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: November 27, 2013
There’s something about superhero movies, that really attracts top notch talent. Kevin Spacey, Sally Fields, Kevin Costner and Jack Nicholson are just some of the actors who have had a turn either wearing or battling a cape. One Hollywood heavyweight who hasn’t appeared in such a film though? Tom Hanks. And he’s kinda sad about that. Last Updated: October 17, …
Kim Jee-Woon led the vanguard of the South Korean invasion of Hollywood (Park Chan Wook’s Stoker and Bong Joon-Ho’s Snowpiercer bringing up the rear) with his English language debut, old school Arnie actioner Last Stand, a film that unfortunately didn’t have that many fans doing the last stand in queues to see it despite being kind of fun. But Jee-Woon has not been deterred as …
I’m not entirely sure how many of you are around this Workers’ Day public holiday, but for those of you browsing the site right now, it’s a simple question for today: When are you going to watch Iron Man 3? Will you viewing it in 3D or 2D? Alternatively, are you willing to run from the torches and pitchforks of …
Six new movies open in South Africa today… although I’m sure the geek and comic-loving crowd have eyes for one film only. Last Updated: September 28, 2012
Bad guys have all the fun, and at top of that carnival of carnage list, you’ll find superhero movie villains enjoying some nemesis cotton candy. We’re pitting two such baddies against one another today, to see who will come out on top, as we go helmeted head to metal head in Friday Fight Club! Last Updated: September 7, 2012
If you’re in Durban, you still have 3 more days of movies to catch at the Durban International Film Festival. For the rest of South Africa there are 3 biggies to check out at local cinemas from today, as well as the Nigerian historical musical Inale, screening in limited release. Still it’s obvious what most people will be watching this weekend. …
Upfront, let’s get a few important questions out the way about The Dark Knight Rises, the final film in director Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. 1) Will I be able to understand masked villain Bane? Yes, most of the time. With concentration. 2) Is Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman bland? In combat yes. As a character, definitely not. 3) Is there an after-credits …
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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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