Tom Jolliffe looks at a career defining period of classic films for Michael Caine which included iconic characters, and music…Everyone even vaguely into film knows Michael Caine. He’s an icon, so identifiable by his voice and mannerisms. He’s been in the business over 60 years and has worked solidly. More recently he will be most […]
Why Scott Adkins Should Be the Next Batman
Tom Jolliffe offers his thoughts on the prospect of Scott Adkins as Batman…As widely reported there was recently a leak for an audition video British martial arts action star Scott Adkins made prior to Batfleck’s casting in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Adkins addressed the issue himself. With Affleck now out the picture and […]
Exclusive Interview – Charlie Steeds on being an independent horror director and producer
Tom Jolliffe invited independent filmmaker Charlie Steeds to chat with Flickering Myth and he kindly stopped by to offer his insights into indie filmmaking…Charlie Steeds came out of film school with a desire to make films, and a long standing love of horror. When his first film, Deadman Apocalypse picked up distribution he didn’t look […]
A Celebration of Janus Films
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at Janus Films, the iconic distributors of arthouse and World Cinema…It’s not often we as film goers pay much focus on film distributors. We all know the biggies. Those images that precede the big tent pole blockbusters almost seep into our synapses without much notice. Warner Bros., Universal, Disney, New […]
Movie Review – Tangent Room (2017)
Tangent Room, 2017.Directed by Bjorn Engstrom. Starring Lisa Bearpark, Daniel Epstein, Hakan Julander, Jennifer Lila, and Vee Vimolmal.SYNOPSIS:Trapped in a mysterious room with no escape, four brilliant minds race against time to prevent a cosmic collapse of the universe. They must learn to work together and solve the puzzle before it’s too late.One of the great challenges […]
The Problem With Streaming Monopolies
Tom Jolliffe looks at Amazon and Netflix, as physical media slowly dies out with every increase in their market share…A lot has been said recently about Netflix’s huge push in 2019 with original content. It’s not necessarily true to say people have been banging their door down demanding they create this original content (or release […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Alfonso Cuaron
In our latest director beginner’s guide, Tom Jolliffe looks at Alfonso Cuaron…Alfonso Cuaron may be a director you’re familiar with. He’s on something of a high right now having attained at hat-full of Oscar nominations for his latest film Roma. One of the Mexican masters (alongside Guillermo del Toro who took the Oscars by storm last […]
Reboot, Reset, Mulligan, Ad Nauseam: The Ever-Increasing Frequency of Reboots
Tom Jolliffe looks at the ever-increasing frequency of reboots…This won’t come as any surprise but the notion of the reboot, remake, or whatever you call it is nothing new. We’ve all seen three live action Spider-Man incarnations in just 10 years from Tobey Maguire’s final fling, through Andrew Garfield, to Tom Holland who is currently […]
How to do The Expendables 4
Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to The Expendables 4, and where the film can succeed (or fail)…There comes a point in any franchise run, where time just sneaks up on it, yoinks the back strap of its undies up and wrenches it up over the head of the franchise in a kind of Atomic wedgie from […]
Looking Back at the Legacy of Andrew G. Vajna
Tom Jolliffe looks back at the legacy of the late Andrew G. Vajna…When I was growing up I was fascinated by the video shop. Thousands of boxes displaying all manner of films. This was an era when cover art was particularly impressive. You could wander your eye over a shelf and scan until something caught […]
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