EJ Moreno with a selection of movies that really need a remake… The Thing. The Departed. Cape Fear: Sometimes, a remake could be good; sometimes, the remake is even better than the original. As a lifelong horror fan, it’s something I’ve come to accept; nothing is safe, and everything is up for a remake. That […]
Waterworld sequel TV series in development at Universal, with Dan Trachtenberg attached to direct
With the passing of time notorious ’90s ‘flop’ Waterworld has gained some retrospective buoyancy from reappraisals and re-watches, so-much-s0 that the money men at Universal have seen some potential in floating the idea of a sequel TV series for the respective streaming services to fight over. According to The Hollywood Reporter the project is in […]
Cult Classic Action Movies That Were Hammered By Critics
Marvelous Videos presents 11 well-made action flicks that are quite good… We don’t want to join any bandwagon- whether you’re a film critic or a general moviegoer chances are you have watched a film and developed a valid opinion as to its quality, and because the medium as a whole is subjective, no one can […]
Blu-ray Review – Waterworld (1995)
Waterworld, 1995. Directed by Kevin Reynolds. Starring Kevin Costner, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dennis Hopper, Gerard Murphy, Robert Joy, Sean Whalen, Zakes Mokae, and Tina Majorino. SYNOPSIS: In a dystopian future where the polar ice caps have melted and flooded the planet, a mutated man with gills fights to survive against marauding gangs. 1995’s Waterworld may seem […]
Arrow announces 3-disc Waterworld Blu-ray set featuring brand new 4K scan
Arrow Video has announced the upcoming release of a 3-disc limited edition Waterworld Blu-ray set, which features a brand new 4K scan of the Kevin Costner-headlined post-apocalyptic sci-fi blockbuster. SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon UK A definitive post-apocalypse blockbuster, Waterworld stars Kevin Costner (The Untouchables) as The Mariner – a mutant trader, adrift in a dystopian […]
Lord and Miller: 12 other directors who left/got fired from movies during production
Luke Owen looks at directors who left/got fired from movies during production… With the shocking news that Phil Lord and Chris Miller have vacated the director’s chairs for the yet-to-be-titled Han Solo movie over “creative differences” (some sources say they were forced out), I thought it was time to look at some other directors who […]
Fantastic Beasts composer James Newton Howard’s 17 greatest scores
With James Newton Howard lending a magical soundscape to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, writer Sean Wilson selects his personal favourites from an extraordinary film score career… Enveloping muggles and devoted fans alike in a warmly nostalgic air of magic, J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter prequel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has […]
Kevin Costner says Waterworld is a “beloved” film
With its 20-year anniversary this year, Kevin Costner has been speaking about Waterworld, the big-budget summer blockbuster from 1995 which is generally considered one of the biggest fiascos to come out of Hollywood over the last few decades. However, Costner himself believes the film has a much more positive legacy. Speaking to Hollywood-Elsewhere, Costner spoke […]
When a Flop Film Isn’t a Flop Film
This week, Neil Calloway looks at how public perceptions can affect how a movie is thought of… Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past ten days, you’ll know about the fallout from the Fantastic Four movie, which bombed at the box office during its opening weekend, and was on the receiving end […]
