On screen Gibson is a successful anti-hero, but off screen he’s just antisocial. <b>Marina Hyde</b> reports.
How do you turn the July 7 London bombings into a film? Director Rachid Bouchareb tells <b>Stuart Jeffries</b> how it all started.
NOT QUITE THE MOVIE OF THE WEEK: <b>Shaun de Waal</b> reviews <em>Themba</em>, a new South African movie.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: <b>Peter Bradshaw</b> reviews <em>I Love You, Phillip Morris</em>, starring Jim Carrey.
Ray Harryhausenique is unique in the history of movies as a special-effects technician who is really the auteur of his films.
Unashamedly materialistic and intentionally obscure, Michael MacGarry’s <em>Endgame</em> is one slick show, writes <b>Anthea Buys</b>
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: <b>Peter Bradshaw</b> reviews <em>Creation</em>, starring Paul Bettany as Charles Darwin.
<strong>Nechama Brodie</strong> tells how she met the star of Grease, hoping for an exclusive or a scoop, but came away only with this byline.
When it emerged that Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson had been cast as Winnie Mandela in a biopic of the Struggle matriarch, there was an uproar.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: <b>Peter Bradshaw</b> reviews <em>Broken Embraces</em>, the new film by Pedro Almodóvar.
DEFINITELY NOT THE SOUTH AFRICAN MOVIE OF THE WEEK: <em>Shaun de Waal</em> reviews <em>Egoli</em>.
NOT QUITE THE MOVIE OF THE WEEK: <em>Shaun de Waal</em> reviews <em>The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus</em>.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: <b>Shaun de Waal</b> reviews <em>Green Zone</em>, starring Matt Damon.
EUROPEAN MOVIE OF THE WEEK: <b>Peter Bradshaw</b> reviews reviews <em>The Ghost Writer</em>, starring Ewan McGregor.
NOT QUITE THE MOVIE OF THE WEEK: <b>Shaun de Waal</b> reviews <em>Robin Hood</em>, starring Russell Crowe. We have a DVD collections to give away.
“I don’t think it was made for a South African audience,” was one broadcaster’s response to the co-producer of the film critical of the World Cup.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Peter Bradshaw reviews <em>A Serious Man</em>, a sublimely funny serio-comedy by the Coen Brothers.
Mel Gibson’s return as a lead actor, in <i>Edge of Darkness</i>, must be reassuring to those fans who hoped he would not retire into mere directing.
Two lucky readers will win lunch with <i>Jozi</i> lead actor Carl Buekes and director Robbie Thorpe — at one of Johannesburg’s best restaurants.
Few films lend themselves so readily to online parody as <em>Downfall</em>, but the makers of the film want Youtube to remove spoof versions.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: <i>Percy Zvomuya</i> reviews <em>The Messenger</em>, a different kind of war movie.
<em>Percy Zvomuya</em> speaks to funnyman John Vlismas about <em>Outrageous</em>, his new movie about stand-up comics.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Peter Bradshaw reviews <em>A Prophet</em> a powerful prison-gangster picture starring Tahar Rahim.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: <i>Lionel Faull</i> reviews <em>The Cove</em>, a documentary about Japan’s annual dolphin hunt.
From racy action to silly comedies, there is something for everyone opening on the big screen this Easter weekend.
From cash-in-transit heists to ballet, there is something for everyone in the films opening this week.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Peter Bradshaw reviews <em>The Hurt Locker</em>, Catherine Bigelow’s Oscar winning film about the war in Iraq.
From an Oscar winning performance to a film strictly for the kids.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Peter Bradshaw reviews <em>Spread</em>, a pessimistic movie about a Los Angeles hustler played by Ashton Kutcher.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews <e>Shutter Island</em>, starring Leonardo di Caprio.
Gabby Sidibe’s performance in the acclaimed film, <em>Precious</em>, has made her an unlikely star. But she is nothing like her screen persona.
FANTASY MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews Tim Burton’s adaption of the children’s classic, <em>Alice in Wonderland</em>