Extras! 27 August 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: August 27, 2014
Movies out today: Fast cars, time travel and Wes Anderson quirkiness
Thanks to Human Rights Day falling on a Friday this year, it’s a 3-day weekend in South Africa. This means all the new cinema releases are out from today, not tomorrow. And this week you have a choice of 6 new movies. Need for Speed: Screening in 2D, 3D and 3D IMAX is this action film based on the Need …
Movies out today: Back to Middle-earth for some Elf and Dragon Encounters
Five new films open in South Africa today, although it’s obvious who the box office champion of the new releases is going to be. Last Updated: December 13, 2013
Movies out today: Superheroes vs. samurai
Four new films open in South Africa today… although it’s clear in advance who the big winner at the box office will be. Turns out it’s all about who has the biggest adamantium claws. Snikt! Last Updated: July 26, 2013
Movies out today: Infidelity and action
Four new movies open in South African cinemas today, although it’s obvious upfront which of these new releases will end up the big box office winner of the weekend… Last Updated: May 17, 2013
Tyler Perry finds some poooower! for his next film, SINGLE MOM'S CLUB
Oh lerd! While the latest film to star the frequent cross-dresser, Alex Cross, may have been more painful than a Madea epiphany slap, the man is not yet out. He’s got a new project lined up, as well the actors needed to fill it up. And one such actor is a man with unbelievable muscles! MUSCLES! MUSCLES! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Last Updated: …
Movies out today: century-spanning cerebral epics, serial killers, plant boys and academics
Four new movies open in South Africa today, and for the most part they focus on powerful interpersonal bonds… with a touch of escapist flavour. Cloud Atlas: The pick of the new releases is definitely this ambitious sci-fi epic and novel adaptation – helmed by The Matrix’s Wachowskis, and Tom Tykwer. Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent and Hugo Weaving …
We review Alex Cross – So clumsy and lazy it will leave you cross-eyed
“You don’t cross Alex Cross.” That’s the head-scratching tagline adorning the poster for this new cinematic version of James Patterson’s literary character made famous in the 1990’s by two separate adequately thrilling efforts from Morgan Freeman. That tagline is perfect though, because just like the movie it tries to be all serious and badass, but instead just leaves you sniggering …
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