Hi all Well the schools are up and running, as best as they can be, with the usual chaos and hectic traffic... Back when I was a kid a lot of us used bikes or public transport which helped reduce the number of school-run cars. Summer has arrived down here in the Cape. Better late than never I suppose. At the movies this week we have award-winning director Sam Mendes' World War I epic 1917, which is cleverly edited so that it looks like it was all done in one long take ... none of that rapid-fire jump edits that action directors love so much. It's already won 2 Golden Globes (amongst other awards and noms) and is nominated for 10 (yes, 10) Oscars... so it should be on your "must see" list. Then we have more Oscar bait in the form of the French Foreign Language entry, Les Misérables, which is not another version of the Victor Hugo tale, but is so named because it is set in the area where the book was set, and is about the interactions between the police and the new immigrant community. Moving downmarket, we have another series reboot, this time the horror series The Grudge, but the new version failed to excite either the critics or the public. The subcontinent has two offerings this week, the Bollywood family comedy Jai Mummy Di, and the Kollywood fight action Pattas. And yes, we have some previews, for Bad Boys for Life.. even though both of them are getting on in years, there is considerable anticipation for this film. Previews are next Wednesday evening in most places, see the previews page and remember to book. New this week * 1917 (13 LV) * 1917 (IMAX) (13 LV) * Les Misérables (16 LVP CT IAT) * The Grudge (18 LVH) * Jai Mummy Di * Pattas 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 Twenty, Best and Worst Movies by Critical Rating. http://www.moviesite.co.za/topten.htm Remember you can support the site by reading the ads... :-) Thanks, Ian --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A customer at a coffee shop was clearly peeved by the text message he’d just received. “You ever have that ex-girlfriend who just won’t go away?” he asked his friend. “Yeah,” came the reply. “My wife.” --------------------------------------------------------------------------- “When I married Donna, I could get both hands around her waist,” said my husband’s grandfather. Pointing at his full-figured wife, he boasted, “Now look how much I got. 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