Extras! 08 July 2014
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: July 8, 2014
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: July 8, 2014
It is not often that movie critics leave a cinema so excited about a movie they have just that seen they sound like the majority of the cast. In this case, we were ape sh*t crazy about what we had just experienced. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is one of two movies I have been looking forward to …
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: July 4, 2014
So last night Nick and I watched Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. You can expect his full review on Monday, but I can’t wait, I just have to tell you guys about [———–REDACTED———–]. I know that fans of the surprisingly good first will also want to know that [———–REDACTED———–] and especially when [———–REDACTED———–]. The moment that I cannot get out of my head though …
Special effects teams are the unsung heroes of big budget movies these days. These are the guys who have to spend a ridiculous amount of hours every day working on normal thumbs for Megan Fox or vast technicolour explosions for summer blockbusters. Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes is no exception, with the special effects work having undergone a …
There is a scene in this new, final trailer for next month’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes where we see an angry, genetically modified ape storm a militia emplacement by dual-wielding assault rifles while riding a horse. That image alone would have sold me on this movie, but like the world’s most post-apocalyptic infomercial, WAIT! THERE’S MORE! We get a …
After the massive surprise success (both commercially and critically) of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, nobody is going to want to take their hands off these damn dirty apes. One of the reasons what that film’s quality caught so many unawares was due to the trailers for the film making it look like flung celluloid monkey poo. Universal are …
Blockbuster season is almost upon us! That time of the year where US movie studios pull out all the stops on explosions, CGI effects and tentpole franchises in order to make potential hundreds of millions of dollars. Not every film can be a winner though, with numerous such films pounding their hands into the sand and screaming about how certain …
In the digital age where online shopping prevails, eCommerce security has become paramount for …
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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