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Sunday 6 August 2017<\/p>\n
Life on the Line<\/strong><\/p>\n M-Net Movies Premiere, DStv Channel 104, at 20:30 At the pinnacle of their careers, John Travolta and Sharon Stone were the best-paid male and female actors, respectively, on the planet. They show why this was the case in a suspenseful drama inspired by the real crises that can hit high-wire workers unexpectedly at any time.<\/p>\n A crew of high-wire workers are doing repairs to the electric grid when they are hit by a massive storm. Now their only mission is to stay alive.<\/p>\n Sunday 13 August 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n M-Net Movies Premiere, DStv Channel 104, at 20:30 A 2016 was a good year for horror movies, which may reflect on the general sense of foreboding that swept across America. One on the biggest hits in the genre was also highly commended by top critics in New York and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n Three burglars choose the wrong house to break into. It belongs to a blind man, which theoretically makes their job a lot easier, but he is not as vulnerable as they expected, and neither is he what he pretends to be.<\/p>\n Sunday 20 August 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n M-Net Movies Premiere, DStv Channel 104, at 20:30 Musclemen have always been popular tough guys in Hollywood, but Bruce Willis, who does not spend half his life pushing iron, is from the hard-boiled school; his characters don\u2019t need brawn to outwit and outmanoeuvre the criminal hordes. This time, though, he plays the victim, not the hero.<\/p>\n A CIA operative is captured by Russian terrorists, and it soon becomes clear that the US government has no plans to secure his freedom. His son realises it is up to him to save his father.<\/p>\n Sunday 27 August 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n M-Net Movies Premiere, DStv Channel 104, at 20:30 An intriguing whodunnit that explores the thin line between fact and fiction. Truth, the saying goes, is stranger than fiction, and in this instance, fiction may be more truthful than facts! Now try to get your head around that one as you make yourself comfy on the couch.<\/p>\n A murder has been committed, and the killer has left two important clues on the scene of the crime. Antiques expert Jennifer Shannon has a sneaky suspicion that she has come across the self-same clues in a crime novel.<\/p>\n Friday 4 August 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n M-Net Movies Smile, DStv Channel 105, at 16:22 Perhaps the most beautiful and most complex stop motion film ever made. The technique is as old as cinema itself: Puppets are moved in tiny increments and filmed one frame at a time. Each minute of screen time requires 1440 clicks of the shutter! It won the Bafta for Best Animated Feature.<\/p>\n Kubo\u2019s father used to own a suit of arms that bestows magical powers on the person who wears is. Now Kobo needs it desperately for his quest to subdue an evil spirit from long, long ago.<\/p>\n Wednesday 9 August 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n M-Net Movies Action+, DStv Channel 106, at 16:05 An American thriller featuring Paul Walker and Jessica Alba, who both put their lives at risk by venturing into the water alongside real sharks for truly scary action sequences.<\/p>\n Divers exploring the seabed stumble upon a massive drug haul in an aeroplane that had crashed into the sea. News of their discovery stirs a drug lord into action: He\u2019ll do whatever it takes to lay his hand on the illicit cargo \u2013 even if it includes murder.<\/p>\n Saturday 12 August 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n M-Net Premiere, DStv Channel 104, at 20:30 One of the hit comedies of 2016 set a new film franchise into motion. It is impossible to choose one stand-out performance from a rocking ensemble cast of mothers, kids and goodie-goodies. They\u2019re all totally convincing; you\u2019ll recognise your mom\u2019s personality \u2013 or your own \u2013 in one of them.<\/p>\n If there is a single term to describe mothers the world over, it won\u2019t be \u201cloving\u201d or \u201cdevoted\u201d, as the popular myth would have it. It will be \u201cfed-up\u201d. Three moms sharing similar burdens decide they\u2019ve had enough of being everyone\u2019s slave. It\u2019s party time!<\/p>\n Tuesday 15 August 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n M-Net Movies Smile, DStv Channel 105, at 19:00 Little girls the world over have seen Barbie as a role model, and she returns to the screen in an adventure that proves that no one should ever underestimate a girl\u2019s toughness just because she is pretty.<\/p>\n Barbie and two of her friends become star gymnasts\u2026 but the plot thickens when they uncover a dangerous conspiracy. Now they have keep their wits together to unravel a dark mystery!<\/p>\n Friday 18 August 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n M-Net Movies Smile, DStv Channel 105, at 20:45 A film about a big wedding needs a big ensemble cast… which in this case includes some of the biggest names in Hollywood as well: Four Oscar winners \u2013 Robin Williams, Diane Keaton, Susan Sarandon and Robert de Niro.