ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Having your movie flight on Netflix may seem like a distant dream, but the world is your oyster and it can become a reality. Netflix and the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) have partnered to give the creative arts a revival. Both powerhouses are giving filmmakers, new and established, a chance to shine after signing a...

GARDEN ROUTE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Knysna and Plettenberg Bay are in for a loud and busy musical weekend, with some legendary South African artists lined up to take to the stages at Mel's Place and Blend this Easter. There will be nine exciting shows at the two venues between Thursday 1 April and Monday 5 April, with some artists lined up to perform...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - State broadcaster SABC is experiencing a change this week, from announcing the mass retrenchment of more than 600 employees to the retirement of newsreader Noxolo Grootboom and one employee has suggested a new start by honouring the icon. Broadcaster and journalist Chriselda Lewis suggested to her employer that one of broadcast...

WILDERNESS NEWS - Whether you are an art lover, a proud homeowner with open wall space, a wannabe collector or an established art aficionado, the Evoking Art Festival 2021 in April is an event to diarise. The festival, set for 24 April at Timberlake Organic Village in Wilderness, will involve an exhibition of up to 75 contemporary artworks by 25...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Fantasy writer George R.R. Martin has signed a five-year deal with HBO, the studio said Monday, raising hopes among "Game of Thrones" fans for countless more adventures set among the dragons and warring families of Westeros. The 72-year-old, whose book series "A Song of Ice and Fire" became the record-breaking TV phenomenon "Game...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - A picture of Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei flipping a middle finger in Tiananmen Square will not be shown at the opening of a prestigious new museum in Hong Kong, an official said on Monday. Newly built on Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, the M Museum aims to rival Western contemporary heavyweights such as London's Tate Modern...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS AND VIDEO - It’s not every day comedian Trevor Noah gets to host a fellow South African on The Daily Show and that is why when he hosted actress Nomzamo Mbatha yesterday, it was a big deal. It was a truly heart-warming, proudly South African moment, in America, when the two home-grown talents sat down for an interview. Although the...

GEORGE VERMAAKNUUS - Die George-kunsteteater bied vanaf 15 tot 24 April met trots aan die produksie van Repelsteeltjie, gegrond op die Grimm Broers se sprokie van 1812. Skrywer en regisseur, Ilze Tulleken, neem die vertelling van die bekende Repelsteeltjie en verweef daarmee saam die ontdekking van ware rykdom. Kleurvolle en vermaaklike karakters neem...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - No one loves wearing a mask at work, but spare a thought for the chorus of the Paris Opera, having to project through multiple layers of cotton and polyester. When they took the stage recently for a rehearsal at the Bastille opera house, the 70 or so chorus members certainly did not appear to have lost any of their sonorous beauty....

SEDGEFIELD ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - The Carpe Musicam! Quintet will perform during the evening service at 18:00 at St Francis United Church in Sedgefield on 28 March. The performance, titled From Passion to Pentecost, portrays the story of Jesus in words and music from Palm Sunday through to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The Carpe Musicam! Quintet...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Russian investigators said on Wednesday they would probe an exhibition in Moscow that displays corpses as artworks, after complaints that it could insult religious believers. Body Worlds exhibitions were pioneered by German anatomist Gunther von Hagens, dubbed "Doctor Death", who for 20 years toured the world with his controversial...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Mzansi was in awe when Kudzai Mushonga, revealed that no price is too high for Khanyi Mbau would part even with a million rand for the actress and reality television personality. Now speculation is rife that her Zimbabwean beau has actually paid the lobola already. While the pair look crazy in love and marriage sounds like it’s on...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Fagradalsfjall Thousands of curious onlookers have flocked to an erupting volcano in Iceland to marvel at the hypnotic display of glowing red lava, the bravest of them grilling hot dogs and marshmallows over the smouldering embers. The eruption of a fissure near Mount Fagradalsfjall, which began late Friday, was the first in the...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - The Garden Route Mall's recent launch of a Koeksister Club was a huge success and interested ladies enjoyed a fun-filled morning. Guests dressed up for the occasion, embracing the theme, 'Wear your stylish hat'. "As we are aware that the Garden Route is considered a popular retirement destination in the country and we noticed the...