South Africa’s “Passion Of The Christ” Gets Hollywood Nod
Regardt van den Bergh is a pretty big name in South African film circles, and now his star is set to shine even brighter as a Hollywood producer has stumped up US$20 million for a new production of his, set in and around the events of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Man on a Ledge (2012)
Man on a Ledge stars Sam Worthington, whose robotic acting is best forgotten in blockbusters such as Avatar, Clash of the Titans and best remembered in Terminator: Salvation, where he was actually part cyborg. As you can imagine with any movie where the lead character wants to commit robot suicide off a high-rise building – expectations were low…
New Report Says The Taliban Will Take Back Afghanistan
A US Military Intelligence Report, known as the “State of the Taliban 2012”, was leaked to the BBC and The Times recently. This report shows that the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, is set to take control of Afghanistan after the withdrawal of US and NATO forces. That’s pretty damn scary.
Racepoint PR – The Public Relations Company Preferred By Dictators Everywhere
Hey dictators. Got a national reputation problem on your hands? You could invest in some good public relations, couldn’t you? Specifically, give Racepoint PR a call – they’re the agency that did such a good job of brushing up Colonel Gadhafi’s image and, more recently, shifting attention away from Rwanda’s genocide problem.
UPDATED: The ASA Has Ruled In Favour Of Frankies: Woolworths Must Remove Its Retro Drinks
Frankies Olde Soft Drink Company CEO, Mike Schmidt, has today revealed the small beverage manufacturer has won its case against the larger retailer. Early reports indicated that Woolworths would need to remove its entire range indefinitely, but instead it will only need to repackage its products and remove the slogan: “Good Old Fashioned”. You can read the full Advertising Standards Authority report by following this link.
Check Out Die Antwoord’s Latest, Creepy Music Video
With less than a week to go before their second album is unleashed upon the world, Die Antwoord has dropped the video for its lead single, I Fink U Freeky, on the interwebs. Directed by Ninja and SA cult photographer Roger Ballen, this video is their best (and most disturbing) work to date. Check it out after the jump!
Timelapse Of International Artist Drawing Mural At 2oceansvibe – Conor Mccreedy [VIDEO]
2oceansvibe Radio was privileged to have one of South Africa’s most prominent contemporary artists in the studio recently – the internationally-acclaimed Conor Mccreedy. Born and raised in The Republic, Conor is currently the darling of the New York art scene, and will be hosting his second completely solo show in New York at the end […]
Donovan Moodley Retrial Application Dismissed
Convicted murderer, Donovan Moodley has lost his application at the South Gauteng High Court to have his conviction for murder overturned. Now the man that kidnapped and murdered 21-year old Leigh Matthews, and then tried to extort money from her father, will return to jail to serve the rest of his life sentence.
European Freeze Claims Dozens Of Lives
Dozens are dead and countless more are seeking medical attention as an icy winter rages on in Eastern Europe. At last count 58 people were reported dead in the last week, most of them succumbing to hypothermia and severe frostbite.
TopTV’s CEO Axed After Plans For SA Porn Channel Go South
It’s been a rough ride for TopTV the last few months. The alternative pay TV provider has been adamant in trying to provide a full time porn channel on its network. This has faced monumental opposition, and their CEO has now been let go.
Facebook’s IPO Launch Set For Today
Facebook is expected to file for an IPO later today – Wednesday morning stateside – raising $5 billion. This is a fair deal less than the $10 billion previously rumored. Folks figure Zuckerberg wants to start with a conservative base at first. Because he can’t be sure this “Face-book” thing is going to take off.
James Murdoch’s Deleted Email
It’s going to be harder and harder for people to believe that James Murdoch didn’t know how bad the phone and email hacking situation was at News International. New evidence has emerged showing that emails sent to James that said: “it is as bad as we feared,” were deleted days before a Scotland Yard investigation began.
Clooney’s Ex Is With Jackass’ Steve-O
Were you aware that Steve-O was tapping George Clooney’s ex, Elisabetta Canalis? I certainly wasn’t. Wowsers – he’s punching WAY above his weight! Some evidence of that statement can be seen here, here, here and here (chips). I found that pic in The Daily and further investigating online led me to this fresh information: She […]
ANC Recalls 1,35 Million Faulty Condoms Given Away At Party
About 1,35 million condoms are being recalled as we speak. They were handed out at the recent ANC centenary celebrations. The reason? The have been found to break during intercourse and others are “porous”.
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[£10 VOUCHER COMPETITION RULES IN RED BELOW] Regular lottery players who understand that you have to keep playing in order to win (unless you’re incredibly arrogant), will be aware of the little wins one gets along the way. And the online system that let’s you enter these overseas lotteries is very nicely programmed to let […]
Wednesday Morning Spice
Kim Jong Un Embraces The Masses – North Korea’s young new leader gets rock star treatment when he visits his troops — just as his father did. But while the late Kim Jong Il mostly stayed aloof in dark shades, his son holds hands and hugs his soldiers. Kim Jong Un seems to want to bond […]