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Road to the Oscars 2019 – Can Green Book win Best Picture?

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In the week before the 91st Academy Awards are handed out, Tom Beasley takes a look at each Best Picture nominee and its chances of Oscars victory. Next, a film that has had an up and down campaign – Peter Farrelly’s Green Book…The unthinkable has happened. Peter Farrelly – a man best known for making […]

BAFTAs 2019: Roma won the top prize, but Olivia Colman won our hearts

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Tom Beasley was at the glamorous BAFTAs ceremony last night on behalf of Flickering Myth. Here, he shares his take on the evening, the awards and that excruciating opening monologue…There were a lot of winners at the BAFTAs last night. Rami Malek cemented himself as the Best Actor frontrunner for the Oscars, The Favourite topped […]

Movie Review – Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

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Alita: Battle Angel, 2019.Directed by Robert Rodríguez Starring Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Ed Skrein, Mahershala Ali, Jennifer Connelly, Keean Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Lana Condor, Jackie Earle Haley, Eiza González, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Marko Zaror, Elle LaMont, Leonard Wu, Casper Van Dien, Jeff Fahey, Idara Victor, Sam Medina and Jai Courtney.SYNOPSIS:When Alita awakens with no memory […]

Second Opinion – Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

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Alita: Battle Angel, 2019.Directed by Robert Rodriguez. Starring Rosa Salazar, Mahershala Ali, Jennifer Connelly, Michelle Rodriguez, Ed Skrein, Christoph Waltz, Jackie Earle Haley, Keean Johnson, and Edward Norton.SYNOPSIS:An action-packed story of one young woman’s journey to discover the truth of who she is and her fight to change the world.Robert Rodriguez’s Alita: Battle Angel is […]

Watch the Super Bowl TV spot for Alita: Battle Angel

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A new TV spot was revealed for Alita: Battle Angel during last night’s Super Bowl which focuses on Vector’s (Mahershala Ali) mission to destroy Rosa Salazar’s titular cyborg assassin; watch it here…SEE ALSO: Exclusive Interview – Rosa Salazar talks Alita: Battle Angel, performance capture, and working with Robert Rodriguez and James CameronSEE ALSO: Read our review of […]

Movie Review – Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

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Alita: Battle Angel, 2019.Directed by Robert Rodriguez. Starring Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Michelle Rodriguez, Keean Johnson, Jackie Earle Haley, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Skrein, Eiza Gonzalez, Mahershala Ali, Lana Condor, Casper Van Dien and Jorge Lendeborg Jr.SYNOPSIS:An action-packed story of one young woman’s journey to discover the truth of who she is and her fight to change […]

Alita: Battle Angel gets an IMAX poster

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With its release fast approaching, IMAX has unveiled a new poster for producer James Cameron and director Robert Rodriguez’s manga adaptation Alita: Battle Angel, which features Rosa Salazar alongside Mahershala Ali, and Keean Johnson; take a look here…SEE ALSO: Hot Toys’ Alita: Battle Angel Movie Masterpiece Series figure unveiledSEE ALSO: Rosa Salazar takes on Jackie Earle Haley […]

Movie Review – Green Book (2018)

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Green Book, 2018.Directed by Peter Farrelly. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini, Dimeter Marinov, Mike Hatton and Iqbal Theba.SYNOPSIS:In the 1960s, an uncouth Italian-American gets a job as the chauffeur for a black pianist as he takes part in a tour of the Deep South.Out of nowhere, Peter Farrelly is a frontrunner to win […]

Alita: Battle Angel gets 10 new character posters

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20th Century Fox has released ten new character posters for Alita: Battle Angel featuring Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Eiza González, Keean Johnson, Jackie Earle Haley, Ed Skrein, Michelle Rodriguez, and Lana Condor; check them out here and click on any of the posters for hi-res versions…SEE ALSO: James Cameron introduces new Alita: […]

Alita: Battle Angel gets a new international poster

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With its release a little over a month away, a new international poster has arrived online for Alita: Battle Angel featuring Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skein, Jackie Earle Haley, and Jennifer Connelly; take a look here…SEE ALSO: James Cameron introduces Alita: Battle Angel’s ‘Moments Worth Paying For’ trailerVisionary filmmakers James Cameron (AVATAR) and […]