Yesterday we heard the big news that Avengers: Age of Ultron would be shot here in good ol’ South Africa, and for actor Samuel L. Jackson, this is going to be like deja vu. Not only because he always seems to be visiting our country, but he just recently finished shooting another adaptation here in Johannesburg: Kite. Produced by Anant Singh and helmed by …
I’m not going to pretend that I have any idea what American football is like, or even about. The only thing that I know about that sport, is that according to my dad its like rugby, except its not played by men. Still, that similarity has always allowed for films in that specific genre to make a few decent bucks …
The future of TV isn’t going to be in watching talent shows that are two years old or endless repeats of everything on DSTV. It’s going to be all digital, baby! Take Netflix for instance. We’ve gushed over them plenty of times in the past, due to their decision to greenlight shows that most networks don’t want to touch, throw …
There isn’t much I can say in this intro that could properly prepare you for what you’re about to witness in this trailer for Kung Fury It is a level of awesomeness that surpasses such trivial things like coherent sentences and descriptive nouns. So let me instead just give you a list of the things you can see in this movie: …
One of my biggest disappointments of 2013 was Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, not just for the fact that stars Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton seemingly went from sleepwalking through it to being embarrassed by it, but mainly because writer/director Tommy Wirkola had held such high promise. He had of course won all that street cred not on the street, but …
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! We have a bumper edition today, to make up for the last two weeks we spent making trifle pudding in a cement mixer and just pouring it down our throats. Last Updated: January 6, 2014
So much can change in twenty years. Today Natalie Portman is Luke Skywalker’s mom, Luc Besson keeps expanding Liam Neeson’s very particular set of skills, Jean Reno is Inspector Clouseau’s sidekick and Gary Oldman keeps the face of Gotham PD honest. But turn back the clock and they came together for arguably the best assassin-genre movie ever… Last Updated: January …
2013 has come and gone, leaving behind many an empty wallet and that strange feeling you get in your guts when you’ve been served stale popcorn by a cinema staff member who should be wearing a safety helmet indoors. There were winners, there were losers and plenty of cash was spent. Here’s how 2013 made the giants of the entertainment …
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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