May DVDs – Oscar winners and crowd-pleasers
Eighteen (yes, eighteen) new movies hit DVD and home release this month. Among them is dark romantic fantasy The Shape of Water, this year's Best Picture winner at the Academy Awards.
Local Weekend Box Office – Fifty Shades ties up SA audiences again
Local Weekend Box Office Report 9 - 11 February: It may be Valentine's Day, but it seems local audiences are finally falling out of love with the Fifty Shades franchise... not enough to keep it from the top spot though.
Weekend Box Office – Jumanji beats 12 Strong and Den of Thieves despite strong showings
Weekend Box Office Report 19 - 21 January 2018 - Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle holds onto the top spot for the third weekend in a row, despite some unexpectedly game competition from 12 Strong and Den of Thieves.
Weekend Box Office Report: Jumanji beats four newcomers as Last Jedi flops in China
Weekend Box Office Report 12 - 14 January 2018 - Despite competition from four new debuts led by Steven Spielberg's The Post, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle still held onto the top spot in the US. Meanwhile, even though Star Wars: The Last Jedi is now the tenth biggest film of all time, it's also written its name into the record books in China for all the wrong reasons.
Movies out Today: 12 January 2018
Thank goodness this week has some decent new movies. Compared to last week's fare, it's practically the Oscars.
Latest trailer for Liam Neeson’s The Commuter ups the action-thriller ante
If you thought that The Commuter, the upcoming clunky titled action-thriller which sees Liam Neeson reteaming with The Shallows director Jaume Collet-Sera for the fourth time, is nothing more than a ripoff of one of their previous collaborations then I have some news for you! And that news says that you’re probably right! Yeah, this is totally “Non-Stop on a …
Watch the trailer for The Commuter, possibly Liam Neeson’s last action role
At 65-years, Liam Neeson may just be getting too old to keep playing action hero. He's ready to do it at least one more time though as he teams with frequent collaborator Jaume Collet-Sera for The Commuter.
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