Tom Jolliffe looks at Margot Robbie’s decision to set sail with a Pirates of the Caribbean spinoff and why it could lead her down a disappointing path… In the wake of a pandemic shut down throughout the world, the film industry took a major hit. Big theatrical releases pushed back, and film productions delayed. Even […]
Exclusive Interview – Craig Gillespie and Steven Rogers discuss I, Tonya
Bringing the infamous story of one of the athletic world’s greatest falls from grace to the big screen must have seemed a daunting task. The controversial clash of personalities which culminated in a ruthless attack on one of the leading lights of the U. S. Figure Skating world was well publicised at the time. Everyone […]
Why Are 1990s Crime Stories So Popular?
Neil Calloway looks at why true stories from the 1990s seem to be everywhere… You only have to be a casual observer of TV and film to know that high profile crimes from the 1990s are pretty hot right now. From I, Tonya on the big screen to The People V OJ Simpson, The Assassination […]
Movie Review – I, Tonya (2017)
I, Tonya, 2017. Directed by Craig Gillespie. Starring Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, Sebastian Stan, Paul Walter Hauser, Caitlin Carver, Bobby Cannavale, and Julianne Nicholson. SYNOPSIS: The true story of Tonya Harding, who was the world’s best female figure skater despite a deprived background. She found her career derailed after she was implicated in a brutal […]
Exclusive Interview – Craig Gillespie and Steven Rogers discuss I, Tonya
Flickering Myth got the chance to sit down with Craig Gillespie and Steven Rogers, director and writer of the Margot Robbie-headlined I, Tonya. In the interview, we asked them about the truth-bending structure of the film and how it was conceived and constructed around two conflicting interviews, as well as how they tackled domestic violence […]
Movie Review – I, Tonya (2017)
I, Tonya, 2017. Directed by Craig Gillespie. Starring Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, Sebastian Stan, Paul Walter Hauser, Caitlin Carver, Bobby Cannavale and Julianne Nicholson. SYNOPSIS: The true story of Tonya Harding, who was the world’s best female figure skater despite a deprived background. She found her career derailed after she was implicated in a brutal […]
Maze Runner sprints to the top of the US box office as The Greatest Showman holds its note
Fox’s The Maze Runner: Death Cure (read our review here) finished atop the US box office, with a 25% decline compared to its predecessor, understandable considering standard franchise fatigue, and the fact that filming was delayed when Dylan O’Brien suffered an on-set injury. One of the only breakout YA adaptations amongst a slew of films that […]
Screeners of three Oscar contenders have leaked to piracy networks
Piracy collective Hive-CM8 has leaked copies of three of this year’s Oscar contenders to file-sharing networks, reportedly ripping the movies from awards screener DVDs. Torrent Freak is reporting that Grega Gerwig’s Lady Bird, Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me by Your Name and Craig Gillespie’s I, Tonya all appeared on online pirate sites, ready to be viewed illegally. The group […]
53rd Chicago International Film Festival Review – I, Tonya (2017)
I,Tonya, 2017. Directed by Craig Gillespie. Starring Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Julianne Nicholson, Paul Walter Hauser, Bobby Cannavale, Caitlin Carver, Bojana Novakovic, Paul Walter Hauser, and Allison Janney. SYNOPSIS: Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises among the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes. […]
Margot Robbie stars in new clip from I, Tonya
With just a week to go until its US release, a new clip has arrived online for Craig Gillespie’s biographical dark comedy drama I,Tonya featuring Margot Robbie as disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding; watch it below… SEE ALSO: Read our review of I, Tonya here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY2NLPKpK1Q Based on the unbelievable but true events, I, TONYA is a darkly […]
