Olympus Has Fallen, 2013. Directed by Antoine Fuqua.Starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Finley Jacobsen, Dylan McDermott, Angela Bassett, Melissa Leo, Rick Yune and Radha Mitchell. SYNOPSIS: When terrorists storm the White House and take the President of the United States hostage, only his ex-Secret Service guard can do anything about it. If you’re […]
Flickering Myth’s Greatest Comic Book Movies: #7 – The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
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 #7…. The Dark Knight Rises, 2012. Directed by Christopher Nolan.Starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Morgan Freeman, Cillian Murphy, Liam […]
Hannibal’s next episode dropped due to Boston bombings
The fourth episode of Hannibal, set to air April 25th, has been pulled from the schedule as a result of the Boston bombings. Showrunner Bryan Fuller contacted NBC personally after learning of the attacks and voiced his concerns about airing the upcoming episode given the current climate and any perceived insensitivity. The episode concerns a […]
Ninja Turtles renamed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Turtles fans rejoice! After causing an outrage by dropping the ‘Teenage Mutant’ aspect of the title for upcoming Ninja Turtles, Paramount Pictures has reportedly made a u-turn on the decision, with TMNT Lair reporting that the live-action reboot is now going by the more familiar (and fan-friendly) name of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Apparently the […]
Warner Bros. wins Superman case
Quite the week for fans of Big Blue. Not only is it Superman’s 75th birthday, but the final trailer for Man of Steel was released on Wednesday to much acclaim (read Martin Deer’s reaction to the trailer here). But that isn’t the only news to come from the Superman camp. Thanks to a ruling in […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to the Elysium trailer
The Flickering Myth writing team discuss the first trailer for Elysium… Neill Blomkamp really made a name for himself when he directed a little movie called District 9 (with a little help from Peter Jackson’s money) and now he’s back with his new sci-fi movie Elysium. In the year 2154 two classes of people exist: […]
James Gunn talks Guardians of the Galaxy
We’re now just one week away from the release of Iron Man 3 (early reactions have all been positive if Twitter is anything to go by) and HeyUGuys sat down with James Gunn to talk about the final stop before The Avengers 2 – Guardians of the Galaxy. In the interview, Gunn talks about Rocket […]
Bates Motel – Episode 5 Review
Alice Rush reviews episode 5 of the Psycho prequel series Bates Motel… “Ocean View” begins on a note of positivity, with Norman strutting home happily after having spent the night with Bradley, still unbeknownst to his mother’s traumatic arrest the previous night. When he and Dylan visit her at the police station, she refuses their […]
Universal remaking Weird Science
Having mined virtually every 80s horror in existence, the Hollywood remake machine now looks to be turning its attention to the decade’s teen comedies – and when you’re talking 80s teen comedy, you’re talking John Hughes… According to Deadline, Universal Pictures is to remake Hughes’ 1985 comedy Weird Science, which starred Anthony Michael Hall and […]
Comic Book Review – Danger Girl: Trinity #1
Luke Owen reviews the first issue of IDW’s new Danger Girl series…It’s three times the ACTION, three times the THRILLS, and three times the DANGER!!! Abbey, Sydney and Sonya embark on three different knuckle-clenching adventures, each an epic tale of intrigue and derring-do, and each drawn by a different fantastic artist—It’s a triple-play of danger […]
