So yesterday we brought you the news that despite shepherding the 007 franchise towards making more money than a Bond villain ransom demand with Skyfall, Sam Mendes actually turned down directing the next installment due to winning a golden ticket to a Shakespeare play or something. With Skyfall reaching the critical and commercial success that it did, whoever directs the follow-up …
While my money is still on fairy tales to once again dominate the movie industry, much like what Twilight did for the supernatural romance genre, I’ve got a feeling that storming the White House is going to take a close second in this new celluloid race. The first of two new movies dealing with the Oval office under attack, Olympus …
The Hangover! Something which I have never personally experienced, due to my temperance nature. But it’s something that the rest of the world is all too familiar with, and a part of life that made the first two Hangover films so wildly successful. With a third movie just two months away, a trailer to tease the end of all things …
When faced with the daunting task of having to deliver the biggest superhero movie the world has ever seen, the culmination of nearly 5 years’ worth of blood, sweat and highly caffeinated energy drinks and the make or break moment of a movie studio’s future plans, most people would simply crawl into the fetal position and softly whimper until their …
It’s a bumper week of new cinema releases in South Africa today. Five new movies open, each offering something different for moviegoers. Last Updated: March 8, 2013
As somebody who learned most of his life lessons as a kid from classic cartoons (like the fact that you can keep walking on thin air as long as you don’t look down, much to my parents’ horror), I have a special place in this shrivelled head of cabbage that I call a heart for all things animated. And while …
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: March 7, 2013
Hey kids. Movie Marshall Bill here. I just want to let ya all know, that movies are not just 90 minute explosion festivals with a sunset ending. Say you’re walking along, ya spot a cinema, ya take a seat and sit through the flick and then WHAMMY! You find yourself staring down the barrel of a twist ending that you …
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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