Eat Sleep Die (Swedish: Äta sova dö), 2012 Directed by Gabriela Pichler Starring Nermina Lukač, Milan Dragisic, Jonathan Lampinen and Peter Fält. SYNOPSIS: The story of a young Muslim girl who gets laid off from her factory job in Sweden. Raša (Nermina Lukač) has an under bite that would make an Easter Egg island […]
Execution: The Making of Dredd 3D
Trevor Hogg chats with visual effects supervisors Jon Thum, Rudi Holzapfel and Sara Bennett about their work on Dredd 3D… “I met Alex Garland [28 Days Later], the writer/producer and main creative force behind Dredd 3D early on and helped him out on some ‘pitch-vis’ to get the it green lit,” states Visual Effects Supervisor Jon […]
56th BFI London Film Festival Review – Zaytoun (2012)
Zaytoun, 2012. Directed by Eran Riklis.Starring Stephen Forff, Alice Taglioni, Ashraf Barhom, Ali Suliman and Abdallah El Akal. SYNOPSIS: In 1982, a young Palestinian refugee and an Israeli fighter pilot form a tentative bond as they attempt to cross war-torn Lebanon in order to return home. Zaytoun is a historical drama depicting the Israeli invasion […]
Countdown to Skyfall – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Flickering Myth’s writing team count down to the release of Skyfall by discussing their favourite James Bond films; next up is Jake Wardle with On Her Majesty’s Secret Service… The more time has passed since the release of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, the more its reputation seems to have grown. It’s gone from being […]
Jim Carrey to star in Loomis Fargo
Jim Carrey is set to take on the role of David Scott Ghannt, the man who orchestrated one of the biggest bank heists in history, in Jared Hess’ (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre) new movie Loomis Fargo. Reports by Variety suggest that Carrey is in line to play Ghannt , a driver and vault supervisor at […]
J. Michael Straczynski to pen Shadowman movie
Following the phenomenal success of Hollywood movies based on Marvel comic book adaptations such as Iron Man, Thor and The Avengers, it appears that Valiant Comics also want to grab a piece of the comic book action in Hollywood, with Deadline reporting that J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5, Thor) is set to write a script […]
DVD Review – Alcatraz: The Complete Series (2012)
Alcatraz: The Complete Series, 2012. Created by Elizabeth Sarnoff, Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt.Starring Sarah Jones, Jorge Garcia, Jonny Coyne, Jason Butler Harner, Parminder Nagra, Sam Neill and Robert Forster. SYNOPSIS: In 1963, all the prisoners and guards mysteriously disappear from Alcatraz only to resurface in the present day, where a secret agency is tasked […]
DVD Review – Rosewood Lane (2011)
Rosewood Lane, 2011. Written and Directed by Victor Salva.Starring Rose McGowan, Lauren Vélez, Lesley-Anne Down, Daniel Ross Owens and Ray Wise. SYNOPSIS: Following her father’s death, a radio talk show therapist moves back into her childhood hometown. She finds the place to be in the grip of terror of a smart and dangerous sociopath… Evil […]
NYCC: Jonathan Nolan on The Dark Knight Rises, Robin and returning for a future DC movie
During the New York Comic Con, IGN caught up with Jonathan Nolan, younger brother of director Christopher Nolan and screenwriter of this summer’s epic conclusion to the ‘Dark Knight’ trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises. Nolan shared his thoughts on the ending to the blockbuster sequel, comparing it to Memento in terms of ambiguity, as well […]
56th BFI London Film Festival Review – Reality (2012)
Reality, 2012. Directed by Matteo Garrone.Starring Aniello Arena, Loredana Simiolo, Nando Paone, Nello Iorio, Nunzia Schiano, Rosaria D’Urso, Giuseppina Cervizzi and Claudia Gerini. SYNOPSIS: When a man who’s convinced he’s made it into Big Brother is left out in the cold, his perception of the world around him crumbles. Reality begins with our main character, […]