If you have been visiting this site for anything longer than a day, you would have come to realize that I am what you might refer to colloquially as “a giant freaking comic book nerd!” Thus, I have literally been drooling at the mouth for Marvel’s Avengers. A new trailer was released during Superbowl (some sort of American religious holiday) …
Well, here’s some good news for fans of the Evil Dead series. Lily Collins may no longer be joining the cast as a female Ash to fight against the horrors of the Necronomicon, but that doesn’t mean that the film will be without a female lead. Producers have signed on Jane Levy in a new leading role, as the shapely …
Sad news from the world of Hollywood this week, as reports are in that character actor Ben Gazzara has died, at the age of 81. While having been active in Hollywood for numerous years and films, Gazzara was more well-known as a theatrical force, earning many leading man roles throughout his career. Last Updated: February 6, 2012
It’s a new week and Nu Metro has just revealed its updated release schedule for the next 3 months. Two of the flicks I’m most excited to watch, Haywire and Shame still have yet to be assigned release dates unfortunately – although Ster Kinekor says the latter is out on 2 March – but these are the others we can …
I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack executive producers firing off the shoulder of Orion Studios. I watched CGI-beams glitter in the dark near the Lions-Gate production offices. All of those movies will be lost in time… like tears in rain… time to reboot/sequelise. The cult classic sci-fi film from 1982 is back from the grave apparently, as Ridley …
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: February 3, 2012
Oh Sharon Stone, how we have missed you. You shot into our collective hearts when you made yourself more comfy while sitting on an interrogation room chair, and your resulting films have done little to diminish you, erm, acting talents. We’ve haven’t seen that much of you lately, but it refreshing to see that someone else is stalking you for …
Despite getting praised for his 2006 creature feature, The Host, Korean director Joon-Ho Bong is not exactly a household name. But that might change with his next project, Snow Piercer, especially after now adding Octavia Spencer to the cast of the indie sci-fi thriller. Ms. Spencer is currently riding a wave of attention for her Oscar nominated performance in 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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