The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) has selected the multi-award-winning MultiChoice film Barakat as South Africa’s official submission for Best International Feature at the 94th Academy Awards® in 2022. This makes Amy Jephta the fourth female director to be submitted to the Oscars® by South Africa, and the first woman of colour. Barakat follows… Continue reading Award-winning “Barakat”, South Africa’s Official Oscars 2022 Selection
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Hacks Creator On Jean Smart’s Emmy-winning Performance And The Smartaissance
The #2 show on Rotten Tomatoes’ Best TV of 2021 (So Far), HBO’s comedy-drama Hacks recently earned the incomparable Jean Smart her fourth Emmy – this time for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series – for her role as legendary Las Vegas comedian Deborah Vance, who takes on an entitled, down-on-her-luck Gen Z comedy… Continue reading Hacks Creator On Jean Smart’s Emmy-winning Performance And The Smartaissance
Chucky’s Back In The Killer New Horror Series On Showmax, Just In Time For Halloween
“Hi, I’m Chucky. Wanna play?” Showmax just unboxed the first three episodes of the killer new Chucky series, just in time for Halloween. New episodes of the 18VHL-rated show will follow every Wednesday. The series is giving Chucky fans all the feels – mainly fear, hysterical laughter and, for some, grim flashbacks to sleepless nights… Continue reading Chucky’s Back In The Killer New Horror Series On Showmax, Just In Time For Halloween
Succession S3: 2020’s Best Drama Returns, Adds Alexander Skarsgård And Adrien Brody
Season 3 of the hit HBO series Succession kicks off first on Showmax today, with new episodes coming express from the US every Monday. Succession scooped the 2020 Best Drama award at both the Emmys and Golden Globes with its saga of four very rich siblings behaving very badly while trying to win their father’s… Continue reading Succession S3: 2020’s Best Drama Returns, Adds Alexander Skarsgård And Adrien Brody
Resident Alien: “One Of The Funniest Shows… About Destroying The Entire Human Race”
Resident Alien, the sci-fi murder-mystery doctor-dramedy Earth needs now, has crash landed on Showmax. Emmy nominee Alan Tudyk (Hoban “Wash” Washburne in Firefly and Serenity) stars as an alien trying to pass himself off as small-town human doctor Harry Vanderspiegel. As Harry sees it, “To say my species is more advanced than humans would be… Continue reading Resident Alien: “One Of The Funniest Shows… About Destroying The Entire Human Race”
Five Best New International Movies On Showmax – October 2021
TENET | Stream now The fifth biggest box office hit globally of 2020, Tenet won the 2021 Oscar and BAFTA for Best Achievement in Visual Effects, with a further Oscar nomination for Production Design. Directed by five-time Oscar nominee Christopher Nolan (Inception, The Dark Knight Trilogy), the sci-fi action thriller follows Protagonist. Armed with only one word, “Tenet”, he… Continue reading Five Best New International Movies On Showmax – October 2021