EnigmaPremiere (first screening): Saturday, 9 July 2011 at 20h00
Mystery based on real-life events: a young genius, Tom, frantically races against time to crack an enemy code and solve the mystery surrounding the woman he loves.
The Enigma machine was built to hide secrets, but when the Germans create a new code that the machine cannot crack and the object of Tom’s affection mysteriously disappears, he needs to close ranks to find out exactly what has
happened.
Will he unravel the mysteries in time?
Starring Kate Winslet, Dougray Scott and Saffron Burrows.
Moby DickPremiere: Thursday, 14 July 2011 at 20h00
When a submarine is attacked by an enormous whale a team are sent to investigate what could be causing the disturbance.
One of the team, Michelle, joins a Navy sub intending to kill the as yet unidentified beast, but things start to go disastrously wrong when in their attempt to shoot the 600-foot target they get swallowed up instead.
Can the team think themselves out of this sticky spot or will they perish with the hunted whale?
Starring Barry Bostwick and Renee O’Connor.
Love & Other DisastersPremiere: Saturday, 16 July 2011 at 20h00
Romantic comedy starring Brittany Murphy (Clueless, Sin City) as Emily, an American intern at UK Vogue, who is determined to help her friends find love.
Emily lives with her gay best friend Peter who she tries to set up with a
photographer. The problem is that the photographer is more interested in her than her flatmate. Emily loves fixing her friends up more than anything, but when it comes to finding the right guy for herself she’s totally clueless.
Will she let her guard down this time when love comes knocking?
Good AdvicePremiere: Tuesday, 19 July 2011 at 21h40
Romcom starring Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards.
Cindy Styne is the author of a flagging advice column who is desperate for
her stockbroker boyfriend Ryan to pop the question. But when a phony tip ruins Ryan’s career Cindy runs off to Brazil with the owner of a diamond mine.
Ryan quickly spots the opportunity to rake in some cash and masquerades as Cindy, giving advice to readers with an amazing response.
Ryan’s interaction with his troubled readers begins to redeem his shallow soul and it’s not long before sparks begin to fly with Cindy’s publisher.
Plain TruthPremiere: Saturday, 23 July 2011 at 20h00
Mystery drama starring Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit).
Tragedy and intrigue strike an Amish community in equal measure at the discovery of a dead baby. The baby’s mother, eighteen-year-old unmarried, Katie Fitch is quickly arrested and put on trial for murder, with the authorities believing she smothered the infant.
City defence attorney, Ellie Harris takes up the task of defending the young mother who denies any wrong-doing.
While Ellie attempts to piece together the truth, the case gets ever more difficult with new twists and discoveries.
Sinbad & The MinotaurPremiere: Thursday, 28 July 2011 at 20h00
Manu Bennett (Spartacus: Blood and Sand, The Condemned) stars as the legendary adventurer Sinbad in a re-imagining of Greek and Arabic folklore.
Searching for an ancient lost treasure, and pursued by the evil sorcerer Al-Jibar, Sinbad and his crew follow the trail to an underground labyrinth on a
remote island.
There they discover too late that not only is it booby-trapped, but that the
island is under a curse which awakens the fearsome and monstrous Minotaur.
Facing danger at every turn, Sinbad and his men must do battle with the beast to escape from the island with their lives.
Universal is on DStv, Channel 108,