<\/p>\n Groom-to-be Alejandro has a problem. He was adopted as a child, and his biological mother, a devout Catholic who is coming to the wedding, would not approve of the fact that his adoptive parents are divorced. As a special favour, he asks them to play the happy couple instead…<\/p>\n Friday 18 August 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n M-Net Movies Premiere, DStv Channel 104, at 21:44 The fifth instalment of the Jason Bourne film series is a direct continuation of the story that began in The Bourne Ultimatum. Oscar winner Matt Damon reprises the role of a CIA assassin that cemented his international stardom. The film grossed more than $400-million.<\/p>\n Jason Bourne\u2019s history is tainted with a slew of murders in the service of the CIA, which forces him to go undercover. But his life in hiding couldn\u2019t last forever. His services are required again, and more shocking facts about his past are revealed.<\/p>\n Read the SAMDB review of Jason Bourne<\/a>.<\/p>\n Saturday 19 August 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n M-Net Movies Smile, DStv Channel 105, at 9:45 An animated science fiction action drama based on a short film of the same name. It is an indictment on humanity, which, having made its own planet uninhabitable, proceeds to invade a peaceful alien planet.<\/p>\n Earth is in ruins, and the survivors of its destruction embark on a mission to occupy Terra, a peaceful planet millions of lightyears away. Tara, a Terian teenager, sees that it will lead to a calamity, and devises a plan to stop it.<\/p>\n Saturday 19 August 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n M-Net Premiere, DStv Channel 104 at 20:00 The opening salvo of the Star Wars Anthology series has been discharged! It is a prequel to the original Star Wars film series, and introduces several new characters. The Death Star, the Galactic Empire\u2019s superweapon, is at the centre of the story. It crossed the $1-billion mark at the box office.<\/p>\n The rebels fear their cause is doomed: they have nothing to counter the Death Star, a weapon of mass destruction. Then they discover a weakness in its design that may enable them to access a blueprint and build their own version.<\/p>\n Read the SAMDB review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story<\/a>.<\/p>\n Saturday 26 August 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n M-Net Movies Smile, DStv Channel 105, at 19:00 The winner of all the top prizes in the world of animation, including the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, was also a smash hit at the box office, breaking the magical $1-billion barrier. It\u2019s not just for kids: adults made up 40% of its audience!<\/p>\n A conspiracy is brewing, and an unlikely duo \u2013 a bunny who recently joined the police and a sly fox who earns his living as a con artist \u2013 join forces to unravel it. Judy Hops, the cop, has her hands full keeping her wily partner, Nick Wilde, under control.<\/p>\n Read the SAMDB review of Zootopia<\/a>.<\/p>\n Saturday 26 August 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n M-Net Premiere, DStv Channel 104, at 20:00 With his days as a boyish and charming screen Casanova behind him, Tom Cruise has reinvented himself as an action hero \u2013 and scooted to the top of popularity polls once more. And in Jack Reacher, he has found a tough guy with a dark charm of his own.<\/p>\n Jack is shocked to learn that his crime-fighting partner is under lock and key and accused of the murder of two soldiers in Afghanistan… and Jack himself is under investigation. When his accuser is murdered, all evidence points to Jack Reacher.<\/p>\n Read the SAMDB of Jack Reacher: Never Go Back<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tuesday 29 August 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n M-Net Movies Premiere, DStv Channel 104, at 17:16 The fifth instalment of the Ice Age CGI animated comedy series was another smash hit for the franchise. Queen Latifah, Jennifer Lopez and Ray Romano reprise their roles from the previous films.<\/p>\n As if an ice age isn\u2019t tough enough to deal with, a meteor is speeding towards the earth. If it hits, life in all its forms will come under threat. Manny, Diego, and Sid join up with Buck to save the planet from destruction.<\/p>\n Tuesday 1 August 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n M-Net Movies Action, DStv Channel 110, at 18:55 Vin Diesel makes his first appearance as Riddick, an antihero with very few scruples. In addition to a follow-up live-action sci-fi thriller, Riddick\u2019s fame \u2013 or infamy \u2013 extends to animated sequels and a video game series.<\/p>\n Riddick, a dangerous criminal, is banished to a distant destination in space, and when the spaceship makes a forced landing, he escapes. However, he is soon confronted by the evil inhabitants of the planet and has to join forces with other crash survivors to combat them.<\/p>\n Saturday 5 August 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n M-Net Movies Action, DStv Channel 110, at 21:00 The eighth instalment of the X-Men film series features a superhero with a twisted sense of humour and the ability to recover from any injury in a flash. It was a major box office hit: $762-million on a $58-million budget.