AS the school year comes to an end, businesses wrap up for 2025 and the festive mood kicks in, everyone is looking for affordable options to celebrate the holiday season – and still make it through to the end of January. Ster-Kinekor has the perfect solution: its popular Throwback Cinema promotion continues through December and into January 2026, offering beloved classic titles at the classic price of just R50.
Ster-Kinekor’s Throwback Cinema gives family and friends an affordable escape into some of the most iconic movies ever produced – Christmas favourites, action-packed adventure, animated hits and more.
The festive line-up of Throwback Cinema titles for December launched on the 5th with the 25th Bond film, which delivers high-stakes action and emotional depth, and features Daniel Craig in his unforgettable final outing as 007. In the 2021 No Time to Die, Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
On 12 December is Miracle on 34th Street (1947), a timeless Christmas classic that continues to warm hearts generation after generation. After a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy’s, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer defends him in court by arguing that he’s not mistaken. Starring Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O’Hara, and John Payne, the film is directed by George Seaton.
Shrek the Third (2007) returns to the big screen from 19 December with everyone’s favourite green ogre back for another hilarious family adventure. The King of Far Far Away has died and Shrek and Fiona are to become King and Queen. However, Shrek wants to return to his cosy swamp and live in peace and quiet, so when he finds out there is another heir to the throne, they set off to bring him back to rule the kingdom.
Family Day on 26 December presents the perfect opportunity for a post-Christmas Day movie moment, with the release of Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012). This wildly fun and colourful caper brings the Madagascar crew to the big top. Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York’s Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French animal-control officer Capitaine Chantel DuBois picks up their scent, Alex and company are forced to hide out in a traveling circus.
Heading into the new year, January’s line-up contains some stand-out classics, with two of the titles, Annie Hall and The First Wives Club, celebrating the late Diane Keaton, whose birthday was 5 January. Two other classic titles complete the January line-up – Wizard of Oz and the 1971 release of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Throwback Cinema titles are screened at Somerset Mall in Somerset West; and Blue Route, V&A Waterfront, Capegate and Tygervalley in Cape Town. All tickets for November’s cult and classic line-up of Throwback Cinema titles are only R50. Book on the new-look Ster-Kinekor website or download the new-look SK App on your smartphone. For news and updates, go toFacebook: Ster-Kinekor Theatres | follow Ster-Kinekor on Twitter: @Ster-Kinekor. For all queries, call Ticketline on 0861-Movies (668 437).
