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Movie Review – Jane Got a Gun (2016)

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Jane Got a Gun, 2016. Directed by Gavin O’Connor. Starring Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton, Noah Emmerich, Rodrigo Santoro, Boyd Holbrook, and Ewan McGregor. SYNOPSIS: A woman asks her ex-lover for help in order to save her outlaw husband from a gang out to kill him. Poor Natalie Portman. What looked on paper like a somewhat […]

Three more join festive comedy Office Christmas Party

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Upcoming festive comedy Office Christmas Party has added three new actors to its cast, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. The People v O.J. Simpson star Courtney B. Vance, Vanessa Bayer (Trainwreck) and Sam Richardson (Veep) are the latest names to join the ever expanding cast of the film, which tells the story of “a hard-partying guy whose CEO/ sister […]

The Legend of Tarzan sneak peek report and Q&A with Margot Robbie, Alexander Skarsgard and David Yates

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Even though it’s not out until July, Flickering Myth’s Scott J. Davis had the chance to see some early footage from the upcoming action adventure The Legend of Tarzan, which was screened in London this morning along with a special Q&A with the the film’s stars Alexander Skarsgard and Margot Robbie and director David Yates. […]

J.A. Bayona to direct Jurassic World 2

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After conquering the box office last summer with over $1.6 million around the globe, Universal has found its new director for the 2018 sequel to Jurassic World 2. Acclaimed filmmaker J.A. Bayona has signed on to direct, with World’s Colin Trevorrow stepping aside to helm Star Wars: Episode IX. Bayona had been attached to another sequel, World […]

Exclusive interview with Criminal director Ariel Vromen: “Field of Dreams is Ryan Reynolds’ favourite film”

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Out now in cinemas, Criminal is the new film from acclaimed director Ariel Vromen (The Iceman), and Flickering Myth’s roving reporter Scott J. Davis sat down with him to discuss his latest effort. SEE ALSO: Read our review of Criminal here The new action thriller is set in London and stars Kevin Costner as a notorious criminal […]

Exclusive interview with Eye in the Sky director Gavin Hood

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With modern warfare thriller Eye in the Sky out now in cinemas [read our reviews here and here], Scott J. Davis sat down with director Gavin Hood to discuss the film. Eye in the Sky features a stellar cast including Helen Mirren (Woman In Gold), Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) and the late Alan Rickman (A Little Chaos), […]

Exclusive interview with Jon Favreau, director of The Jungle Book

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With the live action remake of Disney’s The Jungle Book now in cinemas [read our review here], staff writer and roving reporter Scott J. Davis got the chance to sit down with the director of the film Jon Favreau earlier this week. Reviews for the film have been stellar so far, with a Rotten Tomatoes score […]

Tim Miller returning to direct Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool 2

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Variety is reporting news that will please many chimichanga lovers – Deadpool director Tim Miller is officially returning for Deadpool 2. Fox co-chairman Stacey Snider announced at CinemaCon, which is taking place in the US this week, that director Miller and star Ryan Reynolds will both be returning for the anticipated sequel. Writers Rhett Reese and Paul […]

Steven Spielberg to direct The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, will reunite with Mark Rylance

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Deadline is reporting that Steven Spielberg has set his next film after Ready Player One, with the Oscar Winning director set to take on The Kidnapping of Of Edgardo Mortara.   The film will be an adaptation of the book of the same name by Pulitzer Prize winning author David Kertzer, with Tony Kushner (Lincoln) writing the […]