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Offbeat - 16 May 2013
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The villains in James Bond and Indiana Jones stories share similar traits: they want power or wealth. Those are rapidly becoming ‘old-skool’. The new breed of villain has simplified things. His or her coda is summed up in one easy word: ‘destroy’.
I’m busy reading the new Dan Brown romp, ‘Inferno’. I haven’t finished it yet. Normally I would be able to power through the thing in a couple of hours but I’m down to a few minutes at a time as far as the thing of relaxation is concerned. One of the things I like most about it is that the chapters are short and easy to read in a few minutes.
It draws on Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’ to set up it’s plot. That’s as literary as it gets. I downloaded a free copy of Dante’s poem from the web, and am wondering if and when I will ever get to read it. At least if some schmo asks me if I have read it, I’ll be able to smile and say, “I have a copy.”
Film Review - Blitz Patrollie
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Director: Andrew Wessels
Screenplay: Kagiso Lediga
Cast: David Kau, Joey Rasdien, David Kibuuku, Kagiso Lediga, Chris Forest, Mel Miller, June van March
Genre: Comedy
Rating: ***
Venue: Ster Kinekor, Cine 3
It’s a comedy blitz as South African cinema pays homage to movies such as Bad Boys, Rush Hour, Starsky & Hutch, and other iconic buddy cop movies, in ‘Blitz Patrollie’. Comedy greats David Kau, in his debut on the big screen, and Joey Rasdien (Material), are humbling partners fighting crime in this action packed adventure complete with shoot-outs, car chases,drug lords, hair raising stunts and a “brick sniper” running amok.
Rummy Augustine (Rasdien) and his partner Ace Dikolobe (Kau), are two police officers who have the misfortune of being stationed at one of the most chaotic police station in Johannesburg. Other than fighting crime Rummy is troubled with trying to start a family and lives with his violent and abusive mother-in-law and lazy brother in law who sponges on him and just won’t move out.
Offbeat - 10 May 2013
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We could solve all the nationality issues with a couple of speed bumps, especially in front of my house, so I could go out in the mornings and amuse myself by watching the boy racer become one with the birds, and the pilots at the airport, as his turbo-charged bike launches him into the air.
We have two types of people in my neighbourhood, generally speaking. They are Namibians and Angolans. They are different from one another, at least I think so, listening to what one person says, that the Angolans drive like maniacs. If it is normal for an Angolan to drive like a maniac, then they probably have something to say about the way Namibians drive, probably that Namibians drive like arthritic tortoises. I don’t know. I can’t understand Portuguese.
This leads me to the question of whether or not the local black taxi drivers are all Angolans, because most of those taxi drivers drive like they learned their trade from Grand Theft Auto, except when they park in the middle of stop streets to discuss with their fares where they are going to go and the weather and all of that.
It also leads to confusion about the boy racer who goes from zero to 120, in the 40 metres from the top of the hill to the gate in front of my house. For those of you who are not from here, ‘Namibian’ is code for darker pigmentation, which leads to yet more confusion. The boy racer is obviously not Angolan because he was here before the Angolans started moving in, I feel like a Namibian because I was born in Namibia although I don’t have darker pigmentation, and the Angolans in my neighbourhood must all be ‘Namibian’ because they have darker pigmentation.
Perhaps we can take some meaningful steps towards clearing up the confusion by saying we are all neighbours, but allow me to say that I am Namibian because although I have only achieved my milky, coffee-coloured skin from years of sunburn, my heart is as darkly pigmented as any ‘Namibian’s’, not that hearts have pigmentation.
Dstv Eutelsat Star awards back
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MultiChoice Africa and Eutelsat Communications announced the return of the DStv Eutelsat Star awards for 2013, as part of the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.
The awards inspire innovative thinking among secondary and high school students to create awareness of how science and technology can be applied to everyday life, and to showcase the many ways that satellites already impact on the development of the African continent.
According to Nico Meyer, Chief Executive of MultiChoice Africa, the 2013 awards intend to raise awareness of the impact of information and communication technologies and in particular satellites, on society.
“The new edition of the Star Awards challenges high school students from over 42 African countries to propose how they would use the satellites in space to address three community, country or African continental priorities” he added.
Film Review - Iron Man 3
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Director: Shane Black
Screenplay: Drew Pierce
Cast: Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Palthrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pierce, Ty Simpkins
Genre: Action
Rating: ***
Venue Ster Kinekor Maerua Mall Cine 4
Ever wondered how Iron Man would function without his slit-eyed helmet , head lamp, breast plate and all the metal arm and leg chunks that he wears? Well finally we have the answer in Iron Man 3. A tired and anxiety stricken Tony Stark’s (Robert Downey Jr) world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin. Armed with nothing more than his wit and cockiness Stark goes on a personal mission to defeat the villain.
When I first heard that there will be an Iron Man 3, my thoughts were - oh no! Not another sequel, they always get things wrong when they keep prolonging movies. I was very skeptical and did not know what to expect. I hoped for greatness, something better than the first installments of the movie and boy did I get all that I hoped for and more.
