Only three new movies hit cinema today, although to cash in on their Oscar buzz, both Gravity (our review) and Captain Phillips (our review) are returning to the big screen at select Ster Kinekor cinemas. You can catch the former in 3D and, in a coup of Durban moviegoers, 3D IMAX. Last Updated: January 31, 2014
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Michael Peña is one of those actors. No, I’m not being racist towards Hispanics, I’m talking about actors who most general audience members could probably recognize on sight, but have no clue what his name is. This is mainly due to a string of supporting roles, that were all solid turns, but for the most part never really saw him getting the …
Less than one week until Iron Man 3 bursts onto South African cinema screens on the Public Holiday Wednesday. If you can’t wait til then, here’s what’s new in local moviehouses from today. Last Updated: April 26, 2013
Excluding the most bizarre (and definitely most British) Olympics ceremony in the history of man, it’s been 3 years since we’ve last had Danny Boyle behind the camera. And ditching that big budget style, the auteur is now back, reteaming wih his old Shallow Grave and Trainspotting co-writer John Hodge, for a clever little mind bending erotic/crime caper/drama/thriller/[insert genre of choice here] in Trance. Last Updated: …
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
I’ve yet to meet a Danny Boyle film that I didn’t like. Sunshine is arguably the weakest of his filmography but even that was a damn sight better than so many others. Throw in James McAvoy and Vincent Cassel, as well as a script by Oscar winning writer John “Trainspotting” Hodge, and it’s clear that any promo for Boyle’s next flick, Trance, …
Now that Oscar winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, Trainspotting) is done trying to convince the world that being really, really British is an Olympic sport, he’s back behind the cameras, doing what he does best. And while his latest film, Trance, has a lot to do with hypnotism, I have a feeling that you won’t be getting …
Relumi is best understood as an AI Photo Retake app — a mobile tool …
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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