Hi all Well Disney's Coco hits the screens today as their big end-of-year release, and it's tracking very well in the USA, where it opened for Thanksgiving. They're expecting it to be one of their all-time top earners. Also up this week is the remake of the Agatha Christie classic Murder on the Orient Express, which despite middling reviews is doing rather well at the box office overseas. On the adult comedy side, we have the sequel to Daddy's Home, which really did not impress the critics at all, but the genre generally does well here in SA. On the art circuit we have a look at the early life of J.D. Salinger, the (notorious) author of (the notorious) Catcher in the Rye (which, believe it or not, was occasionally prescribed as a setwork when I was in high school...). Lastly we have a rom-com from Ghana of all places, featuring an international cast, for those who need cheering up after the exams... On the previews side, there are previews all over for A Bad Moms Christmas on Saturday, likewise for new Afrikaans black comedy crime caper Vuil Wasgoed (also on Saturday), and a handful of premieres for Paddington 2 next Thursday evening. See the previews page and remember to book. Then there's a few limited screenings at the Nouveaus for Chasing Coral, David Hockney: Royal Academy of Art, Mozart's Die Zauberflote, The Plastic Ocean, and local documentary Strike a Rock, about the Marikana massacre. Released 24 November 2017 * Coco (PG) * Coco (3D) (PG) * Daddy's Home 2 (PG10-12 LVD) * Murder on the Orient Express (13 V) * Rebel in the Rye (13 LVD) * Potato Potahto (16 LS) http://www.moviesite.co.za/new.htm Forthcoming attractions http://www.moviesite.co.za/4thcome.htm Updated the pic and quote on the home page http://www.moviesite.co.za/ This Week's pinup http://www.moviesite.co.za/pinup.html (full HD wallpaper) Pick of the Week http://www.moviesite.co.za/pick.htm All the previews. Remember to check with the cinema first. http://www.moviesite.co.za/where/previews.htm List of all movies showing http://www.moviesite.co.za/reviews.htm Same list sorted by Age Restriction http://www.moviesite.co.za/showingbyage.htm Top Ten and Worst Ten Movies by Critical Rating http://www.moviesite.co.za/topten.htm Remember you can support the site by reading the ads... :-) Cheers, Ian --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Little Johnny comes downstairs crying. His mother asked, "What's the matter now?" "Dad was hanging pictures, and just hit his thumb with hammer," said little Johnny through his tears. "That's not so serious," soothed his mother. "I know you are upset, but a big boy like you shouldn't cry at something like that. Why didn't you just laugh? "I did!" sobbed Johnny. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kids... TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America. MARIA: Here it is. TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America? CLASS: Maria. TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor? JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables. TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?' GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L' TEACHER: No, that's wrong GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it. TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water? DONALD: H I J K L M N O. TEACHER: What are you talking about? DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O. TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago. WINNIE: Me! TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty? GLEN: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are. TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence starting with ' I. ' MILLIE: I is.. TEACHER: No, Millie..... Always say, 'I am.' MILLIE: All right... 'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.' TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but also admitted it. Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him? LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand.... TEACHER: Now, Simon , tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating? SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook. TEACHER: Clyde , your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your brother's.. Did you copy his? CLYDE : No, sir. It's the same dog. TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested? HAROLD: A teacher --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A punter was at the horse races playing the ponies and all but losing his shirt. He noticed a Priest step out onto the track and blessed the forehead of one of the horses lining up for the 4th race. Lo and behold, that horse - a very long shot - won the race.. Next race, as the horses lined up, the Priest stepped onto the track. Sure enough, he blessed one of the horses. The punter made a beeline for a betting window and placed a small bet on the horse. Again, even though it was another long shot, the horse won the race. He collected his winnings, and anxiously waited to see which horse the Priest would bless next. He bet big on it, and it won. As the races continued the Priest kept blessing long shots, and each one ended up winning. The punter was elated. He made a quick dash to the ATM, withdrew all his savings, and awaited for the Priest's blessing that would tell him which horse to bet on. True to his pattern, the Priest stepped onto the track for the last race and blessed the forehead of an old nag that was the longest shot of the day. This time the priest blessed the eyes, ears, and hooves of the old nag. The punter knew he had a winner and bet every cent he owned on the old nag. He watched dumbfounded as the old nag come in dead last. In a state of shock, he went to the track area where the Priest was. Confronting Him, he demanded, 'Father! What happened? All day long you blessed horses and they all won. Then in the last race, the horse you blessed lost by a Kentucky mile. Now, thanks to you I've lost every cent of my savings!'. The Priest nodded wisely and with sympathy. Son,' he said, 'that's the problem with you Protestants, you can't tell the difference between a simple blessing and last rites.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last night I reached for my liquid Viagra and accidentally swigged from a bottle of whiteout. I woke up this morning with a huge correction. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- . The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow. . Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail. . If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense. . Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs. . A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water. . 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