It’s not easy filming a comic book movie. You’ve got high expectations, rabid fans and decades of history to live up to, and of course, trying to find a way to make those spandex outfits look believable on the big screen. Here’s ten films that managed to make men in tights look manly. Last Updated: November 15, 2012
With Ubisoft getting a tad too hopeful as it aims to push Assassin’s Creed into theatres sometime next year, the game developer and publisher is already looking to get a second project off the ground, based on a popular Tom Clancy creation. They’re looking to bring the shadowy world of espionage and conspiracies to light, in the form of the long-running Splinter …
The late 80’s and early 90’s were magical times for cinema. It was a time for fresh ideas and quirky comedies that most of us slightly aged folk remember quite fondly … a time where Arnold Schwarzenegger, unlike Vin Diesel, proved he had the chops for comedy as well as major ass-kicking. Well, it could have been that he wasn’t …
Damn, marketing people over at Disney. You really are making sure that we don’t forget about Oz the Great and Powerful. This week has already seen the release of several images, three posters (which came together like some kind of artsy Voltron) and now we’re getting a second trailer to director Sam Raimi’s Wizard of Oz prequel, which fills in plenty of …
With a Robocop reboot on the way, the suits they are a’changin’. As iconic as the original titanium armour is, that Peter Weller almost died in, a new film means new ideas. And they haven’t exactly been well received so far. While most people hate the Iron Man and Batman mash-up of the current suit, it looks like what we’ve …
Even if you’re a complete anime luddite, chances are you’ve at least heard of Ghost in the Shell. Director Mamuro Oshii’s 1995 adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s cyberpunk manga is considered one of the greatest anime films ever made, and for many was their first taste of proper mature Japanese animation (that didn’t involve tentacles). Oshii has quite the highly regarded filmography, but …
…and a partridge in a pear tree! (And by “partridge” I mean resistance sniper in a gillie suit!) After sitting on the shelf for years, Dan Bradley’s Red Dawn remake is now finally entering the home straight before its release and FilmDistrict want to make sure that there’s no chance in hell that you won’t know about it. They’ve released so …
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: November 14, 2012
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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