Well, here’s some good news for fans of the Evil Dead series. Lily Collins may no longer be joining the cast as a female Ash to fight against the horrors of the Necronomicon, but that doesn’t mean that the film will be without a female lead. Producers have signed on Jane Levy in a new leading role, as the shapely …

Sad news from the world of Hollywood this week, as reports are in that character actor Ben Gazzara has died, at the age of 81. While having been active in Hollywood for numerous years and films, Gazzara was more well-known as a theatrical force, earning many leading man roles throughout his career.

It’s a new week and Nu Metro has just revealed its updated release schedule for the next 3 months. Two of the flicks I’m most excited to watch, Haywire and Shame still have yet to be assigned release dates unfortunately – although Ster Kinekor says the latter is out on 2 March – but these are the others we can …

I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack executive producers firing off the shoulder of Orion Studios. I watched CGI-beams glitter in the dark near the Lions-Gate production offices. All of those movies will be lost in time… like tears in rain… time to reboot/sequelise. The cult classic sci-fi film from 1982 is back from the grave apparently, as Ridley …

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Oh Sharon Stone, how we have missed you. You shot into our collective hearts when you made yourself more comfy while sitting on an interrogation room chair, and your resulting films have done little to diminish you, erm, acting talents. We’ve haven’t seen that much of you lately, but it refreshing to see that someone else is stalking you for …

Despite getting praised for his 2006 creature feature, The Host, Korean director Joon-Ho Bong is not exactly a household name. But that might change with his next project,  Snow Piercer, especially after now adding Octavia Spencer to the cast of the indie sci-fi thriller. Ms. Spencer is currently riding a wave of attention for her Oscar nominated performance in The …

Horror fans had a field day last year with the horror film Insidious, and much like any good fright film, it’s coming back for a sequel. A profitable venture for director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannel, the ambiguous ending left plenty of room for just such a film to be made, although the people involved claimed that they would only be …

Director Takashi “The Grudge” Shimizu is back behind the camera for another horror film, and much like he did with his work that convinced audiences that Japanese ghosts are real pricks, he wants to do the same for the aviation industry apparently. Something terrifying is happening aboard the plane that passengers Jason Stackhouse (Ryan Kwanten) and Amy Smart are on, and …

With Friday upon us, you’re no doubt getting ready to go see a film or two this weekend, and what better way to get pumped than to cram some movie trivia into your noggin? We’ve got ten movie quotes lined up beneath, half easy, half challenging, waiting to see who can answer all ten. First person to correctly name all …

Before you start losing your minds, please be aware that there is nothing concrete about this story at this point. It’s still very firmly stuck in the realm of speculation, but it is interesting. Yesterday, we brought you a story of how Darren Aronofsky wanted Russel Crowe for the lead in his long-in-development biblical epic, Noah. It was also mentioned …

Right, 4 new movies open in South Africa today, as well as a recording of live theatrical production Nataniel: Combat. These though are the notable new feature releases: The Descendants: Based on the novel of the same name, family comedy-drama The Descendants is one of this year’s big Academy Award contenders – racking up 5 nominations including Best Picture, Best …