Neil Calloway looks at when an actor realises one of their movies is a turkey… For reasons that it would take a long German word to explain, we like it when films go wrong, and we also like it when actors spill the beans about unpleasant filming experiences they’ve had. Two stories this week reinforced […]
Why Dirty Sci-Fi Is The Best Sci-Fi
This week Neil Calloway argues that one thing unites all the best science fiction… Guardians of the Galaxy, the original Star Wars movies, Alien, and Firefly all have something in common. The obvious thing is that they’re all science fiction, but if I was just listing sci-fi surely I’d have included Star Trek, too. They’re […]
When Classics Turn Out To Be Boring
Neil Calloway Fails To Watch Films He Has Been Told Are Great… I’ll start this by saying that I know this makes me a terrible person, I should be ashamed of myself and I need to immediately present myself at the nearest film re-education camp. I know all this, but I don’t care. The thing […]
The Films Quentin Tarantino Wrote But Didn’t Direct
With True Romance turning 30 this weekend, we look at the films Quentin Tarantino wrote but didn’t direct… Everyone knows Quentin Tarantino went from geeky video store clerk to geeky film director, but he didn’t just explode onto the scene with Reservoir Dogs (which, and this has been airbrushed out of history now, he developed […]
What Donald Trump’s Favourite Film Says About Him
This week, Neil Calloway looks at the 45th US President’s favourite movie… If you haven’t been too busy watching and re-watching the international trailer for Rogue One, you may have noticed that there was a US Presidential election this week, resulting in Donald Trump being elected to the White House. During the election campaign, as […]
Do We Need More Diversity In Films?
This week, Neil Calloway questions whether casting in movies need to be more diverse… Tim Burton has been defending Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and its apparent lack of diversity. Personally, I can’t believe people are complaining about a lack of diversity in a Tim Burton film; he’s been making the same movie for […]
Why We All Love Flops
Neil Calloway argues that we enjoy it when a film fails at the box office… This week brought the news – unsurprising to most – that this year had been less than stellar at the box office, with several films disappointing in terms of their grosses The BFG, Alice Through The Looking Glass and Ben-Hur […]
Why Music In Films Matters
Neil Calloway argues that soundtracks and scores can make or break films… This week, Flickering Myth’s own Oli Davis made the persuasive case that Suicide Squad‘s various cuts could be seen in the music they used; with David Ayer’s original version using different styles of music to the final cut by Trailer Park. There was […]
The Rise and Rise of London as a film location
This week, Neil Calloway argues that tax, language and excellent locations mean London is currently the best place to make films… With the release this week of the trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, eagle-eyed viewers noticed that Canary Wharf Underground Station was standing in for the Death Star in some shots. Now, […]
The Good and Bad of a Marvel and Star Wars Crossover Movie
This week, Neil Calloway looks at the possibility of a combined Star Wars/MCU movie… This week Stan Lee talked about the possibility of a Marvel/Star Wars crossover movie. It’s a tantalising prospect that throws up so many potential plot lines and will excite as many people as it infuriates. As both Marvel and Lucasfilm are […]
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