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Recipes for Love and Murder Series 1 - Review
Recipes for Love and Murder Series 1 Review Director: Christiaan Olwagen, Karen Jeynes Writer: Annie Griffin, Karen Jeynes (Screenplay) Writer: Sally Andrew (Books) Cast Maria Doyle Kennedy (Wolfwalkers) Tony Kgoroge (Blood Diamond) Kylie Fisher (Troukoors) Elton Landrew (The Forgiven) Arno Greeff (Blood & Water) Plot: Tannie Maria sees food as “medicine for the body and heart”. She…
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Number 37
directed by Nosipho Dumisa, 2018
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Today we remember the passing of Andrew Wood who died March 19, 1990 in Seattle, Washington
Andrew Patrick Wood (January 8, 1966 – March 19, 1990) was an American musician. He was the lead singer and lyricist for the alternative rock bands Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone. Wood formed Malfunkshun in 1980 with his older brother Kevin Wood on guitar and Regan Hagar on drums. The band used alter ego personas onstage, with Wood using the name Landrew the Love Child. Though the band only had two songs released, "With Yo' Heart (Not Yo' Hands)" and "Stars-n-You", on the Deep Six compilation album, they are often cited as being among the "founding fathers" of the Seattle grunge movement. During his time in Malfunkshun, Wood started relying heavily on drugs, entering rehab in 1985.
By 1988, Malfunkshun had disbanded and Wood began jamming with Green River members Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament. They soon began writing original material and formed Mother Love Bone the same year, adding guitarist Bruce Fairweather (also a former member of Green River) and drummer Greg Gilmore to the lineup. The following year, the band signed a deal with PolyGram, issuing a six-song EP, Shine, before going on tour, supporting The Dogs D'Amour. Towards the end of the year, the band recorded their debut album, Apple, which was scheduled for release in 1990.
Due to his struggle with drug addiction, Wood checked himself into rehab in 1989, hoping to get clean for the release of Mother Love Bone's debut album. He died in Seattle on March 19, 1990 at the age of 24, after being found in a comatose state by his girlfriend following a heroin overdose.
Wood was born in Columbus, Mississippi, to David C. Wood and Toni Wood, and raised on Bainbridge Island, Washington. He was the youngest of three children; he had two older brothers, Kevin and Brian. Wood and his brothers were exposed to various types of music by their parents, who also supported their children when they were learning how to play instruments. Wood became a fan of acts such as Elton John, Queen, Aerosmith, and Kiss.
In 1980, at the age of 14, Wood formed Malfunkshun with his brother Kevin, recording their first demo tape in April 1980. Drummer Regan Hagar joined soon after with the band, playing shows in Seattle, Washington. Each member adopted onstage alter egos, with Andrew becoming Landrew the Love Child, Kevin becoming Kevinstein, and Hagar becoming Thundarr. Unlike most grunge groups in Seattle, Malfunkshun were influenced by glam rock with Wood described as "a hippie, glammed-out rock & roll god, equal parts Marc Bolan and Jim Morrison," with his look and vocal style influenced by frontmen such as Freddie Mercury, Paul Stanley, and Marc Bolan. Wood developed a drug habit at a young age, having smoked marijuana and cigarettes at the age of around 11 or 12. By 1985, he had started to rely heavily on drugs to help with his "rock star" persona, and entered rehab the same year.
Malfunkshun recorded a number of demos in 1986, two of which, "With Yo' Heart (Not Yo' Hands)" and "Stars-n-You," were included on the "legendary" Deep Six compilation album released by C/Z Records the same year. The band continued to play shows in Seattle, opening for Soundgarden, The U-Men, and Skin Yard. However, in 1988, Malfunkshun disbanded.
Although the band never released an album and were also turned down by Sub Pop for "not being grunge enough," Malfunkshun, along with Green River, are often cited as "founding fathers" of the Seattle's grunge movement.
Wood and Hagar began playing with Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament of Green River, which disbanded in 1988, performing, on occasion, as the cover band Lords of the Wasteland. Former Green River guitarist Bruce Fairweather was added to the lineup, while former 10 Minute Warning and Skin Yard drummer Greg Gilmore replaced Hagar, forming Mother Love Bone the same year.
