British filmmaker Michael Winner has passed away aged 77 at his home in Kensington, his wife has confirmed today. Born in Hampstead, London in 1935, Winner began his career as a showbiz columnist before securing his first writing credit in 1958, penning the script for Montgomery Tully’s Man with a Gun. Several writing and directing […]

David Bishop on the controversy surrounding The Impossible… One of the biggest releases currently in cinemas is The Impossible. Based on true events, it’s a harrowing depiction of one family’s attempt to survive the devastating Tsunami that hit Thailand in 2004. Unfortunately, it has attracted a great deal of controversy. The family, on which the […]

The Helpers, 2012. Directed by Chris Stokes.Starring Kristen Quintrall, Denyce Lawton, Christopher Jones, JoJo Wright, Rachel Sterling, Dallas Lovato, Aubrey Allen, Black Thomas, Dustin Harnish, Cameron Diskin and Braxton Davis. SYNOPSIS: After breaking down on a road trip to Las Vegas, seven friends check into a rest-stop motel and wake up in their rooms to […]

With Arnold Schwarzenegger returning to the big screen in The Last Stand, the Flickering Myth writing team look back at their favourite Arnie movies. Next up, Piers McCarthy with 1994’s True Lies…Imagine a world where Arnie had not met James Cameron. Hating to build on his already huge ego, Arnie does owe a lot to The […]

House of Lies – The First Season Created by Matthew Carnahan.Starring Don Cheadle, Kristen Bell, Ben Schwartz, Donis Leonard Jr., Josh Lawson, Glynn Turman, Dawn Olivieri, Griffin Dunne and Richard Schiff. SYNOPSIS: Marty Kaan and his three associate consultants are brought in by companies to help solve problems in business. They are often tactful, intermittently […]

The Royle Family: Barbara’s Old Ring, 2012. Directed by Caroline Aherne.Starring Ricky Tomlinson, Sue Johnston, Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash. SYNOPSIS: Christmas is coming but Barbara is not happy. Not only has she lost her wedding ring but Jim has won on a scratch card she found down the back of the sofa whilst looking for […]

Unit One – Season 1. Created by Peter Thorsboe.Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Charlotte Fich, Lars Brygmann, Erik Wedersøe, Waage Sandø, Trine Pallesen and Lars Bom. SYNOPSIS: Based on actual, real-life crimes, Unit One follows an elite mobile police force as they are dispatched to assist local police in solving some of the most complex and high […]

Kirsty Capes reviews the third episode of Downton Abbey season 3… Thank the lord! The first episode this season that doesn’t include a wedding. About time too! There’s a lot going on both upstairs and downstairs this episode, so bare with me as I run you through it. First off, Sybil’s back again, yay! Our […]

Following the acclaimed World War II dramas Band of Brothers and The Pacific, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks are set to produce a third WWII miniseries for HBO, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the as-yet-untitled project “will explore the aerial wars through the eyes of enlisted men of the Eighth Air Force – known […]