Foxtel Magazine - 01.04.2018

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ALI’S WEDDING
PREMIERE MOVIES
2017, Comedy (M al)
April 28, 29
Osamah Sami, Don Hany,
Helana Sawires.
After a reckless lie sets off
a catastrophic chain of events,
the son of a Muslim cleric is
caught between his sense
of duty to his family and the
chance to follow his heart.

ANGER MANAGEMENT
COMEDY MOVIES
2003, Comedy (M ls)
April 16, 17, 25, 28
Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson.
Hilarious antics ensue when
a misunderstanding aboard
an aeroplane escalates out of
control, resulting in a normally
mild-mannered businessman
being forced to undergo anger
management therapy.

JOSIE AND THE


PUSSYCATS
FAMILY MOVIES, 2001, Family (PG)
April 5, 10, 17, 22

Stars Tara Reid, Rachael Leigh Cook


and Rosario Dawson (pictured from


left) were sent to ‘band camp’ for


two weeks prior to filming to learn


how to convincingly play instruments.


While Cook’s character Josie is the


lead singer of The Pussycats band,


Kay Hanley of Letters to Cleo actually


provided her vocals, with Cook, Reid


and Dawson laying down the back-up.


CAMP ROCK 2:


THE FINAL JAM
DISNEY MOVIES, 2010, Family (G)
April 4, 9, 15, 19, 24, 30

So dedicated are the fans of singers


Demi Lovato (pictured front) and the


Jonas Brothers – aka Nick, Joe and


Kevin – that 1500 of them eagerly


volunteered to appear as extras in this


film. The only challenge in not using


real actors was that two endings had


to be shot – each with a different band


winning the talent competition – to


ensure no spoilers were leaked.


THRILLER/HORROR


BERLIN SYNDROME


MASTERPIECE MOVIES


2016, Thriller/Suspense


(MA 15+ asv)


April 7, 8, 11, 13


Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt,
Matthias Habich.


An Australian photographer


meets a charismatic man and


what begins as a passionate


romance takes a sinister


turn when she wakes up one


morning to discover she’s


locked in his apartment.


THE DANCER UPSTAIRS


MASTERPIECE MOVIES


2002, Thriller/Suspense


(MA 15+ v)


April 5, 6, 10, 14, 25
Javier Bardem, Laura Morante,


Juan Diego Botto.


Finding himself at a crossroads


in his life, a weary detective


is assigned to find the lone


terrorist who is bringing the


country to its knees.


DETOUR


MASTERPIECE MOVIES


2016, Thriller/Suspense


(MA 15+ a)


April 4, 6
Tye Sheridan, Emory Cohen,
Stephen Moyer, Bel Powley.


A young law student blindly


enters into a pact with a man


to kill his stepfather, whom


he feels is responsible for the


accident that put his mother


into a coma.


THE DARK TOWER


PREMIERE MOVIES


2017, Sci-Fi/Fantasy (M av)


April 22, 23, 28


Matthew McConaughey,
Idris Elba, Tom Taylor.


In an epic battle to save


the dark tower – a mythical


structure which supports all


realities – a young boy and


a gunslinger battle an evil


sorcerer bent on destruction.


SCIFI/FANTASY


COMEDY


BEERFEST
COMEDY MOVIES
2006, Comedy (MA 15+ ls)
April 21, 22, 26, 29
Jay Chandrasekhar,
Kevin Heffernan.
Two brothers travel to
Germany for Oktoberfest
and stumble upon a secret,
centuries-old, underground
beer games competition.

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
MASTERPIECE MOVIES
2006, Comedy (M adls)
April 15, 16, 27
Greg Kinnear, Abigail Breslin,
Toni Collette, Steve Carell.
Invited to compete in the
Little Miss Sunshine pageant
in far-off California, a young
girl and her eccentric family
pile into their rusted-out VW
bus to get her there – with
riotously funny results.

Little Miss Sunshine

WORDS: INDIA TARASIN. PHOTOS: DISNEY CHANNEL; DREAMWORKS ANIMATIO

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FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES; MIRAMAX; STUDIO CANAL; UNIVERSAL PICTURES

THE EYE
THRILLER MOVIES
2008, Horror (M a)
April 28, 29
Jessica Alba, Parker Posey.
Undergoing an operation to
restore her eyesight, a once
blind concert pianist begins
to see frightening images that
she can’t explain. To try to
understand what might be
happening to her, she travels
to meet the mysterious
mother of her corneal donor.

FINAL VISION
PREMIERE MOVIES
2017, Thriller/Suspense
April 5, 6, 16, 24, 30
Scott Foley, Dave Annable,
John Doman, Julia Benson.
Based on a true story, this
drama tells of a handsome,
Ivy League-educated,
Green Beret Army doctor
who is convicted of brutally
murdering his pregnant wife
and two young daughters
in the middle of the night.

HOUNDS OF LOVE
MASTERPIECE MOVIES
2016, Horror (MA 15+ av)
April 10, 17, 26
Emma Booth, Stephen Curry,
Ashleigh Cummings.
Set in the summer of 1987,
a young girl sneaks out of
home to attend a party and is
abducted by a perverse couple
who keep her prisoner.

AUSTIN POWERS:
THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME
COMEDY MOVIES
1999, Comedy (M s)
April 7, 8, 15, 22, 27
Mike Myers, Heather Graham.
Dr Evil and Mini-Me set out to
steal Austin Powers’ famous
mojo, so he must return to the
swinging ’60s to stop them.

BAYWATCH
PREMIERE MOVIES
2017, Comedy (MA 15+ ln)
April 1, 2, 7, 13, 21, 25, 30
Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron,
Alexandra Daddario,
Priyanka Chopra.
When a devoted lifeguard
clashes with a new recruit,
they must both learn to put
their differences aside after
uncovering a criminal plot
that threatens the future of
their beautiful bay.

SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE
COMEDY MOVIES
2010, Romance (MA 15+ ls)
April 28, 29
Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve,
Mike Vogel, TJ Miller.
Kirk spends his days hanging
out with his school buddies
and co-workers, brooding
over his ex-girlfriend. But that
all changes when a beautiful
woman, who is considered
out of his league, asks him
to a hockey game.

THE TRIP TO SPAIN
MASTERPIECE MOVIES
2017, Comedy (M l)
April 14, 15, 18, 20
Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon,
Marta Barrio.
Actor buddies Coogan and
Brydon eat, drink and laugh
their way through different
places on a road trip of Spain.

INDEPENDENCE DAY
ACTION MOVIES
1996, Sci-Fi/Fantasy (M v)
April 17, 22, 26, 30
Will Smith, Bill Pullman.
Defending the world after an
alien fleet arrives on Earth
and begins wreaking havoc,
a group of fighters led by the
US president and a computer
genius band together to try
to save mankind.

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