Since it purchased Lucasfilm last year, Disney have made some pretty big changes in the Lucas landscape. Not only did they announce a new Star Wars trilogy and the move of Star Wars comics to Marvel, but today they announced that they are closing down fan favourite LucasArts as a development company to instead license […]
Flickering Myth’s Greatest Comic Book Movies: #23 – Blade (1998)
Throughout April, we’re counting down to the release of Marvel’s Iron Man 3 with our picks for the Greatest Comic Book Movies of All Time; here’s #23… Blade, 1998. Directed by Stephen Norrington.Starring Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N’Bushe Wright, Donal Logue, Udo Kier, Arly Jover and Traci Lords. While Bryan Singer’s X-Men (2000) […]
Guillermo del Toro on the chances of a Pacific Rim – Godzilla crossover
Kaiju fans certainly have plenty to look forward to over the next year and a half, with Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth) overseeing the giant robot vs. giant monster carnage of Pacific Rim this July, before the King of the Monsters himself Godzilla returns in next year’s Hollywood reboot from director Gareth Edwards (Monsters). With […]
Comic Book Review – G.I. Joe: Special Missions #2
Gary Collinson reviews G.I. Joe: Special Missions #2…. “CRUSH DEPTH continues! Scarlett and her Special Missions team rush to the heart of a perfect storm to retrieve a prize of forty billion (with a B!) of COBRA funds lying in the ocean deep. The only trouble is that the Baroness is already on the scene […]
Superman: The Movies – What They Did and Didn’t Get Right
As Superman’s return draws ever closer, Martin Deer reflects on the previous movie incarnations of the Man of Steel…. This week marks one year of me writing for Flickering Myth – which continues to be an honour Gary, thank you – and my first article was a piece on Man of Steel and Superman. So […]
Comic Book Review – Star Trek #19
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek #19… “As excitement builds for the upcoming film sequel, the ongoing STAR TREK comics series shows fans the events that shaped the lives of the beloved Enterprise crew! In this issue we discover what led young Montgomery Scott to devote himself to engineering, as we witness his first steps on the […]
Late to the Show – A Knight’s Tale (2001)
A Knight’s Tale, 2001. Directed by Brian Helgeland. Starring Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell, Alan Tudyk, Paul Bettany and James Purefoy . SYNOPSIS: After his master dies, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight. Everyone has watched the odd […]
Movie Review – Neil Diamond: Solitary Man (2010)
Neil Diamond: Solitary Man, 2010.Directed by Samantha Peters. Starring Neil Diamond, Robbie Robertson, Jeff Barry, Neil Sedaka, Lulu and Mickey Dolenz. SYNOPSIS: A shy Jewish boy from Brooklyn, New York goes through a life-long quest to discover himself through his music. Back in 2010 BBC Two produced a 60 minute documentary about an American songwriter […]
Turning The Page: Stanley Kubrick at Look Magazine by Philippe Mather
Hard to imagine the filmmaker behind The Shining (1980) and 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) being a teenage photojournalist who took pictures ranging from celebrities to candid portraits of New Yorkers travelling on the subway system but that is exactly what happened. At the age of 17, Stanley Kubrick worked for Look magazine initially as a […]
Flickering Myth’s Greatest Comic Book Movies: #24 – The Crow (1994)
Throughout April, we’re counting down to the release of Marvel’s Iron Man 3 with our picks for the Greatest Comic Book Movies of All Time; here’s #24… The Crow, 1994. Directed by Alex Proyas.Starring Brandon Lee, Rochelle Davis, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott, Bai Ling, Sofia Shinas, Anna Levine, David Patrick Kelly, Laurence Mason, Michael Massee […]
