This week’s Spotlight episode looks in on the glamorous South African stars at the re-launch of Showmax, as well as the 66^th Grammy Awards in LA.  Don’t miss the month of love’s cinema release for Valentine’s Day, and we highlight another Oscar awards contender launching this week.

AT CINEMAS: DUNE: PART 1 ON IMAX & X-TREME

The release of Dune: Part 2 is fast approaching (March 1), so don’t miss the opportunity to refresh your memory about Paul Atreides’s noble family, embroiled in a war for control over the galaxy’s most valuable commodity, Spice, on desert planet Arrakis. Dune: Part 1 (2021) has re-released on IMAX screens. This multiple award-winning science fiction action adventure is directed by Denis Villeneuve (Sicario, Blade Runner 2049, Arrival) with an ensemble cast including Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac and Zendaya, among others.

AT CINEMAS: THE HOLDOVERS

Nominated for five Academy Awards, and already the owner of two Golden Globes (Best Actor; Best Supporting Actress), and a variety of other accolades, this new cinema release is from contemporary satirical director Alexander Payne (Sideways, The Descendants).  This heartfelt comedy centres on a strict teacher babysitting a handful of students over Christmas break. He forms an unlikely bond with a brainy but emotionally damaged troublemaking student, and the school’s head cook, a woman who has just lost a son in the Vietnam War. Starring Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa and Da’Vine Joy Randolph, the film is on at selected cinemas.

AT CINEMAS: BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE (February 14)

The month of love has the perfect offering for Valentine’s Day at cinemas. Discover the legend behind legendary songs such as Could You Be Loved, No Woman No Cry, Sun is Shining and more. The life and times of beloved Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley is a thoughtful and inspiring release at cinemas. Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green (King Richard, Monsters and Men), it has Kingsley Ben-adir in the title role, alongside Lashana Lynch, James Norton and others.