LEISURE TV MOVIES: THURS 13 SEP – WED 19 SEP
THURSDAY
THE BOOK OF ELI ★★★ 2010, 118 min, 16VL, e.tv, 23:00. Sci-fi action. In post-apocalyptic America a man must safeguard a sacred book from a ruthless gangster. Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis.
WRONG TURN 4: BLOODY BEGINNINGS ★★ 2011, 93 min, 16VSNL, e.tv, 02:20. Horror. After getting lost in a snow storm, a group of university friends take shelter in an abandoned mental institute that’s home to a family of cannibals. Jenny Pudavick, Tenika Davis.
KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS ★★★★ 2016, 101 min, PG, M-Net, 04:20. Animated adventure. In mediaeval Japan a boy sets out to find his late father’s magical suit of armour. Voices: Charlize Theron, Art Parkinson.
FRIDAY
THE DUST FACTORY ★★★ 2004, 99 min, PG, e.tv, 14:30. Fantasy drama. After falling into a river, a boy wakes up in a parallel universe and must decide whether to go to heaven or to return to life. Hayden Panettiere, Ryan Kelley.
ABOVE ALL THINGS ★★★★ 2018, 90 min, PG13, SABC3, 21:30. Drama. A widower retreats to a family lake house to deal with his wife’s death. John Behlmann, Sean Young. 54 13 SEPTEMBER 2018 you.co.za
THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 ★★★ 2009, 106 min, 16VL, e.tv, 22:00. Thriller. Armed men hijack a New York subway train and take the passengers hostage. Denzel Washington, John Travolta.
STREET KINGS 2: MOTOR CITY ★★ 2011, 92 min, 16SNV, e.tv, 00:10. Crime drama. A Detroit narcotics cop and a homicide detective uncover a conspiracy after teaming up to catch a killer targeting the police. Ray Liotta, Shawn Hatosy.
THE CONTRACT ★★★ 2006, 96 min, 16VL, e.tv, 02:00. Thriller. An ex-cop and his son are on a hiking trip when they stumble across a car accident caused by criminals trying to rescue their boss from US marshals. Morgan Freeman, John Cusack.
THE WILD THORNBERRYS MOVIE ★★★ 2002, 85 min, PG, M-Net, 04:30. Animated fantasy. Based on the TV series. During an African safari, a 12-year-old American girl who can talk to animals tries to stop poachers from killing a herd of elephants. Voices: Lacey Chabert, Tom Kane.
SATURDAY
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES: FIRE & DEW ★★★★ 2017, 90 min, PG13, M-Net, 06:00. Drama. The sequel to Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars. In early 20th-century America
an adopted farm girl heads to boarding school. Ella Ballentine, Sara Botsford.
LEGO: SCOOBY-DOO!: HAUNTED HOLLYWOOD ★★★ 2016, 75 min, A, M-Net, 07:40. Animated comedy. A team of amateur detectives look into a case involving an old movie studio that’s being threatened by movie monsters. Voices: Frank Welker, Matthew Lillard.
BARBIE IN THE 12 DANCING PRINCESSES ★★★ 2006, 83 min, A, e.tv, 14:15. Animated fantasy. The ninth film in the series based on the fairytale. A king asks his cousin to turn his 12 daughters into proper ladies but she takes away all their fun, including their favourite pastime, dancing. Then they find a door to a magical land where they can dance the night away. Voices: Kelly Sheridan, Catherine O’Hara.
LEGO DC SUPER HERO GIRLS: BRAIN DRAIN ★★★ 2017, 75 min, PG, M-Net, 15:30. Animated sci-fi. Based on the comics. Three superheroes are shocked when they find out they’re responsible for a series of crimes but have no memory of committing them and set out to find those responsible. Voices: Yvette Nicole Brown, Greg Cipes.
WEDDING WARS ★★★ 2006, 87 min, PG, SABC2, 16:00. Comedy. When a gay party planner, who’s organising his brother’s wedding, finds out his brother was behind a political
speech against gay marriage he decides to go on strike. John Stamos, Eric Dane.
MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED ★★★★ 2012, 93 min, PG, e.tv, 16:05. Animated adventure. Four animal friends trying to get home to the New York Zoo find themselves hiding out in a travelling circus in Europe. Voices: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock.
HIGH NOON ★★★ 2009, 90 min, PG, SABC3, 19:00. Thriller. An expert hostage negotiator juggles her demanding career with raising her young daughter and helping her agoraphobic mother. Emilie de Ravin, Ivan Sergei.
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR ★★★ 2014, 92 min, PG, e.tv, 19:30. Animated comedy. A spinoff of the Madagascar movies. Four penguins team up with an undercover organisation to stop a mad scientist from destroying the world. Voices: Tom McGrath, Chris Miller.
FUN MOM DINNER ★★★ 2017, 81 min, 16L, M-Net, 21:00. Comedy. Four moms whose kids go to school together decide to go partying, but the outing soon spirals out of control. Katie Aselton, Toni Collette.
STAR WARS: EPISODE II – ATTACK OF THE CLONES ★★★ 2002, 142 min, PGV, e.tv, 21:25. Sci-fi adventure. A young knight falls in love with the queen he must protect. Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman.
