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Why Black Panther Shouldn’t Be Nominated for Best Picture

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Pim Razenberg on the over-praising of Black Panther and the need for true equality… Over the course of the past month, we’ve heard them all: every critic and every columnist shared their opinion of Marvel Studio’s new smash hit, Black Panther. They shouted out that diversity finally rules the box office; that Black Panther is […]

The Star Wars TV Series Could Be The Boost The Franchise Needs

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Neil Calloway says the new series might save the galaxy… It’s been rumoured and planned for a long time, but this week finally brought the news that Jon Favreau will write and produce a live action Star Wars TV series. It’s news that will make Disney’s shareholder’s happy – countless people will sign up for […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]