Picture this scenario: Tom Hardy, alone in a car, talking to people on a Bluetooth headset. Sounds… fascinating? I guess? Well I’ve pretty much just summed up what I know about Locke, the new film from Stephen Knight. Now, it’s going to look like the start of the trailer is a BMW ad, but it’s more than just product placement. …
Production on the Avengers sequel finally kicked off last week, with the production crew gearing up to film some scenes in the heart of the Johannesburg CBD. Naturally, there was some destruction involved, as it looked like one cast member was rather angry in his scenes. And you wouldn’t like him when he’s angry. Last Updated: February 18, 2014
Season 4 of HBO’s runaway success, Game of Thrones, draws ever closer to its release date, and who can say they aren’t waiting with bated breath for its return? Unless you haven’t watched it yet, in which case I’m not sure why you’re reading this. Go watch it. Go! Last Updated: February 18, 2014
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Ah Hollywood, it seems like everyone who acts there now wants to be a director. This week, it’s Angelina Jolie who’ll be sitting in that chair, with her upcoming slice of inspiration, Unbreakable. Set during World War 2, the film stars Jack O’ Connel as the real life Louis Zamperini, an Olympian who enlisted during the war and survived 47 …
Being trapped in the Antarctic is daunting enough, so imagine being trapped there alongside a shapeshifting horror from beyond… The Thing’s appeal is easy to illustrate. When it was released in 1982, the movie entered into the low side of the top ten, hung on for a few weeks and ended its run making slightly more than its $15 million …
Plenty of new releases hit the North American box office this past weekend, bringing some serious competition to the current cinema darling, The Lego Movie. Robot cops, more Kevin Hart and Russell Crowe in a winter wonderland were just some of the new flicks gunning for the top spot. But dead or alive, there could be only one number one …
Man, Alan Moore is gonna sue somebody! The league of extraordinary TV ideas may have been killed outright in the case of Penny Dreadful, but at least it sports a boatload more quality than that train wreck of a film. So win win! The Showtime series kicks off on May 11, and sees famous literary figures team up to stop …
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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