Five new films open in South African cinemas today, including 2 that are up for multiple awards at this year’s Academy Awards. Lincoln: Leading this year’s Oscar race with 12 nominations, and a ton of other awards, is this historical drama from director Steven Spielberg. Daniel Day-Lewis plays America’s greatest president in the last 4 months of his life – …
When you adapt a stage musical for the big screen, there are really only two ways that you can differentiate it from its source material – go big or go in close. In other words, expand the world beyond the restrictions of a stage, or zoom in on the actors and their facial expressions in a way that not even …
Catch two Oscar nominees and one… erm… Razzie candidate at the South African box office from today. Last Updated: January 18, 2013
Disregarding the gleeful attacks on him by gossip columnists, Tom Cruise is still an A-List movie star who fills cinemas and knows how to pack his filmography with slick, crowd-pleasing entertainment. His latest effort, Jack Reacher is no different. Based on the novel One Shot by Lee Child, Jack Reacher brings Child’s hard-hitting drifter hero to the screen for the …
Four new films open in South Africa this first Friday of 2013. And generally they’re of a lighthearted nature, most likely designed to cheer people up as they return to the rat race after the holidays. Last Updated: January 4, 2013
And so it begins… An epic 18-month, 9 hour cinematic adventure as audiences return to JRR Tolkien’s Middle-earth, with Lord of the Rings filmmaker Peter Jackson once again leading us through this vast fantasy world. The Hobbit Part 1 of 3 is a journey definitely worth taking on the big screen but it’s also not without flaws – the chief …
Today begins the Christmas holidays for many South Africans, and considering the number of people on a festive break from today, here are all the new releases hitting local cinemas before the end of 2012. See you in the New Year. Last Updated: December 21, 2012
Before The Avengers was released, probably the greatest concern was that, with a cast of multiple heroes – all of whom have strong, distinct personalities – the film would feel over-stuffed and too busy. Somehow, writer-director Joss Whedon managed to hurdle that trap. The makers of Rise of the Guardians, however, are less fortunate. It’s not there’s little to recommend …
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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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