This week, Neil Calloway looks at one of the most important jobs in entertainment… This week The Hollywood Reporter announced their list of the most powerful 50 showrunners in television. It’s a feature they’ve been running for a few years and just shows the ascendancy of the small screen when it comes to story telling. […]
Do We Need More Diversity In Films?
This week, Neil Calloway questions whether casting in movies need to be more diverse… Tim Burton has been defending Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and its apparent lack of diversity. Personally, I can’t believe people are complaining about a lack of diversity in a Tim Burton film; he’s been making the same movie for […]
Should We Care That Actors Lie About Their Age?
This week, Neil Calloway argues that it doesn’t matter how old an actor is… On Tuesday it was reported that, from next year, websites like the IMDb will have to remove details of people mentioned on the site when requested. The Customer Records bill AB-1687 might not sound like much (I thought AB-1687 was a […]
Should We Really Look Forward To More Star Wars Films?
This week Neil Calloway cautions against too many films in the franchise… The news that Kathleen Kennedy plans a whole universe of Star Wars movies should be greeted with trepidation. I love Star Wars, but I can’t help but feel more movies will chip away at the mythology of the films.. The prequels already gave […]
When Will Shared Universes End?
This week Neil Calloway questions how long cinematic shared universes can last… It was announced on Thursday that Margot Robbie – given the sweetener of an Executive Producer to boot – had signed on for a Harley Quinn solo movie. This followed hot on the heels of the news that Anne Hathaway would be open […]
Why We All Love Flops
Neil Calloway argues that we enjoy it when a film fails at the box office… This week brought the news – unsurprising to most – that this year had been less than stellar at the box office, with several films disappointing in terms of their grosses The BFG, Alice Through The Looking Glass and Ben-Hur […]
The Decline Of British TV
This week, Neil Calloway looks at the state of TV coming from the UK at the moment… This week, Jane Lush, the new head of BAFTA, accused British TV companies of losing their nerve and subjecting viewers to a tsunami of nostalgia. Quite a brave move from someone whose job it is to promote British […]
Does This List Really Reveal The Best Films Of The Century?
This week, Neil Calloway takes a look at a list claiming to reveal the best films of the 21st Century… Earlier this week, casual film fans were sent running first to IMDB and then to Netflix or Amazon at the news that David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive was named in a poll of 177 film critics […]
Why Liking Bad Films Means You’re Smarter Than Average
If you’re constantly getting abuse from your friends about your taste in films, Neil Calloway says help may be at hand from a recent study… In what appears to be the cinematic equivalent of those studies that receive an inordinate amount of publicity when they trumpet the fact that gorging yourself on chocolate and red […]
Why Music In Films Matters
Neil Calloway argues that soundtracks and scores can make or break films… This week, Flickering Myth’s own Oli Davis made the persuasive case that Suicide Squad‘s various cuts could be seen in the music they used; with David Ayer’s original version using different styles of music to the final cut by Trailer Park. There was […]
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