Amy Winehouse. Photo: Alex Lake
The Oscar-winning documentary Amy, an intimate portrait of late British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, is among the gems on offer at the European Film Festival, which heads to Cinema Nouveau screens from May 6 to 15. Continue reading
Rosalie Craig and Joe Bannister in As You Like It. Photo: Johan Persson
The next production in the National Theatre Live series at Cinema Nouveau is William Shakespeare’s delightful comedy of love and change, As You Like It.
Filmed for cinema broadcast during the live production at the Olivier Theatre in London, the screen version releases on Saturday, March 19 at Cinema Nouveau theatres countrywide for four screenings. Continue reading
British actress Charlotte Salt (pictured), will attend the premiere of the new South African film Modder en Bloed (Blood and Glory) on March 10 at The Zone in Rosebank, Johannesburg. Charlotte plays the role of Katherine Sterndale in this South African period war drama. Continue reading
With many Oscar-nominated feature films now screening at Cinema Nouveau and Ster-Kinekor theatres countrywide, and with #OscarBuzz in full swing, lovers of all things celluloid film are in for another Oscar treat. Cinema Nouveau has secured the exclusive rights to screen the 2016 Oscar Nominated Short Films in the Live Action and Animation categories. Continue reading
Wolf Totem
Wolf Totem: the IMAX 3D Experience releases in Ster-Kinekor’s IMAX theatres at Ster-Kinekor Gateway in Durban, The Grove in Pretoria, Cape Gate in Cape Town, Baywest Mall in Port Elizabeth and Cradlestone Mall in Krugersdorp on Thursday, November 12, one week before its national release on November 20.
The film tells the story of a student from 1960s Beijing, who discovers common ground between himself and the animals he lives beside in this period drama from award-winning director, Jean-Jacques Annaud. The film was adapted from the best-selling novel by Jiang Rong, and contains English sub-titles. Continue reading
Otello
The 2015/16 Live in HD season from The Metropolitan Opera in New York returned to South African screens in October. The second opera in the season is a new production of Verdi’s Otello.
It releases at Cinema Nouveau and select Ster-Kinekor cinemas on Saturday, November 14 for a limited season. Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, this is a new staging by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher of the Verdi masterpiece based on Shakespeare’s tragic drama of jealousy and deceit. Continue reading
Il Trovatore
CINEMA Nouveau presents the new 2015/16 Metropolitan Opera Season, including six new productions. The much-anticipated 2015/16 Live in HD season from the Metropolitan Opera in New York returns to South Africa, and will be screened exclusively at Cinema Nouveau and select Ster-Kinekor theatres. Continue reading
Bradley Cooper in Burnt.
Gather your girlfriends and get ready to see Hollywood heartthrob, Bradley Cooper, cooking up a storm in the new release, Burnt. Cooper plays a brilliant but troubled chef with great ambition, an even greater ego… and everything to lose. Continue reading
Listen up, rockers! Ster-Kinekor has secured the exclusive rights to Roger Waters The Wall, and is screening the documentary for one night only, on Tuesday, September 29, at 8 pm. The screening is part of a world-wide cinema event. Durbanites can experience this once-off special with the amazing Dolby Atmos surround sound in Cinema 1 at Gateway in Umhlanga. Continue reading
Everest: the IMAX 3D Experience releases onto Ster-Kinekor’s five IMAX screens around the country on Friday, September 18. Continue reading
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