The Redemption Trope in South African Cinema

Come Back Africa (dir. Lionel Rogosin), Mapantsula (dir. Oliver Schmitz) and Tsotsi (dir. Gavin Hood) mark three distinct eras in South African cinema. The oldest of the three, Come Back…..

1006

2 mins read

August 1, 2012

Sight & Sound’s once-a-decade poll of the greatest films of all time

Tonight in London, film magazine Sight & Sound (published by the British Film Institute) announces its once-in-a-decade poll of the greatest films of all time, “perhaps the most recognized poll…..

1094

1 min read

December 6, 2011

#DVD: 'Life, Above All'

Oliver Schmitz’s South African AIDS drama, “Life, Above All,” is now on sale on on DVD in the United States. I was invited to a pre-screening of this film when it first came…..