Ster-Kinekor Junction cinemas open on today, Friday 13 November in Centurion Mall with phase one having four screens, using advanced projection technology and the latest Dolby SRD EX sound system, an advanced cinema format for digital surround sound. 13 Nov 2009
Ster-Kinekor offers its coastal audience two disparate offerings this summer - in the Cinema Nouveau at the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, the Korean Film Festival pays tribute to the films of celebrated Korean director Kim ki-duk with five films from his oeuvre of work, 6-10 November 2009. 6 Nov 2009
Despite the recession, cinema attendance at Ster-Kinekor has risen by 877,720 when comparing October 07 - September 08 vs. 29 Oct 2009
Ster-Kinekor opens two more 3D cinemas at Irene Mall and East Rand Mall in Gauteng on Friday 16 October 2009. 14 Oct 2009
Cinemark announced that tickets for the screening of the 2009 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival are available from participating venues from Monday 28 September 2009 for the screening on 16 and 19 October at 10am, noon and 2pm. 29 Sep 2009
From 25 September 2009, Ster-Kinekor's Cinema Nouveau will be hosting gay pride movie month, in association with the gay lifestyle website www.mambaonline.com and Joburg Pride 2009. 21 Sep 2009
Primedia Unlimited subsidiary TLC has recently reengineered its washroom talking frame, which is launched in 2006, to include an electric power supply, doing away with the need for batteries while also enhancing the sound quality of the audio component. 14 Sep 2009
Cinema Nouveau brings opera from the New York Metropolitan Opera House (Met) to the big screen in November 2009 until May 2010, with its third season of filmed stage productions. 9 Sep 2009
District 9, which topped the American box office the weekend it opened, has repeated its form in South Africa, topping the Ster-Kinekor box-office over its launch weekend, 28-30 August 2009. 1 Sep 2009
All 10 movie theatres at Ster-Kinekor The Zone @ Rosebank, Johannesburg, are being used tonight, Wednesday, 19 August 2009, for the South African premiere of SA-directed science fiction blockbuster District 9. 19 Aug 2009
Nu Metro Cinemas is exclusively unveiling the first 3D footage of James Cameron's new movie Avatar on Friday, 21 August 2009 at Montecasino, Canal Walk, The Pavilion and Menlyn Park. 17 Aug 2009
From 4-10 September 2009, Cape Union Mart and Ster-Kinekor Theatres will screen the Banff Mountain Film world tour films, which enable viewers to experience the adventure of rock climbing, slack-lining, extreme snowboarding and mountain expeditions through breathtaking cinematography. 17 Aug 2009
Ster-Kinekor Theatres's new interactive, movie-related website for children, www.sterkinekor.com/skkids, lets them escape into the world of movies and view the latest trailers, read all about the movies and their stars, see what's coming up, play games and download exclusive content all directly aimed at them. 31 Jul 2009
Cinema Nouveau is joining other movie theatres, worldwide, in screening recent performances of theatrical plays in high definition. 19 Jun 2009
The 2009 European Union Film Festival, to be screened at Cinema Nouveau at Rosebank, Bedford and Cedar Nouveau in Johannesburg, begins on 15 May 2009. 12 May 2009
Released on the South African circuit this past weekend, locally produced road-movie-rom-com reportedly grossed over R1.1 million. 6 May 2009
The deadline for submitting material for the 2009 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival has been extended to 27 March 2009. 12 Mar 2009
South African audiences will once again have the opportunity to view Japanese cinema during the Japanese Film Festival at Cinema Nouveau sites around the country this month. 24 Feb 2009
Aquafresh toothpaste made its big screen debut recently, starring alongside Leon Schuster in Mr Bones 2. 11 Dec 2008
Mr Bones 2 has reportedly grossed an all-time South African record of almost R9 million in the opening week of release for a local film and also shattered non-holiday opening weekend records for SA films, grossing R6.2 million. 9 Dec 2008
Low cost airline Mango announced its second burst of guest benefits late last week - a holiday season partnership with Nu Metro cinemas that will validate Mango boarding passes as currency to purchase two movie tickets for the price of one until 31 December 2008. 8 Dec 2008
Behind the Rainbow, a documentary on the ANC by Jihan El-Tahri, opens today, Friday, 28 November 2008 in cinemas. 28 Nov 2008
The African Movie Channel features its first ever Gambian film this October, "Arrou" (Prevention), an award-winning film from the stables of Vinasha Productions of The Gambia. 20 Oct 2008
From 10 October 2008, Ster-Kinekor Theatres house will present the first-ever digital screenings of two-time Grammy Award-winning group, the Soweto Gospel Choir, performing from the Nelson Mandela Theatre in Johannesburg. 19 Sep 2008
Fly Me to the Moon, the first computer-animated movie created exclusively for the 3D format, will launch on Friday, 19 September 2008, at the five Ster-Kinekor Theatres with 3D screens nationwide (The Zone @ Rosebank and Sandton City in Johannesburg, Brooklyn in Pretoria, Cavendish in Cape Town, and Gateway in Durban). 18 Sep 2008
The South African Film and Television Awards judging phase began last week with the filtration phase, in which the judges “filter” through all entries per award section to a maximum of 10 and a minimum of three entries that then go through to the final judging phase set for October 2008. 2 Sep 2008
International diva, and world-famous drag artist RuPaul will be strutting her stuff in Johannesburg and Pretoria during Joburg Pride Week in October 2008. 21 Aug 2008
Xenophobia comes under the camera lens at this year's Tri Continental Film Festival, which will kick off 15 - 24 August 2008 at Cinema Nouveau Screened by Fish Eagle in Rosebank, before moving to Cinema Nouveau at the V&A Waterfront, 22 - 31 August. 5 Aug 2008
Encounters South African International Documentary Festival 2008, the Jan Vrijman Fund of IDFA and the SABC this year produced five short documentary films on the theme of love with filmmakers from Malawi (Virginia Ndasowa), DRC (Makela Pululu), South Africa (Joanne Levitan), Zambia (Mali Kambandu) and Zimbabwe (Dorothy Meck-Chimbuya). 8 Jul 2008
Once again, The Showbiz Report's Nicky Greenwall is travelling to the south of France this month to bring viewers exclusive coverage of the 61st annual Cannes Film Festival, 14 - 25 May 2008. 13 May 2008