Tom Jolliffe shares his experience of no budget filmmaking… When I’m not writing articles or reviews at Flickering Myth, I’m working full-time and have my 15 month old girl who keeps me very busy too. Beyond that I’m an aspiring screenwriter (and more…) aiming to break Hollywood (actually I’d settle for a Lithuanian DVD release […]
Movie Review – Red Sparrow (2018)
Red Sparrow, 2018. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Joely Richardson, Charlotte Rampling and Jeremy Irons. SYNOPSIS: After a career-ending injury, a budding prima ballerina finds herself unable to pay for her mother’s life saving medical treatment. Her uncle, a high-ranking government official, recruits her to Russian intelligence as a […]
Benedict Wong joins Ang Lee’s Gemini Man with Will Smith
As production begins on Ang Lee’s Gemini Man, another addition has been made to its cast. Benedict Wong (Doctor Strange) has joined the film starring Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Clive Owen. Gemini Man follows Will Smith as in dual roles as Henry Brogan, an aging assassin who is trying to retire but is marked for […]
Sky Cinema announces release of sci-fi thriller Anon starring Clive Owen and Amanda Seyfried
Sky Cinema has announced the upcoming release of the Sky Cinema Original Film Anon, a new sci-fi thriller from director Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, In Time) and starring Clive Owen (Children of Men) and Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia). In a modern world where advanced biosyn implants mean everyone is subjected to a relentless visual stream of […]
New adaptation of Macbeth set for one-night-only theatrical release in March, watch the trailer here
Ahead of its one-night-only theatrical release in the UK this March, CinEvents has released a poster and trailer for director Kit Monkman’s (The Knife That Killed Me) Shakespeare adaptation Macbeth. Shot entirely against a green screen and using background matte painting and computer modelling to generate the world in which the action plays out, the film […]
Blu-ray Review – Coco (2017)
Coco, 2017. Directed by Lee Unkrich. Featuring the voice talents of Anthony Gonzalez, Gael Garcia Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renee Victor, Ana Ofelia Murguia, and Edward James Olmos. SYNOPSIS: Pixar’s Golden Globe-winning Coco comes to Blu-ray in an edition that includes copious bonus materials, along with a rich presentation of the movie. Pixar keeps producing […]
Exclusive trailer for sexy new comedy Who’s Jenna? starring Tracey Birdsall and Bill Sorvino
Ahead of its release this April from Indican Pictures, we’ve got an exclusive trailer for the upcoming comedy Who’s Jenna?, which tells of a guy who realizes the woman he’s dating looks suspiciously like a famous porn star. Tracey Birdsall and Bill Sorvino lead a cast that also includes Joseph D’Onofrio, Garry Pastore, Vincent Pastore, […]
Funko’s Avengers: Infinity War Pop! Vinyl figures revealed
With the release of Marvel’s hugely-anticipated superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War fast approaching, Funko has unveiled its upcoming wave of Pop! Vinyl tie-in figures, which you can see here; check them out… An unprecedented cinematic journey ten years in the making and spanning the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Infinity War” brings to the […]
Rian Johnson calls the conversation around Star Wars: The Last Jedi “wonderful”
Rian Johnson, director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, says the debate generated by his film is a “joy”, and that he looks at the situation with fondness. Star Wars: The Last Jedi may now be yesterday’s news but the film certainly caused a lot of commotion upon release. And we’re not just talking about […]
Benedict Cumberbatch has hinted at a Marvel Cinematic Multiverse
Doctor Strange himself, Benedict Cumberbatch, has hinted that a possible Marvel cinematic multiverse maybe on the horizon. What started out as a relatively straightforward connected universe of super powered heroes, has since enlarged and transformed into something far more complex, taking audiences to a variety of different planets and even providing glimpses of other dimensions. […]