical response to the movie and the worries over Michael Keaton’s connections to Batman

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Despite a hearty nine nominations, Birdman only took home one award last night at the 68th British Academy Awards in Central London for Cinematography. The movie was beaten out for Best Film by Richard Linklater’s Boyhood while Michael Keaton was pipped to the post for Leading Actor by Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything. Before […]

BAFTAS 2015: J.K. Simmons talks topping his performance in Whiplash and “his tempo”

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Congratulations to the wonderful J.K. Simmons on picking up the Best Supporting Actor award at last night’s 68th British Academy Film Awards for his role in Whiplash! Before he went in to collect his award, Flickering Myth caught up with him on the red carpet to discuss the movie, topping that performance and what exactly […]

DVD Review – The Rewrite (2014)

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The Rewrite, 2014 Written and directed by Marc Lawrence Starring Hugh Grant, Marisa Tomei, J.K. Simmons, Allison Janney, Chris Elliot SYNOPSIS: An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there. Hugh Grant is an actor who seemingly […]