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Spling’s latest podcast series, Must Love Movies, sees the movie critic invite a guest to join him for a movie screening and 3-course lunch at the luxurious 12 Apostles Hotel near Camps Bay in Cape Town. Beautiful ocean views, a
Screenwriting is a fairly lonely exercise in translating your imagination to page. Converting your thoughts into text and visualising the eventual film playing out is one thing. Yet it can be quite difficult to establish tone when everything is just
Samuel L. Jackson is probably one of the most recognisable actors on the face of the planet. Having made a name for himself in films like Jungle Fever, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Snakes on a Plane, The Hateful Eight and
Danny Elfman is a film composer, probably best known for his work with Tim Burton. Starting from his early days, Elfman had a real raw passion for music part of several troupes and bands in which he was able to
Spling has been reviewing film weekly on his Talking Movies show on Fine Music Radio for over 5 years now. The review segment has been published as a podcast on the splingmovies.com website for listeners who may have missed some
David Lynch is an auteur, whose surreal films have carved a jagged path through Hollywood. Originally an artist, the film-maker has subsequently made a name for himself through his bizarre, beautiful and imaginative dreamscapes. Independent, creative and boundary-breaking, his media
Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay this year. It’s a hilarious, touching and edgy war satire about a boy in Hitler’s Youth Army who discovers his mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in their
Poppie Nongena is a South African historical biographical drama about a housekeeper who struggles to keep her family together in the face of inhumane pass laws. Set in Cape Town during the ’70s when South Africa was subject to the
1917 is a spectacular World War I film from Sam Mendes. The British writer-director was at the helm of American Beauty, Revolutionary Road and Skyfall. His elegant films have substance, style and are always worth considering come award season. While
Bombshell is a film directed by Jay Roach and written by Charles Randolph, starring Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie. The story deals with a scandal at Fox News, where News head Roger Ailes was found wanting when a