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FILM

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/ 27 March 2009

Of grumpy old men and silly little aliens

ON CIRCUIT: <i>Gran Torino</i>, <i>Race to Witch Mountain</i> and <i>Underworld: Rise of the Lycans</i>.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 March 2009

Star Wars dreams come true

ON CIRCUIT: <i>Fanboys</i>, <i>Marley and Me</i> and
<i>Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li</i>

By Staff Reporter
Of diamonds and doggy-do
Article
/ 20 March 2009

Of diamonds and doggy-do

SOUTH AFRICAN MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews <i>Hond Se Dinges</i> , the latest offering in Afrikaans films.

By Shaun De Waal
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/ 13 March 2009

Beating the big crunch

ON CIRCUIT: <i>Confessions of a Shopaholic </i>; <i>Friday the 13th</i>; <i>Passengers</i> and <i>Paul Blart: Mall Cop</i>.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 6 March 2009

Big city girl woes

ON CIRCUIT: <i>New in Town</i>, starring Renée Zellweger and <i>Watchmen</i>.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 5 March 2009

Oscar loves the Brits

<i>Slumdog Millionaire</i> and <i>The Reader</i>’s Academy Awards expose a long-standing love affair, writes David Thomson.

By David Thomson
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/ 5 March 2009

Untapped centre of the world

Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor tells Hannah Pool why the future belongs to India. He stars in <i>Slumdog Millionaire</i>.

By Hannah Pool
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Article
/ 27 February 2009

Curious and curiouser

NOT QUITE THE MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews <i>The Curious Case of Benjamin Button</i>, starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett.

By Shaun De Waal
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Article
/ 20 February 2009

There will be blood

MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews <i>Triomf</i> and adaptation from a novel of the same name by Marlene van Niekerk.

By Shaun De Waal
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Article
/ 20 February 2009

‘Snot en trane’

Lionel Newton, who plays Treppie in the much-anticipated screen adaptation of <i>Triomf</i>, speaks to Jeremy Kuper about the film.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 February 2009

No ordinary western

ON CIRCUIT: <i>Appaloosa</i>, <i>He’s Just Not That Into You</i> and Will Smith’s <i>Seven Pounds</i>

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 6 February 2009

Isn’t it ironic?

MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews Mike Leigh’s new film, <i>Happy-Go-Lucky</i>.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 30 January 2009

When plots fail

ON CIRCUIT: <i>Bedtime Stories </i>, <i>The Duchess </i>, <i>Ghost Town </i> and Guy Ritchie’s <i>Rocknrolla </i>.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 30 January 2009

Vampires of history

MOVIES OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews Tom Cruise’s <i>Valkyrie</i> as well as <i>Frost/Nixon</i>.

By Shaun De Waal
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Article
/ 26 January 2009

In the diplomatic bag

Bestselling author Vikas Swarup tells Mandy Rossouw why he’s still a bureaucrat at heart.

By Mandy Rossouw
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Article
/ 23 January 2009

Of kings and killers

ON CIRCUIT: <i>Igor</i> and <i>Killshot</i>, starring Mickey Rourke.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 23 January 2009

Scenes from a marriage

NOT QUITE THE MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews <i>Revolutionary Road</i>, which stars <i>Titanic</i> stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

By Shaun De Waal
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Article
/ 5 December 2008

God will, in fact, be mocked

MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews <i>Religulous</i>, a film by Bill Maher.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 28 November 2008

Of atomic bombs and New York chaos

ON CIRCUIT: <i>Doctor Atomic</i>, <i>Synecdoche, New York</i> as well as <i>Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: Cinema of Cult and Cool Film Festival </i>

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 28 November 2008

At the rainbow’s end

MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal on the political documentary Behind the Rainbow and the disappointing Mr Bones II.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 27 November 2008

My work is my bond

When Marc Forster was approached to direct
<i>Quantum of Solace</i>, the unusual title was the least of his reservations. Ryan Gilbey reports.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 21 November 2008

Quibble of Sanguinity

MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews the latest James Bond film, <i>Quantum of Solace</i>.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 14 November 2008

Just the two of us

MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews the new South African film, <i>Discreet</i>, starring James and Anel Alexander.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 14 November 2008

Rambo revisited

ON CIRCUIT: <i>Flashbacks of a Fool</i> and <i>Son of Rambow </i>, about young kids setting out to make a sequel to <i>Rambo</i>

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 31 October 2008

Boys do cry

MOVIES OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews <i>Stop-Loss</i> from the director of <i>Boys Don’t Cry</i> and <i>Pineapple Express</i>.

By Shaun De Waal
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Article
/ 31 October 2008

So why can’t we just get along?

ON CIRCUIT: <i>The Band’s Visit</i>, <i>Fugitive Pieces </i>, <i>Nights in Rodanthe</i> and <i>Scar 3D</i>.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 24 October 2008

Racist cops and star shooters

ON CIRCUIT: <i> Lakeview Terrace</i>, starring Samuel L. Jackson and <i> Max Payne</i>, starring Mark Wahlberg.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 17 October 2008

Hollywood greats on killer’s trail

ON CIRCUIT: Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino’s <i>Righteous Kill</i> and <i> The Strangers</i> starring Liv Tyler.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 17 October 2008

Palahniuk’s twisted and hilarious story about sex addiction

Azad Essa speaks to the producer of <i>Choke</i>, South African-born Johnathan Dorfman, about the experience of making this unusual film.

By Azad Essa
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Article
/ 17 October 2008

Every move you make …

NOT QUITE THE MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews <i>Eagle Eye</i> from the director and star of <i>Disturbia</i>.

By Shaun De Waal
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Article
/ 10 October 2008

Cage goes all soft in Bangkok

ON CIRCUIT: Nicolas Cage’s <i>Bangkok Dangerous</i>; <i>The Love Guru</i> and <i>Step Brothers</i>

By Staff Reporter
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/ 3 October 2008

Of lost Chihuahuas and lost plots

ON CIRCUIT: <i>Before the Rains</i>, <i>Beverly Hills Chihuahua</i>, <i>My Best Friend’s Girl</i> as well as the Pride Film Festival.

By Staff Reporter
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