Extras! 11 April 2014
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: April 11, 2014
Movies out today: Airplane action, Amazon adventures and All is Lost
This weekend South Africans can catch a free TCM screening of Do the Right Thing as well as a decidedly old all-star concert flick 12.12.12., in addition to five other flicks that cover a wide spectrum of genres. Non-Stop: Your 2014 release in the unofficial “Liam Neeson as an unwilling but badass action hero” series is this thriller about an …
New movies out today: Six different survival and sci-fi thrillers
It’s a pretty emotionally dour week at the movies. There are no cutesy kiddie films or comedies in sight; just drama, desperation to escape and heroes questioning the rightness of the status quo. Noah: The most high profile of this week’s releases is this “inspired by” take on the famous Old Testament Bible story. A man (Russell Crowe) receives visions …
Movies out today: Cap, Kermit and Corners
Five new movies open in South Africa today, with the emphasis for the most part being on secret identities, crime and action. Captain America: The Winter Soldier: Screening 2D, 3D and 3D IMAX is the latest Marvel Comics movie and the second solo Captain America flick. With its predecessor chiefly set during World War II, The Winter Soldier explores how …
Movies out today: Fast cars, time travel and Wes Anderson quirkiness
Thanks to Human Rights Day falling on a Friday this year, it’s a 3-day weekend in South Africa. This means all the new cinema releases are out from today, not tomorrow. And this week you have a choice of 6 new movies. Need for Speed: Screening in 2D, 3D and 3D IMAX is this action film based on the Need …
Movies out today: Family drama, Frankenstein and plastic men
Five new films hit South African cinemas today, and they seem to be split between silly action-packed escapism and more astute examinations of dysfunctional human relationships. The LEGO Movie: The biggie release of the weekend is this animated action comedy for the whole family. Screening in 2D and 3D, the film uses a CGI-replication of stop-motion to convey the real-world …
Movies out today: Time to get your historical hand-to-hand combat on
Five new films open in South Africa today, and apart from a touch of romantic comedy fluff, this week’s new releases seem to place the emphasis slap-bang on violent defiance of injustice. Last Updated: March 7, 2014
We review Pompeii – A mindless missed opportunity, as expected
You know what actually gave Titanic its emotional heft? It wasn’t the star-crossed romance between pretty young lovers. It was the band playing on. It was the elderly couple spooning on the bed as their cabin filled with water. It was the mother telling bedtime stories to her children to keep them calm despite the hopelessness of their situation. Sadly, …
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