Tom Jolliffe looks back through the years at the month of September in Hollywood’s release calendar… Pretty much since Star Wars changed the face of film and ushered in the notion of the blockbuster, the cinema calendar has increasingly been segmented into pockets. Studios bet big and look to secure the summer releases. They tended […]
Disney chief expresses “disappointment” in films inherited from Fox
When Disney completed their all-consuming acquisition of 20th Century Fox earlier this year, they inherited a slate of films that were already in the can and jostling for release. So as well as an enormous amount of archived content that would bolster the launch of Disney+ (The Simpsons), they also had to handle the marketing […]
Movie Review – Ad Astra (2019)
Ad Astra, 2019. Directed by James Gray. Starring Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, John Ortiz, Greg Bryk, Kimberly Elise, Loren Dean, John Finn, Donnie Kershawarz, Justin Dray, Sasha Compère and Natasha Lyonne. SYNOPSIS: Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find […]
Ad Astra gets a new poster and five clips
Coinciding with its release this week, Fox has unveiled a new poster and five clips from director James Gray’s space thriller Ad Astra starring Brad Pitt; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Read our reviews of Ad Astra here and here Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the outer edges of the solar system […]
Half-price App Astra | The Flickering Myth Podcast #118
Listen to the latest episode of The Flickering Myth Podcast… You can’t get a suntan on the moon, but you and Brad Pitt can build your own sampler plates and wash them down with $1 dollar-itas until you’re blackout drunk at the local lunar Applebee’s. Allen, Tori, and EJ discuss Ad Astra, Hustlers, the possible […]
Movie Review – Ad Astra (2019)
Ad Astra, 2019. Directed by James Gray. Starring Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, John Ortiz, Greg Bryk, Kimberly Elise, Loren Dean, John Finn, Donnie Kershawarz, Justin Dray, Sasha Compère and Natasha Lyonne. SYNOPSIS: Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find […]
Video Review – Ad Astra (2019)
Ad Astra, 2019. Directed by James Gray. Starring Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, and Donald Sutherland. This week sees the release of Ad Astra, the newest directional effort from James Gray. In the video below, Flickering Myth critic EJ Moreno discusses the movie, lead actor Brad Pitt and his understated performance; […]
Movie Review – Ad Astra (2019)
Ad Astra, 2019. Directed by James Gray. Starring Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, Donald Sutherland, Jamie Kennedy, John Ortiz, Greg Bryk, Kimberly Elise, Loren Dean, John Finn, Anne McDaniels, LisaGay Hamilton, Kimmy Shields, Alyson Reed, Ravi Kapoor, Bobby Nish, and Natasha Lyonne. SYNOPSIS: Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an […]
Bad Pritt For Life | The Flickering Myth Podcast #117
Listen to the latest episode of The Flickering Myth Podcast… Allen, Gerald, and EJ talk It Chapter Two (spoiler free), the Bad Boys For Life trailer, Joker‘s big win at the Venice Film Festival, the likelihood of a Robert Downey Jr. Oscar nomination for Avengers: Endgame, and the upshot of Brad Pitt walking away with […]
Get a ‘special look’ at Brad Pitt sci-fi Ad Astra with new trailer
Coinciding with its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, a ‘special look’ trailer has been released for director James Gray’s Brad Pitt-headlined space thriller Ad Astra; watch it here… Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel a mystery that threatens […]