As the great Sledge Hammer once said: “I’m waiting for the movie version.” Often people will counter that the book is better than the movie, but this is not always the case. Here are a few films that not only did their books justice, but sometimes turned out even better. Last Updated: July 3, 2014
And it’s official! 20th Century Fox has just cast the first Marvel family! So hit the jump, and meet your new fantastic explorers of the unknown! Last Updated: February 20, 2014
These days, it’s pretty easy to look at a movie and spot the CGI. A wrinkle of clothing here, a fake fire there, a scene where George Lucas appears there…It’s pretty easy. But some movies didn’t take shortcuts. Some movies took the long road to create their special effects. Here’s ten of them. Last Updated: April 18, 2013
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 22, 2013
A Norwegian man precariously perched on the running board of a helicopter, crazy eyed and frantic with high-powered rifle in hand, hot on the heels of an Alaskan dog. The jagged toothed maw of a caved-in roof, dawning ominously above a hollowed-out block of ice. A research facility reduced to nothing but smoking embers and slit-throat corpses. And a two-headed …
After a few relatively quiet Fridays, South African audiences are once again spoiled for choice this week with the release of 4 high profile new movies – 3 of them remakes, new interpretations or prequels – to cater for all tastes and audience segments. Dolphin Tale: Screening in 2D and (oddly enough) 3D is this feel-good true story of Winter, …
Growing up, horror films were the celluloid equivalent of an initiation ritual for us young kids. After seeing so many nightmarish flicks that took advantage of teenager stupidity, nakedness and doomed cheerleaders, there was very little that could actually frighten us properly. And then we saw John Carpenter’s The Thing, a suspenseful film that taught us to never trust husky dogs and always check …
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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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