Movies out today: The need for speed, singers and sex
Only three new films open in South African cinemas today – combining popcorn escapism with crowd-pleasers and indie drama. Last Updated: May 24, 2013
Slap some go faster stripes on for these nine clips for FAST AND FURIOUS 6
I have a weird urge lately. No, not that fishfingers with custard habit of mone, because that’s actually par for the course with me. No, I have a sudden need to throw a spoiler that I don’t need onto my bike, velcro some red stripes on the side, hang some fuzzy dice on the mirrors and rev my engine for …
All roads lead to vehicular warfare in this final FAST & FURIOUS 6 trailer
At this point in time, if you’re still not looking forward to Fast & Furious 6 yet, there isn’t much else I can say to convince you. Besides, words has never exactly been the franchise’s strong suit. So here ya go, the film’s final trailer, filled with enough vroom vroom boom boom action to convince even the most ardent anti-action …
More casting news for Brett Ratner's Hercules
While some of us might harbor some resentment to Brett Ratner for the nearly franchise-killing X-Men: The Last Stand, Brett Ratner has been Hollywood’s generic go-to director for many years now with his filmography including Rush Hour, Red Dragon as as I mentioned above, the X-Men film that I shall rather not name again. Last Updated: April 18, 2013
It's muscles, mutts and Michael Bay in these 23 new images for PAIN & GAIN
You may not know this, but Darryn has a Michael Bay shrine in his bedroom. Well he used to. He had to blow it up as some sign of devotion. It’s apparently a thing Bay-kin (as I have dubbed them) do. The point is that he likes Michael Bay. A lot. Me? Not so much. And yet, I am super …
We review G.I. Joe: Retaliation – A disjointed, mostly unsatisfying mess
Upfront I’m going to say that I actually quite enjoyed 2009’s G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, from director Stephen (The Mummy, Van Helsing) Sommers. Although it seemed like the filmmakers lost their nerve in the final act and, fearful of being deprived a sequel, overstuffed the film to avoid loose ends, the first Joe film succeeded in an area …
Extras! Nicholas Hoult heads for Dark Places, Liam Hemsworth eyes the raven evermore, Dirty Harry may sing with the Jersey Boys, and Blake Lively refuses to gossip about a movie! Plus much more!
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: April 5, 2013
Movies out today: Action heroes… and Hitchcock
Three films open in South Africa today. And it’s all about the escapism, baby! Last Updated: April 5, 2013
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