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: October 24, 2012
It’s impossible to hate the new Total Recall remake. However, at the same time, sadly, you’re unlikely to feel much of anything about this “going through the motions” sci-fi adaptation – from Underworld and Die Hard 4 director Len Wiseman. Total Recall 2012 looks great and certainly isn’t insulting to its predecessor, but it comes across as completely without ambition …
Opening wide in South African cinemas from today are the following 3 movies: Total Recall: The classic Arnie and Paul Verhoeven sci-fi actioner receives the 21st Century remake treatment. This time Colin Farrell is the disgruntled blue-collar worker of the future who gets more than he bargained for when he signs up for memory implants. Suddenly our hero is revealed …
There was something “off” about the first Expendables film – something unnecessarily mean-spirited and unlikeable. Perhaps it was the racist treatment of Jet Li’s character? Maybe it was the relentless and increasingly tedious, grim-faced brutality? Or it could have been the general unsportsmanlike nature of it all – with our heroes frequently double- and triple-teaming to beat the stuffing out …
When you think of Arnold Schwarzenegger, you probably think one-liners, fist fights, big guns, car chases and explosions, right? You never think of some dramatic moment. But what if I told you that in 1970 the Governator won the Golden Globe for New Male Star of the Year for the dramatic comedy Stay Hungry? It’s true. So for his first …
Grizzly action heroes and lithe young dancers are duking it out at the South African box office from today. It’ll be interesting to see who emerges victorious (I suspect the Step Uppers), but either way it’s all about energy and adrenaline this week. Last Updated: August 17, 2012
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: August 15, 2012
The second film may not even be out yet, but since when has that ever stopped a studio before from making some bold claims about a sequel. In this case, it’s producer Avi Lerner who’s spilled the beans on which other saddlebags with eyes veteran action heroes would be tempted off their prune juice long enough to blow stuff up with …
Film classification in the UK is designed to help audiences understand what content is …
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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