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Flickering Myth’s Big, Fat Movie Checklist of 2016

January 23, 2016 by Oli Davis 8 Comments

Now that 2015 is over, there are plenty of ‘Best Of’ lists pronouncing the movies you should have seen already. Hell, even we did it at Flickering Myth. But by the end of the year, it’s too late. You suddenly have 50+ films you missed out on to catch up with. Where were the ‘Best Ofs’ as […]

Why Banning and Cutting Films is a Mistake

January 17, 2016 by Neil Calloway 1 Comment

This week, Neil Calloway argues that far from increasing revenues in conservative countries, by allowing censored versions of their movies to be shown, Hollywood will ultimately lose out… This week brought the news that transgender period drama The Danish Girl has been banned in Qatar. I doubt Working Title will be too upset that their […]

Movie Review – The Danish Girl (2015)

December 29, 2015 by Robert Kojder Leave a Comment

The Danish Girl, 2015 Directed by Tom Hooper Starring Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard, Adrian Schiller, Ben Whishaw and Matthias Schoenaerts SYNOPSIS: A fictitious love story inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer. […]

Movie Review – The Danish Girl (2015)

December 11, 2015 by Oli Davis Leave a Comment

The Danish Girl (2015) Directed by Tom Hooper. Starring Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard, Adrian Schiller, Ben Whishaw and Matthias Schoenaerts. SYNOPSIS: The remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer. I […]

New clip and TV spot for The Danish Girl starring Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander

November 21, 2015 by Amie Cranswick Leave a Comment

Ahead of its US release this coming week, a new clip and TV spot have arrived online for director Tom Hooper’s upcoming drama The Danish Girl, which stars Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander. Check them out below… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for The Danish Girl Based on the book by David Ebershoff, The Danish […]

Autumn 2015 set to be biggest ever at UK cinemas, “season taster” trailer released

October 24, 2015 by Scott J. Davis Leave a Comment

The Film Distributors Association has today announced that it expects Autumn 2015 to be the biggest of all-time in the UK, with a record-breaking number of cinema visits predicted. With film’s such as Spectre and Star Wars: The Force Awakens leading the charge at this autumn’s box office in the UK, over 100 other […]

New trailer for The Danish Girl starring Eddie Redmayne

October 16, 2015 by Gary Collinson Leave a Comment

A new trailer has arrived online for director Tom Hooper’s (The King’s Speech) upcoming drama The Danish Girl, which stars Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) and Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina). Check it out here… Based on the book by David Ebershoff, The Danish Girl is the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of […]

The Danish Girl director Tom Hooper says there is “a problem” with roles for transgender actors

September 6, 2015 by Tom Beasley 3 Comments

Tom Hooper, director of Oscar hopeful The Danish Girl, has spoken about roles for transgender actors after his film’s world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. SEE ALSO: First trailer for The Danish Girl starring Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander According to Variety, the director was asked at a press conference why he chose not […]

First trailer for The Danish Girl starring Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander

September 1, 2015 by Scott J. Davis Leave a Comment

The first trailer has debuted for Tom Hooper’s upcoming drama The Danish Girl starring Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) and Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina), and you can check it out below… SEE ALSO: First posters for The Danish Girl Set in the 1920s, the film tells the true story of painter Wegener (Eddie Redmayne), […]

The Martian, Demolition and The Danish Girl head 2015 Toronto International Film Festival lineup

July 29, 2015 by Scott J. Davis Leave a Comment

After this morning’s announcement of the line-up for the upcoming Venice Film Festival, news has also arrived about the schedule for the Toronto International Film Festival, which begins on September 10th. While the full line-up is available on the festival website, TIFF will play host to several films hoping to make a splash come awards […]