Four movies hit South African cinemas today, and the entertainment offer is all about escapism in its many genre forms. Pompeii: Slathering on the CGI-visuals is this shot-for-3D action-adventure from director Paul WS Anderson (he of Resident Evil and other video game adaptation fame). Set in Pompeii on the brink of Mount Vesuvius’s surprise eruption in 79CE, this disaster romance centres on …
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 6, 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: February 5, 2014
I’m not expecting Need for Speed to have an Oscar-worthy script or acting that will move me to manly tears. Quite simply, I’m looking for car porn and lots of it. Sexy exhaust pipes, slick paint jobs and engines making vroom vroom sounds that’ll make my knees quiver. I’m more than happy to pay for a movie ticket to go …
Only three new movies hit cinema today, although to cash in on their Oscar buzz, both Gravity (our review) and Captain Phillips (our review) are returning to the big screen at select Ster Kinekor cinemas. You can catch the former in 3D and, in a coup of Durban moviegoers, 3D IMAX. Last Updated: January 31, 2014
First things first: if you’re expecting a faithful animated telling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen, you are likely to be disappointed. Frozen is an even greater departure from its source material than Tangled (Walt Disney’s last CGI-fairy tale) was from Rapunzel. This said, despite its deviation from a rich original story – and despite not actually being as …
The Movies is going on seasonal shutdown between Christmas and the first week of January. These however are the movies hitting South African cinemas over the next three Fridays. Whatever you’re in the mood for, you got it! Last Updated: December 20, 2013
Five new films open in South Africa today, although it’s obvious who the box office champion of the new releases is going to be. Last Updated: December 13, 2013
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
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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