{"id":99626,"date":"2016-07-26T12:53:53","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T10:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=99626"},"modified":"2016-07-26T12:54:43","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T10:54:43","slug":"the-biggest-movie-releases-in-south-africa-this-week-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/99626-the-biggest-movie-releases-in-south-africa-this-week-6","title":{"rendered":"The biggest movie releases in South Africa this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a quiet couple of weeks we are beginning to see the return of the winter\u00a0blockbusters releasing in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>With a cold snap affecting most of the country, we suggest you wrap up warm and check out the biggest movie releases in South Africa this week:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Ghostbusters<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Age restriction: <\/strong>PG<\/p>\n<p><strong>Run time: <\/strong>116 min<\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring:\u00a0<\/strong>Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Paul Feig<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two authors, Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, co-write a book suggesting that ghosts are real.<\/p>\n<p>Years later, after Gilbert is laughed out of a prestigious teaching position at a university, she forms the &#8216;Ghostbusters&#8217; with her co-author, a nuclear engineer and a subway worker in order to save the world when ghosts invade Manhattan&#8230; and stop a powerful demon named Rowan.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w3ugHP-yZXw\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Jason Bourne<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Age restriction: <\/strong>13 V<\/p>\n<p><strong>Run time: <\/strong>123 min<\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring:\u00a0<\/strong>Alicia Vikander, Julia Stiles, Matt Damon<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directed by:\u00a0<\/strong>Paul Greengrass<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jason Bourne, the CIA&#8217;s most lethal former operative who went underground, is drawn out of the shadows.<\/p>\n<p>Several years after his mysterious disappearance, the trained killer now completely aware of who he is, wrestles with the consequences of his identity as he tracks down a colleague and starts to uncover hidden truths about his past.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F4gJsKZvqE4\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Wonder Boy for President<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Age restriction: <\/strong>13 L<\/p>\n<p><strong>Run time: <\/strong>91 min<\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring:\u00a0<\/strong>Kagiso Lediga, Lara Lipschitz, Madlingozi, Thishiwe Ziqubu, Tony Miyambo, Zabalaza Mchunu<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directed by: <\/strong>John Barker<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wonder Boy for President tells a story of Wonder Boy, a charismatic and authoritative young man from the Eastern Cape, who is coerced into running for president by two dubious and corrupt characters.<\/p>\n<p>Their aim is to mould him into a great politician and manufacture his downfall at the right time, for the right price.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I_rOi__HzYE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Nobody&#8217;s Died Laughing: A Journey with Pieter-Dirk Uys<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Age restriction: <\/strong>PG L<\/p>\n<p><strong>Run time:<\/strong>\u00a0 97 min<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directed by:\u00a0<\/strong>Willem Oelofsen<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Nobody\u2019s Died Laughing a film crew tries to keep up with one of the hardest working artists in South Africa on a journey from Cape Town, Johannesburg, Grahamstown, Stellenbosch to London, Berlin and his home in Darling.<\/p>\n<p>The film takes a closer look at the man behind all the famous characters, the humanitarian and his educational AIDS awareness work for which he has received international acclaim.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6zbG9jzckkM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Captain Fantastic<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Age restriction: <\/strong>13 L<\/p>\n<p><strong>Run time: <\/strong>118 min<\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Viggo Mortensen, George Mackay, Samantha Isler<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Ma<strong>tt Ross<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A father&#8217;s idea of what it means to be a parent is challenged when he&#8217;s forced to bring his forest-dwelling family into the real world.<\/p>\n<p>The concept of &#8216;family&#8217; and &#8216;freedom&#8217; are put to the test after leaving the self-made paradise deep within the Pacific Northwest, where he raised his six kids through rigorous physical and intellectual education.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D1kH4OMIOMc\" 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 8 biggest tips and tricks for Pokemon GO\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/nintendo\/99152-10-tips-and-tricks-for-pokemon-go.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">The 8 biggest tips and tricks for Pokemon GO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Should game developers care if you have fun or not?\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/99436-should-game-developers-care-if-you-have-fun-or-not.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Should game developers care if you have fun or not?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to These are the Pokemon no one has caught yet in Pokemon GO\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/nintendo\/99464-these-are-the-pokemon-no-one-has-caught-yet-in-pokemon-go.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">These are the Pokemon no one has caught yet in Pokemon GO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out what blockbusters are hitting the big-screen this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":234,"featured_media":99630,"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":[9,20],"tags":[279,1087,14630,819],"class_list":["post-99626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-features","tag-movie","tag-nu-metro","tag-releases","tag-ster-kinekor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99626","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=99626"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99640,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99626\/revisions\/99640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}