Luke Owen looks at the pubs in The World’s End and what their names might mean…. If there is one thing that Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg do very well when writing scripts, it’s foreshadowing. They always drop in little nuggets that will either give you a clue of how the film will progress or […]
My Favourite Christmas Movie – Rise of the Guardians
The Flickering Myth writing team countdown to Christmas by discussing their favourite festive movies; next up is Jackson Ball with Rise of the Guardians… Christmas can be a dreadfully nostalgic beast: it’s always better when you’re small, the old songs are the best and a Christmas film isn’t a ‘classic’ unless it predates the 90’s. It […]
My Favourite Christmas Movie – White Christmas
The Flickering Myth writing team count down to Christmas by discussing their favourite festive movies; next up is Tori Brazier with White Christmas… I have a confession to make. This is not actually my favourite Christmas movie, per se… I sort of forgot about It’s a Wonderful Life (yes, I know, and I’m a huge […]
My Favourite Christmas Movie – Love Actually
The Flickering Myth writing team count down to Christmas by discussing their favourite festive movies; next up is Robert D. Spake with Love Actually… It’s been a tradition for a number of years now that I watch Love, Actually every Christmas Eve. It’s not just a film about Christmas, but about love as well, and […]
Special Features – Why We Love Christmas Films
Helen Murdoch on why we love Christmas films… Gifts are being wrapped, trees are being propped up and the smell of mince pies is at every turn, it is of course Christmas, our favourite time of year. As a certified film addict, Christmas is the time of great movies as well, which got me thinking […]
Die Hard – The Greatest Christmas Movie of All Time
Martin Deer explains why Die Hard is the greatest Christmas movie of all time… Christmas. That wonderful time of year when we receive gifts, the hero loses to the evil villain and we realise just how much we hate our family and lose faith in ourselves and fellow man. Wait, no, that’s wrong. Christmas is […]
Star Wars on the Small Screen – The Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour (1985-86)
Continuing our countdown to The Mandalorian by exploring Lucasfilm’s early Star Wars TV efforts, we turn our attention to the first animated entries in the saga, Ewoks and Droids – The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO… Following the ratings success of George Lucas’ first TV movie Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1984), ABC secured […]