When The Hunger Games lifted from the pages of the novel onto celluloid, a genre was reimagined. Yes, there have always been films about a future earth. But over the years there has been a gradual increase in the science fiction film that has society under duress by a corrupt government or governing body, think […]
Multicultural Vancouver can certainly glean a lesson or two—or, rather, a multitude—from the layered, ethnically diverse, and dynamic social fabric of South Africa, which boasts a whopping 11 official languages. With its documentary-heavy program, this year’s fourth annual Vancouver South African Film Festival (Saturday and Sunday [April 5 and 6], at the Goldcorp Centre for […]
The new season shown on Sundays at 17:30 on M-Net – the fifth local version of the international format which was filmed at the end of 2013 by Endemol South Africa – managed to not only revive viewers’ interest in the South African version but also garnered international viewers. People as far afield as Canada, […]
There are many benefits to following Vin Diesel on Facebook (his official page is currently at over 70 million “Likes”), which include semi-daily inspirational advice from the actor, photos that encourage you to exercise more, and occasional updates on his developing projects. Thanks to Vin, we know that there’s a new installment in the XXX […]
South African thriller iNumber Number written and directed by Donovan Marsh features one of the country’s rising young actors, S’dumo Mtshali in the lead role of Chili, an honest, undercover cop. Discovered when he entered and won the SABC1 reality competition Class Act in 2010, Mtshali landed his first leading role in Intersexions, a drama […]
A giant leap forward in Afrikaans filmmaking, Die Windpomp represents a rather odd goal set by its American producer Chris Roland (Stander, Hotel Rwanda). From the beginning, even though he didn’t speak a word of Afrikaans, with the exception of “’n Boer maak ‘n plan”, Roland wanted to make an Afrikaans film that was highly […]
The On-Screen couple of the highly anticipated South African feature film ” Konfetti” are set to wed, later during the year. The shocking news was leaked by close friends, who say that the two love birds could not resist the chemistry that begun during shooting of the film. Both who are currently in relationships have yet […]
The family phenomenon overtook Toy Story 3 ($1.064bn) and Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest ($1.066bn) to rank as the tenth biggest global release of any film in history. Frozen ranks as the third biggest animation at the international box office and held on to top spot in Japan for the third consecutive weekend […]
Don’t tell Ivo Vegter, but there’s a new Eco Film Festival in town and it kicked off this week. You can still catch the lion’s share of the films this weekend and on Monday, and every ticket comes with the chance to plant a tree – so there’s no reason Cape Town’s greenies can’t still […]
On 13 April principal photography begins on writer and director Corne van Rooyen’s debut film Hollywood in my Huis (Hollywood in my House), which will be filmed in Cape Town. Described as a ‘spirited, refreshing coming-of-age romantic comedy’ the film tells the story of ‘wallflower’ Jana, who lives in a poor neighbourhood with her dysfunctional […]
