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SPL!NG Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes – A Game of Shadows (2011)
28 Dec 2011 by SPLING / No Comments
Here’s a mystery for you, Arthur Conan Doyle is dead. He’s been dead for 81 years, but still gets “posthumourous” writing credits for the title action man and his sidekick in the latest “Sherlock Holmes” on steroids movie adaptation starring Robert Downey Jr. and directed by Guy Ritchie.
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Ridley Scott Finally Unveils ‘Alien Prequel’, Prometheus
23 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
After years of rumour and conflicting stories, film veteran Ridley Scott has finally released the first look at the upcoming ‘prequel’ to his sprawling Alien franchise, Prometheus. Or is it a prequel? Whatever, we’ve got the trailer after the jump.
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Step Right Up And Get Your Tickets For Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
22 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Do you remember the first time you heard the Mission Impossible Theme Song? I know I do. I felt a small tingle of electric excitement in my body. I fantasized about blowing up sheets of glass with chewing gum. The word “toast” would never be the same to me again. Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol […]
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SPL!NG Movie Review: The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
21 Dec 2011 by SPLING / No Comments
The nostalgic The Adventures of Tintin animation series by Herge gave Belgium another famous fictional personality other than Poirot, one whose agenda often involved political conspiracy and espionage. The graphic novels have entertained their readers, delivering a soft James Bond meets Poirot type character in elaborate situations with freedom of imagination.
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The First Trailer For The Hobbit [VIDEO]
21 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
It’s been a really long time since the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, and Peter Jackson and the rest of Middle Earth have all been back in New Zealand to film The Hobbit, the story before the Lord of the Rings. Full trailer after the jump.
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The Rise And Rise Of The Jedi Church
21 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A recent national census in the Czech Republic turned up some interesting news that might be of interest to the Empire – there appears to be a small population of traitorous Jedi living in the country – approximately 15 000 of them.
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Warners Drop A Tasty ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Trailer Just In Time For Christmas [VIDEO]
20 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
One film garnering a lot of heat prior to its 2012 release is Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Batman three-quel, The Dark Knight Rises, which follows on from his massively successful Bat-reboots, Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. We’ve got the hot new trailer after the jump.
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Exclusive Interview With Daniel Craig – “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo”
20 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 6 Comments
I found myself in London the weekend before last, attending my first “press junket.” It was for the remake of the Swedish film The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara. Rooney Mara is the girl at the beginning of The Social Network, who breaks up with Mark Zuckerberg. She basically […]
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David Fincher Denies Asking Yo-Landi Vi$$er To Star In Dragon Tattoo [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]
15 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
As production for the forthcoming film adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s Girl With The Dragon Tattoo got underway in 2010, it was rumoured that heavyweight Hollywood director, David Fincher (Seven, Zodiac, Fight Club, Social Network) had approached Yo-Landi Vi$$er to play the protagonist role of Lisbeth. Vi$$er, who was at the time enjoying world wide acclaim […]
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Sacha Baron Cohen Releases New Borat-Like Dictator Movie [TRAILER]
15 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sacha Baron Cohen, the man that brought us Borat, Ali G, and Brüno, has just released the trailer for his latest offering – “The Dictator.”
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SPL!NG Movie Review: SUPER (2011)
14 Dec 2011 by SPLING / No Comments
Rainn Wilson is Frank, an ordinary guy with no superpowers who decides to kick crime in the ass. Sounds a lot like Defendor and Kick-Ass right? If this movie were a person, it’d be Kevin Bacon, which isn’t surprising because there’s only one degree of separation. You could say it’s the Taxi Driver of superhero movies… just don’t call […]
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Moneyball (2011)
07 Dec 2011 by SPLING / No Comments
You’ve heard of Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle and Reggie Jackson but who the hell is Billy Beane? Moneyball turns this unsung hero into a household name. The general manager for Oakland Athletics modernised the business of baseball in the 2002 season by using key statistics to draft overlooked yet valuable players. This is his story.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
07 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
CEO Of Cricket SA Cries Like A Baby – Cricket SA (CSA) CEO Gerald Majola burst out in tears after appearing in front of a commission of inquiry into the organisation’s bonus scandal. He was questioned at length about the fact that he and Don McIntosh, the IPL tournament director, received more than two-thirds of a […]
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NEW “Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” Trailer Released
05 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
I am heading off to London on Thursday to interview Daniel Craig about his new movie, the American adaptation of the Swedish hit film with the same name. I should mention that the director of this adaptation is none other than David Fincher. You love David Fincher. He did films like Zodiac, Seven and The […]
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Re-Make Monday: Hell Is Other People – Let The Right One In
05 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last year you might have caught moody American vampire chiller, Let Me In, at your local cinema. But did you know it was originally a hit Swedish horror?
