YOU LEISURETV MOVIES: THURS 10 MAY – WED 16 MAY
THURSDAY
ALL THINGS FALL APART ★★★ 2011, 110 min, PG13L, e.tv, 23:00. Sport drama. A talented American football player battles a medical condition during his final year of university. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Mario Van Peebles.
OUT OF ORDER ★★★★ 2003, 90 min, 16VSNL, e.tv, 01:15. Romantic drama. A man is torn between his wife, who suffers from depression, and his passionate mistress. Eric Stolz.
MYSTERIA ★★ 2011, 90 min, PG13VL, e.tv, 03:00. Thriller. A has-been screenwriter struggling to finish his script finds inspiration when he becomes entangled in a murder investigation. Danny Glover, Billy Zane.
COLLATERAL BEAUTY ★★ 2016, 97 min, PG13L, M-Net, 04:20. Drama. After a tragedy, a man writes letters to Love, Time and Death, questioning the meaning of life. But then he unexpectedly receives answers. Will Smith.
FRIDAY
ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN 2 ★★★ 1996, 82 min, A, e.tv, 14:30. Animated fantasy. Two dogs who are in heaven have to return to Earth to find Gabriel’s horn. BACKLIGHT ★★★ 2010, 90 min, PG, SABC3, 21:30. Sci-fi drama. Strangers in critical stages 5656 || 1010 MAYMAY 20182018 you.you.co.co.zaza of their lives are all mysteriously drawn to an uncharted lake in the middle of the desert. Joaquim de Almeida, Scott Bailey. FASTER ★★★ 2010, 98 min, 16VL, e.tv, 22:00. Action. An ex-con sets out to avenge his brother’s death after they were double-crossed during a heist. Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton. FRANKIE & ALICE ★★ 2010, 101 min, 16LN, e.tv, 00:00. True-life drama. In the ’70s a psychiatrist tries to help an African-American dancer who has two other personalities: a child genius and a white supremacist. Halle Berry. STUCK IN LOVE ★★★ 2012, 97 min, 16L, e.tv, 02:00. Comedy drama. Over the course of a tumultuous year a writer, his ex-wife and their children try to understand the complexities of love. Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL ★★ 2017, 91 min, PG, M-Net, 04:30. Comedy. The fourth film in the series. While on a family road trip to attend his gran’s 90th birthday party, a boy comes up with a plan to attend a videogame convention instead. Jason Drucker.
SATURDAY
THE WILD LIFE ★★ 2016, 91 min, PG13V, M-Net, 06:00. Animated adventure. Based on the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. A parrot tells the story of how a man became stranded on the tropical island where he lives. POKÉMON HEROES ★★ 2002, 71 min, A, M-Net, 07:50. Animated fantasy. The fifth film in the series. A boy and his friends have to retrieve an ancient weapon from two thieves. JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE ★★ 2006, 89 min, PG13, e.tv, 14:20. Comedy. Three ex-girlfriends of a serial cheater set up their former boyfriend to fall for the new girl in school so they can watch him get his heart broken. Jesse Metcalfe. SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE ★★ 2017, 90 min, PG, M-Net, 14:30. Animated fantasy. A group of little blue people living in a village in the forest find a map that leads them to a surprising discovery. Voices: Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson. THE MAN WHO SUED GOD ★★★ 2001, 97 min, PG13L, SABC2, 16:00. Comedy. A former lawyer decides to sue the insurance company and the church after lightning destroys his boat and his insurance company refuses to pay out because it was an act of God. Billy Connolly. JOHNNY ENGLISH ★★ 2003, 87 min, PG, e.tv, 16:10. Action comedy. After an attack on MI5 a bumbling British secret agent is the only one who can foil the theft of the UK’s Crown Jewels and save the country from being taken over by a French tycoon. Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich.
CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER ★★★ 2012, 92 min, 16L, SABC3, 19:00. Comedy drama. A couple going through a divorce try to remain friends while dating other people. Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 ★★★★ 2014, 102 min, A, e.tv, 19:30. Animated adventure. While exploring uncharted territory, a Viking chieftain’s son and his dragon meet a mysterious dragon rider and a dragon hunter who will change the fate of the Vikings’ island home. Voices: Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett. THE HUNTER’S PRAYER ★★★ 2017, 91 min, 16VL, M-Net, 21:00. Action thriller. When an assassin can’t bring himself to kill his target, a young woman, they’re forced to work together to survive. Sam Worthington, Odeya Rush. BROKEN CITY ★★ 2013, 109 min, 16VL, e.tv, 21:35. Crime drama. On the eve of an election, a former police detective is hired by the mayor of New York to follow his wife whom he suspects is having an affair. Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe. EYE OF THE STORM ★★★ 1991, 98 min, 16VL, SABC2, 22:00. Thriller. A gambler and his wife are stranded in the middle of the desert at a petrol station run by two brothers still traumatised by witnessing their parents’ murders when they were young. Dennis Hopper, Lara Flynn Boyle. FASTER ★★★ e.tv, 23:45. See Friday. HEAVEN IS FOR REAL ★★★ 2014, 99 min, PG13, e.tv, 01:40. Drama. A young boy claims to have visited heaven during a near-death experience. Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly. THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE ★★★★ 2017, 104 min, PG, M-Net, 03:15. Animated comedy. A spin-off from The Lego Movie. Superhero Batman must stop The Joker from destroying Gotham while dealing with his emotional issues. WEDDING DAY ★★ 2012, 85 min, 16, e.tv, 03:30. Thriller. Two couples’ wedding day is disrupted by the Mob. David Koechner, C Thomas Howell. CARS 3 ★★★ 2017, 102 min, A, M-Net, 05:20. Animated adventure. A veteran racing car sets out to prove to a new generation that he’s still a champion. Voices: Owen Wilson, Cristela Alonzo.
