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Mr Bones
''Mr. Bones'' is a 2001 slapstick comedy film made and set in South Africa. Leon Schuster starred in the title role. He also created the story and co-wrote the screenplay. The film sets African "tradition" in opposition to forces of ambition and greed in contemporary South Africa, and plays on reversals of racial stereotypes for its humour. The film grossed R33 million, making it the highest grossing South African film of all time, until it was beaten by its sequel, '' Mr Bones 2: Back from the Past'' (grossing R35 million), itself surpassed by ''Titanic'' in South Africa's box-office history. Plot The film begins in Kuvukiland, a kingdom somewhere in Southern Africa. Mr. Bones arrives as a baby, the sole survivor of an airplane crash that happens nearby. He grows older and becomes the bone-throwing prophesier for the kingdom. King Tsonga, ruler of Kuvukiland, longs for a male child to be heir to the throne. After having seventeen children, all of them girls, he gives up hope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gray Hofmeyr
Gray Hofmeyr (born 6 February 1949 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African film and television director. In a career that spans almost three decades, Hofmeyr's films have touched many themes and genres. Biography Gray Hofmeyr is considered to be one of the foremost film and television directors and writers in South Africa. He has won more awards than any other in South Africa and over twenty actors and actresses have won best performance awards under his direction. Career Hofmeyr began his career in television in the 1970s in the United Kingdom where he was a floor manager at the BBC. He began directing for television in 1975 and in 1992 began an award-winning scriptwriting career. He was a key figure in the early days of television in South Africa, having directed the hit series ''The Villagers'' and popular comedy series ''People Like Us'', '' The Big Time'' and '' Suburban Bliss''. He also directed the made-for-TV films ''The Outcast'', '' Two Weeks in Paradise'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Word Play
Word play or wordplay (also: play-on-words) is a literary technique and a form of wit in which words used become the main subject of the work, primarily for the purpose of intended effect or amusement. Examples of word play include puns, phonetic mix-ups such as spoonerisms, obscure words and meanings, clever rhetorical excursions, oddly formed sentences, double entendres, and telling character names (such as in the play ''The Importance of Being Earnest'', ''Ernest'' being a given name that sounds exactly like the adjective ''earnest''). Word play is quite common in oral cultures as a method of reinforcing meaning. Examples of text-based (orthography, orthographic) word play are found in languages with or without alphabet-based scripts, such as homophonic puns in Mandarin Chinese. Techniques Some techniques often used in word play include interpreting idioms literally and creating contradictions and redundancies, as in Tom Swifties: :"Hurry up and get to the back of the shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keketso Semoko
''Isidingo'' is a South African soap opera, with dialogue mostly in English and isiXhosa. The series premiered on SABC 3 in July 1998 and was broadcast evenings on SABC 3 from Monday to Friday at 19:00. Until 2001 it was titled ''Isidingo: The Need''. Created by Gray Hofmeyr, the story is loosely based on another popular soap opera created by Hofmeyr, ''The Villagers'', that was broadcast during the apartheid era in South Africa. Former series Head Writers include Neil McCarthy, Mitzi Booysen, Ilse van Hermert, Christian Blomkamp, Busisiwe Ntintili, Loyiso Maqoma, Liam J Stratton, Rosalind Butler, Rohan Dickson, Bongi Ndaba, and Duduzile Zamantungwa Mabaso. On 29 November 2019 the SABC announced that the production had been cancelled, with the final broadcast being aired on 12 March 2020. Premise The main characters include the Haines family, the Matabanes, Vusi Moletsane the mine manager and the various residents of the boarding house owned by Maggie Webster. Barker Haines, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muso Sefatsa
Muso may refer to: * Muso (InuYasha), a character in the manga and anime series ''InuYasha'' * Muso, a Thai exonym for the Lahu people * Muso Health, nonprofit organisation in Mali * Sello Muso (born 1986), footballer from Lesotho See also * Musou (other) Musou or Musō may refer to: * The Japanese name for the Koei Tecmo ''Warriors'' franchise ** Musou gauge, used in the ''Samurai Warriors'' series of video games ** Musou mode, used in the ''Dynasty Warriors'' series of video games * Muso (InuYa ..., a Japanese word meaning 'The Only One' * Musso (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Ntombela
Alfred Ntombela (born 3 April 1972) is a South African actor, known for his role in South African candid genre films alongside Leon Schuster, his fast-paced Joker-like laugh and for his small stature as an adult. He became renowned for his roles in ''Sweet 'n Short'' and ''Mama Jack''. His native language is Zulu but he also speaks English and Afrikaans Afrikaans (, ) is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular of Holland proper (i.e., the Hollandic dialect) used by Dutch, French, and German settlers and their enslaved people. Afrikaans gra .... He announced his retirement from acting in 2018 after 28 years in the industry. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ntombela, Alfred 1972 births Living people Zulu people South African male film actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seputla Sebogodi
