• Pop Culture
    • Movies
    • Television
    • Comic Books
    • Video Games
    • Toys & Collectibles
  • Features
    • News
    • Reviews
    • Articles and Opinions
    • Interviews
    • Exclusives
    • Flickering Myth Films
    • FMTV
  • About
    • About Flickering Myth
    • Write for Flickering Myth
    • Advertise on Flickering Myth
  • Socials
    • Facebook
    • YouTube
    • Bluesky
    • Instagram
    • Flipboard
    • Linktree
    • X
  • Terms
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy

Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

  • News
  • Reviews
  • Articles & Opinions
  • Write for Us
  • The Baby in the Basket

10 Essential Football Films

November 19, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

With the World Cup about to get underway, Tom Jolliffe offers up ten essential football films… The beautiful game. It inspires fevered passion across the globe. Football (let’s not open this can of worms my US chums…it is football, the one with the round ball you might call soccer), it’s a communal experience that can […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Essential..., Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Bend It Like Beckham, Diego Maradona, Escape to Victory, Fever Pitch, Mean Machine, Mike Bassett: England Manager, Shaolin Soccer, The Damned United, The Goalies Anxiety at the penalty kick, When Saturday Comes

The Greatest Sports Movies of All Time?

July 17, 2020 by admin

Considering they’re perhaps the toughest theme to get right, sports movies have always had an enduring appeal amongst moviegoers. While the authenticity of the sporting action might be questionable at times, some have managed to do an amazing job, and even if they didn’t, there was plenty more about them to keep us entertained. Picking […]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Escape to Victory, Jerry Maguire, Rocky

Jaume Collet-Serra to direct Escape to Victory remake

March 17, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Jaume Collet-Serra (The Shallows, The Commuter) has signed on to direct a remake of the classic World War II football movie Escape to Victory, which has been scripted by Gavin O’Connor (The Accountant) and Anthony Tambakis (Bad Boys For Life). As with the original movie (titled Victory in the U.S.), the remake will focus on […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Escape to Victory, Jaume Collet-Serra

Five Essential Football Movies

June 11, 2018 by admin

With the 2018 FIFA World Cup about to kick off this week, Gary Collinson selects his Five Essential Football Movies… It’s fair to say that films centred on football  haven’t exactly set the world alight, especially when you consider its place as the world’s most popular sport. In fact, out of the trickle of movies […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Gary Collinson, Movies Tagged With: Escape to Victory, Goal!, Shaolin Soccer, The Damned United, When Saturday Comes

Raising Caine: Sir Michael Going On In Style

April 9, 2017 by Tony Black

Tony Black on screen legend Michael Caine… His recent political leanings aside, Sir Michael Caine remains one of the surviving legends of British and indeed American cinema of the last fifty years, and this weekend’s Going in Style–a heist caper directed by none other than Scrubs‘ Zach Braff–sees him share top billing with fellow aged […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tony Black Tagged With: a bridge too far, Alfie, Austin Powers: Goldmember, batman begins, Children of Men, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Educating Rita, Escape to Victory, Get Carter, going in style, Hannah and her Sisters, Harry Brown, inception, Interstellar, Jaws: The Revenge, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Michael Caine, Mr Morgans Last Love, Now You See Me 2, Sleuth, The Eagle Has Landed, The Ipcress File, The Italian Job, The Muppet Christmas Carol, the prestige, youth, Zulu

The Callow Way – Why Football And Film Don’t Mix

June 14, 2015 by Neil Calloway

This week, Neil Calloway looks at why soccer movies tend to bomb at the box office… The timing could not have been better; name recognition could not have been higher, it was the perfect time to release a film about an organisation that dominated the headlines for the past few weeks. It doesn’t always work […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Neil Calloway, Special Features Tagged With: Escape to Victory, The Damned United, The Game of Their Lives, United Passions

Top Stories:

18 Incredible 21st Century Films You May Have Missed

10 Great 1980s Sci-Fi Adventure Movies

Movie Review – Superman (2025)

Crazy Cult 80s Movies You May Have Missed

4K Ultra HD Review – Quatermass 2 (1957)

Movie Review – Sovereign (2025)

“Dexter In Space” – Michael C. Hall talks 20 years of Dexter and where the killer will go next

Movie Review – Abraham’s Boys (2025)

STREAM FREE ON PRIME VIDEO!

FEATURED POSTS:

The Craziest Takashi Miike Movies

Takashi Miike: The Modern Godfather of Horror

10 Movie Franchises That Need To End

Cannon Films and the Masters of the Universe

Our Partners

  • Pop Culture
    • Movies
    • Television
    • Comic Books
    • Video Games
    • Toys & Collectibles
  • Features
    • News
    • Reviews
    • Articles and Opinions
    • Interviews
    • Exclusives
    • Flickering Myth Films
    • FMTV
  • About
    • About Flickering Myth
    • Write for Flickering Myth
    • Advertise on Flickering Myth
  • Socials
    • Facebook
    • YouTube
    • Bluesky
    • Instagram
    • Flipboard
    • Linktree
    • X
  • Terms
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy

© Flickering Myth Limited. All rights reserved. The reproduction, modification, distribution, or republication of the content without permission is strictly prohibited. Movie titles, images, etc. are registered trademarks / copyright their respective rights holders. Read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. If you can read this, you don't need glasses.


 

Flickering MythLogo Header Menu
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Articles & Opinions
  • Write for Us
  • The Baby in the Basket