Look, let’s not be coy here: The first trailer for Alex “Dark City” Proyas’ Gods of Egypt, his upcoming fantasy-adventure based on Egyptian mythology, was already a shiny golden turd mountain. Then it was pointed out that it was a shiny golden turd mountain almost exclusively occupied by white people. It was not a good look. But while there’s no …
The last time Alex Proyas got behind the camera to dabble in the fantasy genre, we got both The Crow and Dark City, two cult classics that are still pretty damn cool today. Hell, even I, Robot was rather entertaining despite its bastardization of Isaac Aasimov’s original texts. So of course you can be damn sure that I was always …
2013 – The year of the White House. Or more accurately, the year of movies about terrorists trying to take over the White House, as director Roland Emmerich and star Channing Tatum’s White House Down went toe to toe with director Antoine Fuqua and star Gerard Butler’s Olympus Has Fallen. Personally, while I didn’t think either film was really spectacular, …
It seems that whenever somebody gets an idea in Hollywood for a big blockbuster, somebody else seemingly gets the exact same one! This is has led to thematic rivalries like Volcano vs Dante’s Peak, Armageddon vs Deep Impact, The Prestige vs The Illusionist, The Matrix vs The 13th Floor and of course, who can forget the classic battle between Thrashin’ …
In the 2013 Battle of the Movies About Terrorists Taking Over the White House, we had Antoine Fuqua’s Gerard Butler led Olympus Has Fallen going toe-to-blown-off-toe with Roland Emmerich’s Channing Tatum/Jamie Foxx vehicle White House Down. While both films are not exactly modern movie classics and received their fair share of critic tongue lashings, they both had their perks that appealed to audiences. …
Four new movies release in South Africa today, and it’s a combination of big name sequels and lesser known art house fare. How to Train Your Dragon 2: Screening in 2D and 3D is this fantasy adventure for the whole family, from DreamWorks Animation. Set several years after the events of the first film – and loosely based on Cressida …
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: May 15, 2014
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Traci Braxton husband was Kevin Surratt Sr., a longtime partner who stood by her …
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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