Extras! 19 June 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: June 19, 2014
Watch how Hollywood destroyed a visual FX industry in LIFE AFTER PI
CGI may be unnecessary in some movies, but when certain films do require that extra level of visual pizzazz, there’s plenty of talent out there in Hollywood. And then all that hard work gets buggered in the end. Just ask the guys behind Life of Pi, Rhythm and Hues, who won an Oscar for their work. After they were forced …
And your MTV Movie Awards Winners are…
If the Oscars is the serious, big daddy of movie awards ceremonies, then the MTV Movie Awards would be that drunk uncle that all the kids love, but who embarasses all the adults at family functions. Because nothing says take “This ceremony is legit” quite like having a Best Shirtless Moment category. But thanks to host Rebel Wilson (and her two …
Extras! Sam Raimi wants to/is being forced to do Evil Dead 4, Things are looking stormy for Halle Berry, Tim Miller has a date with Artemis, A portrait of a Hunger Game, Deus Ex shows some defiance, Hollywood's VFX crisis and Jack Nicholson creeps out Jennifer Lawrence! 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: March 5, 2013
And the Oscar (no, not that one) goes to…
Stop reading right now if you’re planning on watching a delayed broadcast of this year’s Oscars on TV this evening. The 85th Academy Awards ceremony – this year presented by Seth “Family Guy” MacFarlane – has just wrapped in Los Angeles, capping off another season of black-tie awards events, envelope openings and overblown acceptance speeches. Last Updated: February 25, 2013
And the Golden Globe goes to…
…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 …
Movies out for the festive break
Today begins the Christmas holidays for many South Africans, and considering the number of people on a festive break from today, here are all the new releases hitting local cinemas before the end of 2012. See you in the New Year. Last Updated: December 21, 2012
Extras! Luke Skywalker may return to Yavin 4, Unwind in the future, Sushi Girl director gets very diplomatic with pirates, Pitch Perfect may get an aca-sequel and the A-Team really could fly a tank!
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: December 20, 2012
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