There’s been so much speculation about the cast of the upcoming action sequel The Expendables 3 – most of which has come directly from Sylvester Stallone, or producer Avi Lerner – that at this point, it’s quite difficult to separate fact from fiction. And now we have another rumour to throw your way, with ExBlog […]
Special Features – Less is More: Why Creative Freedom Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be
Anghus Houvouras thinks that creative freedom isn’t all it’s cracked up to be… I’m under the working theory that every filmmaker does their best work when they are given certain limitations. Every great filmmaker had a time when they were forced to be creative because of budget concerns or limited technologies. Rather than just throw […]
Damian Wayne returning for Damian: Son of Batman
After meeting his maker at the hands of the Heretic in the pages of Grant Morrison’s Batman, Incorpated #8 a couple of months back, Damian Wayne is set to make his return to the DC universe – kind of – as the Boy Wonder takes centre stage in a new four-issue miniseries from Andy Kubert […]
Movie Review – A Field in England (2013)
A Field in England, 2013. Directed by Ben Wheatley.Starring Reece Shearsmith, Michael Smiley, Peter Ferdinando, Ryan Pope and Richard Glover. SYNOPSIS: Three Civil War deserters are forced to search for treasure in an English field. A Field in England isn’t really a film, it’s a sensory and nightmarish overload. On the final credits’ roll, you’ll […]
Comic Book Review – Dexter #1
Robb Ghag reviews Dexter #1…. “Dexter Morgan is not just an above-average forensic blood spatter expert. He’s also Miami’s friendly neighborhood crime-fighting serial killer! But Dexter’s “killing” streak gets put on hold, as he find himself trapped in a sticky situation – his high school reunion! The Skid Row Slasher, Miami’s newest serial killer, is […]
My Favourite Kaiju – Arachni-Lobster (The Mist)
Luke Owen counts down to Pacific Rim by looking at some of his favourite giant monsters…. Kaiju: The Japanese word for “strange beast”. However, the word Kaiju has been universally translated and defined into English as “monster” or “giant monster”. I absolutely love Frank Darabont’s The Mist. Love it. It’s easily in my top 5 […]
My Favourite Pixar Movie – The Incredibles (2004)
Flickering Myth’s writing team countdown to the UK release of Monsters University by picking their favourite Pixar Movies; next up is Alice Rush with The Incredibles…. It’s a rare skill to be able to make a film that traverses age gaps and appeals across generations of people, however for years now Pixar has proven time […]
X-Men: Days of Future Past image teases Quicksilver… and Scarlet Witch?
A few months back Bryan Singer dropped a huge surprise when he announced that Evan Peters (Kick-Ass, American Horror Story) had been cast as Quicksilver in X-Men: Days of Future Past, with Singer and Fox gazumping Joss Whedon, who plans to introduce the character to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with 2015’s The Avengers 2. Now […]
The Art of the Movie Poster
Movies have been a prime source of popular art throughout the last century and up to present day, so it’s little wonder that many of the billboard posters associated with these films have become somewhat iconic. Posters like those issued by Attack of the 50ft Woman, Vertigo, Silence of the Lambs, E.T., The Exorcist and […]
Comic Book Review – What If? AvX #1
Robb Ghag reviews What If? AvX #1… “The biggest event of 2012 is now the biggest miniseries of 2013! We all know what happened to the Avengers and the X-Men. but what if the story had gone differently? The one and only Jimmy Palmiotti brings his signature style to a mind-blowing reinterpretation of a key […]