Top List Thursday: Hollywood’s Biggest A-Holes
Movie making is a tough business, with a lot of egos and even more political battles. Last Updated: December 18, 2014
This new trailer for BLACKHAT has no fingerprints, no trace and no mercy
And from a story about hackers with way too much power to… well, another story about hackers with too much power. Luckily though, this one is completely fictional. And also stars a Norse thunder god! In Blackhat, the latest action-thriller from acclaimed director Michael Mann (Heat, Collateral), Chris “Thor” Hemsworth trades in his magical hammer for a keyboard, as he …
Sony cancels release of THE INTERVIEW after 9/11-like hacker threats
When we’re busy geeking out over comic book movie crossovers, or laughing at hilariously excited emails from Channing Tatum, it’s easy to forget that the only reason we’re seeing these peek behind Sony’s curtains, is because of a malicious, criminal hacking attack. We got a stark reminder of that fact a few days ago though, when the hackers – calling …
Ho ho ho! It's a bunch of new images and a trailer for DOCTOR WHO: LAST CHRISTMAS
Ah, Christmas. A time of traditions. Usually long lines in supermarkets that make realise that I wish that I had steam-powered mechanical legs to kick my way through the crowds, dangerous driving by vaalies racing for an empty parking space and an uncle who found my bottle of Glenfiddich hidden away in the cupboard. It’s also that time of year …
Orlando Bloom talks of a potential return and a soft reboot in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
Pirates of the Caribbean 4 wasn’t exactly the best film in the series, and that’s saying something after having watched the third movie which jumped sharks over a kraken that was swimming in a tsunami of rum. And there’s a good reason for that. Johnny Depp as the lead in a Pirates movie isn’t exactly a good idea. Sure, Jack …
STAR TREK 3 Struggling With Directors and New Direction
Only a few months ago Robert Orci, writer and producer of the first two movies in the Star Trek reboot-iverse (new word, just in time for Christmas), took over the directing helm of the franchise from J.J. Abrams (who’d moved over to a little known franchise called Star Trade Dispute or something) and spoke a bit about his vision for …
Extras! – 17 December 2014
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! In case you were wondering, you’re all going to die eventually, our country is being run by an oddly-shaped moron, the Andromeda galaxy will devour the Milky Way within a few billion years and Santa …
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