The Flickering Myth writing team countdown to Christmas by discussing their favourite festive movies; next up is Jackson Ball with Rise of the Guardians… Christmas can be a dreadfully nostalgic beast: it’s always better when you’re small, the old songs are the best and a Christmas film isn’t a ‘classic’ unless it predates the 90’s. It […]
My Favourite Christmas Movie – White Christmas
The Flickering Myth writing team count down to Christmas by discussing their favourite festive movies; next up is Tori Brazier with White Christmas… I have a confession to make. This is not actually my favourite Christmas movie, per se… I sort of forgot about It’s a Wonderful Life (yes, I know, and I’m a huge […]
My Favourite Christmas Movie – Love Actually
The Flickering Myth writing team count down to Christmas by discussing their favourite festive movies; next up is Robert D. Spake with Love Actually… It’s been a tradition for a number of years now that I watch Love, Actually every Christmas Eve. It’s not just a film about Christmas, but about love as well, and […]
Special Features – Remembering Enter the Dragon
On the 40th anniversary of the martial arts classic, Martin Deer discusses Enter the Dragon… Celebrating its 40th Anniversary today (Friday, July 26th 2013), Enter the Dragon feels not a day old. Perhaps it’s the lightning speed at which Bruce Lee was able to throw a kick or the tight story which stands as solidly […]
Special Features – Why We Love Christmas Films
Helen Murdoch on why we love Christmas films… Gifts are being wrapped, trees are being propped up and the smell of mince pies is at every turn, it is of course Christmas, our favourite time of year. As a certified film addict, Christmas is the time of great movies as well, which got me thinking […]
Die Hard – The Greatest Christmas Movie of All Time
Martin Deer explains why Die Hard is the greatest Christmas movie of all time… Christmas. That wonderful time of year when we receive gifts, the hero loses to the evil villain and we realise just how much we hate our family and lose faith in ourselves and fellow man. Wait, no, that’s wrong. Christmas is […]
Before They Were Famous… They Were in The X-Files
Gary Collinson with a selection of star names who made an early ‘before they were famous’ appearance in The X-Files… Over the past few months I’ve been revisiting Chris Carter’s classic science fiction TV series The X-Files and besides jogging my memory as to just how good of a pairing David Duchovny’s Fox Mulder and […]
