It has been far too long since we’ve experienced the hilariously kooky genius of Stephen Chow. The Chinese filmmaker’s Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle both combined amazingly choreographed martial arts, memorable characters, hilarious gags, top notch CGI set pieces and downright crazy stories to make for some of the most fun you could have in a cinema without the need for baby …
So chances are that you if you found yourself on any portion of the internet last week – yes, even those sleazy corners where people dress up in full body latex horse costumes (so I hear) – then you would have seen the big news that JJ Abrams will be adding another Star franchise to his collection, as the Star …
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: January 25, 2013
When you have an evil empire to run, you’re going to want the best soldiers on your side. Men, sometimes women and soulless automatons who will carry out your orders without batting an eyelid. But here’s the thing. No matter how many soldiers you have, no matter how much they train or survive, they always find themselves to be about …
Warner Bros has a plan, and it involves an attempt to make some big bucks in the near future with some brightly clad heroes. While Justice League may be missing a few essential parts, such as a director, official go-date, actors, producers or even a proper script, at least it has a villain! Right, that’s kinda good, isn’t it? Well, now …
This UK trailer is actually the second one for Steven Soderbergh’s latest flick, Side Effects, but I’m just going to go ahead and call this “el trailer numero uno” based on the fact that the first made about as much sense as a Jean Paul Gaultier fragrance commercial. At one point, Rooney Mara and Jude Law were jousting with salamis on golden …
Well folks, it was bound to happen sometime. With Guillermo Del Toro, the busiest man in Hollywood, currently slapping the finishing touches on his sci-fi monster-punching epic Pacific Rim, other similar high-concept films were bound to get put on the fast track and the first one will be sure to leave fanboys drooling: Robotech. Last Updated: January 25, 2013
When you think of the Oscars, you usually think about movies that have dramatic performances embedded in them, movies that are less style and more substance. But in 2001, the Academy Awards actually voted for a movie that contained great acting as well as great fighting in Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. It was unheard of then for a …
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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