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Sin City at 20: The Story Behind the Stylish, Blood-Soaked Neo-Noir Comic Book Adaptation

April 2, 2025 by admin

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 […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Hasitha Fernando, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Benicio Del Toro, Bruce Willis, Clive Owen, Elijah Wood, Frank Miller, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin, Josh Hartnett, Marley Shelton, Michael Clarke Duncan, Michael Madsen, Mickey Rourke, Nick Stahl, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Rosario Dawson, Sin City

Ten Great Comeback Performances

December 30, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

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, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Adam Sandler, Al Pacino, Autumn Sonata, Brendan Fraser, Demi Moore, Ellen Burstyn, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Ingrid Bergman, Iron Man, Jackie Brown, JCVD, Jean-Claude Van Damme, John Travolta, Ke Huy Quan, Mandy, Matthew McConaughey, Mickey Rourke, Mud, Nicolas Cage, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Pam Grier, Pamela Anderson, Pauly Shore, Pulp Fiction, Requiem for a Dream, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Forster, Rocky Balboa, Sylvester Stallone, The Court Jester, The Last Showgirl, the substance, the whale, The Wrestler, Uncut Gems

4K Ultra HD Review – The Mexico Trilogy

September 2, 2024 by Brad Cook

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 […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Antonio Banderas, Carlos Gallardo, Cheech Marin, Consuelo Gómez, Danny Trejo, Desperado, El Mariachi, Enrique Iglesias, Eva Mendes, Jaime de Hoyos, Joaquim de Almeida, Johnny Depp, Marco Leonardi, Mexico Trilogy, Mickey Rourke, Once Upon A Time In Mexico, Peter Marquardt, Quentin Tarantino, Reinol Martínez, Robert Rodriguez, Ruben Blades, Salma Hayek, Steve Buscemi, Willem Dafoe

Trailer for action-thriller Jade starring Shaina West, Mickey Rourke, Mark Dacascos and Katherine McNamara

June 15, 2024 by Gary Collinson

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 […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Jade, James Bamford, Katherine McNamara, Mark Dacascos, Mickey Rourke, Shaina West

Cannon’s Avengers: What If… Cannon Films Did the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

April 6, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

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 […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Albert Pyun, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Billy Drago, Brandon Lee, Brooke Shields, Bruce Lee, cannon films, Carl Weathers, Charles Bronson, Chuck Norris, Corey Feldman, Cynthia Rothrock, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Frank Langella, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lou Ferrigno, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Michael Dudikoff, Mickey Rourke, Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Steve James, Sylvester Stallone

Van Damme meets Tsui Hark: Double Team and Knock Off

September 3, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

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 […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Dennis Rodman, Double Team, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Knock Off, Mickey Rourke, Paul Freeman, Paul Sorvino, Rob Schneider, Tsui Hark

Cannon Films and the Search for Critical Acclaim

August 27, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

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 […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Andrei Konchalovskiy, Barbet Schroeder, Barfly, Bolero, cannon films, Duet For Love, Faye Dunaway, Hanna's War, Jean-Luc Godard, John Cassavetes, King Lear, Love Streams, Menahem Golan, Mickey Rourke, Runaway Train, Sahara, Shy People, The Assisi Underground, Yoram Globus

Mena Suvari, Mickey Rourke and Casper Van Dien star in Hunt Club trailer

March 25, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

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 […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Casper Van Dien, David Lipper, Elizabeth Blake-Thomas, Hunt Club, Jason London, Jeremy London, Jessica Belkin, Kipp Tribble, Maya Stojan, Mena Suvari, Mickey Rourke, Will Peltz

Movie Review – Section 8 (2022)

January 16, 2023 by Robert Kojder

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, […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Brandon Burrows, Christian Sesma, Dermot Mulroney, Dolph Lundgren, Geoffrey Blake, Jay Montalvo, Jessica Medina, Justin Furstenfeld, Kimi Alexander, Mary Christina Brown, Maurice Compte, Mickey Rourke, Paul Sloan, Robert Laenen, Robert LaSardo, Ryan Kwanten, Scott Adkins, Section 8, Stephen C. Sepher, Tracy Perez

Trailer for action thriller Section 8 starring Ryan Kwanten, Dolph Lundgren, Scott Adkins and Mickey Rourke

August 27, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

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 […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Christian Sesma, Dermot Mulroney, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Ryan Kwanten, Scott Adkins, Section 8

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