Hi all It's exam season again as the weather warms and protests slowly build globally. Curious times we live in. It's pretty much a week for females, with most of the new releases focused on their stories. Kicking off as usual with the lower age band, Disney is rolling out the sequel to Maleficent globally today, and they're expecting it to dethrone Joker in the US at least. On the flip side, they're not expecting any major fireworks, and reviews have not been too good either. So we'll have to see how it goes here. It's showing in all the formats. Then the famous South African historical tale of Racheltjie de Beer finally makes it to the big screen... it's one of those stories which I wondered why it had never been made into a film before. Guess they needed someone to novelise it first. For older audiences, we have two titles, both on limited release. First up is Light of My Life, on at the Nouveas-and-similar, and finally a Spanish film Ma Ma which is on at the Nouveaus only. Bollywood has one offering this week, an historical action drama starring Saif Ali Khan. The one-offs include the 1 Minutes Film Festival tonight at the V+A Nouveau, and Measure for Measure at Killarney Mall on Sunday. In other news, animated film Abominable (currently on circuit) is making the wrong sort of waves in the far East, because of a line on a map shown briefly... the line shows territory claimed by China in the South China Sea, but the neighbouring nations have their own ideas of where the border should be. Leading to bannings and cuts and much arm waving.... :-) Enjoy :-) Released 18 October 2019 * Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (3D) (PG7-9 VP) * Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (PG7-9 VP) * Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (3D IMAX) (PG7-9 VP) * Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (4DX) (PG7-9 VP) * Die Verhaal van Racheltjie de Beer (PG10-12 LVH) * Light of My Life (13 V) * Ma ma (13 LSN) * Laal Kaptaan (Hindi) 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. 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