Total Recall, 2012. Directed by Len Wiseman. Starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston, Bokeem Woodbine, Bill Nighy and John Cho. SYNOPSIS: A factory worker comes to suspect that he is a spy after a visit to Rekall, a company that provides its clients with implanted fake memories of another life. There are […]
Total Film and WhatCulture! review Holy Franchise, Batman!
The latest edition of Total Film is available now, and tucked away behind all the comic book coverage of the likes of Dredd, Iron Man 3, Man of Steel and The Avengers 2 is a short review of my book, Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen. If you have the magazine, […]
Image Conscious: A conversation with visual effects supervisor Angus Bickerton
Trevor Hogg chats with Emmy Award-nominee Angus Bickerton about the craft of visual effects, the founding of a VFX facility, and his love for reading books… “I always wanted to be a pilot when I was younger,” admits British Visual Effects Supervisor Angus Bickerton (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy). “There were reasons I couldn’t […]
Sacha Baron Cohen to spoof James Bond for Paramount
As the James Bond movie franchise celebrates its 50th anniversary with the release of Skyfall later this year, The Hollywood Reporter has announced that British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has signed a deal with Paramount Pictures to develop an as-yet-untitled comedy project centred around “a James Bond-like spy who ‘is forced to go on the […]
Movie Marathon II – A Nightmare on Elm Street
Luke Owen takes in a Nightmare on Elm Street movie marathon… Number of films – 8 (6 original, 1 spin-off, 1 remake) Estimated time of completion – 12 Hours The first thing I ever wrote for Flickering Myth was a retrospective on the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. I’m a huge fan of the franchise […]
Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Edgar Wright and Paul Schrader – Your Favourite Filmmakers’ Favourite Films Part 5
This month’s Sight and Sound dropped through my letterbox Saturday morning, and in it contained their once-a-decade Top 10 Films of All Time, as voted for by critics and filmmakers. If you’ve been living as a recluse in your own personal Xanadu, Orson Welles, who’s been number one for the past half century, got Citizen […]
Marvel offers Fox a Daredevil extension in exchange for the rights to Galactus and the Silver Surfer
Last month filmmaker David Slade (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) chose to vacate the director’s chair on 20th Century Fox’s proposed Daredevil reboot, leaving the studio facing an uphill task to get the project into production before October 10th, at which point the rights to the character are set to revert back to Marvel Studios. According […]
Troma Review – Surf Nazis Must Die (1987)
Surf Nazis Must Die, 1987. Directed by Peter George. Starring Gail Neely, Barry Brenner, Robert Harden and Tom Demenkoff. SYNOPSIS: When the California coast is ravaged by a massive earthquake, the beaches are left in a state of anarchy, allowing a gang of fascist water rats known as the Surf Nazis to seize control. The […]
Troma Review – Class of Nuke ‘Em High (1986)
Class of Nuke ‘Em High, 1986. Directed by Richard W. Haines and Lloyd Kaufman. Starring Janelle Brady, Gil Brenton, Robert Prichard and R.L. Ryan. SYNOPSIS: The students of Tromaville High School find themselves mutating into freaks after buying drugs contaminated by the toxic waste plant. When Troma weren’t distributing movies, they were making them and […]
Troma Review – Combat Shock (1986)
Combat Shock, 1986. Written and Directed by Buddy Giovinazzo. Starring Ricky Giovinazzo, Veronica Stork, Mitch Maglio and Asaph Livni. SYNOPSIS: A tormented Vietnam veteran struggles to survive among the seedy underbelly of Staten Island, New York. Released the same year as The Toxic Avenger, Troma distributed a film that many claim to be one of […]
