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Movie Festival, Movie Room, channel 113, schedule line up for January 2023
As we ease into 2023, Movie Room on DStv channel 113 has the best weekly blockbusters with memorable cinema classics for a January Movie Festival.
Movie festival features local films; as well as something for fans of Will Smith, John Travolta and Nicolas Cage in their film classics such as Enemy of the State, Face Off, and The Rock.
Whether you are in the mood for action, romance or comedy, this festival has got you covered for some couch time.
Local Movie Festival
Late Bloomer
Saturday, 14 January, 20h00
A woman for whom nothing is permanent – not jobs, relationships or even living arrangement. Not only must she confront the choices she’s made, but she also needs to contend with her changing body.
2021
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Starring: Nicole Fortuin, Danny Ross and Monique Rockman
One Night Kwa Mxolisi
Saturday, 21 January, 20h00
When a once semi-successful rugby player opens a new restaurant, his friends come to celebrate his success. But after one too many vodkas and a few too many truth-bombs, illusions are shattered and friendships are tested.
2021
Comedy, Drama
Starring: Buhle Samuels, Linda Mtoba, Motlatsi Mafatshe, Fulu Mugovhani, Nyaniso Dzedze and Donovan Goliath
Beyond the River
Saturday, 28 January, 20h00
Inspired by the true story of Siseko Ntondini and Piers Cruickshanks, who together won gold in the 2014 Dusi Canoe Marathon, "Beyond the River" delivers a nail-biting adventure story about the triumph of the human spirit.
2017
Adventure, Drama
Starring: Lebogang Tsipa,
Will Smith
ALI
Sunday, 15 January, 18h00
A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974. Cassius Clay, a young boxer, wins his debut championship and goes on to reach new heights of fame through his conversion to Islam, his refusal to fight in Vietnam and other controversial actions.
2001
Biography, Drama
Starring: Will Smith, Jamie Foxx and Jon Voight
Enemy of the State
Sunday, 15 January, 20h00
A videotape containing footage of congressman Phil Hammersley's murder is planted on a lawyer, Robert Dean. Government operatives, who are trying to retrieve the evidence, target him.
1998
Action, Thriller
Starring: Will Smith and Gene Hackman
John Travolta
Phenomenon
Sunday, 22 January, 18h00
When a simple mechanic turns into a genius overnight after a strange incident, he decides to put his brains to good use. But everyone around him suddenly starts growing wary of him.
1996
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Starring: John Travolta, Syra Sedgwick and Forest Whitaker
Wild Hog
Sunday, 22 January, 20h00
Four middle-aged friends decide to rev up their routine lives with a freewheeling road trip, but after a run in with a Mexican motorcycle mob, they are less than eager.
2007
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Starring: John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and Tim Allen
Broken Arrow
Sunday, 22 January, 22h00
Major Vic Deakins holds the US government to ransom by stealing a nuclear warhead and threatening to detonate it in a major city. His co-pilot and a park ranger attempt to thwart his plans.
1996
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Starring: John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis
Nicolas Cage
Face/Off
Sunday, 29 January, 20h00
To foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery to assume the identity of the criminal mastermind who murdered his only son, but the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.
1997
Action, Crime, Sci-fi
Starring: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage and Joan Allen
Gone in 60 seconds
Sunday, 29 January, 22h00
Memphis Raines, a former prisoner, returns to the crime world to save Kip's life when he learns that his brother faces threat from gangster Raymond Calitri.
2000
Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie and Giovanni Ribisi
The Rock
Sunday, 29 January, 00h00
A dishonest Brigadier General Frank Hummel threatens the government to launch rockets on the city of San Francisco. However, a mild-mannered chemist and an ex-convict team up to stop the general.
1996
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Starring: Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage and Ed Harris