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: June 24, 2013
There are lots of things that Americans do better than the British – barbecue, monster trucks, not being burned a bright cherry red the moment a sliver of sun pokes past the soupy clouds – but making romantic comedies is not one of them. Hollywood seems to think that [INSERT ACTRESS OF CHOICE HERE] just being clumsy equals comedy gold, …
I thinks it’s safe to say that Independence Day is the movie that really cemented Will Smith as more than just another TV actor moving up through the ranks. Without him, the movie would have lacked a touch of charisma and fun, that no amount of morale-raising presidential speeches could have replaced. An Independence Day sequel is looming on the …
It is a well known fact that approximately 73.4% of the world’s crazy comes from Japan. And most of that is transported to the world via anime and game shows involving people running into stuff. One of the examples of the former was groundbreaking cult favourite 70’s anime, Gatchaman (aka G-Force aka Battle of the Planets), which is now getting a live action adaptation …
Making an autobiographical movie may not always be a surefire recipe for success, but hell, at least they’re easy to do. Throw in some rags to riches, twist the tale ever so slightly, mix in a little hard luck and let simmer over an open redemption sub-plot for 15 minutes, and you’ve got yourself a biopic. In fact, it’s so …
Up, up and away! After a solid performance last week, it looked like nothing could stop the Man of Steel from ruling the box office. Well scratch that, because the big blue boy scout didn’t just drop, but dropped two places after the weekend estimates came in from the North American box office. What force on earth could be powerful …
If you grew up in the same time period that the staff of the Movies did, then you most likely also played Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles during lunch. In fact, we still do to this day. While some things are better left unsaid, like Lourens happening to always be wearing an orange burglar mask, it’s safe to say that we all had …
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: June 21, 2013
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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