Oscar-winner Paul Haggis (Crash) has revealed to THR that he is set to write and direct an adaptation of Paolo Bacigalupi’s 2010 YA novel Ship Breaker. “The books are set hundreds of years in the future, after civil wars, after the ice caps have retreated and the world is populated by people who know nothing […]
Top 5 Movies of 2015 You Probably Haven’t Seen – Listen to the Flickering Myth Podcast #07b
Move aside Mad Max: Fury Road, step away Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Oli counts down his Top 5 Limited Release Movies of 2015, because he’s a god damned hipster. What’s your favourite obscure movie from 2015? Let us know in the comments. Listen to the audio version below on Soundcloud, watch it on YouTube, […]
Crash director Paul Haggis doesn’t think the film deserved Best Picture
It’s hard to argue that one of the most shocking Academy Award upsets of all time happened close to a decade ago, when Crash took home Best Picture over Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain (and three other nominated films hailed as more deserving) at the 2006 Oscars. Considering that many were even surprised to see the movie nominated in that category in […]
First trailer for HBO miniseries Show Me A Hero starring Oscar Isaac
The first trailer for HBO’s latest eagerly-anticipated mini-series Show Me A Hero has been unveiled online, and you can view it in the player below! The show is the latest effort from The Wire creator David Simon, and features an all-star cast led by Golden Globe Nominee Oscar Isaac (Ex_Machina). Based on a true story, […]
Interview: Paul Haggis discusses Third Person
Paul Haggis discusses his latest film Third Person… This film features myriad characters whom we learn are all connected in a way. As a writer/director, what message were you trying to convey using this narrative structure? I like to write about things I don’t understand and relationships are at the top of that. And I […]