Extras! 24 June 2014
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: June 24, 2014
You Should Be Watching – THE 100
When you’re hungry, just about anything tastes like filet mignon, and when it comes to good sci-fi shows on TV, I was famished. And so with starvation as my motivator, I checked out The 100, a show that is not only clearly trying to tap into the latest YA craze, but also has all the trappings of a typical teen-centric series on The CW. So …
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES has made a quantum leap forward in visual effects
Special effects teams are the unsung heroes of big budget movies these days. These are the guys who have to spend a ridiculous amount of hours every day working on normal thumbs for Megan Fox or vast technicolour explosions for summer blockbusters. Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes is no exception, with the special effects work having undergone a …
There are no heroes in this latest trailer for THE PURGE: ANARCHY
I think what truly horrifies me about the idea of the first The Purge film, is just how real it could actually be. One night to rape, murder and assault your way through society in order to trim the fat off of the population and suffer zero consequences, is an idea that is just one mad dictator away. And an …
Rumour – Sylvester Stallone is coming back for RAMBO V
Rambo has to be one of my favourite guilty pleasure flicks. It’s got such a rotten story, but at the same time, it’s just so Rambo. Mindless carnage. Terrible supporting characters. Enough bullets to level Stalingrad. All of which adds up to a great film. It’s also pretty much the final Rambo movie, as the fifth film has been in limbo …
This trailer for THE WEDDING RINGER just got a little excited
The diminutive funny man Kevin Hart (Think Like a Man, Grudge Match) may not be a big deal when it comes to physical stature, but he apparently is when it comes to the Hollywood box-office. You may have notices that Hart seems to be popping up in every second movie nowadays, so much so that he has clearly exhausted his …
Extras! 23 June 2014
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: June 23, 2014
Cinophile: Six String Samurai
[column size=one_half position=first ]Don McClean’s song Miss American Pie is said to be about the death of Buddy Holly. This movie is also about Buddy Holly, sort of, except he has a samurai sword and fights Slash. Last Updated: June 23, 2014
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