[Submitted via press release]
The line-up of movies coming to DStv Box Office between 13 and 20 August 2012:
The Raven
A young detective must work to solve horrific murders that are based on the famous works of Edgar Allan Poe.
Starring: John Cusack, Alice Eve and Luke Evans
Director: James McTeigue (V for Vendetta, Ninja Assassin)
The Raven is available to rent on BoxOffice from 13 August 2012.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
A group of British retirees travel to India to visit the supposedly newly-restored Marigold Hotel. What they find, however, is substantially less luxurious than what they were led to believe.
Starring: Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and Maggie Smith
Director: John Madden (The Debt, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Shakespeare in Love)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is available to rent on BoxOffice from 13 August 2012.
We Bought a Zoo
A young family moves to the countryside to begin renovating a struggling zoo.
Starring: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson and Thomas Haden Church
Director: Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous, Vanilla Sky)
We Bought a Zoo is available to rent on BoxOffice from 15 August 2012.
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Johnny Blaze, the motorbike-stuntman-turned-evil-spawn-of-the-devil, must once again let the demon out as he tries to stop the devil himself trying to take human form.
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ciarán Hinds and Idris Elba
Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor (Crank, Crank: High Voltage, Gamer)
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengenace is available to rent from 20 August 2012.
The Grey
The survival story of a group of Alaskan pipe workers that crash land in the middle of the frozen wilderness and not only have to survive the elements but also attacks form the local wildlife.
Starring: Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney and Frank Grillo
Director: Joe Carnahan (The A-Team, Smokin’ Aces, Narc)
The Grey is available to rent from 20 August 2012.
Movies available on the PVR and online
here: Captain America:
The First Avenger A scrawny all-American patriot is selected to be part of an experimental programme to develop super soldiers for the war against Hitler.
Starring: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving and Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Joe Johnston (Jumanji, Jurassic Park III, October Sky)
Insidious
A couple whose child is in a coma must fight to prevent evil spirits form trying to take their son to another realm.
Starring: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Ty Simpkins
Director: James Wan (SAW, Dead Silence, SAW 3)
SWAT: Firefight When a hostage situation goes wrong, Detroit SWAT trainees find themselves on the wrong side of a highly-trained government operative out for revenge.
Starring: Gabriel Macht, Robert Patrick and Carly Pope
Director: Benny Boom (50 Cent - The Massacre, Access Granted, Next Day Air).
Junebug An art dealer travels from Chicago to North Carolina to meet her new in-laws. Her arrival turns the small middle-class town upside-down.
Starring: Embeth Davidtz, Alessandro Nivola and David Kuhn
Director: Phil Morrison (Mater Toemater, The Adventures of Pete and Pete, Upright Citizens Brigade)
School for Scoundrels
When a young, dorky parking warden enlists in a secret self-esteem school, he gets more than he bargained for when his instructor starts interefing with his life.
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder and Jacinda Barrett
Director: Todd Phillips (The Hangover, The Hangover Part 2, Old School)