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 11, 2012
What happens when you combine alcohol bootlegging, high speed pursuits, innuendo, bar brawls, a basset hound and one flustered small town sheriff? You get a slice of retro goodness, all wrapped in one slick package of well timed comedy and enough one-liners to start a meme-farm. Last Updated: July 11, 2012
Nikola Tesla is one of history’s greatest scientific minds, and probably the closest we’ve ever come to a real life Tony Stark. His inventions and research, some of which bordered on science-fiction (Death rays!) and which we’re still struggling to duplicate today (wireless electricity!), changed the world. His “War of Currents” with rival inventor Thomas Edison, turned the two men into …
Eel Knievel may be one of the greatest stuntmen in history, but it’s not due to the way he broke bones and cleared jumps, but more to his savvy marketing ability. Sadly, the legendary rider passed away back in 2007, having lived a life that was made for a big screen adaptation. And lo and behold, former stripper, movie soldier …
I have a secret to tell. There is a part of me, a tiny infinitesimal part, that is actually looking forward to Michael Bay’s planned reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Yes, I know the whole “alien” fiasco was a bit weird and the fact that the film has been sent back to the drawing board once already doesn’t bode well, but …
If there’s one thing missing from the movie industry these days, it’s posters that capture the imagination. Gone are the days of hand-painted and air-brushed posters, images that sledge-hammered the excitement for an upcoming feature into our fanboy brains. And some of the best posters ever came from Drew Struzan, the man behind such cinematic works of art such as …
Whoa, easy there Michael Fassbender, put the hidden blade away! You see, it’s not just Assassin’s Creed which will be tearing up the silver screen soon, as it looks like cult favourite game Deus Ex will be heralding in a Human Revolution soon as well. Last Updated: July 11, 2012
First it was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, then The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn and now it’s the turn of Mockingjay, the final installment in the Hunger Games series, to also get the double feature film treatment. That’s right, it’s going to be double the hunger and double the child-killing for our heroine Katniss Everdeen. More importantly though, double the …
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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