From action to saccharine drama, horror to animated comedy, there’s something for the whole family at South African cinemas this weekend.

It’s not always easy being a gamer. Sure, as a platform for entertainment, it’s reached new heights of popularity and acceptance, but when it comes stereotypes and clichés, nothing has changed. Noobz is one such film that takes the premise of socially awkward, OCD afflicted and virginal gamers to new lows, beating that dead horse so hard that they can feel …

Did you know that Harry Potter author, J.K Rowling is the second wealthiest woman in entertainment? Her net worth is somewhere between “Holy crap” and Scrooge McDuck. And yet, it seems like almost every day the film studios are finding new ways to get me to give her more of my money. Case in point, this utterly magical new Harry …

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Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert are looking to bring the cult classic 1950s novel by John Wyndham, Day of the Triffids, to the big screen,adapting the story of one momentously dark period in human history for a wider audience, and to do so, they’re approaching Neil “Luther” Cross for the project.

Seems like that old Kevin Costner movie was indeed right. No, not The Bodyguard, the good one, Field of Dreams. If you build it, they will indeed come. Just ask Aaron Sims, a visual designer who had previously done production work on a number of high profile films. He created the no-budget 7 minute short film Archetype, which would have wowed our pants off if …

As much as I love seeing Emma Watson on screen, I’m going to be clutching my valuables quite tightly if I’m ever around her, as the actress is signing up for the new Sophia Coppola film, The Bling Ring, which will see her trade in her goodie goodie image for a criminla record.

Who needs a dramatic Oscar nominee or thought-provoking documentary, when the cinemas are littered with feel good and formulaic comedies, huh? Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill and Richard Ayoade are a quartet in such a film, as the suburban boys become weekend warriors in an attempt to escape their families, in Neighbourhood Watch. Things soon go pear-shaped though, when …

Wow. Wow wow wow wow. I really didn’t think it was possible to make the Piranha films any worse, but apparently these guys have gone and done the impossible. On a scale of 1 to a block gorgonzola covered in melted mozarella with a heaping of parmesan, the scale still wouldn’t be cheesy enough for this splatterfest. This blood soaked …

Damn it, Marvel. Why do you keep doing this to me? Why do you keep releasing these insanely awesome trailers for The Avengers? I don’t know how many more of these my laundry budget can take. It’s not as if clean underwear grows on trees, you know! And if you’ve ever wanted to see a Nordic god of thunder surf …

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!

With soldiers now proving to be a bankable alternative for action heroes, expect to see more of the brave men and women who serve their respective nations on the big screen soon. Mark Wahlberg is hopping in on that box office action, as he’s looking to sign up with Ben Foster for Lone Survivor.