Rae Gellel with eight overused tropes in mainstream Christmas movies… A woman falls in love with a mysterious man who is later revealed to be a prince. The future of a family enterprise is dependent on the success of a community Christmas pagent. A woman returns to her quaint home town from the big city, […]
Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Christmas Movies
The Flickering Myth writing team share their top ten Christmas movies… Christmas is almost upon us! Have you finished your Christmas shopping? Have you already eaten too much food? Are you feeling festive yet?! For many people, feeling festive is all about Christmas films. They can easily transport you back to your childhood, to happier […]
Why do we repeatedly watch trashy films during the festive season?
George Chrysostomou on Christmas viewing habits… It feels like finally, the Christmas period has rolled around and the collection of assorted chocolate, wine and badly wrapped presents have begun to collect ready for December 25th. And with this season comes the one thing that most people have in common regardless of your religion, traditions or […]
Christmas films are a bit rubbish – but that’s okay
Tom Beasley examines the naff world of Christmas cinema, and how little that all matters at the most wonderful time of the year… This is a difficult statement for me to make, but I’m just going to come out with it right up top. A lot of Christmas movies are rubbish. It hurts me to […]
10 Magical Christmas Movie Soundtracks
Sean Wilson gets ready for the festive season by firing up a playlist of essential seasonal tunes… What’s a Christmas movie without a sprinkling of musical magic? Many of our favourite festive hits are defined by their soundtracks, so, in the spirit of the season, I’ve rounded up 10 classic scores that never fail to […]
Elf celebrates its 15th anniversary with Buddy’s Sing & Cheer Along Edition
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced that it is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Will Ferrell festive favourite Elf with the release of Buddy’s Sing & Cheer Along Edition complete with interactive special features. SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon US Will Ferrell stars as the ultimate fish out of water, Buddy, who as a […]
Funko gets festive with new Elf Pop! Vinyl figures
Funko has unveiled its second wave of Pop! Movies vinyl figures for the Will Ferrell-headlined classic Christmas comedy Elf which includes three Buddy Elf collectibles, Jovie, Papa Elf, and Narwhal; take a look at the official promotional images here… A new wave of Pop! vinyl is coming from the classic holiday film Elf! This series features […]
Will Ferrell still keen on Step Brothers sequel, but not Elf, Old School or Night at the Roxbury
During an appearance on Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live to promote his new film The House [read our reviews here and here], Will Ferrell has revealed that he’s still keen on a sequel to 2008’s Step Brothers. After shooting down the possibility of sequels to Elf, Night at the Roxbury and Old School, Ferrell was asked whether he […]
Flickering Myth’s Top 10 Christmas Movies
Flickering Myth gets festive… Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays one and all! As it is Christmas Eve, we would like to hope that you are all set for the festive season and you have all your presents purchased and wrapped. If not – what are you reading this for?! Get the hell out of the […]