African Couch Potato
African Couch Potato is a South African perspective on all things film and television. Hosted by award-winning TV producer, Gino Shelile, it mashes up in-studio interviews with industry professionals, titles to check out each week, a current film or series review, and a look at old movies that are worth rewatching.
African Couch Potato
S2 33 Kendrick Lamar, Diddy, Ernest Cole, StudioCanal, Pick n Pay and Superman
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Every now and again we need to look beyond the borders of our country or even the continent, and this is one of those episodes where our love for excellence takes us abroad. We kick off (see what we did there) with Kendrick Lamar's Superbowl Halftime show which drew 133.7 million viewers, more than MJ (133.1m) and certainly more than watched the actual game.
Moving downfield, Gino is underwhelmed by the Showmax release of the Sean Combs documentary Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy.
From bad to good, apartheid era photographer Ernest Cole is in the frame with a documentary film that premiered in Cannes and will feature at the upcoming Joburg Film Festival.
Canal Plus's StudioCanal is planning a feature film in SA, Pick n Pay's Price Palooza feat. Rick Ross hits your screens, and even more bizarre than all the rest is the case of Superman suing Superman. Good old truth, justice, and the American way.
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