Movie of the week: I’m So Excited

Pedro Almodóvar’s new film is a cheeky comedy about stressy homosexuals in an aeroplane going round and round in the sky without getting anywhere.

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• 'Fanie Fourie's Lobola' scoops major award
• Hobbits and elves draw tourists to New Zealand
• Movie of the week: Star Trek into Darkness

Leonardo DiCaprio set to play Rasputin

DiCaprio is set to play the infamous Russian mystic and confidante of the Romanov Russian royal family, Rasputin, in a new biopic.

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Is surgical circumcision the key to halting initiation deaths?

Mayenzeke Baza's documentary explores issues of best practice in circumcision as well as wider issues of secrecy and the exclusion of women.

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'Fanie Fourie's Lobola' scoops major award

The South African film "Fanie Fourie's Lobola" has won an award at the largest film festival in the United States, it has been reported.

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Movie of the week: Star Trek into Darkness

JJ Abrams’ new Star Trek installment is as glitzy as his first, but it’s Benedict Cumberbatch as a mysterious new foe that fuels this outing.

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Movie of the week: 'On the Road'

Your enjoyment of the movie adaptation of Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" will depend on your frame of mind as you walk into the cinema.

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Filmmakers must wise up to reality

Nobody wants to see a South African thriller with two unknowns in it — movie stars attract audiences.

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No shortcut through the graveyard forest

A striking new documentary delves into the lives of Israelis and Palestinians living together but apart.

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Encounters: Five of the best at the fest

We choose some of the must-see documentaries showing as part of the Encounters festival.

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Jo’burg cast in new light, but old shadows abide

"Jeppe on a Friday" is a compelling documentary filmed in one day by eight female filmmakers.

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