Trevor Hogg delves into The Making of Star Wars by J.W. Rinzler to explore the creation of George Lucas’ epic space opera, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope… After discovering over 50 interviews conducted by Charles Lippincott between 1975 and 1978 with the likes of George Lucas, John Barry, Gary Kurtz, and John […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Reservoir Dogs, 1992. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Starring Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Steve Buscemi, Tim Roth and Chris Penn. Reservoir Dogs is the directorial debut of Quentin Tarantino and it launched him straight into the big time. The story […]

The Rum Diary, 2011. Written and Directed by Bruce Robinson. Starring Johnny Depp, Giovanni Ribisi, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli, Amber Heard and Richard Jenkins. SYNOPSIS: A drunken journalist takes up a job at a local newspaper on the island of Puerto Rico. Five long years after the death of the original Gonzo journalist Hunter Stockton […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Training Day, 2001. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Starring Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Eva Mendes, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Cliff Curtis, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. Training Day follows LAPD cop Jake Hoyt (Hawke) over a 24 hour period in […]

A few months back it was reported that director David Yates would follow up his work on the closing installment in the blockbuster Harry Potter feature film series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, with an adaptation of Stephen King’s epic post-apocalyptic novel, The Stand, only for Yates to turn down the opportunity […]

The Howling Reborn, 2011. Directed by Joe Nimziki. Starring Landon Liboiron, Lindsey Shaw, Ivana Milicevic, Jesse Rath, Niels Schneider, Frank Schorpion and Kristian Hodko. SYNOPSIS: A high-school loner finally bonds with the girl of his dreams, only to discover a dark secret from his past… that he is heir to a powerful line of werewolves. […]

In a new series here at Flickering Myth, D.J. Haza presents a selection of films to watch before you die… Human Traffic, 1999. Written and Directed by Justin Kerrigan. Starring Danny Dyer, John Simm, Lorainne Pilkington, Nicola Reynolds and Shaun Parkes. Justin Kerrigan’s tale of drugs, clubs, pubs and parties is an iconic film about […]

The Rum Diary, 2011. Written and Directed by Bruce Robinson. Starring Johnny Depp, Giovanni Ribisi, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli, Amber Heard and Richard Jenkins. SYNOPSIS: An American journalist takes on a job for a local newspaper in Puerto Rico, where he becomes increasingly unhinged. In the 13 the years that have passed since Fear And […]

Presenting our weekly round-up of all the biggest news stories from the world of movie superheroes… As usual, it’s Christopher Nolan’s final Batman feature, The Dark Knight Rises, that has been grabbing all the headlines this past week, which began with a host of set photos from the epic Wall Street brawl that was filmed […]