Luke Owen wonders whether the WWE should have stopped Raw this past Monday after Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler suffered a heart attack during the live TV broadcast… While I know that Flickering Myth is a dedicated film and TV website, this has been something that has been playing on my mind for the last few […]

British filmmaker Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) caused quite a stir back in July when he screened a reel of test footage for his long-in-development Ant-Man adaptation during Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 panel at the San Diego Comic-Con International. For those of us not fortunate enough to attend the SDCC, Marvel […]

Much Ado About Nothing, 2012. Directed by Joss Whedon. Starring Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Ashley Johnson, Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker, Fran Kranz, Sean Maher, Riki Lindhome and Spencer Treat Clark. SYNOPSIS:Sibling rivalry leads to a series of romantic miscommunications that threatens the ability of a young couple to marry. Considering he is known for writing […]

To the Wonder, 2012. Directed by Terrence Malick. Starring Ben Affleck,,Javier Bardem, Olga Kurylenko,,Charles Baker, Romina Mondello,,Cassidee Vandalia and Darryl Cox. SYNOPSIS: After his marriage fails a man renews a relationship with a hometown sweetheart. The key to understanding the movies made by Terrence Malick is that he adopts a narrative based on the subconscious […]

Despite being one of this summer’s most anticipated blockbusters, audience reaction to director Ridley Scott’s long-awaited return to the sci-fi genre, Prometheus, was decidedly mixed at best. However, while a number of fans were left underwhelmed by the [not an] Alien prequel, that doesn’t seem to be the case for fellow filmmaker James Cameron, who […]

Cloud Atlas, 2012. Directed by Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski. Starring Tom Hanks, Hugo Weaving, Halle Berry, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant, Jim Sturgess, Ben Whishaw, Jim Broadbent, Keith David, James D’Arcy, Xun Zho, Doona Bae and Zhu Zhu. SYNOPSIS: The actions of individuals influence the past, present and future lives of others. From […]

Last week it was revealed that The CW was looking to extend its DC Comics output beyond the upcoming Arrow TV series by hiring Allan Heinberg (Grey’s Anatomy) to pen a pilot script for a Wonder Woman show entitled Amazon, which is said to focus on the early pre-superhero years of Diana, Princess of Themyscira. […]

Luke Graham on James Gunn and Marvel Studios’ upcoming ‘space epic’ Guardians of the Galaxy… In mid-august, it was reported (well, rumoured) that James Gunn (of Slither and Super fame) was in talks to direct Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy, which is set for release on August 1, 2014. Since then, nothing more has […]

Although there’s been no official word as of yet from Marvel Studios, The Avengers director Joss Whedon has seemingly confirmed that James Gunn (Super) is set to helm the upcoming ‘big space epic’ Guardians of the Galaxy during an interview with MTV News (via CBM): “James is what makes me think it will work. I […]

Anna Karenina, 2012. Directed by Joe Wright.Starring Keira Knightley, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kelly Macdonald, Jude Law, Matthew Macfadyen, Michelle Dockery, Olivia Williams, Emily Watson, Alicia Vikander and Domhnall Gleeson. SYNOPSIS: In 19th century Russia, Anna Karenina begins a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky. Anna Karenina is an adaptation of the classic novel by Leo […]