Some sad news today, with the announcement that British actor Kenny Baker – famed for portraying the lovable droid R2-D2 in the Star Wars saga – has passed away aged 81 after a long illness. The 3 ft 8 in actor began his showbusiness career as part of a theatrical group of dwarves, and also […]
Trends and the Lack of Originality in Hollywood
Eric Bay-Andersen on trends and the lack of originality in Hollywood… At the beginning of this year I went to the cinema and saw a preview of all the big films coming out in 2016, and it really depressed me because almost every upcoming ‘event’ film was a sequel, a re-boot, or a prequel to […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to the new Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer
SEE ALSO: Read the Flickering Myth Reactions to Doctor Strange, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Assassin’s Creed, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Kong: Skull Island and more On Thursday, Disney and Lucasfilm released the second trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, December’s hotly-anticipated first standalone movie set in the galaxy far, far away [check […]
Bryan Fuller reveals details on Star Trek: Discovery
During a presentation at the Television Critics Association press tour this past week, Bryan Fuller has revealed the first details about CBS’ upcoming Star Trek TV series Star Trek: Discovery. The show, which is confirmed as being set in the original ‘Prime Universe’ timeline, will take place approximately ten years prior to Star Trek: The […]
Rumour: Marvel has shot a White Tiger pilot for Netflix
File this one firmly in the rumour cabinet for the time being, but Bleeding Cool is reporting that Marvel has secretly shot four live-action shorts – including one based around the character of White Tiger – which are intended as pilots for potential Netflix shows. The site claims that the version of the White Tiger character […]
Dolph Lundgren to play villain in Arrow season 5
Some 27 years after his role as Frank Castle in 1989’s The Punisher, Dolph Lundgren is returning to the world of superheroes with a guest role in the upcoming fifth season of Arrow. “In our flashbacks in Russia — we’re set in Russia this season — we are going to be bringing in Dolph Lundgren […]
The Man Creating Retro VHS Covers For Your Favourite Films
Flickering Myth caught up with the man creating retro VHS covers for your favourite films… The digital age is fantastic. High-speed broadband, data burning and e-mail has revolutionised the film industry dramatically. Now, trailers can appear on a Twitter post, full-length films can be downloaded in a matter of minutes and interviews of our favourite […]
The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #15 – The Lords of Midnight
From one classic to another, we leave Elite and turn to the towards the next game in the Your Sinclair Top 100 and No.#15 is delivered with both a map and patience, for you’re going to need both with Beyond Software’s timeless The Lords of Midnight. Arriving on the ZX Spectrum back in 1984, programmed […]
Rumour: Kyle Chandler being eyed to play Cable in Deadpool 2
Ever since Deadpool shared the news at the end of his debut superhero outing that the film’s sequel would feature the supervillain Cable, speculation has been rampant on which actor will play the telepathic mutant. Although such actors as Stephen Lang and Ron Perlman have thrown their hats in the ring and done a bit […]
Movie Review – Sausage Party (2016)
Sausage Party, 2016. Directed by Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon Featuring the voice talents of Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Edward Norton, Nick Kroll, David Krumholtz, Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, Anders Holm, Bill Hader, Craig Robinson, Danny McBride, Salma Hayek, Sugar Lyn Beard, James Franco, and Paul Rudd SYNOPSIS: A sausage strives to discover the truth […]
