[column size=one_half position=first ]Don McClean’s song Miss American Pie is said to be about the death of Buddy Holly. This movie is also about Buddy Holly, sort of, except he has a samurai sword and fights Slash. Last Updated: June 23, 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: April 14, 2014
Five new films open in South Africa today, and apart from a touch of romantic comedy fluff, this week’s new releases seem to place the emphasis slap-bang on violent defiance of injustice. Last Updated: March 7, 2014
Today the world says goodbye to a giant of the movie industry. Sir Run Run Shaw has died, leaving behind him a wake of great achievements. That includes the career of Bruce Lee and the production of Blade Runner. Yes, now we definitely have your attention… Last Updated: January 7, 2014
While Keanu Reeves had already been an action star (Speed anyone?) before The Matrix, it was that leather-bound blockbuster that turned him into a bona fide practitioner of skop, skiet en donner. Somebody who assisted with all his skopping, skieting and donnering was martial artist and stuntman Tiger Chen, and the pair have now teamed up for kick-ass kung fu flick Man of Tai …
We’ve seen quite a bit of Grandmaster footage so far, albeit all of that footage consisting of a single fight scene where the legendary Ip Man activates a cheat code and then proceeds to increase the brain damaged populace of China by several hundred percent. There’s a new trailer out, and if you guessed that it includes that same rain-drenched …
Twenty years ago, Keanu Reeves’ name would certainly not be one that comes up in a conversation about kung fu, certainly not unless drugs was involved. But after proving how badass pasty-faced American programmers could be in the Matrix trilogy, he helped kick off a trend of Western actors suddenly learning some Eastern skills. He’ll soon be seen locking swords with samurai in …
I’ve made no secret about the fact that I have a love of Asians defying the laws of physics while kicking butt and then talking about it afterwards without moving their lips. No, I’m not talking about Darryn’s new idea to start a Chinese Ballet Ventriloquist Fight Club, I’m talking about that sweet Kung Fu. And now one of the …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
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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