In the wee hours of this morning (local time), a who’s who of Hollywood celebs descended on the Dolby Theatre to be made fun of by Ellen DeGeneres while they badly pretend to be happy for somebody else when their name isn’t read from an envelope. Yep, it’s the 86th Academy Awards, the big daddy of the film awards shows, …
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Arnold Schwarzenegger needs a win. Once the undeniable heavyweight champ of the action movie world, his return to his roots hasn’t been as successful as he had hoped. But that may all change with Sabotage. Coming from writer-director David “End of Watch” Ayer, and featuring a killer cast of, well, killers, this film looks primed to return Arnie to his …
By the time that Zack Snyder had finally released Watchmen upon the world in 2009, the film had gone through development hell and back. Directors, writers and all manner of producers over the years had tried to make the movie, while writer Alan Moore sat in a corner and was a genuine pain in the ass. At one point, Terry …
I could easily live with an Independence Day sequel not starring Will Smith, as I doubt that the world is ready for a movie that stars the Captain Hiller air brigade squadron that happens to be made up of his entire family. One cast member that I do consider essential however? Jeff Goldblum as computer genius David Levinson. And fortuantely, he’ll be …
I’ll be honest, and admit that there were several parts of the first Muppets movie that had my skin crawling. Such as Walter and Gary being so sickeningly sweet, that I may have left the film with type 2 diabetes. Still, maniacal laugh and all that, and the movie did some decent business. Quicker than you can recycle a joke …
This year’s Oscars take place on Sunday night (early Monday morning, South African time). So, naturally, local film distributors are getting in on the action, with the release of two of the biggest names of the 2013 awards season. It’s also, incidentally, a notable week for true stories hitting the silver screen. Last Updated: February 28, 2014
Blocks are big business, yo! With The LEGO Movie not only wowing critics but proving to be a LEGO block under a bare foot to all box office competitors, it’s clear that audiences love movies about building blocks. At least that’s what Warner Bros is banking on, as the studio is developing a feature film based on block building video game …
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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