2020 has been a difficult year for the global film industry, but plenty of movies were released on a variety of different platforms and South African audiences responded enthusiastically. With the new year just around the corner, local film distributor Indigenous Film Distribution, has some real treats lined up for the first half of 2021.… Continue reading Lots In Store For Local Film Fans In 2021
Category: Film
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Is Finally Available On Netflix
Directed by: George C. Wolfe Screenplay by: Ruben Santiago-Hudson Based on the Play by: August Wilson Produced By: Denzel Washington, p.g.a., Todd Black, p.g.a., Dany Wolf Executive Producer: Constanza Romero Director of Photography: Tobias Schliessler, ASC Production Designer: Mark Ricker Costume Designer: Ann Roth Editor: Andrew Mondshein, ACE Composer: Branford Marsalis Cast: Viola Davis, Chadwick… Continue reading Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Is Finally Available On Netflix
Rogue: It’s Megan Fox VS Lion And al-Shabab In New Showmax Film
Showmax has just released Rogue, starring Teen Choice winner and People’s Choice nominee Megan Fox (Transformers, Jennifer’s Body) as Sam O’Hara, who leads a team of mercenaries on a mission to rescue an ambassador’s daughter kidnapped by al-Shabaab. When their plan goes south, the mercenaries find themselves out of ammo and hiding out at an… Continue reading Rogue: It’s Megan Fox VS Lion And al-Shabab In New Showmax Film
Amazon Studios Acquires Coming 2 America – Starring Eddie Murphy – From Paramount Pictures
Amazon Studios has acquired worldwide rights to Coming 2 America from Paramount Pictures. This long-awaited sequel to the iconic comedy Coming to America will launch worldwide in over 240 countries and territories on Prime Video on March 5, 2021. Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his… Continue reading Amazon Studios Acquires Coming 2 America – Starring Eddie Murphy – From Paramount Pictures
Basotho Film Starts Oscar-qualifying Run On 27 November – 4 December
‘This Is Not A Burial, It’s A Resurrection’, a haunting tribute to land, community and ancestry, will screen for one week in order to qualify for the 93rd Academy Awards ‘This Is Not A Burial, It’s A Resurrection’, starring the late South African screen legend Mary Twala, starts its Oscar-qualifying run on 27 November at… Continue reading Basotho Film Starts Oscar-qualifying Run On 27 November – 4 December
Transforming Book To Film – At virtual European Film Festival (12-22 November)
It’s a rarity to hear of a film that became a good book, but turning books into films is fairly common practice nowadays. Of the 12 films in this year’s European Film Festival, four are based on books. Three film directors and an author will gather on Zoom to discuss how it all works. The… Continue reading Transforming Book To Film – At virtual European Film Festival (12-22 November)