Flickering Myth’s writing team count down to the release of Skyfall by discussing their favourite James Bond films; next up is Oliver Davis with GoldenEye… Oliver Davis hates to write in the first person, but for ‘favourite’ pieces, it’s kinda unavoidable. I was introduced to James Bond through Wednesday nights on ITV. They had a […]
Comic Book Review – 2000 AD Prog 1805
Luke Graham reviews the latest prog of 2000 AD… After watching the new film Dredd 3D last month (I thought it was great, but check out Luke Owen and Rohan Morbey’s reviews here and here) I decided to get back into the original comic book 2000AD, starting with Prog 1801. I was a regular reader […]
Blu-ray Review – The Devil Rides Out (1968)
The Devil Rides Out, 1968. Directed by Terence Fisher.Starring Christopher Lee, Leon Greene, Charles Gray, Patrick Mower and Nike Arrighi. SYNOPSIS: After rescuing his deceased friend’s son from a bloody Satanic ritual, the debonair Duc de Richleau is pursued by a cult who will stop at nothing to destroy the Duc and his friends, even […]
Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man to begin filming in London in January?
Robert Downey Jr.’s Armored Avenger may be grabbing all the headlines at the moment as we await the arrival of the first trailer for the upcoming superhero sequel Iron Man 3, but it seems that Marvel Studios is already looking to get to work on ‘Phase Three’ of the Cinematic Universe, with a casting call […]
Blu-ray Review – The Mummy’s Shroud (1967)
The Mummy’s Shroud, 1967. Directed by John Gilling.Starring André Morell, John Phillips, David Buck and Maggie Kimberly. SYNOPSIS: A renowned scientist and a team of expert archaeologists are on a journey to find the lost tomb of pharaoh Kah-to-Bey. Having ignored warnings of a deathly curse, the expedition unearths the pharaoh’s final resting place, accidentally […]
Blu-ray Review – Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)
Rasputin: The Mad Monk, 1966. Directed by Don Sharp.Starring Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Francis Matthews, Richard Pasco and Suzan Farmer. SYNOPSIS: In pre-revolution St Petersburg, Russia, sinister monk Grigori Rasputin (Christopher Lee) proves that he has the unearthly power to ease the deranged and heal the sick, but at what price? It’s hard to know […]
DVD Review – Cockneys vs Zombies (2012)
Cockneys vs Zombies, 2012. Directed by Matthias Hoene.Starring Georgia King, Michelle Ryan, Lee Asquith-Coe, Alan Ford, Honor Blackman, Richard Briers, Harry Treadaway and Tony Gardner. SYNOPSIS: A group of cockney bank robbers fight for survival after the East End of London is overrun by a horde of zombies. Does anyone else think that the zombie […]
Countdown to Skyfall – Licence to Kill (1989)
Flickering Myth’s writing team count down to the release of Skyfall by discussing their favourite James Bond films; next up is Rohan Morbey with Licence to Kill… By the late 1980s James Bond had become a mere imitation of the character has was in the series’ early entries; Roger Moore’s final turn in A View […]
DVD Review – Basket Case (1982)
Basket Case, 1982. Directed by Frank Henenlotter.Starring Kevin Van Hentenryck, Terri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner, Robert Vogel, Diana Browne, Lloyd Pace and Bill Freeman. SYNOPSIS: A young man carrying a big basket that contains his deformed Siamese-twin brother seeks vengeance on the doctors who separated them against their will. Growing up, Basket Case was a […]
DVD Review – Basket Case 2 (1990)
Basket Case 2, 1990. Directed by Frank Henenlotter.Starring Kevin Van Hentenryck, Judy Grafe, Annie Ross, Heather Rattray, Beverly Bonner, Chad Brown and Leonard Jackson. SYNOPSIS: Duane and his basket-bound mutant brother are taken in by a secret home for wayward freaks with journalists hot on their tail. Picking up directly after the climax of the […]
