New movies out today: demons, gangsters, aspiring hairdressers and eco-terrorists
It’s a something-for-everyone weekend at South African cinemas, with today’s new releases straddling a wide assortment of genres. Last Updated: August 16, 2013
Movies out today: Cowboys, indians and ensemble casts
Four films open in South Africa today. It’s a big week for ensemble casts although the biggie release is very much in the midyear blockbuster mould… for better or worse. Last Updated: July 12, 2013
Movies out today: Return of the Wolf Pack and plenty of suspense
It’s a mix of mindless crowd-pleasers and thinking fare for adults this weekend at the South African box office. Four new films hit local cinemas from today. Last Updated: May 31, 2013
We review Oblivion – Derivative, illogical script marrs visually stunning sci-fi romp
There’s an old local adage that goes “mooi van ver, maar ver van mooi” which is just about as perfect a description for director Joseph Kosinski’s Oblivion as you can get. Kosinski proved with the greatest Daft Punk music video ever made aka Tron Legacy, that he possesses a visual imagination that is second to none, and Oblivion is that imagination at …
Nobody dies and nobody gets hurt in this trailer for SHADOW DANCER
While, like most red-blooded males, watching things go explodey-boom or seeing somebody’s fists rearrange somebody else’s facial furniture certainly does put a grin on my face, but I also love me a slow build thriller. And it looks like Oscar winning documentary filmmaker James Marsh (Man on Wire), with the help of Andrea Riseborough and Clive Owen has crafted a …
It's spaceships, silver suits and stares in these 21 new high-res images for OBLIVION
Oh, it’s a great day to be a sci-fi fan! Earlier this morning we checked out the stunning first trailer for Neil Blomkamp’s Elyisum, which is sure to be burning up the internets today. But not content to let Matt Damon and his exo-skeleton have all the fun, we have 21 new high res images for Joseph “Tron: Legacy” Kosinski’s Oblivion. …
Somebody can see everything you do in this trailer for DISCONNECT
Like a number of you, I spend a lot of my life on the Internet, and years of being a netizen have taught me how to avoid it’s worst pitfalls: Leave Britney alone, assume that everyone who claims they’re a teenage girl is actually a lonely man in his forties, and never visit 4chan. Even with these rules and more …
It's time for the Durban International Film Festival
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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