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
Take an animated look at the history of nintendo consoles - only without the mess that was the Virtual Boy.
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I’m not exactly a big fan of films done by J.J ABrams. Usually, they’re of the variety that will blind your retinas with an excessive use of solar flares, or they’ll be obtuse epics that leaves Abrams sniggering in a corner as people try to make sense of them. And for his next flick, instead of blinding audiences or providing …
…Prequel. Ha! Got’cha! Cheap tricks aside, there’s been plenty of promotional footage for the upcoming Kung Fu love letter from director Rza. The characters have all been detailed, kickass posters have been served and even more gluteus maximuses have been served a healthy dose of foot to rump style attacks. Time to get the ball rolling, with one stylish, short …
I’ve got a deep love for films produced by Aardman animation. They’re charming, quirky and a classic throwback to the techniques of yesteryear, when animation was done by hand and not keyboard. That’s not to say that such modern ideas aren’t attempted at Aardman. It can be hit or miss sometimes though, and with Flushed Away, it was practically criminally …
OK, calm down before you start spewing your coffee all over your keyboard. No, this is not a new Chris Nolan Batman movie. What it is, is the animated adaptation of one of the greatest, if not the greatest, Batman stories of all time: Frank Miller’s Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. It’s a gritty and dark tale that in 1986 reinvented the …
It seems like children’s book author William Joyce is the new go-to guy for a fresh take on animated stories. We’ve already seen the trailers for The Guardians or as we like to call them, “The Fairy-Tale Avengers” and now here’s a first look at the next animated adaptation of one of his books, Epic. It’s filled with pint-sized warriors, lush forest …
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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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