Thanks to the work of Sylvester Stallone and his two Expendables movies, old people shooting guns are now considered cool, and not just menaces to society as my grandma and her M4 Carbine found out (hey, she lives in a rough neighbourhood!). But sooner or later, some young whippersnappers also need a chance to blow stuff up with the geriatrics, and that’s …
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Movies are make-believe. Even when something is “based on a true story” it’s usually embellished quite a bit (see: Possession, The ). But some embellishments have happened so frequently, in so many movies, for as long as we can remember, that most people just start believing it as the truth. Here are 10 of these “embellishments” that are simply a lie. …
As both a video game and movie fanboy, I don’t think I was ever as disappointed in the cancellation of a movie project as when Neill Blomkamp and Peter Jackson’s planned Halo feature film adaptation got scrapped. And since then, Microsoft appears to be on a mission to remind us all just how awesome it could have been, by producing a number …
I must confess, that seeing how a film is made is sometimes even more fascinating to me than the end result. X-Men: Days of Future Past features a pretty diverse cast and filming locations, with numerous green screens lots being filled with all kinds of X-gadgets and sentinels. And fortunately, there’s a ton of new backstage passes being handed out …
So what’s your favourite scary movie? It’s been a year since MTV decided to give the Wes Craven horror franchise a shot at TV, and casting has finally begun on the project. So who will be facing the wrath of Ghostface this time? Well, character descriptions after the jump, which are all manner of MTV tropes. Last Updated: April 3, …
Scarlett Johansson has been kicking ass and taking names in several movies already, from Iron Man, through to the Avengers and the latest Captain America movie. The thing is, all that action has been done with pure skill and stunt doubles. So what happens when the Black Widow actually gets some super-powers? I don’t think the world is ready for …
I wish there was some kind of positive catchphrase to be found in Mortal Kombat‘s lexicon, but instead it’s all FATALITY! and FINISH HIM!, which is all about death. And this post is really about bringing something back to life, as writer/director Kevin Tancharoen has just revealed that talks about another season of Mortal Kombat Legacy has just begun. So, er… VITALITY?! Last Updated: April …
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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