Chris Cooper reviews the latest issue of IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles… “In this special issue drawn by TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman, the Turtles have struggled to survive against unstoppable enemies and impossible odds. The time has come for the next stage of their training to begin. The lesson turns deadly, though, when a mysterious […]

Continuing our Comic Book Movie Month here at Flickering Myth, Scott Davis revisits The Dark Knight Rises… A year or so on from its release last summer, a lot has been written by fans and critics alike about Christopher Nolan’s trilogy closer, The Dark Knight Rises. It seems strange to look back at such a […]

Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Escapist) is attached to direct an adaptation of the novel Night Film for Chernin Entertainment. The noir thriller, written by author Marisha Peel (whose best-selling debut was Special Topics in Calamity Physics), is due out from Random House in August. The story follows investigative journalist […]

Chris Cooper reviews IDW new series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Villains Micro-Series #1 – Krang… “Krang was not always the feared warlord he is today. Once he was the spoiled prince of a falling dynasty. One disastrous mission to a penal colony planet changed all of that! Stranded by himself and surrounded by enemies, Krang […]

Chris Cooper reviews the latest issue of IDW’s Judge Dredd… “Due to massive (and mysterious) technology glitches, Mega-City One continues to spiral into chaos, and Judge Dredd has no weapon, no ride, and no backup. Which wouldn’t be a problem if he didn’t have to square off against an alcoholic face-breaking robot and an entire […]

As per Latino Review, it would seem that Wally Pfister is further bolstering his already impressive cast for his directorial debut, Transcendence. Possibly taking a cue from his work colleague Christopher Nolan, one of the main male roles has now been filled by Cillian Murphy, who both Pfister and Nolan worked with on The Dark Knight […]

Trevor Hogg reviews the third instalment of the four-part series which has him revisiting a favourite cinematic moment… With his rocket-pack gone, his girl not speaking to him, and all of Hollywood about to fall into the clutches of the sinister Otto Rune what’s young Cliff Secord to do? And what’s that dangerous-looking thing Peevy’s been […]

Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir, 2011. Directed by Laurent Bouzereau. Starring Roman Polanski and Andrew Braunsberg. SYNOPSIS: Roman Polanski talks about being a Holocaust survivor who became a controversial public figure and an internationally acclaimed filmmaker. During the time Roman Polanski was under house arrest in Switzerland where he was to receive a life time achievement award […]

For those attending the 2013 Toronto Jewish Film Festival, they will be able to see the documentary Joe Papp in Five Acts (2010) which is to be aired as part of the PBS series American Masters back in 2010.   The story is as educational as the man who decided to bring the plays of William Shakespeare […]

Neil Diamond: Solitary Man, 2010.Directed by Samantha Peters. Starring Neil Diamond, Robbie Robertson, Jeff Barry, Neil Sedaka, Lulu and Mickey Dolenz. SYNOPSIS: A shy Jewish boy from Brooklyn, New York goes through a life-long quest to discover himself through his music. Back in 2010 BBC Two produced a 60 minute documentary about an American songwriter […]