Well, the big day has finally arrived… more than a year after I first started the daunting task of digging through the extensive history of the Dark Knight Detective, my first book – Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen – is now officially released! Huge thanks are due to the folks […]
Thoughts on… Parks and Recreation – Season Four
Jake Peffer on the fourth season of the U.S. comedy series Parks and Recreation… Parks and Recreation has been providing many laughs for three seasons. Can they manage to continue the laughs for the fourth season of the NBC show? In season four, we follow Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), as she runs for City Council. […]
Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 – Episode 5 – Review
Luke Graham continues his episode by episode review of E4’s latest American sitcom… Making Rent was another strong episode of Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 and was in some ways stronger than last week, which left out characters like Luther (Ray Ford), Mark Raynolds (Eric Andre) and Robin (Liza Lapiri). Every member of […]
A conversation with Marius Holst, director of King of Devil’s Island
Martin Deer chats with Marius Holst, director of King of Devil’s Island, ahead of the film’s UK release tomorrow… Martin Deer: Hi Marius, thank you for talking to me today. I just watched King of Devil’s Island last week. It’s a very touching and emotive film, what interested you in telling this story? Marius Holst: […]
Thoughts on… Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998)
Phantasm IV: Oblivion, 1998. Directed by Don Coscarelli. Starring Reggie Bannister, A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, and Angus Scrimm. SYNOPSIS: The mystery behind the mortician reaches its conclusion. After the way Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994) ended, it’s hardly surprising that the franchise spawned a fourth movie. I’ve had a good time with […]
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012 – The Life and Times of Paul the Psychic Octopus (2012)
The Life and Times of Paul the Psychic Octopus is showing at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012, which is being covered by Samantha Morrison… The Life and Times of Paul the Psychic Octopus, 2012. Written and Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe. SYNOPSIS: A documentary on Paul, the octopus who correctly predicted eight consecutive matches […]
Matt Damon and Jeremy Renner to team up for a fifth Bourne movie?
This August sees the release of the fourth Bourne movie, The Bourne Legacy, which has adopted the unusual stance of ditching the franchise’s lead character, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon), in favour of a brand new protagonist, Aaron Cross, portrayed by Jeremy Renner (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, The Avengers). It’s certainly a strange tactic (especially […]
Ryan Reynolds cast as Connor MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod
Rumours of his involvement have been circulating for a few weeks, but now it’s official – Ryan Reynolds (Green Lantern, Safe House) has joined the cast of Lionsgate’s Highlander reboot and will star in the lead role as the immortal Connor MacLeod, a part originally portrayed by Christopher Lambert in director Russell Mulachy’s 1986 cult […]
R.I.P. Nora Ephron (1941-2012)
Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, author and director Nora Ephron has died at the age of 71 following a battle with leukemia. The daughter of a Broadway playwright and a Hollywood screenwriter, Ephron was born in New York in 1941 and began her career as a reporter for the New York Post in the 1960s, as well […]
EXE: Executable File – A graphic novel from Flickering Myth’s Anghus Houvouras
If you’re looking for a dark and twisted tale of science and fiction, then you may be interested in the latest project from Flickering Myth staff writer Anghus Houvouras – a graphic novel entitled EXE: Executable File about a mad scientist known as The Artist, who has created a QR code capable of driving the […]