Thamsanqa Jantjie, whose fake sign language during the Nelson Mandela memorial service sparked global outrage, has allegedly faced murder, rape, kidnapping and theft charges.
Fake Sign Language Interpreter Faced Murder, Rape Charges
Earlier in the week, Jantjie blamed his ongoing struggle with schizophrenia – which made him hallucinate and hear voices – with causing his incoherent miming on the podium during the memorial service. Now, it’s being reported that Jantjie has a criminal record that should have kept him far away from the numerous heads of state present at the event.
Jantjie’s case went to trial in 2003. He was ultimately acquitted of everything except for the theft charge, for which he was sentenced to three years in prison. However, Jantjie was ultimately deemed unfit to stand trial, according to South Africa broadcaster eNCA.
The case’s existence has been confirmed by South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority, although they were...
Fake Sign Language Interpreter Faced Murder, Rape Charges
Earlier in the week, Jantjie blamed his ongoing struggle with schizophrenia – which made him hallucinate and hear voices – with causing his incoherent miming on the podium during the memorial service. Now, it’s being reported that Jantjie has a criminal record that should have kept him far away from the numerous heads of state present at the event.
Jantjie’s case went to trial in 2003. He was ultimately acquitted of everything except for the theft charge, for which he was sentenced to three years in prison. However, Jantjie was ultimately deemed unfit to stand trial, according to South Africa broadcaster eNCA.
The case’s existence has been confirmed by South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority, although they were...
- 12/13/2013
- Uinterview
What's the greatest Alfred Hitchcock film? Every film fan will have a different answer, with "The 39 Steps," "Rebecca," "Spellbound," "Notorious," "Rear Window," "Vertigo" and "North By Northwest" all making compelling cases for being the very best. But few of his films had such an impact on cinema as "Psycho," the 1960s thriller that saw him go into darker, more shocking territory than ever before, with some of the most famous sequences in the history of the medium.
Following secretary Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) as she embezzles money from an employer and hides out at a deserted motel owned by the mysterious Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), a man with serious mother issues, only to stunningly and unforgettably kill off its lead halfway through the film, the picture turned out to be the biggest hit of Hitchcock's career, and was arguably his last truly great movie. It was released fifty-two years ago tomorrow,...
Following secretary Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) as she embezzles money from an employer and hides out at a deserted motel owned by the mysterious Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), a man with serious mother issues, only to stunningly and unforgettably kill off its lead halfway through the film, the picture turned out to be the biggest hit of Hitchcock's career, and was arguably his last truly great movie. It was released fifty-two years ago tomorrow,...
- 6/15/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Ralph Macchio is checking into the Bates Motel.
The former (and forever) "Karate Kid" himself will be polishing his writing skills (via a little wax-on, wax-off?) as he signs on to play Joseph Stefano in "Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of 'Psycho,'" according to Deadline.
The film (which IMDb has listed simply as "Hitchcock") chronicles the making of The Master's classic horror flick that ended up being one of the most influential genre films of all time — despite the fact that no studio wanted to touch the material at the time.
Joseph Stefano, an inexperienced Hollywood screenwriter with only one credit under his belt, was hired by Hitchcock (played by Anthony Hopkins in the film) to rework longtime "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" staff writer James Cavanaugh's reportedly "very dull" adaptation of Robert Bloch's novel, which was inspired by the crimes of Wisconsin murderer and grave robber Ed...
The former (and forever) "Karate Kid" himself will be polishing his writing skills (via a little wax-on, wax-off?) as he signs on to play Joseph Stefano in "Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of 'Psycho,'" according to Deadline.
The film (which IMDb has listed simply as "Hitchcock") chronicles the making of The Master's classic horror flick that ended up being one of the most influential genre films of all time — despite the fact that no studio wanted to touch the material at the time.
Joseph Stefano, an inexperienced Hollywood screenwriter with only one credit under his belt, was hired by Hitchcock (played by Anthony Hopkins in the film) to rework longtime "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" staff writer James Cavanaugh's reportedly "very dull" adaptation of Robert Bloch's novel, which was inspired by the crimes of Wisconsin murderer and grave robber Ed...
- 4/18/2012
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
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