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Midweek Mouth-off: 2013's Midyear Most Awful

By Noelle Adams
September 18, 2013
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As we enter the US Fall film season, where releases are generally considered to be of a more adult, cerebral and award-worthy nature, today we want to hear your thoughts on the worst of the worst. What’s your most hated movie of the past few months – more easily identifiable as the American Summer blockbuster period? Would you name obvious …

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The Host reviewed – Dull, ugly and derivative sci-fi

By Noelle Adams
April 26, 2013
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If you take Twilight, Beautiful Creatures and, now, The Host as examples, it looks like the film adaptations of Young Adult novels file away all edge from the genres those specific stories are set in. What’s left is utterly, well, blunt. If you’ve never been exposed to supernatural or science fiction cinema before, that’s good and well. You’ll have no …

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Midweek Mouth-off: Good actor, bad film

By Noelle Adams
April 24, 2013
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There are some good to great actors who consistently pop up in mediocre movies. In other words, they’re way better than the film they appear in. Recent case in point: The Host’s Saoirse Ronan.  Today we want to hear about those unfortunate stars who you think have a tendency to sign up for cinematic disappointments… or completely fall off the …

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Entertainment

Movies out today: Body, dog, booze and White House snatchers abound

By Noelle Adams
April 12, 2013
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It’s another bumper weekend at South African cinemas, with 6 new movies opening to tempt film fans of all ages and tastes… Last Updated: April 12, 2013

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Monday Box Office Report – Even dinosaurs are scared of the undead

By Kervyn Cloete
April 8, 2013
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This weekend past saw just two major releases, as filmgoers were treated to the debuts of the self proclaimed “most terrifying film you will ever experience” and a couple of old dinosaurs brought back to life through the power of Jesus Christ. Did I say Jesus Christ? I meant 3D. Studios are always professing it to be the second coming, …

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Entertainment

Tuesday Box Office Report – Yo Joe, it's Tyler Perry!

By Darryn Bonthuys
April 2, 2013
in :  Entertainment
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After a nine month delay, it was finally time to reenlist and have a front row seat for the battle against Cobra. But believe it or not, the Joes were battling it out on two fronts, with a Tyler Perry rear guard action launching a surprise attack, while CGI heavyweight family film The Croods put up some stiff resistance as …

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Extras! David Fincher may go 20 000 leagues down under, Michael Mann and Chris Hemsworth are going to secure your cybers, Hayley Atwell to return for Captain America 2, Marc Webb is a tease and Peter Dinklage is going to be an X-Men villain?! Plus much more!

By Kervyn Cloete
February 15, 2013
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: February 15, 2013

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Extras! Lawrence Kasdan wants a fresh Star Wars, Bond is cheap, The Green Inferno gets red, Alice Eve says the rumours Khan't be true and Yippee Ki-ya, Mother… Plus much more!

By Kervyn Cloete
February 11, 2013
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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: February 11, 2013

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