• Pop Culture
    • Movies
    • Television
    • Comic Books
    • Video Games
    • Toys & Collectibles
  • Features
    • News
    • Reviews
    • Articles and Opinions
    • Interviews
    • Exclusives
    • FMTV
  • Socials
    • YouTube
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • Flipboard
  • About
    • About Flickering Myth
    • Write for Flickering Myth
    • Advertise on Flickering Myth
  • Terms
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy

Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

  • TRENDING TOPICS:
  • Star Wars
  • Marvel
  • DC
  • Physical Media
  • Write for Us

Sacha Baron Cohen joins Alfonso Cuarón’s Apple TV+ series Disclaimer

February 27, 2022 by Gary Collinson

Deadline is reporting that Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen is in talks to join Oscar-winning filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón’s (Gravity, Roma) Apple TV+ series Disclaimer, where he’ll join the previously announced Cate Blanchett (Nightmare Alley) and Kevin Kline (Beauty and the Beast). Based on Renee Knight’s novel, the series will see Blanchett portraying “Catherine Ravenscroft, a […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Alfonso Cuaron, Apple TV+, Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer, kevin kline, Sacha Baron Cohen

Second Generation Directors: The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree

June 10, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe takes a look at directors following in their parents’ footsteps… Undoubtedly the influence of your parents plays a big part in shaping you as a person. In the almost surreal world of cinema and movie-making, there will be a kind of magical allure at the power a film director can wield. Offspring of […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Alfonso Cuaron, Brandon Cronenberg, David Cronenberg, Demons, Francis Ford Coppola, From up on Poppy Hill, George P. Cosmatos, Goro Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki, John Landis, Jonas Cuaron, Lamberto Bava, Lost In Translation, Mandy, Mario Bava, Mario Van Peebles, Max Landis, Melvin Van Peebles, Panos Cosmatos, Possessor, Roman Coppola, Sofia Coppola, Spirited Away, The Fly, The Virgin Suicides, videodrome

Road to the Oscars 2019 – Can Roma win Best Picture?

February 23, 2019 by Tom Beasley

In the week before the 91st Academy Awards are handed out, Tom Beasley takes a look at each Best Picture nominee and its chances of Oscars victory. Next, it’s the arguable frontrunner as Alfonso Cuaron delves into his own past with Roma… Films like Roma don’t win Oscars. No movie filmed in a language other […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Awards Season, Movies, Tom Beasley Tagged With: Academy Awards, Alfonso Cuaron, Marina de Tavira, Oscars, Oscars 2019, Road to the Oscars 2019, Roma, Yalitza Aparicio

BAFTAs 2019: Roma won the top prize, but Olivia Colman won our hearts

February 11, 2019 by Tom Beasley

Olivia Colman BAFTAs

Tom Beasley was at the glamorous BAFTAs ceremony last night on behalf of Flickering Myth. Here, he shares his take on the evening, the awards and that excruciating opening monologue… There were a lot of winners at the BAFTAs last night. Rami Malek cemented himself as the Best Actor frontrunner for the Oscars, The Favourite […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Awards Season, Movies, Tom Beasley Tagged With: Alfonso Cuaron, BAFTA, BAFTAs, Bohemian Rhapsody, British Academy Film Awards, Joanna Lumley, Mahershala Ali, olivia colman, rachel weisz, Rami Malek, Roma, The Favourite

A Beginner’s Guide to Alfonso Cuaron

February 7, 2019 by Tom Jolliffe

In our latest director beginner’s guide, Tom Jolliffe looks at Alfonso Cuaron… Alfonso Cuaron may be a director you’re familiar with. He’s on something of a high right now having attained at hat-full of Oscar nominations for his latest film Roma. One of the Mexican masters (alongside Guillermo del Toro who took the Oscars by storm […]

Pages: 1 2

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: A Little Princess, Alfonso Cuaron, Children of Men, Gravity, Great Expectations, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Roma, Y Tu Mama Tambien

Movie Review – Roma (2018)

