It’s been close to a decade since the release of The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, and while we still continue to wait on word of a second instalment in the planned animated trilogy from Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, it is now being reported that filmmaker Patrice Leconte (The Man on […]
2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Human Voice
The Human Voice, 2020. Co-written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Tilda Swinton. SYNOPSIS: A woman watches time passing next to the suitcases of her ex-lover (who is supposed to come pick them up, but never arrives) and a restless dog who doesn’t understand that his master has abandoned him. Two living beings facing abandonment. All […]
Exclusive Interview – One Man and His Shoes director Yemi Bamiro on the Air Jordan, sneaker culture and trying to get Spike Lee on camera
George Nash speaks with filmmaker Yemi Bamiro about his debut feature documentary One Man and His Shoes, which is screening at this year’s London Film Festival… After The Last Dance, the recent 10-part series documenting arguably sporting history’s most feted dynasty, the 1990s Chicago Bulls, one might presume we know all there is to know […]
October Horrors 2020 – From Beyond (1986)
From Beyond, 1986. Directed by Stuart Gordon. Starring Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Ken Foree and Ted Sorel. SYNOPSIS: After taking a look at cult horror-comedy Re-Animator not too long ago, it’s time for another trip into the weird and wacky world of horror writer HP Lovecraft. Whereas Re-Animator dealt with a familiar story of a […]
Silent Night, Deadly Night Parts 1 and 2 receiving limited edition Blu-ray release
101 Film has announced it is set to release the classic Christmas-themed slasher movies Silent Night, Deadly Night, and Silent Night, Deadly Night: Part 2 in a limited edition set for the first time in the UK; check out the cover artwork and details below… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon UK or Amazon US […]
2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – African Apocalypse
African Apocalypse, 2020. Co-written and directed by Rob Lemkin. Starring Femi Nylander, Amina Weira, and Boubacar Assan Midal. SYNOPSIS: A young man’s epic journey across Africa in search of a colonial killer. Rob Lemkin’s (Enemies of the People) new documentary confronts Europe’s grim imperial history with anger, accessibility, and a most unexpected through-line. African Apocalypse opens […]
Movie Review – Mangrove (2020)
Mangrove, 2020. Directed by Steve McQueen. Starring Shaun Parkes, Letitia Wright, Malachi Kirby, Rochenda Sandall, Sam Spruell, Jack Lowden, Alex Jennings, Nathaniel Martello-White, Llewella Gideon, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Gary Beadle, Richie Campbell, Jumayn Hunter, Joseph Quinn, Derek Griffiths, Jodhi May, Richard Cordery, Tahj Miles and Samuel West. SYNOPSIS: Mangrove tells this true story of The […]
2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – After Love
After Love, 2020. Written and directed by Aleem Khan. Starring Joanna Scanlan, Nathalie Richard, Talid Ariss and Nasser Memarzia. SYNOPSIS: Set in the port town of Dover, Mary Hussain suddenly finds herself a widow following the unexpected death of her husband. A day after the burial, she discovers he has a secret just twenty-one miles […]
Hot Toys unveils new Jango Fett collectible figure from Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
Sideshow and Hot Toys have unveiled the 1:6 scale Jango Fett figure which is based on the appearance of Temuera Morrison as the Bounty Hunter in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $285; take a look at the official promotional images here… Regarded […]
Movie Review – Rose: A Love Story (2020)
Rose: A Love Story, 2020. Directed by Jennifer Sheridan. Starring Sophie Rundle, Matt Stokoe, Olive Gray and Nathan McMullen. SYNOPSIS: A couple living in an isolated woodland cottage, away from the rest of humanity, for unique reasons must reckon with the risk that their secret home may be discovered. Vampirism has been around on the […]