For a third weekend in a row, Straight Outta Compton was ready to hold the top spot. While August saw the usual dip in ticket sales, Straight Outta Compton saw very little resistance on the way towards number one, beating newcomers such as War Room and No Escape. Overall, it was a weekend, with the top twelve of the North American …
When Star Wars first rocked up in 1977, it was a film that created new benchmarks for special effects in cinematic history. From visuals through to sound effects, Star Wars pushed the bar higher and higher, with each successive film looking to set even higher goals. Hell, say what you like about the prequels, but Jar Jar Binks was a …
I ended last week writing about video game adaptations and I started this week writing about new franchises being developed at Lionsgate, and now those two things are coming together with the news that the studio is developing a feature film adaptation of Borderlands. Developed by Gearbox software, the best selling, critically acclaimed video game franchise is an open-world first …
For the past few years, Lionsgate has been all about the YA franchises, from Twilight to Hunger Games to Divergent. But with the former of those already ended years ago, and the latter two about to wrap up, they’re looking toward a totally different franchise for their future. In the past. Also one not filled with gifted young people or …
Sad news to start off today, as a horror movie icon is no more. Wes Craven, best known for creating the iconic A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise passed away a short while ago, with his long battle against brain cancer eventually claiming his life. He was 76. His passing was confirmed through his official Twitter feed: pic.twitter.com/eyXPs6ONPe — Wes …
Wondering how the brand new cehicles are going to affect all of the exisiting Skylanders? We chat to Vicarious Visions at Gamescom to find out.
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 …
Come this Christmas, every child is going to unwrap a small box and receive a BB gun, and make their parents wonder why they’re so disappointed. And that’s because the real star of Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens is going to be BB-8, an adorable droid that looks like a 1990s mouse dry-humping a soccer ball. The amazing …
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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