Actually, the following new cinema releases have been out since yesterday to capitalise on the Women’s Day public holiday in South Africa. And unsurprisingly, given the focus of yesterday’s holiday, most of the new movies are headlined by women and lean towards traditionally female concerns. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter: If you’re not in the mood for tough minded heroines and …
It’s taken almost 7 months for espionage actioner Haywire to reach South African shores. Released during the post-festive season glut of thrillers and Nicolas Cage throwaways, Haywire’s distinguishing feature is the fact that it centres on an ass-kicking female character, and stars Mixed Martial Arts fighter Gina Carano. And while this casting means the film delivers on its promise of …
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 …
If you’re in Durban, you still have 3 more days of movies to catch at the Durban International Film Festival. For the rest of South Africa there are 3 biggies to check out at local cinemas from today, as well as the Nigerian historical musical Inale, screening in limited release. Still it’s obvious what most people will be watching this weekend. …
Upfront, let’s get a few important questions out the way about The Dark Knight Rises, the final film in director Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. 1) Will I be able to understand masked villain Bane? Yes, most of the time. With concentration. 2) Is Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman bland? In combat yes. As a character, definitely not. 3) Is there an after-credits …
If you are on South Africa’s east coast for the next week or so, there are dozens of movie screenings to choose from as part of the 2012 Durban International Film Festival. For everyone else across the nation, you have 4 new cinema releases to check out from today. The Woman in Black: Daniel Radcliffe’s first role post-Harry Potter sees …
Vince Vaughn is a great comedic actor. That dry sense of humour and indignation has paid off well for the man, with films ranging from The Wedding Crashers through to upcoming projects such as The Watch and The Internship provifing more The vehicles for his funny-bone antics. But Vince Vaughn the action star? Last Updated: July 17, 2012
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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