When French director Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2012, the rest of the world wasn’t just introduced to another tricky to pronounce name, but also a very talented filmmaker. Hazanavicius took an admittedly gimmicky concept and turned it into an infectiously joyous film that delightfully flitted around as it celebrated classic cinema. Which is pretty much the …
Forget the Avengers or X-Men, for many fans the only movie featuring beefy men dressed in various outlandish costumes (that they usually take off very quickly though) that they’re looking forward to, is the sequel to Steven Soderbergh and Channing Tatum’s male stripper drama Magic Mike. The first film, based on Tatum’s real life experiences as a male stripper, was a massive critical and …
Aah, extras, not just the name of a snappy end of day news round-up and a great source of fuel for the dark magic that powers this website, but also a critical piece of the filmmaking process. Star Wars Episode one through six made frequent use of disposable background actors, and it looks like Episode VII is going to keep …
Once upon a time Jennifer Aniston starred in a rom-com-drama called The Switch which was all kinds of meh. Now she’s starring in a new movie based on novel called The Switch, and luckily it has nothing to with the former, including the fact that this actually looks to be potentially fun. That *ahem* switch could probably be accounted to the author of …
Warner Bros has officially announced that Zack Snyder’s Man Of Steel sequel will now called Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. Cue the outrage from the internet. Last Updated: May 22, 2014
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When writer/director Zack Snyder recently unveiled the new batsuit that Ben Affleck was wearing in the upcoming Batman VS Superman, most of the internet responded very favourably over the new, simplified, more back to the comic book roots redesign. And then promptly went off to make fun of it, because internet. Well, not everybody, as some fans went and took the …
Much like Tim Burton’s insistence of using Johnny Depp for every movie that he makes, Sharlto Copley is also a frequent collaborator with Neill Blomkamp. He’s popped up in District 9, and he happens to have done a damn good job terrorising Matt Damon in Elysium. Third time’s the charm apparently, because the two will be back together soon for …
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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