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 …
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 …
Back at the beginning of the year we profiled the 25 most interesting and eagerly anticipated movie releases from the first 6 months of 2012. Now it’s time to consider the treats in store for cinemagoers in the second half of the year. The Dictator: The latest no holds barred, politically incorrect comedy from Borat and Ali G star Sacha …
Here we have it, ladies and gentlemen – the best so far of the new wave of live-action fairy tale adaptations. This isn’t to say that fantasy actioner Snow White and the Huntsman doesn’t have its flaws, but visually it’s so sumptuous, and its magical scenes so breathtaking, that you can overlook a good chunk of the film’s many plot …
It’s a good few weeks to be a film-lover in South Africa, thanks to the release of 2 highly anticipated blockbusters. Next Friday marks the release of sci-fi thriller Prometheus (deep breaths, Kervyn!) and today it’s the turn of 2012’s apparently darkest fairy tale adaptation, which has been blowing people away since the debut of its first trailer… Snow White and …
I’ll say one thing about Mirror Mirror. If you have a daughter under 10, chances are she’ll absolutely love this colourful fantasy comedy – the first of two Snow White fairy tale adaptations coming out in 2012 (the second being Snow White and the Huntsman next month). For everyone else in the audience though there’s little to recommend about Mirror …
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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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