It’s certainly been a good few months for James Cameron, what with Avatar: The Way of Water reaffirming his status as the King of the World – in terms of box office, at least. The sequel to 2009’s mega-blockbuster, The Way of Water swept aside any COVID hangover for the theatrical industry on its way […]
Magic Mike dances past Titanic and Avatar to top Super Bowl weekend box office
Over the traditionally tough Super Bowl weekend, Channing Tatum’s striptease-swansong Magic Mike’s Last Dance took the top podium with a middling return of $8.2 million at the North American box-office. It’s worth noting that Warner Bros. decided to release Steven Soderbergh’s trilogy-capper in only 1,500 domestic theatres, and although it performed worse than the 2012 […]
Top Ten Best Romances and Rom-Coms to Watch this Valentine’s Day
Sade Green with the top ten best romances and rom-coms to watch this Valentine’s Day… Feeling all loved up this Valentine’s Day? Looking for the perfect romance to finish your day with a loved one? Well look no further because the writers at Flickering Myth have been voting on our absolute favourite romance and romantic-comedy […]
Kate Winslet explains how James Cameron has changed between Titanic and Avatar 2
Kate Winslet, one of the stars of Avatar 2, has explained how director James Cameron has changed since the two made Titanic together. There is no doubt that James Cameron has been behind some of the biggest movies in history with Titanic and Avatar being just two examples. Kate Winslet, who starred in Titanic back […]
Oscars: What Should Have Won – L.A. Confidential Over Titanic for Best Picture
Graeme Robertson on why L.A. Confidential should have won over Titanic at the Academy Awards… The Oscars celebrating the best of 1997 was a ceremony dominated by one film, James Cameron’s romantic disaster epic Titanic – a film that devoured the box office and won itself an absurd 11 Oscars including Best Picture, a feat previously […]
Avengers: Endgame and the Biggest Event Movies of All-Time
EJ Moreno on the biggest event movies ever… Join our host EJ Moreno as he dives into the most significant movie events in cinema history! In this video, he’ll talk about what it takes for a film to become an event, and which franchises made an impact with fans. The only rule here is there […]
A Beginner’s Guide To James Cameron
In our latest beginner’s guide, Tom Jolliffe looks at the career of James Cameron…. Like many of the top directors, it didn’t happen overnight for James Cameron, now dubbed The King of the World (possibly by himself?). He worked in visual effects, and as an assistant director before getting his break in B pictures. It […]
Could the Avatar sequels break the wrong kind of box office record?
Tom Jolliffe looks at Avatar 2 and a distinct lack of excitement to return to James Cameron’s world… You remember that film with blue characters in it? No, not The Smurfs… Avatar. In 2009 it was the groundbreaking, visually dazzling CGI world which James Cameron created, whilst simultaneously revolutionising 3D technology (and beginning a five year […]
What are the biggest ‘Event Movies’ of all time?
EJ Moreno on the most significant event movies of all time… It seems like everyone is excited for the Avengers film, Endgame. This event has people on social media buzzing, AMC is doing a 22-movie marathon leading up to it, and people are lining up outside of cinemas worldwide. A moment like this doesn’t happen […]
Funko releasing Titanic Pop! Vinyls featuring Rose and Jack
Following yesterday’s William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet figures, Funko has now turned its attention to another of Leonardo DiCaprio’s 90s hits in James Cameron’s disaster epic Titanic, which include DiCaprio’s Jack and Kate Winslet’s Rose, along with a Target exclusive two-pack. Go on an epic adventure aboard a luxury British passenger liner circa 1912 with Jack […]