The Flickering Myth writing team discuss the nominations for the 86th Academy Awards… On Thursday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 86th Academy Awards, which you can check out in full here if you haven’t already seen them, or you just want to remind yourself who’ll be contesting […]
ABC announces Toy Story That Time Forgot Christmas Special
After the success of the Halloween-themed Toy Story of Terror!, ABC and Pixar are set to team up again this year for a Christmas Special entitled Toy Story That Time Forgot, which according to Variety will revolve around a “post-Christmas play date for the Toy Story gang where a group of action figures turn out […]
The Week in Spandex – Batman vs. Superman, Ant-Man, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Doctor Strange, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Gotham and more
Our weekly round up of all the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Batman vs. Superman, Justice League, Gotham, Constantine, Amazon, The Flash, Hourman, Arrow, JLA Adventures, Justice League: War Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man 3, All Hail […]
Interview: A conversation with Endangered screenwriter Jack Reher
Zachary Leeman chats with Jack Reher about the upcoming film Endangered, his adaptation of PIN, and the art of screenwriting… Zachary Leeman: Before we get to your upcoming movie Endangered, let’s talk about screenwriting in general. Walk me through the moment you went from aspiring writer to a paid screenwriter with people like Billy Bob Thornton […]
Movie Review – Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus (2013)
Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus, 2013. Written and Directed by Sebastián Silva.Starring Michael Cera, Gaby Hoffman, Juan Andrés Silva, Agustín Silva, José Miguel Silva and Sebastián Silva. SYNOPSIS: As Jamie travels in Chile, he invites an eccentric woman to join his group’s quest to score a fabled hallucinogen, a move that finds him at […]
Movie Review – Delivery Man (2013)
Delivery Man, 2013 Directed by Ken Scott. Starring Vince Vaughn, Chris Pratt and Cobie Smulders. SYNOPSIS: An affable underachiever finds out he’s fathered 533 children through anonymous donations to a fertility clinic 20 years ago. Now he must decide whether or not to come forward when 142 of them file a lawsuit to reveal his […]
Interview: Keith Mason – From the Green Field to the Silver Screen
Paul Risker chats with Keith Mason about making the jump from sport to the screen and his friendship with Mickey Rourke… With Mickey Rourke’s latest foray into the action genre Skin Traffik now in the midst of post-production, Flickering Myth went a few rounds one Friday morning with his bodyguard/henchman Mr. Steiner – former Rugby […]
Batman vs. Superman pushed back to 2016
Some hugely disappointing news this morning for DC fans – just weeks before it was due to begin filming, Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that Zack Snyder’s eagerly-anticipated Man of Steel sequel Batman vs. Superman has been pushed by to May 2016, “allowing the filmmakers to realize fully their vision, given the complex visual nature […]
Marvel taps showrunners for Agent Carter TV series
It looks like Marvel’s rumoured Agent Carter small screen spin-off is moving closer towards becoming a reality, with Deadline revealing that Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas “have quietly boarded” the series, with the Reaper duo set to executive produce. “We’d be coming on as showrunners and being a part of the series,” Butters tells IGN. […]
Jaimie Alexander’s Lady Sif to appear in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
With Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. struggling to reverse its ratings slide, Marvel has decided to bring in another big name guest star from the Cinematic Universe – and the first who isn’t associated with S.H.I.E.L.D. – with Thor and Thor: The Dark World star Jaimie Alexander set reprise the role of Lady Sif for another visit […]