<\/p>\n Wade Wilson, who had served in the US Special forces, is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He is offered a cure \u2013 but at a heavy price. He is tortured and left badly disfigured, and ashamed to reconnect with his lover. He only has one thing on his mind: revenge.<\/p>\n Read the SAMDB review of Deadpool<\/a>.<\/p>\n Wednesday 30 August 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n M-Net Movies All Stars, DStv Channel 111, at 18:00 A rockin\u2019-and-rollin\u2019 animated musical extravaganza inspired by one of Mark Twain\u2019s best-loved stories, The Prince and the Pauper. It is the 23rd instalment of the Barbie film series.<\/p>\n Two teenagers, one a princess, the other a popstar, whose lives differ in every respect, find that they nonetheless have a lot in common \u2013 and that each would prefer the other\u2019s life to their own. They trade places \u2013 and have to rethink their decision.<\/p>\n Thursday 3 August 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n M-Net Movies Zone, DStv Channel 139 at 19:30 The last film featuring Philip Seymour Hoffmann in a lead role sees him as a man on a mission to halt terrorist plots by winning over the sympathies of former supporters of radical anti-West ideas, and to protect innocent people who are drawn into the conflict against their will.<\/p>\n G\u00fcnther Bachmann is a brilliant analysts of radical Islamist groups in Europe, but he is still hounded by a failed mission many years ago. He can redeem himself in his own eyes by \u201cturning\u201d a powerful Muslim philanthropist; a task that would appear impossible to most people in his position.<\/p>\n Read the SAMDB review of A Most Wanted Man<\/a>.<\/p>\n Monday 14 August 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n M-Net Movies Zone, DStv Channel 139 at 21:03 Oscar winner Jenifer Hudson takes on the formidable task of portraying Winnie Mandela, a fearless icon of the South African struggle… but by no means an angel. The film pulls no punches, and was met with anger from some political quarters, where it was seen as a betrayal of her legacy.<\/p>\n During Nelson Mandela\u2019s 27 years in prison, Winnie Mandela became one of the most powerful symbols of the fight for freedom in South Africa. She was revered as the \u201cMother of the Nation\u201d. It came as a shock to millions when her dark side was revealed.<\/p>\n Thursday 17 August 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n M-Net Movies Zone, DStv Channel 139 at 17:45 Trevor Noah\u2019s stand-up routines have won wide acclaim by steering clear of stale traditional gags to create something totally fresh and original. By doing so, he attained something incredible rare in showbiz: universal appeal.<\/p>\n In South Africa, even the weirdest actions can be defended… as long as one can prove that they fit into one\u2019s cultural framework. Trevor Noah investigates \u2013 and sends up \u2013 the cultural eccentricities found in Zambia, New Zealand, London and New York.<\/p>\n Tuesday 29 August 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n M-Net Movies Zone, DStv Channel 139, at 17:35 Director Jon Favreau walked away from blockbusters to get \u201cback to basics\u201d as a filmmaker… with a movie about a chef on exactly the same mission in his own trade. Look out for Hollywood heavyweights Scarlett Johansson, Dustin Hoffman and Robert Downey Jnr.<\/p>\n A top chef\u2019s reputation is dented by a very public spat with a food critic, and he decides to say goodbye to the glamour and set off on a cross-country venture in a food truck with his son. On the way, he rediscovers the joy he had lost amid the hubbub of a top-flight<\/p>\n Wednesday 30 August 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n M-Net Movies Zone, DStv Channel 139, at 17:39 Lesotho is a country of haunting beauty. Many of its rural communities remain untainted by materialism. This is the setting of a moving story of a young man\u2019s return to his past, and a rediscovery of his ancestral mores and values.<\/p>\n A family tragedy \u2013 the death of his father \u2013 forces Atang to leave the slum where he ekes out a living and return to the remote village where he was born. He becomes reacquainted with a childhood friend and falls in love. It leads to an incredible journey to the deepest recesses of the heart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunday Blockbuster Sunday 6 August 2017 Life on the Line M-Net Movies Premiere, DStv Channel 104, at 20:30 Year: 2015 Cast: John Travolta, Kate Bosworth, Sharon Stone Director: David Hackl Genres: Action, Drama. 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\nYear: 2015
\n<\/span>Cast: John Travolta, Kate Bosworth, Sharon Stone
\n<\/span>Director: David Hackl
\n<\/span>Genres: Action, Drama.
\nRating:13VL<\/p>\nDon\u2019t Breathe<\/h6>\n
\nYear: 2016
\nCast: Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette
\nDirector: Fede Alvarez
\nGenres: Horror, Thriller.
\nRating:16VL<\/p>\nExtraction<\/h6>\n
\nYear: 2015
\nCast: Bruce Willis, Kellan Lutz, Gina Carano
\nDirector: Steven C. Miller
\nGenres: Action, Thriller.
