The Heist (a.k.a The Maiden Heist), 2009. Directed by Peter Hewitt.Starring Morgan Freeman, Christopher Walken, William H. Macy and Marcia Gay Harden. SYNOPSIS: Three security guards decide to take action and steal their beloved pieces of art when the art gallery they work for plan to move the exhibits oversees. The Heist actually has a […]

Parks and Recreation – Season One Created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur.Starring Amy Poehler, Chris Pratt, Rashida Jones, Paul Schneider, Louie CK, Nick Hofferman, Aziz Ansari,  and Aubrey Plaza. SYNOPSIS: Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, attempts to advance her career and make her town more […]

Mark you calendars folks… on July 15th, Arrow Video is set to deliver a special treat for fans of “The Citizen Kane of Bad Movies” with a special 10th anniversary Blu-ray release of Tommy Wiseau’s cult classic The Room, which features both 1080p High Definition and Standard Definition presentations of the feature, as well as […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Alice Vincent writes for the Telegraph about the upcoming Gangs of New York TV series… “Gangs of New York was released in 2002 and starred Leonardo Di Caprio and Daniel Day-Lewis, who was nominated for an Oscar for best actor for his performance as Bill ‘The Butcher’ Cutting, […]

Room 237, 2012. Directed by Rodney Ascher. SYNOPSIS: An exploration into the numerous theories regarding the subtexts within Stanley Kubrick’s phenomenal horror The Shining. Room 237, or Room 237: Being an Inquiry into The Shining in 9 Parts, begins with the voice of a man describing a ‘eureka’ moment upon viewing Stanley Kubrick’s film; noticing […]

Paul Risker reviews the TV miniseries Labyrinth…. Stumbling across an archaeological find, Alice (Vanessa Kirby) begins to experience haunting dreams featuring a woman from the past. Her discovery uncovers a genocide committed nearly 800 years ago, and starts a journey in which she will discover the secrets of the Holy Grail. It is difficult to […]

If you thought Walt Disney Pictures had plenty on its slate with Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the forthcoming Star Wars sequel trilogy, then think again. Having forked out a combined $8 billion to acquire Marvel Entertainment and Lucasfilm Ltd over the past couple of years, Disney is now now looking to […]

As you’ll no doubt be aware if you’re a regular around these parts, we’re big fans of comic book movies here at Flickering Myth. So with the 2013 comic book movie season about to get underway in April with the arrival of Oblivion and Iron Man 3, we thought we’d spend the month counting down […]

Attending WonderCon this weekend to show footage from his hotly-anticipated kaiju homage Pacific Rim, Guillermo del Toro has taken part in a Q&A, during which the fanboy favourite director offered an update on the status of his planned Justice League Dark adaptation, Dark Universe. Stating that he intends Dark Universe to be his next project […]