Birdman, 2014. Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. Starring: Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Edward Norton, Zach Galifianakis and Naomi Watts. SYNOPSIS: Riggan Thomas (Michael Keaton) attempts to distance himself from his famous role as the superhero, Birdman by staging a Broadway play adaptation of Raymond Carver’s ‘What We Talk About When We Talk About Love‘. In […]
US Box Office Report – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 tops the charts on a very slow weekend
Your US Box Office Report for 5th – 7th December… With virtually no competition, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has made it three weeks a the top of the US box office on a very slow winter weekend. Adding another $21.6 million to its total, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 now sits […]
The Academy Award for Best Original Score does not go to Birdman’s Antonio Sanchez
Birdman has been doing fairly well this year, both among critics and with accolades. Already the recipient of several awards, including dozens of nominations and wins, the film is an absolute frontrunner for several statues at this year’s Academy Awards. But sadly, Antonio Sanchez’s extraordinary improvisational, jazz-based drumming score will not be one of them. […]
Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Movies of 2014
Flickering Myth’s writing team present our top ten movies of 2014… As 2014 draws to a close, we’re already salivating over what’s in store for us in 2015, but before we get to the New Year it’s time to revist our favourite films from the past twelve months. As usual, our writers here at Flickering […]
Movie Review – Birdman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
Birdman, 2014 Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu Starring Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Zach Galifianakis, Naomi Watts, Jeremy Shamos, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Edward Norton SYNOPSIS: A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory. When Birdman debuted […]
Movie Review – Birdman (2014)
Birdman, 2014. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Starring Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Zach Galifianakis, Naomi Watts, Jeremy Shamos, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan and Edward Norton. SYNOPSIS: A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory. Virtuoso […]
BAFTAS 2015: Birdman producer John Lesher talks the critical response to the movie and the worries over Michael Keaton’s connections to Batman
Despite a hearty nine nominations, Birdman only took home one award last night at the 68th British Academy Awards in Central London for Cinematography. The movie was beaten out for Best Film by Richard Linklater’s Boyhood while Michael Keaton was pipped to the post for Leading Actor by Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything. Before […]
American Sniper climbs to the top of the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th January 2015… After losing out on top spot during its opening weekend, Clint Eastwood’s box office juggernaut American Sniper has climbed to the top of the UK box office at the second attempt, dethroning Taken 3 with a solid […]
Taken 3 fends off American Sniper at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 16th to Sunday 18th January 2015… American Sniper enjoyed a record-breaking January debut over in the States, but despite giving director Clint Eastwood his biggest ever opening here in the UK with £2,530,47, the Bradley Cooper-headlined war drama couldn’t dethrone Bryan Mills from the […]
Taken 3 tops the UK box office chart ahead of Into the Woods
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 9th to Sunday 11th January 2015… Despite taking a pasting from critics, Liam Neeson’s third outing as former CIA agent Bryan Mills proved to be a hit with audiences as Taken 3 took the UK box office by storm with an opening weekend […]
