The Imitation Game, 2014. Directed by Morten Tylbum. Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Mark Strong, Charles Dance and Matthew Goode. SYNOPSIS: The true story of mathematician Alan Turing, who helps crack the Enigma code during World War 2, before facing persecution for his homosexuality later in life. The thing with ‘true stories’ on film is […]

According to TheWrap, recent Academy Award winner Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club, Fight Club) is circling the role of the Joker in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad movie. Interestingly, Ryan Gosling was reportedly first approached for the role, but passed because he didn’t want to commit to a multi-picture deal. Leto was also up for the part […]

With Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel and a potential female-led Amazing Spider-Man spin-off on the horizon, it seems like we’re finally going to get a series of female superhero movies over the next few years, prompting IGN to ask Anne Hathaway if she’d have any interest in returning to her role as Selina Kyle from The […]

Trevor Hogg explores both the dark and humorous side of Batman…  With the Blu-ray and DVD releases of the second season of Batman: The Brave and the Bold, season one of Young Justice and Beware the Batman: Dark Justice, the Warner Archive Collection showcases various Dark Knights who can appeal to children, teens and adults; […]

Robert Kojder on Interstellar… Whether you love or hate Christopher Nolan, it is undeniable that he is crafting some of the most stimulating and thought-provoking films out there today; the icing on the cake is that they also happen to be highly lucrative Hollywood blockbusters. Outside of possibly Quentin Tarantino, no other director working in […]

Leviathan, 2014. Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev. Starring Aleksey Serebryakov, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Elena Lyadova and Roman Madyanov. SYNOPSIS: In a coastal Russian town, Nikolay is forced to take on the corrupt mayor, when he threatens to demolish his home. His lawyer and best friend Dmitriy, digs up his dirt on the mayor, but that only brings […]

The Flickering Myth react… What a bombshell dropped yesterday eh? After years and years of rumours we officially have the news that Pixar will be releasing Toy Story 4 in 2017. The film will be directed to John Lasseter and written by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack. But what did our writing and editorial team think […]

Tom Jolliffe on the glorious year of 1984…. Whatever you may think of as the golden age of cinema, few can deny that the 80s brought about a fantastic array of classic and cult films. Anyone of a certain age may look back at a period of cinema, from growing up, with misty eyes and […]

Paul Risker chats to Vikings creator Michael Hirst… As part of a special week long feature to coincide with the home entertainment release of Vikings series 2, Flickering Myth sits down in conversation with the cast and creator Michael Hirst to go behind the scenes of the critically acclaimed historical drama. From the reflections of […]

Sites like Kickstater and IndieGoGo have provided filmmakers to get their passion projects funded, but it’s not often that you see fan-funded projects looking to remake a movie. David Lee Fisher is looking to fund this project which will be a “visual remix” of 1921’s classic horror Nosferatu. But while it may seem sanctimonious to […]