Writer-director Lee Daniels exploded onto the scene with his Academy Award nominated drama Precious (and I’m informed by our legal team** that I’m obligated to add “based on the novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire) which was not only a powerful piece of filmmaking but finally proved that Mariah Carey can do more than just destroy my festive cheer every Christmas. Now Daniels …
You can’t keep a good idea down! Or at least, the potential to restart a franchise. The remake engine is once again revving, and Sony is looking to drive on through for a new adaptation of Jumanji. Announced a while back, the reboot hasn’t seen much action since then, but as of now, the studio has a writer that’s going …
Hollywood is running out of supernatural creatures to take advantage of in the romance genre. Twilight cornered the vampire and werewolf market, Warm Bodies actually looks like a worthwhile film as it puts a neat twist on necrophilia with zombies and there’s a corner of the internet dedicated to Egyptian mummy love. So who is prepared to be touched by …
Three new movies hit South African cinemas today, offering something for pretty much the whole family. Last Updated: December 7, 2012
This is just starting to get ridiculous. Guillermo Del Toro is a busy man with a lot on his plate, and he just seems to never stop. Here’s an example of his current workload. Pacific Rim directing and post production work, scripting work on a sequel, viral marketing for said flick, TV series The Strain which he has a hand …
My relationship with Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight Saga is like my relationship with cats. I know there are millions of people who love them , and I’ve even been known to chuckle at funny pictures of them on the internet, but physical contact usually results in an acute allergic reaction of breaking out in a rash, and my brain trying to leak out …
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: December 6, 2012
Oh, how good it feels to be right! Well, maybe almost sort of right, but let’s not let something as insignificant as reality interfere with my gloating here. You see when the title for X-Men: Days of Future Past was first announced, I came up with a crazy theory that we’d be seeing a crossover of sorts between the original X-men …
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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