The Homesman (2014) Directed by Tommy Lee Jones Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, Sonja Richter, John Lithgow, Hailee Steinfield, Jesse Plemons, Tim Blake Nelson, William Fitchner, Meryl Streep SYNOPSIS: Ably independent yet desperate to nurture a family, Mary Bee Cuddy agrees to transport three women maddened by trauma across the country, enlisting […]
Jurassic World trailer – Flickering Myth Reaction
The Flickering Myth team react… Released upon the world yesterday (a couple of days early no less!), we finally got our first look at Jurassic World. But what did our the Flickering Myth writing and editorial staff think of it? Kris Wall: Dinosaurs and Chris Pratt – SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY. I’m more […]
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 tops the UK box office chart with biggest opening weekend of 2014
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd November 2014… Exactly a year after its predecessor topped the chart, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 debuted in first place at the UK box office, pulling in £12,654,109 – accounting for 2 out of every 3 cinema tickets […]
Leeds International Film Festival 2014 Review – Love is Strange (2014)
Love is Strange, 2014. Directed by Ira Sachs. Starring John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei, Darren Burrows and Charlie Tahan. SYNOPSIS: After Ben and George get married, George is fired from his teaching post, forcing them to stay with friends separately while they sell their place and look for cheaper housing — a situation that […]
2015 Film Independent Spirit Award nominations announced: Birdman, Boyhood, Nightcrawler among leaders
The Film Independent Spirit Awards are back with their list of the 2015 nominations. Leading the pack is the existential comedy Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) with a whopping six nominations, including one for actor Michael Keaton and one for director Alejandro G. Iñárritu. Closely following with a solid five nominations are Boyhood, […]
Ridley Scott won’t direct Blade Runner 2, Harrison Ford confirmed to appear
With The Martian and Prometheus 2 on his upcoming slate, it seems that Ridley Scott has decided against taking on the director’s chair on Blade Runner 2, although the sequel to the sci-fi classic is still going ahead and will begin filming within the next year, with Harrison Ford confirmed to appear. “[Screenwriter Hampton Fancher […]
Ridley Scott to receive VES Lifetime Achievement Award
While J.J. Abrams (Star Trek) will be lauded with the VES Visionary Award, British filmmaker-producer Ridley Scott will be receiving the VES Lifetime Achievement Award for a career that includes Alien (1979), Blade Runner (1982), Gladiator (2000), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Prometheus (2012) and the forthcoming Biblical epic Exodus: Gods & Kings (2014). “Ridley Scott […]
New clip from Exodus: Gods and Kings featuring Christian Bale and Maria Valverde
20th Century Fox has released yet another clip from Ridley Scott’s upcoming biblical epic Exodus: Gods and Kings, this time featuring Christian Bale as Moses and Maria Valverde as his wife, Zipporah. Check it out below… SEE ALSO: Watch the final trailer for Exodus: Gods and Kings From acclaimed director Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Prometheus) comes […]
Blu-ray Review – Rabid Dogs (1974)
Rabid Dogs (aka Cani arrabbiati), 1974. Directed by Mario Bava. Starring Ricardo Cucciolla, Lea Leander, Maurice Poli, George Eastman, Don Backy, Maria Fabbri and Erika Dario. SYNOPSIS: A ruthless Roman gang conducts a violent kidnapping and car-jacking after a botched robbery leaves death and destruction in their wake… Rabid Dogs, or Cani Arrabbiati in the original […]
Expendables 3 movie “pirates” have been arrested
It was reported earlier this year that The Expendables 3 had leaked online in high definition quality, just weeks before its release. Many have stated that this one of the reasons why it performed so badly at the box office, outside of the negative reviews. SEE ALSO – Sylvester Stallone admits PG-13 rating was a mistake […]