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Gal Gadot: Why she’s not a good fit for Wonder Woman

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Anthony Stokes is still not sold on Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman… Gal Gadot has been working out hard in an effort to appease critics of her casting as Wonder Woman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, releasing several pictures of herself having ” bulked up” for the role. Personally, I literally cannot tell […]

The Callow Way – Why Stars Are Worth Their Huge Salaries

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This week, Neil Calloway argues that a $25 million salary for a movie might not be as ridiculous as it first seems… This week the latest salaries of Hollywood stars were revealed; the top earner recently was Leonardo DiCaprio, who earned $25 million up front for The Wolf of Wall Street. Your first thought might […]

Interstellar and Christopher Nolan’s Continued Impact

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Sam Carey on Interstellar and Christopher Nolan’s continued impact… Modern cinema throws up few things you can depend on but Christopher Nolan is one of them. Released this week on DVD and Blu-ray is Interstellar, the director’s tenth feature. In celebration we look back at a few of his most important films and examine what […]

Deja Vu: Five Recycled Elements in Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron

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Anghus Houvouras is getting a sense of deja vu with Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron… No doubt the second most anticipated movie of 2015 is Avengers: Age of Ultron. The sequel to the most successful comic book adaptation of all time hits theaters this May. After watching the trailer a few times I’m noticing a […]

The Week in Spandex – Deadpool, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Daredevil, The Fantastic Four, Shazam, Heroes Reborn and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Deadpool, X-Men: Apocaypse, The Fantastic Four, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Daredevil, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Shazam, Arrow, The Flash, Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts, Heroes Reborn and more… We’ll kick […]

10 TV21 Strips That Would Make Great ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ Episodes

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Fred McNamara with 10 TV21 strips that would make great ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ episodes… Amidst rumours that some episodes of the classic Thunderbirds series may be given a modern makeover for the upcoming remake, wouldn’t it be fun to examine which of the TV21 comic strips would suit a modernisation? TV21 was the official comic […]

And the Academy Award should have gone to… Barry Lyndon

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Sam Carey on Barry Lyndon and the Oscars… March 1976 saw One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest fly in to the 48th Academy Awards and leave with statues for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture. It was only the second time a single film has walked away with awards in […]

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Trailer – Flickering Myth Reaction

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The Flickering Myth writing team react… We got a small teaser on Sunday and then the full trailer yesterday – we’ve got our first look at Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. Tom on a plane, eh? But what did the Flickering Myth writing staff make of it all? Chris Cooper: Scientology won’t allow Tom Cruise […]

The Callow Way – Where Are The British Comic Book Movies?

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This week Neil Calloway wonders why Britain doesn’t make films based on comics… As someone who usually bemoans the apparent abundance of sequels and comic book adaptations, I was disappointed to hear Alex Garland’s announcement this week that there would not be a sequel to the 2012 film Dredd. Not just because I liked the […]