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R.I.P. David Bowie (1947 – 2016)

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There’s a star man, waiting in the sky. Flickering Myth would like to pay respects to legendary musician David Bowie, who has passed away in the early hours of the morning following an 18-month battle with cancer. Below is an official release by his family from his Facebook page. “January 10 2016 – David Bowie died peacefully […]

Spider-Man will form a relationship with someone in Captain America: Civil War

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Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are still very much in the dark on Spider-Man’s role in Captain America: Civil War, but a new feature on the movie in Empire claims that he will form a relationship with someone over the course of the film. The magazine suggests that Spider-Man won’t be introduced in the movie […]

Movie Review – Diablo (2016)

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Diablo, 2016. Directed by Lawrence Roeck. Starring Scott Eastwood, Walton Goggins, Camilla Belle, Adam Beach, Joaquim de Almeida, Samuel Marty, and Danny Glover. SYNOPSIS: A young civil war veteran is forced on a desperate journey to save his kidnapped wife. The casting alone ought to be enough to generate mild interest in Diablo. Not only […]

Movie Review – Hail, Caesar! (2016)

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Hail, Caesar!, 2016. Produced, Written, and Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. Starring Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Frances McDormand, Jonah Hill, Max Baker, Heather Goldenhersh, Veronica Osorio, Clancy Brown, Wayne Knight, Fisher Stevens, Robert Picardo, Christopher Lambert, Natasha Bassett, Alex Karpovsky, John Bluthal, and […]

Miles Teller says Fantastic Four was ‘unjustly critiqued’, confirms Han Solo audition

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Speaking on a podcast with Slashfilm, Miles Teller discussed the critical and commercial failure that was Fantastic Four, while also stressing that just because the finished project didn’t pan out to make for a good film, it doesn’t mean that the actors phoned in their performances. Teller said “People think that when you make something like […]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will be shot on 8K resolution cameras

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Digital camera company RED shared a press release stating that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will be shot using their new state of the art WEAPON 8K camera. It’s unclear if certain scenes or the entire film will be captured with this new format, but one can expect more crisp and vivid colors. “We […]

Sylvester Stallone teases Creed 2 plot details, a possible Rocky prequel and gives an update on Rambo

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Speaking with Variety, Sylvester Stallone offered up a few plot premises for the inevitable Creed sequel (based on the positive critical reception and reassuring box office numbers, you know it’s coming). In the interview Stallone says “One option would be a linear story with Adonis that mirrors the plot of Rocky IV. You’ll have him face a […]

Samuel L. Jackson says Star Wars: The Force Awakens needs better lightsaber battles

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Samuel L. Jackson is no stranger to the galaxy far, far away, having placed Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, and he sat down with Peter Travers recently to discuss his work on The Hateful Eight. With The Force Awakens grabbing many headlines at the moment, the two did briefly discuss what the former Jedi master […]

Movie Review – Anomalisa (2015)

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Anomalisa, 2015 Directed by Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson Starring David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Tom Noonan SYNOPSIS: A man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary. Chew on this: the two most emotional films of 2015 are Anomalisa and Inside Out; both animated features that are more […]

George Miller is done directing Mad Max films

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Speaking with Page Six, Australian director George Miller commented on the exhausting working conditions of completing each Mad Max project, also definitively stating that he is done directing films in the franchise. “I won’t make more Mad Max movies,” the director states. “Fury Road with Charlize Theron, Zoë Kravitz, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Riley Keough was forever […]