During an interview in the latest issue of Total Film, The Impossible star Ewan McGregor took a moment to discuss Disney’s forthcoming Star Wars trilogy, stating that he’d be happy to return to the galaxy far, far away by reprising the role of the venerable Jedi Knight Obi Wan Kenobi:“I’d be up for it. If […]
Scared Silly: The Making of The Adventures of Figaro Pho
Trevor Hogg chats with creator-director Luke Jurevicius, art director Deane Taylor and co-producer / animation director David Webster about their work on The Adventures of Figaro Pho…. Luke Jurevicius Nightlights figured into the childhood of the creator of The Adventures of Figaro Pho which revolves around an excessively paranoid boy. “Yes. [I had] several to […]
Comic Book Review – The Amazing Spider-Man #700 and Avenging Spider-Man #15.1
Anghus Houvouras reviews The Amazing Spider-Man #700 and Avenging Spider-Man #15.1… Finally, after weeks of speculation and Internet rage the final issue of Amazing Spider-Man hit the stands (#700 for those keeping count). Underneath the hyperbole and the irrational anger towards writer Dan Slott is arguably one of the most insane and sadistic plot twists […]
Movie Review – 20 Something (2011)
20 Something, 2011. Written and Directed by Lanze Spears. SYNOPSIS: A series of vignettes documenting the lives of five 20 somethings with aspirations to succeed in life. Lanze Spears’ debut documentary 20 Something centres around five twenty-somethings living in cities in the United States. Each of them aspire to something and the documentary revolves around […]
Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Movies of 2012
As 2012 draws to a close, we’re already casting our eye towards next year’s cinematic offerings, but before 2013 gets underway it’s time to reflect on the past twelve months as we present our selection of the very best films to arrive on screens over the past year.Like previous years, the team here at Flickering […]
A few new Justice League movie rumours surface online
Considering that Warner Bros. is yet to officially announce the movie, never mind appoint a director, it would seem that there’s still a long way to go before DC Comics’ team of superheroes line up together for the studio’s proposed Justice League feature. Still, with Will Beall (Gangster Squad) busy developing a script, and recent […]
DVD Review – Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
Berberian Sound Studio, 2012. Written and Directed by Peter Strickland. Starring Toby Jones, Cosimo Fusco, Layla Amir, Tonia Sotiropoulou, Susanna Cappaellaro, Eugenia Caruso and Antonio Mancino.SYNOPSIS:Gilderoy (Toby Jones), a sound engineer for a UK television and film industry, is mysteriously hired to work on a psychological thriller in Italy. There in the Berberian Sound Studio […]
In Every Cloud There’s Always a Silver Linings Playbook
Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Dorothy Pomerantz writes her interview with Silver Linings Playbook author Matthew Quick:“The thing that’s a little frustrating for me is people who aren’t artists look at it like winning the lottery. For me, that’s not what it’s about. There’s an old Vince Lombardi quote, ‘When you get in […]
Special Features – The Future of Guillermo del Toro
David Bishop sorts through the multitude of projects on Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming slate to see which ones have a shot at reaching the screen… Visionary director / producer / writer / filmmaking machine Guillermo del Toro has about a million projects on the go. It seems his name is never far away when a […]
The Week in Spandex – The Dark Knight Rises, Man of Steel, Iron Man 3, The Avengers, The Wolverine, Fantastic Four and more
Our weekly round up of all the latest news stories from the world of screen superheroes, including The Dark Knight Rises, Man of Steel, Iron Man 3, The Avengers 2, S.H.I.E.L.D., The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Fantastic Four, Arrow and more….…As 2013 approaches, Warner Bros. has made one final Academy Awards push for […]
