Legendary Oscar-winning film producer Richard D. Zanuck has passed away after suffering a heart attack, aged 77. The son of former 20th Century Fox head and legendary producer Daryl F. Zanuck and actress Virginia Fox, Zanuck produced his first film Compulsion in 1959, before a stint as president of 20th Century Fox in the 1960s, […]

Simon Columb reviews Nitin Sawhney’s new soundtrack for the silent Alfred Hitchcock classic The Lodger… Nitin Sawhney has become a sought-after film composer through successful scores for Nike adverts and BBC’s Human Planet TV series. This summer, in conjunction with Network Releasing and the BFI, Sawhney has composed a new score for Alfred Hitchcock’s 1926 […]

Commenting on the critics with Simon Columb… Scott Mendelson, writer for The Huffington Post, writes the following: “Is Pixar as we know it finished? Has a fifteen-year run of uniformly fine cartoons given way to an act two filled with half-hearted misses and needless sequels? It’s a somewhat sensationalistic argument, but the timing is not […]

Tom Jolliffe mans up in preparation for The Expendables 2 with an overdose of explosive action cinema, beginning with ‘The Dolph Lundgren Rampage’… Over the course of the next 6 weeks, I will be getting myself ready for the action spectacular that is The Expendables 2. This will be possibly the manliest film ever made, […]

Martin Deer chats with Marius Holst, director of King of Devil’s Island, ahead of the film’s UK release tomorrow… Martin Deer: Hi Marius, thank you for talking to me today. I just watched King of Devil’s Island last week. It’s a very touching and emotive film, what interested you in telling this story? Marius Holst: […]

Tom Jolliffe mans up in preparation for The Expendables 2, taking in an overdose of explosive action cinema with ‘The Sylvester Stallone Rampage’… Slyvester Stallone’s story has become Hollywood legend. His rise to prominence from someone struggling in the doldrums in his chosen profession mirrored that of his star-making creation, Rocky. Sly’s insistence to take […]

Luke Owen gives us the lowdown on Marvel Studios’ newest superhero team, the Guardians of the Galaxy… It had been rumoured for some time but at Saturday’s Marvel Comi-Con panel it was officially announced – in 2014, the world will get a big screen adaptation of The Guardians of the Galaxy. While the news was […]

Paul Tanter, the writer/producer/director behind the Jack Says trilogy and new film The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan, talks to Flickering Myth’s Luke Graham about breaking into the industry, making movies and violence in films… Luke Graham: Hi Paul, thanks for agreeing to answer a few questions. I saw The Rise and […]

Luke Owen isn’t ready to be forced over to the Blu-Ray format… This may sound like sacrilege coming from someone who claims to love film, but I’ve not moved over to Blu-Ray yet and don’t intend to do so soon. I don’t think the picture quality is *that* much of an improvement to warrant spending […]

Hugh Laurie (House) is in negotiations to play the villain in RoboCop, MGM’s remake of Paul Verhoeven’s sci-fi classic, which will be distributed by Sony Pictures. Jose Padilha (Elite Squad) is directing the origin story from a script by Josh Zetumer. Joel Kinnaman (The Killing) is set to star as the titular character, a decorated […]