The death of actor Paul Walker last year hasn’t just left a void in the massive Fast and the Furious franchise. Before his untimely demise, Walker had several other projects brewing, one of which would have included him shaving his hair off, dressing all dapper like and getting his contract kill on. But at least you can rely on a …
Three new movies hit South African cinemas today, and they all centre on rather unsavoury, self-absorbed characters. Last Updated: January 10, 2014
One of the biggest surprises at Comic Con last year, was of course the reveal that the next Avengers film would see the heroes take on the robotic menace of Ultron. Everybody had been expecting Thanos to be the baddie after the purple faced Titan gave everybody his best “Wait till I get my hands on you” grin at the …
In case you were wondering, no, this whole trend of similar movies all releasing at the same time is not just a Hollywood thing. Case in point: The Monkey King, a new big budget, over the top, crazy CGI epic telling the countless times adapted Chinese folk tale, “Journey to the West”. Not to be confused with Stephen “Kung Fu Hustle” Chow’s Journey …
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 9, 2014
Much like the Oscars, we’re pretty much very late on announcing the best of 2013. After all, we’re doing right now…in 2014. So grab your popcorn, a blurpee drink and sit down with your feet ona sticky floor, because TheMovies.co.za is going to tell you what was awesome last year! After which, please feel free to vigorously disagree with our …
Snowpiercer has yet to pierce the shores of America due to the infighting between Harvey Weinstein and South Korean film director and screenwriter Bong Joon-ho, with the former wanting to give the critically acclaimed apocalyptic thriller the ‘western treatment’. Who can blame him? When things get ‘westernised’ they tend to suck, just look at the abysmal 47 Ronin, something I …
The always lovable and self-deprecating Jason Bateman is set to launch his directorial debut, called Bad Words – an R-rated comedy about a 40-something year old man who enters spelling bees to annoy Allison Janney and sleep with Kathryn Hahn. Naturally the world needs a family friendly trailer for that… Last Updated: January 9, 2014
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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