I’ve been a netizen for a long time now. I’ve seen some stuff, man. So when Apple first unveiled Siri, I thought it was only a matter of time before I read a headline about somebody (probably a lonely Japanese man) falling in love with their phone. Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich, Where the Wild Things Are) must have had a …

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: August 8, 2013

By now you have all seen the latest trailer for Thor: The Dark World and your excitement for it most likely heavily depends on how on-board you are with the Marvel cinematic universe. Well, for those of you like me who love the Marvel movement, I am happy to announce that Kevin Feige has stated that they have films planned …

There’s something fantastic about being in on a joke. Something that just feels fantastic, when you and a few other folks crack a chuckle, while other folks around you ask what’s so damn funny. Movies have been doing this for decades now. Here’s ten rather memorable in-jokes. Last Updated: August 8, 2013

There are teaser trailers that are actually just trailers for the real trailer, and there are teaser trailers that contain nothing but overly dramatic music, a few printed choice quotes and not a single frame or peep of footage of the film its advertising. Then there are teasers like this one for Kill Your Darlings, the true story of how the murder …

There’s probably a thousand clubs and bars out there, where up and coming singers and bands got their big break. And they’re probably all cleaner than the CBGB club as well. Still, that little slice of rock ‘n roll history is regarded as an icon today, much like the Cavern Club was to the Beatles and Whiskey A Go Go …

Man, Nelson Mandela may be an icon in this country, but his fighting legacy is something that has surely infected the rest of the world. We’ve already got several of his family members squabbling in order to make a quick buck off of the former president, but the less said about those wastes of human life and organs, the better. …

It’s a long weekend in South Africa, with the National Women’s Day public holiday tomorrow. As a result, the week’s new movies are all releasing today, Thursday. Here’s what you catch in local cinemas now. Last Updated: August 8, 2013