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Video Game Review – Rigid Force Alpha

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Red Stewart reviews Rigid Force Alpha for PC… What can I say about the shoot-em up (or schmup) genre that hasn’t been said before? It’s a fairly-simple type of game to create: throw a bunch of enemies on-screen and give the player unlimited ammo to mow them all down. Because of massive influence from Space Invader and Galaga, […]

Video Game Review – Planet Alpha

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Red Stewart reviews Planet Alpha… When Super Mario Bros. hit the shelves in 1985, the success of the platformer became built on innovation. Anyone was capable of making a game where you had to jump on blocks to reach the end- it was Shigeru Miyamoto’s decision to include warp pipes, power-ups, and water physics that made Mario the critically-acclaimed […]

Exclusive Interview – Cinematographer Lidia Nikonova talks Working on The Weeknd’s Videos, Changes in the Music Industry, and The Day That

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Red Stewart chats with Lidia Nikonova about The Weeknd’s music videos…. Lidia Nikonova is a Russian cinematographer who has been working in the music and film industries. She is best known for her work on the music videos “Can’t Hold My Love” by T Soomian and “Call Out My Name” by The Weeknd. Flickering Myth […]

Exclusive Interview – Actor Sherman Augustus talks Into the Badlands, season 4 hints and NFL protests

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Red Stewart chats with Into the Badlands star Sherman Augustus… Sherman Augustus is an American actor who has been working in the film and television industries since the early-90s. He is best known for his roles in the TV serials Profit, The Young and the Restless, and Into the Badlands where he plays Nathaniel Moon. […]

Exclusive Interview – Editor Brian A. Kates talks Doing The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and advice for aspiring editors

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Red Stewart chats with Brian Kates about The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel…. Brian A. Kates is an American editor who has been working in the film and television industries since the mid-1990s. He is best known for his work on Killing Them Softly, Lee Daniels’ The Butler, and How to Talk to Girls at Parties. Flickering Myth recently had […]

Exclusive Interview – Mark “Rhino” Smith talks Idris Elba’s Yardie and the relationship between bodybuilding and acting

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Red Stewart chats with Mark “Rhino” Smith… Mark “Rhino” Smith is an English bodybuilder turned actor who has been working in the television and film industries since the late-90s. He is best known for his roles in Gladiators, Renford Rejects, and The Last Ship. His latest work was for the upcoming British crime drama movie Yardie, which was helmed […]

Movie Review – The Last Movie Star (2017)

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The Last Movie Star, 2017. Written and directed by Adam Rifkin. Starring Burt Reynolds, Ariel Winter, Chevy Chase, Clark Duke, Ellar Coltrane, and Nikki Blonsky. SYNOPSIS: An aging former movie star is forced to face the reality that his glory days are behind him. On its surface, the film is a tale about faded fame. […]

Movie Review – 2036 Origin Unknown (2018)

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2036 Origin Unknown, 2018. Directed by Hasraf Dulull. Starring Katee Sackhoff, Julie Cox, Steven Cree, and Ray Fearon. SYNOPSIS: After a failed mission to Mars, A.I./ARTI is now used for the 2036 mission with a few human supervisors. A monolith of unknown origin is found there. It will have a big effect on Earth. Low-budget science fiction […]

Exclusive Interview – Cinematographer Hagen Bogdanski on shooting Papillon and Director of Photography role

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Red Stewart chats with Hagen Bogdanski about Papillon… Hagen Bogdanski is a German cinematographer who has been working in his country’s film and television industries since the mid-80s. He is best known for his work on films like The Lives of Others, Young Victoria, and The Physician. His latest movie is the biographical drama Papillon, which […]

Exclusive Interview – Composer Lorne Balfe talks Mission: Impossible – Fallout and video game scores

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Red Stewart chats with Lorne Balfe about Mission: Impossible – Fallout and video game scores… Lorne Balfe is a Scottish composer who has been working in the film, television, and video game industries since the early-2000s. He is best known for his work on video game titles Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Assassin’s Creed […]