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John Williams confirms he’s not retiring just yet

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In the Summer of 2022, John Williams set out to wrap up his historic career. After decades and decades of fantastic film scores, Williams was reportedly done. He wrapped on Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, set to serve as his swan song. But things have changed recently, with the legendary film score composer […]

Movie Review – Priscilla (2023)

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Priscilla, 2023.Written and Directed by Sofia Coppola. Starring Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Ari Cohen, Dan Abramovici, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Tim Post, Luke Humphrey, Dagmara Domińczyk, Jorja Cadence, Emily Mitchell, Josette Halpert, Deanna Jarvis, Tim Dowler-Coltman, R Austin Ball, Raine Monroe Boland, Tonia Venneri, Kamilla Kowal, Conni Miu, and Gwynne Phillips.SYNOPSIS:When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley, […]

Movie Review – One Life (2023)

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One Life, 2023.Directed by James Hawes. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Helena Bonham Carter, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, Samantha Spiro, Jonathan Pryce, and Lena Olin.SYNOPSIS:One Life tells the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued 669 children from the Nazis.Nicholas […]

The 2023 Flickering Myth Horror Awards

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EJ Moreno and Flickering Myth honor the year in horror…Welcome to the first-ever Flickering Myth Horror Awards! We’re looking at the best of the horror genre offerings this year, giving our picks for the top 2023 horror movies.Our Flickering Myth Horror Awards include the standard fare like Best Picture, Actress, and Actor. But we’ll also […]

Gary Oldman calls his work as Sirius Black in Harry Potter “mediocre”

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Sirius Black is a fan-favorite character from the Harry Potter books and especially the film franchise. However, someone who doesn’t love the movie version of the character is Gary Oldman, the actor behind the character in four Harry Potter.Speaking to the Happy Sad Confused, Oldman shocked the host and viewers by dismissing his work in […]

Batman Returns writer on Tim Burton’s failed Michelle Pfeiffer Catwoman spin-off

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Do you know we almost saw more from Tim Burton’s Batman world, specifically Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman?Before the creative overhaul that led to Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever, Burton and Batman Returns screenwriter Daniel Waters had plans for much more Gotham goodness, and in a recent interview, the writer spoke about creating with Burton and other planned movies […]

Godzilla Minus One becomes Toho’s highest-grossing Godzilla release

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Godzilla Minus One is now the all-time highest-grossing Godzilla movie from Japan.The latest Godzilla entry is a certified smash hit as it continues its domination at the cinemas and during the awards season. The hardcore fan response has led casual viewers to head in droves, giving the film some of the best word-of-mouth of any […]

Alien goes all-ages with Disney’s new A is for Alien kids book

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Having already mined the 20th Century Fox franchise with Marvel comic books, an upcoming movie from Fede Alvarez and a TV series from Noah Hawley, Disney is now expanding the audience of the Alien franchise with the newest addition to the Little Golden Book line, A is for Alien.As per the official description from Random […]

The Exorcist at 50: Looking back at the iconic horror masterpiece

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Hasitha Fernando on the story behind The Exorcist as it turns 50…The Exorcist is a horror film that requires no introduction even 50 years later. Its impact on genre filmmaking and the horror genre as a whole is indisputable, whether you like to admit it or not. The movie’s supposedly cursed production and behind-the-scenes drama […]