Back in November when it emerged that Academy Award-winning screenwriter Michael Arndt (Little Miss Sunshine) had written a treatment for Disney’s forthcoming Star Wars trilogy, three names were said to top the studio’s wishlist to step into the director’s chair for Star Wars: Episode VII – J.J. Abrams (Star Trek Into Darkness), Brad Bird (Mission: […]

Paul Risker asks whether the BBFC’s 12A classification is forcing producers to sacrifice artistic integrity for commercial gains… Then and Now The Woman in Black and The Hunger Games are a reminder of how far removed we are from the years of censorship controversy at the hands of the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). […]

Trevor Hogg chats with filmmaker Nisha Pahuja as well as producers Ed Barreveld and Cornelia Principe about the tremendous effort required to bring The World Before Her to the big screen…  “I’ve always been interested in international stories,” explains Producer Ed Barreveld as to how he became involved with The World Before Her (2012).  “In 1997 […]

Tori Brazier helps you plan your Christmas viewing with Flickering Myth’s Top Ten* Terrestrial TV Festive Flicks… The Christmas period has traditionally always been a time for squeezing an excessive amount of television viewing under one’s already-straining belt, with a plethora of comedy specials, dramas, films and one-off specials from which to choose.  This year […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… It comes as no surprise that, in the wake of the horrendous tragedy in Newtown, there are groups of people who will blame the entertainment industry – and indeed the NRA has waded in with its opinion. A transcript from the NRA Conference reads… “Through vicious, violent video […]

Anghus Houvouras picks his top five five directors whose output is getting progressively worse and rates their chances of redemption… Some filmmakers age like fine wine.  Others ferment.  Every filmmaker has an occasional miscue or a film that doesn’t live up to expectations.  But there are others who consistently work and yet seem to be […]

The major talking point throughout the entire production of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek sequel has been the identity of Benedict Cumberbatch’s (Sherlock) mysterious villain, and despite the fact that Paramount Pictures has let slip his name – ‘John Harrison’, a likely decoy – we still know next to nothing about the bad guy who’s set […]

Our weekly round up of all the latest news stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Iron Man 3, The Avengers 2, Guardians of the Galaxy, S.H.I.E.L.D., Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Luke Cage: Hero for Hire, Justice League, Suicide Squad, The Dark […]

Jack Reacher, 2012. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie.Starring Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins, David Oyelowo, Werner Herzog and Jai Courtney. SYNOPSIS: When a military sniper kills five victims, homicide investigator Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) is brought in to crack the case. I can’t really think of a Tom Cruise film that I have disliked. There’s […]

Anghus Houvouras defends the controversial storyline leading in to Marvel NOW!’s Superior Spider-Man… The last few weeks have been a maelstrom of anger and rage over writer Dan Slott’s conclusion to The Amazing Spider-Man. Major spoilers ahead. Be warned… Leading up to the conclusion of nearly fifty years of stories, Slott has written a storyline […]