The much anticipated release of the film version of Dan Brown’s latest bestseller, with all its mystery, intrigue and action, hits the big screen on Friday, 09 December. Inferno releases in Ster-Kinekor cinemas nationally, including in its IMAX theatres, for those Dan Brown fans who want the maximum movie experience! In fact, the best way to follow and unlock the…
The second opera in the current 2016/17 Met: Live in HD season, filmed for broadcast into cinemas from The Metropolitan Opera in New York, is a new staging of Richard Wagner’s epic tragedy, Tristan und Isolde. This powerful production releases at Cinema Nouveau and select Ster-Kinekor cinemas on Saturday, 03 December, for limited screenings. Now in its eleventh year, The…
The final production of 2016 from Branagh Theatre Live is John Osborne’s powerful post-World War II play, The Entertainer. This energetic addition to the live theatre, opera and ballet productions screened at Cinema Nouveau theatres, is the last of three productions from the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company as part of its year-long Plays at the Garrick season. This powerful production…
As a Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) goer, you’re often enticed by the possibility that your movie ticket will bring you a film that’s truly special. Something different. Something insightful. Something worth writing about… As I read the synopsis of Wonder Boy for President in the 37th DIFF catalogue, I got the inkling that this was the film I just…
If you haven’t already booked your tickets and marked off your schedules, then hurry up because you only have a few days left to enjoy this year’s carefully selected Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) picks. As an avid fan of DIFF, what I often forget is the fact that this is an international festival. While it endeavours to develop and…
Movie buffs, you’re in for a treat because the festival you’ve been waiting for is finally here. The 37th annual Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) will be kicking off with over 150 screenings at 15 venues across Durban and its outlying areas from 16-26 June. So, the theme, you ask? Of course! No DIFF is complete without a key focus and…
There is nothing better than jump starting your weekend a bit early with a Thursday night cinema excursion for you and your best girls. I was lucky enough to attend the Girls’ Night Out at Nu Metro Cinema, Pavillion this past Thursday, the movie… Dirty Grandpa! Nu Metro and Samsung definitely pulled out all the stops and made sure that the…
Nu Metro Cinemas hosts Girls’ Night Out at all their cinemas nationwide once a month, including Nu Metro Pavilion in Durban. The first “ladies only” screening for 2016 is laugh out loud-comedy DIRTY GRANDPA, and will take place on Thursday, 28 January at 20:00. It features Hollywood legend Robert Niro and a shirtless Zak Efron. Yes, Nu Metro Cinemas thought…
Watch the film in English, Afrikaans and Zulu to celebrate Heritage Day! The delightful and much-loved children’s TV series, Maya the Bee, has been made into a feature film for the big screen. In a South African first, the film – distributed by Black Sheep Films – will be released locally in three of the country’s official languages – in…
On Wednesday 24th June I attended the grand opening of the Ster-Kinekor cinema complex at the new Watercrest shopping centre in Waterfall. There were smiles all-round from the staff on duty for the Grand Opening where Thirst bartenders made sure we always had a full glass of wine or champagne, as well as having some delicious fresh juices and lemonade…