Generally, production companies hold off on official press releases until a casting has been confirmed, but that hasn’t stopped Alcon Entertainment from announcing that an offer is out to Harrison Ford to reprise his role of Rick Deckard in Ridley Scott’s planned sequel to Blade Runner. “We believe that Hampton Fancher [Blade Runner] and Michael […]
Five characters we’d like to see in Marvel’s Agent Carter TV series
Matt Spencer-Skeen on who he wants to see in Marvel’s Agent Carter TV series… Last week brought us the news that not only was Marvel’s current TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. getting a 2nd series but also that we would indeed be getting the long rumoured Agent Carter series. As someone who has remained a […]
Zac Efron rumoured for Marvel Cinematic Universe role
When it comes to superhero news, Marvel Studios has been quiet lately, taking a back seat to The Amazing Spider-Man 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past and Warner Bros.’ various TV / Batman vs. Superman / Justice League announcements. Well, to help us get through the lull, a new casting claim has emerged from rumour […]
Elizabeth Olsen and Mark Ruffalo talk Avengers: Age of Ultron
2014 is shaping up to be a huge year for Elizabeth Olsen. After a string of indie successes, including the acclaimed Martha Marcy May Marlene, she’s set to feature in the blockbuster Godzilla this week, and is currently filming the hotly-anticipated Marvel sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron, which is set to arrive next Spring. In […]
CBS cancels Two and a Half Men, opts against How I Met Your Dad
CBS has announced its upcoming TV schedule, revealing that the long-running sitcom Two and a Half Men will come to an end with its 12th season, and that the network has also decided against picking up the How I Met Your Mother spin-off pilot How I Met Your Dad. The Chuck Lorre-produced Two and a […]
Movie Review – An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
An Autumn Afternoon (Japan: Sanma no aji), 1962. Directed by Yasujiro Ozu. Starring Chishu Ryu, Shima Iwashita, Keiji Sada and Mariko Okada. SYNOPSIS: An aging widower arranges a marriage for his only daughter. An Autumn Afternoon tells the story of Hirayama (Chishu Ryu), an older man, who has three children. His eldest son, Koichi, is married. […]
Special Features – Top 5 Godzilla Movies
With the new movie released tomorrow, Luke Owen looks at the Top 5 Godzilla movies…. For the last 60 years, one giant monster has stood tall above all others – the King of the Monsters: Godzilla. Since his first appearance in 1954, Godzilla has torn up cinema screens in Japan and around the world in […]
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series – Episode Nine Review
Luke Owen reviews the penultimate episode of From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series…. We’ve reached the ninth step of this ten-episode run and… well… it just got odd. Not ‘odd’ in a good way, but ‘odd’ in that perplexing kind of way where you find yourself asking, “just how did we get here?”. Richie Gecko […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to the first look at Ben Affleck’s Batman
The Flickering Myth writing team share a few thoughts on the first look at Ben Affleck in the Batsuit…. DC fans haven’t had much to shout about over the best part of the past year, having to sit twiddling their thumbs waiting on news while Marvel Studios, Sony and Fox laid out their superhero plans […]
Movie Review – Lucky Bastard (2014)
Lucky Bastard, 2014. Directed by Robert Nathan. Starring Don McManus, Jay Paulson, Betsy Rue, Chris Wylde and Catherine Annette. SYNOPSIS: When the adult website LUCKY BASTARD runs a contest giving the winner a night with a hot porn star, the outcome turns from fantasy to horror in a deadly nightmare no one could possibly have […]