TRAILERS: What to watch on the big screen this weekend
These movies will hit the big screen this weekend (October 23).
Paranormal activity: Ghost dimension
Horror
Starring: Katie Featherston, Chris J. Murray, Brit Shaw and Ivy George
After they discover a video camera in their garage, strange events start plaguing a family in their new home. With young Leila being targeted by supernatural forces, father Ryan must find a way to protect his daughter before it is too late.
Burnt
Comedy
Starring: Emma Thompson, Sienna Miller, Bradley Cooper, Jamie Dornan, Omar Sy and Uma Thurman
Chef Adam Jones had it all – and lost it. A two-star Michelin rock star with the bad habits to match, the former ‘enfant terrible’ of the Paris restaurant scene, only ever cared about the thrill of creating taste explosions. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant hoping to gain that elusive third Michelin star. However, he will need the best of the best on his side, including the beautiful Helene, in this film about the love of food, the love between two people, and the power of second chances.
Dis ek, Anna
Drama, Afrikaans
Starring: Marius Weyers, Nicola Hanekom, Morne Visser, Izel Bezuidenhout and Charlene Brouwer
On a wet and stormy night, successful Bloemfontein businessman, Danie du Toit, is awakened by the ringing of the front doorbell. Half asleep, he stumbles down the passage, switches on the porch light and opens the front door. He sees a slim, rain-drenched figure with her back turned towards him. She turns and he is taken aback when he recognises her face as that of his step-daughter who he has not seen in years. “It’s me, Anna,” she says coldly, her voice filled with hatred. Then she raises a pistol. Afrikaans with English subtitles
Molly Moon: The incredible world of hypnotism
Fantasy, Drama
Starring: Emily Watson, Anne-Marie Duff, Dominic Monaghan, Lesley Manville and Celia Imrie
Based on the best-selling book, this is the story of a young orphan girl, Molly Moon, who comes across a book Hypnotism, An Ancient Art. Learning its lessons, she hypnotises her way to stardom in London and becomes rich and famous. But, little does she know that an unscrupulous man is hot on her heels to get her book. He tracks her to London, kidnaps her dog, Petula, and blackmails Molly. In order to get her dog back, she must rob Shorings Bank of all its jewels! And then, she must find the friends she lost on her hypnotic journey.
The diary of a teenage girl
Romance, Drama
Starring: Kristen Wiig, Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgård and Christopher Maloni
Like most teenage girls, Minnie Goetze is longing for love, acceptance and a sense of purpose in the world. Living in San Francisco in the 1970s, Minnie begins a complex love affair with her mother’s boyfriend, “the handsomest man in the world”, Monroe Rutherford. What follows is a sharp, funny and provocative account of one girl’s sexual and artistic awakening, without judgement.
The Jakes are missing
Drama
Starring: Craig Palm, Jody Abrahams, Dirk Stoltz, Mampho Brescia, Pope Jerrod and Nomzamo Mbatho
One night, while supposedly being grounded, teenager Simon Jakes sneaks out to a music event that could possibly change his career forever. Instead, he becomes the witness to a murder and escapes the crime scene with the one thing the criminals are willing to kill for. The event sends Simon and his parents on a journey where they rediscover what it means to love each other.