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Tara Strong discusses Batgirl’s role in Batman: The Killing Joke

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With Batman: The Killing Joke ten days away from its one-night-only theatrical release, DC has released the latest episode of DC All Access, which features an interview with voice actor Tara Strong, who discusses her role as Barbara Gordon and Batgirl’s expanded role in the story; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the first […]

Comic Book Review – Action Comics #959

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Tony Black reviews Action Comics #959… “PATH TO DOOM” Chapter Three: Clark Kent gets caught in the crossfire as Doomsday crashes through the streets of Metropolis! As Lois struggles to keep young Jonathan out of the path of destruction, can former enemies Superman and Lex Luthor stop the monster that once destroyed the city and […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #44 – Rescue

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Leaving the beautiful game (not my words) behind us, we run as fast as we can away from International Match Day towards our next entry in the Your Sinclair Top 100; however it doesn’t bode well for us, as even the Your Sinclair description of Number #44 mentions that Rescue is “nothing remarkable”. Rescue was […]

Exclusive Interview with Liz Rodriguez, entertainment PR for EMR Media

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In an exclusive interview, Flickering Myth’s Scott J. Davis sat down Liz Rodriguez, entertainment PR for EMR Media (and friend of the site) to talk about her career, the expansion of her company and Comic-Con…. Did you always love movies? What was your favourite movie as a child? Since I can remember I have been […]

Comic Book Review – Kong of Skull Island #1

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Tony Black reviews Kong of Skull Island #1… King Kong, world-famous and original gargantuan simian, is the progenitor of an entire genre, spawning sequels, remakes, and countless other interpretations. You know Kong. You love Kong! King Kong was created by Merian C. Cooper, and Kong of Skull Island is grounded in artist/author Joe DeVito’s groundbreaking […]

Kung Fu Panda director to make live-action debut with YA adaptation Darkest Minds

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Jennifer Yuh Nelson, director of the King Fu Panda movies, is set to make her live-action debut with an adaptation of Alexandra Bracken’s YA trilogy Darkest Minds. Darkest Minds “is set after a pandemic kills most of America’s children and teenagers. When some survivors develop various superpowers, they are […]

Woody Harrelson and James Marsden set for Rob Reiner’s Shock and Awe

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Deadline is reporting that Woody Harrelson and James Marsden have signed on to appear in Shock and Awe, an Iraq war drama from director Rob Reiner, which reteams the filmmaker with his LBJ screenwriter Joey Hartstone. The site reports that the project follows “Knight-Ridder reporters Jonathan Landay and Warren Strobel, who after the events of […]

Suicide Squad tracking record domestic August opening weekend of $125 million plus

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Given that it featured DC’s three most iconic characters – and indeed, three of the most iconic characters in all of comic books – Warner Bros.’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice didn’t quite manage to perform to expectations at the box office, falling short of the $900 million mark worldwide. Next month its the turn […]

Netflix places straight-to-series order for cannabis comedy Disjointed starring Kathy Bates

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Streaming service Netflix has placed a 20-episode straight to series order for Disjointed, a cannabis-themed workplace comedy from producer Chuck Lorre (The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men). The multi-camera series will star Kathy Bates (American Horror Story) as “a lifelong advocate for legalization who’s finally living her dream as the owner of […]