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Films That DEMAND Multiple Viewings

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It’s time to take a look at those layered films you might not get the first time, and therefore demand multiple viewings… Cinema is a beautiful thing and depending on your mood, there is every kind of film out there to give you what you need. Some films hit every mark on the first viewing […]

Are the Old School Action Veterans Headed Into Forced Retirement?

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With diminishing returns and a lack of interest from big-screen audiences, are old-school action heroes heading to the retirement home…? In the 1980s and 1990s, you couldn’t move for action heroes. Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger led a musclebound movement that led to younger, more grounded heroes like Will Smith, Keanu Reeves and Tom Cruise […]

20 Great Performances from the Past Decade

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at 20 great performances from the past decade… There have been plenty of legendary performances through the years. Some gain the greatest of acclaim from the off, culminating in Oscar glory. Others hit below the radar, or don’t get the marketing push required for an Oscar run. Award season is in […]

The Contemporary Queens of Action Cinema

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Tom Jolliffe on the current leading ladies of action… The 21st century has seen many things. Among those has been a push for equality across all spectrums. Of course there’s work still to be done, but progress has at least been made. The action genre has historically been monopolised by male stars. This was slightly […]

The Essential Man vs Machine Sci-Fi B-Movies

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Tom Jolliffe offers up a selection of low-budget B-movie gems and the theme of the day is man vs. machine… What’s going to wipe out humanity? Good question, thanks for asking. It’s going to be one of a few possibilities including alien invasion, mother nature, human stupidity (we are a world where you can buy […]

Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Overblown, Excessive and Indulgent But Brilliant

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Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at Francis Ford Coppola’s adaption of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, released on this day in 1992… The early 90s. One of the greats of cinema, Francis Ford Coppola had seen his star fall from its apex in the 70s, after some indulgent experimentation in the 80s. Still considered one of […]

Ten Essential Films of the 1960s

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Following on from the 1940s and 1950s, it’s back to the swinging sixties as we look at ten essential films from the decade that you cannot miss… When you think back to key transitions in cinematic history there are a number of eras that saw an almost seismic shift in the kind of films being […]

A Star Isn’t Born, A Curse, and How Much?! The Baby in the Basket Final Prep Update

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As Flickering Myth’s first film production gears up to go before the camera, we bring you an update on the joys of pre-production… Our first venture into making movies has proven to be a massive undertaking. A successful but stressful crowdfunding campaign was rife with challenges. What is the magic formula? What makes for an […]

The Kings of Cool

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Who are the undisputed Kings of Cool? We take a look at the coolest actors to grace the silver screen… Some stars are pretty good at what they do. Maybe it’s hard work and in the case of being a tough guy, that means hours at the gym. Then there are gifts that just come […]

Ten Essential Films of the 1940s

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Tom Jolliffe with ten essential films of the 1940s… We recently took a dive back to the 1950s in a quest to prove Quentin Tarantino wrong in his claim that it was one of the weakest decades for cinema. Sorry QT, but there are just far too many greats to come close to paling in […]