Extras! 09 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 9, 2014
New movies out today: Six different survival and sci-fi thrillers
It’s a pretty emotionally dour week at the movies. There are no cutesy kiddie films or comedies in sight; just drama, desperation to escape and heroes questioning the rightness of the status quo. Noah: The most high profile of this week’s releases is this “inspired by” take on the famous Old Testament Bible story. A man (Russell Crowe) receives visions …
We review Noah 3D – An ambitious, brave and complex morality tale
I can almost guarantee that there are people who are going to hate Noah, the latest film from auteur Darren Aronofsky. And no, I’m not just talking about the easily offended religious – of which I’m certain there will be plenty. The suspected hatred will probably come from the fact that what Aronofksy has created here, is a challenging, idiosyncratic, contradictory …
We review The Bling Ring – great concept, “so what?” execution
Lurking beneath the surface of Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring is a razor-sharp black comedy about the impact of celebrity culture on today’s teenagers. The way partying, owning exorbitant amounts of expensive things and narcissistic celebration of self have become major life goals. Consequences, the need for hard work; these things don’t register at all in the minds of The …
Movies Out Today: Surviving Somali pirates, ghosts and sticky-fingered teens
Four new films hit South African cinemas today and it’s a fairly appealing lot all around. Let’s kick off with the Pick of the Week, shall we? Last Updated: November 15, 2013
Emma Watson set to jump on board WHILE WE'RE YOUNG
Hipsters, rejoice! It has been an entire year since Perks of Being a Wallflower increased sales in thrift shops and iStores everywhere and it seems like things might be getting nostalgic and sentimental once again as Emma Watson is set to reunite with “Perks” director Stephen Chobsky for a new film, which will presumably be about how things just aren’t the …
Extras! Some flashy rumours, Josh Brolin did get batty, Jim Carrey has bad teeth, Hans Zimmer is rushed, Jennifer Lopez picks up The Boy Next Door, and Loki replaces Sherlock! 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: September 9, 2013
All of you are tripping on this new red band TV spot and trailer for THIS IS THE END
Despite the fact that last year was actually the year of the Mayan’s version of Y2K, 2013 finds itself with a number of movies about the world ending, and none of them look as crazy funny – emphasis on the crazy – as Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s This Is The End. It’s not everyday you get actors willing to play …
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