YOU LEISURETV MOVIES: THURS 12 APRIL – WED 18 APRIL

THURSDAY

THE HEAT ★★★ 2013, 117 min, 16VL, e.tv, 20:30 & 02:20. Comedy. An uptight FBI agent is paired with a foul-mouthed cop. Sandra Bullock. CHANGE OF HEART ★★★ 2016, 85 min, PG13, e.tv, 22:55. Romantic drama. A TV producer stumbles upon a charming bed and breakfast and decides to base a show on it. Leah Pipes. THE HIDDEN ★★★ 2002, 96 min, 16VSNL, e.tv, 00:35. Crime thriller. A woman’s idyllic life is disrupted by her brother-in-law. Kris Carr. THE JULIUS HOUSE: AN AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERY ★★★★ 2016, 90 min, PG13V, M-Net, 04:35. Crime drama. A librarian tries to find out what happened to a missing family. Candace Cameron Bure.

FRIDAY

SPOOKY BUDDIES ★★ 2011, 88 min, A, e.tv, 14:30. Fantasy adventure. Five puppies end up in a spooky mansion. Tucker Albrizzi. A GOOD MAN ★★ 2013, 100 min, 16VLN, e.tv, 20:30. Action. A former special ops soldier is dragged into a gang war. Steven Seagal.

RACHEL GETTING MARRIED ★★★★ 2008, 113 min, 16LS, SABC3, 21:30. Drama. A woman who’s been in and out of rehab comes home to attends her sister’s wedding. Anne Hathaway. PITCH BLACK ★★★ 2000, 109 min, 16VL, e.tv, 22:35. Sci-fi thriller. A transport ship’s crew try to survive after crash-landing on a desolate planet. Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell. TAKEN IN BROAD DAYLIGHT ★★★ 2009, 89 min, PG13, e.tv, 00:45. True-life drama. A kidnapped teen tries to escape. Sara Canning. TORNADO WARNING ★★ 2012, 90 min, PG13V, e.tv, 02:30. Sci-fi action. Aliens attack Earth in the form of tornadoes. Stacey Asaro.

REAL MURDERS: AN AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERY ★★★ 2015, 120 min, PG13, M-Net, 04:35. Crime drama. A librarian is the main suspect in a murder. Candace Cameron Bure.

SATURDAY

THE REEF 2: HIGH TIDE ★★ 2012, 80 min, PG13, M-Net, 06:00. Animated adventure. A fish with superpowers is put to the test.

THE ADVENTURES OF SHARKBOY AND LAVAGIRL ★ 2005, 93 min, PG, M-Net, 07:30. Adventure. A boy is shocked when the two superheroes he created show up. Taylor Lautner. SPOOKY BUDDIES ★★ e.tv, 11:45. See Friday.

TREASURE BUDDIES ★★ 2012, 93 min, A, e.tv, 14:15. Comedy. A group of puppies go on an adventure in Egypt. Mason Cook.

DESPICABLE ME 3 ★★★ 2017, 89 min, PG, M-Net, 14:30. Animated comedy. A former super villain meets his long-lost twin brother. AGENT CODY BANKS 2: DESTINATION LONDON ★ 2004, 100 min, PGV, SABC2, 16:00. Action comedy. A teen CIA agent goes undercover in London. Frankie Muniz.

SPY KIDS ★★★★ 2001, 88 min, PG, e.tv, 16:10. Action adventure. Two kids discover their kidnapped parents are spies. Antonio Banderas.

CATCH AND RELEASE ★★ 2006, 124 min, PG13, SABC3, 19:00. Drama. A woman finds out about her late fiancé’s secrets. Jennifer Garner.

BRAVE ★★★★ 2012, 93 min, PG, e.tv, 19:30. Animated adventure. A Scottish princess defies tradition, which brings chaos to her kingdom.

BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY ★★★★ 1989, 145 min, 16VL, SABC2, 21:00. Biopic. A look at the life of Ron Kovic, who’s paralysed during the Vietnam War. Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick.

CHIPS ★★ 2017, 100 min, 16VL, M-Net, 21:00. Action comedy. A rookie highway-patrol cop is paired with a veteran. Dax Shepard.

STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS ★★★★ 2013, 132 min, PG13, e.tv, 21:25 & 01:45. Sci-fi adventure. The sequel to Star Trek. A spaceship’s crew try to stop a powerful enemy. John Cho.

LIONS FOR LAMBS ★★ 2007, 92 min, 16, SABC3, 21:30. Drama. Injuries sustained by two US soldiers behind enemy lines in Afghanistan set off a sequence of events. Robert Redford. CHANGE OF HEART ★★★ e.tv, 00:05. See Thursday.

