Is it just me or are horror movies making a major comeback at the moment? I don’t remember seeing any advertised for quite some time but this year every second movie seems to be a horror. Or maybe this is just not a good year for me and my body want’s to terrify me on a daily basis. Either way …
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: May 30, 2012
If you aren’t familiar with the How it should have ended series of web videos, then you’ve missed out on something fantastic. The series regularly skewers big budget Hollywood films, especially the ones that feature men in tights. Which is just what’s it’s done with the billion dollar success that is The Avengers. Last Updated: May 30, 2012
Before director Kevin Smith became an insufferable burden to film critics, by throwing his toys out of the cot every time someone gave him a scathing review, he was a hero to nerdier side of film-making. Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy and Dogma were all cult favourites of his, resulting in a film starring his Silent Bob alter-ego and foul-mouthed partner …
I’m not happy that GI Joe Retaliation has been pushed back by a massive nine months. Paramount, the parent company behind the sequel, has all kinds of excuses for doing so, with “LETZ ADD DA FREE DEES HURP DE DURP” being the primary reason. But nine months to add in some post conversion? It’s as if they’ve using interns to …
A few days ago a story started doing the rounds that Robert Pattinson would be joining Francis “I Am Legend” Lawrence’s sequel to Gary Ross’ Hunger Games, Catching Fire. All of which came as a very big shock to Pattinson himself, when he first read about it online. So now that it’s been confirmed that the Twilight alum is in fact …
Tom Cruise is certainly a busy actor as of late. He’s got numerous gigs lined up for several years now, finally breaking that record “one movie a year” that he’s held for a few decades now. One of the many films that he has tucked underneath his belt right now, is One Shot. Only it’s not called that anymore. It’s …
Paul Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers is a personal favourite of mine, combining a satirical and sometimes scathing look on society with gung-ho violence and camaraderie. Also, there’s like, lots of boobies. And while all the sequels that followed definitely paid attention to that list bit, they also sucked. Now the franchise is being resurrected in animated form with Starship Troppers: Invasion, which sees all …
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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