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Movies out today: AGE OF ULTRON and that’s all you really care about…

By Tracy Benson
April 24, 2015
in :  Entertainment
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After a few dry weeks for movie releases, Age of Ultron is finally here! And it’s releasing locally one whole week before its release in the States, haha take that America! Avengers: Age of Ultron When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible …

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Midweek Movie Mouth-off: let’s hear about the little guys

By Tracy Benson
April 22, 2015
in :  Entertainment, Opinion
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We’ve had a crazy week for new trailers. Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Fantastic Four, Jurassic World and Mad Max: Fury Road. Seeing as so many massively hyped big budget movies have been dominating our headlines, I thought I’d dedicate this week’s Midweek Movie Mouth-Off to the little guys, those movies you might not …

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Monday Box Office Report – Stellar big heroes

By Darryn Bonthuys
November 10, 2014
in :  Entertainment
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And it’s on! Big Hero 6! Interstellar! Disney vs Nolan! Who would win, who would lose? Answer: Big Hero 6 done whupped some space travel ass. Last Updated: November 10, 2014

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Extras! 03 November 2014

By Kervyn Cloete
November 3, 2014
in :  Entertainment
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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 3, 2014

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Monday Box Office Report – Crawling in my skin

By Darryn Bonthuys
November 3, 2014
in :  Entertainment
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The box office belonged to two new films this weekend in North America, with the race for number one being one of the closest ties in recent history. Nightcrawler narrowly edged out Ouijia with a $9000 kead to take first place, leaving the low budget horror in a decent second place finish. Last Updated: November 3, 2014

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Monday Box Office Report – Something Wicked comes this way

By Darryn Bonthuys
October 27, 2014
in :  Entertainment
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It wasn’t the weekend for the biggest of releases when it cames to new movies, but the newcomers didn’t disappoint thanks to some solid ticket sales. Taking first place, Ouija scared up $20 million at the box office, making this spooky film the second biggest genre debut of the year ahead of January’s Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones($18.3 million),October’s  ($18 million) and Carrie($16.1 million). …

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Monday Box Office Report – Tanks for the memories

By Darryn Bonthuys
October 20, 2014
in :  Entertainment
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Tanks, washed up superheroes and charming Mexican animation were the highlights of the North American box office this past weekend. Here’s who rolled in and came out on top. Annexing the first place behind enemy lines from Gone Girl, David Ayer’s Fury scored over $23.5 million from 3137 cinema screens. While that’s a decent range for any flick to have, …

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On the Radar: 30 Movies To Look Out for In The Next 3 Months

By James
October 1, 2014
in :  Entertainment
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Get out your diaries – The Movies writers round up the releases to watch out for between October and the new year. Last Updated: October 1, 2014

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