The Flickering Myth writing team count down to Christmas by discussing their favourite festive movies; next up is Tom Jolliffe with Rocky IV…. When considering my favourite Christmas film, my thoughts weren’t first cast to movies about Santa, or Christmas spirit, or a kid left alone by unfit parents to protect the house against Joe […]
Jason Statham is not interested in becoming a superhero, dismisses genre
First Alan Moore, and now Jason Statham… In a recent interview, the British hardman actor has spoken about about superhero movies, and says he’s not interested in taking on a role as a costumed crime-fighter. “It’s all about money, kids pay money to go and see them,” Statham tells Digital Spy. “The fascination is superheroes, […]
Martin Scorsese says Sinatra still happening, teases new HBO project
Martin Scorsese is a director who has stayed relevant throughout his entire career, and to this day he continues to make great movies while other directors at the same stage in their careers seem to have lost their way a little. The Italian-American filmmaker currently has several projects on the horizon post-The Wolf of Wall […]
Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson getting a biopic produced by Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio is teaming with Roy Lee (Sherlock Holmes) to produce a biopic of Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson for Warner Bros. For those who don’t know, Calvin and Hobbes is a comic strip focussing on a boy genius, his pet tiger and their adventures, and ran between 1985 and 1995, as well as […]
Simon Kinberg to expand Fox’s Marvel Universe with three-year deal
Yesterday, Bryan Singer announced that 20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise would see another release in 2016 with X-Men: Apocalypse, and now it’s been announced via The Hollywood Reporter that writer-producer Simon Kinberg has signed a three-year deal with a view to expanding the studio’s Marvel properties “into full-blown universes, with the hope of creating for […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to X-Men: Apocalypse for 2016
The Flickering Myth writing team discuss Bryan Singer’s announcement of X-Men: Apocalypse… What a busy few days we’ve had here at Flickering Myth in terms of comic book news. Firstly we had the news that Gal Gadot was playing Wonder Woman in Batman vs. Superman (read our reaction here) and then Thursday saw the debut […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Trailer
The Flickering Myth writing team give their views on the first trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man 2…. What a couple of days it’s been for comic book movie fans. Aside from the news that Gal Gadot has been cast as Wonder Woman in Batman vs. Superman (read our reaction here), we also had Bryan Singer […]
Michael Bay Does Not Apologize For Any Transformers Movies
Last week, Michael Bay was said to have “apologised” for the previous instalments in the Transformers franchise, with a report quoting the director as stating that: “I wanted the first Transformers to be very suburban and less cool. This is a much more cinematic one. I focused on keeping this one slick. There won’t be […]
Screenwriter Evan Daugherty talks G.I. Joe 3
With G.I. Joe: Retaliation pulling in $375 million around the globe, Paramount wasted little time in securing director Jon M. Chu to helm the third instalment, as well as bringing in Evan Daugherty, screenwriter of Snow White and the Huntsman, Divergent and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, to tackle the script for the threequel. Speaking to […]
Movie Review – A.K.A. Doc Pomus (2013)
A.K.A. Doc Pomus, 2013. Directed by Peter Miller and Will Hechter. Starring Willie Burke, Dr. John, Dion DiMucci, Ben E. King, B.B. King, Joan Osborne, Lou Reed and Doc Pomus (archival footage). SYNOPSIS: Paralyzed since childhood by polio Jerome Felder overcomes the crippling disease to become a renowned songwriter called Doc Pomus. Often a song […]
