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Inside the high stake world of celebrities who love gambling
The sheer thrill gambling offers is a key reason why celebrities partake in it; and it’s also a social activity
Nasa and The Martian – a cosmic coincidence too good to be true?
The announcement that water has been found on Mars just happens to have emerged at the same time as the Matt Damon film is released. Spooky, or what?
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.
Move on, nothing to see here
Elysium is today’s gross global inequality realised. By 2154, humanity is divided into the privileged and the masses on whose backs this is built.
‘Planes’ dips below Blomkamp’s ‘Elysium’
Matt Damon’s sci-fi thriller Elysium has won a tight box-office race among four new films at US and Canadian cinemas.
SA rugby still looking for happy ending
It certainly has a Hollywood ending. South Africans celebrate, white policemen hold a black boy aloft, and Nelson Mandela blesses the Springboks.
Hollywood boys who just don’t want to grow up
When to slow down and retire? For most people in their 60s the decision is a no-brainer — the sooner the better. But in the rare air of movie stardom, where careers are fuelled…
Hollywood hunts star to play first man on the moon
It was one small step for man, but could be one giant leap in the career of an actor. Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, is to be the subject of a Hollywood biopic. The…
Eastwood may direct Mandela World Cup film
Clint Eastwood may direct an upcoming Hollywood film based on former South African president Nelson Mandela and his appearance at the 1995 Rugby World Cup final, United States…
Darfur: A glimmer of hope on the horizon
A real and unprecedented opportunity for peace in Darfur is emerging after breakthrough talks between Britain and Khartoum this week, according to the United Kingdom’s key envoy…
Identity politics
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews The Bourne Ultimatum, the third instalment of the Bourne series.