Taken was easily the biggest and most pleasantly badass surprise of 2008. With zero hype leading up to it, and a leading man that was just getting ready to settle down to a life of prune juice and orthopedic slippers, it came out of nowhere to completely shoot the kneecaps off anybody that saw it. And yet, I’ll be honest, …
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: June 21, 2012
Fresh from his modern-day fairy-tale on crack, Hanna, director Joe Wright is now returning to the posh period pieces that made him famous (and earned him those Oscar noms), and he’s bringing along an old friend in the pouty-faced form of actress Keira Knightley. There’s no denying that the duo have made some beautiful looking films together though. Both Atonement and Pride …
We chat with one of the country's top Magic players - the first local player to crack the top 8 in an international Grand Prix
There’s something magical about a movie cameo. Whether it’s for a few seconds or a few minutes, seeing a big name Hollywood actor/actress do something that is totally out of their typecast character personality, is an experience that hits us square in the cortex. Here’s a look at 18 such surprise appearances. Last Updated: June 21, 2012
Earlier today, we got to see ten seconds of the upcoming Dredd film. And dammit people, that’s just not enough! The lawman of the future is coming, and considering how the film was shot on location in Cape Town (The perfect Mega City One hellhole!), we’re pretty damn excited so far for it. So here’s more than ten seconds of …
Are we ever going to see a fourth outing to the Isla Sorna/Nubla parks? The idea of a fourth Jurassic Park has been floating around for years now, although lately, Steven Spielberg and Universal Studios have been getting a touch more serious with the dino-property. They’ve tapped some new writers to get the project out of the extinction level event …
The National Film Capital, a Chinese film fund that looks to help bridge the gap between Eastern and Western cinema, has revealed at the Shanghai International Film Festival that they will be pumping approximately $230 million into a project to help increase the number of local movie theatres, but more importantly to also finance 10 multinational film productions. The 10 …
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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