Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Joker has proven to be a huge success at the Venice Film Festival, the Joaquin Phoenix-headlined comic book adaptation having received an eight-minute standing ovation at its premiere before being named the recipient of the festival’s top prize, the Golden Lion, by the jury yesterday. Last month it was reported […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker writer wanted to address how strong the Force is in Episode IX
Chris Terrio, who co-wrote Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker with director J.J. Abrams, said that they wanted to address just how strong the Force is. Throughout Star Wars history, the Force has been this mysterious quantity; part spiritual entity, part science, different users have displayed varying levels of ability in it. But what is […]
Joaquin Phoenix and Todd Phillips explain why they wanted to make Joker
Joker is set to be a fresh new take on not only the iconic villain but also on the comic book drama as a whole, but why did its director and star want to make the movie? Director of Joker, Todd Phillips, and its star, Joaquin Phoenix, don’t have much personal love for the comic […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker takes more risks than The Force Awakens says J.J. Abrams
J.J. Abrams, the director of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, says that the film takes more risks than The Force Awakens. While Episode VII was well received by fans, one criticism was that the film didn’t offer much that was new and followed the plot of A New Hope quite closely. J.J. Abrams is […]
Movie Review – The Party’s Just Beginning (2018)
The Party’s Just Beginning, 2018. Written and directed by Karen Gillan. Starring Karen Gillan, Lee Pace, Matthew Beard, and Paul Higgins. SYNOPSIS: Almost a year after his death, Liusaidh (Karen Gillan) struggles to come to terms with her friend’s suicide. You can’t have a party without music, yet Liusaidh doesn’t sound like she’s singing. The […]
Movie Review – Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life (2018)
Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life, 2018. Directed by Tomer Heymann. SYNOPSIS: A filmmaker captures the highs and lows of a world-renowned gay porn star. Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life, the latest documentary feature from Israeli filmmaker Tomer Heymann, starts and ends with its titular subject on a stage. Illuminated by sharp, colourful lighting, his every […]
Exclusive Interview – Don Johnson talks Knives Out
Rian Johnson’s acclaimed whodunit Knives Out opens in the UK this week, and Flickering Myth’s Eammon Jacobs got to sit down with Don Johnson to discuss his role in the star-studded mystery; check out the interview here, and be sure to head on over to our YouTube channel for more exclusive interviews and videos… SEE […]
Chris Hemsworth teases Summer 2020 start date for Thor: Love and Thunder
Avengers: Endgame left a lot of the heroes audiences have come to know and love over the course of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in very different places, none more so than the God of Thunder himself, Thor, as played by Chris Hemsworth. At the Tokyo Comic Con, Hemsworth teased a little bit of information about the upcoming Thor: […]
First trailer for Vietnam War drama The Last Full Measure starring Sebastian Stan
Roadside Attractions has released a poster and trailer for the upcoming drama The Last Full Measure. Written and directed by Todd Robinson, the film stars Sebastian Stan as Scott Huffman, a respected Pentagon staffer who looks to seek justice for Vietnam war hero William H. Pitsenbarger (Jeremy Irvine) who gave his life to save over […]
Movie Review – Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Mary Poppins Returns, 2018. Directed by Rob Marshall. Starring Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Angela Lansbury, David Warner, Jeremy Swift, Jim Norton. Pixie Davies, Joel Dawson, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Nathanael Saleh, Ian Conningham, and Dick Van Dyke. SYNOPSIS: Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns […]
