Movies in South Africa

#OnTheBigScreen: Transformers, Romantic Rivalry and Deadly Obsessions

Transformers: The Last Knight, The Promise, Tubelight, Everything, Everything and Obsession open at local cinemas this weekend.

#OnTheBigScreen: Cars, hard partying, explosive action and art

Cars 3, This Beautiful Fantastic, The Hunter's Prayer, Rough Night, Michelangelo - Love and Death, Free Fire and A Case For Christ all open at local cinemas this weekend.

By Daniel Dercksen 15 Jun 2017

#OnTheBigScreen: Monsters, deadly secrets and live opera

Before I Fall, The Gifted, The Mummy, The Whole Truth, Toni Erdmann and Der Rosenkavalier open at the local cinema this weekend.

By Daniel Dercksen 9 Jun 2017

Why Wonder Woman is groundbreaking

In your movie watching life there is a stage that will come to be known as pre-Wonder Woman and post-Wonder Woman. Because after you have lived through these two hours of spectacular film making nothing will quite be the same.

By Natalie Le Clue 8 Jun 2017

Encounters South African International Documentary Festival returns to Nouveau cinemas

The 19th Encounters South African International Documentary Festival returns to Ster-Kinekor's Nouveau cinemas at Rosebank Mall in Johannesburg, and the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, from 1 - 11 June 2017...

2 Jun 2017

#OnTheBigScreen: Wonder Woman, Baywatch and Live Theatre

Baywatch; Their Finest; Wonder Woman and The Old Vic Theatre's production of Tom Stoppard's comedy Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead all open on the big screen this weekend.

By Daniel Dercksen 1 Jun 2017

#OnTheBigScreen: Pirates, Rock and Roll and Unrequited Love

Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge, Song to Song, Unforgettable and Twelfth Night open at local cinemas this weekend.

By Daniel Dercksen 26 May 2017

#OnTheBigScreen: Alien monsters, McDonald's and Tchaikovsky

Alien: Covenant, The Founder, The Resurrection Of Gavin Stone, Ozzy and Eugene Onegin open on the big screen this weekend.

By Daniel Dercksen 18 May 2017

#OnTheBigScreen: King Arthur, Bolshoi Ballet and 20th Century Women

King Arthur: Legend of the Stone, 20th Century Women, The Warrior's Gate, Bypass and A Hero of Our Time are release at the local cinema this weekend.

By Daniel Dercksen 11 May 2017

European Film Festival increases level of audience interaction

The European Film Festival that opened nationwide at Cinema Nouveau last week, is asking audiences to rate each film according to their liking...

8 May 2017

Johnny is nie dood nie, puts the ‘lekker' back in local films

Johnny is nie dood nie is as radical as the Voëlvry music movement that rebelled against the autocratic dictates of the apartheid government and changed the hearts of a generation of South Africans...

By Daniel Dercksen 5 May 2017

Bypass movie sheds light on underworld of organ trafficking

Bypass, the movie that has everyone talking due to its controversial marketing, has resulted in a 40% spike in organ donation even before it hits cinema screens next week Friday, 12 May.

4 May 2017

#OnTheBigScreen: Art, Euro Film Festival and Kerkorrel

Johnny is nie dood nie, Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2, Rules Don't Apply, The Salesman, The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch and Love By Chance release at local cinemas this weekend.

By Daniel Dercksen 4 May 2017

Love by Chance releases nationwide on the big screen

Love by Chance will be released nationwide in SA and in the USA on Friday, 5 May...

3 May 2017

International

Red Bull Music Academy opens for applications for 2018

Music makers from all over the world are invited to apply for the 20th Red Bull Music Academy 2018 being held in Berlin from Friday, 8 September to Thursday, 12 October 2018. Applications close on Monday, 4 September 2017.

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South African designers showcase their wares in Paris

Forty-two South African designers are currently exhibiting their artisanal goods at the renowned BHV/Marais in Paris, a department store of the group of Galeries Lafayette that attracts over 60,000 visitors daily. The exhibition, which runs until 31 July 2017, showcases South Africa's creative energy and its international design and cultural capitals: Johannesburg and Cape Town.

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Westin shines a light for early morning joggers with Gear Lending programme

Westin Hotels & Resorts, in celebration of Global Running Day (7 June 2017), announced an addition to the brand's Gear Lending programme - offering guests access to New Balance shoes and workout apparel during their stay - which will see reflective wristbands and light-up sneaker clips included in the offering, allowing guests to pack light, stay fit, and now, rise earlier.

5 Jun 2017

Seychelles, Maldives shifts from romantic getaway to family-friendly image

Popular honeymoon islands in the Indian Ocean, the Seychelles and Maldives, are rebranding their image to a family-friendly destination. Not all resorts have caught on, but there are some who solely focus on making an island getaway attractive for the whole family.

30 May 2017

Freedom to roam: Sweden listed itself on Airbnb

The official tourism board of Sweden, Visit Sweden, has partnered with Airbnb to list the entire country and travellers won't have to officially book accommodation as all publicly owned land is entirely free and accessible to everyone.

23 May 2017