South African cinema: Bums on seats, at last?
Two South African films are being touted as successes: Semi-Soet, a frothy romantic comedy, and Material, a heart-warming family drama.
comments (1)
Semi-Soet: Spoonfuls of sugar
Slick, vanilla Afrikaans romcom Semi-Soet is just what the South African film industry needs, writes Phillip de Wet.
comments (3)
How to steal a plotline
We have yet to hit upon a formula that marries the job of mirroring "the nation" and the business of making money.
comments (0)
Catch it at the Apollo
South African cineastes and cinephiles can catch up with already-released South African films they might have missed at the Apollo Film Festival.
comments (0)
Not quite cricket
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews Hansie, the story of South Africa's cricket hero, Hansie Cronje.
comments (0)
South Africa on celluloid
Shaun de Waal reviews three new books on local cinema.
comments (0)








