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R.I.P. Alan Harris (1938 – 2020)

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British actor Alan Harris, best known for portraying the bounty hunter Bossk in Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, has passed away aged 81, his agency has revealed. “Very sad news has just come in that Alan Harris sadly passed away this morning,” reads the statement. “‘Alan was a true gent and […]

Marvel’s Loki adds Owen Wilson in mystery role

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Owen Wilson is heading to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Deadline reporting that the actor has signed on for an as-yet-unrevealed role in Marvel Studios’ Disney+ series Loki. While character details are being kept under wraps, Wilson is said to be portraying a “prominent character” in the series, which sees Tom Hiddleston reprising his role […]

Captain Marvel deleted scene image features a comic book accurate Supreme Intelligence

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The Supreme Intelligence made its Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in last year’s Captain Marvel, but rather than appearing as a giant floating green head, as depicted in the comic books, the Kree’s AI ruler took on the form of the person most admired by whoever it’s communicating with (in the case of Brie Larson’s Carol […]

Vampirella celebrates Black History Month with special variant covers

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In collaboration with Dynamite Entertainment, writer and editor Christopher Priest is celebrating Black History Month and paying tribute to the contributions of creators of color on his Vampirella run with four covers for Vampirella #8 inspired by a simple premise – reimagining the Daughter of Drakulon as if she had been inspired by African American […]

Parasite named Film of the Year at the 2020 London Critics’ Circle Film Awards

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The winners of the 2020 London Critics’ Circle Film Awards were announced last night, with Boon Joon Ho’s dark comedy Parasite taking home the top honour, Film of the Year, along with Director the Year. Also collecting two awards apiece were The Souvenir (British/Irish Film of the Year and Young British/Irish Performer of the Year […]

Watch an exclusive clip from new comedy Stan the Man

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This coming Tuesday sees the release of Stan the Man, a new comedy in the tradition of Heaven Can Wait and Switch, which stars Steven Chase as a millionaire playboy who has 30 days to change his ways. Check out an exclusive clip from the film along with the trailer in the video below… https://youtu.be/OsmovwKGu-M Stan Mann (Steven […]

Robin Wright reprising Antiope role for Wonder Woman 1984

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It seems that Chris Pine’s Steve Trevor isn’t the only character returning from the dead in Wonder Woman 1984, with Robin Wright confirmed to be reprising the role of General Antiope for the DC Films sequel. Porter reports that the House of Cards star will shoot a sequence in Spain alongside Connie Nielsen’s Queen Hippolyta. […]

Picnic at Hanging Rock coming to DVD next week

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Following its run on BBC Two, ending this Wednesday, Acorn Media International will be bringing the new TV reimagining of Joan Lindsay’s iconic and timeless Picnic at Hanging Rock starring Game of Thrones’ Natalie Dormer to DVD this coming Monday, August 20th. SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon UK A gripping reimagining of the iconic […]

Troll: The Complete Collection receiving limited edition Blu-ray release in October

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Eureka Entertainment has announced that it is set to celebrate one of the greatest bad movies ever made with the upcoming Blu-ray release of Troll: The Complete Collection, which features Troll, Troll 2 and the documentary Best Worst Movie in a limited edition O-Card slipcase complete with collector’s booklet. SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon […]