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And here are your nominations for the 86th Academy Awards!

By Kervyn Cloete
January 17, 2014
in :  Entertainment
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We’ve already seen who took home the Golden Globes this year – and no, that’s surprisingly not a boob joke – and yesterday we found out who the contenders were for the Annual Adam Sandler Awards, oops I mean Razzies. But now it’s time to find out who will be going head to head for the big one, the granddaddy …

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Top List Thursday – Top 10 Saddest Moments in Movies

By Noelle Adams
August 22, 2013
in :  Entertainment
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WARNING: There will be tears! There are a helluva lot of mediocre movies out there; movies that you’ll probably have completely forgotten less than 24 hours after watching them because they left absolutely no impression. Then there are those movies that claw deep into your chest and triumphantly rip out your heart Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom style. …

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We review Monsters University – Pixar offers an A-grade lesson on how to make a prequel

By Noelle Adams
July 29, 2013
in :  Reviews
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The problem with movie prequels is that most of the time they feel unnecessary and forced – with events contorted to set up the relationships and major plot points of the original film. At the same time, your typical prequel will attempt to follow the same unsaid rules as your average movie sequel, sticking to the established formula that audiences …

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Midweek Mouth-off: Your award winners!

By Noelle Adams
February 27, 2013
in :  Opinion
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With the Academy Awards taking place on Sunday evening, another award season has officially come to a close. Today though we want to hear about your award winners. They may not have been nominated for an Oscar or any other awards, but what movies, filmmakers and performers really stood out for you over the last 12 months? What’s likely to …

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And the Oscar (no, not that one) goes to…

By Noelle Adams
February 25, 2013
in :  Entertainment
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Stop reading right now if you’re planning on watching a delayed broadcast of this year’s Oscars on TV this evening. The 85th Academy Awards ceremony – this year presented by Seth “Family Guy” MacFarlane – has just wrapped in Los Angeles, capping off another season of  black-tie awards events, envelope openings and overblown acceptance speeches. Last Updated: February 25, 2013

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Movies out today: Yippee-ki-yay, it's a Good Day to hunt Bin Laden

By Noelle Adams
February 15, 2013
in :  Entertainment
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The day after Valentine’s Day it’s almost all about ass-kicking (of the fictional and factual kind) at South African cinemas. Last Updated: February 15, 2013

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Watch all four Oscar nominated animated shorts in full here

By Kervyn Cloete
February 11, 2013
in :  Entertainment
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I grew up on cartoons. Instead of sportsmen or great leaders, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck were my role models. Which, if you know me personally, certainly explains a lot (I would still be willing to sacrifice an appendage for a real life portable hole). But animation can be used for more than just gags involving coyotes and really fast …

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Movies out today: Bad guys, antiheroes and award nominees

By Noelle Adams
January 25, 2013
in :  Entertainment
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It’s a super weekend at the South African box office. Four new movies open today and apparently you’re in for a treat with every single one of them. Watch away! Argo: Currently up for seven Academy Awards (including Best Picture), the multi-award winning Argo mixes thrills and comedy to tell an amazing true story. Ben Affleck – who also directs …

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