Following the news that Star Wars: The Force Awakens has become the first film in history to pass $800 million domestically, it can now lay claim to being the third biggest film of all-time. With its weekend takings of $41.6 million domestically, Star Wars: The Force Awakens also brought its worldwide total to $921 million – […]
Jared Leto is the “king of Planet Joker”, says Suicide Squad director
The highly-anticipated anti-hero addition to the DC Extended Universe is get closer with a new trailer set to be released very soon. One topic that was always going to over-shadow the conversation, however, was Jared Leto’s portrayal of The Joker – which has already split the Geek Community. Suicide Squad director David Ayer, on the […]
The Hateful Eight bombs in its second week
It faced stiff competition from Golden Globe winner and Oscar contender The Revenant as well as the box office giant Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but Quentin Tarantino’s latest film The Hateful Eight has fallen way below expectations. Now in its second week of nationwide release, The Hateful Eight has dropped a whopping 62% from […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens becomes the first film to cross $800 million in North America
J.J. Abrams’s sci-fi epic in a galaxy far, far away continues to smash records as Star Wars: The Force Awakens becomes the first film in history to cross $800 million domestically. The film ended the weekend at the top of the US box office for the fourth week in a row, battling stiff competition from […]
R.I.P. David Bowie (1947 – 2016)
There’s a star man, waiting in the sky. Flickering Myth would like to pay respects to legendary musician David Bowie, who has passed away in the early hours of the morning following an 18-month battle with cancer. Below is an official release by his family from his Facebook page. “January 10 2016 – David Bowie died peacefully […]
DVD Review – Shelter (2014)
Shelter, 2014. Written and Directed by Paul Bettany. Starring Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Mackie, Bruce Altman, Kevin Hoffman, Rob Morgan, Teddy Canez, Aldolfo Menez-Nouel and Alok Tewari. SYNOPSIS: Two people from vastly different backgrounds fall in love while surviving homeless on the streets on New York. Paul Bettany’s directorial début is a tough but rewarding feature, making […]
And the winners of the 73rd Golden Globes are…
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association never ceases to surprise and go against the grain. Only a select few categories in film lined up with the predictions of professional analysts, while all of television was completely out of left field. That’s not to say anything here isn’t well deserved. Except for The Martian anyway, which was […]
Nina Dobrev and Ruby Rose join xXx: The Return of Xander Cage
The cast of Vin Diesel’s xXx: The Return of Xander Cage continues to come together, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Nina Dobrev (The Vampire Diaries) and Ruby Rose (Orange Is the New Black) are both in talks to appear in the upcoming action sequel. The film, which is now in production under director D.J. Caruso […]
Harrison Ford overtakes Samuel L. Jackson to become the highest-grossing actor of all time
Samuel L. Jackson has been knocked into second place in the list of the highest-grossing stars in Hollywood by another Star Wars veteran, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens propelling Harrison Ford to the top of the pile. According to tracking site Box Office Mojo, Ford’s 41 theatrical releases have a cumulative gross of $4.747 […]
Movie Review – Anesthesia (2016)
Anesthesia, 2016. Written and Directed by Tim Blake Nelson. Starring Sam Waterston, Kristen Stewart, Tim Blake Nelson, Corey Stoll, Jessica Hecht, K. Todd Freeman, Michael K. Williams, Gretchen Mol, Mickey Sumner, Ben Konigsberg, Katie Chang, Hannah Marks, Yul Vazquez, and Glenn Close. SYNOPSIS: Multiple lives intersect in the aftermath of the violent mugging of a […]