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 …
To say that I only liked 2011’s The Muppets is a bit like saying that Charlie Sheen only likes cocaine. For days after watching the film I was indeed still asking myself whether I was a man or a muppet. So I’ve been eagerly looking forward to more adventures with Walter, Kermit and all the rest of those characters with men’s …
Four new films open in South Africa today, and the majority tend to be of the action thriller breed… with one romcom thrown in for good measure. Last Updated: October 5, 2012
As funny as Jason Segel is, I don’t think I’ll ever forgive him for the totally unnecessary dudity in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. (I still wake up screaming sometimes.) So I was understandably filled with a silent dread when I realized that Segel was once again teaming up with FSM director Nicholas Stoller for his next comedy, The Five Year Engagement …
The Muppets are on a roll it seems. After conquering the box office with a well received film, a sequel is busy being prepared, with a new script underway. One person who won’t be involved with the sequel however, is film star and co-writer Jason Segel, who has confirmed that he isn’t planning on returning. Last Updated: March 6, 2012
The Muppets film that was released recently was one of those nostalgic experiences, bringing back and updating the beloved gang of familiar faces for a new audience, while still easily retaining its old charm. It even earned itself an Oscar this week, and thanks to some reasonable success at the box office, Hollywood execs would be crazy not to greenlight …
It’s all about choice this weekend at South African cinemas. You want it, you got it – whether it be a Christian values drama, sci-fi horror, a cheerfully nostalgic musical (with puppets) for the whole family, a pedigreed biopic about a controversial statesman, a vigilante thriller or even an award-winning psychological drama based on an award-winning novel. Courageous: Wholesome indie …
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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