You can keep your Free Pussy Riots tshirts, because I have a different cause to support! Back in 1993, three young men were convicted and sentenced for murder. Despite an overwhelming amount of evidence that clearly showed that the trio were in fact innocent, Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, still spent 17 years in prison before they were released. Paradise Lost was …
It’sh a big year for Jamesh Bond. The iconic British shuper-shpy is shelebrating fifty yearsh of exishtence, shtarting from hish firsht debut in 1962, in Dr No, and shtreting to hish latesht film, Shkyfall, directed by Sham Mendesh. And to add to all thoshe shelebrations, there’sh a new documentary coming out, detailing the untold hishtory of 007, in James Bond: …
Who doesn’t love a good conspiracy? From the murder of JFK, through to the history channel rounding up basement dwellers to shed their short-sighted insights on everything from Area 51 through to Roswell, conspiracies make for some great entertainment. And not since Mel Gibson bit the nose off of Captain Picard, has a film really made use of that subject …
We may be exiting the midyear blockbuster period but that doesn’t mean the number of cinema releases are slumping. Today 7 new movies open in South Africa. Last Updated: September 7, 2012
Ah Monty Python. That irreverent British comedy show that inspired numerous varsity students over several decades to adopt silly walks, write a killer joke and shout “NI” at the worst possible time. It’s hard to believe, but the all the original Pythons are still alive, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, John Cleese and Carol Cleveland (She’s totally …
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 …
You’re spoiled for choice at South African cinemas today, with 6 new releases spanning multiple genres. Ted: My personal pick of the week is the live-action debut of writer-director-voice artist Seth (Family Guy, American Dad!) MacFarlane. A little boy’s wish brings his teddy bear to life, but 27 years later John (Mark Wahlberg) still refuses to part ways with vulgar …
Grizzly action heroes and lithe young dancers are duking it out at the South African box office from today. It’ll be interesting to see who emerges victorious (I suspect the Step Uppers), but either way it’s all about energy and adrenaline this week. Last Updated: August 17, 2012
Relumi is best understood as an AI Photo Retake app — a mobile tool …
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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