What Did D.W. Griffith Actually Invent?
D.W. Griffith looms large over cinema’s formative years. Very few institutions forgo showing his films in class, and ignoring his
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Features
Beyond the Screen #2: Shang Chi at the Box Office, Matrix: Resurrections, Michael K. Williams, Jean-Paul Belmondo and more…
We take a look back at news of note in the world of film – here’s the first edition in
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Embark on a Journey of Healing at the European Film Festival 2021
The European Film Festival is back and after a successful virtual run in 2020. The 2021 edition is keeping things
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Three Films That Are Just Conversations
Three of the best films that are all dialogue, and as little plot as possible. The Before Trilogy To keep
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Why Everyone Thought the Shining was Garbage
The Shining is, by every measure a film fan could think of, a certifiable horror classic. Beyond the parameters of
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Antichrist and The Yellow Wallpaper
In 2009, Lars von Trier’s Antichrist was awarded an anti-award (or should it be anti-awarded and anti-award?). Where a jury
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Nic Cage’s Best, Worst and Craziest Roles
If there is one descriptor that best fits the wildly varied performances of Nicolas Cage, it would be brave. One
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Our Man Flint – The Original Austin Powers
Cue Soul Bossa Nova, Austin Powers is due to make landing on Netflix South Africa by the 1st of September.
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Spling’s Top 5 AFDA Graduation Festival Short Films (Cape Town/Durban 2020)
This year’s AFDA Graduation Film Festival 2020 in Cape Town went virtual with a drive-in screening of the student short
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Connect with the European Film Festival’s Special Online Events
The European Film Festival will showcase free online screenings as part of its virtual exhibition from 12-22 November 2020. In
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