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TOP STORIES: Discop Africa: The Africa Channel to Launch TAC Studios Production Unit; Director Reh…

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NUMBER TWO 10.30.16

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Discop Africa: The Africa Channel to Launch TAC Studios Production Unit By Christopher Vourlias JOHANNESBURG -- The Africa Channel has announced the official launch of a new production arm called TAC Studios which will be made during the Discop Africa TV market taking place Nov. 2-4 in Johannesburg, South Af Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Director Rehad Desai on South Africa's Post-Apartheid Woes in 'The Giant is Falling' By Christopher Vourlias JOHANNESBURG -- Twenty-two years ago, when Nelson Mandela became the first democratically elected leader of a South Africa still emerging from the shadow of apartheid, hopes were high that the hero of the anti-apartheid struggle w Read Full Story at Variety.com →

South Africa Making Strides in Virtual Reality Sphere By Christopher Vourlias JOHANNESBURG -- Pop into a Spur franchise in Johannesburg these days and you might get a Google Cardboard along with your burger and fries. The push by the fast-food chain to get thousands of free, low-end Virtual Reality headsets Read Full Story at Variety.com →

REVIEWS
Film Review: 'The Salesman' By Owen Gleiberman One of the many reasons that Alfred Hitchcock is arguably the greatest filmmaker of all time — the quintessential filmmaker — is that his spirit and technique infuse the work of so many other directors (maybe all of them). Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Film Review: 'Perfect Strangers' By Jay Weissberg Awkward revelations are the inevitable result when a cell phone party game exposes more than expected in this chat fest stocked with immature characters. Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Film Review: 'Julieta' By Peter Debruge In what was meant to be his English-language debut, Pedro Almodovar optioned a trio of short stories by Pulitzer-winning Canadian author Alice Munro about a Vancouver woman named Juliet Henderson, but it wasn’t until he rechriste Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Joburg: South African Drama 'Call Me Thief' is Sub-Saharan Africa's Only Oscar Hope

By Christopher Vourlias

"Noem My Skollie" (Call Me Thief), by first-time helmer Daryne Joshua, is South Africa's submission for the foreign-language Oscar race. It was the only submission from sub-Saharan Africa that will receive consideration for the 89

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Michael Koch On His Switzerland-Set Immigrant Drama 'Marija'

By Emilio Mayorga

Michael Koch's feature debut "Marija," a vision of just what an immigrant is prepared to do to see her dreams come true, belongs to a prominent strain of highly-researched fiction which make little concessions to its audience. One of t

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