Let’s be honest about Woody Allen’s last film, Blue Jasmine: Cate Blanchett was fantastic in it and fully deserving of all the awards buzz she received, but the film as a whole just didn’t match up to her high bar. This is especially apparent when viewed in comparison to Allen’s previous jaunt, the magically charming Midnight in Paris. But based on …
It’s one thing to make a debut film, but an entirely different matter to make a movie with a massive budget and legacy attached to it. Gareth Edwards has recently been in just such a category, with his big budget Godzilla flick smashing the box office. And if you were keen on seeing a sequel, you might have to wait …
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: May 22, 2014
We live in an age of the great Hollywood blockbuster. A time where a hundred million dollars or more is used to furnish a flick with state of the art special effects. Why then, can’t we have equally impressive movie posters. Instead of A1 sheets that capture the majesty of these tentpole films, we get the usual teal and orange …
If you’re a fan of crazy colourful, completely out-there, nuttier than squirrel poop sci-fi space operas, then 2014 is a very good year. In August we’ll have Marvel’s insanely cool – emphasis on insane – looking Guardians of the Galaxy blowing up their corner of the universe in technicolour explosions. But before we get to that, to sort of ease our cerebellums …
When French director Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2012, the rest of the world wasn’t just introduced to another tricky to pronounce name, but also a very talented filmmaker. Hazanavicius took an admittedly gimmicky concept and turned it into an infectiously joyous film that delightfully flitted around as it celebrated classic cinema. Which is pretty much the …
Forget the Avengers or X-Men, for many fans the only movie featuring beefy men dressed in various outlandish costumes (that they usually take off very quickly though) that they’re looking forward to, is the sequel to Steven Soderbergh and Channing Tatum’s male stripper drama Magic Mike. The first film, based on Tatum’s real life experiences as a male stripper, was a massive critical and …
Aah, extras, not just the name of a snappy end of day news round-up and a great source of fuel for the dark magic that powers this website, but also a critical piece of the filmmaking process. Star Wars Episode one through six made frequent use of disposable background actors, and it looks like Episode VII is going to keep …
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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