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Star Wars: An Obligation

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Anghus Houvouras on Disney’s Star Wars…Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is finally here and critics have gone ‘knives out’ on the last installment of the most recent Star Wars trilogy (oh sweet irony). The film has officially flopped in China and even the most ardent supporters of the Disney Star Wars saga seem confounded […]

The Princess and the Frog 10 Years On: Does Disney miss hand drawn animation?

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Martin Izzard on Disney’s Princess of the Frog and the shift from hand drawn animation…The closing out of 2019 not only marks the end of a decade but ten years since the release of The Princess and the Frog, an animated movie that was supposed to reignite the studio’s use of hand drawn animation. But […]

Warcraft 2 plot revealed, new Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer, Han Solo loses directors and more – Daily News Roundup

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WARCRAFT 2It’s no secret that Duncan Jones had issues directing last year’s Warcraft, and the man himself held a Q&A screening of the movie on Monday night in London. During the session, Jones spoke about what he would have done with Warcraft 2, which likely won’t happen now. “This first film is about establishing the […]

The Week in Star Wars – Rogue One’s original ending, Yoda and The Last Jedi, Darth Vader vs Darth Maul and more

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In this edition of The Week in Star Wars, Gareth Edwards has been talking about the original Rogue One ending, Frank Oz has seemingly let slip Yoda’s inclusion in The Last Jedi, and Dave Filoni has revealed that Darth Vader and Darth Maul were going to go head-to-head in Star Wars Rebels…With the home-entertainment release […]

The Cinematic 12 Days of Christmas

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Matt Rodgers on the Cinematic 12 Days of Christmas…Tis the season, you know the one, no matter your own belief system you’re going to be exposed to seasonal songs being pumped into your every waking hour by supermarkets, cinemas, and family members.Here at Flickering Myth we’re not going to be a pre-ghosted Ebenezer Scrooge, we’re […]

Up Up and Pret-a-Porter: Why are superhero movie costume designs so boring?

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Anghus Houvourus on superhero movie costumes…Be warned: This is going to be some epic level nitpicking right here.By now my laundry list of complaints about the Marvel Cinematic Universe are well known. It’s safe to say that I may be the most vocal critic of the Marvel movies in terms of consistency and output. I […]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 nears $500 million, Suicide Squad 2 director, Edge of Tomorrow 2 title and more – Weekend News Roundup

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SHOWTIME A-HOLESAfter a big opening around the world last weekend, James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 hit domestic theatres with a huge return. The film earned around $145 million domestically, which pushes its global total to $428 million. This means the movie should hit the half-billion dollar mark in the next few days. […]

The ZX Spectrum celebrates its 35th Anniversary – #HappyBirthdaySpectrum

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Villordsutch celebrates the 35th Birthday of the ZX Spectrum…Today marks the 35th Birthday of one of the United Kingdom’s greatest pieces of technology, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum.  On this day the 23rd April  back in 1982 this 8-bit machine with its rubber-keys and a massive 16K or 48K of RAM appeared and no matter what […]

Matthew Vaughn in talks for Man of Steel 2, Spawn reboot will be dark and nasty, new Doctor Who trailer, critics vs. fans and more – Daily News Roundup

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Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories…MAN OF STEEL 2 FINDS A DIRECTOR?We’ve known for a while that Warner Bros. has been developing a sequel to Man of Steel, and if rumours are to be believed, the studio may have found a director. According to reports, comic book movie regular Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class, […]