Now that Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is officially underway, we’re starting to hear bits and pieces about the culmination of this second round of movies, referring of course to Joss Whedon’s eagerly-anticipated superhero sequel The Avengers 2. Just last week, we heard that Whedon plans to introduce (at least) two new characters, […]

Baron Blood (Italian: Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga), 1972. Directed by Mario BavaStarring Joseph Cotten, Elke Sommer, Antonio Cantafora, Massimo Girotti and Rada Rassimov. SYNOPSIS: Newly graduated Peter travels to Vienna to explore his Austrian heritage. There he visits the castle of an ancestor, the murderous Baron Otto von Kleist. While playfully flirting with […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Amy Kaufman writes for The LA Times about Hollywood’s Summer Big Bets: “Midway through a year of declining attendance and ticket sales, the major studios are betting heavily on big-budget spectacles that can fatten the bottom line if they succeed — or lead to write-offs and management shake-ups […]

Last night Entertainment Weekly’s CapeTown Film Festival celebrated Star Wars Day (May 4th) with a special 30th anniversary screening of Return of the Jedi, which was followed by a surprise guest none other than Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill. During a Q&A (via IGN), Hamill refused to confirm outright the rumours that he’s signed on […]

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 Anghus Houvouras reviewing Star Trek V: The Final Frontier… Every Star Trek fan has to deal with the fact that every so often you will bear witness […]

Yesterday the North East of England saw its first major sci-fi convention as around 1000 people turned out for Screen-Con in North Shields. Among the special guests for the inaugural event were Sylvester McCoy (Doctor Who, The Hobbit) and Star Wars stars Alan Harris (Bossk), Laurie Goode (Saurin, Stormtrooper) and Britain’s smallest man Michael Henbury […]

After a lengthy search which has seen a host of actors linked to the part, Relativity Media has finally ended its search for the lead in the remake of The Crow, with Deadline reporting that Welsh actor Luke Evans has signed on to play Eric Draven in director F. Javier Gutiérrez’s (Before the Fall) adaptation […]

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 reviewing Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home… After the death of Spock in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and his subsequent rebirth in […]

Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Avengers 2, Doctor Strange, Man of Steel, Superman Lives, The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Fantastic Four, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, […]

It’s Star Trek Month here at Flickering Myth, but as J.J. Abrams prepares to swap the Federation for a galaxy far, far away, Ozzy Armstrong celebrates Star Wars Day by looking towards the future of the franchise with Star Wars: Episode VII…. When people talk about Star Wars, most people immediately think back to the […]