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The Year in Disappointment: 2017

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Anghus Houvouras with the year in disappointment… Normally this column is a vapid deep dive into the dumpster fire of pop culture confections unable to deliver on lofty expectations. This year feels different. There’s been a tangible shift in the polarity of the entertainment industry. Columnists like myself are no stranger to the concept of […]

The Best Movie Action Scenes of 2017

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Harrison Abbott on the best movie action scenes of 2017… It’s that time again. That’s right, it’s time for arbitrary lists that subjectively rank the best/worst things of the year! This one is about 2017’s decent catalogue of cinematic action scenes, which means there’s likely a lot of omissions to piss you off. With that in […]

The 10 Must-See Movies At Sundance 2018

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Ben Robins on the ten must-see movies at Sundance 2018… The ridiculously celebrated indie festival to end all indie festivals will return for another banner year in January, and it’s no doubt set to be another big one. Having kicked off the careers of everyone from the Coen Brothers to Tarantino to most recently, Whiplash […]

Exclusive Interview – An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power directors Bonni Cohen & Jon Shenk on the energy revolution, documentary making and more

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Alex Moreland talks to the directors of An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk…   So, it’s been a decade since the first movie came out. Why was now the right time for a sequel? Jon: Well, Al Gore and Participant Media, who made the first film, had been talking about […]

Exclusive Interview – Director Mark Gill on his Morrissey biopic England is Mine, his creative influences, and more

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Alex Moreland speaks to Mark Gill, director of Morrissey biopic England is Mine… So, first of all – can you tell us a little bit about the development of England is Mine? What was your starting point? Well, my starting point was growing up in the same area of Manchester as Morrissey – literally a […]

Exclusive Interview – Director Ron Shelton on Just Getting Started, directing for the first time in 14 years, and more

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Rafael Motamayor talks to Ron Shelton, director of Bull Durham and Tin Cup about his latest movie Just Getting Started and knowing a man on the FBI’s most wanted list… This is the first movie you’ve directed in 14 years. Was it by choice? Were you waiting for the right movie? I had about 3 […]

Exclusive Interview – Screenwriter William Wisher on Terminator 2: Judgment Day

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Coinciding with the home-entertainment release of Terminator 2: Judgment Day 3D, Flickering Myth’s Martin Carr chats with screenwriter William Wisher about the 1991 sci-fi action classic… Martin Carr: Hi William. How did you and James Cameron first meet and subsequently get involved with the Terminator franchise? William Wisher: Well the short version is I first […]

The Week in Star Wars – Denis Villeneuve wants to direct Star Wars, new The Last Jedi images, posters and TV spots and more

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Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars features plenty of new images, posters and TV spots for The Last Jedi, Denis Villeneuve wanting to direct a Star Wars movie and more… Although Lucasfilm have shown they haven’t had a great track record with directors since the franchise reboot in 2014 (just ask Phil […]

In Praise Of The Short Series

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Neil Calloway wishes TV producers would quit while they are ahead… The news was as disappointing as it was depressingly inevitable. The Night Manager – the best “limited drama” (we used to call them miniseries, but that makes it sound like a cheap daytime melodrama) of last year, is getting a sequel. I should be […]