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: April 4, 2013
Why is that whenever Darryn leaves, it’s always on a Thursday, thus leaving me with the job of posting about the week’s Homegrown Hottie? Today’s one, courtesy of LWmag is little recycled. I’m not saying she’s made of old plastic and cardboard milk cartons – just that she’s appeared on these pages before. She’s a JHB lass with the same …
[UPDATE: Since posting this story, details have come to light that sheds serious doubt on the credibility of this event. Read the update here] So you may have heard some rumblings on social media last week and contrary to popular belief they weren’t just the result of Darryn’s new “all beans, all day” diet. It seems that our sunny little …
It seems like Star Trek and Avatar star Zoe Saldana has a thing for body paint and medieval weaponry, as she’ll be trading the blue skin and bow and arrows for some jade complexion and a really big sword as one of the titular Guardians of the Galaxy in director James Gunn’s upcoming cosmic superhero epic. Last Updated: April 4, 2013
No, that’s not some silly headline gaffe, we are once again in the ludicrous realm of teaser trailers for trailers, because that’s apparently just how the world works now. This time around, thanks to MTV, it’s the turn of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, director Francis Lawrence’s highly anticipated sequel to the box office destroying 2012 hit that turned star Jennifer Lawrence …
What if for one night, you could do anything you wanted – any criminal activity, even murder – and no police or any authorities of any kind would stop you? No, this is not a documentary about Friday night on the Cape Flats. This is the rather intriguing premise for speculative thriller The Purge, which sees Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey trying …
Director Nicolas Winding Refn and star Ryan Gosling’s Drive was easily one of the best films of 2012. A soft talking, violently exploding film about a cool anti-hero and his even cooler jacket, and all the people who get headstomped when they stand in the way of his and kinda-sorta girlfriend’s happiness. It’s a film that hit you with the force …
Despite enjoying quite a bit of Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, there were a couple of scripting brainfarts that really marred what could have been a great movie for me. Noelle though, was of the opinion that the entire movie was a gigantic cloud of celluloid flatulence, and for that, and people who shared her opinions, the internet was damn near broken …
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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