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 1, 2012
There are several ways to make a movie based on a comic book. You can go big, ala Iron Man or The Avengers, which means tying explosions and one-liners together with bits of mostly vapid plot. There is the more general Marvel approach, which is almost the same, but more soap opera elements and, usually, a smidgen fewer explosions. Christopher …
Six new movies open in South Africa today… although I’m sure the geek and comic-loving crowd have eyes for one film only. Last Updated: September 28, 2012
Judgement is almost here. Dredd finally opens this month, bringing with it hell and some Raid-Worthy action. Besides a trailer here and there, not much has been seen of the lawman of the future, but it looks like the Mega City One marketing department has finally woken up, and served us with a new clip of ol’ stoney face. Last …
There are three reasons why you should check out this NSFW trailer for The Loft, a remake of the 2008 Belgian thriller of the same name, directed by original director Erik Van Looy. There’s the interesting premise of five friends sharing a secret apartment for their adulterous liaisons, getting increasingly paranoid as they try to figure out which one of …
If there was one sure fire winner from last week’s Comic Con, it was Dredd 3D. The film held a special screening for a lucky few, and nearly everybody who walked out of it had good things to say. Even the most critical reviews, while deriding the simplistic plot, all agree that it looks great and there’s a veritable tsunami …
Well, I don’t know about you guys, but I think that either JJ Abrams is running an uncharacteristically leaky ship, or he is just playing all of us like some third rate videogames. We’ve thus far heard a number of stories as to exactly who Benedict Cumberbatch will be playing in the sequel, and while most of them seem to …
Back at the beginning of the year we profiled the 25 most interesting and eagerly anticipated movie releases from the first 6 months of 2012. Now it’s time to consider the treats in store for cinemagoers in the second half of the year. The Dictator: The latest no holds barred, politically incorrect comedy from Borat and Ali G star Sacha …
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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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