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Disastrous Masterpieces in Disguise? Examining the Transformers’ Cinematic Future

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Fred McNamara on Paramount’s plans for a shared Transformers universe… It’s almost laughable how aggressive the internet turned when Paramount announced they were treating their live-action Transformers franchise to a Marvel Cinematic Universe-styled expansion. We’re also being treated to a constant stream of rumours regarding whether or not Transformers 5 will be a two-parter, the […]

Interview: Stelio Savante talks about The Making of the Mob and American Genius

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Paul Risker chats with actor Stelio Savante… The short film Once We Were Slaves to the upcoming docu-dramas American Genius and The Making of the Mob have seen actor Stelio Savante journey from the ancient world to the modern world. But time is not the only aspect to this journey as he steps into the […]

Why we should all be rooting for Suicide Squad

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Anghus Houvouras on why he thinks we should all be rooting for Suicide Squad… A cast that ranges from the inspired to the ludicrous. Character designs that have broken the internet in half. Mutant Argus soldiers covered in a thousand eyes toting shotguns. One of the most popular movie stars in the world playing a […]

The Most Disappointing: Our Insatiable Appetite for More

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Anghus Houvouras on our insatiable appetite for more… Like any good column, I was hoping to create a discussion on the topic of our collective box office obsession. Something that has seeped into the groundwater of film fanaticism and poisoned the well. It’s not enough for our movies to be great anymore. They must also […]

Interview: Wayne Bastrup discusses his upcoming role in Terminator Genisys

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In an exclusive interview with Flickering Myth, actor Wayne Bastrup discusses his role in the upcoming sci-fi blockbuster Terminator Genisys alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Emilia Clarke. Bastrup, who has also featured in hit shows CSI: NY and The Mentalist, sat down with Senior Staff Writer Scott Davis about his acting, his hopes for the future […]

Interview: Jack Reher talks Into the Grizzly Maze

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Zachary Leeman chats with Into the Grizzly Maze screenwriter Jack Reher… Predator and prey. It’s a frighteningly simple notion and one the movies have long exploited sometimes to great effect. Being hunted is scary, plain and simple and worse is not knowing whether you are the prey. Into the Grizzly Maze is a new film, […]

The Callow Way – Why Simon Pegg Was Wrong – And Right

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This week, Neil Calloway takes a dim view of Simon Pegg’s comments on the film industry… This week Simon Pegg cited the French philosopher Jean Baudrillard in an attempt to clarify comments made in an earlier interview about the infantilization of film. Pegg said this “as a society, we are kept in a state of […]