Following the tragic passing of Hollywood`s finest actors, Robin Williams, who passed away on Monday of a suspected suicide at the age of 63. The world of film, television and music is gravely saddened to learn about this. The Oscar-winning Good Will Hunting is perhaps his most cherished film, in which he played Sean Maguire, a psychiatrist and […]
Hercules opens at the top of the South African box office chart, dethroning last weeks number 1 ‘Guardians of the Galaxy‘. The film made over R2.87 Million in its debut weekend whilst playing on over 87 screens nationwide. The film is distributed by United International Pictures which brings back the distributor to number 1 after […]
Adapting a hit video game franchise for the big screen is always tricky. Case in point, most films based on video games are considered weak in comparison, and even fewer manage to develop into long-standing film franchises (Resident Evilbeing a notable exception). So when acclaimed actor Michael Fassbender became attached to produce and star in the film […]
Paramount is saying “Cowabunga, dude,” announcing a sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles after the movie’s surprising overperformance at the weekend’s box office. The movie is on track to earn $65 million in its opening weekend and $97.3 million worldwide. Screenwriters Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec, who wrote Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol, will again brandish nunchuks to write the sequel and will also […]
08 August 2014: The National Film and Video Foundation has released its South African Box Office Report for the first half of the year. The report shows that local productions generated R33 million in revenue, up 43% from the same period in 2013 which generated R23 million. Foreign gross revenue however declined by 10% from […]
To coincide with the release of the locally-produced film, Between Friends, Ster-Kinekor has a surprise in store for audiences in Johannesburg. The film releases at Ster-Kinekor Maponya Mall in Soweto on Friday, 15 August, but some of the local actors who star in this romantic drama will be at the cinema this Friday, 08 August, for […]
The popular subject of discussion yesterday afternoon, movie news-wise, was Warner Bros.’ announcement of release dates for nine DC comic book movies and the studio’s related decision to bump up the launch date for Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice by a couple months. However, during all the hustle and bustle, WB also staked out release dates for a pair […]
Principal photography has wrapped on the inaugural film from Tom Rothman’s TriStar Productions, now officially titled The Walk. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film is a true story based on Philippe Petit’s book “To Reach the Clouds,” starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the young dreamer who dared the impossible: an illegal wire walk between the World Trade […]
The cast of The Avengers: Age of Ultron recently took a short break from several months of filming to attend San Diego Comic-Con 2014 and present the first trailer for the movie to a hall of eager fans, with Josh Brolin (who played Thanos inGuardians of the Galaxy) even donning the Infinity Gauntlet for the occasion. The Avengers: Age […]
Warner Bros.’ “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” has moved its release date from May 6, 2016, to March 25, 2016. The superhero hybrid, starring Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill, was supposed to challenge “Captain America 3″ during the first weekend of May, but will instead spring forward to avoid a blockbuster confrontation. The earlier months of March and April have proven fertile ground for Hollywood […]
