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Special Features - The Top Five Directors Who Are Getting Progressively Worse
Anghus Houvouras picks his top five five directors whose output is getting progressively worse, and looks at their chances of redemption...Some filmmakers age like fine wine. Others ferment. Every...
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Special Features - Why We Love Christmas Films
Helen Murdoch on why we love Christmas films...Gifts are being wrapped, trees are being propped up and the smell of mince pies is at every turn, it is of course Christmas, our favourite time of year....
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The Way of the Gun
Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb... It comes as no surprise that, in the wake of the horrendous tragedy in Newtown, there are groups of people who will blame the entertainment industry – and...
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Flickering Myth's Top Ten Terrestrial TV Festive Flicks
Tori Brazier helps you plan your Christmas viewing with Flickering Myth's Top Ten* Terrestrial TV Festive Flicks...The Christmas period has traditionally always been a time for squeezing an excessive...
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Hugh Jackman confirms that The Wolverine will feature an X-Men cameo
During an interview with Parade about his latest film Les Misérables, Hugh Jackman took a moment to discuss his next appearance as the adamantium-clawed Logan in July's The Wolverine, explaining how...
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Giveaway - Win The Baytown Outlaws exclusive T-shirt and DVD
More potent than a shot of Alabama moonshine, Eva Longoria and Billy Bob Thornton star in The Baytown Outlaws, a super-charged, foul-mouthed and very bloody, Tarantino-esque action-comedy, directed and...
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Feature Film Showcase - It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life., 1946.Directed by Frank Capra.Starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore and Henry Travers.Based on the Philip Van Doren Stern's 1943 short story The Greatest Gift,...
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Season's Greetings and a look ahead to the films of 2013
Just a brief note to wish all of our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone here at Flickering Myth, and to say thank you for supporting the site over the past twelve months.We'll...
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The Ideal Woman: The Making of The World Before Her
Trevor Hogg chats with filmmaker Nisha Pahuja as well as producers Ed Barreveld and Cornelia Principe about the tremendous effort required to bring The World Before Her to the big screen... “I’ve...
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Special Features - The 12A Rating: For Profit or Art?
Paul Risker asks whether the BBFC's 12A classification is forcing producers to sacrifice artistic integrity for commercial gains...Then and NowThe Woman in Black and The Hunger Games are a reminder of...
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Movie Review - Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
Safety Not Guaranteed, 2012. Directed by Colin Trevorrow.Starring Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson, Karan Soni, Jeff Garlin, Jenica Bergere, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Kristen Bell.SYNOPSIS:Three...
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J.J. Abrams reveals he turned down Star Wars: Episode VII
Back in November when it emerged that Academy Award-winning screenwriter Michael Arndt (Little Miss Sunshine) had written a treatment for Disney's forthcoming Star Wars trilogy, three names were said...
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Six Reasons Why Gandalf is a Bit of a Troll
There was a time when The Lord of the Rings was as synonymous with Christmas as the Lord's birthday boy. A film adaptation of each book was released once a year for three Christmases. There was a...
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Doctor Who series 7 'coming soon' teaser released online
Following yesterday's Christmas Special 'The Snowmen', the BBC has released a new coming soon teaser trailer comprised of footage from the remaining episodes of the seventh series of Doctor Who, which...
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R.I.P. Gerry Anderson (1929 - 2012)
British film and television producer Gerry Anderson has passed away aged 83, having suffered from Alzheimer's Disease since early 2010. Born in London in 1929, Anderson began his career working at...
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Thoughts on... The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, 2012.Directed by John Madden.Starring Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Ronald Pickup, Celia Imrie and Dev Patel.SYNOPSIS:Seven...
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Blu-ray Review - The Watch (2012)
The Watch, 2012. Directed by Akiva Schaffer. Starring Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill and Richard Ayoade.SYNOPSIS:Four men who form a neighborhood watch group as a way to get out of their...
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DVD Review - Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
Searching for Sugar Man, 2012. Directed by Malik Bendjelloul.Starring Rodriguez, Steve Segerman and Dennis Coffey.SYNOPSIS:A documentary looking for the elusive and mysterious 70s singer/songwriter...
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Patrick Stewart and James McAvoy talk X-Men: Days of Future Past
With pre-production now well underway on X-Men: Days of Future Past, we're starting to get an idea of which X-Men veterans will be appearing alongside their younger counterparts from Matthew Vaughn's...
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The ten most pirated movies and TV shows of 2012
As we approach the end of 2012, the folks over at TorrentFreak have put together their annual lists of the most pirated movies and TV shows from the past twelve months, which is based upon the number...
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