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The Flickering Myth Reaction to the Black Widow trailer

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The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on the trailer for Marvel’s Black Widow… Yesterday, Marvel Studios gave us our first peek at Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – albeit a movie set slap bang in the middle of Phase Three – with the release of a trailer for Black Widow, the […]

Marvel’s Black Widow gets a first trailer and new poster

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Marvel has debuted the first teaser trailer and a new poster for the upcoming solo movie Black Widow. Kicking off the MCU’s Phase Four, the film picks up following the events of Captain America Civil War and sees Scarlett Johansson reprising her role as Natasha Romanoff. Take a look at the poster and trailer here… […]

Scarlett Johansson admits she “mishandled” backlash to her casting in transgender role in Rub & Tug

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Scarlett Johansson found herself the subject of much controversy last year – not only because of her casting as a real life transgender crime boss Dante “Tex” Gill in the now-aborted drama Rub & Tug, but also her handling of the subsequent backlash when she responded that her critics “can be directed to Jeffrey Tambor, […]

55th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Marriage Story (2019)

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Marriage Story, 2019. Written and Directed by Noah Baumbach. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Alan Alda, Ray Liotta, Merritt Wever, Mark O’Brien, Azhy Robertson, Brooke Bloom, Julie Hagerty, Matthew Shear, Kyle Bornheimer, Mickey Sumner, McKinley Belcher III, Wallace Shawn, and Amir Talai. SYNOPSIS: Noah Baumbach’s incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking […]

Blu-ray Review – Avengers: Endgame (2019)

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Avengers: Endgame, 2019. Directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Josh Brolin, and Chris Pratt. SYNOPSIS: This phase of […]

Avengers 4 reshoot photos feature Chris Evans, Paul Rudd and Scarlett Johansson

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With additional photography on Avengers 4 now underway, the first batch of spy photos from the Atlanta set of the hugely-anticipated Marvel sequel have surfaced online and feature Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) in their civilian clothing. There’s nothing too revealing in the photos, but they do […]

Red Sparrow production designer joins Marvel’s Black Widow solo movie

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It may not have a director yet – with Marvel said to have met with over 65 potential filmmakers, including Deniz Gamze Erguven (Mustang), Chloe Zhao (The Rider) and Amma Asante (A United Kingdom) – but it seems the studio is already starting to assemble the crew for its Black Widow solo movie. According to Omega Underground, […]

Blu-ray Review – Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

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Avengers: Infinity War, 2018. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Don Cheadle, Peter Dinklage, Letitia Wright, Danai Gurira, Karen Gillan, Sebastian […]

Blu-ray Review – Isle of Dogs (2018)

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Isle of Dogs, 2018. Directed by Wes Anderson Featuring the voice talents of Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Bob Balaban, Kunichi Nomura, Ken Watanabe, Greta Gerwig, Frances McDorman, Live Schreiber, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, and F. Murray Abraham. SYNOPSIS: Wes Anderson is a modern day auteur who keeps cranking out movies for […]

Second Opinion – Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

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Avengers: Infinity War, 2018. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Don Cheadle, Peter Dinklage, Letitia Wright, Danai Gurira, Karen Gillan, Sebastian […]