I just had to wish a Happy Birthday to one of my all time favourite actors, Tim Curry, today! From his first breakout role as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, to his more recent roles in movies like The Secret of Moonacre and a voice only role in Back to the Sea […]
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Exclusives.co.za has put together a list of Top 10 Classic Comedies to add to your collection inspired by the Rotten Tomatoes list of Top 100 Comedy Movies. 10. Sleeper (1973) 9. The Odd Couple (1968) 8. Before Sunrise (1995) 7. Mary Poppins (1964) 6. The Philadelphia Story (1940) 5. Cool Hand Luke (1967) 4. Singing in […]
On this day in 1964 Sidney Poitier was the first ever black Actor to win an Oscar for Best Actor. The oscar was for his role in the film Lilies of the Field. More than an actor (and Academy-Award winner), Sidney Poitier is an artist. A writer and director, a thinker and critic, a humanitarian […]
It seems that more and more movies these days are being based on books than on original screenplays. And who can blame film makers for wanting to take a wildly popular novel and turn it into a (hopefully) wildly popular movie? “Give up on trying to be original. Every song has been sung, every picture […]
It would be a difficult task to describe Stephen Fry and his life accomplishments in a few lines but we shall try. Contrary to prior knowledge, Stephen Fry’s fame is really attributed to a lot of dabbling. He is best known for his work as a writer, actor and author. He attended Queen’s College in […]
Bizarre yet mainstream: Tim Burton’s career has been marked by the ability to create movies that are strange and curious but remains just inside the realm of the mainstream. This year, Burton will be releasing three new films and is planning more exciting projects for 2013 and beyond. 1.Dark Shadows Set to be released in […]
Today one of the world’s favourite Star Trek actors celebrates his 81st birthday. Leonard Nimoy definitely took the Vulcan phrase “Live long and prosper” to heart. Not only has he lived to such a ripe age, but he is still as active in his personal and working life as he was all those years ago […]
If you want to pronounce the name the way his family did, say Zoice, not Soose. His real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel. Dr. Seuss was one of his pen names. Other pen names he wrote under include Theo LeSieg and Rosetta Stone. The Lorax, Horton Hears a Who, The Cat in the Hat and […]
The Cape Winelands Film Festival is an international film festival based in the Western Cape. This year marks the 5th anniversary of the Festival which opened on Wednesday, 14 March 2012, and will be running until Saturday the 24th. The festival is being hosted in Cape Town and Stellenbosch and has recently expanded to include […]
Melancholia begins with various scenes shot in slow motion: A lady in a wedding dress walking through grey lint; a woman carrying a small boy across a golf course, her feet seeping halfway into the soil with every step; a horse collapsing; images of space; the planet Melancholia colliding with Earth. The plot revolves around […]
