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SDCC: The Usual Suspects comic to explore Keyser Soze’s origin

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Red 5 Comics and Bad Hat Harry Productions has announced that it is to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Usual Suspects with a new series of comics based upon Bryan Singer’s 1995 film, the first of which is set to delve into the mystery of Keyser Soze. As per CBR, Keyser Soze: Scorched Earth […]

Exclusive interview with actress Stephanie Vogt on her new role in The Royals

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Scott Davis chats with actress Stephanie Vogt… In an exclusive interview with Flickering Myth, actress Stephanie Vogt sits down with Senior Staff Writer Scott Davis to discuss her new role in hit television show The Royals, as well as her career so far which has seen her work on Entourage, The Voices and The C-Word… […]

Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #31

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Chris Cooper reviews the latest in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series…. “While strategically secluded in Northampton, the Turtles are hit by new revelations involving enemies’ shifting loyalties, miracle cures, and ghosts from the past. And in the present, grave danger is about to strike! What new Foot Clan menace is hunting the Turtles?“ Issue […]

Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner joins Barely Lethal

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Sophie Turner has joined the action comedy Barely Lethal, which is being directed by Kyle Newman (Fanboys). The film, written by John D’Arco, follows a 16-year-old assassin (played by Hailee Steinfeld) longing for a “normal” adolescence who fakes her own death and enrolls as a senior in a suburban high school. Turner will play an […]

Comic Book Review – Rocket Girl #1

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Trevor Hogg reviews the debut issue of a series which combines an anime visual sensibility with the comedic mayhem of Back to the Future… A teenage cop from a high-tech future is sent back in time to 1986 New York City.  DaYoung Johansson is investigating the Quintum Mechanics megacorporation for crimes against time.  As she […]

American Masters Review – Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train A Comin’ (2013)

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While attending the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival I was keen to see All Is By My Sidewhich chronicled an American backup guitarist travelling to the UK where he is transformed into an international rock star.  Unfortunately, the Jimi Hendrix biopic was undermined by flat performances and an inability to get music rights.  The situation […]

Friendly Persuasion: Denis Villeneuve talks about Enemy & Prisoners

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While attending the 38th Toronto International Film Festival Trevor Hogg had the opportunity to chat with Denis Villeneuve about having double the fun working with Jake Gyllenhaal… Having tackled a story featuring a talking fish in Maelstrom (2000), explored the real life massacre of 14 female students in Polytechnique(2009), and delved into the Middle East […]

Comic Book Review – Silver #1 & Silver #2

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Trevor Hogg reviews the first two instalments of the 12-part series created by Stephan Franck which features a quick witted criminal who has a deadly attraction to silver… James Finnigan, a witty but (figuratively) soulless con man, sets out to separate the living-dead from their silver. A charity auction involving the silver collection of a […]

Turning The Page: Fan Phenomena: Batman edited by Liam Burke

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In an effort to explore how individuals, films and TV shows become part of the public consciousness, Intellect Books is publishing a new series called Fan Phenomena.   Not surprisingly science fiction which garners cult followings is well represented with separate editions on Doctor Who, Star Wars and Star Trek; however, not everything is focused on […]