It’s time to cast an eye on the Criterion Collection, a distribution company renowned for giving cult, classic and world cinema a new lease of life… Christopher Nolan and Guillermo del Toro have come out recently and spoken of the importance of physical media and the dangers of everything shifting to digital. The art of […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: 20 Essential Criterion Collection Films
It’s time to venture back to 1984 and take a look at some great cult films you may have missed… It’s fair to say that 1984 had a stellar selection of iconic films that became part of pop culture. Films like The Terminator, Ghostbusters and Amadeus are widely considered classics and well-known to general audiences. […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: Great Cult Films From 1984 You May Have Missed
Tom Jolliffe with ten great cult 80s films you may have missed… The cult film. From the obscure gems with an undying loyalty from their small following, to the mass cults who followed Star Wars back in the 80s (it’s now probably too huge, mainstream and widely spread across mediums to be considered cult). Sometimes […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: Essential Cult 80s Movies You May Have Missed
Wes Anderson’s “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” was the filmmaker’s first lavish, wildly stylish and extremely divisive work. The momentum of “Rushmore” (1998) and “The Royal Tenenbaums” (2001) allowed Anderson final cut privilege and immediate auteur status, a deserved title, to be sure, but not a guarantee that audiences would embrace all of his eccentric visions. Case in point - “The Life Aquatic” had a wide Christmas day opening and baffled most audiences and critics. Twenty years later,...
A great filmmaker isn't just born one day, ready to make the best movies right off the bat. Everybody has to start somewhere, and the film industry is notoriously tough to break into. There is no secret to success, and there's no one method that will work for everyone, but perhaps the best bet for any budding director, is to dive into the world of short films. If a director can make one or two really strong short films, there's every chance that their path to Hollywood will open up. You...
A new documentary, that is executive-produced by Wes Anderson, explores the life and work of American photographer James Hamilton. [Read More]
Hours before John Legend banged on a grand piano and sang “Happy Birthday” to a pen, something strange happened. On Wednesday night, Legend and countless other celebrities gathered at an estate overlooking Los Angeles to attend a party honoring Montblanc’s flagship product, the Meisterstück pen, which debuted precisely 100 years ago. I figured Adrien Brody, a frequent collaborator of Montblanc partner Wes Anderson, would have plenty to say about the director’s handwritten notes, presumably...
I’ll be the first to admit my bias towards the Chicago Critics Film Festival. I’m part of the organization that puts it together, it takes place at my favorite movie theater (Chicago’s organ-scored Music Box Theatre), and it enriches my local community of arthouse moviegoers. I can’t, in good conscience, advocate for anyone to pay through the nose for the privilege of standing in an icy Sundance line, only to pack into a theater filled with high-earning super-spreaders. But I can tell those in...
Chris Pine isn’t method acting. He’s method dressing. In the run-up to his directorial debut Poolman, the people’s favorite Hollywood Chris has been piggybacking off of his recent style metamorphosis by blurring the line between his character’s wardrobe and his own. During his recent visit to beloved Los Angeles deli Langer’s, the actor sported a Big Boy Burgers tank top, red corduroy short shorts, and a big salt-and-pepper beard. It was plausible that he was just stopping by for a pastrami on...
Crafting a larger-than-life narrative spurred by down-to-earth characters is one of director Kathryn Bigelow's trademarks as a filmmaker. Teaming up with Xfinity, Bigelow and her team have brought that lens to a touching reunion story among Air Force veterans ahead of Military Appreciation Month. Showing the way technology can help people forge and maintain relationships over decades, Xfinity released “The Aviators.” Created in partnership with agency of record Goodby Silverstein & Partners,...
Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep, Midnight Mass) is set to produce an upcoming supernatural horror thriller titled Shelby Oaks.The film is based on a popular online...
The FilmQuest Film Festival and GeekTyrant have teamed up to promote and share officially selected films of FilmQuest filmmakers to promote their films, their work, and...