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FILMS

DON’T MISS THIS: Pre-screening of ‘Winter’s Tale’
Article
/ 19 February 2014

DON’T MISS THIS: Pre-screening of ‘Winter’s Tale’

This week, Ster-Kinekor presents a pre-screening of "Winter’s Tale", a new film starring Colin Farrel and Jessica Brown Findlay.

By Staff Reporter
Short film explores Xhosa initiation, homosexuality
Article
/ 13 February 2014

Short film explores Xhosa initiation, homosexuality

John Trengove’s movie "IBhokwe: The Goat" is touted as the first film to explore homosexuality within the context of traditional Xhosa initiation.

By Sandiso Ngubane
M&G Newsroom: Has Ninja lost his way?
Podcasts
/ 3 February 2014

M&G Newsroom: Has Ninja lost his way?

We try get a better understanding of what’s going on with Ninja of Die Antwoord, after reports of bad behaviour on the set of Neill Blomkamp’s film.

By Staff Reporter
‘Elelwani’: An insight into Tshivenda culture
Article
/ 30 January 2014

‘Elelwani’: An insight into Tshivenda culture

Florence Masebe talks about South Africa’s ?first Tshivenda film, "Elelwani", which opens at cinemas this weekend.

By Staff Reporter
Spies spy, fists fly and fertility flourishes in this year’s films
Article
/ 16 January 2014

Spies spy, fists fly and fertility flourishes in this year’s films

2014 is set to be a great year for the film industry. Joel Kanar takes you through January’s top four releases.

By Joel Kanar
Wolf of Wall Street: Polished and punchy
Article
/ 10 January 2014

Wolf of Wall Street: Polished and punchy

This is Scorsese with fire in his belly and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Walmart Gordon Gekko cranking up the laughs – a pantomime Goodfellas.

By Xan Brooks
Best of 2013: Film
Article
/ 19 December 2013

Best of 2013: Film

Joel Kanar’s top five pick in films.

By Joel Kanar
It’s a story of love and forgiveness
Article
/ 28 November 2013

It’s a story of love and forgiveness

The "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" director Justin Chadwick talks to the M&G’s Shaun de Waal about making the long-awaited film.

By Shaun De Waal
Mandela movie: How do you  capture the life of a legend?
Videos
/ 5 November 2013

Mandela movie: How do you capture the life of a legend?

Mandela film lead actor Idris Elba, director Justin Chadwick and producer Anant Singh explain what it took to do Madiba’s story justice.

By Staff Reporter
Peacock of the ivories
Article
/ 26 September 2013

Peacock of the ivories

Steven Soderbergh’s Behind the Candelabra is about the love match between the pianist Liberace and his bisexual young companion Scott Thorson.

By Peter Bradshaw
Romance of the movies fades
Article
/ 23 August 2013

Romance of the movies fades

As Ster-Kinekor’s cinemas switch over ?to digital only, what ?do we lose with the ?end of celluloid?

By Joel Kanar
‘The Hunger Games’ studios pushes new strong women protaganists
Article
/ 22 July 2013

‘The Hunger Games’ studios pushes new strong women protaganists

The film industry is aiming its lights on ever darker films for teenagers. The future doesn’t look happy but luckily it often has strong female leads.

By Reuters
Fatherless children find their voices on film
Article
/ 14 June 2012

Fatherless children find their voices on film

The hidden enemy in fatherless households and other problems means that the struggle faced by today’s youth is harder than the one under Apartheid.

By Victoria John
Piracy puts porn’s dirty debutantes and woodsmen out of work
Article
/ 7 June 2012

Piracy puts porn’s dirty debutantes and woodsmen out of work

Illegal downloading is taking the XXX out of high-end adult movies, leading to "less porno" and more "romantico", writes Louis Theroux.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 15 October 2010

Movies to watch out for

Want to know what movies to watch? Read reviews of <i>Cyrus</i>, <i>The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</i> and <i>The Switch</i>.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 10 January 2009

Coen brothers comedy hits the spot

Like Shakespeare’s, the work of the Coen brothers can be divided into tragedies and comedies — roughly, at least.

By Shaun De Waal
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Article
/ 21 August 2008

Pricey Jo’burg becoming ‘film unfriendly’

Johannesburg is becoming ”film unfriendly”, the Gauteng Film Commission says, as film crews are being charged more and more to use tourist venues.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 31 January 2008

American quiche

DVD OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal looks at the humour of <i>Another Gay Movie</i>.

By Shaun De Waal
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Article
/ 25 January 2008

Final destination

NOT QUITE THE MOVIE OF THE WEEK</b>: <b>Shaun de Waal</b> reviews <i>Into the Wild</i>, directed by Sean Penn.

By Shaun De Waal
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Article
/ 25 January 2008

Lessons from Nollywood

Nosimilo Ndlovu speaks to three young men who are passionate about filmmaking.

By Nosimilo Ndlovu
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Article
/ 25 January 2008

The Oscar hit list

The show will go on, even if there is a picket at the red carpet, writes Dan Glaister.

By Dan Glaister
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Article
/ 25 January 2008

Jim comes to Jollywood

The Nigerian method of low-budget movie-making is set to take off in South Africa if an upcoming producer has his way, writes Percy Zvomuya.

By Percy Zvomuya
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Article
/ 25 January 2008

Local movies’ busy bodies

If local filmmakers can take advantage of incentives, there are some exciting projects lined up this year, wites Andrew Worsdale.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 January 2008

An amusing children’s fantasy romp

<b>ON CIRCUIT:</b> <i>Arthur and the Invisibles</i>, <i>The Bucket List</i>, <i>Gone Baby Gone</i> and more.

By Peter Bradshaw
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Article
/ 18 January 2008

Fire over England

MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews Elizabeth: The Golden Age

By Shaun De Waal
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Article
/ 11 January 2008

Playing history

Traditional African musicians were the original cultural activists, as shown in the new TV series <i>Rhythms from Africa</i>, writes Andrew Worsdale.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 4 January 2008

Into the sunset …

John Patterson reflects on the death of one of the great movie genres, the western.

By John Patterson
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Article
/ 4 January 2008

Tinseltown loses its magic

A recent report by a Hollywood insider questions the profitability of making movies, writes David Teather.

By David Teather
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