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Viola Davis confirms Amanda Waller role in Suicide Squad

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When the cast for Warner Bros. and director David Ayer’s Suicide Squad was officially announced, there was one major role from the DC supervillain ensemble unfilled in Amanda Waller, the Director of A.R.G.U.S., and head of Task Force X. Initial reports suggested that Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Oprah Winfrey were up for the part, […]

Michael C. Hall joins Disney’s Pete’s Dragon remake

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Coming hot on the heels of the casting of Wes Bentley (Interstellar), it has now been announced that Dexter star Michael C. Hall has joined Pete’s Dragon, Disney’s upcoming remake of the 1977 film. David Lowery is directing the film, which will star Oakes Fegley (This Is Where I Leave You) as Pete alongside Bryce […]

The Callow Way – How a Hollywood flop got £20 million from the British taxpayer

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This week Neil Calloway looks how 47 Ronin qualified for a subsidy from the UK government… Have you seen 47 Ronin? If you haven’t, I wouldn’t bother if I was you. It’s That-Historical-Film-You’ve-Seen-A-Hundred-Times-Before. An outsider, after being saved by the daughter of a great man, helps a group of natives. It’s very very loosely based […]

Movie Review – Sisters (2015)

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Sisters, 2015 Directed by Jason Moore Starring Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Ike Barinholtz, James Brolin, Dianne Wiest, John Cena, John Leguizamo, Bobby Moynihan, Greta Lee, Madison Davenport SYNOPSIS: Two sisters decide to throw one last house party before their parents sell their family home. Since the release of Bridesmaids a few years back, there […]

Second Opinion – Now You See Me 2 (2016)

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Now You See Me 2, 2016. Directed by Jon M. Chu. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Dave Franco, Woody Harrelson, Lizzy Caplan, Morgan Freeman, Daniel Radcliffe and Michael Caine.   SYNOPSIS: The Four Horsemen resurface and are forcibly recruited by a tech genius to pull off their most impossible heist yet. 2013’s Now You See […]

Noah Baumbach’s Mistress America gets distributor

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After great success with 2013’s Frances Ha, and his latest effort While We’re Young set for an Easter release, it seems that writer/director Noah Baumbach can do no wrong. And this weekend, Fox Searchlight Pictures Presidents Nancy Utley and Stephen Gilula have announced that the company has acquired worldwide rights to Baumbach’s next comedy Mistress […]

Exclusive Interview with Liz Rodriguez, entertainment PR for EMR Media

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In an exclusive interview, Flickering Myth’s Scott J. Davis sat down Liz Rodriguez, entertainment PR for EMR Media (and friend of the site) to talk about her career, the expansion of her company and Comic-Con…. Did you always love movies? What was your favourite movie as a child? Since I can remember I have been […]

VOD is Beating Cinema, and Maybe, Just Maybe, That’s a Good Thing

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Samuel Brace on the rise of VOD… Sometimes you have to go off the beaten path to find quality films these days. Gone is the time where you could solidly rely on what was top billed at your local cinema to be the cream of the crop. Those days are well and truly over. If you […]

Movie Review – Bachelor Games (2016)

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Bachelor Games, 2016. Directed by Edward McGown. Starring Charlie Bewley,Jack Gordon, Jack Doolan, Mike Noble and Obi Abili. SYNOPSIS: A group of friends on a stag weekend in the mountains of Argentina are picked off by a dark force called “The Hunter”, but all is not what it seems. With a title like Bachelor Games, […]