Birdman has been doing fairly well this year, both among critics and with accolades. Already the recipient of several awards, including dozens of nominations and wins, the film is an absolute frontrunner for several statues at this year’s Academy Awards. But sadly, Antonio Sanchez’s extraordinary improvisational, jazz-based drumming score will not be one of them. […]
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies retains the UK box office crown
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 19th to Sunday 21st December 2014… Despite competition from comedy sequels Night at the Museum: The Secret of the Tomb and Dumber and Dumber To, it’s an unchanged top two at the UK box office heading into Christmas, with The Hobbit: The Battle […]
Exodus: Gods and Kings banned in Egypt for being inaccurate
Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings has already faced some controversy for an all white cast. Now it is being reported by the BBC that the film has been banned in Egypt for being inaccurate to the countries history. The head of the censorship board has said the film depicts inaccuracies in the countries history […]
Story featurette for Hammer’s The Woman in Black: Angel of Death
With Hammer’s The Woman in Black: Angel of Death set to open here in the UK on New Year’s Day, a new featurette has arrived online which focusses on the story of the horror sequel; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Check out a motion comic for The Woman in Black: Angel of Death As […]
Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Movies of 2014
Flickering Myth’s writing team present our top ten movies of 2014… As 2014 draws to a close, we’re already salivating over what’s in store for us in 2015, but before we get to the New Year it’s time to revist our favourite films from the past twelve months. As usual, our writers here at Flickering […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens toy line reveals return of major character?
Warning – could be spoilers ahead… It would be fair to say that there has been a lot of speculation and rumours when it has come to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. From casting, to titles to pretty much everything in between, there hasn’t been a stone left unturned for the latest “scoop”. SEE ALSO – Trio […]
Kevin Feige comments on Ant-Man “disagreements” with Edgar Wright
With the accompanying press release for the first Ant-Man trailer came the news that original director Edgar Wright and his writing partner Joe Cornish will not receive a screenwriting credit on the twelfth instalment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, despite spending the best part of a decade working on the script. Instead, the duo will […]
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 hits $700 million worldwide
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has become the ninth film of 2014 to cross $700 million at the global box office, with the Jennifer Lawrence-headlined sequel pushing its worldwide haul to $701.1 million this past weekend. The penultimate chapter of The Hunger Games franchise is now the second-highest grossing instalment, having overtaken the […]
George Lucas wanted to direct Star Wars Episode VII
It was news that broke the Internet a few years back when Disney purchased Lucasfilm for a whopping $4 billion, announcing a new trilogy of Star Wars movies including several spin-offs. But prior to their announcement, Lucas himself was working a new trilogy that he intended to write and direct for release in May 2015. […]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 to start shooting in April
Earlier we brought you notes from an interview with Andrew Form where he revealed that there was no script for their upcoming Friday the 13th movie. In the same interview, Form had some interesting news for fans of the heroes in a half shell, announcing the production start date for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 […]
