At its essence, acting is about becoming somebody else, becoming several somebody elses. And sorry, Steven Segal’s entire career, but just changing your on-screen name and profession isn’t good enough. Luckily there are actors who take this a lot more seriously, who disappear into their chosen roles so convincingly, that you don’t even know who they were originally. Last Updated: …
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 3, 2013
The Family is definitely one of the oddest films released this year. Not that the dark action comedy is too arty and aloof for its own good. It’s just that by the time the credits roll, the overwhelming sense generated by the movie is one of pointlessness. The Family is way too long, the eventual pay-off is too abrupt and …
Six films open in South Africa today, with two of the week’s biggest releases centred on dysfunctional, destructive families. Last Updated: November 1, 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: October 18, 2013
I’d kind of forgotten about Grudge Match, a film that pits ageing Hollywood stars Sly Stallone and Robert De Niro against one another as ageing boxers. Because they’re old. Oooooooooold. So old. Like all the old age jokes that are present in this first trailer for the film as Rocky Balboa takes on Jake LaMotta. Last Updated: September 13, 2013
Satan has appeared in his/her/its fair share of movies over the years. This occasionally sparks a debate about which was the best. But it never reaches quite the magnitude of Best Bond arguments, probably because, well, it’s the devil. They are all pretty badass in their own way, so instead of picking the best, how about handing out a …
The fact that Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones and that pretty blonde girl from Glee are making a movie directed by Luc Besson, should be way more of a deal than it currently is. But thanks to a couple of trailers where the quality was spottier than leopard acne, The Family just doesn’t seem to be building much anticipation. But trailers can …
Ten years ago, a major European city kicked coffee capsules out of its state-run …
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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