Words cannot express just how excited I am for the new Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter movie. It is to me what Prometheus is to our other writer, Kervyn, and yes, I have been excessively pouring over the most minute details for this film, while the latest trailer has plenty of new footage that will keep me going for months. There’s …

Another Monday means its time to find out who scored big at the box office this week, as the latest box office results have just come in. There’s been a few debuts over the American weekend as well, so let’s take a look at who ruled supreme over the last week.

OK I need you to sit down and brace yourself. Here’s a shocker: There are actually films other than Prometheus, Dark Knight Rises, Avengers and The Hobbit being released this year. I know it’s hard to believe, but it’s true, I assure you. One of these mythical “other films” is Rian Johnson’s time travelling action flick, Looper, which sees Joseph …

Now, in every form of entertainment wherein a crowd gathers to be amused, saddened or educated, there always exists a set of rules that are in place to make said experience enjoyable for all. For instance, keep quiet in a library. All air shows must play Rock you like a hurricane. Throwing peanuts at terrible comedians should not be accepted, …

Ah America. Land of early onset diabetes and frivolous litigation. Kelly Howlett is a professional artist from Wisconsin who has run afoul of Summit Entertainment as a result of a bizarre Twilight trademark. She had an image of one of her original paintings forcibly removed from Zazzle.com, where she was trying to sell it. Turns out that she was violating Summit Entertainment’s …

If you’ve been as excited as we are around these parts for Ridley Scott’s return to sci-fi (and the Alien universe?) then chances are this weekend was like opening up your favourite box of cereal and finding not just the one promised mystery surprise, but a completely unexpected second one. (Strangely, neither of which turned out to be diabetes.) Not …

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Remember, all those Avengers character posters that Marvel have been unveiling this week? Well, in a flash of blatant obviousness, it turns out that they all join together to form one giant super poster. So sort of like Captain Planet, except with no useless Brazilian kid, with the power of “Hippie”. What it does have in abundance though, is really …

What, you thought that we would skip out on Saint Patricks day without mentioning one of the most horrible film franchises to ever shillelagh a culture in the process? Like any fan of bad horror/thriller/assorted cheeses, Leprechaun will always hold a special place in my heart, from its original debut that introduced the world to Jennifer Aniston, to its beyond crazy sequels …

Can it be? A Tim Burton film with frequent collaborators Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter that actually looks interesting? Yes it most certainly is, as the latest trailer for the Tim Burton directed vampire film looks very promising indeed. Depp plays the role of Barnabus Collins, a rich playboy cursed by a jealous witch by the name of Angelique, transforming him …

OK go ahead, waggle your fingers in my direction, make disapproving “tut tut” noises and call me a giant hypocrite. It’s OK, not only do I deserve it, but I can take it. Because as much as I raged on George Lucas and his even further milking of the Star Wars franchise by re-releasing Episode 1 in 3D earlier this …

Six new movies open in South Africa today. Whether you’re in the mood for Oscar-winning Art House fare, big budget special effects extravaganzas or just some mindless, undemanding genre fare, you’ll find it in cinemas as of right now. The Artist: Definitely my pick of the week is The Artist, which won 5 Oscars at this year’s Academy Awards… including …