DERAILED ★★ 2005, 108 min, 16VL, SABC3, 21:30. Thriller. Two married executives are blackmailed by the violent criminal who caught them having an affair. Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston.
THE NIGHT NEVER SLEEPS ★★★★ 2012, 79 min, 16VL, SABC2, 22:00. Action. Three cops hunt down the criminals responsible for murdering a colleague. Armand Assante, Eric Roberts.
ELEVATOR GIRL ★★★ 2010, 88 min, PG13, e.tv, 00:20. Romantic comedy. A workaholic young lawyer falls for the free-spirited caterer of an office party. Ryan Merriman, Lacey Chabert.
THE BOOK OF ELI ★★★ e.tv, 02:05. See Thursday.
NOVEMBER CRIMINALS ★★★ 2017, 85 min, PG13, M-Net, 03:35. Crime thriller. A teenager investigates his friend’s murder. Chloë Grace Moretz, Ansel Elgort.
CROWNING JULES ★★ 2017, 84 min, PG, M-Net, 05:20. Comedy. Teenage twin sisters on a road trip are pursued by thieves who want the stolen jewel the girls unwittingly have in their possession. Elizabeth Labadie.
SUNDAY
BARBIE & HER SISTERS IN THE PUPPY PURSUIT ★★★ 2015, 75 min, A, M-Net, 07:20. Animated adventure. The 31st film in the series based on the doll. Four sisters and their puppies go on a treasure hunt after discovering a map in their grandmother’s attic.
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR ★★★ e.tv, 13:15. See Saturday.
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES ★★★ 2011, 99 min, PG, M-Net, 13:30. Comedy. The sequel to Diary of a Wimpy Kid based on the book by Jeff Kinney. A nerdy boy and his older brother must deal with their parents’ attempts to get them to bond. Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick.
ALAIPAYUTHEY ★★★★ 2000, 156 min, PG13, SABC3, 15:00. Romantic drama. After overcoming various obstacles in their class-divided society, a couple realise that marriage isn’t what they thought it would be. Madhavan.
MARLEY & ME: THE PUPPY YEARS ★★ 2011, 86 min, PG, e.tv, 15:10. Comedy. A naughty pooch and his human buddy cause huge problems at a local dog competition. Travis Turner.
UNSTOPPABLE ★★★★ 2010, 98 min, PG13, e.tv, 20:00 & 00:30. Action. A veteran train engineer and a young conductor try to stop a runaway train. Denzel Washington, Chris Pine.
DUNKIRK ★★★★ 2017, 106 min, PG13V, M-Net, 20:05. War drama. The evacuation of British and Allied soldiers off the beaches of Dunkirk, France, in May 1940 during World War 2 is told from three different perspectives and three different timelines. Fionn Whitehead.
SAFE BET ★★★★ 2015, 93 min, PG13L, SABC1, 21:00. Local comedy. A man convinces his best friend to use his boss’ money to bet on a fixed boxing match. Wandile Molebatsi, Luthuli Dlamini.
THE COUNSELOR ★★ 2013, 117 min, 16VL, e.tv, 22:05 & 02:20. Crime drama. A lawyer in financial trouble gets involved in drug-trafficking. Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz.
TWO IS A FAMILY ★★★★ 2016, 118 min, PG13, M-Net, 22:45. Drama. A Frenchman tries to cope when an ex leaves their baby with him. Omar Sy, Clémence Poésy.
THE HUNTER’S PRAYER ★★ 2017, 91 min, 16V, M-Net, 02:50. 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.
THE WILD THORNBERRYS MOVIE ★★★ M-Net, 04:35. See Friday.
MONDAY
STAR WARS: EPISODE II – ATTACK OF THE CLONES ★★★ e.tv, 23:00. See Saturday.
THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 ★★★ e.tv, 01:40. See Friday.
TUESDAY
ENOUGH SAID ★★★★ 2013, 93 min, PG13, e.tv, 23:00 & 02:30. Romantic comedy. A divorced single mom starts a relationship with a sweet and funny man, only to realise he’s the ex-husband her new friend constantly complains about. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini.
THE CONTRACT ★★★ e.tv, 00:45. See Friday.
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES: FIRE & DEW ★★★★ M-Net, 04:35. See Saturday.
WEDNESDAY
TAKEN FROM ME: THE TIFFANY RUBIN STORY ★★★ 2011, 87 min, PG13, e.tv, 23:05 & 03:00. True-life drama. An American teacher flies to South Korea to reunite with her son, who was kidnapped by his father. Taraji P Henson, Terry O’Quinn.
THE COUNSELOR ★★ e.tv, 00:50. See Sunday.
THE HUNTER’S PRAYER ★★M-Net, 01:15. See Sunday.
PORK PIE ★★★ 2017, 105 min, PG, M-Net, 02:50. Comedy. After a series of mishaps, three young people travel across New Zealand in a yellow mini while trying to elude the police. Dean O’Gorman, James Rolleston.
CROWNING JULES ★★ M-Net, 04:35. See Sunday.