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: September 16, 2013
Instead of using lame educational sketches and buoyant students who scream “Get high on life!” to bored school hall assemblies, drug educators should look at movies to do the heavy lifting. And while they are at it, they might as well give a broad representation of the whole culture. This can be accomplished in three steps: the good, bad and …
It’s a good time to be a fan of anything right now. Chief of which, is quality animated TV series. The Legend of Korra returned over the weekend with a double bill of episodes. Let’s examine them. Last Updated: September 16, 2013
Must cast faster! With Green Arrow proving to be a hit on TV, the next step is to start dressing up more actors in tights. And avoid the Smallville effect hopefully. Arrow will take that first step in its second season when it reintroduces the Flash to TV. So who’s going to be suiting up as the Scarlet Speedster? Why …
Horror movies rarely get a date beyond Halloween that is perfect for a fresh opening. But on Friday the 13th, Insidious Chapter 2 took a machete and slaughtered the North American box office. Here’s a look at how that film scared up audiences. Added bonus: Local figures! Last Updated: September 16, 2013
Like dude, there’re these most excellent films out today, but like, none of them have that level of bodacity, know what I mean? It’s like, shyeah, why isn’t there a third Bill and Ted movie man? I’m gonna like, buzz Keanu Reeves for some answers yo. Last Updated: September 16, 2013
Since destroying his and Samwise Gamgee’s promise ring in the fires of Mount Doom, Elijah Wood has gone on to make some pretty interesting movie choices. He most recently sported a creepy moustache and giant knife in the disturbing slasher flick, Maniac – a film with the unique visual hook of being shot completely from the killer’s point of view. And …
When it was announced that Ben Affleck would be playing Batman in Zack Snyder’s still untitled Batman vs Superman sequel to Man of Steel, some fans were – I believe this is the technical term – die moer in. If that announcement nearly broke the internet in half, then for this next story, if it turns out to be true, I’m expecting …
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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