There’s something fantastic about being in on a joke. Something that just feels fantastic, when you and a few other folks crack a chuckle, while other folks around you ask what’s so damn funny. Movies have been doing this for decades now. Here’s ten rather memorable in-jokes. Last Updated: August 8, 2013
There are teaser trailers that are actually just trailers for the real trailer, and there are teaser trailers that contain nothing but overly dramatic music, a few printed choice quotes and not a single frame or peep of footage of the film its advertising. Then there are teasers like this one for Kill Your Darlings, the true story of how the murder …
There’s probably a thousand clubs and bars out there, where up and coming singers and bands got their big break. And they’re probably all cleaner than the CBGB club as well. Still, that little slice of rock ‘n roll history is regarded as an icon today, much like the Cavern Club was to the Beatles and Whiskey A Go Go …
Man, Nelson Mandela may be an icon in this country, but his fighting legacy is something that has surely infected the rest of the world. We’ve already got several of his family members squabbling in order to make a quick buck off of the former president, but the less said about those wastes of human life and organs, the better. …
It’s a long weekend in South Africa, with the National Women’s Day public holiday tomorrow. As a result, the week’s new movies are all releasing today, Thursday. Here’s what you catch in local cinemas now. Last Updated: August 8, 2013
As soon as the credits rolled on the fourth Indiana Jones film, The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, two things happened: the internet erupted into people shouting about nuked fridges, CGI gophers and Shia Lebeouf thinking he’s a monkey; and other people – including the film’s creators – began counting down to when the next movie will happen. We’ve heard …
THUNDERBOLTS AND LIGHTNING! After very nearly stealing the show at Comic-Con a few weeks back, I’ve been chomping at the bit to lay my eyeballs on some new footage from Loki’s- oops, sorry, I mean Thor’s new movie (though we all know who the real star is, right?). And now finally, the second trailer for Thor: The Dark World has arrived in …
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: August 7, 2013
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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