Extras! 22 May 2015
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: May 22, 2015
Cuba Gooding Jr. is O.J. Simpson in AMERICAN CRIME STORY Season One
Ryan Murphy’s anthology horror series American Horror Story, currently airing its fourth season subtitled Freak Show, is one of those shows you should be watching. However Murphy has another anthology series in the works – American Crime Story – which will be about crime. American ones. It’s really all right there in the title. Season one is going to deal with …
Movies out today: demons, drama and dodgy neighbours
If you’re on the East Coast for the next 9 days you have dozens of movies to choose from as part of the Durban International Film Festival, South Africa’s biggest film fest. For everyone else around the country, there are four new releases from which to take your pick. Deliver Us from Evil: Crime and horror collide in this supposed …
Movies out today: It's Thorsday Friday
Only three new movies hit South African cinemas today, clearly giving the following pick of the week space to flex its box office muscles. Last Updated: November 8, 2013
Movies out today: A week for music
It’s a big week for musical entertainers at the movies, with three new films opening in South Africa that fit this theme. Actually, it’s a big week for new movies in general, with seven flicks debuting locally today. Last Updated: September 27, 2013
The enemy may have a missile but we have a new trailer for MACHETE KILLS!
As we all know, Machete don’t text. But Danny Trejo’s crater-faced, mustachioed federale is a man of the times, and so he now uses his phone for much more modern applications. Like stabbing people. He’s going to have to upgrade if he means to take on a scenery chewing Mel Gibson (he has a missile pointed at Washington – how’s …
Midweek Mouth-off: Good actor, bad film
There are some good to great actors who consistently pop up in mediocre movies. In other words, they’re way better than the film they appear in. Recent case in point: The Host’s Saoirse Ronan. Today we want to hear about those unfortunate stars who you think have a tendency to sign up for cinematic disappointments… or completely fall off the …
Movies out today & Friday: Giants, Thieves and Chimps
With the public holiday tomorrow, most of this week’s new movies are actually releasing today. Check out the following in local cinemas from today and/or Friday. Last Updated: March 20, 2013
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