The band soon signed a deal with PolyGram, and, through their own subsidiary label Stardog, issued a six-song EP, Shine, in 1989. John Book, of Allmusic, stated that the EP "contributed to the buzz about the Seattle music scene." The band spent the rest of the year touring, including shows supporting The Dogs D'Amour, and recording their debut album. With high expectations of the album, Wood checked himself into rehab due to his struggle with heroin addiction, hoping to get clean for the release of album, staying there for the remainder of the year.
In 1990, the band continued to play shows in Seattle, waiting for the release of their album, Apple. Wood died only weeks before the release of the record. Some rock critics consider them to be one of the greatest bands of the Grunge era
On March 16, 1990, Wood was found in a comatose state by his girlfriend, having overdosed on heroin. Wood was taken to Harborview Hospital and placed on life support. On March 19, physicians suggested that Wood be removed from life support and he was pronounced dead at 3:15 pm that day. The official cause of death recorded on Wood's death certificate is hypoxic encephalopathy. Wood's remains were cremated. His burial site is located at Miller-Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bremerton, Washington.
Apple was released posthumously later in the year, receiving positive reviews. David Browne of The New York Times wrote that "Apple may be one of the first great hard-rock records of the 90s" and that "Andrew Wood could have been the first of the big-league Seattle rock stars."
Shortly following Wood's death, former roommate and friend Chris Cornell of Soundgarden wrote two songs, "Reach Down" and "Say Hello 2 Heaven", as a tribute. Cornell approached Gossard and Ament about releasing the songs as singles before collaborating on an album. Adding drummer Matt Cameron, future Pearl Jam lead guitarist Mike McCready, and future Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder, they formed Temple of the Dog in 1990 to pay tribute to Wood, releasing one self-titled album in 1991.
In 1992, PolyGram reissued both Shine and Apple as the compilation album Mother Love Bone, while the song "Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns" was included on the soundtrack to the film Singles. The same year, Los Angeles band Faster Pussycat wrote the song "Mr. Lovedog", from the album Whipped!, in tribute to Wood. Bradley Torreano of Allmusic stated that the song "offered a sad elegy to another charismatic figure in the metal world."
Seattle rock band War Babies, which briefly featured Mother Love Bone's Jeff Ament on bass, dedicated the song "Blue Tomorrow" off their eponymous 1992 debut album to Wood. In 1993, Seattle post-grunge band Candlebox released their self-titled debut featuring the single "Far Behind", which was written in Wood's memory.
Wood's former bandmate Stone Gossard compiled Malfunkshun recordings from 1986 to 1987 and released the studio album Return to Olympus through his Loosegroove Records label in 1995. In 2005, director Scot Barbour completed production on the documentary Malfunkshun: The Andrew Wood Story. The film documents Wood's music career as well as his family background. The film premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival. In October of the same year, the film was screened at the FAIF Film Festival in Hollywood, California. The film was released in 2011 on DVD as part of a 2CD+DVD set entitled "Malfunkshun: The Andrew Wood Story" including the Return to Olympus album, a bonus CD including many interviews and demos, and the movie on the DVD disc.
In 2011, the album Melodies & Dreams was released. It featured unreleased songs and demos that Wood recorded throughout his life, including a song that he recorded with Chris Cornell, "Island of Summer", which is the only existing recording with the two of them singing together. Wood is featured in the 2011 documentary Pearl Jam Twenty, about the story of Pearl Jam. Friends including Chris Cornell, Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard talk about him in the film and home-made footage featuring Wood is shown.
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Number 37
Number 37 is the story of Randall, wheelchair bound, playing a cat and mouse game blackmailing a powerful criminal whilst evading a sadistic loan shark who will kill him and his girlfriend if his loan is not paid back by the end of the week.
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Langarm – Final 3 Weeks. Must Close 3 March – The Fugard
Langarm, the latest musical created by the award-winning David Kramer and The Fugard Theatre has received three 2018 Fleur du Cap Theatre Award nominations for Best Performance by A Lead Actor In A Musical or Theatre Show (Elton Landrew) and Best Performance by A Lead Actress In A Musical or Theatre Show (Kim Louis and Rushney Ferguson).
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Plaaslike misdaadriller maak opslae oorsee!
