Since Kevin Smith started with his True North Trilogy of Tusk, Yoga Hosers and Moose Jaws, it appeared that he’d put his two-part hockey movie / miniseries Hit Somebody on the backburner. However, the indie filmmaker has now revealed that he’s secured financing for the long-gestating project and intends on shooting that, Moose Jaws and […]
The most overpaid actors of 2014
Forbes has posted its annual list of the most overpaid actors in Hollywood, and just like last year, former funnyman Adam Sandler finds himself in the unenviable position of first place, although he did have some competition from Johnny Depp following the disappointing box office for Dark Shadows and The Lone Ranger. The list is […]
Christmas e-card from The Babadook
IFC Films has released a Christmas e-card for the New Zealand horror The Babadook (which Flickering Myth co-editor Luke Owen called the best film of FrightFest and one of the best movies of the year) entitled ‘How the ‘Dook Stole Christmas’, and you can check it out here… Six years after the violent death of […]
Watch Marvel Super Heroes: What The – ?! Holiday Spectacular
Marvel is celebrating the holidays with a brand new episode of Marvel Super Heroes: What The – ?!, which sees Thanos forced to impersonate Santa Claus as part of his latest scheme against the Inhumans. Also joining in the holiday hijinx are Hawkeye, Spider-Man, The Hulk, Thor , Captain America, The Winter Soldier and more. […]
New Pee-Wee Herman movie is heading to Netflix
Paul Reubens has been doing a lot of talking about the third Pee-Wee Herman movie lately, stating that a director is in place and production is likely to begin early in the New Year. Now The Wrap is reporting that streaming giant Netflix is nearing a deal to distribute the film, which is being produced […]
R.I.P. Billie Whitelaw (1932 – 2014)
Acclaimed British actress Billie Whitelaw has passed away yesterday aged 82, it has abeen announced. Whitelaw was best known for her role as Mrs. Blaylock in the horror classic The Omen, as well as her regular collaborations with playwright Samuel Beckett. Born in Coventry in 1932, Whitelaw trained at RADA before making her stage debut […]
Terry Dodson variant cover for Marvel’s Amazing Spider-Man #800 revealed
In addition to a main cover by Alex Ross, Marvel’s upcoming landmark issue The Amazing Spider-Man #800 is set to offer a variety of variant covers in celebration of the milestone. We’ve already seen the offerings from Mark Bagley and John Romita Sr. and Richard Isanove, and next up is the cover from Terry Dodson. Take […]
Production wraps on Marvel’s Daredevil
Ahead of its arrival on Netflix this coming May, showrunner Steven S. DeKnight has taken to Twitter to announce that production has wrapped on the season finale of Daredevil, Marvel’s upcoming 13-part series which marks the first step on the road to The Defenders. Now, how about a nice Christmas present in the form of […]
Everest retains top spot at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 25th September to Sunday 27th September 2015… Having topped the chart last week, Everest retained first place at the second time of asking, pulling in £1,996,439 ahead of Legend, which has now become the highest-grossing British 18 certificate film of all time on […]
David Fincher and James Ellroy teaming up for Shakedown
HBO has snapped up the rights to a new 1950s-set noir series from David Fincher (Gone Girl) and crime writer James Ellroy (L.A. Confidential) entitled Shakedown, which is based upon a script Ellroy originally developed for FX. Deadline reports that the project is an original tale as opposed to an adaptation of Ellroy’s 2012 novella […]
