The Artist, 2011. Directed by Michel Hazanavicius. Starring Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Malcolm McDowell, Penelope Anne Miller, Missi Pyle and Uggie. SYNOPSIS: A silent movie star faces up to the advent of sound. Modern audiences may struggle to realise the medium they are watching at the multiplex started without the aid […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Zoolander, 2001. Directed by Ben Stiller. Starring Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Christine Taylor, Gavin Rossdale, Jerry Stiller, Milla Jovovich, David Duchovny, Vince Vaughn and Jon Voight. Zoolander is quite simply so bad that it is brilliant. Not […]

Sean Guard asks you to choose your side… The grand New Year is nearly upon us, (Yay, Joy, Rapture, etc.), so everyone is of course resolutioning this and promising that once the clock strokes the ball-dropping tone of midnight. For those of us in tune with our favorite shows, I’m sure there are plenty that […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Reservoir Dogs, 1992. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Starring Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Steve Buscemi, Tim Roth and Chris Penn. Reservoir Dogs is the directorial debut of Quentin Tarantino and it launched him straight into the big time. The story […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Mike Bassett: England Manager, 2001. Directed by Steve Barron. Starring Ricky Tomlinson, Amanda Redman, Bradley Walsh, Philip Jackson, Phill Jupitus and Dean Lennox Kelly. This satirical comedy follows the rise of Norwich City manager Mike Bassett as he is […]

The Rum Diary, 2011. Written and Directed by Bruce Robinson. Starring Johnny Depp, Giovanni Ribisi, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli, Amber Heard and Richard Jenkins. SYNOPSIS: A drunken journalist takes up a job at a local newspaper on the island of Puerto Rico. Five long years after the death of the original Gonzo journalist Hunter Stockton […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Training Day, 2001. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Starring Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Eva Mendes, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Cliff Curtis, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. Training Day follows LAPD cop Jake Hoyt (Hawke) over a 24 hour period in […]

Film journalist Nick Goundry considers the evolution of the IMAX format… Christopher Nolan wants to steer cinemagoers back towards the bigger picture. A lengthy IMAX-filmed trailer for his new Batman film The Dark Knight Rises will tower before audiences in selected IMAX theatres later this month, ahead of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. With the […]

The Howling Reborn, 2011. Directed by Joe Nimziki. Starring Landon Liboiron, Lindsey Shaw, Ivana Milicevic, Jesse Rath, Niels Schneider, Frank Schorpion and Kristian Hodko. SYNOPSIS: A high-school loner finally bonds with the girl of his dreams, only to discover a dark secret from his past… that he is heir to a powerful line of werewolves. […]

In a new series here at Flickering Myth, D.J. Haza presents a selection of films to watch before you die… Human Traffic, 1999. Written and Directed by Justin Kerrigan. Starring Danny Dyer, John Simm, Lorainne Pilkington, Nicola Reynolds and Shaun Parkes. Justin Kerrigan’s tale of drugs, clubs, pubs and parties is an iconic film about […]