{"id":95769,"date":"2016-06-21T13:04:37","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T11:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=95769"},"modified":"2016-06-21T13:05:40","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T11:05:40","slug":"the-biggest-movie-releases-in-south-africa-this-week-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/95769-the-biggest-movie-releases-in-south-africa-this-week-4","title":{"rendered":"The biggest movie releases in South Africa this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a busy couple of weeks including E3 and some of the coldest weather of the year, things have strarted to settle down again at the MyGaming office.<\/p>\n<p>This is also reflected in this week&#8217;s quieter release schedule, but that shouldn&#8217;t stop you from enjoy a great mixture of science-fiction, historical drama and hysterical comedy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out this week\u2019s biggest movie releases below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Independence\u00a0Day: Resurgence<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Age restriction: <\/strong>PG <strong>&#8211; <\/strong>13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Run time: <\/strong>120 minutes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring:\u00a0<\/strong>Joey King, Liam Hemsworth, William Fichtner<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directed by:\u00a0<\/strong>Roland Emmerich<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two decades after the first invasion, the nations of Earth have united to build a new global defence system based on recovered alien technology.<\/p>\n<p>Now faced with another unprecedented extrasolar threat, mankind&#8217;s new space defence is put to the test, relying on a new generation of brave men and women to protect our world from extinction.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NCe_JshWOZ0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Central Intelligence<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Age restriction: <\/strong>PG-13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Run time: <\/strong>114 minutes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring:\u00a0<\/strong>Aaron Paul,\u00a0 Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directed by:\u00a0<\/strong>Rawson Marshall Thurber<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A good-natured accountant reconnects with a former schoolmate on Facebook, who turns out to be a lethal CIA agent.<\/p>\n<p>From a nostalgic back-slapping reunion recounting awkward school day memories, the unlikely buddy team are catapulted into a top secret case, which involves shootouts, double-crosses and international espionage.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MxEw3elSJ8M\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>The Keeping Room<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Age restriction: <\/strong>TBA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Run time: <\/strong>95 minutes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring:\u00a0<\/strong>Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld, Sam Worthington<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directed by:\u00a0<\/strong>Daniel Barber<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Southern woman retreats to an isolated farmhouse after narrowly escaping an attempted assault from two rogue Union Army soldiers in the waning days of the Civil War.<\/p>\n<p>Left to fend for themselves, a trio of women including her sister and a slave, are forced to take up arms and barricade their home from the revenge-fueled attackers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0LCgZ9AzwaM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>I Saw the Light<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Age restriction: <\/strong>16<\/p>\n<p><strong>Run time: <\/strong>123 minutes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring:\u00a0<\/strong>Elizabeth Olsen, Maddie Hasson, Tom Hiddleston<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directed by:\u00a0<\/strong>Marc Abraham<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The story of the country-western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music.<\/p>\n<p>The film chronicles his rise to fame and its tragic effect on his health and personal life.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lp-zwtB_ejQ\" 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 This is why Nigerian email scammers say they are from Nigeria\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/95543-this-is-why-nigerian-email-scammers-say-they-are-from-nigeria.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">This is why Nigerian email scammers say they are from Nigeria<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Intel\u2019s new processors have a secret CPU 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