Gambit Films se NOMMER 37 is die eerste eg Suid-Afrikaanse vollengte speelfilm wat nog ooit die voorreg gehad het om deel te wees van hierdie gesogte geleentheid en het van dag een af die komplimente laat instroom vir regisseur, Nosipho Dumisa, asook die akteurs.
““Hierdie een het uitgestaan as die beste,” berig The Verge oor Suid-Afrika se nuutste grootskermsukses wat onlangs aan die wêreld bekendgestel is tydens die internasionale SXSW-rolprentfees in Texas, Amerika.
“Hierdie Kaapstadse riller deur die Suid-Afrikaanse rolprentmaker, Nosipho Dumisa, dra sy invloede met trots en plesier,” meen Hollywood Reporter, terwyl Graphic Policy die toneelspel as “kragtig en indrukwekkend” beskryf.
Dit was daarom dus geen verrassing om te hoor dat dié misdaadriller ook pas gekies is om die land verder te gaan verteenwoordig by die agtiende jaarlikse Internasionale Neuchâtel Fantastic-Rolprentfees (NIFFF) in Switzerland, vanaf 6 tot 14 Julie 2018, nie. “Die fliek het ons verstom en dit gaan vir ons ’n groot eer wees om dit by ons fees te vertoon,” sê NIFFF se programkoördineerder, Loïc Valceschini.
NOMMER 37 is ’n spanningsbelaaide grootskerm-ervaring, wat kykers op die punte van hulle stoele sal hou tot en met die laaste toneel en is regisseur en skrywer Nosipho Dumisa oor haar debuut-speelfilm. Sy is veral bekend as vervaardiger van die gewilde kykNET-sepie, Suidooster. Die fliek, wat afspeel in ’n woonstelblok genaamd Haven Mansions in haar weergawe van ’n buurt op die Kaapse Vlaktes, bied ’n kykie deur die oë van ’n verbitterde eks-krimineel wat deur die wêreld waarvan hy eens so deel was opgekou en uitgespoeg is. “Dit is deur-en-deur ’n misdaadriller wat elke oomblik meer spanningsvol raak. Dit gaan oor alles wat vir ’n paartjie kan skeefloop wanneer depressie, nuuskierigheid, gierigheid, vrees en slegte keuses saamgegooi word,” se Dumisa.
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Irshaad Ally (Suidooster en Four Corners) speel die rol van Randal Hendricks wat onlangs deur ’n ongeluk gestrem gelaat en nou rolstoel- woonstelgebonde is. Hy is kniediep in die skuld by ’n sosiopatiese geldskieter met die naam Emmie (Danny Ross), wat sy pond vleis eis. Wanneer sy toegewyde meisie, Pam (Monique Rockman), vir hom ’n verkyker present gee kan hy sy bure dophou en sien hy op ’n dag hoe ’n gevaarlike bendeleier, Lawyer (David Manuel), ’n moord pleeg en besluit om hom af te pers vir geld. Met verraad en gierigheid om elke hoek en draai, neem die gebeure wat volg hulle op ’n lewensgevaarlike reis, soos wat die wêreld rondom hom verder en verder in chaos gedompel word.
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Die talent van verskeie plaaslike akteurs, waaronder Sandi Schultz (Binnelanders, Noem My Skollie), Deon Lotz (Hansie, Faan se Trein), Elton Landrew (Die ek, Anna, Dryfsand, 7de Laan), Ephraim Gordon (Class Act), Danny Ross (Broken Vows, Suidooster), David Manuel (The Outsiders, Noem My Skollie) en Amrain Ismail-Essop (This Life, Forgiveness) word ten toongestel, terwyl Monique Rockman ook beïndruk in haar eerste hoofrol op die grootskerm.
Die rolprent is vervaardig deur Gambit Films, in samewerking met kykNET Films, M-Net, XYZ Films en Die Departement van Handel en Nywerheid (DTI). Dit word plaaslik op 1 Junie 2018 vrygestel deur Ster-Kinekor Entertainment en sal ook internasionaal versprei word deur XYZ Films.
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Tonight. #dansvandiewatermeid @baxtertheatreopening with @abdu7764 @gretch_yo_life @rehaneabrahams Celeste Matthews-Wannenbürgh @ephgordon and Elton Landrew.
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Nommer 37 se lokprent bekendgestel!
