Trevor Hogg chats with Stephan Franck about an original film idea which transformed into a debut graphic novel series and led to the formation of his own comic book publishing company… “When I was a kid in France, my parents had a store, which sold a whole bunch of stuff including books, newspapers, comic books,” […]

The Four Just Men (a.k.a. The Secret Four), 1939. Directed by Walter Forde.Starring Hugh Sinclair, Griffith Jones, Frank Lawton, Francis L.Sullivan, Anna Lee and Alan Napier. SYNOPSIS: The Four Just Men are a secret group of British operatives dedicated to keeping the country’s overseas interests secure. When he is rescued from a cell, James Terry […]

Konga, 1961 Directed by John LemontStarring Michael Gough, Margo Johns, Jess Conrad and Claire Gordon SYNOPSIS:Dr. Decker comes back from Africa after a year, presumed dead. During that year, he came across a way of growing plants and animals to an enormous size. He brings back a baby chimpanzee to test out his theory. During […]

To celebrate the release of Star Trek Into Darkness, the Flickering Myth writing team look back at the classic sci-fi franchise. Next up for Star Trek Month is Ozzy Armstrong looking back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine…. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (or DS9) takes place on a space station on the borders of […]

Frozen Silence (Spanish: Silencio en la nieve), 2011. Directed by Gerardo Herrero.Starring Juan Diego Botto, Carmelo Gomez, Rafa Castejon. SYNOPSIS: In World War II, a former police inspector is tasked with hunting a brutal killer amidst the chaos, death and destruction of the Russian Front. The Second World War has been a consistent source of […]

Bringing Up Bobby, 2011. Written and Directed by Famke Janssen.Starring Milla Jovovich, Bill Pullman, Rory Cochrane, Marcia Cross and Spencer List. SYNOPSIS: Despite con artist Olive’s (Milla Jovovich) aspirations for a better future for her son, her arrest sees Good Samaritans Kent (Bill Pullman) and Mary (Marcia Cross) take over his guardianship. Debut films will […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb: Most UK film sites have released articles this week discussing Lucasfilm’s decision to film Star Wars: Episode VII in the UK. Russ Fischer over at /Film decided to focus on a different part of the story… “The news that Star Wars: Episode VII will shoot in the UK […]

To celebrate the release of Star Trek Into Darkness, the Flickering Myth writing team look back at the classic sci-fi franchise. Next up for Star Trek Month is J-P Wooding looking back at his favourite episodes from Star Trek: The Next Generation… Knowing that they were sitting on a gold mine after the continued success […]

Chris Cooper reviews Batman and Red Hood #20… “The massive fallout from the recent events in BATMAN, INCORPORATED take Batman to the very limits of his sanity…will The Red Hood pull him back—or push him over the edge?“ Batman and Robin has been a really solid title, so once (spoilers!) Damian was killed off in […]