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reasonable doubtstudio Universal (Dstv 112) at 5.28pmENJoYABLE and a good thriller, sam-uel L is solid as usual in this dark film. A prosecu-tor (Dominic Cooper) com-mits a fatal hit and run, then manipu-lates the case so that the man who was arrested for the crime is acquitted. After the trial, he discovers that his actions have freed a guilty man. It might not have won awards, but it’s a decent film with a neat plot and good performances from the leads.

Max PayneMzansi Magic (Dstv 161) at 12amThIs 2008 American neo-noir is loosely based on the video game series. It stars Mark Wahlberg in the title role, Mila Kunis as Mona sax, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges as Jim Bravura and Beau Bridges as BB hensley. The film revolves around revenge, centred on a policeman’s journey through New York City’s criminal underworld, as he investigates the deaths of his wife and child. It is packed with action, good cinematography and intensity from Wahlberg.

the hangover Part iii M-Net Comedy (Dstv 104) at 10.15pmfoRGET the critical reviews this third instal-ment of The hangover fran-chise got, there is still plenty to laugh at as “The Wolfpack” gets together for one last time in Las Vegas. It’s been two years since the gang narrowly escaped disaster in Bangkok. Now, Phil (Bradley Cooper), stu (Ed helms) and Doug (Justin Bartha) have happy lives at home, but Alan (Zach Galifianakis) doesn’t. still lacking contentment or a sense of purpose, Alan has gone off his meds and surrendered to his natural impulses. It’s up to the other members of The Wolfpack to get him through his personal cri-sis by embarking on a road trip – back to the place it all began, Las Vegas.

Man on GroundM-Net Movies Zone (Dstv 139) at 7.45pmThIs Africa film Academy award winning film by Akin omotoso tack-les xenopho-bia. screened and premiered at the 2011 Toronto Inter-national film festival, Man on Ground is centred on Nigerian brothers Ade (hakeem Kae-Kazim) and femi (fabian Adeoye Lojede), who are victims of xenophobia in south Africa. Ade, an accomplished financial executive, and femi are immigrants. unknown to Ade, his brother, who is in south Africa because of a self-imposed exile, due to political affiliations in Nigeria, has been kidnapped. The frequent violent riots in the neighbour-hood reveal much about the life of his brother.

the wilby ConspiracyAMC (Dstv 140) 4.45pmsET in apart-heid south Africa and filmed in Kenya, The Wilby Conspiracy is a 1975 thriller directed by Ralph Nelson. sidney Poitier as shack Twala and Michael Caine, as Jim Keogh strike a winning part-nership here.English engineer Jim Keogh and black anti-apart-heid activist shack Twala go on the run together in ’70s south Africa, after falling foul of the police. Aided by shack’s lawyer, Rina (Prunella Gee), the two attempt to make their way to Cape Town, where shack hopes to return a diamond stash to the ANC and in turn seek help from the outlawed party’s leader, Wilby (Joe De Graft).

Mad MenM-Net edge (Dstv 102) at 8pmNoW in its seventh season, this Emmy-win-ning American period drama series focus-ing on sterling Cooper, a fic-tional adver-tising agency, looks closely at the lives of advertising executives in the ’50s. The brilliance of the series lies in its mix of hilarity with style and world-class production. The Mad Men team returns for the final season as characters lay bare their lives and changing mores and moods. A drama about one of New York’s most prestigious ad agencies, it focuses on one of the firm’s most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.

suitsM-Net (Dstv 101) at 7.30pmThIs epi-sode, titled uninvited Guests, precedes the season finale. The series has also been renewed for a 16-epi-sode sixth season, to premiere in 2016 for a 16-episode run. suits is a smart, sassy, clever, sophisticated, timely and immensely entertaining legal drama series and has had great viewership figures throughout its run. The series follows harvey, one of New York City’s top attorneys, and Ross, whom harvey chooses as his associate, who never attended law school, relying on Ross’s memory and natural intelligence to help win cases.

