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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
With school holidays upon us, Ster-Kinekor is giving you the chance to catch special pre-release screenings of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at all Ster-Kinekor cinemas nationwide. Be among the first movie-goers in the country to catch this film on the big screen on Saturday, 11 October and Sunday, 12 October. Based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters created […]
Netflix, arguably the largest video on demand streaming service, originally only streamed TV shows and movies created by other production studios. However, whenHouse of Cards debuted in 2013, Netflix made a name for itself with its own original programming. Since then, the service has released the popular series Orange is the New Black as well as a fourth […]
The 2007 I Am Legend film – starring Will Smith – was so successful (it made nearly $600 million against a $150 million budget) that Warner Bros. attempted multiple times to produce a followup with Smith in it, despite the fact that his character did not survive the first film. Those followups, of course, never came to fruition, but […]
The drama which has featured some of the country’s best loved actors such as Vusi Kunene, Hlomla Dandala, Robert Whitehead and the late Lesego Motsepe has been going strong for over a decade. “Isidingo has built a challenging track record that makes all parties involved in the production proud and inspired to achieve more. This is […]
In what is quickly becoming a weekly tradition around here, it’s now time to announce that yet another popular film franchise is heading to the small screen. Up on the revival chopping block this week is the Jackie Chan/Chris Tucker buddy cop trilogy,Rush Hour. The first film opened in 1998 to good reviews, and made […]
