AMERICAN MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews <em>Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time</em>, starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
A frequent problem of historical novels is getting the language and the tone right. If they sound too modern it ruins the period feel.
Asking Ray McCauley to convene a morals debate is like asking someone who only knows cuneiform to write a computer program.
Marlene Dumas’s art is often perplexing, but one can pore over the images for hours.
FANTASY MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews Tim Burton’s adaption of the children’s classic, <em>Alice in Wonderland</em>
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews <em>A Single Man</em>, an adaption of Christopher Isherwood’s book.
Peter Vale tackles Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande about the neglected sector, humanities.
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/ 18 February 2010
<i>Jozi</i> is a refreshing comedy that explores an off-centre character’s relationship with the city everyone loves to hate.
NOT THE MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews <em>The Wolfman</em>, starring Benicio del Toro as the hapless werewolf.
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/ 5 February 2010
In Proudly South African fashion, we note two Oscar nominations for films related to South Africa, <em>District 9</em> and <em>Invictus</em>.