When you adapt a stage musical for the big screen, there are really only two ways that you can differentiate it from its source material – go big or go in close. In other words, expand the world beyond the restrictions of a stage, or zoom in on the actors and their facial expressions in a way that not even …
It’s just under 5 months left until Zack Snyder tries to get us to believe that a man can fly. In a shiny costume. The verdict so still be out on whether or not the director’s seemingly more dramatic take on the big blue boyscout is actually going to succeed, so who better to hear some reassurances from than Superman’s …
Director Allen Hughes is probably best known as one half of the Hughes Brothers, the directing duo who famously brought us Menace II Society, Dead Presidents, From Hell and Book of Eli. But now it’s time for him break away from his brother and blaze his own trail. A trail that leads straight to Dirk Diggler battling General Maximus Decimus Meridius, all for …
Last week we got our first public reactions to Tom Hooper’s screen adaptation of Les Miserables and to say that they were slightly positive, would be like saying that the Broadway production of Les Miserables is only slightly successful. Now after a couple of sweeping trailers, we get these 5 clips showing off the singing prowess of the film’s main stars. Well, …
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Looks like Christmas is coming early for director Tom Hooper and the cast of his adaptation of the musical Les Misérables. The film is only seeing release on 25 December, but this weekend saw the first screening for press, and apparently quite a few of them ended up dreaming a dream about some Oscar gold. Last Updated: November 26, 2012
Ladies and gentleman, I have a bit of good news for all of you today. Hot off the press following the release of its very uninspired poster yesterday comes a trailer for a film that shows a lot of promise. Mark Wahlberg sure loves playing cops, and he definitely doesn’t disappoint as the unlucky cop that ends up at the …
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 4, 2012
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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