Animated adventure, action, comedy and horror… Although there isn’t anything new this week for the art house crowd, everyone else should find something to suit their tastes. Brave: The biggie of the new movie releases is Pixar’s highly anticipated animated release for 2012. Screening in 2D and 3D, Brave is the first Pixar flick to A) centre on a female …
The Oculus Rift, a VR gaming headset, has met it's Kickstarter pledge within a day.
After 10 days, and almost 300 screenings, the 2012 Durban International Film Festival wrapped up with an awards ceremony on Saturday evening. The winners, selected by a panel of judges and audience vote, were as follows. A special mention goes to South African CGI-animated film Adventures in Zambezia – which was victorious in the increasingly competitive Best South African Film category. …
There are plenty of movies out there, upcoming spectacles with big budgets, that are currently doing reshoots, playing the delay game. Films such as Gangster Squad, for politically correct reasons, or GI Joe Retaliation, which felt the need to include some more Magic Mike. One upcoming that isn’t playing that game however, is the 3D re-release of Monster’s Inc, which …
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So last week we brought you news that celebrated thespian (no, that doesn’t mean he only likes girls) Sir Kenneth Branagh would not only be behind the camera for Jack Ryan, but also be engaging in some Russian moustache-twirling as the film’s primary villain as well. Now the recently knighted British filmmaker spoke up about why he chose to pull …
This Thursday marks the start of the 33rd annual Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) – South Africa’s largest and longest-running film festival. From 19 – 29 July, festival attendees will be able to choose from nearly 300 screenings of feature-length movies, documentaries and short films from around the world. These showings take place at various venues around the city, including …
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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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