Flickering Myth

Film & TV News, Reviews and Features

Gary Collinson

CBS All Access orders new Mr. Magoo, Lassie and George of the Jungle animated series

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CBS All Access has announced that it is expanding its children’s content by ordering three new series from DreamWorks Animation featuring the classic characters Mr. Magoo, Lassie, and George of the Jungle. “We’ve seen a tremendous response from our subscribers in just the few months since CBS All Access began offering children’s programming,” said Marc […]

Literary Agents 101 with Erin Niumata | The Writer Experience Podcast #83

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Listen to the latest episode of The Writer Experience… In this episode of The Writer Experience podcast, hosts Court and Harry are joined by Erin Niumata, an SVP at Folio Literary Management, as they discuss literary agents. Listen to the episode here… You can subscribe to The Writer Experience on SoundCloud or your podcast app of choice […]

Comic Book Preview – ROM: Dire Wraiths #1

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IDW Publishing launches the new series ROM: Dire Wraiths this Wednesday, and we have a preview of the first issue for you here… “Inhumanauts,” Part 1: In 1969, two American astronauts became the first humans to set foot on Earth’s moon… but they found something inhuman waiting for them! With Rom the Spaceknight nowhere in […]

Comic Book Preview – Gears of War: Hivebusters #4

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Gears of War: Hivebusters #4 is out this Wednesday, and we’ve got a preview of the issue for you here; check it out… With the memories of those they’ve lost fresh in their minds, Team Scorpio has finally made it to the hive. But as they fight their way through, they’ll also uncover a disturbing […]

The Mandalorian’s Baby Yoda puppet cost a cool $5 million

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It’s fair to say that the as-yet-unnamed ‘Baby Yoda’ is the breakout star of The Mandalorian, with the character not only becoming an immediate fan favourite, but also a pop culture phenomenon following the Star Wars show’s premiere on Disney+ back in November. Despite being completely kept under wraps during the marketing campaign for the […]

Seth MacFarlane signs $200 million deal with NBCUniversal, won’t affect Family Guy, American Dad and The Orville

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Seth MacFarlane is leaving his long time home at 20th Century Fox Television, with the Family Guy creator signing a huge $200 million five-year deal with NBCUniversal to produce television content for internal and external networks, in addition to the upcoming Peacock streaming service. “Seth’s voice resonates across multiple demographics and mediums. We all admire […]

Joker leads the nominations for the 2020 Academy Awards

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced the nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards have been announced today, with the likes of Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Sam Mendes’ 1917, Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, and Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite all vying for recognition. However, it’s […]

2019 sets worldwide box office record with $42.5 billion

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While domestic box office business dropped 4%, a $31.1 billion international haul helped boost theatrical receipts to a record $42.5 billion in 2019. Here’s a look at the studio domestic and international figures for the year, courtesy of Deadline: Studio Domestic Gross International Gross Total Gross Disney/Fox (combined) $4.328B $8.823B $13.153B Warner Bros. $1.582B $2.850B […]

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Fleabag and Succession lead 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards winners

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Last night, the Broadcast Film Critics Association and Broadcast Television Journalists Association presented the winners of the 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards, with Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood named Best Picture, and Fleabag and Succession leading the TV winners as Best Comedy Series and Best Drama Series respectively. On the film side, Sam […]