Seeing as it’s Human Rights Day tomorrow in South Africa, we’re moving the Midweek Mouth-off ahead of the public holiday… and discussing those other rights: consumer rights! For those of you snuffling around the Interwebs today, we want to know what you think of South African cinemas? Have you ever had to deal with rude staff, broken rules (like babies …
Pizza! LCD TV Screens! Prizes! An Mweb employee in a crash helmet! These were just a few of the sights that greeted me as I journalisted my way inside, as Mweb and Gamezone prepared to kick off Mass Effect 3 in a grand style. Alongside several dozen lucky participants, we entered the Mweb M-cave for a night of food and …
The Kiffness is a local music group who have produced a song and video about video games. It's memorable.
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Whether it was due to the 2010 World Cup, Neil Blomkamp’s District 9 or maybe even our very own special presidential version of the Bachelor (Who is going to be JZ’s next wife? Tune in this week!), it seems that our little corner of Africa is quite popular in the movie world nowadays. Hot on the heels of Denzel Washington …
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 …
When it comes to depicting other countries, Hollywood tends to adopt a kind of “stereotype shorthand” – a highlights package approach as it were. So, if the action takes place in Rio, for example, there are typically shots of Christ the Redeemer, Copacabana Beach, and the film’s hero inevitably encounters street kids or finds himself in a labyrinthine favela. If …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
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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