Andrew Newton presents a selection of festive retro video games to enjoy this Christmas… Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year and adds so much joy, cheer and colour to life. That being the case, it is no surprise that there were once many games released based on the festive period that brought […]
New poster for Jo Nesbo adaptation The Snowman featuring Michael Fassbender
Universal Pictures has released a new poster for Tomas Alfredson’s adaptation of Jo Nesbo’s best-selling novel The Snowman featuring Michael Fassbender as Detective Harry Hole. The upcoming thriller features a cast that also includes Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Val Kilmer, Toby Jones, J.K. Simmons, Chloë Sevigny and Sofia Helin; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer […]
Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Christmas Movies
The Flickering Myth writing team share their top ten Christmas movies… Christmas is upon us! For many people, feeling festive is all about Christmas films. They can easily transport you back to your childhood, to happier times, to memories with your loved ones. If you’re struggling to choose a film to help induce your festive […]
10 Magical Christmas Movie Soundtracks
Sean Wilson gets ready for the festive season by firing up a playlist of essential seasonal tunes… What’s a Christmas movie without a sprinkling of musical magic? Many of our favourite festive hits are defined by their soundtracks, so, in the spirit of the season, I’ve rounded up 10 classic scores that never fail to […]
The Snowman director Tomas Alfredson gets very candid about what went wrong with the film
The film adaptation of Jo Nesbo’s The Snowman is releasing this week in theaters, and the critical reaction hasn’t been pretty. Our own review had this to say: “How it is a film of this magnitude could fall at every hurdle is to be beholden, and one can only presume Alfredson, in years to come, […]
Second Opinion – The Snowman (2017)
The Snowman, 2017. Directed by Tomas Alfredson Starring Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jonas Karlsson, Toby Jones, Val Kilmer and J.K. Simmons SYNOPSIS: Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose pink scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman. For the third time this year, Michael Fassbender has delivered a decent […]
A Year To Forget: Will Greatness Elude Michael Fassbender?
Tom Jolliffe on a year to forget for Michael Fassbender, which leaves him at a potential career crossroads… For years, Michael Fassbender proved a live-wire. An actor of fierce intensity, devotion and depth, unafraid to put himself into the most extreme roles. Whether it was Hunger or Shame, he bared everything (in every sense of […]
Rebecca Ferguson in talks to join Michael Fassbender in The Snowman
Variety is reporting that Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation star Rebecca Ferguson is in talks to join Michael Fassbender (Macbeth) in Working Title’s upcoming adaptation of Jo Nesbo’s crime novel The Snowman. The Snowman is being directed by Thomas Alfredson (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), with Martin Scorsese (The Wolf of Wall Street) attached as executive producer alongside […]
Michael Fassbender in talks for Jo Nesbo adaptation The Snowman
According to Variety, Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Days of Future Past) is in talks to star in The Snowman, an adaptation of author Jo Nesbo’s bestselling crime novel, which is set to be directed by Thomas Alfredson (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy). The seventh entry in Nesbo’s Harry Hole series, the plot sees the Norwegian detective investigating […]
Movie Review – The Snowman (2017)
The Snowman, 2017. Directed by Tomas Alfredson. Starring Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Val Kilmer, Toby Jones, J.K. Simmons, Chloe Sevigny, and Sofia Helin. SYNOPSIS: When an elite crime squad’s lead detective (Fassbender) investigates the disappearance of a victim on the first snow of winter, he fears an elusive serial killer may be active again. […]
