ENTERTAINMENT NEWS AND VIDEO - Les Misérables is one of the most potent films you are likely to see this year. It’s a volatile and brilliantly executed contemporary version of Victor Hugo’s French Revolution epic and received an Oscar nod this week. Considering the explosive political climate in France at present, Les Misérables comes at an opportune...

MOSSEL BAY ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - After successful festival showcases at the Durban International Film Festival as well as the recent Joburg Film Festival last year, the South Africa-meets-Bollywood film, Bhai’s Café, is set to release in select national movie theatres nationwide on Valentine's Day in 2020. The 99-minute film is filled with drama,...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Following up on their successful sold-out Toni Braxton tour, event promoters Glen 21 Entertainment have set their sights on bringing international supergroup Boyz II Men back to the country this April. The two-city tour will include shows in Pretoria and Cape Town respectively. Celebrating more than 25 years of timeless hits, Boyz...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - US entertainment behemoth Disney said Tuesday that it would begin rolling out its Disney streaming service in Europe on March 24, its latest challenge to established on-demand television and movie providers such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Apple. The launch will begin in Austria, Britain, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain and...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - In a tiny workshop in central Paris, Paloma Casile puts finishing touches on eco-friendly lingerie that she hopes will catch on at an international show a few days hence. Below her chic little shop on the Rue du Jour, the designer pieces together bits of lace, sometimes combined with lurex, taking care to gather up scraps to be...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Just one day after the death of veteran musician Steve Fataar, South Africa has lost another music icon. Guitarist Jethro Butow has died in a car accident, according to reports. Both Anton Goosen and Jethro are South African Rock Hall of Fame inductees and had collaborated on a number of projects. “He was a legend. One of the most...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - The battered faces of Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Angela Merkel stare out of posters in Milan created by Italian artist AleXsandro Palombo to raise awareness of violence against women. The street art campaign is called "Just Because I am a Woman", and also feature US Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,...

MOSSEL BAY ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - The 2020 Dias Festival promises another first for Mossel Bay Gqom music is coming to town. Apart from an exciting line-up of big name musicians, the renowned Gqom music duo, Distruction Boyz, all the way from Durban, will be on stage on Friday evening, 31 January. Recording artists and record producers Thobani "Que"...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Eyes fixed on her smartphone screen, world champion gamer Barbara "Babi" Passos sits in a Sao Paulo mansion engaged in a fight to the death in the blockbuster Free Fire video game. Babi is among a dozen professional gamers playing in the Hunger Games-style contest for Brazil's video game channel Loud, which YouTube ranked as the...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - The Oscar nominations were unveiled Monday, with “Joker” earning the most nods (11) ahead of favourites “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood,” “1917” and “The Irishman.” Here are five fun facts from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ announcement: Scarlett, Saoirse make history Female directors may have been shut out, but...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - The Daily Show host and comedian Trevor Noah has announced that his talk show has received three nominations at the 51st NAACP Image Awards set to take place on February 22. The Daily Show is nominated in Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Host in A Talk or News/Information, and Outstanding Talk Series categories....

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - South African actress Charlize Theron has been nominated for an Oscar Award for the third time. Theron previously won an Oscar for Monster in 2004 and was nominated for Best Actress for North Country in 2006. She is nominated alongside Cynthia Erivo for Harriet, Scarlett Johansson for Marriage Story, Saoirse Ronan for Little Women...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - After less than a year back together, the romance of celebrity rap couple AKA, real name Kiernan Forbes, and DJ Zinhle, real name Ntombezinhle Jiyane, is reportedly on the rocks again. Last year in March, they seemed to have rekindled the spark years after a public spectacle involving accusations of cheating, with AKA publicly...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS - The Oscar nominations will Monday reveal which stars and movies have a shot at Hollywood's ultimate prize, as the industry nervously awaits the number of women and minorities selected. The pre-dawn Academy Award announcement caps months of ceaseless campaigning by A-listers and studios, with only the chosen few progressing to next...