Coinciding with its release, a new IMAX Behind the Frame featurette has arrived online for First Man which sees director Damien Chazelle, star Ryan Gosling, producer Wyck Godfrey, and cinematographer Linus Sandgren take us behind the scenes of the acclaimed biographical drama and discuss how the film’s lunar sequences were brought to life on the […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Sorry to Bother You
Sorry to Bother You, 2018. Directed by Boots Riley. Starring Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick, Terry Crews, Patton Oswalt, David Cross, Danny Glover, Steven Yeun and Armie Hammer. SYNOPSIS: In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed. […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Girl
Girl, 2018. Directed by Lukas Dhont. Starring Victor Polster, Arieh Worthalter, Oliver Bodart, Tijmen Govaerts, Valentijn Dhaenens and Katelijne Damen. SYNOPSIS: Fifteen-year-old Lara’s transitioning is further complicated by her pursuit of a professional career in ballet at a prestigious Belgian dance academy. Written and directed by Lukas Dhont, and in the running in the first […]
Exclusive Interview – Director Karey Kirkpatrick talks Smallfoot and ‘Zendaya is Meechee’
Thomas Harris chats with Karey Kirkpatrick about Smallfoot… Zendaya is Meechee; so says comedian Gabriel Gundacker, who inadvertently brought Smallfoot into the global zeitgeist. I spoke to director Karey Kirkpatrick – who had just introduced the film in Leicester Square – about his love of slapstick, Looney Tunes and as to whether Zendaya was indeed […]
Kurt Russell is Santa Claus in first poster and trailer for The Christmas Chronicles
Netflix has released a poster and teaser trailer for the festive family adventure The Christmas Chronicles. Directed by Clay Kaytis, the film stars Kurt Russell as Santa Claus alongside Darby Camp and Judah Lewis; check them out here, along with a couple of images from the film… THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES, a holiday adventure from producer […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Guilty
The Guilty, 2018. Directed by Gustav Möller. Starring Jakob Cedergren, Jessica Dinnage, and Johan Olsen. SYNOPSIS: A police officer assigned alarm dispatch duty enters a race against time when he answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman. The Danish entry into the upcoming race for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar is a tight, unpretentious low-budget […]
New poster and trailer for zombie musical Anna and the Apocalypse
Ahead of its arrival in UK cinemas next month, Vertigo Releasing has revealed a new poster and red band trailer for John McPhail’s Christmas zombie musical Anna and the Apocalypse; check them out here… A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven – at Christmas – forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Evelyn
Evelyn, 2018. Directed by Orlando von Einsiedel. SYNOPSIS: When his brother, newly diagnosed as schizophrenic and suffering from intense depression, took his own life at 22, Orlando and his other two siblings buried the trauma, rarely talking about it. Over a decade later, the remaining family set out on a hiking tour, visiting landscapes Evelyn liked […]
New poster for Boy Erased featuring Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe
Universal Pictures has released a new poster for Joel Edgerton’s upcoming adaptation of Garrad Conley’s memoir Boy Erased featuring Nicole Kidman, Lucas Hedges, and Russell Crowe; take a look here… BOY ERASED tells the story of Jared (Hedges), the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who is outed to his parents (Kidman and Crowe) […]
Exclusive Interview – Actor-producer Lee Kholafai talks Glass Jaw
In an exclusive interview, Flickering Myth sat down with actor-producer Lee Kholafai to talk his role in Glass Jaw and his cross over into producing the boxing feature film. Can you tell us a bit about where you lived ahead of Los Angeles, and what it was like growing up there? Hi Flickering Myth, it […]
