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Indie Filmmaking – Crowd Funding Star Power

May 24, 2015 by Gary Collinson

As mentioned in my last article – crowd funding can be tough, but if you follow some simple ideas and build a solid platform for your campaign you can achieve success. One other simple way of reaching audiences far and wide is…. STAR POWER! In the modern age, no celebrity has a private life and […]

The Callow Way – Why Cannes Still Matters

May 18, 2015 by Neil Calloway

This week Neil Calloway looks at what winning the Palme d’Or can do to your box office… So we are in the middle of the Cannes Film Festival, and it’s easy to dismiss it as a two-week publicity vehicle for beautiful actresses to get photographed next to middle-aged European film directors on the Croisette, or […]

Avengers: Age of Ultron, Sexism and Hollywood

May 17, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Anthony Stokes on Avengers: Age of Ultron, Sexism and Hollywood… Like many, I feel as though Hollywood has a major diversity problem, with the status quo being handsome white males. Look no further than Avengers: Age of Ultron as an example. Marvel Studios has been trying to diversify the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the limited […]

Mad Max: Fury Road – Not Exactly Reinventing the Wheel

May 16, 2015 by Anghus Houvouras

Anghus Houvouras on Mad Max: Fury Road… Hyperbole. It’s the designer drug of choice for the cinema fanboys online, still clinging to the idea that there are only masterpieces and unmitigated disasters. Keep this in mind as we discuss George Miller’s wildly praised new blockbuster. Mad Max: Fury Road has been this strange piece of […]

The Callow Way – How Films Predicted The UK General Election Result

May 10, 2015 by Neil Calloway

This week Neil Calloway looks at a movie based way of predicting election outcomes… If you hadn’t noticed, there was a General Election in the UK this week. The result was probably best summed up by the American gentleman I overhead outside the Houses of Parliament on Friday, who said “The Prime Minister who was […]

Fixing Gotham: Make Jim Gordon Batman

May 6, 2015 by Anghus Houvouras

Anghus Houvouras with a suggestion for fixing Gotham… Gotham has been the craziest kind of failed experiment. A show that was off the rails almost from the beginning. The show has been raked across the coals in its first season for being ‘Batman without Batman’, citing the show’s penchant for cramming in every Batman villain […]

Interview: Thomas Vinterberg talks Far from the Madding Crowd

May 5, 2015 by admin

Kat Kourbeti sat with Far from the Madding Crowd director Thomas Vinterberg, and got chatting to him about what makes this film stand out in a sea of period drama adaptations. Be warned, the interview contains discussion of a few moments in the film which some might consider spoilers… Kat Kourbeti: How has press and […]

Interview: Loren Escandon discusses The Messengers

May 3, 2015 by Gary Collinson

We chat to Loren Escandon about her role in The CW’s The Messengers… Hello Loren, thank you for taking time out to chat to Flickering Myth. Thank you so much for having me. I am super excited to be chatting with you today. I love the magazine. Can you tell us about where you […]

The Callow Way – Do You Want To Own A Piece Of Your Favourite Star?

May 3, 2015 by Neil Calloway

This week Neil Calloway looks at the possibility of owning shares in Hollywood stars… Have you heard of Fantex? Unless you’re a fan of American Football or the financial markets, or both, the chances are you haven’t. That may be about to change, however. Fantex was set up about a year ago, enabling people to […]

The Most Disappointing – Avengers: Age of Ultron

May 1, 2015 by Anghus Houvouras

Anghus Houvouras shares his disappointment over Avengers: Age of Ultron… Even the thought of this column feels like a slaughter waiting to happen. I feel like Sonny Corleone in The Godfather as he exits the car at the toll booth… I get it. People love movies like Avengers: Age of Ultron. Any negative sentiments are […]