Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist, 1997 Directed by Kirby DickStarring Bob Flanagan, Sheree Rose SYNOPSIS: Documentary on the performance artist, writer, musician and cystic fibrosis sufferer Bob Flanagan. Oh, and he’s a ‘supermasochist’, too. Bob Flanagan cuts a frail figure. His eyes bulge slightly from his face and blue veins push […]
Reports of Nicolas Cage joining The Expendables 3 debunked
With the massive success of the first two Expendables films it comes as no surprise that a third movie is in development and just about every action star over the age of fifty years old has been rumored to be circling a role, including the likes of Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino), Harrison Ford (Star Wars) […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to Disney’s takeover of Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise
The Flickering Myth writing team trade opinions on the future of Star Wars following Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm and the announcement of Episode VII… How much would you pay for exclusive ownership of your very own film franchise? If you’re a lifelong fan of said franchise a precise figure is probably impossible to calculate. For […]
Movie Review – Argo (2012)
Argo, 2012. Directed by Ben Affleck.Starring Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Taylor Schilling, Kyle Chandler, John Goodman, Zeljko Ivanek, Alan Arkin, Clea DuVall, Tate Donovan and Victor Garber. SYNOPSIS: A dramatization of the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian secret operation to extract six fugitive American diplomatic personnel out of revolutionary Iran. It’s the 4th of November 1979, the […]
Looking forward to Star Wars Episode XX
Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… David Mitchell writes for The Guardian about Star Wars and the Disney take-over. I know, I know. Old news really – but more interestingly, Mitchell compares the take over with the future of the franchise becoming more akin to the 50-year long stretch of 007 before highlighting how […]
Movie Review – The Master (2012)
The Master, 2012. Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Amy Adams, Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Dern, Rami Malek, Jesse Plemons and Kevin J. O’Connor. SYNOPSIS: A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future – until he is tantalized by The Cause and its charismatic leader. When […]
Movie Review – Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012)
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted, 2012. Directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath and Conrad Vernon. Featuring the voice talents of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Frances McDormand, Jessica Chastain, Andy Richter, Bryan Cranston, Martin Short and Vinnie Jones. SYNOPSIS: Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are […]
Plot details for The Twilight Zone movie
First announced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way back in 2008, the feature adaptation of the anthology series The Twilight Zone has been pretty much shrouded in secrecy from the get go, save for the fact the proposed movie would consist of a single ‘VFX heavy’ tale inspired by Rod Serling’s classic TV show. […]
Comic Book Review – Ghostbusters #14
Luke Owen on the latest issue of Ghostbusters… I don’t know about you, but I found the ‘Haunted America’ issues to be quite tedious and slow. So this latest story arc with the Ghost Smashers is a welcome change of pace. I’ve always enjoyed Ghostbusters comics that remind me of the brilliance of The Real […]
Comic Book Review – Godzilla #6
Luke Owen on the latest issue of Godzilla… While IDW’s other Godzilla series – The Half Century War – continues to amass praise from fans and critics alike, the regular on-going series is still going strong even if it can be fairly hit and miss. Issue #5 was one of those miss entries. While the […]
