The last we heard from Fox about the proposed next iteration of hit TV series 24, they were thinking of taking a narrative angle that wouldn’t necessary focus on Kiefer Sutherland’s iconic counter-terrorist agent Jack Bauer, but would allow for him to “come in and fit organically into the story, or they are prepared to do… one installment without him.” …
Kiefer Sutherland as Snake? Troy Baker is vouching for his performance, which is sort of like winning a gaming voice acting award.
Damn it, Chloe! Most heroes, after saving the town/country/world, get to ride off into the sunset for one last time, and Kiefer Sutherland’s iconic CTU agent Jack Bauer got that exact same fate. But that was at the end of 24’s sixth season, and the multiple-Emmy Award winning drama then stuck around for another two seasons on TV after that. Four years …
Poor, London. The English city has really become Hollywood’s favourite whipping boy as of late (payback for all that colonialism perhaps?), with just about every second major blockbuster levelling it in some way or another. And now, clearly just to mop up whatever happens to still remain standing, Fox is dropping a bomb on them in the form of Jack …
“Same shit, different day”. Never before has that old adage been more apt than in the life of arguably the world’s favourite whisper-shouting counter terrorist agent, Jack Bauer. Kiefer Sutherland’s legendary TV character has spent eight days (well, in 24 time) saving the United States from everything from nuclear bombs to presidential assassinations to the world’s most unluckiest teenage daughter. …
You know what actually gave Titanic its emotional heft? It wasn’t the star-crossed romance between pretty young lovers. It was the band playing on. It was the elderly couple spooning on the bed as their cabin filled with water. It was the mother telling bedtime stories to her children to keep them calm despite the hopelessness of their situation. Sadly, …
Four movies hit South African cinemas today, and the entertainment offer is all about escapism in its many genre forms. Pompeii: Slathering on the CGI-visuals is this shot-for-3D action-adventure from director Paul WS Anderson (he of Resident Evil and other video game adaptation fame). Set in Pompeii on the brink of Mount Vesuvius’s surprise eruption in 79CE, this disaster romance centres on …
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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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