It’s a bumper week of new cinema releases in South Africa today. Five new movies open, each offering something different for moviegoers. Last Updated: March 8, 2013

Damn, marketing people over at Disney. You really are making sure that we don’t forget about Oz the Great and Powerful. This week has already seen the release of several images, three posters (which came together like some kind of artsy Voltron) and now we’re getting a second trailer to director Sam Raimi’s Wizard of Oz prequel, which fills in plenty of …

It seems like now that the world has finally received its first glimpse of the Evil Dead remake, and in fact did not end in a cataclysm of fan rage, Sam Raimi can now concentrate on that other follow-up to a beloved classic that he’s working on. We’ve had couple of new posters recently for his Wizard of Oz prequel yarn, Oz the …

James Franco has been doing some of the best work of his career over last few years. Sure, he got out-acted by a make-believe monkey in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, but he was fantastic in 127 Hours. And now he’s teaming up with acclaimed director Sam Raimi to bring us a previously untold origin story (where have I …

And the hits from Comic-Con just keep on rolling in. This time we get a little bit of magic as the first trailer for director Sam Raimi’s Oz the Great and Powerful has just dropped last night. So step onto that yellow brick road (actually just click the link below) and join James Franco as he’s off to be the wizard, …

There are chiefly 2 reasons to watch Marilyn Monroe biopic My Week with Marilyn. The first is for its 2 Oscar nominated performances – Michelle Williams (Best Actress) and Kenneth Branagh (Best Supporting Actor). The second, particularly of interest to cinephiles, is the chance to briefly relive Hollywood’s Golden Age, and meet some of its greatest figures, portrayed by recognisable …

Four notable new movies open in South Africa today, and it’s a case of 2 “local is lekker” comedies vs. 2 international releases that arrive on our shores atop a wave of hype. Who will be triumphant during the weekend box office wars? Chronicle: Hands down my pick of the weekend is this sci-fi thriller that promises a more realistic …