A belated invitation was received on Friday 9th to attend a screening of Cameron Platter's digital movie "Beware the Curves", with soundtrack composed and produced by Dean Henning (Captain Asthma, Sound of And Band and numerous other nomme de musique).

Intriguing as the invitation was, I had little idea of what lay in store at the beguilingly magnificent setting of Manna...

I'm fascinated by the South African accents, especially how we are portrayed in film and on television; and was thus very interested to hear that Leonardo DiCaprio has given the accent his best shot for a lead role as a South African, in the latest blockbuster, "Blood Diamond".

The bile that Hollywood has managed to produce in the last few years has been so atrocious, so utterly insulting that I’d all but given up on the industry. So last night I was highly skeptical about watching an American film on the DIFF circuit, called The Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada, directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones.

So the DIFF is well and truly upon us, and for the next week or so, Durbanites should be expected to take full advantage of the awesome selection of films on show. So far, two I’ve seen are worth mentioning.

We went to see V for Vendetta this weekend, and boy was I not surprised when the movie was once again spoiled for me.

Are there any young South African males who are willing to be dragged off kicking and screaming by the women in their lives, to suffer a couple of hours of "chick flick"? Consider this a challenge gentlemen …