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Monday Box Office Report – The best man's thunder god

By Darryn Bonthuys
November 18, 2013
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  Perhaps sensing that the Playstation 4 launch would steal many a customer away from cinema seats, the North American box office only saw one new notable release. A sequel to an older film, decked in holiday cheer would go head to head with the son of Odin. And it almost toppled the thunder god from his number one position. …

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Movies Out Today: Surviving Somali pirates, ghosts and sticky-fingered teens

By Noelle Adams
November 15, 2013
in :  Entertainment
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Four new films hit South African cinemas today and it’s a fairly appealing lot all around. Let’s kick off with the Pick of the Week, shall we? Last Updated: November 15, 2013

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We review Captain Phillips – Tensely crafted, stupendously acted true-story thriller

By Kervyn Cloete
November 13, 2013
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Even with all the techno-wizardry of Gravity, the blood drenched coolness of Django Unchained, the fist-bumping revelry of Pacific Rim or the epic fanboyism of Man of Steel, even with all of that in mind, there is a scene in Captain Phillips that is unequivocally the very best 10 minutes of filmmaking that I’ve seen in 2013. And the only …

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Monday Box Office Report – Thor hammers the box office into submission

By Kervyn Cloete
November 11, 2013
in :  Entertainment
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While Ender was able to play his Game without too much competition last week, this weekend past saw Thor: The Dark World finally thundering into US cinemas after it had already done some godly business abroad. But did Thor experience a… Loki… (get it? Low key, Loki?) weekend at home allowing Ender’s Game to play out some more? Last Updated: November …

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Monday Box Office Report – Ender's game over for everyone else

By Darryn Bonthuys
November 4, 2013
in :  Entertainment
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  Big sci-fi, turkeys running amok and old coots getting hedonistic were the newest films to hit the North American box office over the weekend while a certain son of Odin did some hammer time on the international scene. Ender’s Game was triumphant in the end though, formulating a strategy that kept it in first place. But for how long? …

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Monday Box Office Report – Carrie on then

By Darryn Bonthuys
October 21, 2013
in :  Entertainment
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  Even the best of films dip after a couple of weeks at the box office. Only so many people can see a movie for the first time, and something newer and shinier comes along after that debut. Gravity was faced with three such newcomers this past weekend at the North American box office, with Carrie, Escape Plan and the …

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Monday Box Office Report – Machete can't kill Gravity

By Darryn Bonthuys
October 14, 2013
in :  Entertainment
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  Machete don’t tweet. Machete don’t cuddle. Machete don’t eat healthy alternative food. And Machete most certainly don’t come out on top when trying to upstage Gravity on the top ten box office list. Last Updated: October 14, 2013

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Extras! George Lucas working on Ep VII (kinda), Hmmmm bacon, Masters of the Universe gets new masters, Marvel punishes the Punisher, Some Americans get hustled into bad hairstyles and Nicolas Cage is the greatest actor in the world?! Plus much more!

By Kervyn Cloete
October 9, 2013
in :  Entertainment
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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 9, 2013

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