A new weekend, and two new movies! After a month of tepid performances from various flicks, the box office saw some semblance of activity again. Perfect Guy took the number one spot over the North American weekend, barely edging out M Night Shania Twain’s* The Visit which came in at second. After numerous back to back flops, M Night Shyamalan’s …
Once upon a time, Ridley Scott was one of the best and most beloved filmmakers in Hollywood. The Blade Runner and Alien director has seen a huge slump in later years though, from the bland Robin Hood to the much derided The Counsellor to the divisive Exodus: Gods and Kings and of course the movie that launched a thousand “just …
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: You just can’t keep a 1980s horror franchise down. With Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees getting new, new revivals, it looks like good ol’ Michael myers will also rejoin his fellow slashers again soon. Halloween Returns will see the franchise “re-calibrated” under director Mark Dunstan, who’ll set the next film straight after the …
The Transformers they are a transformin’! Not too long ago we told you about how The Transformers movie franchise was assembling a writing team to oversee all future releases and spin-offs – all part of Paramount’s plan to create their own cinematic universe because everyone else is; and even that long-time franchise director and master of the baysplosion, Michael Bay, would be …
Cycling isn’t easy. Long climbs, daily leg-shavings and the realisation that bicycle-seats were designed by somebody who had a vendetta against testicles make for one arduous sport. Not only that, but professional cycling is filled with a ton of competition, with only a few athletes able to separate from the pack and earn glory on the road. Enter Lance Arrmstrong. …
We’ve had a look at Hardcore a while back already, but that was really just a proof of concept trailer for the awesome-looking blend of action movie and first-person shooter video game. But now the film is finally making its theatrical debut at the Toronto International Film Festival shortly, and thus have now released an “official” trailer to mark the …
If you haven’t been reading comic books for the last few years, then you may only know Wonder Woman aka Diana of Themyscira as the Amazonian Princess with the twirly costume changes, ballistic jewelry and invisible jet. But when DC Comics did their New 52 reboot a few years back, they made one major change to Wonder Woman’s origin: She …
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 …
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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