There are so many classic examples of film and literature that involve threes:. Three stooges, three wise men, three blind mice, three breasts on that prostitute on Mars. Peter Jackson already has his own “three” with the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and clearly he has no intention of upsetting the Karma gods now. After weeks of whispers on the …
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: July 30, 2012
Rush Hour 1 and 2 were fun films. There’s just no other way to describe them. Technically, they may not have been masterpieces, but Jackie Chan’s feet and Chris Tucker’s mouth fed off each other and just created a roaring time at the cinemas. Unfortunately, Rush Hour 3 sucked more than the vacuum created when Tucker closes his mouth. Feeling …
So, apparently, there’s this big sports thing going on in England. Naturally, British icons such as Mr Bean and the Doctor were in attendance. And so was the master of the royal hand wave, the Queen. Heck, she even got James Bond himself to escort her out of a helicopter! Last Updated: July 30, 2012
The Avengers made (and is still making) ludicrous amounts of money. I didn’t know it was possible to put that many zeroes next to each other, and still have it be a real life number. And if there’s one thing that a comic book publisher like Marvel knows how to do, it’s create spinoffs from a successful title. We’ve been …
After 10 days, and almost 300 screenings, the 2012 Durban International Film Festival wrapped up with an awards ceremony on Saturday evening. The winners, selected by a panel of judges and audience vote, were as follows. A special mention goes to South African CGI-animated film Adventures in Zambezia – which was victorious in the increasingly competitive Best South African Film category. …
Another weekend finished, and more cash in the pocket for Hollywood, or at least those films that people wanted to go watch. Neighbourhood watch comedies and cliched dancers made for some interesting new arrivals, but could they dethrone the big bad bat? Last Updated: July 30, 2012
Movies based on video games suck. Everybody knows that, right? Well, apparently nobody told Christophe Gans and Roger Avary, as back in 2006 the director and writer produced a pretty faithful and scary adaptation of the Silent Hill video game horror series. Now, 6 years later, writer-director Michael J. Bassett is hoping to once again have us crapping our pants …
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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