With Rise of the Guardians opening in South Africa this Friday, today we want to know about your animation tastes. Do you continue to watch animated movies at the cinema, even if you don’t have children in tow? Do you generally dismiss animated films as saccharine kids’ stuff, or is it more case-by-case? Also, what are your favourite animated films …
And so the festive season glut of blockbusters begins, starting with one film that – with the widest cinema opening in South African history – is likely to break local box office records. Skyfall: After the fantastic franchise-rebooting Casino Royale and less impressive Quantum of Solace, Daniel Craig is back in the tuxedo of Ian Fleming’s deadly MI6 agent, James …
Four new films open in South Africa today, and half of them seem to be Halloween leftovers. Paranorman: If Hotel Transylvania and Frankenweenie didn’t satisfy your craving for macabre animated comedy, well here’s one more for you! From the animation studio behind Coraline, Paranorman is the stop-motion tale of a young loner whose ability to communicate with the dead comes …
With Jack and Jill and That’s My Boy both releasing in South Africa this year, Hotel Transylvania could have completed the Adam Sandler trifecta of awfulness. After all the funnyman does more than lend his voice to this animated comedy – he’s executive produced it as well, with his wife and daughter providing dialogue for a few minor characters. Hotel …
As we near Halloween, the number of new horror films on circuit has shot up. Today, out of 5 new releases, 3 can be classified as horrors in some form or another. Frankenweenie: Tim Burton’s macabre live-action short from the 1980s gets a feature-length remake, and is given the stop-motion animation treatment. This dark family comedy centres on a young …
Opening wide in South African cinemas from today are the following 3 movies: Total Recall: The classic Arnie and Paul Verhoeven sci-fi actioner receives the 21st Century remake treatment. This time Colin Farrell is the disgruntled blue-collar worker of the future who gets more than he bargained for when he signs up for memory implants. Suddenly our hero is revealed …
With Brave screening in South African cinemas at the moment, today we want to know what your all-time favourite Pixar film is? If that’s too hard, how about your top 3? Or your least liked? And in case you need a little refresher in what movies the beloved animation studio has made, this should help. Last Updated: August 15, 2012
Not only is Brave Pixar’s first family adventure with a female lead but it’s also the first film from the celebrated animation studio to fit the “magical” folk tale mould. Understandably then, expectations around the movie were high. And while Brave is certainly watchable, unfortunately it doesn’t deliver the full Pixar dazzle. Last Updated: August 15, 2012
Film classification in the UK is designed to help audiences understand what content is …
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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