Considering that the trilogy of Michael Bay films of big robots smashing each other really damn hard has made hundreds of millions of dollars, it shouldn’t be surprising that movie executives want to make even more films featuring the robots in disguise. While that possibility was most likely a concrete certainty, no one knew if director Michael Bay would return …
Richard K. Morgan’s 2002 debut science-fiction novel, Altered Carbon was simply one of the best and most original stories I’ve read over the last few years. It felt like the three-way love child of Mickey Spillane, Alastair Reynolds and that homeless guy down at the local 7-eleven who screams at the fairies nesting in his skull and reeks suspiciously of turpentine. And …
Well, seeing as it’s Valentine’s Day, it seems appropriate to talk about the things we love; the things that fill our heart with joy; our precioussses. And I must confess I got a real case of the warm fuzzies while watching the trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (official blog here), which was unveiled in late December (just …
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Do you like movies? Of course you do, it’s probably why you’re on the site, isn’t it? But what’s even better than movies, is getting to go watch one for free. The great guys and girls over at Nu Metro recently gave us four sets of double tickets to give away the upcoming Chronicle film, and using our very own …
You might find this hard to believe, but years ago, Vampires were actually threatening, blood-sucking monsters who didn’t sparkle or wear dubious amounts of hair gel. The forefather of all those real vampires was Vlad the Impaler, or Count Dracula himself. He’s been immortalised on film and television in every single way that a public domain character can be, and now, …
In between all the major Holly,Bolly and Nollywood productions that we cover, we sometimes forget about the local side of the film industry that has finally begun taking off in recent years. One such film is the latest Leon Schuster theatrical event, Mad Buddies. Schuster joins Kenneth Nkosi as two unwitting participants in a reality road trip film who happen …
This weekend – thanks to CBS news and random people’s cellphones – we saw the first few video snippets for Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter pop up online. Two films that are very eagerly anticipated but will probably both suck. And no, I’m not just referring to their vampiric subject matter.
With the rights to make a film based on a comic book being snapped up quicker than an Internet obsession to make dead celebrity jokes, a few titles are bound to dwell in development hell or receive a booting at the end of the day. One such property is “The Boys”, a Garth Ennis penned comic book series that deals with a …
It would seem that Internet killed the TV star. But unfortunately the TV star then came back from the dead with bad makeup and hair in serious need of a good shampooing. Oh and the ability to kill you just by video-bombing some Youtube clips. (Serious hax!) Yep, the popular Ringu Japanese horror franchise – of which The Ring is the US …
Yes I’m well aware that the formula behind Ice Age is now stale and overdone and I really should be complaining that Hollywood should stop milking franchises and invent some new IP’s… but Ice Age holds a special place in my heart and I’ve purchased every single one ever released plus the box set of all 3 together. They’re hilarious …
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!
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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