FANTASY MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews Tim Burton’s adaption of the children’s classic, <em>Alice in Wonderland</em>
REALISTIC MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Peter Bradshaw reviews <em>Precious</em>which shifts between nightmarish and inspirationally upbeat.
Win or lose at the Oscars this weekend, <i>Avatar</i> is already assured of its place in Hollywood history.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews <em>A Single Man</em>, an adaption of Christopher Isherwood’s book.
In the film <em>Invictus</em> former president Nelson Mandela narrowly wins grudging approval from the administrators to retain the Springbok emblem.
Celebrating 100 years of Japan-South Africa relations, the Japanese embassy presents a series of events, including a film festival.
Filmmaker Gary Hustwit’s documentary about everyday things we take for granted shows at this year’s Design Indaba Film Festival.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews <em>Crazy Heart</em>, a rollicking tale about a down-and-out country singer.
Connoisseurs of power, gossip, reputation and behaviour must surely be relishing the extraordinary face-off at this year’s Oscar ceremony.
He had never written or made a film before and his financing collapsed at the last minute, but failure is not in the dictionary of Tom Ford.
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/ 12 February 2010
I remember reading that Roald Dahl considered <em>The Fantastic Mr Fox</em> to be his most "perfect" story, and perhaps it is.
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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/ 9 February 2010
Low-budget horror movie <em>Paranormal Activity</em>, has kicked up a storm in Italy as it is terrifying teenagers and children across the country.
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/ 5 February 2010
em>Bright Star</em> is not so much a criticism of Keats’s poetry as of his life, in fact all of our lives.
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/ 2 February 2010
South African blockbuster <i>District 9</i> has been nominated in the Best Motion Picture category at this year’s Oscars.
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/ 29 January 2010
Daniel Friedman speaks to the world-famous stand-up comedian Eddie Izzard about cross-dressing for success, religion and being a smarty pants.
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/ 14 January 2010
This isn’t a movie for rugby nuts. All you need is a soft spot for letting a classic narrative lead you through an epic and emotional journey.
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/ 21 October 2009
Austrian actor Christoph Waltz’s portrayal of the multilingual murderer earned him best actor at the Cannes Film Festival.
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/ 16 October 2009
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews <i>The Informant!</I>, a film starring Matt Damon and directed by Steven Soderbergh.
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/ 25 September 2009
NOT THE MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews <i>The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3</i> starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta.
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/ 10 September 2009
<i>The Glass House</i> follows four girls determined to pull themselves out of the margins by attending a one-of-a-kind rehabilitation facility.
A sci-fi blockbuster that’s also an allegory of apartheid? <i>District 9</i> is the biggest of a glut of films about South Africa’s traumatic past.
ON CIRCUIT: <i>Asterix at the Olympic Games</i>, <i>Cadillac Records</i>, <i>Duplicity</i>
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Peter Bradshaw reviews <i>Blindness</i>, a film by Fernando Merelles.
NOT THE MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews <i>Angels and Demons</i>, the prequel to <i>The Da Vinci Code</i>.
DOCUMENTARY OF THE WEEK: Peter Bradshaw reviews <i>Man on Wire</i>, a documentary on French highwire artiste, Phillippe Petit.
Shaun de Waal speaks to Jann Turner about her directorial debut, <i>White Wedding</i>.
Shaun de Waal chats with the South African-born director of the latest <i>X-Men</i> movie about making myths complex and spectacular.
NOT QUITE THE MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews 17 Again, starring Matthew Perry of <i>Friends</i> fame.
Three years ago, EA took the first <i>Godfather</i> movie and turned it into a reasonably entertaining first-person shooter.
ON CIRCUIT: <i>Dragonball Evolution</i> and
<i>Fast and Furious</i>, the action drama starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Peter Bradshaw reviews <i>4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days</i>, a masterpiece of a film by Cristian Mungiu.