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Welcome to Rather Ronge, hosted by entertainment journalist, Barry Ronge. This is a site for dedicated film fans and serious movie goers, where you'll find up-to-date information and opinions about all the films currently on the South African film circuits2.

We'll also keep you up to speed on the latest home entertainment options, movie soundtracks and books that relate to the entertainment arena - as well as some that don't. We'll nurture the treasured memories of nostalgia junkies with trips to the glorious history of the movies and offer you interviews and essays on film topics, all flavoured with a dash of showbiz gossip.

1 ALICE IN WONDERLAND
2 IT'S COMPLICATED
3 THE BOOK OF ELI
4 VALENTINE'S DAY
5 THE WOLFMAN
6 AVATAR
7 FROM PARIS WITH LOVE
8 DAYBREAKERS
9 THE SPY NEXT DOOR
10 PRECIOUS

1 ALICE IN WONDERLAND
2 BROKLYN'S FINEST
3 SHUTTER ISLAND
4 AVATAR
5 COP OUT
6 THE CRAZIES
7 CRAZY HEART
8 PERCY JACKSON AND THE LIGHTNING THIEF
9 VALENTINE'S DAY
10 DEAR JOHN

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

This Tim Burton’s first film in 3D and it is backed by some amazing CGI visuals but as usual, the real strength of the film comes from the story. He has devised a sequel to “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” that completes the personal journey of Alice. Lewis Carroll’s books, took Alice from naïve wonder to a sense of how to behave as an independent spirit. This extension of the story shows Alice as a submissive teenage girl who redefines herself as an independent woman.

ACADEMY AWARDS: 2010

In a time of war and recession, with an increasingly embattled American president in the White House, it was obvious that Hollywood was circling the wagons, recognising craft and artistry, as opposed to spectacle and huge box-office takings. It was truly an acknowledgement of craft and talent in the industy, and a celebration of the fact that beyond the commercial gan, Hollywood still makes movies that matter.