Disney’s The Muppets has been described as the Happiest Film of 2011, and having finally watched this family-orientated comedy musical (the first theatrically released Muppets movie in 12 years), I can confirm it’s one of the best feel-good releases of recent times. This said, for maximum pleasure you do really have to know and love the Muppets already. A lot …

From action to saccharine drama, horror to animated comedy, there’s something for the whole family at South African cinemas this weekend. Last Updated: March 2, 2012

In a year that saw 2 movies released about great female icons of the 20th Century, we also watched 2 films focused on Cinema’s foundation years going head to head at the Oscars. While Martin Scorsese’s Hugo (read the review) embedded its cinematic history in a family fantasy, The Artist can be described most simply as a silent movie about …

This past weekend saw the announcement of the Best in Film at this year’s Oscars, as well as the Worst in Film at the 2012 Razzie Award Nominations. Now that everyone (was was interested) has had a chance to watch the Academy Awards ceremony, and the Award Season as a whole is drawing to a close, here’s your chance to …

With film, I have a deep love affair. But with books, it’s not so much a love affair as it is me standing outside it’s bedroom window watching it sleep, never blinking while mumbling to myself and breathing really heavy. Yes, it’s an unhealthy obsession, one that I cannot and do not ever want to give up. So you can …

  As mentioned yesterday, Sacha Baron-Cohen finally won over the Zionist Satan Worshippers of the Academy when they acquiesced to him attending this morning’s Oscar ceremony in character as promotion for his latest satirical film, The Dictator. If you didn’t catch the start of the show, you would have missed it as Admiral General Aladeen made a hilarious entrance. Well, …

*yawn* Right, I’ve been up since before 4am to watch this year’s Academy Awards ceremony live, and I still missed the first half hour (Thanks DSTV for getting the time wrong in your guide). Anyway, below are the full results from the ceremony, with winners marked in read. Don’t read any further if you have a resolve of steel and …

I have really not been all that excited to see Sacha Baron-Cohen’s latest farcical comedy, The Dictator. Well, until now that is. After indicating that he would be showing up for tonight’s Oscars in character as Admiral General Aladeen, the Academy responded by banning him. What, no love from the Academy for militant Islamic dictators, even fictitious ones? That’s about as …