It’s Oscar season! Next week is the big event, as someone is walking away with a naked gold man in their purse. Probably Kervyn, because he’s trying to infiltrate his way in with a different disguise this year. This year has seen the usual nominations announced with quite a few surprising snubs as well, right Ben Affleck? But the Oscars …
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: October 10, 2012
Upfront I can say that Coriolanus is definitely not a film for everyone, given that it transplants one of William Shakespeare’s lesser known tragedies to modern times while retaining the Bard’s verse. This isn’t the first time that Shakespeare has made the leap to present day, language intact (Romeo + Juliet is a smash hit example), but it’s a bold …
Apart from a couple of more contemplative movies, it’s a macho weekend at the box office – bringing big explosions and buckets of blood for your viewing pleasure. Battleship: Leave your brain at the door for this spiritual successor to Transformers, also from toy company Hasbro. Loosely based on the board/pen-and-paper game, Battleship pits a small naval fleet – in …
Despite it still being 7 months away, as of late I have found my anticipation for James Bond’s latest adventure, Skyfall, increasing exponentially. And as the marketing campaign for the Sam Mendes directed film fully swings into action now, I can only expect that anticipation to become even more pronounced. The latest addition to that marketing campaign is a collection …
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 11, 2012
Three new movies open in South African cinemas today, and they’re all of the pretty serious kind. Wrath of the Titans: Screening in CONVERTED 3D is the sequel to 2010’s Clash of the Titans remake – which I had such high hopes for before it was evidently mangled during and after production. Anyway, here we are back in Ancient Greece …
In 2009 director Louis Letterier gave us Clash of the Titans, a modern retelling of Ray Harryhausen’s cheesy mythological classic, and despite its divine inspiration, it was an ungodly mess. Displaying less character development and plot coherency than a Greek fish shop menu, it tried to hide its faults behind flashy CGI and bad poster taglines (TITANS WILL CLASH!). The film …
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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