{"id":92459,"date":"2016-05-17T12:58:32","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T10:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=92459"},"modified":"2016-05-17T12:59:42","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T10:59:42","slug":"biggest-movie-releases-in-south-africa-this-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/92459-biggest-movie-releases-in-south-africa-this-week-2","title":{"rendered":"Biggest movie releases in South Africa this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s getting colder all across the country, which is a perfect reason to stay inside for the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily this week&#8217;s movie releases have got you covered, so grab that hot, buttery popcorn, your favourite drink, and someone to cozy up with as we check out the biggest movies you can watch in South Africa this week:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">X-MEN: Apocalypse<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Age restriction: <\/strong>13V<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Run time: <\/strong>143min<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring: <\/strong>Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Olivia Munn<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Bryan Singer<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant, emerges after thousands of years to recruit mutants, including Magneto, in an attempt to purge the Earth and establish a new world order.<\/p>\n<p>Now mankind&#8217;s only hope of survival is Raven, Professor X and the team of young X-Men tasked with defeating the immortal and invincible nemesis before he reigns supreme.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jer8XjMrUB4\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Before I Wake<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Age Restriction:<\/strong> 13V<\/p>\n<p><strong>Running time:<\/strong> 97min<\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring:<\/strong> Kate Bosworth,\u00a0 Jacob Tremblay,\u00a0 Thomas Jane<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directed By:<\/strong> Mike Flanagan<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:\u00a0<\/strong>In this intense and heart pounding supernatural thriller, Jessie (Kate Bosworth) and Mark (Thomas Jane) decide to take in a sweet and loving 8-year-old boy, Cody. Unbeknownst to them, Cody is terrified of falling asleep.<\/p>\n<p>At first, they assume his previous unstable homes caused his aversion to sleep, but soon discover why: Cody&#8217;s dreams manifest in reality as he sleeps. In one moment they experience the incredible wonder of Cody&#8217;s imagination, and in the next, the horrific nature of his night terrors.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ho2Z0LtXsbY\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Sing Street<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Age Restriction<\/strong>: 13LD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Running time:<\/strong> 105min<\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring:<\/strong> Ferdia Walsh-Peelo,\u00a0 Aidan Gillen,\u00a0 Maria Doyle Kennedy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directed By:<\/strong> John Carney<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C_YqJ_aimkM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The Man Who Knew Infinity<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Age Restriction<\/strong>: PG10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Running time: <\/strong>108<strong>min<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring:\u00a0<\/strong>Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Toby Jones<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directed By:\u00a0<\/strong>Matt Brown<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:\u00a0<\/strong>The true story of Srinivasa Ramanuan Iyengar, a self-taught mathematics genius, who after growing up poor in Madras, India traveled to Cambridge University, where he was admitted during World War I.<\/p>\n<p>It was there that he studied under his mentor, the eccentric professor G.H. Hardy, and became a pioneer in mathematical theories against all odds.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oXGm9Vlfx4w\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to The fight for the heart and soul of competitive gaming in South Africa\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/92331-the-fight-for-the-heart-and-soul-of-competitive-gaming-in-south-africa.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">The fight for the heart and soul of competitive gaming in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Nvidia\u2019s new Ansel software will revolutionise gaming\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/91797-nvidias-new-ansel-software-will-revolutionise-gaming.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Nvidia\u2019s new Ansel software will revolutionise gaming<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to This may be the worst performing game of the generation\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/90506-this-may-be-the-worst-performing-game-of-the-generation.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">This may be the worst performing game of the generation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out this week&#8217;s biggest movie releases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":234,"featured_media":92463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[279,1087,143,819],"class_list":["post-92459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-movie","tag-nu-metro","tag-release","tag-ster-kinekor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/234"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92459"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92519,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92459\/revisions\/92519"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}