In Disney’s “Mary Poppins Returns,” an all new original musical and sequel, Mary Poppins is back to help the next generation of the Banks family find the joy and wonder missing in their lives following a personal loss. Emily Blunt (“A Quiet Place,” “The Girl on the Train“) stars as the practically-perfect nanny with unique… Continue reading Disney’s ‘Mary Poppins Returns’
Category: Film
Sara Blecher’s ‘Mayfair’ To Be Screened At BFI London Film Festival And Africa In Motion
‘Mayfair’, the new film by award-winning director Sara Blecher (Ayanda, Dis Ek Anna, Otelo Burning) and writer Neil McCarthy, is already making waves around the world. The film is about an estranged son who must break the rules to save his family, and their criminal empire, when his overbearing father falters. Due for release in… Continue reading Sara Blecher’s ‘Mayfair’ To Be Screened At BFI London Film Festival And Africa In Motion
The World Celebrates Freddie Mercury’s Birthday – Freddie For A Day
The late musician Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the ground-breaking and iconic band Queen, would be celebrating his 72 birthday on Wednesday 5 September this year. Freddie Mercury died in 1991 at age 45 due to complications from AIDS. Fans around the world honour Freddie Mercury every year on September 5th (Freddie’s birthday) with a… Continue reading The World Celebrates Freddie Mercury’s Birthday – Freddie For A Day
Long-awaited Film About Desmond Tutu Finally Coming To The Big Screen
While it has been two decades since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission concluded, bringing to a close South Africa’s cathartic period of reckoning with its violent history of racial segregation, director Roland Joffé’s new film returns to that time to grapple with the terrible truths of apartheid and its legacy. Based on Michael Ashton’s play, The… Continue reading Long-awaited Film About Desmond Tutu Finally Coming To The Big Screen
Ellen Pakkies Film Wins Big At KykNET Silwerskerm Festival
The gripping crime drama of Ellen Pakkies’ life, which will be released in local cinemas on 7th September, was honoured with three big awards at the annual kykNET Silwerskerm Festival this past weekend. Jill Levenberg (Genadekans, Noem my Skollie, Suidooster), who plays the role of Ellen – a mother that killed her drug-addicted son… Continue reading Ellen Pakkies Film Wins Big At KykNET Silwerskerm Festival
New Comedy ‘Looking For Love’ Looks At Female Sexuality And Body Positivity
Temperatures are rising, birds are singing and love is in the air. What better way to celebrate the arrival of spring than watching a movie that looks at the perils of dating in the merciless concrete jungle of Jozi. Opening this Friday, 31 August is the raunchy new comedy-romance film ‘Looking for Love’ by Nigerian-born… Continue reading New Comedy ‘Looking For Love’ Looks At Female Sexuality And Body Positivity