Have you ever joined a circle where everyone is talking about something you know nothing about? Well folks, the next superhero film is about to hit our screens, and it’s going to be absolutely massive, if you feel that you’re going to be okay not being a part of it, think again, because Marvel’s Avengers: […]
Category Archives: Articles
ARTICLE: Top 10 Shows to watch in Mzansi
- By The Vent
- in Articles, Articles, Local News
- 0 Comments
1. Ayeye – SA actor Thapelo Mokoena (Nothing for Mahala) stars in the new local drama series Ayeye. The 13 episode series navigates the world of advertising and paints a canvas which depicts the preconceived ideas that most people hold about the erratic world of advertising, the temptations, the highs and pitfalls. The trailer previewing the […]
ARTICLE: Are the Oscars worth the Hype?
- By The Vent
- in Articles, Articles, Global News
- 1 Comment
Of all the films that came out last year, from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 to Maleficent, from Need for Speed to The Nut Job, at the beginning of the year, the good were separated from the great and the fantastic separated from the flops, as our Oscar nominees were announced in the second […]
ARTICLE: Actors who have been robbed of Oscars
- By The Vent
- in Articles, Articles, Global News
- 0 Comments
The Academy Awards are one of the oldest and most significant award shows; they have been around for more than 80 years. Fans tune in worldwide to watch the spectacular show every year, but how much do we actually know about the Academy Awards? Do you even know that winning an Academy Award is winning […]
ARTICLE: Should South Africa be excited for its first dance film, ‘Hear Me Move’?
- By The Vent
- in Articles, Articles, Local News
- 2 Comments
It’s no surprise that the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of a dance film is a lot of dancing, weak plot and lots of cheesy lines. Let’s face it; the only reason why we watch dance films is for the dancing. However, contrary to popular belief dance films have come a […]
ARTICLE: What we are looking forward to in Fifty Shades of Grey
It is difficult not to giggle and blush as one pages through the badly written, but oh so delicious book that is FIFTY SHADES OF GREY. Fifty Shades of Grey is the erotic, bondage and sex fuelled romance novel by British author E.L James that made women around the world bite their lips and whipped […]
ARTICLE: Should motion-capture performances be recognized by the Academy?
- By The Vent
- in Articles, Articles
- 0 Comments
Last year Andy Serkis was placed in line once again for an Oscar nomination for playing another distinctively unusual non-human character. Caesar the lead primate in Dawn of The Planet of the Apes proves a further vindicating CGI role by Serkis who now prefers the alias Lil Mo-cap. You don’t have to be a tech […]
ARTICLE: Why the ‘New Generations’ is not worth watching
- By The Vent
- in Articles, Articles, Local News
- 0 Comments
After nearly 20 years of gracing our screens and 7 million viewers Generations was unarguably South Africa’s best-loved television Soapie. With all the drama that was happening behind the scenes with the cast and the ever-mundane storyline Mfundi Mvundla was dishing out. A new look and a little revamping was in dire need. But no […]
Was South African TV better 20 years ago?
- By The Vent
- in Articles, Articles, Local News
- 0 Comments
Do you ever look back on your childhood and remember those TV shows that you will forever identify with? As a South African, there are a few that will never be forgotten and when they are watched today the memories pour back of being the kid glued to the television, barely understanding Afrikaans and Xhosa […]
ARTICLE: Why you should be watching ‘Shuga’
- By The Vent
- in Articles, Articles
- 0 Comments
I am not your typical telly fanatic, the only times, I really get to sit down and be glued to my TV screen is when there is something really captivating on screen. So as I was flicking through the various channels, I was lured into another world on a series featured on BET, called Shuga. […]