December 2, 2018 by Robert Kojder

Roma, 2018. Written and Directed by Alfonso Cuarón. Starring Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Diego Cortina Autrey, Carlos Peralta, Marco Graf, Daniela Demesa, Nancy García García, Verónica García, Andy Cortés, Fernando Grediaga, Jorge Antonio Guerrero, José Manuel Guerrero Mendoza, and Latin Lover SYNOPSIS: A story that chronicles a year in the life of a middle-class family […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Alfonso Cuaron, Andy Cortés, Carlos Peralta, Daniela Demesa, Diego Cortina Autrey, Fernando Grediaga, Jorge Antonio Guerrero, José Manuel Guerrero Mendoza, Latin Lover, Marco Graf, Marina de Tavira, Nancy García García, Roma, Verónica García, Yalitza Aparicio

Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma gets a new trailer and poster

November 14, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

With a little over two weeks to go until its limited theatrical release, a new trailer and poster have arrived online for Oscar-winning writer-director Alfonso Cuaron’s (Gravity, Children of Men) upcoming family drama Roma; check them out here… ROMA follows Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), a young domestic worker for a family in the middle-class neighbourhood of Roma […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Alfonso Cuaron, Roma

Alfonso Cuaron reveals why he chose to direct Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

September 6, 2018 by Samuel Brace

Harry Potter

Alfonso Cuaron wasn’t known for making blockbuster movies so why did he choose to direct Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban? Alfonso Cuaron, the director of critic-friendly films such as Children of Men, Gravity, and the upcoming Roma, wouldn’t be the first name one might think of to direct a film in the Harry […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Alfonso Cuaron, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World

Who are the contemporary Masters of Cinema?

September 3, 2018 by Anghus Houvouras

Anghus Houvouras on the contemporary Masters of Cinema… Sometimes a good movie conversation can lead you to interesting places. Take the discussion around the wildly overpraised Baby Driver; a good movie that’s being called a ‘masterpiece’ (it’s not). During the discussion my friend Simon Columb posted this on Twitter: Edgar Wright ain't no "master". Bloomin' […]

Pages: 1 2

Filed Under: Anghus Houvouras, Articles and Opinions, Movies Tagged With: Alejandro G. Inarritu, Alfonso Cuaron, Ang Lee, Baby Driver, Christopher Nolan, David Fincher, Denis Villeneuve, Edgar Wright, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Kathryn Bigelow, Nicolas Winding Refn, Paul Thomas Anderson, Peter Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, Sofia Coppola, Steven Soderbergh, Terrence Malick, Wes Anderson

First poster for Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma

August 24, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

Following the first trailer earlier in the week [watch it here], a new poster has arrived online for acclaimed filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron’s (Gravity, Children of Men) upcoming family drama Roma; take a look here… ROMA follows Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), a young domestic worker for a family in the middle-class neighbourhood of Roma in Mexico City. Delivering an […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Alfonso Cuaron, Roma

  • 1
  • 2
  • Next Page »

Top Stories:

Movie Review – She Came to Me (2023)

Movie Review – The Royal Hotel (2023)

Blumhouse eager to resurrect Jason Voorhees and the Friday the 13th franchise

The Toxic Avenger remake gets a red band teaser trailer

A Bronx Tale: The Underappreciated Gangster Drama at 30

FEATURED POSTS:

Essential Gothic Horror Movies To Scare You Senseless

The Most Overlooked Horror Movies of the 1990s

2003 vs 2013: Which Year Had The Better Blockbusters?

To Boldly Go: Ranking Every Star Trek Movie From Worst To Best

Ten Action Sequels The World Needs To See

  • Pop Culture
    • Movies
    • Television
    • Comic Books
    • Video Games
    • Toys & Collectibles
  • Features
    • News
    • Reviews
    • Articles and Opinions
    • Interviews
    • Exclusives
    • FMTV
  • Socials
    • YouTube
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • Flipboard
  • About
    • About Flickering Myth
    • Write for Flickering Myth
    • Advertise on Flickering Myth
  • Terms
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy

© Collinson Media Limited. All rights reserved. The reproduction, modification, distribution, or republication of the content without permission is strictly prohibited. Movie titles, images, etc. are registered trademarks / copyright their respective rights holders. Read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. If you can read this, you don't need glasses.