Casey Chong with ten slow-burn horror movies that will fill you with dread… One of the most interesting things about the horror genre is its diverse A-to-Z elements from body horror to found footage, dark fantasy, slasher and supernatural. Then, there’s the slow-burn horror and as the name suggests, this subgenre focuses on the deliberate […]
Ten Essential British Horror Movies You Need To See
Tom Jolliffe looks at ten essential British horror movies… We love a good horror film at Flickering Myth (so much so that we’re releasing our very own, The Baby in the Basket, next month!). British cinema has produced many great horror films that are definitely inspiring and we’ve put together a list of essentials for […]
The Essential Donald Sutherland Films
With the sad news that the legendary Donald Sutherland has passed away, we look at eight essential Sutherland movies that you must see… Donald Sutherland was a fixture on the big screen for 60 years, remaining prolific even in recent years. The iconic actor left us at 88 years old and given his constant presence […]
It’s Time to Give the Horror Genre More Respect
As Halloween approaches, Tom Jolliffe looks at the Horror genre, and why it needs more respect… As a movie lover with a wide ranging taste in films I’ve long been fairly open to an array of genres. It was recently though, and perhaps in part this stems from writing a few horror features of late, […]
October Horrors 2019 Day 10 – Don’t Look Now (1973)
Don’t Look Now, 1973. Directed by Nicolas Roeg. Starring Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland, Hilary Mason, Clelia Matania, Massimo Serato and Renato Scarpa. SYNOPSIS: After the death of their daughter, a married couple move to Venice after the husband takes up a job restoring an old cathedral. As they settle into their new home, the couple […]
Don’t Look Now to receive new 4K restoration release in July
StudioCanal has announced that a brand new 4K restoration director Nicolas Roeg’s classic horror Don’t Look Now is coming to UK cinemas this July, followed by a 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD release later in the month. On a cold, bright autumn day in Suffolk, England, a little girl in a red mackintosh drowns […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Nicolas Roeg
Tom Jolliffe pays tribute to Nicolas Roeg… After the recent sad news about the passing of Nicolas Roeg, now seems like a good moment to focus our latest director beginner’s guide on the visionary filmmaker’s work. By the time Roeg took the step to directing with his 1970 debut, Performance (he co-directed with Donald Cammell, […]
Why Remaking Great Films Is A Bad Idea
This week, Neil Calloway questions the wisdom of remaking classic films… In the 1980s Frank Oz, the man who is both Miss Piggy and Yoda, asked Michael Caine if he wanted to star in a remake of Bedtime Story, a 1964 film that despite starring David Niven and Marlon Brando, was not a success. Why […]
Donald Sutherland on Don’t Look Now remake: “It’s bullshit”
Earlier this year it was revealed that StudioCanal is planning to remake Nicolas Roeg’s classic 1973 horror Don’t Look Now, and speaking to Metro ahead of the release of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, original star Donald Sutherland has offered some harsh words for those behind the project. “Don’t embarrass yourselves by participating […]
Don’t Look Now remake in development
The 1973 classic supernatural horror Don’t Look Now starring Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie is getting a remake courtesy of StudioCanal. According to THR Alex Heineman and Andrew Rona have signed on to produce but no writer or director has been attached as yet. The original movie – which still stands today as one of […]
