Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Sin City as it turns 20… In present day Hollywood, shooting films in digital backlots has become something of a commonplace occurrence. But two decades prior it was viewed by the industry as the ground-breaking next step in VFX driven visual storytelling. In this context, we take a […]
Ten Great Comeback Performances
A career slump is often impossible to escape from but sometimes, just sometimes, a performer gets a shot and delivers a comeback performance that puts them back in the spotlight… Hollywood is a fickle place. One minute you can be hot and the next not. Whether it’s a run-of-flops or the wrong kind of infamy, […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Mexico Trilogy
The Mexico Trilogy Directed by Robert Rodriguez. Starring Carlos Gallardo, Antonio Banderas, Consuelo Gómez, Peter Marquardt, Reinol Martínez, Jaime de Hoyos, Joaquim de Almeida, Salma Hayek, Steve Buscemi, Cheech Marin, Quentin Tarantino, Johnny Depp, Mickey Rourke, Eva Mendes, Danny Trejo, Enrique Iglesias, Marco Leonardi, Rubén Blades, Willem Dafoe. SYNOPSIS: It’s a bit of a misnomer […]
Trailer for action-thriller Jade starring Shaina West, Mickey Rourke, Mark Dacascos and Katherine McNamara
101 Films has released a trailer, poster and images for Jade, the new action-thriller from writer-director James Bamford (Air Force One Down) and featuring rising British star Shaina West (Black Widow) alongside Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler), Mark Dacascos (John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum) and Katherine McNamara (Arrow). Take a look below… After the devastating […]
Cannon’s Avengers: What If… Cannon Films Did the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Here in the Flickering Myth multiverse, we look at how a Cannon-produced Avengers epic may have been cast… The Marvel Cinematic Universe enjoyed an unprecedented run of success after Robert Downey Jr kicked off a major era in movies back with 2008’s Iron Man. Some might not have enjoyed the all-powerful grip that the MCU […]
Van Damme meets Tsui Hark: Double Team and Knock Off
On the 25th anniversary of Knock Off, we look back at Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Tsui Hark double bill… Jean-Claude Van Damme was riding high in the mid 1990s. He was coming off the back of a string of his biggest hits. He had an eye for talent too, becoming a key figure in bringing John […]
Cannon Films and the Search for Critical Acclaim
A look back at Cannon Films and their search for critical acclaim which led to some memorable successes and failures… When aficionados think back to the glory days of Cannon Films, most notably in the peak years under Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, they invariably cast their minds to unashamedly schlocky and low-budget genre fare […]
Mena Suvari, Mickey Rourke and Casper Van Dien star in Hunt Club trailer
A poster and trailer have arrived online for Hunt Club, the upcoming action thriller from director Elizabeth Blake-Thomas. The film follows a group of women as they are lured to an island with the offer of a chance to win $100,000 in a hunt, but when they discover they are the ones being hunted they […]
Movie Review – Section 8 (2022)
Section 8, 2022. Directed by Christian Sesma. Starring Ryan Kwanten, Dolph Lundgren, Dermot Mulroney, Scott Adkins, Mickey Rourke, Justin Furstenfeld, Maurice Compte, Tracy Perez, Robert LaSardo, Paul Sloan, Geoffrey Blake, Mary Christina Brown, Kimi Alexander, Brandon Burrows, Robert Laenen, Jessica Medina, Jay Montalvo, and Stephen C. Sepher. SYNOPSIS: After avenging the murder of his family, […]
Trailer for action thriller Section 8 starring Ryan Kwanten, Dolph Lundgren, Scott Adkins and Mickey Rourke
RLJE Films has released trailer for the upcoming action thriller Section 8 which stars Ryan Kwanten as a former soldier serving a life sentence after avenging the murder of his family, who is given his shot at freedom when he is recruited by a shadow government agency. Directed by Christian Sesma, the film also stars […]
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