Septula Steez Sebogodi (born October 31, 1962) is a South African actor and singer. He is the recipient of two SAFTA Awards. He made appearance on Critical Assignment (2004), The Republic (2019) and soap opera Rhythm City, Scandal!. Career Acting His career in acting began in the early ’90s in the local Pedi drama Bophelo Ke Semphekgo, playing the role of the womanizing Nkwesheng. He went on to be a series regular in the long-running sitcom suburban Bliss. In 2005 he was playing the role of Kenneth Mashaba on Generations. In 2015 he had a role of Solomon on e.tv soapie Rhythm City. He also appeared on Woman King(2022). Music Seputla is a recording gospel artist he has released two albums, his second album was released in 2010 titled ''Re Tshwarele Melato''. Personal life He has married three times and is the father of four children sons Thapelo, Kgothatso, Sebogodi and daughter Thabang. Discography Studio albums * ''Nkuke Morena'' * ''Re Tshwarele Melato'' (2010) * ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Morris
Craig Morris is an orchestral trumpeter known for serving as the Principal Trumpet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He is also known as a soloist and chamber musician. He is an endorsing artist for Yamaha Instruments, and is currently Professor of Trumpet for the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. History Craig Morris was born in 1968 in Texas. He received much musical influence from his father, a local band director and tuba player. After high school he attended the University of Texas at Austin and received his Bachelor of Music. In 1991 he received a Master of Music from the San Francisco Conservatory. Career Craig Morris was a member of the Pinnacle Brass Quintet from 1991–1994, as well as a member of Dallas Brass. He obtained the position of Principal Trumpet in the Sacramento Symphony Orchestra, Opera, and Ballet from 1994-1996. From 1999-2001 he was Associate Principal Trumpet for the San Francisco Symphony. With the Chicago Symphony Orchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Mofokeng
Jerry Mofokeng (born 17 April 1956) is a South African stage and screen actor who has appeared in several critically acclaimed films, including ''Cry The Beloved Country''; ''Lord of War''; ''Mandela and de Klerk''; and the 2005 Academy Award-winning film ''Tsotsi''. Mofokeng attended Orlando West High School and Youth Alive Ministries in Soweto in the 1970s. He studied at Wits Drama School where he initially took his major in acting then later went on to study at Columbia University in America, where he obtained his master's degree in Theatre Directing A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a .... At the age of 56 Mofokeng added his biological father's surname Makhetha) is a South African stage and screen and henceforth he became known as Jerry Mofokeng wa Makhetha after hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zack Du Plessis
Zack or Zach may refer to: People * Zach (surname), various people * Zack (surname), various people * Zack (personal name), lists of people and fictional characters named Zack, Zach, Zac, Zak or Zakk * Záh (gens) or Zách, a ''gens'' (clan) in the Kingdom of Hungary Places * Zack, Texas, a formerly populated place * Zach (crater), on the Moon Arts and entertainment * ''Zack'' (play), a 1920 play by Harold Brighouse * ''Zack'', a novel by William Bell Others * Tropical Storm Zack (1992), a tropical storm that did not make landfall * Typhoon Zack (1995), a Category 4 typhoon that hit the Philippines and Vietnam See also * Zacks, a surname * ZAC (other) * Žač, a village in Kosovo * Zac Zac is a masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Zachary or Zechariah. It may refer to: People: * Zac Alexander (born 1989), Australian professional squash player * Zac Brooks (born 1993), American National Football League playe ..., a list of people with the given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fats Bookholane
Fats or FATS may refer to: * More than one type of fat, one of the three main macronutrients, along with carbohydrate and protein People with the nickname "Fats" * Harmonica Fats (1927–2000), American blues harmonica player who was active in the 1950s through to the 1990s * Hollywood Fats (1954–1986), American blues guitarist, active in Los Angeles, California * Fats Dantonio (1918–1993), American Major League Baseball catcher * Alex Delvecchio (born 1931), Canadian hockey player * Fats Domino (1928–2017), American rock and roll singer and pianist * Fats Everett (1915–1969), American politician * Peter Fatialofa (1959–2013), Samoan rugby player * Bob Fothergill (1897–1938), American Major League Baseball player * Fats Heard (1923–1987), American jazz drummer * Fats Jenkins (1898–1968), American Negro leagues baseball and barnstorming basketball player * Frank Kalin (1917–1975), American Major League Baseball outfielder * Fats Kaplin, American fiddler * Anthony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fem Belling
Fem Belling (born 6 December 1978) is an South African Born, Australian Jazz vocalist and violinist with a dual career in stage musicals and jazz singing. Fem was raised in Johannesburg and later moved to Cape Town to establish a career in musical theatre before moving to London as a leading lady in the West End. Lead roles include ''Hairspray'', ''Fame'', ''Footloose'', '' Cats'' (original South African cast) & Liza Minnelli in the 2011 production of ''The Boy from Oz'' starring Todd McKenney. Fem claims 5 Vita awards, a Green Room Award nomination for Best Leading Actress in the Musical ''Genesis to Broadway''” and shares an ARIA nomination from her involvement in The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra. Theatre career Cats as Jennyanydots / Bombalina, Footloose as Rusty / Elanor, Austentatious as Emily, Hairspray as Shelly / Tracey Turnblad ( Original West End cast ), Fame, Debbie Does Dallas as Donna ( original UK and South African cast ), Annie Get Your Gun as Gigi / Dolly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
