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Interview: Jennifer Peedom talks Sherpa

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David Opie sits down with director Jennifer Peedom to discuss Sherpa, an inspiring documentary that follows a climbing expedition from the often overlooked perspective of the Sherpa community. The film is currently having a successful run at film festivals worldwide, winning Best Documentary at the London Film Festival, and our four star review is available to read here… David […]

Is Star Wars: The Force Awakens just fan-fiction on a big budget?

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Luke Owen asks an important question… J.J. Abrams has been praised by critics lucky enough to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens early (including yours truly), but there is something that has been hanging over the film for some time now. When Disney announced that they were releasing a new series of movies based in the Star Wars […]

The Flickering Myth Reaction to the first Star Trek Beyond trailer

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The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on Star Trek Beyond… Yesterday Paramount Pictures unleashed the first trailer for Star Trek Beyond, the third instalment of the rebooted Trek universe, which sees Fast & Furious helmer Justin Lin taking over the reins from J.J. Abrams. What did our writing team make of the trailer? […]

Exclusive interview with Steve Martino, director of The Peanuts Movie

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This week, if you didn’t know already, sees the release of J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens in UK cinemas. But there is another film out this week that deserves your attention: the big-screen version of Charlie Brown and Snoopy: The Peanuts Movie, which has been a huge box-office hit in the US. In […]

Memorable Star Wars Moments – The Detention Level Rescue

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Flickering Myth’s writing team are counting down to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens by discussing their most memorable Star Wars moments. Next up is James Garcia with the detention level rescue in A New Hope… Unlike many fans of that galaxy far, far away, I unfortunately have no memory of the first time I saw Star Wars. The […]

The Flickering Myth Reaction to the first trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence

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The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on the first trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence… With Christmas just a little over a week away, Hollywood continues to roll out the trailers for some of 2016’s biggest releases. We’ve seen our first look at Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows and X-Men: Apocalypse […]

Interview: The Sublet star Krista Madison

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Ricky Church chats with The Sublet star Krista Madison… In the latest coverage of The Sublet Flickering Myth spoke with actress Krista Madison, who plays the role of Margaret, the apartment’s resident ghost, in the film. Though she does not physically appear very much, Margaret’s presence is strongly felt throughout The Sublet. In the following […]

Spoiler Alert! Are you a Spoiler Nazi?

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Anghus Houvouras on spoiler nazis… Ironic Sub-Headline: This post contains spoilers. Spoiler Nazi – noun 1. A demanding person or persons who employ fascist tactics via social media in an attempt to quiet potential spoilers for movies or television shows they have yet to see. 2. Spoiled, entitled assholes Spoilers. It’s almost impossible for film […]

A World Without Star Wars

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This week, Neil Calloway looks at the influence of Star Wars on other films, politics and daily life… If you’re under about 40, you have no real experience of a world without Star Wars. The films, the universe, the lunch boxes, the toys have always just been there. It’s easy for people of that age […]