It takes a brave director to step into the shoes of the great Stanley Kubrick – especially to take on an idea that was considered a passion project of his. It’s a task which not too many directors have been keen on. Steven Spielberg did it with AI, and even he had mixed results. But now another contender has entered the fray. Since …
Welcome to our Weekly Round-Up for the The Extras! A collection of the 15 most popular 25 most popular movie related clips, posters, pics and just plain cool stuff posted on our Twitter profile and Facebook page using the hashtag #TheMoviesExtras in the last week two weeks (thanks, public holidays!). Remember, these are only the contributions that received the most likes …
It was a beloved horror film of mine while I was growing up, and by beloved I mean it terrified me immensely and made me never look at clowns the same way again (in hindsight, I was way too young to be watching it.). The Stephen King novel that the mini-series was based on is even scarier and one that continues …
The first teaser trailer for Beasts of No Nation was a study in absolute nerve-shredding tension. A new trailer for Netflix’s first full-length feature film has just dropped and it is most definitely not letting up on all those emotions. Written and directed by Emmy Award winner Cary Fukunaga (True Detective, Jane Eyre), Beasts has already been drawing massive critical …
Welcome to our Weekly Round-Up for the The Extras! A collection of the 15 most popular movie related clips, posters, pics and just plain cool stuff posted on our Twitter profile and Facebook page using the hashtag #TheMoviesExtras in the last week. Remember, these are only the contributions that received the most likes and views since last Thursday, so if …
Ah studio tampering. If it weren’t for the people bankrolling the industry, movies would be non-existent. That being said, backing a film can be risky. And when you’re rolling millions of dollars into a production, you’re going to want to see where the money is going. Some studios however, want more. They want to be hands on, a decision that …
Beasts of No Nation is the upcoming child soldier drama from the critically-acclaimed True Detective season one director Cary Fukunaga, and starring Idris Elba and Abraham Attah, that was snagged by Netflix – much to the dismay of major cinema chains who did not react well to the news (again). According to Kervyn the movie looks “f@$%ing incredible!” and “is …
Despite the fact that I’m still enjoying the second season of HBO’s True Detective, there’s no denying the fact the show isn’t quite as good now as the absolutely spellbinding first season. And a huge reason for that regression is undoubtedly the loss of auteur Cary Fukunaga, who had helmed all of season one’s episodes. Fukunaga stated that he didn’t …
Traci Braxton husband was Kevin Surratt Sr., a longtime partner who stood by her …
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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