Extras! 11 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 11, 2014
Extras! RIP Peter O'Toole, Neil Burger diverts from a franchise, Fox lights up Mark Millar's stars, Tom Hanks is a nice guy, and Star Wars is unscripted? 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: December 17, 2013
Watch Jamie Benning's new documentary, INSIDE JAWS, in full here
There are very few movies I love as unequivocally as Raiders of the Lost Ark. I have not only watched the movie more times than I can count, but I’ve also devoured all the extra tidbits surrounding it with manic glee. One of the best of these extras was undoubtedly Jamie Benning’s unofficial documentary on the film, Raiding the Lost Ark, which …
Top List Thursday – The best worst movie adaptations
While Hollywood loves to draw on other media for their film ideas, they often times have this habit of then taking said source material and going out of their way to change whatever it was that made it popular in the first place. Did I say “change”? I meant “take a violent crap all over”. But occasionally, even after throwing …
Top List Thursdays – 16 Greatest Movie Themes
When a film releases, there are always quite a few factors that can make it stand out. Cinematography, great acting and impressive special effects are just a few such factors, that can combine to make something mundane, memorable, but without a decent film score it all just falls apart. It’s that one signature film tune, that stirring melody, that really helps …
Jaws prepares to munch its way onto Blu-Ray
Jaws was a monumental moment in film history when it arrived in cinemas back in 1975, launching the career of a much younger Steven Spielberg, while also setting the scene for the idea of the summer blockbuster film. It’s been seen by practically everybody on the planet by now, and despite having quite a few lukewarm sequels swimming near it, …
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