I’ve got to give it to the marketing folks for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, because unlike some of 2014’s other big blockbusters, they don’t seem to subscribe to the “SHOW DEM ALL DA SCENEZ FROM DA MOVIE” methodology (Oh, hey, Amazing Spider-Man 2! We were just talking about you). The first trailer for the anticipated sequel was all about setting …
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: March 26, 2014
To get a bit mythological for a second here, it’s time to get our Janus (I said “Janus”) on today. Last week we looked back at the best of 2013, but now it’s time to look ahead as well to see what 2014 has in store for us. Yes, it may not be the geekgasmic convergence of awesomeness that is …
Rise of the Planet of the Apes sneaked up on movie audiences like a gorilla in the mist. It looked doom to fail, but instead turned out to be one of the best films of 2012. A huge component of that success was due to then relatively unknown director Rupert Wyatt, so when news came that he wouldn’t be returning …
There were very few things that surprised me as much as 2011’s Rise of the Planet Apes. It was a sort-of prequel/reboot (pre-boot?) to a decades old film franchise that had already tried and failed to reboot itself, and starred a wishy-washy James Franco. It really should not have worked. But by Caesar’s ghost, did it ever! It was excitingly directed, …
You maniacs! You blew it up! Damn you. DAMN YOU ALL TO HECK! Look at all the pixelation you caused by blowing up these new posters and…Oh wait, I have some decent ones here actually, with nary a hint of Burtonism. Last Updated: December 12, 2013
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 22, 2013
San Diego Comic Con is in full swing, and soon, there’s going to be plenty of new movie trailers shown. For new movies. And sequels. And remakes. Which is good for me, because I get something to write about. Moving on, one film that is looking to debut some footage will be the sequel to the prequel Rise of the …
Cloud gaming removed hardware barriers, but it replaced them with something less visible and …
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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