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 10, 2013
If there’s one actor who should be directing more movies than starring in them, it’s Ben Stiller. The man may have carved a role out in Hollywood as the go-to funny guy, but he damn sure knows how to make a movie when given a chance. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty fills both of those urges then, as Ben …
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: November 22, 2013
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 …
Despite what new mothers may have you believe, babies are creepy. And coming in a close second on the Should-Be-Cute-But-Are-Actually-Terrifying charts would be dolls. Now, I actually have no idea which of those two particular spawns of the devil, babies or dolls, is being featured on this new poster for James Wan’s Insidious: Chapter 2, but let’s face facts: either way, you’re …
Man, Hollywood sure does enjoy changing movie titles lately. While I still eagerly await The Smurfs 2 to be renamed to ‘A waste of money and time in blue CGI paint’, it looks like Tom Cruise will also be experiencing a title change. The Doug Liman directed sci-fi action flick All You Need is Kill will now be known as …
It’s a good time to carry an X-gene. Having successfully wiped away the taste of fail from McG’s X-Men: The Last Stand with X-Men: First Class, a sequel was as inevitable as the Juggernaut mouthing off his favourite one-liner. And the children of tomorrow weren’t the only ones getting that treatment. Ol’ hairy stab-knuckles himself, Logan is getting his adamantium …
Let’s face facts: Our beloved former president isn’t going to be around for much longer. But after 94 years of activisim, politics and fund-raising for those who need it, he’s led a hell of a life. And of course, Hollywood loves that kind of true to life story. Long in development, the autobiographical book of the president Long Walk to …
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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