In Ford v Ferrari (a.k.a. Le Mans ’66), director James Mangold and the rest of the crew successfully managed to recreate the iconic 24 Hours of Le Mans even though the race track no longer exists as it did in 1966. However, according to stunt coordinator Robert Nagle, the Le Mans sequence was the most difficult […]
Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Movies of 2019
The Flickering Myth writing team present our top ten movies of 2019… 2019. A year that has seen Disney dominating the multiplexes, the Mouse House setting records left, right and centre (not least Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame, which dethroned 2009’s Avatar to become the highest-grossing film of all-time). It’s seen legendary filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese […]
Disney chief expresses “disappointment” in films inherited from Fox
When Disney completed their all-consuming acquisition of 20th Century Fox earlier this year, they inherited a slate of films that were already in the can and jostling for release. So as well as an enormous amount of archived content that would bolster the launch of Disney+ (The Simpsons), they also had to handle the marketing […]
Le Mans ’66 in ScreenX – Review
Martin Izzard reviews Le Mans ’66 (a.k.a. Ford v Ferrari) in the ScreenX format… Ahead of its wider cinema release on Friday, Cineworld hosted the UK’s first screening of James Mangold’s Le Mans ’66 in its ScreenX format which gives audiences a 270° viewing experience of a movie, care of projections on the screen-adjacent walls […]
Video Review – Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Ford v Ferrari, 2019. Directed by James Mangold. Starring Christian Bale, Matt Damon, Caitriona Balfe, Jon Bernthal, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, and Tracy Letts. In this video review, EJ Moreno shares his thoughts on the newest film by James Mangold, Ford v Ferrari. For EJ, this is a perfect example of going into the movie […]
Ford v Ferrari gets a new TV spot and IMAX poster
With less than three weeks to go until Ford v Ferrari races into cinemas, a new TV spot has been released for the biographical drama along with an IMAX poster featuring Christian Bale and Matt Damon; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Read our Ford v Ferrari review here Academy Award®-winners Matt Damon and Christian […]
Movie Review – Le Mans ’66 (2019)
Le Mans ’66 (a.k.a. Ford v Ferrari), 2019. Directed by James Mangold. Starring Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Josh Lucas, Caitriona Balfe, Tracy Letts, Jon Bernthal, Noah Jupe, JJ Feild, Ray McKinnon and Remo Girone. SYNOPSIS: American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and their own personal […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Ford v Ferrari, 2019. Directed by James Mangold. Starring Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Tracy Letts, Caitriona Balfe, Noah Jupe, Scott Rapp, Josh Lucas, Ray McKinnon, Stefania Spampinato, Wyatt Nash, Wallace Langham, Dallas Chandler, Jonathan LaPaglia, and Rudolf Martin. SYNOPSIS: American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference, the laws […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Le Mans ’66 (a.k.a. Ford v Ferrari)
Le Mans ’66 (a.k.a. Ford v Ferrari), 2019. Directed by James Mangold. Starring Christian Bale, Matt Damon, Caitriona Balfe, Jon Bernthal, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Tracy Letts, Ray McKinnon, and JJ Feild. SYNOPSIS: When former Le Mans winner and American car designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) is tasked by Ford to make a revolutionary race […]
New trailer for Ford v Ferrari starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale
With Ford v Ferrari set to arrive in cinemas next month, 20th Century Fox has released a special look trailer for director James Mangold’s (Logan) biographical drama which stars Matt Damon and Christian Bale as American car designer Carroll Shelby and British racer Ken Miles who, under the instruction of Henry Ford II, work together […]
