Thomas Roach on whether Meryl Streep’s Oscar nominations are bad for other actresses in the industry… Tomorrow is the Academy Awards, which is seen as the most prestigious and important award show for the industry. The Oscars also cause some outrage, as many deem it too political. To win an Oscar you really just schmooze […]
My Favourite Christmas Movie – Home Alone
The Flickering Myth writing team count down to Christmas by discussing their favourite festive movies; next up is Luke Owen with Home Alone…. “I made my family disappear.” And with that, a Christmas classic (and a young star) was born. There are a lot of titles that get bounded around during the festive period on […]
Movie Review – Life of Riley (2014)
Life of Riley, 2014. Directed by Alain Resnais. Starring Sabine Azéma, Hippolyte Girardot, Caroline Silhol, Michel Vuillermoz, Sandrine Kiberlain and André Dussollier. SYNOPSIS: George Riley is due to die, forcing his close friends, and ex-lovers, to reflect on their own lives as he comes to the end of his. This is Alain Resnais’ final film. This is his third adaptation […]
Donald Glover comments on being linked with the new Spider-Man role
Now that Marvel and Sony have officially worked out a deal to bring Spider-Man into the MCU and with Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal’s claims that they will “collaborate on a new creative direction” many fans and websites – including our own – have been tentatively creating a list of names that could potentially replace […]
Joss Whedon talks not having Hank Pym create Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron
One of the biggest changes to the backstory of the evil Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron is that he’s created by Tony Stark and Bruce Banner, and not Hank Pym as depicted in the comics. This, of course, sparked some outrage from fans who felt that Ant-Man should be the guy to create this […]
Matthew Vaughn discusses his Juggernaut scene for X-Men: Days of Future Past
Despite all the early negativity towards the character, as it turned out Evan Peters’ Quicksilver was one of the highlights of last year’s mutant superhero sequel X-Men: Days of Future Past, with the Pentagon escape sequence proving to be the stand out sequence of the movie. However, had Matthew Vaughn not vacated the director’s chair, […]
Flying super-mutant Nazi zombie sharks attack in Sky Sharks
Okay, so this may be the most ridiculous concept of all time… Thanks to Dread Central, we’ve got a batch of posters for director Mark Fehse’s upcoming horror Sky Sharks, which features flying super-mutant Nazi zombie sharks. Yes, you read that right… A team of Arctic geologists stumble across an abandoned laboratory in which […]
Sophie Turner talks playing Jean Grey in X-Men: Apocalypse and “emulating” Famke Janssen
It was announced last week that Sophie Turner had been cast as the younger Jean Grey in Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Apocalypse (alongside Tye Sheridan as young Cyclops and Alexandra Shipp as a young Storm) and now the Game of Thrones star has spoken out about her new role. “I was getting out of the car to […]
Roger Moore ranks himself as the fourth best Bond
Roger Moore has been reflecting on his time as Ian Fleming’s super spy James Bond during a chat with Fox News, and as the conversation turned to current 007 Daniel Craig, Moore took the opportunity to chime in on the debate over who’s the best Bond. “I believe [Daniel Craig is] an excellent Bond,” said […]
Movie Review – Spectre (2015)
Spectre, 2015. Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Dave Bautista, Andrew Scott and Monica Bellucci. SYNOPSIS: A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels […]
