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Cats poised to lose $100 million at the box office

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From the outset Cats looked like it could become a fascinating box-office story: the trailers hinted at something so-bad-its-good, with the potential for feline festive fun to be had at group outings to the cinema. Heck, the West End show didn’t run for decades for nothing. And then the reviews hit (you can read our […]

The Cinematic 12 Days of Christmas

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Matt Rodgers on the Cinematic 12 Days of Christmas… Tis the season, you know the one, no matter your own belief system you’re going to be exposed to seasonal songs being pumped into your every waking hour by supermarkets, cinemas, and family members. Here at Flickering Myth we’re not going to be a pre-ghosted Ebenezer […]

Movie Review – Little Women (2019)

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Little Women, 2019. Directed by Great Gerwig Starring Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson, Eliza Scanlen, Timothée Chalamet, Laura Dern, Tracy Letts, James Norton, Chris Cooper, Louis Garrel, Bob Odenkirk, and Meryl Streep SYNOPSIS: Four uniquely individual sisters navigate their way through life in post-Civil War America. The question to be asked of any text that […]

Movie Review – Lucy in the Sky (2019)

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Lucy in the Sky, 2019. Directed by Noah Hawley. Starring Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, Dan Stevens, Zazie Beetz, Pearl Amanda Dickson, Ellen Burstyn, Jeffrey Donovan, Tig Notaro, and Colman Domingo. SYNOPSIS: Upon returning to Earth following a life-changing experience above the atmosphere, astronaut Lucy Cola (Natalie Portman) struggles to adjust to life back on terra […]

Disney chief expresses “disappointment” in films inherited from Fox

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When Disney completed their all-consuming acquisition of 20th Century Fox earlier this year, they inherited a slate of films that were already in the can and jostling for release. So as well as an enormous amount of archived content that would bolster the launch of Disney+ (The Simpsons), they also had to handle the marketing […]

Movie Review – Away (2019)

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Away, 2019. Directed by Gints Zilbalodis. SYNOPSIS: A young boy wakes to find himself hanging from a tree by his parachute. He has apparently crash landed on a mysterious island, one which is inhabited by a menagerie of creatures, as well as a giant spirit who pursues him across this strange new land as he […]

Sonic the Hedgehog set photos reveal James Marsden’s Sheriff

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Filming is underway in Ladysmith, Vancouver Island, on the adaptation of blockbusting 90s SEGA game Sonic the Hedgehog, and while these early pics don’t give us a look at the titular ericius, or Dr. Robotnik, HollywoodNorth.buzz’s exclusive set snaps show us James Marsden’s local sheriff, and the town of Green Hills which he polices. Click […]

New cast and characters for The Incredibles 2 revealed

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Those geniuses over at Disney Pixar have taken to social media in order to refresh your memory on who provided the voices for the roll call of characters from 2004’s The Incredibles, as well as give you a glimpse at the new ones who’ll be appearing in this summer’s sequel. #Incredibles2 pic.twitter.com/Nqa6TQfW0q — Disney•Pixar (@DisneyPixar) […]

Rian Johnson offers brilliant Twitter response to Star Wars: The Last Jedi force projection criticism

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Officially the most divisive Star Wars movie of the saga, Rian Johnson has spent the last few days divulging information about creative choices made on Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Whether that’s questions about Rey’s parentage, Snoke’s fate, or what happened to the Knights of Ren, he has answered them in a manner that has fully […]