Having retained top spot at the US box office this past weekend, Guardians of the Galaxy has now pushed its worldwide box office haul to $586 million, overtaking the total of 2008’s Iron Man to become Marvel Studios’ highest-grossing franchise starter. Reacting to the news, James Gunn posted the following message on Facebook: Guardians of […]
Forever Young: Seth Rogen talks Bad Neighbours
Flickering Myth sat down with Seth Rogen to talk about Bad Neighbours, now today on DVD… FM: How did you get involved with this project? SR: A few years ago, Evan Goldberg and I had been trying to find something to work on with the writers, Andrew J. Cohen and Brendan O’Brien, and they came […]
Guardians of the Galaxy stays atop US box office on very slow weekend
For the fourth time in it’s box office run, Guardians of the Galaxy was again a-top the US box office in the slowest weekend for two years, Box Office Mojo reports. The Top 12 earned an estimated $51.9 million, which if confirmed with official figures, would make this past weekend the worst for over two years. […]
Director Shawn Levy gives an update on Real Steel 2
Back in 2011, Hugh Jackman entered the world of robot boxing for director Shawn Levy’s sci-fi drama Real Steel, which pulled in almost $300 million around the globe, leading DreamWorks to announce a sequel, with Jackman, Dakota Goyo and Evangeline Lilly all slated to return. Well, it’s almost three years later and we’ve heard very […]
The Flash producers want to introduce Wally West “eventually”
Many know The Flash as the super-powered alter-ego of Barry Allen, but he’s not the only speedster to have graced the pages of DC Comics or various adaptations over the years. In fact, his successor, Wally West, came to represent the hero for quite some time after Allen’s death in the beloved “Crisis on Infinite […]
DVD Review – Bad Neighbours (2014)
Bad Neighbours, 2014. Directed by Nicholas Stoller. Starring Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Dave Franco and Lisa Kudrow. SYNOPSIS: A couple with a newborn baby face unexpected difficulties after they are forced to live next to a fraternity house. Bad Neighbours is the latest film to star comedian Seth Rogen. Rogen tends to come […]
More Suicide Squad members to be introduced in Arrow season 3
According to Entertainment Weekly, Arrow‘s version of the Suicide Squad, which includes characters like John Diggle, Deadshot, Bronze Tiger, and Shrapnel, will gain a few more members this season. When speaking about Diggle’s role this year, EW stated… “Speaking of A.R.G.U.S., I hear there will be new faces joining the Suicide Squad this season.” So, who […]
TIFF 2014 Review – 1001 Grams (2014)
1001 Grams, 2014. Directed by Bent Hamer. Starring Ane Dahl Torp, Laurent Stocker, Stein Winge, Hildegun Riise, Per Christian Ellefsen, Peter Hudson, Dinara Droukarova, Christian Erickson, Didier Flamand, and Magne Håvard Brekke. SYNOPSIS: A recently divorced, work-obsessed lab technician finds herself encountering a whole new world of experience when she attends an important scientific conference in Paris. […]
TIFF 2014 Review – Pawn Sacrifice (2014)
Pawn Sacrifice, 2014. Directed by Edward Zwick. Starring Tobey Maguire, Peter Sarsgaard, Liev Schreiber, and Michael Stuhlbarg. SYNOPSIS: American chess phenomenon Bobby Fischer squares off against his Russian rival Boris Spassky in the 1972 “Match of the Century” in Reykjavik, Iceland. Archival news footage talks about the disappearance of Bobby Fischer who is competing for the […]
TIFF 2014 Review – Red Army (2014)
Red Army, 2014. Directed by Gabe Polsky. Starring Slava Fetisov, Vladislav Tretiak, Scotty Bowman, and Vladimir Pozner. SYNOPSIS: Following the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War, Red Army tells the story of the nation’s famed Red Army hockey team through the eyes of its captain Slava Fetisov. During the Cold War the Soviet […]