Can it be? A Tim Burton film with frequent collaborators Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter that actually looks interesting? Yes it most certainly is, as the latest trailer for the Tim Burton directed vampire film looks very promising indeed. Depp plays the role of Barnabus Collins, a rich playboy cursed by a jealous witch by the name of Angelique, transforming him …

OK go ahead, waggle your fingers in my direction, make disapproving “tut tut” noises and call me a giant hypocrite. It’s OK, not only do I deserve it, but I can take it. Because as much as I raged on George Lucas and his even further milking of the Star Wars franchise by re-releasing Episode 1 in 3D earlier this …

Six new movies open in South Africa today. Whether you’re in the mood for Oscar-winning Art House fare, big budget special effects extravaganzas or just some mindless, undemanding genre fare, you’ll find it in cinemas as of right now. The Artist: Definitely my pick of the week is The Artist, which won 5 Oscars at this year’s Academy Awards… including …

Fresh off the surprisingly well received Real Steel, and with work lined up for a new Wolverine film as well as a role in Les Miserables, you’d expect aussie actor Hugh Jackman to be taking a vacation by now. Except it seems that he’s going to be flexing his crazy-vigilante muscles instead, as the actor is a lock for the …

I like Gary Ross. He is the guy that introduced the world to a child-like Tom Hanks in Big, and for that single accomplishment he’s earned himself a lifetime’s worth of free drinks at my (non-existent) bar. Now he’s been put in charge of The Hunger Games, a franchise which has tons of potential, and it appears he’s doing a …

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Almost a decade ago, Robert Rodriguez crafted a comic book movie that set a new benchmark in terms of visual story-telling, as he expertly adapted the popular Frank Miller tales into the realm of moving pictures, expertly transitioning the iconic and stark art style onto the big screen. He’s been promising us a sequel for years now, and was supposedly …

Ever wondered what it would be like to be the last man on earth? It’s a question that numerous films and television shows have pondered, and while most men would think of the scenario as heaven, most of them would not consider how radical such a societal shift would be. Brian Vaughn wrote a long-running comic, which was drawn by …