Movies on
M-Net this November 2008:
SUNDAY NIGHT PREMIERES @ 20h00
Evan AlmightySunday 2 November at 20:00
2007 Directed by Tom Shadyac. Starring Steve Carell, Lauren Graham, Morgan Freeman.
Steve Carell reprises his character in Bruce Almighty - Evan, the smarmy anchorman - in this sequel to the 2003 Jim Carrey film.
In this story Evan is now a congressman and moves his family to a nice new Washington suburb. But before he can put his political career in high gear, God (Morgan Freeman) shows up, instructing him to start building an ark.
Evan tries ignoring his Divine Instruction, but it’s a bit difficult when the animals start turning up - two-by-two…
The KingdomSunday 9 November at 20:00
2007 Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Chris Cooper, Jason Bateman
When a terrorist bomb detonates inside a Western housing compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, an international incident is ignited. While diplomats slowly debate the political ramifications, FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury quickly assembles an elite team and negotiates a secret five-day trip into Saudi Arabia to locate the madman behind the bombing.
DisturbiaSunday 16 November at 20:00
2007 Directed by D.J.Caruso. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Carrie-Anne Moss, David Morse, Sarah Roemer
Shia LaBeouf stars as a teenage rebel who suspects his neighbour is a serial killer. Nobody wants to listen to him, though, because he’s under house arrest for assaulting his teacher.
Knocked Up Sunday 23 November at 20:00
2007 Directed by Judd Apatow. Starring Katherine Heigl, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Lesley Mann
Allison is an up-and-coming career woman who had just scored the job of a lifetime at E! Entertainment and enjoys a night out on the town to celebrate.
But her drunken one-night stand with an unemployed slacker (Rogen) turns her dream into a nightmare when she falls pregnant…
The TransformersSunday 30 November at 20:00
2007 Directed by Michael Bay. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson
Sam Witwicky is a teenager involved in a war between the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, two factions of alien robots who can disguise themselves by transforming into everyday machinery.
MONDAY NIGHT PREMIERES @ 20h30
The Brave OneMonday 3 November at 20:30
2007 Directed by Neil Jordan. Starring Jodie Foster, Naveen Andrews, Terrence Howard
Jodie Foster portrays a woman who becomes a vigilante after her fiancé is killed in a brutal attack by street thugs.
Erica is a New York journalist whose radio talk show is based in her love for the city. Her love turns to fear and loathing, though, after the mugging and she takes to the streets at night to seek her own justice. Terrence Howard stars as the NYPD detective who suspects her, but also grows to like her.
Mr BrooksMonday 10 November at 20:30
2007 Directed by Bruce A. Evans. Starring Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, William Hurt, Dane Cook
Kevin Costner stars as Mr Brooks, a seemingly perfect family man and respected businessman in the community. But beneath his neat little bow tie, Mr Brooks hides an ugly secret - spurred on by his evil alter ego, Marshall (William Hurt), he is a sadistic serial killer.
Tara RoadMonday 17 November at 20:30
2005 Directed by Gillies MacKinnon. Starring Andie McDowell, Olivia Williams, Stephen Rea, Brenda Fricker.
Irish author Maeve Binchy’s most beloved best-seller comes to life in this movie adaptation in which two women - one American and one Irish - trade houses without ever having met.
They're both looking for an escape from their problems, but by running away, both come to discover a great deal about themselves.
Grieving Marilyn finds solace in Ria's garden and becomes friends with Colm, a local with a restaurant and his own demons while in America, Ria gets a job cooking, has a date or two, and gradually comes out of her shell.
TUESDAY NIGHT ENCORES @ 23h30
Losing ItTuesday 4 November at 23:30
2006 Directed by Ben Bolt. Starring Martin Clunes, Holly Aird
Martin Clunes plays a middle-aged advertising executive who is diagnosed with testicular cancer. After amputation of one testicle and radiation therapy, he finds it difficult to return to his normal life, at home, with his wife, teenage daughter and small son, and at work, where he fears his boss will replace him by younger talent.
The Opposite Of SexTuesday 11 November at 23:30
1998 Directed by Don Roos. Starring Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan,
Lisa Kudrow
A 16 year old Louisiana girl (Christina Ricci) moves in with her homosexual half-brother (Martin Donovan) and immediately starts coming on to his partner (Ivan Sergei), finally forcing him into an affair in which she becomes pregnant.
The whole affair blows into a scandal exposing her school teacher brother - before the true parentage of the child is called into question as it is revealed that she had a series of lovers.
The Initiation Of SarahTuesday 18 November at 23:30
2006 Directed by Stuart Gillard. Starring Mika Boorem, Summer Glau, Tessa Thompson
When Sarah, a girl with magic powers and her normal twin sister, Lindsey, go to college, they each join a different sorority house, only to learn that the two sororities aren't just rivals, they're bitter enemies.
