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 22, 2013
OK, boys and girls, you know the drill. See that “Rumour” tag up there? Well that means that this here story is not substantiated, so no need to lose your heads just yet. Now while casting for the lead role of Peter Quill in Guardians of the Galaxy has been pretty uneventful, in that all the choices thus far made perfect …
I love bad movies. Not watching bad movies, mind you. No, I often feel like taking to my eyeballs with a spoon-shiv while doing that. I mean that as somebody who writes about movies, there are very few muses as efficient as an absolutely terrible film. And with all these awards being handed out for the truly great films, it’s …
Today begins the Christmas holidays for many South Africans, and considering the number of people on a festive break from today, here are all the new releases hitting local cinemas before the end of 2012. See you in the New Year. Last Updated: December 21, 2012
Hotel Transylvania seems to be one of the toon film highlights of the year so far. Despite having a stock-standard “everyone learns something and becomes better”, the film was still crawling with other story nods and winks, that helped it grab a cool slice of box office revenue to the tune of $270.4 million so far. And Sony wants to …
With Jack and Jill and That’s My Boy both releasing in South Africa this year, Hotel Transylvania could have completed the Adam Sandler trifecta of awfulness. After all the funnyman does more than lend his voice to this animated comedy – he’s executive produced it as well, with his wife and daughter providing dialogue for a few minor characters. Hotel …
Oh Adam Sandler, what I wouldn’t give for you to be funny and relevant once more. Over the last couple of years, your films have steadily declind, and the last time that I genuinely laughed, was in Don’t Mess with the Zohan. But that was at Benecio Del Toro, not you. And for your next project, my enthusiasm wanes even …
Six new movies open in South Africa today… although I’m sure the geek and comic-loving crowd have eyes for one film only. Last Updated: September 28, 2012
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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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