“Wanneer ’n fliek se naam Nommer 37 is en in ’n fiktiewe area van die Kaapse Vlaktes afspeel, is dit maklik om aan te neem dat dit oor bendes gaan – maar dit doen nie. Dit is deur-en-deur ’n misdaadriller wat elke oomblik meer spanningsvol raak. Dit gaan oor alles wat vir ’n paartjie kan skeefloop wanneer depressie, nuuskierigheid, gierigheid, vrees en slegte keuses saamgegooi word,” sê regisseur en skrywer Nosipho Dumisa.
Irshaad Ally (Suidooster en Four Corners) speel die rol van Randal Hendricks wat onlangs deur ’n ongeluk gestrem gelaat en nou rolstoel- woonstelgebonde is. Hy is kniediep in die skuld by ’n sosiopatiese geldskieter met die naam Emmie (Danny Ross), wat sy pond vleis eis. Wanneer sy toegewyde meisie, Pam (Monique Rockman), vir hom ’n verkyker present gee kan hy sy bure dophou en sien hy op ’n dag hoe ’n gevaarlike bendeleier, Lawyer (David Manuel), ’n moord pleeg en besluit om hom af te pers vir geld. Met verraad en gierigheid om elke hoek en draai, neem die gebeure wat volg hulle op ’n lewensgevaarlike reis, soos wat die wêreld rondom hom verder en verder in chaos gedompel word.
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Die talent van verskeie plaaslike akteurs, waaronder Sandi Schultz (Binnelanders, Noem My Skollie), Deon Lotz (Hansie, Faan se Trein), Elton Landrew (Die ek, Anna, Dryfsand, 7de Laan), Ephraim Gordon (Class Act), Danny Ross (Broken Vows, Suidooster), David Manuel (The Outsiders, Noem My Skollie) en Amrain Ismail-Essop (This Life, Forgiveness) word ten toongestel, terwyl Monique Rockman ook beïndruk in haar eerste hoofrol op die grootskerm.
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Nommer 37 word gedurende die week van 9 tot 16 Maart 2018 op die grootskerm bekendgestel by die internasionale SXSW-rolprentfees in Texas, Amerika. Dit is die heel eerste Suid-Afrikaanse vollengte speelfilm om ‘n SXSW seleksie en wêreld premier te ontvang.
Nommer 37 is ’n spanningsbelaaide grootskerm-ervaring, wat kykers op die punte van hulle stoele sal hou tot en met die laaste toneel.
Die rolprent is vervaardig deur Gambit Films in samewerking met kykNET Films, M-Net, XYZ Films en Die Departement van Handel en Nywerheid (DTI). Dit word plaaslik, op 1 Junie 2018, vrygestel deur Ster-Kinekor Entertainment en sal ook internasionaal versprei word deur XYZ Films.
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Trailer for local crime thriller Nommer 37 out
“With a title like Nommer 37 and set in a fictional Cape Flats area, you would think that this is a film about gangsters – it’s not. What it is, is an out-and-out crime thriller that tightens the screws of tension with every minute. It’s about everything that could go wrong for a couple when depression, curiosity, greed, fear and horrific bad decision-making collide,” says director and writer Nosipho Dumisa.
Entrapped in his apartment, Randal Hendricks (Irshaad Ally – Suidooster and Four Corners), a recent paraplegic, is given a gift of binoculars by his devoted girlfriend, Pam (Monique Rockman). But he is in financial debt to Emmie (Danny Ross), a sadistic loan shark, and when he witnesses a powerful criminal, named Lawyer (David Manuel), commit murder while observing his neighbours through his binoculars, he initiates a blackmail scheme in an attempt to settle his debt. With deception and greed around every corner, what follows is a thrilling ride that puts both their lives in mortal danger… as the world around Randal deteriorates further and further into chaos.
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The film also boasts a very talented cast, including an impressive performance by Monique Rockman, who makes her big screen debut as leading lady, Pam. Sandi Schultz (Binnelanders, Noem My Skollie), Deon Lotz (Hansie, Faan se Trein), Elton Landrew (Die ek, Anna, Dryfsand, 7de Laan), Ephraim Gordon (Class Act), Danny Ross (Broken Vows, Suidooster), David Manuel (The Outsiders, Noem My Skollie), and Amrain Ismail-Essop (This Life, Forgiveness) can also be seen in the movie.
