While Edgar Wright is currently working on a documentary on the pop-rock cult band Sparks, he’s already started planning his next feature film. Speaking with Empire, Wright revealed his next project will be an untitled psychological thriller set in London with a female lead. “I realised I had never made a film about central London – […]
Is 2019 make or break for pop culture as we know it?
George Chrysostomou on whether 2019 is make or break for pop culture as we know it… Now I know the title of this article is likely exaggerated – pop culture can probably never break. But it can change and audiences can get fatigued when the same content is given to them repeatedly. So, is 2019 […]
The Oscars: Does the Academy know better than the fans?
George Chrysostomou on the Academy Awards… The yearly debate has reared its head again as to whether the Oscars truly capture the feelings that audiences had towards films in 2017. Whilst there is always the ongoing issue of the ever increasing divide between fans and the critics, as evidenced by recent pickings such as Star Wars: […]
Is the future of film original screenplays or franchise continuations?
George Chrysostomou on original screenplays vs. franchises… After watching Edgar Wright’s critically and commercially successful Baby Driver, it struck me that this was the first movie I had watched in a while that was not only imaginative and unique, but was not based on any source material such as a novel or comic series, not a […]
Exclusive Interview: Jumanji sound editor Julian Slater talks Welcome to the Jungle and working with Edgar Wright
Red Stewart chats with Jumanji sound editor Julian Slater talks Welcome to the Jungle and working with Edgar Wright… Julian Slater has been working in the film industry since the early 1990s, usually in varying positions in the sound and audio departments. His extensive filmography covers television shows, independent movies, and blockbusters, ranging from Murphy’s Law […]
Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Movies of 2017
Flickering Myth’s writing team present our top ten movies of 2017… With 2017 drawing to a close in just a few hours, the writers here at Flickering Myth have been voting on our favourite films of the past twelve months, in order to present our top ten movies of the year. As with previous years, […]
The Top 10 Movie Moments of 2017
Matt Rodgers on the top 10 movie moments of 2017… If you were putting together a showreel to represent the outstanding moments beamed onto a cinema canvas from the past year, then you’d have plenty to choose from; Emma Stone’s hypnotic rendition of The Fools Who Dream from La La Land. The Mr. Blue Sky […]
The Best Movie Action Scenes of 2017
Harrison Abbott on the best movie action scenes of 2017… It’s that time again. That’s right, it’s time for arbitrary lists that subjectively rank the best/worst things of the year! This one is about 2017’s decent catalogue of cinematic action scenes, which means there’s likely a lot of omissions to piss you off. With that in […]
Edgar Wright says deal for Baby Driver sequel is “being hammered out as we speak”
Writer-director Edgar Wright looks set to return to make a sequel to his kinetic car chase blockbuster Baby Driver and has said a deal is “being hammered out as we speak”. Wright told Entertainment Weekly he is in the midst of talks surrounding a follow-up and said nothing had been agreed yet, but hoped […]
Jon Bernthal “lost all respect” for Kevin Spacey after working with him on Baby Driver
The Punisher actor Jon Bernthal has said that he “lost all respect” for Kevin Spacey after working with him on the set of Baby Driver. Spacey is currently in the midst of a sexual misconduct scandal, where he has been accused of molesting young boys and harassing colleagues on the sets of his films and […]