While the long-rumoured third movie appears no closer to becoming a reality, the Gremlins franchise is being resurrected for Warner Bro.s’ upcoming HBO Max streaming service with the animated series Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, and Joe Dante – direct of the original 1984 film and its 1990 sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch – […]
Eight Overused Tropes in Mainstream Christmas Movies
Rae Gellel with eight overused tropes in mainstream Christmas movies… A woman falls in love with a mysterious man who is later revealed to be a prince. The future of a family enterprise is dependent on the success of a community Christmas pagent. A woman returns to her quaint home town from the big city, […]
Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Christmas Movies
The Flickering Myth writing team share their top ten Christmas movies… Christmas is upon us! For many people, feeling festive is all about Christmas films. They can easily transport you back to your childhood, to happier times, to memories with your loved ones. If you’re struggling to choose a film to help induce your festive […]
Why do we repeatedly watch trashy films during the festive season?
George Chrysostomou on Christmas viewing habits… It feels like finally, the Christmas period has rolled around and the collection of assorted chocolate, wine and badly wrapped presents have begun to collect ready for December 25th. And with this season comes the one thing that most people have in common regardless of your religion, traditions or […]
Gremlins at 35: The timely return of Joe Dante’s controversial creatures
With Gremlins returning to UK cinemas this week, George Nash takes a look at how its satire remains timely, over three decades on… Thirty-five years on from its initial release, few films have come to epitomise the notion of not judging a book by its cover quite like Joe Dante’s iconic ’80s cult creature comedy, […]
4K Blu-ray Review – Gremlins (1984)
Gremlins, 1984. Directed by Joe Dante Starring Zack Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday, Frances Lee McCain. SYNOPSIS: A boy inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town. I’m a no-doubt-about-it Gen Xer, so I was squarely in the demo, as […]
Gremlins prequel Secrets of the Mogwai gets a series order from WarnerMedia
Back in February it was announced that Warner Bros. and Amblin Entertainment were in development on an animated Gremlins TV series for the WarnerMedia streaming service, and now comes word that a 10-episode series order has been granted to Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai. A prequel to the classic 1984 movie and its 1990 sequel, […]
Gremlins to receive 4K Ultra HD release in October
Warner Bros. has announced that the classic 80s horror-comedy Gremlins is set to receive a 4K release this October, with the film arriving on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital. SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon US or Amazon UK Directed by Joe Dante (Innerspace, The ‘Burbs) and written by Chris Columbus (The Goonies, […]
Gremlins animated series in development for WarnerMedia streaming service
Although talk of a new film resurfaces every couple of years, it seems we’re no closer to another Gremlins movie than we’ve been at any point since the release of Gremlins 2: The New Batch back in 1990. However, it seems that Warner Bros. is looking to revisit the property for its upcoming WarnerMedia streaming […]
Funko’s NYCC exclusive movie merchandise includes The Shining, Predator, Gremlins, Coming to America and more
Promotional images have arrived online for Funko’s range of New York Comic-Con exclusive movie merchandise which includes: Rock Candy figures for The Grady Twins from Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror The Shining and Margot from Wes Anderson’s comedy-drama The Royal Tenenbaums; Vynl. 2-packs for Max Fischer and Herman Blume from Wes Anderson’s Rushmore, Prince Akeem and Randy Watson from the […]
