When it was announced that Coogan’s Trade, director Andrew Dominik’s mob-thriller follow-up to The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (*breathe*), was being renamed to Killing Them Softly, I was a tad bit disappointed. It was a very generic sounding new title that downplayed Brad Pitt’s mob-enforcer character, Coogan, in favour of a not-so-clever pun on a Roberta Flack song. …
I often include a short film in my daily Extras posts, but this one is so good that it deserves its own article. Boasting production values that would put most of the movies on the SyFy channel to shame, Vessel is a remarkable feat by aspiring filmmaker Clark Baker. With a combination of old-school practical effects, slick CGI and great …
The Twilight Saga is rapidly nearing its completion. While non-fans such as myself may not exactly be counting down the days on our calendars until release date, there’s an army of Twihards (and – something I could never wrap my head around – borderline sexually deviant Twilight moms) out there who are waiting with bated breath to see the final …
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Bradley Cooper is turning into a very busy man lately. He’s just gotten all plagiaristic in The Words, is currently busy plotting murder with Jennifer Lawrence in Serena, is flirting with joining Woody Allen’s next film and is also looking to get all drunk and amnesiac again for The Hangover 3 later in the year. And now he’s also looking to produce …
Like many of you, I too was doing my best Darth Vader NNNNNNNOOOOOOO! impersonation after hearing that GI Joe Retaliation had been pushed back a whopping nine months, in order for Paramount to maximize their profits. They’re adding a 3D layer to the surface of the film as well, in order to attract that section of the market, much to …
The mighty Thor isn’t the only Marvel film that is gettin some casting attention today. Straight off of news that Thor 2 thound found it’s villain, comes verification that Ashley “Sunset Beach soapie” Hamilton will also be in Iron Man 3, filling in the sequel need for a rival technologically advanced armoured suit-wielder. Last Updated: May 25, 2012
We have a new weekly feature, just for you, our loyal and fantastic readers. Every Friday, we’re going to pit two fictional characters against one another, in a fight to the death. Think Deadliest Warrior, but with far fewer historical accuracies, and a truth to the hyperbole that we spin here. So who’s up first, in our debut Kumite? Why …
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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