Last week, thanks to some set pics, we got our first look at a very blue and veiny Electro aka Jamie Foxx in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. It was quite the (pleasantly) surprising transformation of the Oscar nominated actor. Even more surprising though, was yesterday’s reveal of Max Dillion, Electro’s non-supervillain civilian identity, which took the transformation into the totally opposite, totally …

Believe it or not, but some people had an issue with the fictional character of Electro being played by a black actor in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, because he happened to be white in the comics. To those people, I say bugger off, because this is Jamie Foxx we’re talking about here, one of the finest actors of this generation. And now, …

Despite it being the Easter Long Weekend, it’s not exactly the greatest weekend for movie lovers, with just 4 films  – of varying degrees of quality – hitting South African cinemas. At least it’s been easy to choose the pick of the new releases… Last Updated: March 28, 2013

A good hero doesn’t die. He finds an analogue replacement film to star in! That’s what’s happening with the upcoming Birdman, as that film about heroes and broadway is hitting the big screen soon. And it’s found several actors for the project, including a former Batman and an incredible Hulk. Last Updated: March 7, 2013

With casting for Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2 seemingly using the same choice process as a key party, there are many fans wondering just exactly what the plan is with the Wall Crawler’s second rebooted outing. How does Jamie Foxx as Electro and Paul Giamatti as the Rhino factor into all of this? Especially since it’s been widely assumed that the movie …

No, not that crimson peak you perverts. Super busy director Guillermo Del Toro happens to be the Swiss army knife of filmmakers right now, as he has a dozen or so projects boiling underneath him at any given time. With Pacific Rim in post-production though, he’ll be scratching that film off his list. For his next film though, the man …

After the release of all the festive season blockbusters, we’ve got a couple of quieter weeks before the high profile Oscar nominees are unleashed. As a result, today there are only 2 new movies hitting South African cinemas. Last Updated: January 11, 2013

Why just yesterday we were talking about all things animated, and I mentioned how I rarely go see animated movies in the cinema. Before you commence with the booing and the hissing, notice that I said “rarely” not “never” as I do make exceptions. And I’ll especially make one if the animated movie is being made by the same people who …