Travel: The Going Back, Or Nothing’s The Samui As It Was
By DONAL CONLON Is it a mistake to return to a place which one has loved deeply and has had to leave behind? Possibly! But there is something alluring about the idea, even if you know that many of the things you loved are no longer there. I lived and...
Book Reviews: Wild Life In A Nutshell, Or Shadow Spy
By BRUCE DENNILL & ROB HOFMEYR Nutshell by Ian McEwan A Wild Life by Martin Hughes-Games The Spy by Paulo Coelho Shadow by James Swallow Nutshell is a kitchen-sink murder thriller with a couple of major twists. Firstly, it’s a retelling of...
Film Reviews: A Simple Family, Or The Last Dog
By BRUCE DENNILL A Simple Favour / Directed by Paul Feig / 16DLNSV Vuil Wasgoed / Directed by Morne du Toit / 16LPV A Family Man / Directed by Mark Williams / 13L The Last Word / Directed by Mark Pellington / 13DL Isle Of Dogs / Directed by Wes Anderson...
Book Reviews: Chastised Tadpoles, Or Catching And Looking
By BRUCE DENNILL, HUGH HUGGETT & ROB HOFMEYR Outside Looking In by TC Boyle Chastise by Max Hastings and William Collins Catching Tadpoles by Ronnie Kasrils Timothy Leary is well-known to anyone with even a passing interest in Sixties culture....
Book Reviews: Strangers’ Pact, Or Fantastic Cursed Tsunamis
BY BRUCE DENNILL, MARION HOFMEYR Talking To Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell The Pact by Amy Heydenrych Amazing Fantastic Incredible – A Marvelous Memoir by Stan Lee, Peter David and Colleen Doran Harry Potter And The Cursed Child: Parts One And Two by JK...
Author Interview: Justin Fox – The Wolf Hunt, Or Someone Who Knows Jack
By BRUCE DENNILL Justin Fox is the author of World War II thriller The Wolf Hunt. Writing a book is a huge commitment. What are the elements that need to be in place if you are going to meet whatever writing goals you set? Time. I need big chunks of...
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Book Reviews: Wild Life In A Nutshell, Or Shadow Spy
By BRUCE DENNILL & ROB HOFMEYR Nutshell by Ian McEwan A Wild Life by Martin Hughes-Games The Spy by Paulo Coelho Shadow by James Swallow Nutshell is a kitchen-sink murder thriller with a couple of major twists. Firstly, it’s a retelling of...
Author Interview: Justin Fox – The Wolf Hunt, Or Someone Who Knows Jack
By BRUCE DENNILL Justin Fox is the author of World War II thriller The Wolf Hunt. Writing a book is a huge commitment. What are the elements that need to be in place if you are going to meet whatever writing goals you set? Time. I need big chunks of...
Has 2024 Been The Best Year For Video Game Adaptations?
The gaming industry is one that is always seeing change each and every year. Trends will come and go, and franchises will either make it or break it. Rapid changes in technology also play that part in shaping and moulding this industry. It also shapes the way...
Travel: The Going Back, Or Nothing’s The Samui As It Was
By DONAL CONLON Is it a mistake to return to a place which one has loved deeply and has had to leave behind? Possibly! But there is something alluring about the idea, even if you know that many of the things you loved are no longer there. I lived and...
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Theatre Interview: Mark Richardson – What’s It All About, Alfie?, Or Doolittle, Experience Much
By BRUCE DENNILL Mark Richardson plays Alfie Doolittle in the new Pieter Toerien production of My Fair Lady at the Artscape Opera House and then Montecasino. In the lead-up to a new production, how do you prepare: - Physically… I have...
Dance Review: Carmen – A Pulse Of Passion, Or Choreographic Collaborations
By BRUCE DENNILL Mzansi Ballet: Carmen / Choreography by José Manuel Buzón Ruiz and Angela Revie / Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre, Fourways, Johannesburg There is nothing shy about Carmen. The title character, her community, the opera that...
Music Review: Sipho Hotstix Mabuso – The Journey, Or History Meets Heart
By BRUCE DENNILL Sipho Hotstix Mabuse: The Journey / Theatre On The Square, Sandton Sipho Hotstix Mabuse is part of the fabric of South African music, and his most famous song, Burn Out, is perhaps the equivalent in this country of Dave Brubeck’s...
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