What happens when you give a possibly mental director the budget to shoot a picture and too many disposable actors/stuntmen? Genius, that’s what. Some things in life cannot be faked or acted, no matter how good the thespian is. Sometimes, you need an extra edge to squeeze the best performance possible out of them. Sometimes, you need to appreciate human …
Popular auteur Wes Anderson’s last few films have been about brotherly bonding in India, kids finding love in the wilderness, and a stop-motion fox voiced by George Clooney, so Red Band trailers are not a common occurrence for him. But we have one today for his latest, the offbeat murder mystery romp Grand Budapest Hotel, and just like the actual Red Band …
DC seems to be busy this week revealing the looks of upcoming shows such as Gotham and The Flash. But there’s one other show on the horizon. A TV series about a con-man, a liar and a thief. And if you give him a chance, John Constantine could be a hero as well. When Constantine was first adapted back in …
With the whole rather silly “Michael B. Jordan is Johnny Storm” row still… er, burning up the narrow minded corners of the internets, some of the other casting for director Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four reboot has been overshadowed a bit. We know who our four heroes are going to be, but with filming starting in just a few weeks, we still don’t …
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! Last Updated: March 12, 2014
It might not feel like it, but Game of Thrones has been around for four years now. Since 2010, the series has been telling you not to trust certain noble families and ruining the colour red at weddings for all time. Right now, Game of Thrones is in a fourth season, and the end is drawing closer every year. Last …
The tale of Batman has been told and finished, thanks to Christopher Nolan and 66% decent Dark Knight trilogy. We’ll eventually see the caped crusader again in the Man of Steel sequel, but before that, we’re heading back to reboot territory in Gotham. Last Updated: March 12, 2014
Easily one of my favourite actresses right now has to be Kristin Wiig. She got a great start in comedy in Saturday Night Live, making several episodes actually bearable and worth watching and that of course led to feature film roles. She’s been doing mostly comedy work since then, from Bridesmaids through to Anchorman 2. But it looks like the …
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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