MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews The Bourne Ultimatum, the third instalment of the Bourne series.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews The Simpsons Movie, which packs in a great deal of inventive incident and humour.
<b>MOVIE OF THE WEEK:</b> Shaun de Waal reviews Michael Bays’ flashy action movie, <i>Transformers</i>, which opens in theatres this weekend
It was a bit like the old days of the Weekly Mail Film Festival – a movie under threat of banning, an audience eager to see it, a contentious panel willing to discuss it and all the issues in detail. But there were no protesters outside, and the attempts to halt the screening came not from state censors but the SABC, which had originally commissioned the film.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: The Harry Potter franchise: It’s like we’re treading water until the big climax arrives, writes Shaun de Waal.
<b>MOVIE OF THE WEEK:</b> Mexican writer-director Guillermo del Toro’s <i>Pan’s Labyrinth</i> has arrived in South Africa at last, writes Shaun de Waal.
DVD ROUNDUP: Martin Scorsese’s <i>The Departed</i> leads the pack of recent DVD releases, writes Shaun de Waal.
NOT THE MOVIE OF THE WEEK: He found the first Fantastic Four dull. Shaun de Waal reviews the sequel, <i>Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer</i>
NOT QUITE THE MOVIE OF THE WEEK: It’s the year of the threequels and this week, it’s the turn of what might be called a thirteenquel: Ocean’s 13, writes Shaun de Waal
‘Transman’ Robert Hamblin is no longer a woman, but he has always been an artist. He spoke to Shaun de Waal about his work and his journey.