Tom Jolliffe looks at the three major action heroes of the 21st century… As we sit and bask in the aftermath of the most recent Mission: Impossible instalment, it seems as good a time as any to take a look at three of the most prolific government Assassins of the last couple of decades. Mr […]
Flickering Myth Film Class: How to Open Strongly
In the latest instalment of Flickering Myth’s film class, Tom Jolliffe looks at how to open strongly… It takes a great deal to get an audience to succumb to your film. You need to keep their attention for the entirety of the film. The best way to hook them in of course is to open […]
Why Are Audiences Gravitating Towards Genre Subversions?
George Chrysostomou on audiences gravitating towards genre subversions… This month marks the release of Kingsman: The Golden Circle, the sequel to the surprise hit Kingsman: The Secret Service and it is of course just as genre bending as its predecessor. The franchise clearly plays off of some of the silliness of the Bond movies, with their own versions of […]
Daniel Craig, it’s okay if you let Bond go
Tony Black on Daniel Craig’s future as Bond… We all knew this was coming. By we, I mean the legion of James Bond fans and aficionados who have followed the bizarre media whirlwind that seems to forever cascade around 007 himself, Daniel Craig. The Daily Fail (sorry, Mail!) apparently claimed Craig is done – that […]
Marvel’s Continuity Problem: Will we accept a reboot?
Tony Black on Marvel’s continuity problem, and whether fans will accept a reboot… What seems like a ton of new quotes and interviews with various major Marvel players have been floating around this week as Captain America: Civil War opens in the US, and head honcho Kevin Feige has been particularly vocal. After admitting they […]
The Week in Movies – Deadpool vs. Wolverine movie? Star Wars: Episode IX details, how Justice League factor into Batman v Superman and more…
The Week in Movies discusses the last seven days in cinema – including a possible Deadpool vs. Wolverine movie in the future, details on Colin Trevorrow’s Star Wars: Episode IX, how will the Justice League factor into Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and much, much more… The Week in Movies is an excerpt from the […]
Spectre gets the Honest Trailer treatment
Screen Junkies has released an Honest Trailer for James Bond’s latest big screen adventure Spectre; which we have for you here… SEE ALSO: Spectre set for Blu-ray release in February, special features revealed SEE ALSO: Watch previous Honest Trailers here Spectre sees Sam Mendes (Skyfall) directing Bond veterans Daniel Craig as James Bond, Rory Kinnear as […]
And the winners of the 73rd Golden Globes are…
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association never ceases to surprise and go against the grain. Only a select few categories in film lined up with the predictions of professional analysts, while all of television was completely out of left field. That’s not to say anything here isn’t well deserved. Except for The Martian anyway, which was […]
Spectre set for Blu-ray release in February, special features revealed
MGM and Twentieth Century Fox have announced that the 24th James Bond adventure Spectre is set for a Blu-ray and DVD release here in the UK from February 22nd, while it will also be available to own on Digital HD from February 19th. PRE-ORDER SPECTRE VIA AMAZON UK OR AMAZON US Blu-ray™ Special Features: SPECTRE: […]
Christoph Waltz will reportedly return for two Bond movies, if Daniel Craig does
In the build up to the release of Spectre, there was a lot of speculation over the future of Daniel Craig as James Bond, with Craig himself indicating that he could be ready to retire his licence to kill, and other reports suggesting that he’d be back for one more outing. Well, according to “sources” […]