Confession: I never saw The Hobbit during the holiday season. But for good reason! And not just because I was laying around in my underwear eating beans and operating a PS3 controller with my tongue! See, I was waiting for the full, full film to appear. If there’s one thing that director Peter Jackson is good at, it’s saving content that …
And so it begins… An epic 18-month, 9 hour cinematic adventure as audiences return to JRR Tolkien’s Middle-earth, with Lord of the Rings filmmaker Peter Jackson once again leading us through this vast fantasy world. The Hobbit Part 1 of 3 is a journey definitely worth taking on the big screen but it’s also not without flaws – the chief …
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 21, 2012
Actually, 2 of the weekend’s 3 new releases have been screening in South African cinemas since Wednesday. However, if you’ve been saving up your movie viewing for the long weekend, or, even better, the start of your Christmas holidays, here are the latest additions to the local cinema circuit. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Load up that backpack with supplies. …
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 13, 2012
I was late to the party on this one, but a couple of weeks ago, I finally got the chance to slip in a Blu-Ray and enjoy the big screen adaptation of Tintin: The secret of the Unicorn. And blue blistering barnacles, did I love it! That first entry was directed by Steven Spielberg, with The Hobbit director Peter Jackson …
Knowing just how detailed director Peter Jackson was on the Lord of the Rings trilogy, you’d expect more of that keen eye for his upcoming take on The Hobbit films. And you’d be right! Even though the first movie is mere weeks away from release, Jackson is still toiling away in post-production suites with the rest of his crew, tweaking …
You can keep your Free Pussy Riots tshirts, because I have a different cause to support! Back in 1993, three young men were convicted and sentenced for murder. Despite an overwhelming amount of evidence that clearly showed that the trio were in fact innocent, Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, still spent 17 years in prison before they were released. Paradise Lost was …
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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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