It looks like Katniss Everdeen has something to be thankful for on this past Thanksgiving weekend. Despite a less than expected start to it’s US box office run the week before, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 managed to retain its top spot by pulling in a solid $51.6 million second week total. On the newcomer front, Pixar’s The …
Cue squeals of joy echoing throughout TheMovies secret bunker that for once have little to do with comic books, space ships or Nick hurting himself. It’s been a bit over two years since Luther ended its phenomenal three season run, which starred Idris Elba as the grizzled and conflicted DCI John Luther. Much to the delight of fans everywhere the BBC …
This weekend past saw the release of what more than likely will end up being Daniel Craig’s last jaunt as James Bond, 007. Personally, I thought it was a good tenure-capper, but not quite a great one – and certainly a step back from Casino Royale and Skyfall – as the movie’s fantastic action set pieces, solid acting, and well …
I didn’t exactly have a lot of love for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, so I’m not entirely sure what it is about Pride and Prejudice and Zombies that has me strangely hopeful for it. The second feature film to be adapted from Seth Grahame-Smith’s wacky revisionist novels, the film takes the Jane Austen story you and your gran loves so …
We’ve been hearing talk of a third Gremlins movie for a while now, and because Hollywood will never give up on monetizing our nostalgia those rumblings have almost always had the terms “reboot” or “remake” attached to them. But it appears that the rumblings were wrong though. The fantastic news – if true – comes from Zach Galligan, the now …
Welcome to our Weekly Round-Up for the The Extras! A collection of the 15 most popular movie related clips, posters, pics and just plain cool stuff posted on our Twitter profile and Facebook page using the hashtag #TheMoviesExtras in the last week. Remember, these are only the contributions that received the most likes and views since last Thursday, so if …
You know what, I am just going to come out and say it. I thought ‘master’ director Ridley Scott’s Prometheus was rubbish. Honestly, I haven’t had my intelligence assaulted like that since Trevor tried explaining where he thought babies came from. At a recent press conference in Sydney the director spoke a bit about the upcoming (recently renamed) sequel Alien: Covenant, a …
Jennifer Lawrence is a star that just keeps burning brighter, enjoying a very successful acting career with a couple of massive franchises under the belt – and picking up awards along the way. But it would seem that the talented 25-year-old is not just content with acting anymore and wants to step behind the camera to do some directing as …
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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