Nathan Caine feels no pain in Novocaine, this week’s Sunday night movie on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 8PM on 30 November 2025. The action comedy is also streaming on Showmax from Monday, 1 December 2025. Nate is a bank employee with CIPA – Congenital Insensitivity to Pain – caused by mutations in the NTRK1… Continue reading “Novocaine”: the US Box-office #1 shot in Cape Town
Category: Film
Paramount Strikes Major Film Deal With Activision To Bring Call Of Duty To The Big Screen
Partnership Combines Paramount’s Blockbuster Filmmaking Expertise with Global Phenomenon and Iconic Franchise, Promising an Epic Experience In a landmark collaboration, Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, a global leader in film production and distribution, has signed a film deal with Activision, the powerhouse behind the record-setting Call of Duty® series. This partnership aims to bring the iconic… Continue reading Paramount Strikes Major Film Deal With Activision To Bring Call Of Duty To The Big Screen
“Unmissable jewel” Finding Optel comes to Showmax, fresh from BFI London Film Festival
Finding Optel premieres on Showmax this Friday, 24 October 2025, fresh from its European premiere last weekend at the BFI London Film Festival (LFF), billed by Variety as “awards season’s international launch pad.” Teenager Claire Abrahams runs a lost and found service where she locates anything and everything that has been misplaced. When Optel, the community… Continue reading “Unmissable jewel” Finding Optel comes to Showmax, fresh from BFI London Film Festival
Director Francis Lawrence Statement on “The Long Walk”
When I first read Stephen King’s The Long Walk over twenty years ago, there was something about its simplicity — a group of young men walking — that struck me as both horrifying and deeply human. Over the years, I kept coming back to it in my mind, thinking about what it would mean to… Continue reading Director Francis Lawrence Statement on “The Long Walk”
“Regretting You” – in Cinemas 31 October 2025
Risk everything. Regret nothing. Based on the bestselling book, REGRETTING YOU introduces audiences to Morgan Grant (Allison Williams) and her daughter Clara (Mckenna Grace) as they explore what’s left behind after a devastating accident reveals a shocking betrayal and forces them to confront family secrets, redefine love, and rediscover each other. REGRETTING YOU is a… Continue reading “Regretting You” – in Cinemas 31 October 2025
Trailer and Art Debut for 20th Century Studios “Swiped”
Century Studios’ “Swiped” will debut exclusively on 19 September 2025 on Disney+ in South Africa. The film will hold its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September. A trailer, poster, and film stills for “Swiped” are now available to download and share. Inspired by the provocative real-life story of the visionary founder… Continue reading Trailer and Art Debut for 20th Century Studios “Swiped”