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Let’s see what we all paid to see this past weekend… Last Updated: January 21, 2015
Salma Hayek is all outta gum in this trailer for EVERLY
There are times you just want to switch off the brain, kick back and watch some old fashioned skop, skiet & donner. Well the rated-R superstar movie Everly is taking things to the edge and has you covered. Directed by Joe Lynch (Knights of Badassdom), Everly is a single room action movie starring Salma Hayek (Savages, Once Upon a Time …
Writer Steven Knight teases a whole new story for WORLD WAR Z 2
Despite a somewhat troubled production and the film being a tad on the bland side, 2013’s World War Z still managed to rake in over $500 million globally. And that’s a sum that brings all the studio boys to the yard, as a sequel is indeed on the way. But what kind of story would World War ZZ Top tell? After all …
This trailer for THE GUNMAN is the last real threat on the table
Ever since Liam Neeson proved that older action stars can indeed still lower the population rate of any Eastern-European country that they happen to be in, there’s been an influx of films starring former asskickers with specific skills raising all kinds of hell. Some are great (Taken, John Wick) and some are just terrible (Taken 3, The November Man) paint by number …
Midweek Movie Mouth-Off: The Academy Awards is all about white people
Last week Friday saw the announcement of the nominees for the 87th Annual Academy Awards, known to us plebs as the Oscars. Of course there were the predictable nominations (American Sniper) and there were the surprise snubs (The Lego Movie) but what has been most controversial about this year is the complete lack of diversity amongst the nominees. Nominees for …
Rumour: Spoiler-ish plot details for SUICIDE SQUAD have leaked, including why Tom Hardy left
Last week we heard the news that Tom Hardy had dropped out of Warner Bros/DC Comics’ seriously star-studded supervillain team-up movie Suicide Squad. At the time, the reason for Hardy’s departure was assumed to be scheduling related, but recently it’s emerged that that fan-favourite actor apparently took issue with some details of the finished script, which he only saw after signing …
BATMAN V SUPERMAN stunt coordinator offers details on iconic fight, Batman's martial arts
If you’re not a comic book fan, then you probably find the idea of Batman – a normal guy in a flying-rodent suit – fighting Superman – an invulnerable alien sun god – quite laughable. But as comic book geeks have known for years, Batman can go toe to toe with anybody, because, well, he’s the goddamn Batman! Correction: he’s the …
Extras! 20 January 2015
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