What better way to end this oh-so-long week than to give away FIVE hampers of the below?! We put your names into the magical machine known as random.org and drew these lucky winners: Congratulations Salmon Vermaak, Dave Crocker, Thapelo Moloto, Gregory van der Merwe and Don Da Serra! I’ll contact you on Monday for your address details and get these …
Since it’s inception about 150 years ago, there have been countless amounts of screenwriters in Hollywood that you’ve probably never heard of. One such screenwriter though was especially famous because Hollywood didn’t want you to hear about him. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, Dalton Trumbo was a superstar. The highest paid screenwriter in America in the 1940’s, having worked …
So apparently Heroes Reborn, the upcoming revival of the once-great TV series, is being considered as Season 10, despite there only being four previous seasons. Presumably this is because they’re counting in binary to avoid acknowledging all the nonsense that followed the excellent first season. Zing! Okay, I’ll admit that’s a bit uncharitable, and that series creator Tim Kring, who’ll …
Mafia III explores bold themes in a gorgeously realised New Orleans setting- and one that Executive Producer Andy Wilson says is central to the entire narrative.
Fantastic Four should have been a great movie. The best family in Marvel Comics, portrayed by a hot list of some great young talent in Hollywood and helmed by a visionary director in the form of Chronicle‘s Josh Trank. And sweet Suzy, it was anything but that. Fantastic Four is a trainwreck, and that’s being kind. What should have been …
It’s only been a year since Peter Capaldi took over as the latest incarnation of the ageless Time Lord known as the Doctor, but in time travel terms it might as well have been yesterday. Series 9 of Doctor Who kicks off next month on September 19th, reuniting the Doctor with Clara Oswald. And Zygons. And Daleks. And Missy. Oh …
This week must be the first time one new release’s title perfectly describes another’s. Yup, Fantastic Four is a Trainwreck, but at least Trainwreck isn’t a train wreck as well. Fantastic Four FANTASTIC FOUR, a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their …
This past Wednesday we held another community movie evening (sponsored by the ever awesome TimesMediaFilms) in both Cape Town and Johannesburg. Not only did people drown in soda and popcorn but they were also treated to some real-life ghouls in the actual cinema (thanks to the ladies, all covered in makeup, who were on hand to scare the audience!). This …
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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