Movies out today: It's Thorsday Friday
Only three new movies hit South African cinemas today, clearly giving the following pick of the week space to flex its box office muscles. Last Updated: November 8, 2013
Monday Box Office Report – Cloudy with a chance of success
It was a busy weekend once again at the box office in North America. Hugh Jackman had some missing kids to find, JGL was Don John and Metallica was bringing the jibba jabba to several screens. But the big winner was some leftovers from four years ago, as Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 dominated ticket sales. …
Monday Box Office Report – Take no Prisoners
It’s still a slow time at the North American box office, as blockbuster season is over. Or at least until Christmas rolls around. New entries over the weekend included dancing, Ben Affleck and and an old classic returning. Here’s how they all did. Last Updated: September 23, 2013
Extras! Sherlock's back, Blackadder could ride into cinema, The Butler gets a new(ish) title, Bourne again, and How to swear like the Doctor!
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: August 5, 2013
Extras! Remake of the Dead, The Hobbit may be blocking The Butler, Walt Disney waves, The real Iron Throne, Johnny Depp wants Nazi gold, and Spider-Man wants MJ to be a guy?! Plus much more!
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: July 11, 2013
Warner Bros has forced Lee Daniels into pleading to get his movie title back
Picking a title for a movie is no easy task. Pick wrong and you just provide your critics with inspiration for their scathing headlines (“This Oz ain’t so great or powerful!” comes to mind). And when you finally have one, a title that perfectly encapsulates everything you want to say about your film, and then somebody tries to steal that …
Extras! The Kingslayer is a god, Mia Wasikowska could swing in for Emma Stone, Carey Mulligan could be a First Lady, Will Smith won't be busting blocks anymore and Steven Segal is now a Russian gun salesman?! Plus much more!
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: June 6, 2013
You hear nothing, you see nothing, you only serve in this first trailer for THE BUTLER
After bursting onto the scene with the unflinchingly powerful Precious, director Lee Daniels faltered a bit with his followup, The Paperboy. The most powerful thing about that movie is the smell of Nicole Kidman peeing on Zac Efron. Yes, she did that for real. But it seems Daniels is done… ahem… pissing away his talent, as this first trailer for his next …
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