Tom Jolliffe offers up a selection of unsettling cinema that are guaranteed to creep you out… Every film has a particular D.N.A. Within this cinematic coding it can feature elements synonymous with a particular genre, or techniques to give the film an overriding tone. For horror, the film-makers could mould their film in a variety […]
20 Great Performances from the Past Decade
Tom Jolliffe looks back at 20 great performances from the past decade… There have been plenty of legendary performances through the years. Some gain the greatest of acclaim from the off, culminating in Oscar glory. Others hit below the radar, or don’t get the marketing push required for an Oscar run. Award season is in […]
Comic Book Preview – X-Men: Giant-Size Nightcrawler #1
Marvel Comics releases X-Men: Giant-Size Nightcrawler #1 this Wednesday, and you can find a preview of the issue right here… Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman teams with legendary artist Alan Davis (X-MEN, EXCALIBUR, AVENGERS) for an eerie tale of adventure! When the X-Men lose contact with the Greymalkin Habitat, it falls to Nightcrawler to lead a […]
4 Great Films About Loners (That Look At The Darker Side of Loneliness)
Graeme Robertson with four great films about loners… Do you ever feel lonely dear readers? Do you ever sometimes feel that you just don’t quite fit in with the rest of the world? I’ll admit that I sometimes I feel this way in certain situations. Often at a social event like a party or whatever, […]
Rene Russo set to join Morgan Freeman and Tommy Lee Jones for Villa Capri
Deadline is reporting that Nightcrawler star Rene Russo is in talks to join the upcoming action comedy Villa Capri, which would see her reunite with her Tin Cup director Ron Shelton. Shelton, who also helmed Bull Durham and White Men Can’t Jump, has written the script as well as taking on directing duties, and the film […]
A response to Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and directors who might be jealous of comic book movies
Anthony Stokes with a response to Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and directors who might be jealous of comic book movies… We’re in the age of cinema that focuses on comic book movies and as such everybody is talking about them, even big powerhouse directors. Some, like Kenneth Branagh and Paul Thomas Anderson, speak positively of them. […]
DVD Review – Nightcrawler (2014)
Nightcrawler, 2014 Written and directed by Dan Gilroy Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, Riz Ahmed SYNOPSIS: When Lou Bloom, a driven man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort […]
This Week in Blu-ray: UK Edition – Nightcrawler, Pride, Mr. Turner, The Sound of Music, The Judge
Scott Davis looks at the big releases on Blu-ray and DVD this week from the UK… Nightcrawler One of 2014’s biggest surprises (and best films), Nightcrawler cemented Jake Gyllenhaal’s mini renaissance and cemented his place as one of Hollywood’s most gifted actors. Here, he stars as Lou Bloom, a “nightcrawler” who finds employment as a […]
Nightcrawler coming to Blu-ray and DVD in March
Our friends over at Entertainment One have officially announced that Dan Gilroy’s superb Nightcrawler (Flickering Myth’s No.3 in our 2014 Top 10 Movies of 2014) is to be released on March 2nd at all good retailers. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo and Bill Paxton, Nightcrawler was a critical and commercial success in October last year, […]
The Grand Budapest Hotel leads the 2015 EE BAFTA Film Nominations
This morning at BAFTA HQ in Piccadilly, the Nominations for this year’s BAFTAS were announced by Stephen Fry and The Hunger Games star Sam Clafin. No huge surprises in many of the nominations, as many of the big hitters throughout this year’s award season are present and correct, with The Grand Budapest Hotel receiving the […]