A listing of the M-Net Movies Showcase highlights in October:
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SATURDAY & SUNDAY NIGHTS
DJANGO UNCHAINED
Sunday 05 October 2014 at 20:30
Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Starring Jamie Fox and Leonardo Dicaprio (2012)
After he’s freed by a German bounty hunter, a former slave goes on a mission to find his wife. The search takes him to the estate of a plantation owner who won’t let them go without a fight.
FAST & FURIOUS 6
Sunday 12 October 2014 at 20:00
Directed by Justin Lin. Starring Paul Walker and Vin Diesel (2013)
A crew of specialized drivers scored millions from their last heist, making them fugitives on the run. An agent offers them full pardon, provided they help him take down a mercenary organisation.
TAKEN 2
Sunday 19 October 2014 at 20:00
Directed by Olivier Megaton . Starring Famke Janssen and Maggie Grace (2012)
A retired CIA agent and his wife are taken hostage by a resentful father seeking revenge for the death of his son. It’s up to their daughter, and the agent’s unique set of skills to get them out alive.
CELEBRATING HALLOWEEN
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA
Friday 03 October 2014 at 19:45
Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky. Starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James (2012) (animated)
Far away from humans, Dracula runs a hotel for monsters who want to go on vacation. When a human boy finds the hotel, he falls for Dracula’s daughter, much to the count’s dismay.
PARANORMAN
Friday 10 October 2014 at 19:45
Directed by Chris Butler. Starring Sam Fell and Kodi Smit McPhee (2012)
A boy who can see ghosts, is warned about a curse that will befall his town unless he stops it. As the dead begin to rise, he must team up with some unexpected allies to save the people of the town.
WARM BODIES
Friday 17 October 2014 at 19:45
Directed by Jonathan Levine. Starring Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer (2013)
With most of the planet undead, one zombie goes against what’s natural and becomes the protector of a woman. What follows is a strange relationship that sees him start to regain his humanity.
MONSTERS UNIVERSITY
Friday 24 October 2014 at 19:45
Directed by Dan Scanlon. Starring Billy Crystal and John Goodman (2013)
Before they were the terrifying duo, two monsters were just crazy college kids. Go back to the beginning to find out how these enemies at college met and eventually became best friends.
DARK SHADOWS
Friday 31 October 2014 at 19:45
Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer (2012)
A rich playboy is turned into a vampire by a heartbroken witch. Centuries later he awakes to the very different era of the seventies and is taken in by his descendants who have their own dark secrets.