Liam Trim gets into the Olympic spirit by reviewing BBC drama Bert and Dickie… If you’re not excited about the Olympics yet then Bert and Dickie is perfect viewing for you. If you suspect you’re not capable of ever being excited about the Olympics, Bert and Dickie is perfect for you, too. If you fear […]
Movie Review – The Killing Jar (2010)
The Killing Jar, 2010. Written and Directed by Mark Young. Starring Michael Madsen, Harold Perrineau, Amber Benson, Jake Busey, Danny Trejo, Kevin Gage, Lew Temple, Lindsey Axelsson and Talan Torriero. SYNOPSIS: A stranger armed with a shotgun takes seven patrons hostage in a remote roadside diner. But as the body count increases, the desperate survivors […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to the Man of Steel teaser trailers
The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on the Man of Steel teaser trailers… Christopher Nolan’s (Memento, Inception) beloved Batman trilogy is finally finished. For many fans of the director, and the character of the Caped Crusader, the end is hard to take. Our reviewers here at Flickering Myth are proclaiming The Dark Knight […]
Co-Director Anthony Russo talks Captain America: The Winter Soldier
With The Avengers now a billion-dollar memory, Disney and Marvel Studios are already hard at work on ‘Phase Two’ of the Cinematic Universe, with Robert Downey Jr. currently filming Iron Man 3 under director Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) and Game of Thrones-helmer Alan Taylor busy prepping Thor: The Dark World ahead of principal […]
Read Christopher Nolan’s farewell letter to Batman
It seems Christopher Nolan (Inception) is well and truly finished with the Batman franchise. Some are calling it the greatest trilogy of all time, and Nolan is more than intelligent enough to bow out at the top. In a foreward to a new book, The Art and Making of The Dark Knight Trilogy, Nolan has […]
‘Every 3D Movie is the Same’
Have you ever stopped to think about it? Perhaps 3D isn’t a medium. Perhaps it’s actually a genre; one with its own stylistics, conventions and tones. Where Film Noir exhibits the interplay between light and shadow, 3D makes things fly at your face. Funny or Die think as much in one of their latest skits: […]
Thoughts on… The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
The Dark Knight Rises, 2012. Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. SYNOPSIS: After an eight year self-imposed exile following the death of Harvey Dent, The Batman must return to face the threat of Bane and the mystery of Selina Kyle. Batman […]
Kiefer Sutherland says the 24 movie will shoot next year
When Twentieth Century Fox put the brakes on the 24 feature film back in March, it was starting to look like Kiefer Sutherland’s counter-terrorist machine Jack Bauer may have choked out his last bad guy and given his last word. The official line was ‘budgetary concerns’ and ‘scheduling issues’, with sources indicating that Fox wanted […]
Alien Territory: The Making of Prometheus
Trevor Hogg chats with visual effects supervisors Richard Stammers, Charley Henley, Martin Hill, and Paul Butterworth; visual effects producers Michelle Eisenreich, and Unjoo Byars; executive producer Jason Bath, creative director Ahmet Ahmet, 3D cg supervisor Lee Nelson, 3D design lead Dong Ho Lee and Territory Founder / Director David Sheldon-Hicks… “I worked with Ridley [Scott] […]
Edgar Wright to direct the J.J. Abrams-produced sci-fi Collider
British filmmaker Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) has signed on to direct a science fiction film called Collider, which is also being produced by J.J. Abrams’ (Lost, Star Trek) Bad Robot for Paramount Pictures. Although little is known about the project (which comes as no surprise given Abrams’ knack for secrecy), Collider […]
