[Submitted via press release]
OCTOBER HIGHLIGHTS
The new M-Net Movies Premiere channel features four new blockbusters each Friday, starting 5 October at 18h30 with the biggest blockbuster on Sundays (shared with sister channel M-Net, half an hour later at 20h30).
This means there are five new blockbusters each week, with rebroadcast screenings over two weeks.
AT A GLANCE ...
SUNDAY BLOCKBUSTERS AT 20h30
- THE HANGOVER 2 - 7 October
- RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES - 14 October
- ZOOKEEPER - 21 October
- FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS - 28 October
FRIDAY BLOCKBUSTERS - 18h30 to 00h30
5 October:
- KUNG FU PANDA
- COLOMBIANA
- CONAN 2011
- REBEL 2011
12 October:
- THE SMURFS MOVIE
- WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER?
- ALL GOOD THINGS
19 October:
- GLEE 3D CONCERT
- MONEYBALL (2011)
- TREE OF LIFE
- ANONYMOUS
26 October:
- SAMMY’S ADVENTURES 3D
- 30 MINUTES OR LESS
- PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3
- FINAL DESTINATION 5
FRIGHT NIGHT ... don't miss Colin Farrell’s terrifying performance in ‘Fright Night’ on 31 October at 22:30. Leading up to Halloween you can also catch ‘Paranormal Activity 3’ and ‘Final Destination 5’ on Friday 26 October at 22:30 and 00:30.
SOMETHING FOR THE KIDS, TOO: M-Net Movies Premiere has a selection of family friendly movies too:
- HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 - 1 October
- SUPER 8 - 3 October
- KUNG FU PANDA 2 - 5 October
- THE SMURFS MOVIE - 12 October
- GLEE 3D MOVIE - 19 October
- SAMMY’S ADVENTURES - 26 October
IN DETAIL ...
FRIDAY NIGHT PREMIERES
KUNG FU PANDA 2
Friday 5 October at 18:30
Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson. Starring the voices of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu (2011)
Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five. But Po's new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu.
He must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins; only then will Po be able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed.
COLOMBIANA
Friday 5 October at 20:30Directed by Olivier Megaton. Starring Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan, Callum Blue (2011)
After witnessing her parent’s murder, Cataleya becomes an assassin in order to seek revenge against the ruthless gangster who murdered her parents.
CONAN 2011
Friday 5 October at 22:30Directed by Marcus Nispel. Starring Jason Momoa, Ron Perlman, Rose McGowan (2011)
The tale of Conan the Cimmerian and his adventures across the continent of Hyboria, on a quest to avenge the murder of his father and the slaughter of his village.
THE SMURFS MOVIE
Friday 12 October at 18:30Directed by Raja Gosnell. Starring the voices of Jonathan Winters, Katy Perry, Hank Azaria (2011)
When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the Smurfs out of their village, they’re forced through a portal, out of their world and into ours, landing in the middle of New York’s Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.
WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER?
Friday 12 October at 20:30Directed by Mark Mylod. Starring Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Ari Graynor (2011)
A woman looks back at the past twenty men she's had relationships with in her life and wonders if one of them might be her one true love.
ALL GOOD THINGS
Friday 12 October at 22:30Directed by Andrew Jarecki. Starring Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, Frank Langella (2010)
Mr. David Marks was suspected but never tried for killing his wife Katie who disappeared in 1982, but the truth is eventually revealed.
GLEE 3D CONCERT
Friday 19 October at 18:30
Directed by Kevin Tancharoen. Starring Cory Monteith, Dianna Agron, Lea Michele
A concert documentary shot during the 2011 Glee Live In Concert Summer tour, featuring song performances and Glee fans' life stories and how the show influenced them.
MONEYBALL
Friday 19 October at 20:30Directed by Bennett Miller. Starring nominees Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Robin Wright, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Chris Pratt (2011)
Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players. Based on a true story.
TREE OF LIFE
Friday 19 October at 22:30Directed by Terrence Malick. Starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain (2011)
Focusing on a family in Waco Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence, and struggles with his parents' conflicting philosophies.
ANONYMOUS
Friday 19 October at 00:30
Directed by Roland Emmerich. Starring Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson, David Thewlis and Xavier Samuel (2011)
Set in the political snake-pit of Elizabethan England, Anonymous speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and brilliant minds ranging from Mark Twain and Charles Dickens to Henry James and Sigmund Freud, namely: who was the author of the plays credited to William Shakespeare?
Experts have debated, books have been written, and scholars have devoted their lives to protecting or debunking theories surrounding the authorship of the most renowned works in English literature.
SAMMY’S ADVENTURES 3D
Friday 26 October at 18:30Directed by Ben Stassen. Starring the voices of Melanie Griffith, Isabelle Fuhrman, Yuri Lowenthal (2010)
A sea turtle who was hatched in 1959 spends the next 50 years traveling the world while it is being changed by global warming.
30 MINUTES OR LESS
Friday 26 October at 20:30
Directed by Ruben Fleischer. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride, Aziz Ansari, Nick Swardson and Michael Pena (2011)
Nick is a small town pizza delivery guy whose mundane life collides with the big plans of two wanna-be criminal masterminds. The volatile duo kidnaps Nick and forces him to rob a bank.
With only a few hours to pull off the impossible task, Nick enlists the help of his ex-best friend, Chet. As the clock ticks, the two must deal with the police, hired assassins, flamethrowers, and their own tumultuous relationship.
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3
Friday 26 October at 22:30
Directed by Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman. Starring Chloe Csengery, Jessica Tyler Brown, Christopher Nicholas Smith (2011)
In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home.
FINAL DESTINATION 5
Friday 26 October at 00:30Directed by Steven Quale. Starring Nicolas D’Agosto, Emma Bell, Arlen Escarpeta (2011)
Survivors of a suspension-bridge collapse learn there's no way you can cheat Death.
SUNDAY NIGHT PREMIERES
HANGOVER 2
Sunday 7 October at 20:30
Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms (2011)
In the follow-up to the record-breaking hit comedy, Phil, Stu, Alan and Doug travel to exotic Thailand for Stu's wedding. After Doug's now-unforgettable Las Vegas bachelor party, Stu is not taking any chances and has opted for a safe and subdued pre-wedding brunch.
Things don't always go as planned however. What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in Bangkok can't even be imagined!
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
Sunday 14 October at 20:30
Directed by Rupert Wyatt. Starring James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto (2011)
A substance designed to help the brain repair itself, gives rise to a super-intelligent chimp, Caesar, who leads an ape uprising against all of humankind.
ZOOKEEPER
Sunday 21 October at 20:30
Directed by Frank Coraci. Starring Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb
A group of zoo animals decide to break their code of silence in order to help their lovable zoo keeper find love, without opting to leave his current job for something more illustrious.
Perhaps with a little dating advice from his friends in the animal kingdom, this lonely zookeeper will manage to meet the girl of his dreams without losing the job he loves.
FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS
Sunday 28 October at 20:30Directed by Will Gluck. Starring Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone and Michael Pena (2011)
The relationship between two friends gets complicated when they decide to get romantic.