It was announced last year that Zak Penn (The Incredible Hulk) had been hired to write the screenplay for Pacific Rim 2 along with original writer and director Guillermo Del Toro. On the latest episode of the Flickering Myth Podcast, we caught up with Penn to talk about his new documentary Atari: Game Over, as well as […]
Jeremy Renner talks Paul Bettany’s Vision and Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron
We’re only a few months away from Avengers: Age of Ultron, which means Earth’s Mightiest Heroes have been out in force talking about the movie. In an interview with Jeremy Renner with The Hollywood Reporter talking his latest movie The Throwaways, he talked about Paul Bettany’s Vision – and has admitted he has no idea […]
Spider-Man writer David Koepp gives his thoughts on saving the Spider-Man franchise
Back in 2002, comic book movies were not as common place as they are today. 20th Century Fox had just released Bryan Singer’s X-Men two years earlier and Sony had just launched the Sam Raimi directed Spider-Man to much critical acclaim. Original writer David Koepp (Jurassic Park) would not return for its sequels Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3, but […]
Blu-ray Review – Thief (1981)
Thief, 1981. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, James Belushi, Robert Prosky, Dennis Farina and William Petersen. SYNOPSIS: A professional safecracker starts working for the mob in order to make enough money to quit his criminal lifestyle but things don’t go according to plan. You have to hand it to […]
Sony snaps up the movie rights to sci-fi comic Descender
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Sony has emerged victorious in a bidding war for the movie rights to Descender, an upcoming sci-fi comic book from writer Jeff Lemire and artist Dustin Nguyen, which will be published by Image Comics this March. The series “tells of a time where anything android, robotic or with artificial […]
VOD Review – Atari: Game Over (2014)
Atari: Game Over, 2014 Directed by Zak Penn SYNOPSIS: A crew digs up all of the old Atari 2600 game cartridges of “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” that were tossed into a landfill in the 1980s. Since the rise of the Internet and the popularity of “Best and Worst” lists, there is one game that almost always […]
American Sniper passes $300 million worldwide
Despite the busy Super Bowl weekend, American Sniper still managed to break more records. The movie took $31.9 million over the weekend, which is the biggest taking of a movie over Super Bowl weekend, breaking the previous record of $31.1 held by Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: The Best of Both Worlds Concert from 2008. This along with […]
Movie Review – Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
Kingsman: The Secret Service, 2015. Directed by Matthew Vaughn. Starring Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Sofia Boutella, Mark Strong, Sophie Cookson, Michael Caine and Mark Hamill. SYNOPSIS: A veteran secret agent takes a young upstart under his wing. In Matthew Vaughn’s second adaptation of a Mark Millar comic, he has once again succeeded […]
How to Train Your Dragon 2, The Simpsons and Disney Mickey Mouse win big at the 42nd annual Annie Awards
The 42nd annual Annie Awards took place on Saturday night, with DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon 2 bagging six honours including Best Animated Feature and Best Directing in an Animated Feature Production. The top TV honour – Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production – went to Fox’s The Simpsons, while Disney Micky Mouse […]
The Callow Way – The Possible Future of Cinema?
This week Neil Calloway looks at two new technologies that could change our film-going experience… If you go to watch Kingsman: The Secret Service in Milton Keynes this weekend, you might be in for a surprise if your seat starts shaking. Don’t worry, it’s not an earthquake, but you’re watching a 4D release of the […]