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Nommer 37 is heading for the international big screen and is set for its world premiere at the SXSW (South by South West) International Film Festival, in Texas, USA, during the week of 9 to 16 March 2018. This is the very first South African feature film to receive a world premiere at SXSW as well as the first fully South African feature film to make SXSW selection.
Nommer 37 is a thrilling big-screen cinematic experience that will keep viewers on the edge of their seats until the credits start rolling.
This Gambit Films Production was produced in association with kykNET Films, M-Net, XYZ Films and the DTI, and will be distributed by Ster-Kinekor Entertainment locally, in cinemas across the country, on 1 June 2018, and by XYZ Films internationally.
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Local film to compete at international festival
Jill Levenberg as Ellen Pakkies. Photo credit: Lindsey Appolis.
Ellen, Die storie van Ellen Pakkies, will compete at the international film festival in Rotterdam this weekend!
What do you get when you combine a troubled mother-son relationship, drugs and murder? An intriguing film that will not only captivate audiences of all ages but will also impress movie critics across the globe. One of the most controversial South African murder cases is heading for the big screen and is definitely something that should not be missed!
Just like the gripping circumstances surrounding the true events which this film is based on, Ellen, Die storie van Ellen Pakkies has also managed to cause quite a stir in the international movie arena. It has already been selected to be screened at the Rotterdam International Film Festival on 27 January 2018 and is set to be an even bigger hit with local audiences.
Ellen Pakkies en Jill Levenberg. Foto Krediet: Lindsey Appolis.
“I am humbled that by International standards, a small film has managed to be recognized by such a prestigious festival. We are truly humbled and just want to say thank you to everybody who made it possible, especially Ellen Pakkies,” says executive producer, Paulo Areal.
Told across two timelines, the movie shares the story of Ellen’s (Jill Levenberg) stormy relationship with her twenty-yea-old drug-addict son, Abie Pakkies (Jarrid Geduld). In 2007, his death caused a stir worldwide when it was revealed that his mother was the one who murdered him. When advocate Adrian Samuels (Clint Brink) takes on the case, he is determined to prove that Ellen had no choice. But what compelled her to stop seeking help? How does a mother become desperate enough to take her own son’s life?
Award-winning director and founder of Gambit Films, Daryne Joshua, known for the incredible success of his debut feature film, Noem My Skollie, was also the creative mind behind this impressive production and the producer is Schalk Burger. The script was created by talented writer and producer Amy Jephta with input from Ellen Pakkies herself. Ellen also helped to recreate some of the scenes in the movie, which was filmed at her home where the actual events took place. Jill Levenberg, who had several roles in films and television series like Genadekans, Noem My Skollie (South Africa’s official entry for the 2016 Oscars), Leemte, While You Weren’t Looking, Abraham, Bekkies Gevind, As Ek Huistoe Kom, Fluit-Fluit, Atlas, Uitvlucht and Suidooster (for which she received a Huisgenoot Tempo Award nomination in 2017) stars as Ellen Pakkies and has already received positive feedback on her outstanding performance. The film also showcases the talent of actors like Elton Landrew, Shimmy Isaacs and Kay Smith.
“Rotterdam International Film Festival is one of the most prestigious International Film Festivals. So obviously, I am overjoyed that our humble South African project has risen above probably thousands of submissions from around the world and made the Official Selection for 2018. A big congratulations to the producers and crew – I thank you from the bottom of my heart, we should be proud of this great achievement. Now on a world stage, hopefully the film can help bring an understanding and context to the remarkable story of Ellen Pakkies,” says Daryne Joshua.
Ellen, Die storie van Ellen Pakkies is the harrowing account of a woman put through the penal system, tried for murder and driven by an unflinching love for her son. It delves into the inner psyche of a family ravaged by drugs in one of the most dangerous communities in South Africa. A scourge that extends beyond the Cape Flats and highlights a systematic failure to protect the poorest of the poor. This kykNET Films production was produced in association with M-Net, the DTI and The Moving Billboard Picture Company (TMPBC). It will be released in cinemas, nationwide, on 7 September 2018, and is distributed by Ster-Kinekor Entertainment.
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