Back in December it was reported that Bohemian Rhapsody star Rami Malek had been wanted for the main villain role in Bond 25, but was unable to commit to the project due to scheduling conflicts with the next season of his acclaimed TV drama Mr. Robot. Well, with production having since been pushed back, Collider […]
Road to the Oscars 2019 – Can Bohemian Rhapsody win Best Picture?
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, the most divisive nominee as Queen hits the big screen in Bohemian Rhapsody… This year, box office has made a big impression in the Best Picture shortlist. […]
Blu-ray Review – Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Bohemian Rhapsody, 2018. Directed by Bryan Singer. Starring Rami Malek, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Lucy Boynton, Aidan Gillen. Tom Hollander, Allen Leech, Aaron McCusker, Dermot Murphy, Meneka Das, Ace Bhatti, Dickie Beau, Neil Fox-Roberts, Philip Andrew, Matthew Houston, Michelle Duncan, Max Bennett, Adam Rauf, Scott Morrison Watson and Mike Myers. SYNOPSIS: Bohemian Rhapsody […]
BAFTAs 2019: Roma won the top prize, but Olivia Colman won our hearts
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 […]
Rami Malek says he “was not aware of” Bryan Singer allegations before Bohemian Rhapsody
Bryan Singer is back in the headlines this week, and it’s got nothing to do with the fact that his latest movie Bohemian Rhapsody picked up five nominations at the Oscars including Best Picture, but rather a fresh wave of allegations about sexual assault and misconduct. The allegations are sure to have put the dampeners […]
The Flickering Myth Podcast #85 – Award Shows, All-Elite Wrestling, and Activision ditching Bungie
In this week’s episode of The Flickering Myth Podcast, EJ Moreno joins Allen and Gerald to talk about a wide-range of topics including more Aquaman, Avengers at the Oscars, Dave Bautista joining the cast of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, a bunch of wrestling, Rami Malek’s potential turn as a Bond villain, and much more! Email in […]
Rami Malek comments on Bond 25 villain rumours
Last month it was reported that Bohemian Rhapsody star Rami Malek had been lined up to play the villain in Bond 25, only to encounter scheduling conflicts with the final season of Mr. Robot after production on 007’s next adventure was pushed back to early 2019. Well, speaking to ET, Malek – who won the […]
Bohemian Rhapsody’s Rami Malek was apparently wanted for Bond 25 villain
After its director shake-up earlier this year, the cast of Bond 25 is coming together with the recent news that Lea Seydoux (Madeleine Swann), Ben Whishaw (Q), Ralph Fiennes (M) and Naomie Harris (Moneypenny) are set to return alongside Daniel Craig’s 007. As yet, there’s been no official word on casting for the film’s villain(s), […]
Sugar Coating Hollywood-Style
Tom Jolliffe on when real life stories are sugar coated in film… A good biopic can be fascinating. There are characters, through TV and print media, biographies, documentaries and more, that we learn the most fascinating things about. Documentaries of course have the goal of showing us (when done right) both sides of a personality, […]
Second Opinion – Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Bohemian Rhapsody, 2018. Directed by Bryan Singer. Starring Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Joseph Mazello, Ben Hardy, Gwilym Lee, Tom Hollander, Aiden Gillen, Allen Leech, Aaron McCusker and Mike Myers. SYNOPSIS: A chronicle of the years leading up to Queen’s legendary appearance at the Live Aid (1985) concert. How do you make a biopic of Freddie […]