When chatting with a journalist friend Robert Downey Jr. mentioned a few days ago as a joke that he’d make Iron Man 4 if his pal Mel Gibson were directing it. It was an offhand remark about a very real movie fans want that exploded into headlines in typical billion dollar franchise fashion. The star, Hollywood’s highest paid actor, […]
Created at the Isart Digital Video Game and 3D Animation/VFX School,L3.0 is another addition to the ever-increasing catalogue of post-apocalyptic short films. Produced by student team of Alexis Decelle, Cyril Declercq, Vincent Defour and Pierre Jury, if you’d ever wondered what WALL-E would have looked like if it was directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, here’s your chance. Combining live-action […]
It’s a rotten world for Rick Grimes and co. in The Walking Dead, the AMC zombie drama that has taken TV by storm even as it propels its characters from one miserable situation to the next. Based on the comic books by Robert Kirkman (who is also an executive producer on the series), The Walking Dead had over 20 […]
The top box office films performed strongly this week making the first week in eleven weeks where all of the top 5 box office titles have grossed more than a million Rand each. Unfortunately none of them were South African releases. However this week the chart saw 2 new entries breaking into the top 5. This […]
A few months back sixteen unsatisfied actors took a bold stand of voicing their frustrations against their producers by going on strike and letting the media know that they were unhappy and ‘enough is enough’. Underpaid, unsatisfied actors are nothing unusual in the Television and Film industry build on tight budgets and unscrupulous producers. This […]
The Purge, written and directed by James DeMonaco, offered an interesting spin on a survival horror flick. The film followed the family of a security system salesman attacked inside their home during the annual Purge — when crime is legal and emergency organizations are closed. DeMonaco’s followup, The Purge: Anarchy, offered a somewhat less compelling story, though it delivered […]
That special time of the year is upon us! And no, I’m not talking about those obscenely early Christmas advertisements and décor, I’m referring to the Oscar season, my fellow film fanatics! (more about why I’m writing about the Oscars later) You might think (like those ridiculous Christmas decorations) that October is a little too […]
On Saturdays from 10h30 to 19h30, Lekker TV, a collaboration between Jacaranda FM and KykNET Musiek, features on DStv channel 146. The channel offers music charts, sports, song requests, gossip, entertainment and on-air highlights and with programmes being hosted by popular Jacaranda FM presenters Rian van Heerden, Janina Oberholzer, Frankie du Toit, Morne JK, Robbie […]
According to weekend reports, cast members of SABC 2′s flagship soapie ‘Muvhango’ have not been paid for September. The actors have reportedly threatened strike action if they are not paid on time. Muvhango publicist, Amanda Ngudle confirmed to several publications, including Sunday Times that the actors had not yet been paid for September. Kaizer Kganyago, SABC spokeman said the […]
This year’s Big Brother Africa Hotshots reality show will run for 63 days and not 91 days as has been the case with the previous shows. This change in timing was as a result of postponement from September 7 to October 5 following a devastating fire outbreak at the Sesani Studios which housed the original house on September 2. Expectant […]
