When writer-director Neill Blomkamp burst onto the scene in an explosion of bloody alien gibs and “fooking prawns” with District 9, two things happened: 1) Hollywood, and the world, was introduced to a brave new filmmaking voice that wasn’t afraid to take some violent, visceral risks while still engaging the ol’ grey matter; and 2) the bar for his next …
We’ve spoken before about how cool the concept art for Neil Blomkamp’s Elysium is. It’s pretty much the bastard child of anime and District 9, with some video games thrown in for some good measure. I dog how the world that MATT DAMON and co live in happens to have a grimy look to it, possibly because he actually lives …
Terry Gilliam’s Brazil is – pardon my French – bat merde insante. It is also one of my favourite movies ever. The erstwhile Monty Python’s Flying Circus member has made that level of creative insanity his trademark, but with the exception of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen has never flipped his cinematic lid quite as severely since (though 12 Monkeys and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas …
When I was watching Ocean’s Eleven I always thought “Man, wouldn’t it be cool if instead of Las Vegas, this was set in WWII Europe and Danny Ocean was actually a military man who rounds up his Hollywood A-List friends, not to steal Andy Garcia’s money but take back Hitler’s stolen art cache?” Then again I’m weird like that. And also, it …
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 30, 2013
If there’s one thing that director Neill Blomkamp knows how to do, it’s give the future a decidedly dirty and sophisticated look. The District 9 director has a new flick out soon by the name of Elysium, and even though Matt Damon is living in a township that makes Khayelitsha look like Sandton, he’s still going to be sporting some …
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 18, 2013
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 18, 2013
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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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