Believe it or not, but PE finally has an IMAX cinema. A proper, honest-to-your-deity venue for massive movies. And that’s something that I’m interested in, because I’ve never watched an IMAX movie. And dammit, I want the IMAX experience. I want a screen so big that it looks like it belongs to a section of the Great Wall of China. …
Undoubtedly one of my biggest highlights of this year’s Disney Showcase was getting a glimpse at the House of Mouse’s upcoming live-action adaptation of their animated classic The Jungle Book. The Jon “Iron Man” Favreau directed feature film sees the Rudyard Kipling’s much beloved story brought to life through an incredible mix of live-action footage (well, only for the single human …
What would you get if you were to put Ghandi’s mind in Green Lantern’s body? Well, we’re about to find out in Self/Less, a new sci-fi thriller that sees Ben Kingsley as a dying rich guy who has his consciousness transferred into the vegetative body of a young Ryan Reynolds. Sounds like a sweet deal, until some shady goings-on rear …
If you watched Darren Aronofsky’s bombastic and fantastical Noah last year and found yourself frequently exclaiming in frustration that “this wasn’t what I learned in Sunday School”, then you may find Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings more palatable. But this Biblical tale is both “down the valley” and “up the mountain,” as unimaginative storytelling often mute its epic aspirations. Exodus may be technically flawless but it is almost completely …
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: September 1, 2014
Now here’s a film which has flown in under the radar. Despite the fact that it boasts a cast that features actors such as Kate Beckinsale, Ben Kingsley and Michael Caine, Stonehearst Asylum has only just now managed to grab my attention. It looks like a properly creepy film, and with a nice angle to boot. England, 1899. When young …
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: June 26, 2014
Laika may not be a name as well known as Pixar/Disney or Dreamworks, but over the last couple years, they produced Coraline and Paranorman, two of my favourite animated movies. And by animated, I mean by by hand, as they prefer to use stop-motion instead of CGI because that’s just how they roll. Their latest effort, The Boxtrolls, seems to be following their previous trend …
Cash once ruled Colorado commerce. From Denver’s neighborhood diners to mountain-town gift shops, physical …
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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