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Here’s Hot Toys’ Avengers: Endgame Iron Man Movie Masterpiece Series figure

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Yesterday we got a look at Thanos [see here], and now Hot Toys has revealed its 1:6 Movie Masterpiece Series Iron Man Mark LXXXV collectible figure which is based on the likeness of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in the upcoming superhero sequel Avengers: Endgame; check out the promotional images here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order […]

Hot Toys unveils its new Thanos Movie Masterpiece Series figure from Avengers: Endgame

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With the release of Avengers: Endgame fast approaching, Hot Toys has unveiled its 1:6 scale Movie Masterpiece Series Thanos figure which is based on the appearance of the Mad Titan in the upcoming Marvel superhero epic Avengers: Endgame and gives us our best look yet at the character’s new armor and double-bladed sword from the […]

How Seven Samurai created the blueprint for this year’s biggest film Avengers: Endgame

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Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at Seven Samurai and its influence on modern action cinema, including the film event of the year, Avengers: Endgame… When everyone in the world within 50 miles of a cinema runs off to see Avengers: Endgame (myself included), I’d like you to bare something in mind; That is a […]

After the Endgame: Can Marvel Studios Do It Again?

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at the MCU’s success to this point, and wonders whether they can repeat the formula again… So the dust has settled. A whole slow building 11 year phase of Marvel films (it’s had splits in among those, but everything stems all the way back to Tony Stark’s first outing). Attempting to […]

Are audiences on an Avengers come down right now?

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the post Avengers come down… Every year brings about the big event movies. Some years are more blessed than others of course, and it seemed for a number of years between The Lord of the Rings ending, and Marvel kicking into full go (along with the return of Star Wars) that […]

2019 in Review: Revisiting cinema’s biggest releases, news and talking points

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at 2019 in film… Whilst we all come to terms with deleting and retyping 19 as 20 on documents, letters, invoices etc, lets make time to look back at 2019 and further confuse matters. As a year of cinema, 2019 has been interesting and with a usual mix of pop culture […]

The Joys of Old School Practical Effects

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the use of old school effects and filming techniques and whether they still have a place in the CGI age… Computers are a wonderful thing. The computer generated image has take cinema up to a point where almost limitless creative possibilities are at a film-makers disposable. You can create a whole […]

A Different Landscape: The Box Office Two Years On From Avengers: Endgame

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at Avengers: Endgame, the last mega event movie. Will anything ever come close again? The simplicity of a finger snap. It was an act that brought to a close Avengers: Infinity War, where Thanos’ grand plan had come to pass. There’s no spoiler here, virtually every one with a passing interest […]

The Blockbuster Running Time Debate

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the trend of excessive running times in blockbuster movies…  You make your way to the cinema, you’re bang on time. Then the movie starts right? Nope. 20 minutes of trailers, adverts and P.S.As about turning your phone off, which half the audience misses, because they’re looking at their phone. Finally the […]

Modern Mainstream Film: Passable and Disposable?

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Tom Jolliffe looks at modern mainstream cinema. Is it being led by disposable content over long-standing legacy?  The pace at which the world evolves can be frightening sometimes. You blink, suddenly you look around and you’re 40, you’ve got a house, wife, kid and you make groaning noises when you bend down to pick something […]