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The Vatican’s Exorcist Says Yoga Is Satanic
30 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Gabriele Amorth is the Vatican’s chief exorcist. And if he is to be believed, he’s pretty good at it with just under 70 000 banished evil spirits under his belt. He says yoga is the work of the devil and leads to a belief in Hinduism, which, in turn, leads to evil.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Real Steel (2011)
30 Nov 2011 by SPLING / No Comments
If you can adapt a theme park ride into a billion dollar blockbuster franchise about a drunken pirate holidaying in the Caribbean, you can adapt just about anything. That’s how we got Real Steel, a film that producers will vehemently defend against anyone claiming it’s an adaptation of the iconic tabletop boxing game, Rock ‘Em, […]
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Re-Make Mondays: One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other – The Thing (2011)
28 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
John Carpenter’s 1982 ice-bound identity horror fest, The Thing, is one of those films that grew on audiences and critics hearts’ as the years passed since its mediocre initial reception. Let’s see if 2011’s ice-bound update get’s a less chilly reception.
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What Would You Ask Daniel Craig?
24 Nov 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 14 Comments
I leave in a couple weeks for London, where I will be interviewing Daniel Craig on behalf of Ster-Kinekor for his new movie – a remake of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. These ‘junkets’ as they’re called, feature journalists from around the world who come in, one after the other, to interview the actors for […]
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New Study Confirms That Hollywood Is Still Pretty Much Sexist
23 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This shouldn’t be surprising to anybody, but it’s probably good to be reminded. A study by USC’s Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism that surveyed the top 100-grossing movies of 2009, and found that only 32,8% of the 4 342 speaking characters were female. Let us remember that 2009 was the year that Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen came out.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
23 Nov 2011 by SPLING / 1 Comment
Paranormal Activity 3 continues the low budget horror series created by Oren Peli. The new chapter is a prequel, taking us back to the ’80s, where we learn where, how and why Katie’s haunting started. Critically-acclaimed Catfish filmmakers Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman direct what could very well be the best Paranormal Activity yet.
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Mission Impossible 4 – Behind The Scenes With Simon Pegg [VIDEO]
23 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Hot Fuzz star returns as IT genius, Benji for the fourth movie in the franchise, which also stars Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner and Josh Holloway, that guy from Lost.
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Hit The Grid Hard With Your Own Tron Lightcycle
22 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
What new bike caught everyone’s attention at the recent Milan International Motorcycle Show? This one did, a $50 000 replica of the iconic light cycle from the Tron movies, made by Evolve Motorcycles in the States.
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The Top Five Twilight Products You Must Own
18 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1 is upon us and those admirably awesome geeks at io9 have scoured the darkets pits of electronic bay to unearth the Twilight merchandise your collection is sorely missing. Two words: glitter lube.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Straw Dogs (2011)
16 Nov 2011 by SPLING / No Comments
The original Straw Dogs, directed by the legendary Sam Peckinpah and starring Dustin Hoffman is a controversial classic, notorious for its brutal “pleasure rape” scene, ultra-violence and previously banned video release status. Hoffman said he only did it for the money and from the outset, it seems that the new Straw Dogs adaptation remake may have had a similar motive.
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Brad Pitt To Quit Acting At Fifty
16 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Has it really been over two decades since Brad Pitt and his pubic hair blasted to global superstardom in ladies-on-the-lam flick, Thelma and Louise? Indeed it has – and it’s all coming to an end soon, says Mr. Angelina Jolie, who intends to quit acting and move behind the camera in three years when he turns fifty.
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Hungry For Some Awesome? Check Out ‘The Hunger Games’ Trailer [VIDEO]
15 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With Potter gone, and Twilight in the departure lounge, we’re all casting around for the next massive book-to-screen serial to fill the gap left by speccy-wizard and glitter-fangs. Well here it is!
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Disturbing Anti-Tik Adverts By Acclaimed Filmmaker [NSFW Video]
11 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Darren Aronofsky is the well-known film director behind Requiem for a Dream, and more recently, Black Swan. He has made a series of shocking adverts – each stressing the horrible consequences of abusing methamphetamine, or Tik as it is known here. Be warned however, even though these are must-see material, some of them are very disturbing and probably NSFW.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: 50/50 (2011)
09 Nov 2011 by SPLING / No Comments
Laughter is the best medicine, but cancer and comedy don’t mix – unless your name’s Mike Birbiglia or you’re watching 50/50. Disambiguation: we’re reviewing 50/50, the comedy-drama about a 27-year-old guy struggling to beat the odds after being diagnosed with cancer and not 50|50, the hard-hitting 27-year-old nature conservation show. There is a difference.
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Jennifer Saunders Writing Absolutely Fabulous Movie
09 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
You probably remember watching Absolutely Fabulous – the show about two drunk, over the top, excessively crazy bitches. It may be the very place Amy Winehouse got the inspiration for the beehive, and possibly her bad behaviour as well. BBC Films has now jumped on board, and a film is on the way.
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