Extras! 25 March 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: March 25, 2014
Movies out today: all about the Oscar nominees and true stories
This year’s Oscars take place on Sunday night (early Monday morning, South African time). So, naturally, local film distributors are getting in on the action, with the release of two of the biggest names of the 2013 awards season. It’s also, incidentally, a notable week for true stories hitting the silver screen. Last Updated: February 28, 2014
Extras! Bryan Singer calls up some old X-men, Tease-cendence, Paul Rudd is officially antsy, JK Rowling is playing with Harry Potter, and I saw the devil talk English?! 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 20, 2013
Director Francis Lawrence explains the secrets to THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE's success
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is one of those far too rare franchise sequels, in that it actually improves upon its predecessor, itself a fairly decent movie. And while many may say that the film benefits hugely from having the effortlessly charming – and current girlfriend to the internet – Jennifer Lawrence in the lead (and really it does), that’s …
Movies out today: May the odds of watching something good be in your favour
Well, of the week’s five new releases it’s really obvious who the box office champion is going to be… Last Updated: November 22, 2013
We review The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – An entertaining, surprisingly faithful, superior sequel
Much like with the unwilling contestants fighting to the death in the arena in The Hunger Games movies, the odds are never in your favour when it comes to sequels. There seems to be an unwritten rule that when a first effort is great, the follow-up will be less so. Even author Suzanne Collins’ popular Hunger Games books succumbed a fraction to …
Extras! No nude pics of Nicolas Cage here, JCVD does some epic splits, Judd Apatow wants a Key and Peele, Wonder Twins may have activated a prank, and Our first behind the scenes look at Star Wars: Episode VII?! 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: November 15, 2013
Think about who you are in this new TV spot for AMERICAN HUSTLE
Any movie that has a trailer featuring Led Zeppelin’s “Good Times Bad Times” already has a leg up on the competition, if you ask me. The fact that that movie also happens to boast a cast possessing as much talent as their characters possess hair products and polyester clothing just seems unfair then, but that’s exactly what’s cooking in David …
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