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Why Ennio Morricone’s Oscar was this year’s most significant win

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Sean Wilson assesses the veteran composer’s massively overdue Academy Awards success… So, the Oscars are all done for another year, the speeches have been tossed into the nearest recycling bin and the red carpet has been rolled away. Truth be told, does anybody really care? The Academy Awards, as win any awards ceremony, are utterly […]

Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters is everything wrong with reboots

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Luke Owen on the Ghostbusters reboot… Here’s a fairly unpopular opinion: I quite like reboots and remakes. Just as theatre directors have put their own stamp on the works of William Shakespeare, reboots and remakes allow directors to put their own spin on existing material and come at it from a new perspective. Two of […]

Ghostbusters reboot trailer – Flickering Myth Reaction

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The Flickering Myth Team React… Who you gonna call? Well if Sony and Paul Feig have their way it will be the reboot of Ghostbusters which lands in cinemas in a couple of months. The long-awaited trailer was released online yesterday [more footage was released here], and the Flickering Myth writing and editorial staff felt it […]

Countdown to Batman v Superman – World’s Finest: The Batman/Superman Movie

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with World’s Finest: The Batman/Superman Movie… Throughout the countdown to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, I’ve recommended several graphic novels to read such as The Dark Knight Returns, Public Enemies and Kingdom Come. This entry, I’m going to switch it up by […]

Why a Batman v Superman R-rated cut is a good thing

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Anghus Houvouras on why a Batman v Superman ‘R’ rated cut is a good thing… The ‘R’ rating has been a big topic of conversation ever since Deadpool body-slammed box office records and enthralled audiences around the globe. Suddenly the concept of violence and language in a comic book movie impacting the potential audience and […]

The Oscars don’t matter and we all need to stop caring

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Luke Owen on last night’s Oscars… If Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, then Awards Season is the most loathsome as a film fan. It’s the time of year that a group of out-of-touch Hollywood professionals all gather round to lay their hand down on what they think was the best film released […]

The Two Greatest TV Episodes of All Time

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Samuel Brace on the two greatest TV episodes of all time… There have been many great and iconic series throughout the history of television. These classic shows have brought us some truly memorable episodes that have become the standard-bearers for the entire medium. There are episodes so exquisitely crafted, so gloriously designed, that they have been […]

Sundance at the Oscars

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Gary McCurry on the Sundance movies that have enjoyed success at the Oscars… Since 1984, the Sundance Film Festival as we know it today has been shining a light on independent movies. Held annually in Park City, Utah, Sundance has become the largest independent film festival in the United States. Many notable directors have came […]

The Shocking Lack of Diversity in Hollywood

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This week Neil Calloway looks at a report about representation on-screen. In between re-watching Deadpool, I’m sure you’ve all been spending your time reading Inclusion or Invisibility? Comprehensive Annenberg Report on Diversity in Entertainment. If not, I’m here to help. Complied by the Media, Diversity, & Social Change Initiative at the University of Southern California. […]