With film fans’ curiosity piqued, a following slowly began to emerge. Had Blackbird been buried in one of Flatley’s gardens? Had he made the film purely to satisfy his own cravings to get in front of a camera and play James Bond? It then went dark, even on Flatley’s social media pages, previously filled with excitable updates about the film and sun-soaked behind the scenes snaps. But attempts to find out were met with silence. The decision may have been linked to a spot of online backlash over two early posters featuring Blackbird’s older, sharp-suited and very much credited male stars (including Eric Roberts and Patrick Bergin) alongside an assortment of younger, bikini-clad and uncredited women (notably Nicole Evans). However, for reasons that can only be speculated upon, the screening shut out press (invites were rescinded on the day) and produced zero reviews or reactions. The film - in which Flatley plays Victor Blackley, “a troubled secret agent” whose life of retirement running a “luxurious nightclub in the Caribbean” is turned upside down when “an old flame arrives and reignites love in his life, but she brings danger with her” - had a glitzy world premiere at London’s Raindance Film Festival in August 2018. Of course, it’s not strictly true to say that nobody has seen Blackbird. “But when there’s a film that has been seen by very few and discussed by many, a film that people are aware of but has been taken away, then it becomes cult.” “You can find pretty much anything you want from the history of cinema these days,” says Paul Vickery, head of programming at London’s Prince Charles Cinema, a two-screen site famed for its regular movie marathons (including a recurring Nicolas Cage triple-feature) and monthly showings of Tommy Wiseau’s so-bad-it-is-good masterpiece The Room. It’s also a movie he wrote, produced, directed, self-financed and stars in (as the lead, no less) and a film that had something of a contentious start when it first came to public attention in 2018, after which it promptly - and mysteriously - vanished from sight.Īnd for one cinema programmer, that’s exactly what gives Blackbird its cult credentials. And it’s a film whose cult status has been attained, rather uniquely, without anybody having seen it.īlackbird, the feature directorial debut of famed, fast-footed Lord of the Dance and Riverdance legend Michael Flatley, is “a spy thriller of the classic genre,” according to the 64-year-old Bostonian. It’s far from it - a four-year-old cult film from a first-time filmmaker better known for throwing his oiled-up torso across stages around the world. Nor is it the next prestige drama from a buzzy director starring an ensemble of A-listers. 2 release isn’t the latest Marvel outing. The movie getting this extra special treatment ahead of its Sept. A few hours’ drive away in the city of Bristol, a former Imax screen - the biggest in the region - has been booked, as has a red carpet and a troupe of Irish dancers. What do you think? Are these the kind of espionage flicks you rely on to save your day, or should we have kept our eyes open for more? Let us know in the comments and be sure to check back for more updates on spy movies of the past and future as well as more streaming recommendations here on CinemaBlend.At a cinema in London’s central Leicester Square, an area home to frequent star-studded premieres, extra screens have been hastily added to the opening week’s schedule to cope with demand.
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I know that I am probably among the odd ones out here, but I would actually put Guy Ritchie’s adaptation of the 1960s series of the same name above most of the spy movies released in 2015, including Kingsman.
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