Movies out today: Sci-fi, fantasy and false identities
Three new films open in South Africa today, offering a mix of escapism and special effects. Last Updated: August 30, 2013
Three new films open in South Africa today, offering a mix of escapism and special effects. Last Updated: August 30, 2013
When writer-director Neill Blomkamp burst onto the scene in an explosion of bloody alien gibs and “fooking prawns” with District 9, two things happened: 1) Hollywood, and the world, was introduced to a brave new filmmaking voice that wasn’t afraid to take some violent, visceral risks while still engaging the ol’ grey matter; and 2) the bar for his next …
And Trailer Thursday spills over into Trailer Friday! And while that doesn’t have quite the same alliteration zing, we don’t really care, because when you kick off Trailer Friday with this ridiculously good looking new trailer for Elysium, which features more story details and a hell of a lot more action, then grammatical devices suddenly don’t seem so important any more. …
So, after months of waiting, and with the complete film getting pushed back to a better time for Sony to make ka-ching onomatopeiah, the trailer for Neil “Blerry prawns” Blomkamp’s Elysium finally found itself a decent release window to begin teasing us with. And you know what? I like what I see. Sure, it’s only a trailer, but holy hell, …
The trailer for Elysium – ex-local boytjie writer-director Neil Blomkamp’s second film after the amazing District 9 – is finally here. Some lucky folks saw snippets of this at Comic-Con 2012 and promptly lost their minds. The rest of us have had to wait for that honour as despite the fact that the film has been done, sitting on a shelf, for a …
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…Tina Fey and Amy Poehler! The SNL funnywomen killed it as hosts at the Golden Globes this morning, proving that pretending to be wasted on stage is a lot funnier than actually being wasted on stage. You taking notes, James Franco? But faux-drunk comediennes are not why we’re here (well some of us at least), so hit the jump for …
News on Neill Blomkamp’s second sci-fi film, Elysium, has been very hush-hush and besides a plot synopsis and a few stills of Matt Damon from the film, there is quite a lot we still don’t know but finally, we can put a face to one of the antagonists of the film. Last Updated: January 7, 2013
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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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