Despite it being the Easter Long Weekend, it’s not exactly the greatest weekend for movie lovers, with just 4 films – of varying degrees of quality – hitting South African cinemas. At least it’s been easy to choose the pick of the new releases… Last Updated: March 28, 2013
Ryan Reynolds sure has come a long way since his Van Wilder days. Instead of a just pretty boy funnyman, he’s now a pretty boy funnyman that gets paid millions of dollars. But despite his current elevated Hollywood status, there’s one film project that he’s just been unable to get off the ground: a Deadpool solo film. Reynolds already played a version …
I’m used to films stretching the whole “aspiring” lead character schtick, by now. Fievel wanted to be a sherriff in An American Tail film that quickly out-stayed its welcome. Buzz Lightyear wanted to be a real space ranger in the first Toy Story. Hogarth wanted to rule mankind with the massive fist of his Iron Giant robot and introduce communism …
Why just yesterday we were talking about all things animated, and I mentioned how I rarely go see animated movies in the cinema. Before you commence with the booing and the hissing, notice that I said “rarely” not “never” as I do make exceptions. And I’ll especially make one if the animated movie is being made by the same people who …
Like claymores through an immortals neck, so are the directors of these kinds of films. While the Highlander remake looked set to finally get ready to slap down some sword fights with a Queen backing track, once again, development hell has struck the project with as much subtlety as the Kurgan in church. Last Updated: December 3, 2012
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 26, 2012
With human achievement hogging the news limelight, you can bet that more than one or two movie studios will be looking to highlight this in the near future. Director Jon Favreau seems to be ahead of the curve right now though, because while his next movie isn’t about white guys jumping then plummeting to earth real fast, it will involve …
For everyone that enjoyed the first Safe House film, there is a bit of news that is sure to excite you: A sequel is definitely in the works and David Gutterheim, who penned the first film, was once again hired to work on a new one. Last Updated: September 6, 2012
City life is a game of optimality. In the small studio apartments of Vancouver …
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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