The famed Sundance Film Festival is expanding to Hong Kong, the indie film institute announced on Thursday. The festival will debut on September 19 and run through the 28th of the month. John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, said, “In our effort to share the best of American independent film with audiences outside the […]
Quentin Tarantino’s new western Hateful Eight is chugging along now, after having nearly been canceled by the filmmaker after his script leaked online… earlier than he would’ve liked, anyway. Tarantino recently confirmed that he will, in fact, be shooting the script; Kurt Russell and Samuel L. Jackson, who’ve collaborated with Quentin before (many times, in SLJ’s case), are lined […]
Aligning with it’s mission to share and spread the love of ‘Movies, TV & Escapism’, The Vent will tackle radio with a weekly slot on the new internet/mobile radio platform Cliff Central. Every week for 30 minutes The Vent will cover all the weeks latest TV & Film News. Listeners will be given some informative […]
The former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has claimed that Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx is set to play him in a new biopic, through the magic of CGI. Tyson told the Daily Mirror that Foxx would portray him in different stages of his life, aided by the technology used for the David Fincher fantasy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. He also claimed […]
The fifth installment from the Step Up film franchise, Step Up: All In, opens up at number 1 in South Africa`s box office. The film made over R4.44 million nationally and was played on 107 screens on its debut week. With the film, Times Media Films sees a return at number on the box office […]
The 35th year of the Durban International Film festival (DIFF), unfortunately, bid its official farewell on Saturday Night, 26th of July at the Suncoast Casino, though most films were still on cinema until the 27th ,the best of it was already over. The Award-Winners were announced in the closing night’s elegant ceremony, prior to the […]
The Fifty Shades phenomenon shows no signs of slowing down. The first trailer for the erotic drama based on the best-selling EL James novel has racked up a stunning 36.4 million YouTube views since its release on July 24, according to technology firm Zefr, which tracks the numbers. Fifty Shades had the best opening week for any trailer in 2014. The […]
South African star Tony Kgoroge was named Best Actor at Durban International Film Festival this weekend for his role in Cold Harbour, currently in cinemas. Tony shared the prize with Timbuktu star Ibrahim Ahmed. “The best actor award is shared between an actor who is established and commanding and a newcomer who is unforgettable. Both give soulful and […]
“Orange Is the New Black” is adding a “Fringe” element to its upcoming season. The Netflix series has added Blair Brown to its cast for Season 3, a Netflix spokesperson told TheWrap on Monday. Further details about the character that Brown — who played Nina Sharp on Fox’s J.J. Abrams series “Fringe” — will portray on “Orange Is the New Black” […]
The 35th year of the annual Durban Film Festival had kicked off smoothly with the opening night’s riveting film, Hard to Get, by film prodigy Zee Ntuli and whilst that was all done and dusted, the festival was still young and there were still numerous films to get through. The stage was handed over to […]
