Director: Kathryn Bigelow Screenplay: Mark Boal Cast: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Christian Camargo Time: 131min Age Restriction: 16LV

Genre:
Action

Summary Review:
The Hurt Locker is a tension-filled action film that shows the dehumanising effects of war on the participants.

Synopsis:
Sgt J.T. Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) and Specialist Owen Eldridge (Brian Geraghty) are members of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit deployed in Iraq. Twenty-eight days before their year-long rotation of duty ends, their team leader is blown up in a bomb explosion.

Their new team leader is William James (Jeremy Renner), a cocky, reckless daredevil. Tensions mount as he repeatedly endangers the lives of the entire team and their daily harrowing ordeals wear away at their courage and sense of purpose.

The Hurt Locker is an edgy, tightly-produced film that objectively showcases the life of soldiers and civilians in war-ravaged surroundings.

With its charged accounts of violence and battle, The Hurt Locker reveals the self-doubt of men who come face-to-face with death on a daily basis and how an adrenaline-addiction becomes the only way to cope. Ironically, this is what escalates and prolongs the thirst for war.

Director: Michael Lembeck Screenplay: Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Randi Mayem Singer, Joshua Sternin, Jeffrey Ventimilia Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd, Julie Andrews, Stephen Merchant Time: 102min Age Restriction: PG

Genre:
Comedy

Summary Review:
The Tooth Fairy is a side-splitting family comedy about believing in yourself and holding onto your dreams.

Synopsis:
Derek Thompson (Dwayne Johnson), a minor league ice hockey player, has no imagination and no patience with people who dream big. He used to be a major star, until a shoulder injury prevented him from scoring goals.

A cynic who would rather lower his expectations than face disappointment again, Derek thinks he is doing everyone a favour by “disillusioning” them and crushing their hopes.

Until the Fairy Godmother (Julie Andrews) has finally had enough, that is, and sentences him to two weeks of tooth fairy duty.

These run-of-the-mill slapstick movies are usually not my thing. But The Tooth Fairy had me crying with laughter until my stomach hurt! Dwayne Johnson is a charismatic performer, which more than makes up for his limited acting abilities, and he is deftly supported by gifted actors like Ashley Judd and Julie Andrews (for whom I have a soft spot – I’ll never forget that Mary Poppins was my first crush).

The Tooth Fairy‘s simple, clean humour and an inspiring, well-communicated message turn just another old comedy into a fantastic feel-good film.

I Now Pronounce You Black and White is South Africa’s first locally produced romantic comedy film.

I Now Pronounce You Black and White is a hilariously fun film, full of outrageous characters that will make your family look like the Brady Bunch, as true love tries to conquer all, against all odds.

Check out the official trailer of “I Now Pronounce You Black and White”

For once this looks like a good locally produced film, you can catch it at NuMetro cinemas from the 14th May 2010.

With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, along with Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), and James “Rhodey” Rhodes (Don Cheadle) at his side, must forge new alliances and confront powerful enemies.

When two people fall in love and get married it is a joyous occasion, right? Wrong!

When Simon Dawson (Tyrel Meyer) and his black girlfriend, Jackie Msolisi (Astara Mwakalumbwa) announce their engagement, Simon’s racist, white parents are furious.

Felix Dawson (Ian Roberts), a staunch Afrikaner, and his pretentious, Jewish wife Sheila (Bo Petersen), are determined not to let their son “marry the help”. Jackie’s parents, Pauline and Clarence Msolisi (Sylvia Mdunyelwa & Kwezi Kobus) are equally appalled by their daughter’s decision to marry “a Whitey”. Pauline vows to stop the wedding at any cost.

I Now Pronounce You Black and White is a hilariously fun film, full of outrageous characters that will make your family look like the Brady Bunch, as true love tries to conquer all, against all odds.

I Now Pronounce You Black and White is South Africa’s “first” romantic comedy directed by Oliver Rodger that is set to launch in the middle of this month at the Cape Winelands Film Festival (CWFF).

Viewers can expect to see the first screening of I Now Pronounce You Black and White at their local Nu Metro cinema from 14th of May 2010.

To stay updated with happenings join I Now Pronounce You Black and White’s Facebook Fanpage or follow their Twitter stream.

Invictus is a feature film based on Nelson Mandela’s life during the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa. Directed by Clint Eastwood, the film stars Morgan Freeman as the then South African President Mandela, and Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar, the South African team captain. The story is based on the John Carlin book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Changed a Nation.

Invictus is a look at Nelson Mandela after the end of apartheid. The story is about Mandela’s release from prison, his election as President of South Africa and his attempts to use the 1995 Rugby World Cup as a vehicle to bring his people together. Led by their captain Francois Pienaar, the South African team wins the tournament, upsetting the favorites New Zealand 15–12 in the final.

Just too bad that the accents doesn’t really suite the characters for the film.

With the Mayan calendar ending in 2012 never before has a date in history been so significant to so many cultures, so many religions, scientists, and governments.

2012 is an epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors, a large group of people that must deal with natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions, typhoons and glaciers.

Starring John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt and Thandie Newton.

2010 will premiere in local cinemas on Friday 4th of December 2009.

Are you ready to see this? Sony has just debuted the latest full-length trailer for District 9, the new movie about aliens in South Africa from director Neill Blomkamp. Everyone saw the teaser trailer for this in front of Wolverine, but this new trailer really ups the ante. We finally get to see more of the story and the real intentions of MNU, the government corporation that’s attempting to control the aliens. But what’s going on with Wikus? So this may exactly not be the next Cloverfield, but it still looks incredible. It’s so refreshing to see an original story with some great effects and a whole heap of unknown actors. I can’t wait to see this!