Movies out today: Team-ups and teen fare
Four films open in South Africa today, although it’s a pretty low-key week for new movie releases with none being truly high profile must-sees. Last Updated: September 13, 2013
We review The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones – Clumsy, derivative and generally just plain bad
I really loved The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. You might be confused as to how that sentence matches up with that headline up yonder, and it’s simple: Ask just about any film critic and they will tell you that deep down, they love bad films. There are just very few things that can provide as much inspiration for a film …
Extras! Sam Rockwell could get haunted, X-Force will be edgy, Bryan Singer talks about everything, Ma-Ma fights monsters, Denzel Washington is a man of his word, and Disney is going to lose how much on The Lone Ranger?! 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: August 7, 2013
Extras! Smurfs get an origin, Spock talks Star Trek 3, Ma-Ma is an avenger, The Pixar theory, Calvin & Hobbes get a doc, and William Wallace vs Rocky! 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: July 16, 2013
Meet the heroes and villains in these new images and character descriptions for 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE
There may be no Gerard Butler and a well-oiled and well-abbed Spartan fighting machine in 300: Rise of An Empire, the sequel to Zack Snyder and Frank Miller’s 300, but what we do have is Sullivan Stapleton’s scraggly beard and the seemingly permanently mascara’d face of the villainous Eva Green. And thanks to some new images, character descriptions and plot synopsis we …
Nothing is ever going to be okay again after these images and trailer for THE PURGE
What if for one night, you could do anything you wanted – any criminal activity, even murder – and no police or any authorities of any kind would stop you? No, this is not a documentary about Friday night on the Cape Flats. This is the rather intriguing premise for speculative thriller The Purge, which sees Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey trying …
A Dreddful weekend for new cinema releases… and that's a good thing
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
300 sequel has a shiny new title
For those of you who don’t know yet, next year we will have to have our best cutlery ready as we will once again get the opportunity to dine in hell with loads of angry men in leather underwear. While I haven’t heard much news regarding the film of late, a new snippet regarding the new film’s title has surfaced. …
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