It’s time to put on the dusted up denim and start growing a huge moustache following the announcement that a small-screen adaptation of the critically acclaimed 2016 sleeper-hit Hell or High Water is in development at FOX. Variety reports that none of the original talent – Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges, or writer Taylor […]
The Return Of The Western
Tom Jolliffe on the return of the Western… Cinema runs in cycles. A genre may have its run and then have a lull of 10-20 years where audiences aren’t really interested. In the 30’s and 40’s you couldn’t move for gangster films. In the 50’s it was epics and the 60’s there was a huge […]
Exclusive Interview – Oscar nominated screenwriter Taylor Sheridan on Hell or High Water, Sicario and more
Alex Moreland chats with screenwriter Taylor Sheridan about Hell or High Water and Sicario… Hello Taylor! Hi, how are you doing? I’m doing well, how are you? I’m good, yeah. So, obviously, first of all – massive congratulations on the Oscar nominations for Hell or High Water. Thank you! Have you had a chance to […]
Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Movies of 2016
Flickering Myth’s writing team present our top ten movies of 2016… As 2016 draws to a close and we ring in the New Year, Flickering Myth’s writers have been putting our collective heads together to vote on the best cinematic offerings from the past twelve months. As always, we’ve voted on our individual top ten […]
Movie Review – Hell or High Water (2016)
Hell or High Water, 2016. Directed by David Mackenzie. Starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges, Dale Dickey and Gil Birmingham. SYNOPSIS: A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family’s ranch in West Texas. The appeal of David Mackenzie’s sweltering Texan noir is understandable. Harnessed […]
DVD Review – Hell or High Water (2016)
Hell or High Water (2016). Directed by David Mackenzie Starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster and Jeff Bridges. SYNOPSIS: A divorced father and his ex-con older brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family’s ranch in West Texas. There is nothing like a modern-day Western. Westerns are a genre that continually get […]
