The Flickering Myth writing team count down to Christmas by discussing their favourite festive movies; next up is Tori Brazier with White Christmas… I have a confession to make. This is not actually my favourite Christmas movie, per se… I sort of forgot about It’s a Wonderful Life (yes, I know, and I’m a huge […]
Comic Book Review – Sonic Universe #59
Luke Owen reviews Sonic Universe #59 from Archie Comics… Brand New Story Arc! Jump aboard the action as we begin the ‘Shadow Fall’ saga! Team Dark is sent into the deep, dark depths of space to stop the approach of the Black Comet! It hasn’t even been fifty years! The Black Comet is home to […]
Divergent director Neil Burger won’t return for sequel
As Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment gear up to launch what it hopes will be its latest young-adult franchise in Divergent, it’s been revealed that director Neil Burger will not be back for the sequel Insurgent, which is due to hit cinemas in March 2015 (followed by the third film Allegiant in March 2016). “Neil Burger […]
Shia LaBeouf is sorry he got caught out for plagiarism
Having ditched big budget popcorn fare like the Transformers franchise and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull for projects such as Lawless and Nymphomaniac, Shia LaBeouf was just starting to gain some credibility… until he allowed his short film HowardCantour.com to be posted to the internet yesterday, and almost immediately got caught […]
Comic Book Review – Batman Black and White #4
Robb Ghag reviews Batman Black and White #4… “The latest issue of the new BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE miniseries serves up new tales of the Dark Knight from the creative talents of Nathan Edmondson and Kenneth Rocafort, Dustin Nguyen, Michael Allred and Lee Allred, David Macho and Ruben Pellejero and Sean “Cheeks” Galloway!” This series […]
Anti-Christmas Movies – Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987)
Sick of Christmas cheer? Then how about some Christmas FEAR! Luke Owen’s look back at the killer Santa franchise continues with a review of Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2… Yes, it’s the movie with the “GARBAGE DAY!” scene. If ever there was an argument as to why the Internet is a wonderful place, then […]
William Fichtner talks Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
As well as helming Transformers: Age of Extinction, filmmaker Michael Bay is also involved with bringing another classic 80s kids property to the big screen next year, serving as producer on Jonathan Leibesman’s live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot. Speaking to Parade, cult favourite William Fichtner (Elysium, The Dark Knight) has offered up a few […]
Joseph Gordon-Levitt in talks to direct and star in Sandman
It looks like the long-awaited adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s celebrated comic book series Sandman might finally be heading to the big screen, with Deadline revealing that Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Dark Knight Rises, Don Jon) is finalising a deal to direct and star in the lead role as Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams. Talk of Gordon-Levitt’s […]
Comic Book Review – G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files #9
Gary Collinson reviews G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files #9… “TOMAX and CHAMELEON meet face-to-face amid the chaos that the Crimson Twin has unleashed on G.I. JOE’s covert facility. Who will walk away alive? Will either of them? DON’T MISS THE EXPLOSIVE CONCLUSION TO G.I. JOE: THE COBRA FILES!” So, after just nine issues, G.I. Joe: The […]
The Weinsteins link up with Miramax for Shakespeare in Love and Rounders sequels
After leaving Miramax in 2005, Bob and Harvey Weinstein have signed a twenty-year creative partnership with the company they founded in back in 1979 in a deal that “will span multiple titles for films, TV series and live stage production.” The projects will be financed by Qatar Holding and Colony Capital, coholders of the Miramax […]