The final movie of the Hunger Games franchise is out now, so here’s Flickering Myth’s cheat sheet for the story so far. Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay – Part 1…may the facts be ever in your favour.Listen to the audio version below on Soundcloud, watch it on YouTube, follow us on Stitcher or subscribe […]
29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – Black Mass (2015)
Black Mass, 2015. Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rory Cochrane, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons, Corey Stoll, Peter Sarsgaard and Dakota Johnson. SYNOPSIS: The true story of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, the notorious gangster who used his status as a FBI informant under John Connolly to take over South Boston. Black Mass is a very strange film. It’s a […]
Blu-ray Review – Closely Observed Trains (1966)
Closely Observed Trains (Ostre sledované vlaky),1966.Directed by Jiří Menzel. Starring Václav Neckár, Josef Somr, Vladimír Valenta, Alois Vachek and Ferdinand Kruta.SYNOPSIS:An apprentice train dispatcher at a village station seeks his first sexual encounter and becomes despondent when he is unable to perform.Growing up sure isn’t easy. When you add World War II and Nazi occupation into the mix, adolescent difficulties quantify […]
What we learned from the Doctor Strange concept trailer
Luke Owen reports on the concept trailer for Marvel’s Doctor Strange… With Doctor Strange now in production (see set photos and videos here, here, here and here), we were lucky enough to be shown the concept art trailer for the movie which was shown at a sneak peek of Disney’s 2016 slate of films that also […]
Adele to make acting debut in Xavier Dolan’s The Death and Life of John F. Donovan
British singer Adele is set to make her acting debut in The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, which will reunite her with filmmaker Xavier Dolan, who helmed the music video for her single Hello. Speaking to the Daily Mail last month about her work with Dolan on Hello, Adele had stated that: “I […]
Tracy Morgan to play Redd Foxx in the Richard Pryor biopic
Variety is reporting that Tracy Morgan has joined the cast of The Weinstein Company’s Richard Pryor biopic, where he’ll portray the comedian Redd Foxx, who was known for his role in the classic sitcom Sanford and Son, as well as his raunchy nightclub stand-up act and explicit comedy records. The biopic – titled Richard Pryor: […]
Cate Blanchett to star in Richard Linklater’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette?
With the romantic comedy drama The Rosie Project falling apart last month, Boyhood director Richard Linklater has now set an adaptation of Maria Semple’s 2012 bestseller Where’d You Go, Bernadette? as his next project, with Oscar winner Cate Blanchett in talks to star.The project has been written by screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (Paper Towns, […]
David S. Goyer to produce Max Landis script Deeper
Deadline is reporting that David S. Goyer’s Phantom Four and Addictive Pictures has snapped up the rights to Deeper, a new script from Max Landis (Chronicle, American Ultra). The project is a drama which sees “a disgraced astronaut embarks on a mission to reach the bottom of a newly discovered oceanic trench, theorized to be the lowest […]
Spectre reigns supreme for second week at US box office
It was a case of déjà vu at the North American box office this weekend with Spectre and The Peanuts Movie holding on to first and second place respectively. The latest James Bond instalment easily batted away the competition to add an extra $35.4 million to its receipts, ensuring a second week on top of […]
Paul Bettany on returning as The Vision in Captain America: Civil War
During an interview with Collider to promote his directorial debut Shelter, Paul Bettany has been speaking about returning to the role of The Vision for next year’s Phase Three-launching Captain America: Civil War, and how his character will factor in to the changing team dynamics.“It’s going to be a lot of fun,” states Bettany. “I think […]