i think i Love My wifee.tv at 8.30pmThIs romcom starring Chris Rock and Kerry Washington is a remake of the 1972 french film, Chloe In The Afternoon, by Éric Rohmer. It tells the story of Richard Cooper (Rock) a happily married and profes-sionally successful man. While he is perfectly content with his home life in suburban New York with his lovely wife, Brenda (Gina Torres), a teacher, and his two young children, something is amiss in his life, as feelings of doubts and anxiety creep in. This film has been described as a slice-of-life movie, which although it’s not laugh-out-loud funny, still succeeds with a lightheartedness in what would otherwise be a serious situation.

the Best Manstudio Universal (Dstv 112) at 8pmsTARRING Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Mor-ris Chestnut and Terrence Dashon howard, this romantic comedy-drama received mostly positive reviews for its moments of ripe humour without tap-ping into the boyz in the hood type narrative. It is a film about harper stewart (Diggs) who pens an autobiography exposing his friends’ secrets. As his best friend’s wedding approaches, stewart struggles to deal with his betrayal and the temptations around him. In his directorial debut, Malcom D Lee succeeds in a commanding romcom flick.

allegianceM-Net edge (Dstv 102) at 7pmBoAsTING a solid cast and an intricate story line, this short-lived American spy series packs a mean punch, with a fast-paced, dra-matic story. The pilot did a great job of introducing the characters and their relationships to one another. There was a bit of drama when the series was canned after five low-rated episodes. Though the series has since been moved online, there still a great deal of good acting and a great plot with unpredictable twists . It follows a Russian intelligence officer who approaches New York CIA station chief sam Luttrell (Kenneth Choi), with information relating to an sVR plot to destroy critical infrastruc-ture within the us.

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ToP-sELLING Ghanaian singing siren Becca will join Wizkid, Yemi Alade and other renowned African artists in-studio for a recording session in Johannesburg as part of a campaign to raise

awareness about the 17 sustainable goals chartered by the uN.

RETAILER stuttafords recently launched its first Men’s fragrance Bar

at its sandton store. Notable guests in at-tendance included Miss south Africa 2015 Liesl Laurie, singer Chad saaiman, actress Jay Anstey and many more.

NEW court papers issued for Michael Jackson’s estate claims that it costs

R29m a year to care for his three children Prince, Paris and Blanket, with school fees, recreational activities and a private plane included in the expenses.

RITA ora’s latest collabo-ration

with Chris Brown has us convinced that Breezy has found himself a new flame. The chemistry in their Body on Me video is undeniable and we’re not sure who we envy more – Rita or Chris?

BIRDMAN’s lawsuit saga continues! The Cash Money CEo faces further

litigation charges, this time by producer DVLP, who claims that Birdman owes him R2.6m from songs he produced for Lil Wayne.

TV TALK show host Khanyi Mbau just finished filming happiness is a four-Letter Word.

The movie adaptation of the multi-award winning novel tells a story of three friends in pursuit of happiness while maintaining images of success and acceptability.

FROM the outset of his pursuit of a solo career, since emerging from the independ-ent record label Family Tree, owned by local hit-maker Cassper Nyovest, Pretoria-based rapper Donovan Chad Mansor, better known as Chad Da Don, has gone ahead in leaps and bounds in SA’s urban scene, proving that rap culture at large is truly a colour-blind phenomenon.

Chad’s motswako hip hop flair, fused with his mellow and soulful beats, has been found to be a winning formula that quickly dispels any degree of doubt in his lyrical ability as a white rapper. Having refined his musical rep-ertoire by learning from the greatest lyricists and producers on our continent, Chad’s fear-lessness has set the precedent for pioneering a fresh forward-thinking characterisation of what it means to truly embody a rapper.

Although his breakout single Hola was instrumental in getting him on our radar, Chad explains that, after most people heard the track, they were left flabbergasted to discover that he, in fact, isn’t black. “Many of my fans never even knew that I was white when they first heard me on Hola,” Chad says.

