There is always something new and exciting happening in the Far Scenic South Peninsula. A group of friends who enjoy good movies have established CineSouth and will be screening their first movie Scarlet Street on Friday 29 June. Support from South Peninsula locals will see them screening interesting and thought provoking movies on a regular basis. The genres they plan to screen include: noir, cult, classic, indie and arthouse, with the odd documentary – probably environmental.
CineSouth has partnered with Cinemusewhich has experience running similar initiatives in the Winelands and also has the facilities to take credit card bookings. I look forward to supporting this initiative and enjoying Cinema Nouveaux and Labia on Orange quality films on our doorstep.
The first CineSouth movie – When and Where:
Scarlet Street will be screened on Friday 29th June 2012 at 8pm at The Forge, Windsor Road, Kalk Bay
Tickets are: R30 (includes short film and main feature)
Bring your own refreshments
Booking: http://www.cinemuse.co.za/ Tel:
Strictly no parking available in Windsor Road itself. Consult for directions http://theforgekalkbay.withtank.com/directions/
Scarlet Street- About the Movie:
Scarlet Street is a Classic Noir from acclaimed Austrian director Fritz Lang, in his American phase. Description: “Trapped in a loveless marriage, Chris Cross (Edward G. Robinson) finds solace in art, and dreams that one day a beautiful girl will love him. When one stumbles across his path, under violent circumstances, he plays the hero, then tells a lie that sends them both spiralling on a path of deceit and destruction. Joan Bennett is gloriously amoral as Kitty, and her paramour, Johnny Prince, (Dan Duryea) is a feckless heel of the highest order. Crisply understated performances, blackmail and mental torment combine to produce a stunningly original film, which was initially banned by the New York State Censor Board because of its moral ambiguity – allegedly the first film in which a criminal goes unpunished for a crime. “
1945, English Language, 103 minutes. Based on the French novel La Chienne (The Bitch) by Georges de La Fouchardière.
KimK
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Phoebe Barnard, July 9, 2012 at 2:21 pm
Many thanks, Gill and all others who have shown us such support. We’ll be in touch on this website and others about future screenings. Warm regards!
ReplyGill, July 1, 2012 at 7:51 pm
Whatever the copyright issues, this is a great initiative. I wish you luck and lots of support. Hope you will be screening new movies too, like the Labia.
ReplyPhoebe Barnard, June 26, 2012 at 1:33 pm
Hi Carla, Thanks for raising this issue with us and with Scenic South – I have only seen it now. Please be reassured that we are very concerned not to infringe any copyright issues. We also have friends and family involved in artistic and musical ventures, so we really do respect artistic intellectual property. This is partly why we are screening films older than 50 years. Our relationship with Cinemuse has also helped us remain compliant. Please do get in touch with us at if you have any concerns. Best regards, Phoebe Barnard (for CineSouth).
ReplyCarla Visser, June 25, 2012 at 5:57 pm
@ Kim : Thank you for your response Kim. I do not have a problem with CineSouth at all. We are seriously concerned about other illegal screenings happening in Cape Town and Stellenbosch form DVD’s not cleared with distributors.
We have reported several cases of illegal screenings with Corné Guldenpfennig, CEO of the Sa Federation Against Copyright Theft (Safact). they are busy with the cases and inspecting the videos given to them about these paid screenings.
ReplyCarla Visser, June 25, 2012 at 11:21 am
Film enthusiasts often want to show movies in a public setting for their clubs, classes or organisations. Unless the movie is in the public domain or you acquire the movie with public performance rights, you will be breaking the copyright law. Just as you cannot rent a movie from the local video store and then screen it in a public space (because the rental is licensed only for home viewing), you cannot show movies in a public setting without first determining if you have permission to do so — even if you’re not charging admission.
In order to comply with copyright law, you should get the material from a distributor that rents or sells the title with public performance rights.
The only exception to this rule is the face-to-face teaching exemption in which an instructor shows the material in a classroom as part of a class or teaching activity and not for recreation or entertainment or a paying audience.
ReplyKim, June 25, 2012 at 11:44 am
hi Carla, CineSouth need to speak for themselves, but they are aware of copyright issues which is why they are working with a bigger organisation – as set out in the article – to ensure that they are not doing anything illegal.
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