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Dunkirk will be Christopher Nolan’s shortest film since Following

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The official running time for Christopher Nolan’s hotly-anticipated World War II epic Dunkirk has been revealed, and the film will run for just 107 minutes. That is the shortest of his career since his 1998 directorial debut Following, and the first of his films to be below two hours since Insomnia in 2002. It’s also […]

Justice League’s “major” reshoots, Death Note criticisms, Spider-Man: Homecoming testing well and more – Daily News Roundup

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JUSTICE LEAGUE IN TROUBLE? Uh oh. Coming off the back of all the positivity surrounding Wonder Woman, there’s some possibly troubling news coming out of the DCEU camp. It was announced a few weeks ago that Zack Snyder was stepping down as director of Justice League for very personal issues with Joss Whedon taking over […]

2017 Summer Movie Preview

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Liam Hoofe looks the summer’s big movie releases… While the rest of the world continues to go a little mad, movies fan the world over are super excited about what looks to be one of the biggest summers in the history of cinema. Several big franchises are releasing sequels/prequels/spin-offs and several new franchises are bringing […]

Christopher Nolan explains Dunkirk’s PG-13 rating

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With news that footage from Dunkirk went down a treat at CinemaCon, Christopher Nolan has explained just why his World War II evacuation drama has received his usual PG-13 rating. Speaking to the AP while at CinemaCon, The Dark Knight director said: “All of my big blockbuster films have been PG-13. It’s a rating I feel comfortable working with […]

Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk impresses at CinemaCon

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Footage of Christopher Nolan’s much anticipated World War II drama Dunkirk has impressed theater owners at CinemaCon. Christopher Nolan, director of such films as Interstellar, Inception and The Dark Knight Trilogy, delighted those in attendance at CinemaCon when he dropped footage of his upcoming film Dunkirk. Dunkirk tells the story the British military evacuation of Dunkirk […]

Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk receives PG-13 rating for “intense war experience”

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Christopher Nolan’s upcoming WWII drama Dunkirk has received a PG-13 rating in the US. Every new Christopher Nolan film is an event; the critically praised English director with a loyal fan base has been bringing his unique brand of ambitious blockbusters to cinemas for quite some time now. With 2014’s Interstellar wowing many and baffling […]

Christopher Nolan discusses Dunkirk’s narrative structure and the significance of the battle

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Christopher Nolan is pretty much the reigning modern-day king regarding captivating yet highly complex storytelling, a trademark that is returning for this summer’s hotly anticipated World War II epic Dunkirk. Despite looking relatively straightforward in its first trailer [watch it here], we should have known the director would have some tricks up his sleeve. Speaking […]

Flickering Myth’s most anticipated movies of 2017

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Flickering Myth get excited for the year ahead of us… After a fairly below-average year at the cinema last year, we here at Flickering Myth are feeling rather hopeful for 2017. There are some fantastic films lined up; including a load of comic book movies, the return of Christopher Nolan and King Kong, a new […]

2017’s trailers suggest we’re in for a dull year of blockbusters

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Tom Jolliffe on 2017’s blockbuster slate… With 2016 drawing to a close and a new year chock full of mega budget films on the horizon, Hollywood’s preferred formula for success is the same as it has been for at least 10 years (probably a lot longer). It almost seems hard to think of a tentpole […]