Amongst those older than thirty,”Hi-yo, Silver! Away!” hits home as something that should be universally recognised. It is, of course, the words of the Lone Ranger…who is he again? An instant hit in 1933, Lone Ranger was the title of a show that was originally created for radio and developed into a television show that […]
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of James Bond since the release of Dr. No and to celebrate, Eon Productions and MGM will be releasing Skyfall, the twenty-third James Bond film. Skyfall is set to be released on the 9th of November 2012 and will feature Daniel Craig in his third performance as James Bond. […]
2011 saw the release of several new Sherlock Holmes titles, all sanctioned by the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Estate, and culminating in the superb Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. I have discussed nearly all of these releases here, and continuing in that vein, let’s look at the newest Sherlock Holmes contribution. On New Year’s Day, BBC released the first […]
The Jozi Film Festival is a brand new annual film festival that will showcase films made by Johannesburg, Gauteng and South African filmmakers as well as international films about the city of Johannesburg. The festival will be opening tomorrow and will be running until Sunday the 12th of February at the Bioscope Theatre in the […]
Early this morning the official trailer for The Hobbit released to the general squeeeee of fandom everywhere. This long-awaited film hits theatres late next year and the studio decided to tease us with the official trailer a year in advance! Now I don’t know about you, but this is definitely high on my list of “Most-anticipated […]
It has definitely been the year of the comic book and super hero movie, with Thor, Green Lantern, Green Hornet and Captain America rocketing to the top of the bestseller charts. Next year we will get to enjoy The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises. There are also rumours of another Superman movie called The Man of Steel due in 2013 after the […]
Warner Bros. Studio has announced that they will cease shipping of all Harry Potter films on 29 December 2011. The final instalment of the franchise hits South African shelves in November, giving consumers just over a month to complete their film collection before the films are pulled from the shelves. As of Dec. 29, no […]
Twenty years ago on this day the creator of Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry, passed away. Although the world has changed in many ways, his legacy has remained and continues to grow even so long after his passing. With seven major series and ten movies there is no doubt that the Star Trek universe is here […]
Jakhalsdans, the new film by Darrel James Roodt and written by Deon Meyer, features some well known South African names. Theuns Jordaan, Elizma Theron, Neil Sandilands, and Christina Storm heads up this film’s cast in a story about love, passion and music. Mara Malan (Elizma Theron) and her 6 year old daughter Mia (Janke […]
Dante Di Loreto is executive producer on Glee, one of the most successful TV shows of recent years. In its very first season, it won lorry-loads of awards, including the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series—Musical or Comedy, a People’s Choice Award for Favourite New TV Comedy in 2010, and a Peabody Award. […]