When you think about it, the first Hot Tub Time Machine was about a bunch of vapid, selfish idiots abusing the time/space continuum to make their egotistical dreams a reality. Which made it one of the most realistic films ever made, because I sure as hell would have done the exact same thing. They may have dropped John Cusack from …
Many years ago, there was a high budget film that attempted to be artistic soft pornorgraphy for the masses. That movie was Showgirls, and was it one hell of a flop. I’ve got a feeling that while 50 Shades Of Grey will most likely make perhaps far too much cash at the box office, it’s going to be the Showgirls …
In what looks like an attempt to give TMNT fans serious neck ache it has been revealed at the San Diego Comic-Con that the green turtles will indeed be the aliens in a halfshell we so love. Wait, what? Last year Michael “Baysplosion” (producer this time round) tried settling fans’ fears by saying they are keeping to the source material, …
Ah, the good ol’ days of the Wild West, when men were men and cowboys were homicidal robots played by Yul Brenner. First announced at the end of last year, HBO’s planned TV reboot of Michael Crichton’s classic sci-fi western Westworld is being spearheaded by Jonathan “brother of Christoper” Nolan and, ironically, JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions (BAD ROBOT, get it?), and …
So you have created your Lego version of the Lonely Mountain and all it needs is a big dragon, some gold and a few dwarves as aperitifs. Last Updated: July 25, 2014
Five new films open in South African cinemas today, and sadly, not one of them is Guardians of the Galaxy. This is what’s on offer to tide us over until next week while we wait for the movie that Kervyn thinks is the most important Marvel movie to date. Step Up: All In The fifth installment in the Step Up …
Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Last Updated: July 24, 2014
On 22 July, I was fortunate enough to attend Disney’s Africa Content Showcase with the Kervmister at the Southern Sun Hotel in Cape Town. Upon arrival we were greeted by Deidre King who is Head of Marketing for Disney Africa, and she assured us we were in for a treat, which indeed we were! Each year Disney puts on an Annual Press …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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