Chad has since proven his versatility through his latest collaborations with artists among the likes of Locnville, Fistaz Mixwell, Riky Rick, Anatii, Chad Saaiman as well as Tsholofelo award-winning hip hop heavy-weight Cassper Nyovest. Set to take over the game with his latest single EFT, which was produced by Brian Siko, most known for his work on Jay Z and Beyoncé’s megahit Drunk in Love, TRACE spoke with Da Don himself in an exclusive interview.what have been the biggest chal-lenges you’ve faced as a white rapper in south africa?Being a white rapper in this industry means that your lyrical content needs to be superb,

your flow has to move mountains and you have to consistently prove your worth on every level. The challenge is to keep on improving and maintaining momentum.how do you deal with the adversity from those who doubt your lyrical ability merely because of the colour of your skin?Eminem is one of the greatest rappers to ever do it and he had a tremendous influence on my decision to take this career seriously.

Haters are my motivators.what has been your most worthwhile observation from working alongside sa’s hip hop royalty?Through working with these hard-working artists, I’ve learnt that, no matter the chal-lenge, it’s important to always stay unique and to not follow what everyone else is doing.

I’ve learnt that staying focused and keeping my mind set on the desired goal is crucial in this industry.tell us about how your latest club banger eft came into fruition?Brian Soko and I became friends two years ago while he was in South Africa and we managed to maintain the relationship once he’d returned to the States. On his last trip here, we got in studio and made magic! EFT is about the common man working 9-5 waiting on his month-end pay cheque.what do you want listeners to take away from eft? The message is simple, work hard and get paid. The universal hustle we all aspire to.which collaboration has been your most memorable yet? why?

It would have to be working with Locnville on Wasted. The creativity was just amazing.

I’ve also had amazing studio sessions with my brother Anatii, whom I’ve known since Grade 2. He features on my next single called Sorry Mum I’m Moving Out.are there any international acts you’ve set your collaborative sights on?Definitely Eminem!what message do you have for aspir-ing musicians who are trying to make it big in this tough industry? Work as hard as you can! Believe and have faith in God. Make sure this is what you really want and if it is then give it your all.

Local lyricist Chad Da Don chats exclusively with TRACE about his soaring rise to hip hop acclaim and what influence Eminem had on his career

Chad the game-changer

ON OCTOBER 17, Grammy award-winning soulful songstress Christina Aguilera will take to the Ticket-Pro Dome stage in Northgate as the headlining act of the second annual South African of the Year Awards, (SATY) where SA’s crème de la crème will be honoured in a star-stud-ded ceremony hosted by ANN7.

The television star and Can-dyman singer, who’s set to share the stage with Wiggle hit maker Jason Derulo, first rose to stardom with her hit debut single, Genie In A Bot-tle in 1999. Agu-ilera dropped a string of chart-topping tracks soon thereafter, eventually making her way onto the small screen as a judge on the top-rated US reality television singing competition The Voice.

Celebrating the sheer prominence of South Africans who are excelling in their respective fields, this year’s SATY Awards will honour various individuals in a number of categories ranging from business, sport, and entertainment to civil society and entrepreneurs.

Aguilera to take Jozi by storm

SEAexpo makes a returnON SEPTEMBER 4 and 5, Museum Africa in New-town will bring art, performance and entertainment together for the second annual Showbiz Entertain-ment and Arts Expo (SEAexpo) 2015.

The exhibition will host talent managers, entertain-ment executives, media, artists and celebrities.

The workshops and panel discussions will give performers and art-ists a chance to net-work with prominent industry execs.

Live performances will take place on both days and rising stars are encour-aged to submit their demos on the SEA-expo website for a

chance to be added to the entertainment line-up. The expo promises a vibrant showcase of the busi-

ness of performing talent, conversations about new products and the infinite possibilities of the digital influence on South Africa’s entertainment industry.

To stand a chance of winning a two-day pass for you and a partner, enter the social media competition by following @tracesouthafrica on Facebook and Twitter.

MOTIVATED: Chad Da Don.