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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle set to become Dwayne Johnson’s biggest ever domestic hit

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Although it came in for a lot of flak when the project was first announced, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has proven to be a firm favourite both with critics and audiences alike. This past weekend it topped the U.S. box office, becoming the first December release to hit #1 in February since James Cameron’s […]

Watch the official Solo: A Star Wars Story teaser trailer

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After the Super Bowl aired a brief TV spot for the next Star Wars spin-off Solo: A Star Wars Story, Good Morning America has now revealed the first full official teaser trailer for the film! Directed by Ron Howard, the film stars Alden Ehrenreich as everyone’s favourite smuggler as it traces his origin to become one […]

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom gets a second trailer

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It’s fair to say that the first trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom was divisive. It certainly split the team at Flickering Myth. Now Universal have released a second look at J.A. Bayona’s blockbuster sequel, which you can watch right here… SEE ALSO: LEGO’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom sets revealed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQG8Npuv9zU Apparently riffing on Executive […]

Is the future of film original screenplays or franchise continuations?

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George Chrysostomou on original screenplays vs. franchises… After watching Edgar Wright’s critically and commercially successful Baby Driver, it struck me that this was the first movie I had watched in a while that was not only imaginative and unique, but was not based on any source material such as a novel or comic series, not a […]

Westworld season 2 gets a Super Bowl TV spot

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A Super Bowl TV spot has arrived online for the second season of HBO’s acclaimed drama series Westworld, along with a premiere date reveal of April 22nd; check it out here…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUmfriZoMw0 Live without limits in a world where every human appetite can be indulged. Created for television by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, comes […]

Richard Donner reveals Lethal Weapon 5 title, but doesn’t think it’s going to happen

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If you cast your mind back to October of last year, it was reported that director Richard Donner and stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover were eyeing a reunion for a fifth instalment in the Lethal Weapon franchise, with Donner subsequently confirming that Lethal Weapon 5 was ready to go, and just awaiting approval from […]

Movie Review – The Mercy (2018)

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The Mercy, 2018. Directed by James Marsh. Starring Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, Ken Stott, and Mark Gatiss. SYNOPSIS: When amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst (Colin Firth) decides that there must be more to life than failed entrepreneurial endeavors, he sets out on a solo mission to circumnavigate the globe, against the wishes of his […]

Movie Review – The Further Adventures of Anse and Bhule in No Man’s Land (2013)

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The Further Adventures of Anse and Bhule in No Man’s Land, 2013. Directed by Barry Hunt. Starring Garfield Wedderburn, Daniel Hill, Lorraine Bahr, and Kelly Tallent. SYNOPSIS: The Further Adventures of Anse and Bhule is a post-apocalyptic, love story following a cult of men as they discover women from a dueling tribe, shattering and transforming […]

Poster, trailer and images for British crime thriller Tango One

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Ahead of its home entertainment release next month, a new trailer, poster and batch of images have arrived online for the upcoming British crime thriller Tango One. Based on Stephen Leather’s novel of the same name, the film is directed by Sacha Bennett and features a cast that includes Vincent Regan, Sophie Colquhoun, Joseph Millson, Calum MacNab, and […]