Sadly, we have to start off on some sombre news today. Acclaimed American crime novelist Elmore Leonard has passed away at the age of 87. He succumbed last night to complications from a stroke he suffered on June 29. Now ordinarily we don’t cover stories pertaining to authors around here, but Elmore Leonard was no ordinary author. Even if you’ve never …
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: April 12, 2013
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
Despite a sterling reputation, Quentin Tarantino isn’t the most consistent writer-director. Leaping around between genres, and typically juggling large casts, his experimental work is always interesting… but not always satisfying. Django Unchained fortunately demonstrates the filmmaker on form. A tad overlong, prone to obvious fan service moments and suffering from jarring tonal shifts, this Spaghetti Western-Blaxploitation-Revenge-Actioner (phew!) is nonetheless entirely …
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: January 24, 2013
With the release last Friday of Django Unchained – an unusual Blaxploitation-Spaghetti Western hybrid – today we’re discussing acclaimed writer-director Quentin Tarantino. What are your thoughts about the filmmaker responsible for the likes of Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Jackie Brown, Death Proof and, most recently, Inglourious Basterds? Is he a genius, hit-and-miss or consistently overrated? What is your …
Catch two Oscar nominees and one… erm… Razzie candidate at the South African box office from today. Last Updated: January 18, 2013
…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 …
Traci Braxton husband was Kevin Surratt Sr., a longtime partner who stood by her …
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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