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: January 17, 2014
Some of the best things in life come from pairings. Laurel and Hardy. Salt and vinegar chips. Benson and Hedges cigarettes. KOF! I think Sam Mendes and John Logan need to be added to that list, after the work that they put in which resulted in the latest James Bond film, Skyfall. The two are back again for another show, …
Ah, good ol’ movie marketing. If there’s one thing that a potential blockbuster is good at, it’s pumping out enough material for fans to combine all said footage and TV spots together to create their own hodge-podge movie. And buddy, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is well ahead of schedule on that idea. Last Updated: January 17, 2014
Lately it seems like everywhere you look, you’ll find a shared movie universe (hell, I think I found one as a prize in my cereal this morning) and the latest addition to that group will be The Amazing Spider-Man franchise, which will be sporting two new spinoffs focusing on some of Spidey’s biggest enemies. It’s a risky move, and to pull …
This might be a good time for the original Amazonian ambassador, Wonder Woman. Pipped to make an appearance in the upcoming Batman vs Superman, the princess of power will be portrayed by Gal Gadot in that movie and the inevitable Justice League flick that’ll follow afterwards. And when one door opens, another one closes. And this time, it’s the door …
Four new movies hit South African cinemas today, and audiences get to choose from a mix of heavy drama, light comedy and slick action. Last Updated: January 17, 2014
While I’m generally about as susceptible to scare tactics as an overripe watermelon, I do love me a good ghost story though. Unfortunately, due to Hollywood’s tendency to rely more on buckets of blood than actual spookiness, they are hard to come by. Hammer Films, one of the genre’s progenitors, are trying to change that though. They had a great …
We’ve already seen who took home the Golden Globes this year – and no, that’s surprisingly not a boob joke – and yesterday we found out who the contenders were for the Annual Adam Sandler Awards, oops I mean Razzies. But now it’s time to find out who will be going head to head for the big one, the granddaddy …
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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