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Bill Condon to Direct Live-Action ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Film for Disney

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With the recent release of “Maleficent,” which grossed more than $170 million worldwide in its opening weekend, Disney is working fast on its next live-action fairy-tale adaptation. Bill Condon is set to direct a live-action version of “Beauty and the Beast” for Disney. Evan Spiliotopoulos is writing the script with Mandeville Films producing. The studio’s 1991 animated feature version […]

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Darren Aronofsky Adapting Futuristic ‘MaddAddam’ Book Trilogy As HBO Series

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HBO has put in development drama series MaddAddam, executive produced by Oscar-nominated Black Swanhelmer Darren Aronofsky through his Protozoa Pictures banner. The project, based on Margaret Atwood’s book  trilogy Oryx and Crake(2003), Year Of The Flood(2009), and MaddAddam (2013), is being developed as a potential directing vehicle for Aronofsky. MaddAddam marks the first project to come out of the three-year first-look deal the filmmaker and his Protozoa Picturesinked […]

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SHORT FILM OF THE WEEK – ‘Matt’ by Seth Shapiro

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This weeks short film of the week, a movie documentary about a young boy who defies all the odds. Doctors gave him a five-percent chance of survival when he was born three months pre-mature. Now, he’s defying everyone’s expectations. Visit: www.shortoftheweek.com for full synopsis “MATT“ Director/ Producer: Seth Shapiro  DP/Editor: Taylor Hawkins Camera: Erik Butts […]

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‘Mandela’ writer blames film’s failure on ‘guilt-sucking’ ’12 Years a Slave’

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Hey, remember “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom?” Six months after its US theatrical release, no one would blame you if it’s already slipped to the back of your mind. Despite its prestigious trappings and its unplanned topicality in the wake of Nelson Mandela’s death last December, Justin Chadwick’s well-intentioned biopic of South Africa’s first democratically […]

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STER-KINEKOR PRESENTS ALL 12 FIGHTS OF EFC AFRICA 30 LIVE AND IN FULL DIGITAL PROJECTION AT SELECT CINEMAS ON 05 JUNE

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If you are looking forward to catching all the explosive action of EFC AFRICA 30, but don’t have access to tickets for fight night, Ster-Kinekor has you covered! South Africa’s leading cinema chain will again be screening all 12 bouts of EFC AFRICA 30 live on its big screens, using the latest in digital projection, in select cinemas […]

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Dreamworks considering making two more ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ films

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When DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon was released in 2010, it took many by surprise—including the studio itself.  Directors Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders‘ deeply compassionate and gorgeous film remains one of the best animated features in recent memory, and following its overwhelmingly positive response, DreamWorks began working on a sequel.  The follow-up, How to Train Your Dragon 2, […]

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Dineo’s Diary Returns

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Dineo Ranaka is no stranger to the reality TV empire and her returning to Vuzu on the 20th June at 19:00 is no longer a diary secret. In the first season we saw reality diva Dineo take on her new world without radio, finding her feet was important and in the second season we went through the tough […]

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More Screentime for Nicky Greenwall!

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e.TV has announced that Screentime with Nicky Greenwall is back for a third season and launches on Tuesday, 10 June at 8PM on e.tv and 9:30PM on eNCA. In this new and exciting season of Screentime, Nicky features DJ Lulo Cafe, singer-songwriters Jimmy Nevis and Jesse Clegg, singer Nandi Mngoma, rapper Jack Parow, actress Lesley-Anne […]

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