HAILEY DEAN MYSTERY: DEADLY ESTATE ★★★ 2017, 90 min, PG13, M-Net, 03:40. Crime drama. A former state prosecutor’s friend disappears. Kellie Martin, Giacomo Baessato.

A BONE TO PICK: AN AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERY ★★★ 2015, 84 min, PG13, M-Net, 05:15. Crime drama. A librarian tries to solve her friend’s murder. Candace Cameron Bure.

SUNDAY

SHREK THE THIRD ★★★ 2007, 93 min, M-Net, 06:55. Animated fantasy. When his father-in-law the king falls ill, an ogre is seen as his heir but tries to find someone more suitable. BRAVE ★★★★ e.tv, 13:10. See Saturday.

SING ★★★★ 2016, 108 min, PG, M-Net, 13:30. Animated comedy. A theatre owner holds a singing competition to save his business. ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA ★★★★ 2011, 155 min, PG, SABC3, 15:00. Comedy. Three friends go on a road trip. Katrina Kaif. BROTHER BEAR ★★★ 2003, 85 min, A, e.tv, 15:05. Animation. A hunter is turned into a bear. THE WOLVERINE ★★★ 2013, 126 min, PG13, e.tv, 20:00 & 00:15. Sci-fi action. A mutant travels to Japan. Hugh Jackman, Hiroyuki Sanada. KONG: SKULL ISLAND ★★★★ 2017, 118 min, PG13, M-Net, 20:30. Action adventure. Scientists travel to an uncharted island. Tom Hiddleston. PHONE BOOTH ★★★★ 2003, 81 min, 16VL, e.tv, 22:35 & 02:35. Thriller. A publicist can’t hang up a public phone or he’ll be shot. Colin Farrell. A SERIOUS GAME ★★★ 2016, 115 min, 16L, M-Net, 23:10. Romantic drama. A Swedish couple rekindle their relationship. Karin Franz Körlof. LOUIS & LUCA: THE BIG CHEESE RACE ★★★ 2015, 78 min, A, M-Net, 03:10. Animated adventure. Two rival inventors compete to see who can come up with the better invention. BALLERINA ★★★ 2016, 89 min, PG, M-Net, 04:30. Animated adventure. An orphaned country girl gets a place at a ballet school in Paris.

MONDAY

AALIYAH: THE PRINCESS OF R&B ★★ 2014, 88 min, PG, e.tv, 23:00. Biopic. A look at the life of American singer Aaliyah. Alexandra Shipp. PITCH BLACK ★★★ e.tv, 00:50. See Friday. A SERIOUS GAME ★★★ M-Net, 01:00. See Sunday. FATAL HONEYMOON ★★★ 2012, 99 min, PG13VL, e.tv, 02:45. True-life crime drama. A man is accused of killing his wife. Billy Miller.

THE MARINE 5: BATTLEGROUND ★★★ 2017, 91 min, 16VL, M-Net, 02:55. Action. A US Marine-turned-paramedic protects a patient from a biker gang. Mike “The Miz” Mizanin. THE BOSS BABY ★★★ 2017, 97 min, PG, M-Net, 04:25. Animated comedy. A boy is dismayed when his parents adopt a baby.

TUESDAY

MY GEORGE ★★★ 2014, 90 min, PG13, e.tv, 23:30. Romantic comedy. A writer hires an actor to play her boyfriend on a tour. Sarah Lancaster. AALIYAH: THE PRINCESS OF R&B ★★ e.tv, 01:20. See Monday.

STARSHIP TROOPERS: TRAITOR OF MARS ★★★ 2017, 88 min, 16VL, M-Net, 02:10. Animated sci-fi. The fifth film in the series. A veteran soldier is sent to an outpost on Mars. A DOG’S PURPOSE ★★★ 2017, 100 min, PG, M-Net, 04:20. Fantasy drama. A dog experiences various lifetimes. Dennis Quaid.

WEDNESDAY

CRASH COURSE ★★★ 2001, 88 min, 13VL, e.tv, 23:00. True-life drama. A mother seeks justice when her son is run over. Meredith Baxter. STARSHIP TROOPERS: TRAITOR OF MARS ★★★ M-Net, 03:00. See Tuesday. THREE BEDROOMS, ONE CORPSE: AN AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERY ★★★★ 2016, 84 min, PG13V, M-Net, 04:35. Crime drama. A librarian discovers a body. Lexa Doig. | 55