Hi all The film industry is going through a bad time at the moment, particularly in the USA, where they've had a dismal summer season and several bombs at the box office. By way of illustration, the top-grossing new movie last weekend only made $4,730,038, enough to land it at number 3 on their top ten. Even worse, the Mayweather vs. McGregor bout, which had a big screen outing Stateside, landed at number 9 on the top ten. This weekend is not looking any better, despite it being a 3-day weekend, where the biggest new release is a re-release of Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". In response, Hollywood *seems* to have decided that early reviews of the new releases are affecting business, and now they are putting embargoes on the press, so that they may not publish reviews until the film opens. I know this is true for at least one upcoming film, but judging by the situation on RottenTomatoes, where 4 out of 5 movies scheduled for 8 September have no score yet, it looks like it could be so. In truth this goes back to the situation of my youth, where reviews only got published on the Friday the movie opened. No Internet back then :-) We'll have to see how this situation plays out. It makes life difficult for me because I now have to do extra work filling in the gaps on my movie pages. Anyway... what's up this week? We kick off with action hero Tom Cruise back doing what he does best (charming action), in a film about the CIA's drug business. And surprisingly for recent Cruise movies, the critics loved it. Staying with the action, we have Bruce Willis (starting to show his age) doing what he does best, with help from a Star Wars refugee. On the comedy side, we have two offerings, one falling into the adult chick-flick category and the other a rom-com. For the *little* kiddies, we have another Thomas the Tank Engine film, while the IMAX venues are showing the pilot of the upcoming "Marvel's Inhumans" TV series. In limited release, we have "Sleight", about a young street magician forced to use his talents to rescue his sister. Lastly the Indian subcontinent has three offerings (Hindi, Hindi, Urdu) spanning the romance, comedy and action thriller genres. On the previews side there are a handful of previews next Wednesday for The Dark Tower (based on the novel by Stephen King). See the previews page and remember to book. Released 1 September 2017 * American Made (16 LSD) * First Kill (16 LV) * The Bounce Back (PG10-12 LS) * Fun Mom Dinner (16 L) * Sleight (16 LV) * Marvel's Inhumans (IMAX) * Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor * Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (Hindi) * Baadshaho (Hindi) * Punjab Nahi Jaungi (Urdu) http://www.moviesite.co.za/new.htm SA Top Tens (commercial, Nouveau, best and worst movies on circuit) http://www.moviesite.co.za/topten.htm The US and UK Top Tens. Industry news updated daily. http://www.moviesite.co.za/news/newsitem.htm Showtimes (all Ster-Kinekor, Nu Metro, MovieZone, CineCentre, Movies@, Labia) http://www.moviesite.co.za/where.htm Forthcoming attractions for 15 September 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. 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Hank Aaron Golf is a game in which you yell "fore," shoot six, and write down five Paul Harvey Give me golf clubs, fresh air & a beautiful partner, and you can keep the clubs and the fresh air. Jack Benny The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course. Billy Graham Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do, and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing. Ben Hogan Go play golf. Go to the golf course. Hit the ball. Find the ball. Repeat until the ball is in the hole. Have fun. The end. Chuck Hogan If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball. Jack Lemmon It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling. Mark Twain Don't play too much golf. Two rounds a day are plenty. Harry Vardon Golf is a game in which one endeavours to control a ball with implements ill adapted for the purpose. Woodrow Wilson A golfer's diet: live on greens as much as possible. Author Unknown Gone golfin' ... be back about dark thirty. Author Unknown Born to golf. Forced to work. (sometimes with "to pay for habit" included.) Author Unknown My body is here, but my mind has already teed off. Author Unknown Golf and s*x are the only things you can enjoy without being good at them. Jimmy DeMaret May thy ball lie in green pastures ... and not in still waters. Author Unknown If I hit it right, it's a slice. If I hit it left, it's a hook. If I hit it straight, it's a miracle. Author Unknown The difference in golf and government is that in golf you can't improve your lie. George Deukmejian Golf is a game invented by the same people who think music comes out of a bagpipe. Author Unknown --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In her own eyes, Suzy was the most popular girl around. "A lot of men are gonna be totally miserable when I marry." 'Really?" said her date, "And just how many men are you intending to marry?' --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Do you know the present value of your husband's policy?" the life-insurance salesman asked his client. "What do you mean?" countered the woman. "If you should lose your husband, what would you get?" The woman thought a minute then brightened up and said, "A poodle, I think..." --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A tourist climbed out of his car in downtown Washington, D.C. He said to a man standing near the curb, "Listen, I'm going to be only a couple of minutes. Would you watch my car while I run into this store?" "What?" the man huffed. "Do you realize that I am a member of the United States Senate?" "Well no," the tourist said, "I didn't realize that. But it's all right. I'll trust you anyway. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I recently saw a condom machine in a toilet, which had a "Tested to British Safety Standards" sign on it. Underneath someone had scrawled: "So was the Titanic." --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A big Texan is walking down the main street of Dublin when he encounters Paddy standing on the pavement beside a big strong horse. This prompts the Texan to attempt to realize a lifelong dream and he says to Paddy, "Say Boy, that's a fine-lookin horse you got there, and I'd like to tour this beautiful country on horseback so's I can see the sights and hear the sounds of the countryside like they did in the old days. I'll buy that horse off of ya, how much ya want fer it?" Paddy says, "O sure and you don't want to be messin with this horse he don't look too good these days." "Hey, Boy," says the Texan, "Don't you try to tell me what's a good lookin' horse an what isn't. I been tradin' horses all my life long and there ain't nothin a young country boy like you can tell me about em. Now you jes name yer price and we'll get along fine." "I'm sayin' to ye that this horse is not a good lookin horse mister and ye don't want any part of 'im," says Paddy. The Texan is getting angry now. "Listen up Boy, he says, you leave me be the judge of what's good lookin and what's not and jes give me the price and I'll pay cash right here and now." "Oh well," says Paddy, "Two-thousand of your American dollars then." "Deal!" says the Texan and he hands over the money, Paddy unties the horse and the Texan leads him off. The horse walks smack into the first lamppost in the way, and the Texan turns to Paddy and says, "Hey, Boy, you a durned swindler, you didn't' tell me this here horse was blind!" "I keep tellin' you he don't look too good," says Paddy, "and you kept saying that's none of my business, so I gave up."