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A Wrinkle In Business: Disney’s Blind Spot When It Comes to Science Fiction

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Henry Bevan on Disney’s sci-fi efforts… Those who have read James Stewart’s The Disney War will know that the company creates its most ambitious work when it shies away from filmmaking formulas. The Neo-Disney period (or the post-renaissance or second dark age or whatever) that followed the fabled Disney Renaissance, and contained animated wonders like […]

Why Are 1990s Crime Stories So Popular?

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Neil Calloway looks at why true stories from the 1990s seem to be everywhere… You only have to be a casual observer of TV and film to know that high profile crimes from the 1990s are pretty hot right now. From I, Tonya on the big screen to The People V OJ Simpson, The Assassination […]

Exclusive Interview – Sound mixers Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett on Blade Runner 2049, their creative process and more

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Alex Moreland talks to Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett about Blade Runner 2049, sound mixing and more… Now, I know you both worked on the original Blade Runner – how did you come to be involved with this one? Doug H: Well we worked on Ridley’s final version eight years ago – it was called […]

Exclusive Interview – Sound Editor Mark Mangini on Blade Runner 2049, his creative process and more

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Alex Moreland talks to Mark Mangini about Blade Runner 2049, his career in general, and more… So, first of all, how did you become involved with Blade Runner 2049? Well, it started with Denis Villeneuve and Joe Walker – the film editor of Blade Runner – seeing Mad Max: Fury Road while they were filming […]

Exclusive Interview – Director Rob Cohen Talks The Hurricane Heist

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Sam Kitagawa chats with The Hurricane Heist director Rob Cohen… Rob Cohen has directed a number of high profile action films including The Fast and the Furious, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and xXx. His new movie Hurricane Heist comes out March 9th. The film depicts a group of thieves who pull off […]

The Oscars: Does the Academy know better than the fans?

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George Chrysostomou on the Academy Awards… The yearly debate has reared its head again as to whether the Oscars truly capture the feelings that audiences had towards films in 2017. Whilst there is always the ongoing issue of the ever increasing divide between fans and the critics, as evidenced by recent pickings such as Star Wars: […]

Robbing the Dead: Coco, Animated Films and the Oscars

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Henry Bevan on Coco and the Oscars’ aversion to animated film… My granddad became a husk when he was diagnosed with dementia. He looked the same, but he had died before he actually died. A football revived him. A former player and lifelong fanatic, if you put a ball in front of him, his grace […]

Baby Strollers, Ducks, Planes and Ketchup Stained Walls: The Joys of No Budget Filmmaking

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Tom Jolliffe shares his experience of no budget filmmaking… When I’m not writing articles or reviews at Flickering Myth, I’m working full-time and have my 15 month old girl who keeps me very busy too. Beyond that I’m an aspiring screenwriter (and more…) aiming to break Hollywood (actually I’d settle for a Lithuanian DVD release […]

Is it OK to be angry about Jared Leto’s Netflix Yakuza movie?

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Anghus Houvouras on whether it’s okay to be angry about Jared Leto’s Yakuza movie The Outsider… No. It’s absolutely not you mewling children. Spare me your indignation you pathetic, easily offended politically correct windbags already looking for the next ‘controversy’ to feign outrage over. Thanks for clicking. Remember to like, subscribe and share with your […]