Suddenly, Sarah and Lindsey are initiated into an ancient battle between good and evil that threatens to drive the sisters apart and force one of them to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Hollywood NorthTuesday 25 November at 23:30
2003 Directed by Peter O’Brian. Starring Matthew Modine, Saul Rubinek, Alan Bates, Deborah Unger, Jennifer Tilly
Matthew Modine stars as an aspiring filmmaker in the 1980s who buys the rights to a popular Canadian novel. But as he embarks on his mission to create a powerful and moving work, the film demons begin to put him through the ringer.
Not only does his star actor begin to lose his sanity, but the novel's author intends to sue him for ruining her poignant work. Unfortunately for Bobby, a documentary crew is along for the ride, capturing every ridiculous moment with unflinching immediacy.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT PREMIERES @ 22h30
This Is EnglandWednesday 5 November at 22:30
2007 Directed by Shane Meadows. Starring Thomas Turgoose, Joseph Gilgun, Andrew Shim
Twelve-year-old Shaun falls in with a group of older boys, led by Woody, who hang out at a local coffee shop and like to commit minor acts of anarchy. They adopt Shaun as one of their own - especially Smell, an overly made-up teenager who dresses like Boy George and develops a romantic interest in the complicated boy.
When skinhead Combo gets out of jail, he returns to the gang, eager to take over the reins and lead them on a nationalistic battle to get rid of the immigrants who are stealing their jobs and to defend England to the death.
Shaun, whose father died in the Falklands, must choose between staying with Woody and his friends or joining Combo on his violent quest to protect the homeland.
The Seeker: Dark Is RisingWednesday 12 November at 22:30
2007 Directed by David Cunningham. Starring Alexander Ludwig, Christopher Eccleston, Ian McShane, Frances Conroy
Will Stanton, an American boy living in England, discovers that he is the last in a long line of immortal warriors caught in an ancient struggle between good and evil. Travelling back and forth through time, Will discovers a series of clues which lead him into a showdown with forces of unimaginable power.
Killing Of John LennonWednesday 19 November at 22:30
2007 Directed by Andrew Piddington. Starring Jonas Ball, Krisha Fairchild, Mie Omori, Robert Kirk
Based on the killer’s own words from interviews, writings, court transcripts, and depositions, this movie delves deep into the mind of Mark David Chapman, who murdered John Lennon in New York City in 1980.
Through voice-over narration, dialogue, and one-person scenes, writer-director Piddington follows Chapman's dark, dangerous descent that results in cold-blooded murder.
45Wednesday 26 November at 22:30
2006 Directed by Gary Lennon. Starring Milla Jovovich, Angus Macfadyen, Steven Dorff
Kat is a fishnet-clad, gun-toting beauty who lives under the thumb of her brutal boyfriend, Big Al. When Big Al abuses Kat one too many times, she uses her beauty to seduce her friends into framing him for murder.
THURSDAY NIGHT PREMIERES @ 22h45
ElectionThursday 6 November at 22:45
1999 Directed by Alexander Payne. Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein, Phil Reeves
Tracy Flick is a model student and a real pain in the butt. When she announces that she wants to run for student body president, teacher Jim McAllister decides to put a spoke in her wheel. He bribes Paul, a football jock with a heart of gold, to run against her. Then Paul's lesbian sister Tammy joins the race. As the campaign hots up, Jim realises he has bitten off more than he can chew.
First BornThursday 13 November at 22:45
2007. Starring Elizabeth Shue, Steven Macintosh, Kathleen Chalfant, Khandi Alexander Isaac Webb
Oscar winner Elizabeth Shue stars as a dancer whose life changes when she falls pregnant and moves to the suburbs with her husband. After the birth of the baby by emergency C-section, she starts to see creepy things in the old house. Is it just post-partum depression, or is her baby in harm’s way?
Waking The DeadThursday 20 November at 22:45
2000 Directed by Keith Gordon. Starring Billy Crudup, Jennifer Connelly, Molly Parker
Fielding Pierce lives the life of an aspiring politician - in 1972 he's serving in the Coast Guard (trying to avoid Vietnam in the most honorable way) and by 1973 he has entered law school.
Along the way he falls in love with Sarah, a fiercely idealistic woman who devotes her life to helping others - unfortunately she's killed in an explosion while assisting members of the Chilean resistance.
Nine years later, in the middle of a congressional election, Fielding is suddenly flooded with thoughts and visions of his lost love.
