SPOTLIGHT | Suspenseful spine-chillers and cult classics reimagined

Spotlight is our bite-sized entertainment snapshot featuring new releases in South Africa, exclusive film trailers, and much more. New episodes come out every Thursday on Sunday Times Lifestyle, Sowetan Entertainment and YouTube, plus you can follow Spotlight on Facebook.

This week’s episode of Spotlight features a number of new cinema releases, including Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut and the much talked-about reimagining of the cult classic The Crow.

Blink Twice, at cinemas, is a mind-bending suspense thriller set during what was meant to be a dream vacation on a tech billionaire’s island. Sun-soaked days morph into unspeakable nights of horror as the film takes you on a veritable rollercoaster ride of unexpected plot twists. Starring Channing Tatum, Naomi Ackie, Adria Arjona and Kravitz, who assumes the director’s chair for the first time.

The Crow is a dark and beautiful reworking of the 1994 cult classic about systematic revenge and supernatural atonement, albeit from a contemporary vantage point. Eric Draven traverses the realms of the living and the dead seeking bloody revenge against the killers who murdered his true love. Directed by Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman) and starring Bill Skarsgård, FKA twigs, Danny Huston and Josette Simon. Don’t miss the Spotlight segment featuring the Mzansi mural of The Crow and an interview with its artist creator George Mars. The Crow is on at cinemas and IMAX.

Look out for the Spotlight segment with the latest trailer releases, such as Lee, which stars multiple award-winner Kate Winslet in a biographical drama about fashion model turned World War 2 correspondent Lee Miller, showing at cinemas from September 27; spine-chilling thriller Woman of the Hour, starring Anna Kendrick in her directorial debut, on at cinemas from October 4; and the next instalment of the adventures of the fearless Moana as she journeys to the waters of Oceania in Moana 2, at cinemas on November 27.

• Book your cinema tickets by visiting sterkinekor.com and numetro.co.za.

For full interviews, breaking news, trailers and clips, visit our Spotlight Facebook page. See you at the movies!

Presenter Collette Prince is styled and dressed by Claris by Gerrit Pienaar when attending premieres and special events.

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Competition giveaway: Movie hampers

To celebrate the cinematic release of Blink Twice and The Crow, Spotlight has respective movie merchandise hampers to give away.

For full competition details and questions, head to the Spotlight South Africa Facebook page and DM your answers and contact details by August 28 2024.

Terms and conditions apply.

Winners will be drawn randomly and notified by SMS after the competition has closed. Entrants’ personal details will not be retained for marketing purposes. Winners have to provide proof of age (ID/driving licence) and cover their own travel and accommodation expenses. By entering, participants agree to have their names published on TimesLIVE, SowetanLIVE and Spotlight South Africa on Facebook. Employees of Arena Holdings and their family members are not eligible to enter.