Cult Cape Town-based artist Manfred Zylla will be keeping things fierce at this year’s National Arts Festival with the launch of a new book of hard-hitting images that pays homage to Pasolini’s last film Salò, writes ALEXANDRA DODD Lewd, crude and packed with fervid social and political critique, Manfred Zylla’s new art book, 120 Days… Continue reading Manfred Zylla And the Art Of Resistance
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DJs Get The “Magic Mike XXL” Treatment
It’s ‘Bump and Grind’, ladies! The hot, sexy, steamy boys from Magic Mike are back and ready to show off all their moves on the big screen from today, 3 July 2015. To celebrate the occasion, an XXL-sized treat or two were sent to Johannesburg DJs to hand out MAGIC MIKE XXL goodies and to… Continue reading DJs Get The “Magic Mike XXL” Treatment
Contemporary SA Film Wins Coveted Jury Award At Los Angeles Film Festival
Ayanda, the new film by award-winning director Sara Blecher and produced by Terry Pheto, Busi Sizani and Robbie Thorpe was awarded a “special mention” by the prestigious Los Angeles Film Festival (LAFF) Jury when the 2015 festival winners were announced, following its screening in the World Fiction Competition. Ayanda had its world premiere in Los… Continue reading Contemporary SA Film Wins Coveted Jury Award At Los Angeles Film Festival
Durban FilmMart Success Stories 2010-2015
Now in its sixth year, the Durban FilmMart (DFM) has become an integral part of the fast-growing South African film industry. Since its inception in 2010, DFM has helped to facilitate more than 80 African co-production projects, many of which have subsequently been produced as acclaimed films. As the African and South African industry grows,… Continue reading Durban FilmMart Success Stories 2010-2015
Contemporary SA Film Premieres At Los Angeles Film Festival On 13 June
Love, friendship and growth in contemporary South Africa. Those are the themes of a new film by award-winning director Sara Blecher. Ayanda tells the story of a single-minded 21-year-old Afro-hipster Ayanda (Fulu Mugovhani), who has a talent for taking neglected pieces of furniture and “bringing them back to love”. Eight years after her father’s death,… Continue reading Contemporary SA Film Premieres At Los Angeles Film Festival On 13 June
St. Vincent (DVD): Review
The Film St. Vincent, a story about a grumpy old man, Vincent (Bill Murry), a Vietnam veteran and his new neighbours, Maggie (Melissa McCarthy) and Oliver (Jaden Lieberher). Vincent doesn’t like kids, he doesn’t like people. Most people don’t like him. He spends a lot of his time with “a lady of the night” (Daka,… Continue reading St. Vincent (DVD): Review