Extras! 07 October 2014
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 7, 2014
Monday Box Office Report – More than meets the eye
There was only one new release this past weekend at the North American box office. And in the paraphrased words of Unreal Tournament, there was only one way to describe its performance. Dominating. Last Updated: June 30, 2014
Monday Box Office Report – Think like a man part deux beats dragon-training
Men, boys and some fellas from Jersey with seasonal vibrations all hit the box office. And you’d have to think like a dude to be the winner over that weekend. Last Updated: June 23, 2014
Movies out today: We're off to the Edge of Tomorrow
Just three new films open in South African cinemas for the long weekend. Between them they offer a combination of sci-fi action, bittersweet star-crossed romance and tonally lightweight, but star-heavy, fare for the older set. Edge of Tomorrow: Blockbuster fanatics will find their needs fulfilled by this Japanese novel adaptation, screening in 2D, 3D and 3D IMAX. Tom Cruise is …
Monday Box Office Report – There's no fault in our dollars
This weekend past, North American audiences bore witness to a battle for the ages. In one corner, time manipulating super-soldier Tom Cruise, decked out in a futuristic mech-suit loaded with really effing big guns. In the other corner, a 55-kg girl suffering from cancer, blessed with the powers of Kleenex. Guess who won? Yes, it is quite clear that US …
This extended trailer for the THE FAULT IN OUR STARS is a grenade
Contrary to popular belief, I can actually feel more than just the craving for a full house steak gatsby. Out of all of these feelings though, heartbreaking sadness is generally not something I actively pursue in the movies I see. But some people – and I’m speaking from experience here due to being married to one – just love these …
I believe we have a choice in this new trailer for THE FAULT IN OUR STARS
It would be nice if, for once in a while, trailers didn’t show us the entire damn movie. Either that, or movie plots are getting way too predicable for me. And yes, I know that this movie is based on a book so there technically shouldn’t be any spoilers if the source material’s been out for two years now, but …
Here's your 2012 Black List of unproduced screenplays
Every year, we lament the death of originality in Hollywood, and every year the Black List comes out to prove that there’s actually plenty of originality to go around, most studios just happen to be corporate version of Mr Magoo: rich, myopic and risk-averse. What is the Black List? Essentially a list, compiled by film exec Franklin Leonard, of scripts …
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