Sherlock Holmes is arguably the most recognisable name in detective history; whether you are a hardcore Arthur Conan Doyle fan or prefer the recent Hollywood Holmes, portrayed by Robert Downey Jr., it’s impossible to deny detective Holmes and his loyal companion Dr. Watson have had a massively positive impact on the worlds of literature, TV […]

To mark the launch of Skylanders Trap Team in the UK, celebrity fans (young and old!) including Eastenders star Danny Dyer and his daughter Sunnie, Donna Air and daughter Freya as well as Good Morning Britain Presenter Ben Shephard with his sons Jack and Sam attended a VIK (that’s Very Important Kids) launch party in […]

NAS: Time is Illmatic, 2014 Directed by One9 SYNOPSIS: Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas’ 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social conditions that influenced its creation. Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of seminal hip hop album Illmatic, NAS: Time is Illmatic is a look […]

A new clip has arrived online from Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu’s (21 Grams, Biutiful) upcoming film Birdman, which features Michael Keaton (Batman) alongside Edward Norton (The Incredible Hulk) and Emma Stone (The Amazing Spider-Man 2); check it out here… “Birdman is a black comedy that tells the story of an actor (Michael Keaton) – famous for […]

We saw a couple of new clips last week [see here], and now Fox has released a new featurette for Birdman, which sees Michael Keaton (Batman) as a once famous actor now looking to resurrect his career by launching a stage play. The film is directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu (Biutiful) and sees Keaton joined […]

Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who series 8 episode 7 – ‘Kill the Moon’…. Clara:  Doctor, tell me there wasn’t anyone inside that thing. Doctor:  I could, but it wouldn’t make it true. Our Doctor Who story this week is a tale of the Doctor taking the high ground, so high in fact Clara gets the distinct […]

Thanks to the kind folks over at Universal, Flickering Myth has compiled its own Top 5 list of the best death scenes in Seth MacFarlane’s (Ted, Family Guy) latest comedy A Million Ways to Die in the West.  Check it out in the video below… Seth MacFarlane directs, produces, co-writes and plays the role of the cowardly […]

Thomas Roach on whether Adam Sandler’s deal with Netflix will harm the company…. I personally feel that Netflix is a fantastic service which one day will over take the film industry. Rather than just producing original series, the streaming service is moving into producing its own movies. Netflix and actor Adam Sandler have just made […]

Withnail & I, 1987. Directed by Bruce Robinson. Starring Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths and Ralph Brown. SYNOPSIS: Withnail (Richard E. Grant) is an unsuccessful, pill-popping actor; ‘I,’ or Marwood (Paul McGann), is Withnail’s roommate and another equally underemployed actor. The time is 1969: Withnail is fast becoming a burned-out relic of the […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb…. Robert Kojder wrote for Flickering Myth yesterday about the tease of Twin Peaks and it’s timing: “For those that haven’t seen the show, there is a critical plot point alluding to the narrative continuing 25 years after its initial ending. Twin Peaks left the air 23 years ago, so […]