Species: The AwakeningThursday 27 November at 22:45
2007 Nick Lyon. Starring Ben Cross, Dominic Keating, Helena Mattson
When brilliant college professor Miranda Hollander suffers a mysterious blackout and awakens amid the bloody aftermath of a mass slaughter, she turns to her uncle for answers. But he reveals the shocking truth - she's only half human, a clone from a hybrid of human and alien DNA.
FRIDAY NIGHT PREMIERES @ 20h30
Lonely HeartsFriday 7 November at 20:30
2006 Directed by Todd Robinson. Starring John Travolta, Salma Hayek, Jared Leto, James Gandolfini
This true-life drama is based on the story of the Lonely Hearts Killers, a deadly duo of lovers who brutally murdered rich, lonely women who responded to their personal ads, in the 1940s. Travolta and Gandolfini play the two cops obsessed with catching the killers and bringing them to justice.
I Think I Love My WifeFriday 14 November at 20:30
2007 Directed by Chris Rock. Starring Chris Rock, Gina Torres, Kerry Washington
Chris Rock wrote and directed this comedy about a successful businessman who has been happily married to his sexy wife for eight years, but when a sassy old friend of his walks back into his life and tempts him, he finds himself re-thinking his choices.
Mr WoodstockFriday 21 November at 20:30
2007 Directed by Craig Gillespie. Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Seann William Scott, Susan Sarandon
John Farley barely survived high school, especially his sadistic PT teacher Mr Woodcock, a psycho who ran his gym like a military boot camp where no child was safe from torture and embarrassment.
Since writing the national bestseller Letting Go: Getting Past Your Past, John’s painful memories of being in Mr. Woodcock’s class have been replaced by the self confidence gained from becoming a successful writer and motivational speaker.
When a last minute cancellation on his book tour gives him an unexpected day off, he heads home to visit his mom, only to find a nasty surprise awaiting him: she’s engaged to Mr Woodcock.
Seraphim FallsFriday 28 November at 20:30
2007 Directed by David Von Ancken. Starring Liam Neeson, Pierce Brosnan, Anjelica Huston
A Western in which Liam Neeson plays a quiet, determined bounty hunter chasing Pierce Brosnan’s character across snowy mountains, river rapids and blazing deserts in his quest for revenge.
The chase takes them past lone settlers, a wagon train, a rail crew, settlements, and an Indian philosopher. What is the reason for the hunt; what connects Gideon and Carver? What happened at Seraphim Falls?
SATURDAY NIGHT PREMIERES @ 20h00
Runaway BrideSaturday 1 November at 20:00
1999 Directed by Garry Marshall. Julia Roberts, Richard Gere
Ike is a New York newspaper columnist who writes columns slagging women off. So when he hears a story about a woman who keeps on leaving men at the altar, he pens an unflattering story about Maggie and gets a few things wrong. Maggie complains to Ike's editor and Ike is fired.
A disgruntled Ike then decides to go and meet this serial jilter, who has just become engaged again. With any luck, she'll dump this man too and he'll have an even bigger story.
Fantastic FourSaturday 8 November at 20:00
2005 Directed by Tim Story. Jessica Alba, Ioan Gruffudd, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon
Rich industrialist Victor Von Doom is the owner of a space station. When his old pal, genius scientist Reed Richards, asks him if he can conduct an experiment on his space station to see what cosmic rays will do to plants, he agrees - if Richards pays him heaps of money.
Five people are in space when the sun goes ballistic, altering their DNA forever.
Back on Earth, they discover that they can now do interesting things with their bodies - Richards can stre-e-e-etch, Ben Grimm can get really grim (and strong), Sue Storm can get invisible (but has to get naked first), and her brother Johnny can burn like a torch - all of which comes in handy when they have to do things like impress the opposite sex and save the world.
Meanwhile, Von Doom, who has acquired some superpowers of his own, is calling himself Dr Doom, and guess what? He wants to give the world an extreme makeover.
Full Of ItSaturday 15 November at 20:00
2007 Directed by Christian Charles. Starring Ryan Pinkston, Kate Mara, Teri Polo
Desperate to fit into a new school, Sam lies to his classmates to seem cool. He tells everyone that he drives a Porsche, never misses a shot at basketball, and that his English teacher and the school hottie are desperately in love with him.
Then one night after an argument with his parents, Sam accidentally breaks a mirror and wakes up the next day to find out that his lies have come true: he has a Porsche, he never misses a shot, and Mrs. Moran and Vicki Sanders are after him.
HairspraySaturday 22 November at 20:00
2007 Directed by Adam Shankman. Starring John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonsky
Nikki Blonsky is the lucky newcomer to star as “pleasantly plump” Baltimore teen Tracy Turnblad, who gets the opportunity to dance on her favourite music show and sets about integrating it so her black friends can also get a chance. John Travolta co-stars in drag as Tracy’s ever-supportive mother, Edna.