As the James Cameron classic returns in 3D this week, Freda Cooper has a guide for the uninitiated….. Every film fan has a gap in their knowledge: it’s nigh-on impossible to see everything, no matter how hard you try. So, ladies and gentlemen, I present a recently filled chasm in my film-going history. Terminator 2: Judgment […]
Exclusive Interview with Patti Cake$ director Geremy Jasper and Bridget Everett
After captivating audiences at Sundance and Cannes, Patti Cake$ arrives like a gale of fresh air this week in British cinemas. The story of New Jersey teenager, Patricia, who dreams of escaping the pressures of her life by becoming a rapper, the film marks a number of firsts. First feature for writer/director Geremy Jasper, a […]
How Creed 2 can work, and the pitfalls it must avoid
Tom Jolliffe on Creed 2… When Ryan Coogler delivered Creed to the world, it took most people completely by surprise. A spinoff to a franchise that was nearing 40 years old, which had been adequately closed in 2006’s, Rocky Balboa. There wasn’t really much demand for the film, but he had a vision. It was […]
More details on The Batman in the DCEU, Justice League Dark problems, Green Goblin in Silver & Black and more – Daily News Roundup
WILL HE WON’T HE? Right, let’s try and get to the bottom of this. The confusion over The Batman‘s place in the DCEU was thrown into quandary this week when director Matt Reeves revealed that the film wasn’t part of the extended universe. This came off the heels of it being announced that Warner Bros. […]
Avengers 4 set photos, The Batman not part of the DCEU, major character cut from Justice League and more – Daily News Roundup
INFINITY TRINITY After making her surprise return in Spider-Man: Homecoming, Gwyneth Paltrow’s Pepper Potts has resurfaced in set photos from Avengers 4, which is currently in production, alongside two very good friends. There are also set photos of another Avenger, and you can find out who here. YOU MUST BE JOKING In perhaps the most […]
The Joker doesn’t need an origin story (or a solo movie)
Anghus Houvouras on the news that Warner Bros. is working on a Joker origin movie… There are few things in life that i can say are an absolute certainty. I know that 20th Century Fox will never make a good Fantastic Four movie. I know that the Universal Monsters Dark Universe might be the worst […]
Exclusive Interview with Transformers’ John Barber and Steve Kurth
Ricky Church chats with Transformers’ John Barber and Steve Kurth… If you’ve seen the commercials with a transforming razor, that’s the latest addition to the vast Transformers mythology, Hydrobot. He was introduced earlier this summer through IDW’s one-shot comic, Schick Hydrobot and the Transformers, written by John Barber and drawn by Steve Kurth. Barber is the writer […]
Revisiting The King of Comedy
Following the passing of Jerry Lewis, Tom Jolliffe revisits The King of Comedy… With the saddening news of Jerry Lewis departing us a few days ago, it bought to mind not only his fine cinematic outputs as a leading comedic star in the 50’s and 60’s (including classics such as The Nutty Professor and The […]
Exclusive Interview – Doug Liman talks American Made and Live Die Repeat and Repeat
Ahead of the release of American Made this Friday (August 25th), Flickering Myth’s Amon Warmann caught up with director Doug Liman to discuss his latest Tom Cruise collaboration, as well as sharing a few words about their next project, the Edge of Tomorrow sequel Live Die Repeat and Repeat. Watch the interview in the player […]
Detroit – London Press Conference Report
Recent events in Charlottesville hung over the room at the London press conference for Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit. But they were far from being the elephant in the room that nobody would talk about. Director Bigelow, along with cast members John Boyega, Will Poulter, Jack Reynor and Hannah Murray, tackled questions head on about the relevance […]
