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SPOTLIGHT: Cast members, from left , Garrett Hedlund, Justin Timberlake, Carey Mulligan, directors Joel and Ethan Coen, cast member Oscar Isaac, and musician T-Bone Burnett at a news conference for the film Inside Llewyn Davis at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. Picture: REUTERS

SA film makers strive for glory in Cannes

Film foundation is focusing on co-production treaties at international festival, writes Nadia Neophytou

CRUCIAL CD COLLECTION: Doug Jerebine

1 day(s) ago

The story of Doug Jerebine ought to satisfy even the most demanding rock cultist, writes Richard Haslop

Fixing service delivery woes with paint

A VISION FOR A LIFETIME: Asanda Kupa dreamed of having an easel, canvas and a palette when he was still a child. Picture: SUZY BERNSTEIN
5 day(s) ago

Asanda Kupa from impoverished Molteno wants to express the urgency of the protests he sees on television, writes Suzy Bernstein

FILM: The Great Gatsby; Bernie; Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor

5 day(s) ago

Phillip Altbeker reviews Romeo+Juliet director Baz Luhrmann’s film The Great Gatsby, the film Bernie, starring Jack Black and Tyler Perry’s latest offering

The pitfalls of product placement

5 day(s) ago

The Greatest Movie Ever Sold is a revealing insight into exactly how product placement works, writes Phillip Altbeker

ARTS: The vital economic impact of the arts in the UK

The Royal Opera House in London, with Enzo Plazzotta's statue, Young Dancer, in the foreground.
5 day(s) ago

Research reveals that London is tightening its grip on arts philanthropy in the UK, writes James Pickford

In Other News

JAZZ: Strong roster of nominees on Sama’s jazz short list

Gwen Ansell promo
6 day(s) ago

For genres such as jazz, the South African Music Awards will never be the most appropriate arena, but it seems the awards are finally maturing into the music barometer it ought to be, writes Gwen Ansell

Pupils see Xhosa novel come to life

A scene from Amaza to be shown at Artscape from May 13 to 24.
26 day(s) ago

Amaza, adapted for stage by Thoko Ntshinga, tells the story of a detective whose investigations bring him back to the village of his youth, writes Penny Haw

Words as white noise reworked as art

BEYOND SURVIVAL: Still only 30, Lehlogonolo Mashaba disproves the notion that art is not a viable career. Picture: EUGENE GODDARD
33 day(s) ago

Lehlogonolo Mashaba keeps his ear to the ground to catch the sounds as he produces a beautiful chaos of lines, writes Eugene Goddard

Art drawn from a primordial sludge, sans context

EVOLVING: Angus Taylor’s Fractal, on view at The Nirox Foundation. Picture: CHRIS THURMAN
26 day(s) ago

The Nirox Foundation is one corner of the Cradle of Humankind that is guaranteed to stir heart, mind and soul, writes Chris Thurman

If you build it, they will come and play

GRAND OPENING: Jill Richards and Cameron Harris at the piano during the launch of the SoundMindLab in Johannesburg.
12 day(s) ago

SoundMindLab has been created as a live performance space to encourage experimentation with music in Joburg, writes Gwen Ansell

FILM: Safe Haven; Jurassic Park 3D; Dead Man Down

Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel in a scene from Safe Haven.
12 day(s) ago

Phillip Altbeker also reviews Stoker, Michael Winterbottom’s Trishna, Admission and Blitz Patrollie

ON THE STAGE: Kings and Queens of Comedy — a royal disappointment

With his smart, rich and delightfully funny jokes and anecdotes, Barry Hilton was one of the few comedians who impressed at the Kings and Queens of Comedy show.
14 day(s) ago

The crowd at the Kings and Queens of Comedy show felt like a largely virgin comedy crowd — luckily for the pack of knaves that performed, writes Lesley Stones

CRUCIAL CD COLLECTION: Leon Russell

15 day(s) ago

He has been called the ultimate session man and several of the songs he wrote have found huge public acceptance in the hands of others, writes Richard Haslop

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