Is there any end to the amount of Dracula films currently in production? Not when there is money to be made! There’s already a few origin and reimaginings in the pipeline, so it may seem that the Vlad-mine has been thoroughly tapped. Oh wait, there’s still a vein of family-friendly CGI over there! Get your pickaxes ready, for the Adam …

2012 is shaping up as a great year for lovers of stop-motion animation. Last week we looked at the trailers for The Pirates! Band of Misfits and Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie, and Friday saw the debut of the first theatrical trailer for ParaNorman (3D). All 3 movies are out this year. ParaNorman is an original story from Laika, the same animation …

Tim Burton is going maximum,er, Burtonesque, for his next film, a remake of his cult classic, Frankenweenie. Switching from live-action to stop motion animation once again, the grayed out tale spins a yarn about a talented young boy named Victor who brings his dead dog back to life, in a manner that pays homage to the classic Frankenstein films. Of …

These days, CGI-animated films are a dime a dozen. Pretty much every major studio has their own animation division or production/distribution agreement with animation companies scattered around the globe. Stop-motion animation, however, remains the territory of a select few, with the last notable movies released in this style being 2009’s Coraline and Fantastic Mr Fox. There’s something special about stop-motion …

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 …

The argument can be made (and I’ll most probably be the one doing the arguing) that Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark is about as perfect a movie as Hollywood has ever produced. The massive framed poster adorning the wall behind me right now, gives testament to my endurinng love of the film. So when something this …

Right, we’re a week into 2012 and it’s time to look ahead at the notable new releases of the next 6 months. Please bear in mind that release dates are subject to change, and the list includes a handful of flicks that have already opened overseas but have yet to reach South Africa. And yes, upfront I’ll admit that a …

Perhaps it was foolish not to instantly realise that director Steven Spielberg and Hergé’s much beloved comic book Tintin would be a natural fit for one another. The similarities between Spielberg’s world-weary archaeologist Indiana Jones and Herge’s intrepid young reporter are obvious – both men travel the pre-1950s globe on the hunt for mystery-shrouded historical treasures. Both characters are also …