On this day in 1986, Timothy Dalton was announced as the new James Bond. We look back over his underrated stint as 007… Who’s your favourite Bond? Sometimes this question ends up revealing more about your generation than anything else. I’ll state it though, that I’m a Connery man, even though he was before my […]
The Baby in the Basket promotion begins with first-look and teaser artwork
Well, it’s been a bit of a wild week here at FMHQ… As regular readers will know, Flickering Myth is branching out into the world of film production with myself and longtime FM staff writer Tom Jolliffe working alongside filmmaker Nathan Shepka and the team at Shepka Productions on the gothic horror feature film The […]
Fantastical, Flawed and Madcap: 80s British Horror Cinema
We take a look back at the curious case of 80s British Horror – an era of odd fusions, oddities, indulgent auteurs and flawed cult favourites… Think of those iconic periods in horror around the world. German expressionist horror of the 1920s and 30s, the Giallo boom of the 60s and 70s, British hammer horror […]
The (00)7 Most Underrated James Bond Movies
Don’t hit that ejector button, because it’s time to look at the (00)7 most underrated James Bond movies… Every fan has their favourite Bond films. Regular staples which appear high up in those lists include Goldfinger, From Russia With Love, GoldenEye, Casino Royale and Live and Let Die. There have also been some franchise howlers, […]
A Star Isn’t Born, A Curse, and How Much?! The Baby in the Basket Final Prep Update
As Flickering Myth’s first film production gears up to go before the camera, we bring you an update on the joys of pre-production… Our first venture into making movies has proven to be a massive undertaking. A successful but stressful crowdfunding campaign was rife with challenges. What is the magic formula? What makes for an […]
Maryam d’Abo joins gothic horror The Baby in the Basket
Flickering Myth is delighted to announce that Bond girl Maryam d’Abo is set to make her return to British horror, having joined the cast of our upcoming feature film The Baby in the Basket in the role of the Mother Superior. Best known internationally for her role alongside Timothy Dalton as Bond girl Kara Milovy […]