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Interview: A conversation with Endangered screenwriter Jack Reher
Zachary Leeman chats with Jack Reher about the upcoming film Endangered, his adaptation of PIN, and the art of screenwriting… Zachary Leeman: Before we get to your upcoming movie Endangered, let’s talk about screenwriting in general. Walk me through the moment you went from aspiring writer to a paid screenwriter with people like Billy Bob Thornton […]
Movie Review – Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus (2013)
Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus, 2013. Written and Directed by Sebastián Silva.Starring Michael Cera, Gaby Hoffman, Juan Andrés Silva, Agustín Silva, José Miguel Silva and Sebastián Silva. SYNOPSIS: As Jamie travels in Chile, he invites an eccentric woman to join his group’s quest to score a fabled hallucinogen, a move that finds him at […]
Movie Review – Delivery Man (2013)
Delivery Man, 2013 Directed by Ken Scott. Starring Vince Vaughn, Chris Pratt and Cobie Smulders. SYNOPSIS: An affable underachiever finds out he’s fathered 533 children through anonymous donations to a fertility clinic 20 years ago. Now he must decide whether or not to come forward when 142 of them file a lawsuit to reveal his […]
Interview: Keith Mason – From the Green Field to the Silver Screen
Paul Risker chats with Keith Mason about making the jump from sport to the screen and his friendship with Mickey Rourke… With Mickey Rourke’s latest foray into the action genre Skin Traffik now in the midst of post-production, Flickering Myth went a few rounds one Friday morning with his bodyguard/henchman Mr. Steiner – former Rugby […]
Batman vs. Superman pushed back to 2016
Some hugely disappointing news this morning for DC fans – just weeks before it was due to begin filming, Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that Zack Snyder’s eagerly-anticipated Man of Steel sequel Batman vs. Superman has been pushed by to May 2016, “allowing the filmmakers to realize fully their vision, given the complex visual nature […]
Marvel taps showrunners for Agent Carter TV series
It looks like Marvel’s rumoured Agent Carter small screen spin-off is moving closer towards becoming a reality, with Deadline revealing that Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas “have quietly boarded” the series, with the Reaper duo set to executive produce. “We’d be coming on as showrunners and being a part of the series,” Butters tells IGN. […]
Jaimie Alexander’s Lady Sif to appear in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
With Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. struggling to reverse its ratings slide, Marvel has decided to bring in another big name guest star from the Cinematic Universe – and the first who isn’t associated with S.H.I.E.L.D. – with Thor and Thor: The Dark World star Jaimie Alexander set reprise the role of Lady Sif for another visit […]
Born to Run: Bringing the Flash to the Screen
Ryan Maloney charts Warner Bros.’ efforts to bring The Flash to the screen… In the pantheon of B-list superheroes, The Flash is perhaps the best and most revered. Sadly, that level of brand recognition doesn’t quite translate to the character’s number of fans; approach any random stranger on the street and he or she will […]
Oscars 2014 – Was Anyone Snubbed?
Matt Spencer-Skeen on his top five snubs from this week’s Oscar nominations… So the Oscar nominations have been announced (in case you’ve missed all this you can find the nominations here) and what a wonderful array of very predictable picks they were. The most interesting part of the Oscar nom for me though is all […]