Flickering Myth

Film & TV News, Reviews and Features

Paying Men Less Isn’t The Answer To Gender Equality In Hollywood

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Neil Calloway is unimpressed with new revelations this week…Friday saw an interview with Emma Stone published, where she admitted that some of her male co-stars had taken pay cuts so that she received an equal salary to them.Now, I’d happily appear in a film alongside Emma Stone for the price of a bag of chips […]

The Week in Spandex – Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, The Batman and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Deadpool 2, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Justice League, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, The Batman, Green Lantern Corps, Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash, Hellboy Rise of the Blood Queen and more…The fourth superhero […]

Critical Thinking: Don’t Believe the Hype

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Anghus Houvouras on hype and hyperbole…Hype is something every film writer constantly struggles with. The perpetual entertainment news cycle gives film fans so much to chew on. There’s a formulaic cycle of hype that happens with every new movie that strokes the cockles of film fans. Some movies come with preordained hype. A new Star […]

Aquaman set video shows Amber Heard’s Mera in action

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As production continues on Aquaman, Amber Heard has taken to Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes image of her alongside her co-star Jason Momoa and director James Wan, while a set video has also surfaced showing Heard shooting a scene in costume as Mera; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Aquaman set photo shows Arthur Curry […]

Spider-Man: Homecoming to open huge, Paul Walker returning to Fast and Furious, new Batman trilogy and more – Daily News Roundup

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HOMECOMING BRING HOME THE GOLDAfter a string of incredibly positive reviews, it looks like the opening weekend for Marvel Studios/Sony’s Spider-Man: Homecoming could be huge. The studio has projected a modest $80 million domestically but the film could earn anything between $85-$110 million, and $200 million worldwide. This would best both The Amazing Spider-Man and […]

The Batman director Matt Reeves has possible plans for a trilogy arc

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In the world of cinema, when it comes to story-arcs, the magic number has always been “3”. Whether it be the original Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Indiana Jones (there was a fourth? I don’t believe you.), Back to the Future etc., sagas often begin, and end, in three parts – the beginning […]

Deadpool 2 set photos, X-Men: Dark Phoenix plot details, DCEU crosses $3 billion and more – Daily News Roundup

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MERC WITH A CAMERAWe’ve already seen quite a few photos from the set of Deadpool 2 [see here, here and here], and they’re showing no signs of slowing down, with the latest images showing the Merc with a Mouth suited (and tooled) up on a rooftop. Check them out here.HAN STICKING WITH MAYFollowing the shock firing of Phil Lord and Chris […]

Wonder Woman pushes the DC Extended Universe to $3 billion worldwide

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While the DC Extended Universe may have got off to a bit of a slow start in terms of critical acclaim, there’s no disputing that the first four films in Warner Bros.’ superhero franchise haven’t been a hit at the box office, with the latest instalment Wonder Woman helping to propel the series to $3 […]

Matt Reeves talks The Batman, praises Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy

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As director Matt Reeves continues his press tour for War for the Planet of the Apes, the filmmaker is naturally getting a lot of questions regarding the status of his next big film, The Batman. Reeves recently spoke a few days ago about how he aims to make a noir-driven Batman film with a focus on the character’s emotions, and now […]