Villordsutch reviews The Walking Dead #112…. “Carl and Andrea are faced with the unthinkable.” Finding words that can explain how great this issue is extremely difficult, though I shall give it a go. This comic moves along at a frantic pace yet the story stays strong and tight. There is so much potential energy stored […]
Second Opinion – Pacific Rim (2013)
Pacific Rim, 2013 Directed by Guillermo del Toro.Written by Travis Beacham and Guillermo del Toro.Starring Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman, and Ron Perlman. SYNOPSIS: When an alien attack threatens the Earth’s existence, giant robots piloted by humans are deployed to fight off the menace. Guillermo Del Toro’s career is a […]
Another Day of the Dead remake
George A. Romero may not have made a really good zombie film in a while, but surely we don’t need remakes of remakes of his films? The makers of this years Texas Chainsaw 3D appear to disagree, as although the 2008 remake of Day of the Dead was a terrible flop, they think they can […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to the Oldboy Trailer
The Flickering Myth writing team sit down to discuss the trailer for Spike Lee’s American remake of Oldboy…. Ah remakes. They’re now an integral part of our film watching experience. Not a year goes by where we don’t hear rumours of new films that are actually films we’ve seen before. Yesterday saw the release of […]
Five Essential… Powell and Pressburger Films
Jackson Ball presents his five essential Powell and Pressburger films… The history of cinema isn’t short of great filmmaking duos. The Coen brothers, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne and the Wachowskis are just a few examples of partnerships behind the camera. However, there have been few duos that have influenced the film industry quite like Michael […]
My Favourite Pixar – Brave (2012)
Flickering Myth’s writing team count down to the UK release of Monsters University by picking their favourite Pixar Movies; next up is Villordsutch with Brave… Brave is a fantastic film set in my ancestor’s home of Scotland. I’m half Scottish / half Dutch (all Viking) and worry about my history being altered either by anti-Semitic […]
Andrew Garfield wants Spider-Man to swing the other way
Yesterday Entertainment Weekly gave us our first official look at Jamie Foxx’s (Django Unchained) villain Electro from Sony’s upcoming sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2 on the cover of the Comic-Con preview issue, and inside the magazine Andrew Garfield has offered up some interesting – and no doubt tongue-in-cheek – quotes which might go some way […]
Special Features – The Crucifixion Principle: How the media is helping murder movies
With Pacific Rim already being labelled a flop before it even hits cinemas, Anghus Houvouras believes the media is helping to murder movies…. Does negative box office perception affect potential ticket buyers? Five years ago I would have said ‘no’. Now I’m not so sure. Crucifixion Principle: When critics and entertainment writers gang up to […]
My Favourite Pixar Movie – WALL·E (2008)
Flickering Myth’s writing team count down to the UK release of Monsters University by picking their favourite Pixar Movies; next up is Martin Deer with WALL·E…. As the ninth feature film to be released by Pixar, WALL·E had a lot to live up to, and the tiny little robot stands tall and proud. There are […]
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen heading to the small screen
Ten years after their big screen appearance, Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill’s Victorian-era heroes The League of Extraordinary Gentleman are set to return, with Fox placing an off-season order for a TV pilot from writer-producer Michael Green (Green Lantern, Heroes). Starting its run in 1999, the comic book series focusses on a group of Victorian […]
