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French cinema icon Jean-Luc Godard dies at 91

Lord of the Rings
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‘Lord of the Rings’: Amazon finally cast reveal clips at Comic-Con

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The South African Film Festival returns: What you need to know

Jean-Luc Godard
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French cinema icon Jean-Luc Godard dies at 91

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‘Lord of the Rings’: Amazon finally cast reveal clips at Comic-Con

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Disney disclosed first ‘Avatar’ sequel footage

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Disney on Wednesday, disclosed to CinemaCon attendees with brief footage of “Avatar: The Way of Water” directed by director James Cameron

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The Rock brings superheroes to CinemaCon

By Agence France-Presse27-04-2022 08:18

Dwayne “The Rock” topped a superhero-packed bill as Warner Bros presented its upcoming slate of blockbusters at CinemaCon on Tuesday

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‘A sign of hope’: Berlinale stands up to pandemic with in-person event

By AFP07-02-2022 14:42

The Berlinale opens on Thursday, with a packed programme of live in-person premieres as it fights against a recent rice of COVID-19 cases.

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Young Iraqi film students tell their own stories from Mosul

By Agence France-Presse24-12-2021 09:35

A budding Iraqi filmmaker yells “action!” as an actress clambers over rubble in Mosul’s Old City, proud students of a nascent film school in the former jihadist bastion.

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Denmark to shut cinemas, theatres over Covid surge: PM

By Agence France-Presse17-12-2021 16:25

Denmark announced Friday it would close cinemas, theatres and concert halls and restrict restaurant opening hours over a record number of daily Covid-19 cases, accelerated by the Omicron variant.

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‘Encanto’ and ‘New Material’: New cinema releases in SA this week

By Erene Roux26-11-2021 14:40

From ‘Encanto’ to ‘New Material’, here are three new films making their cinema debut in South Africa this week.

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Saving cinemas: Latest James Bond film sees ticket sales rocketing in SA

By Erene Roux01-11-2021 15:17

The delayed release of James Bond’s ‘No Time to Die’ is proving to be a ‘resounding victory for cinema’ – internationally and in SA.

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‘Fried Barry’: SA cult smash hit to premiere on DStv Box Office

By Erene Roux21-10-2021 17:03

Get ready for Halloween! The cult style film ‘Fried Barry’ is set to premiere on DStv Box Office as a cinema premiere on 26 October.

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‘Historic night’ in conflict-ravaged Somalia as it screens first film in 30 years

By AFP23-09-2021 15:35

Somalia hosted its first screening of a movie in three decades under security as the conflict-ravaged country hopes for cultural renewal.

Belmondo
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Belmondo, French film’s handsome devil, dies at 88

By AFP06-09-2021 18:08

With his devil-may-care charm, Jean-Paul Belmondo, who has died aged 88, was the poster boy of the New Wave, France’s James Dean and Humphrey Bogart rolled into one irresistible man.

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‘Being James Bond’: Watch retrospective film about Daniel Craig as 007

By Erene Roux01-09-2021 10:24

In anticipation of the upcoming James Bond film, ‘No Time To Die’, another film will see Daniel Craig reflect on his 15-year adventure as 007.

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Cape Town’s new drive-in: V&A to launch outdoor movie screenings

By Tess Vengadajellum23-11-2020 14:53

Catch the big-screen experience from the comfort of your car from this Friday at the V&A Waterfront’s new drive-in.

Drive-ins Ster-Kinekor
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Ster-Kinekor considers opening drive-ins at ‘one or two locations’

By Andrea Chothia09-07-2020 18:42

Ster-Kinekor may just be opening drive-ins in the future. The decision depends on quite a bit though. Here’s what the CEO had to say.

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It’s official: Four new lockdown laws come into effect on Tuesday

By Tom Head07-07-2020 10:19

From blockbuster films to socially-distanced sporting events, a set of new lockdown laws has been approved by the government on Tuesday.

cinema
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The big screen is back: Cape Town drive-in cinema opens this weekend

By Tess Vengadajellum02-07-2020 18:00

The drive-in cinema experience is back in Cape Town. From 4 July you will be able to watch a feature film from the comfort of your vehicle.

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By Nqaba Matanzima-Mnyameni28-06-2020 12:00

These five films are some of the most highly sought-after Box Office releases of the year, coming to a cinema near you this year.

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When will restaurants and cinemas open? DA demand answers

By Dan Meyer25-06-2020 11:35

The DA have given the NCC until Friday to release the regulations for restaurants and cinemas or they say will take legal action.

cinemas
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Cinemas start to gear up for their reopening

By Mike Simpson23-06-2020 10:32

Fewer patrons in cinemas, staggered screening times in complexes, online ticket sales only and no food may all be on the cards when movie-lovers go back.

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First episode of Game of Thrones season 8 coming to cinemas in SA

By Erene Roux29-03-2019 16:45

Nu Metro and M-Net are calling all Game of Thrones fans! Will you be up at 3AM on 15 April to watch the premiere of the final season of Game of Thrones? Then why not sign up to join and win tickets to an exclusive screening?

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New movies at the cinema this week – Friday, 8 March

By Cheryl Kahla07-03-2019 15:23

Captain Marvel. Need we say more?

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New movies at the cinema this week – Friday, 1 March

By Cheryl Kahla28-02-2019 11:51

A superb lineup at Ster Kinekor and Nu Metro, this week featuring Emma Roberts, Alyssa Milano, and Tyler Perry.

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New movies at the cinema this week – Friday, 22 February

By Cheryl Kahla21-02-2019 12:40

A superb lineup this week featuring Tracy Morgan, Anil Kapoor, Elsie Fisher and Josh Hamilton.

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New movies at the cinema this week – Friday, 15 February

By Cheryl Kahla14-02-2019 14:21

Slow on the film front this week but the much awaited Alita Battle Angel finally hit our shores.

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New movies at the cinema this week – Friday, 8 February

By Cheryl Kahla08-02-2019 11:15

Superb lineup this week featuring Melissa McCarthy, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly.

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New movies at the cinema this week – Friday, 1 February

By Cheryl Kahla31-01-2019 18:10

Superb lineup this week featuring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Nicole Kidman, and Amy Adams.

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