Anghus Houvouras believes that Twitter has killed the online film star… There was a time when the online film sites were the go-to destination for behind-the-scenes images and exclusive information behind cinematic happenings. Cool places where die-hard film geeks were gathering a stream of information from secret sources revealing spoiler laced snippets and pictures about […]
Movie Review – 2 Guns (2013)
2 Guns, 2013. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur.Starring Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, James Marsden, Bill Paxton, and Edward James Olmos. SYNOPSIS: A DEA agent and a naval intelligence officer find themselves on the run after a botched attempt to infiltrate a drug cartel. While fleeing, they learn the secret of their shaky alliance: Neither […]
Jaws getting the reboot treatment? Say it’s not so…
In what is surely the most ridiculous news story of the day, it’s being reported that the “success” of Sharknado and Discover Channel’s record-breaking ‘Shark Week’ ratings has convinced Universal Pictures to give the green light to a reboot of Steven Spielberg’s seminal 1975 blockbuster Jaws. Now, before you all set off for Hollywood with […]
Special Features – Why I’m worried about the future of The Amazing Spider-Man franchise
Anthony Stokes shares his concerns over the future of Sony’s Amazing Spider-Man franchise… Jim Carrey has been rumored to have a role in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Now I’ve made it very public that I’m a huge fan of Sam Raimi and his Spider-Man trilogy. Behind Toy Story it is probably my favorite trilogy of all […]
Alan Taylor discusses Thor: The Dark World reshoots, addresses rumoured rift with Marvel Studios
Despite hitting UK cinemas in just two-and-a-half months time, cameras are still rolling on Marvel’s next Phase Two offering as Thor: The Dark World undergoes its latest round of reshoots. Of course, given the rumours about a rift between Marvel Studios and director Alan Taylor (Game of Thrones), this would seem to indicate trouble for […]
Comic Book Review – East of West #5
Oliver Davis reviews East of West #5… “Hear the good word, hear the MESSAGE. In this issue of East of West we find out the contents of the apocrypha that predicts the end of the world. Or does it? The most exciting new book of the year, EAST OF WEST continues in THE LOST WORDS.” […]
Breaking Bad Season 5 – Episode 9 Review
Martin Deer reviews the latest episode of Breaking Bad (spoilers within)… Since the mid-season finale of season 5 ended several months ago with the most almighty of cliffhangers, with Walter White’s brother-in-law discovering the Walt Whitman book with recently deceased former chemist, Gale Boetticher’s love letter to WW in it and the penny dropping on […]
Second Opinion – Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
Kick-Ass, 2013. Directed by Jeff Wadlow.Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jim Carrey, John Leguizamo, Morris Chestnut, Clark Duke, Claudia Lee, Lyndsy Fonseca, Robert Emms, Lindy Booth, Daniel Kaluuya, Andy Nyman, and Olga Kurkulina. SYNOPSIS: The costumed high-school hero Kick-Ass joins with a group of normal citizens who have been inspired to fight […]
The Trials and Tribulations of Making a Film: Part 1
Tom Jolliffe on the trials and tribulations of making a film… The film, the team and the lowdown: Aside from my time offering my sage (stop laughing) film criticism for Flickering Myth, I have an ambition to become a screenwriter, so that another member of the team here can offer sage criticism on a film […]
Max Landis reveals his idea for Chronicle 2
Last month it was confirmed by the man himself that Max Landis was no longer involved with 20th Century Fox’s planned sequel to 2012’s box office success Chronicle, and now the screenwriter has been speaking about his idea for the follow-up to the low-budget super powers flick, revealing that he wanted to take the film […]