SUNDAY
LEGO DC SUPER HEROES JUSTICE LEAGUE: GOTHAM CITY BREAKOUT ★★★ 2013, 78 min, PG13, M-Net, 07:00. Animated comedy. While superhero Batman goes on holiday, Gotham is overrun by criminals. JOHNNY ENGLISH ★★ e.tv, 13:00. See Saturday. TROLLS ★★★ 2016, 92 min, PG, M-Net, 13:30. Animated fantasy. Based on the toy. A happy troll and a grumpy troll have to save their village from creatures who want to eat them. Voices: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 ★★★★ e.tv, 14:50. See Saturday.
KAAVIYA THALAIVAN ★★★★ 2014, 150 min, PG13, SABC3, 15:00. Musical drama. Years after their falling out, two rival theatre actors run into each other again. Siddharth, Prithviraj Sukumaran.
LIEFLING ★★★ 2010, 114 min, A, SABC2, 16:00. Local musical drama. A hard-working student finds himself falling for a farm girl, but a rich socialite is determined to come between them. Bobby van Jaarsveld, Lika Berning.
PAIN & GAIN ★★★ 2013, 129 min, 16VSNL, e.tv, 20:00 & 02:35. True-life crime comedy. In ’90s Miami, Florida in the US, three bodybuilders decide to extort money from a new member at their gym, but their plans quickly go awry. Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson.
GOING IN STYLE ★★★ 2017, 96 min, PG13, M-Net, 20:05. Crime comedy. Desperate to pay the bills, three pensioners decide to rob a bank. Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine.
FAST & FURIOUS ★★ 2009, 107 min, PG13, SABC1, 20:30. Action. The fourth film in the series. An FBI agent and his old enemy have to work together to infiltrate and bring down to bring down a heroin dealer in Los Angeles. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker.
VICTORIA & ABDUL ★★★ 2017, 111 min, PG13, M-Net, 22:25. True-life drama. In 1887 Britain’s Queen Victoria befriends a young Indian man chosen to present her with a coin for her Golden Jubilee. Judi Dench, Ali Fazal.
PERFECT STRANGER ★★ 2007, 109 min, 16VL, e.tv, 22:40. Thriller. A journalist agrees to work for a powerful businessman so she can find out if he’s guilty of murdering her childhood friend. Halle Berry, Bruce Willis.
POINT OF ENTRY ★★★ 2007, 90 min, PG13V, e.tv, 00:55. Thriller. A woman and her family move into a gated community where she’s targeted by a sinister neighbour. Holly Marie Combs, Patrick Muldoon.
NORMAN: THE MODERATE RISE AND TRAGIC FALL OF A NEW YORK FIXER ★★★★ 2016, 118 min, 16L, M-Net, 03:45. Drama. A Jewish American fixer’s life changes dramatically when the young Israeli politician he befriended years earlier becomes the country’s prime minister. Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi.
MONDAY
MYSTERIA ★★ e.tv, 23:00. See Thursday. WEDDING DAY ★★ e.tv, 00:55. See Saturday. VICTORIA & ABDUL ★★★ M-Net, 01:15. See Sunday. CANVAS ★★★★ 2006, 101 min, PG13, e.tv, 02:15. Drama. A woman’s husband and son have to come to terms with her schizophrenia. Joe Pantoliano, Marcia Gay Harden. POKÉMON 4EVER ★★ 2001, 75 min, A, M-Net, 03:15. Animated fantasy. The fourth film in the series. A boy must stop a hunter who’s forcing magical creatures to help him destroy a forest. Voices: Veronica Taylor, Rachael Lillis. VIXEN: THE MOVIE ★★★ 2017, 74 min, A, M-Net, 04:45. Animated fantasy. Based on the comics. An orphan inherits a necklace that grants her the ability to summon the powers of various animals. Voices: Megalyn Echikunwoke, Stephen Amell. TUESDAY 1 000 TO 1: THE CORY WEISSMAN STORY ★★★★ 2014, 99 min, A, e.tv, 23:00. Biopic. After suffering a debilitating stroke, a college basketball player tries to make a comeback. David Henrie, Beau Bridges. CANVAS ★★★★ e.tv, 01:00. See Monday. THE SWAN PRINCESS: PRINCESS TOMORROW, PIRATE TODAY ★★ 2016, 81 min, PG, M-Net, 03:00. Animated adventure. The sixth film in the series. With her parents away, a young princess ignores her duties and sets sail to become a pirate, but then she’s shipwrecked on an island. Voices: Laura Bailey Yuri Lowenthal. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL ★★ M-Net, 04:30. See Friday.
WEDNESDAY
WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR LOVE? ★★★★ 2013, 88 min, PG13, e.tv, 23:00. Romantic comedy. A fitness trainer who comes into a large sum of money decides to keep his new wealth a secret as he goes on dates to find a wife. Christian Keyes, Carl Payne. MYSTERIA ★★ e.tv, 00:40. See Thursday. PERFECT STRANGER ★★ e.tv, 02:25. See Sunday. VISIONS ★★★ 2015, 82 min, 16V, M-Net, 03:00. Horror. A pregnant woman begins to experience terrifying visions after moving to a vineyard with her husband. Isla Fisher. COLLATERAL BEAUTY ★★ M-Net, 04:25. See Thursday.