\nRating:16VNL<\/p>\nGarage Sale Mystery: The Novel Murders<\/h6>\n
\nYear: 2016
\nCast: Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange, Steve Bacic
\nDirector: Norma Bailey
\nGenre: N\/A
\nRating:E13<\/p>\nLook out for these Movies available to DStv Premium customers:<\/h2>\n
Kubo And The Two Strings<\/h6>\n
\nYear: 2016
\nCast: Charlize Theron, Art Parkinson, Ralph Fiennes
\nDirector: Travis Knight
\nGenre: Animated
\nRating:PG13<\/p>\nInto the Blue<\/h6>\n
\nYear: 2005
\nCast: Paul Walker, Jessica Alba, Scott Caan
\nDirector: John Stockwell
\nGenres: Action, Action Adventure, Crime.
\nRating:13VL<\/p>\nBad Moms<\/h6>\n
\nYear: 2016
\nCast: Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Bell
\nDirectors: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
\nGenre: Comedy
\nRating:16SNL<\/p>\nBarbie In Spy Squad<\/h6>\n
\nYear: 2016
\nCast: Erica Lindbeck, Stephanie Sheh, Jenny Pellicer
\nDirector: Conrad Helten
\nGenre: Animated
\nRating: Family<\/p>\nThe Big Wedding<\/h6>\n
\nYear: 2013
\nCast: Robert De Niro, Katherine Heigl, Diane Keaton, Ben Barnes, Robin Williams
\nDirector: Justin Zackham
\nGenre: Comedy
\nRating:13SNL<\/p>\nJason Bourne<\/h6>\n
\nYear: 2016
\nCast: Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander
\nDirector: Paul Greengrass
\n<\/span>Genres: Action, Thriller
\nRating:16V<\/p>\nBattle for Terra<\/h6>\n
\nYear: 2007
\nCast: Evan Rachel Wood, Luke Wilson, Justin Long
\nDirector: Aristomenis Tsirbas
\nGenres: Animated, Action.
\nRating: PG<\/p>\nRogue One: A Star Wars Story<\/h6>\n
\nYear: 2016
\nCast: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk
\nDirector: Gareth Edwards
\nGenres: Science Fiction, Action.
\nRating:13V<\/p>\nZootopia<\/h6>\n
\nYear: 2016
\n<\/span>Cast: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba
\nDirectors: Byron Howard, Rich Moore
\nGenres: Animated, Action.
\nRating: PG<\/p>\nJack Reacher: Never Go Back<\/h6>\n
\nYear: 2016
\nCast: Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge
\nDirector: Edward Zwick
\nGenres: Action, Crime,Thriller.
\nRating:13VL<\/p>\nIce Age: Collision Course<\/h6>\n
\nYear: 2016
\nCast: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary
\nDirector: Mike Thurmeier
\nGenres: Animated, Comedy
\nRating: PG<\/p>\nCompact<\/h2>\n
Pitch Black<\/h6>\n
\nYear: 2000
\nCast: Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser
\nDirector: David Twohy
\nGenres: Science Fiction, Horror Thriller.
\nRating:16VL<\/p>\nDeadpool<\/h6>\n
\nYear: 2016
\nCast: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein
\nDirector: Tim Miller
\nGenres: Action, Comedy.
\nRating:18VSL<\/p>\nBarbie: The Princess & The Popstar<\/h6>\n
\nYear: 2012
\nCast: Kelly Sheridan, Jennifer Waris, Ashleigh Ball
\nDirector: Zeke Norton
\nGenres: Animated, Family animation, Music.
\nRating: Family.<\/p>\nAccess<\/h2>\n
A Most Wanted Man<\/h6>\n
\nYear: 2014
\nCast: Philip Seymour Hoffman,\u00a0Rachel McAdams, Willem Dafoe, Robin Wright
\nDirector: Anton Corbijn
\nGenre: Thriller
\nRating:16VL<\/p>\nWinnie<\/h6>\n
\nYear: 2011
\n<\/span>Cast: Jennifer Hudson, Terrence Howard, Wendy Crewson
\nDirector: Darrell Roodt
\nGenres: Drama, Biography, History.
\nRating:16VL<\/p>\nTrevor Noah: It\u2019s My Culture<\/h6>\n
\nYear: 2013
\nCast: Trevor Noah
\nDirector: David Paul Meyer
\nGenre: Comedy.
\nRating:PG13L<\/p>\nChef<\/h6>\n
\nYear: 2014
\n<\/span>Cast: Jon Favreau, Sof\u00eda Vergara, John Leguizamo, Scarlett Johansson, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Downey Jr.
\nDirector: Jon Favreau
\nGenre: Comedy
\nRating: 16L<\/p>\nThe Forgotten Kingdom<\/h6>\n
\nYear: 2013
\nCast: Zenzo Ngqobe, Nozipho Nkelemba, Lebohang Ntsane
\nDirector: Andrew Mudge
\nGenres: Drama, Romance.
\nRating:PG13VL<\/p>\n