After scoring a big success with The Bible miniseries, The History Channel is now turning its attention to the New Testament for a series exploring the undocumented years of Jesus’ life, with the cable network is in talks writer Scott Kosar (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and Eli Roth (Hostel) and Eric Newman (The Thing) for […]
Woody Allen Wednesdays – Bananas and A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy
Every Wednesday, FM writers Simon Columb and Brogan Morris write two short reviews on Woody Allen films … in the hope of watching all his films over the course of roughly 49 weeks. If you have been watching Woody’s films and want to join in, feel free to comment with short reviews yourself! Next up […]
My Favourite Christmas Movie – Home Alone
The Flickering Myth writing team count down to Christmas by discussing their favourite festive movies; next up is Luke Owen with Home Alone…. “I made my family disappear.” And with that, a Christmas classic (and a young star) was born. There are a lot of titles that get bounded around during the festive period on […]
UPDATED: Universal Pictures postpones production on Fast & Furious 7 indefinitely
In the wake of Paul Walker’s death, it was reported that Universal Pictures had decided to continue production on the seventh instalment of the Fast & Furious franchise, which was midway through production when the actor tragically lost his life in a car crash this past weekend. However, The Wrap is now suggesting that the […]
Gal Gadot cast as Wonder Woman in Batman vs. Superman, Callan Mulvey tipped for villain role
Well, the rumours were true… the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight are set to be joined by the Amazon Princess in Warner Bros.’ upcoming superhero team-up Batman vs. Superman, with up-and-coming actress Gal Gadot (Fast & Furious, Date Night) securing the role of Wonder Woman in what will be the character’s first big […]
DVD Review – The Class of 92 (2013)
The Class of 92, 2013. Directed by Ben Turner and Gabe Turner. SYNOPSIS: The players that inspired a generation: Class of 92 is a cinematic documentary detailing the rise to prominence and global sporting superstardom of six supremely talented young Manchester United footballers. To clarify, the writer of this review is an Arsenal fan. Nicky […]
Another Hulk movie after The Avengers: Age of Ultron, according to Lou Ferrigno
After his show-stealing turn in The Avengers, Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner / The Incredible Hulk is set to link up with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes again next year as cameras roll on Joss Whedon’s hotly-anticipated 2015 sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron. However, with Ruffalo tied down to a six-movie deal – including the two aforementioned […]
The Walking Dead Season 4 – Episode 8 Review
Piers McCarthy reviews the eighth episode of The Walking Dead season 4…. I was *this* close on giving up on The Walking Dead. I had the same experience with Season 2 where I literally stopped watching it mid-way through. I came into work one day and my colleague was raving about the season’s finale. I […]
James Mangold on The Wolverine sequel and the chance of seeing the yellow costume
With The Wolverine becoming the second-highest grossing instalment of the X-Men franchise, it came as little surprise when it was announced that Fox had tapped director James Mangold to develop a treatment for a sequel, which is expected to see Hugh Jackman returning for an eighth – or ninth, should X-Force beat it into cinemas […]
Ben Affleck talks Batman vs. Superman, praises Zack Snyder
Yesterday we heard from Superman himself Henry Cavill about Ben Affleck joining him as The Dark Knight in 2015 for Warner Bros.’ eagerly-anticipated DC Comics team-up Batman vs. Superman, and now Affleck has spoken to Entertainment Weekly about the release of the extended edition of Argo, during which the conversation shifted to the Man of […]
