MUST-SEE MOVIES

FOOTLOOSE
Starring Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough and Dennis Quaid
Director Craig Brewer
The story A remake of the 1984 classic. A young man is sent to live in a small town and must adjust to the different culture. Luckily for him, there’s an underground dance scene to keep him occupied.
Check it out for great music and even better moves.

THE SITTER
Starring Jonah Hill, Ari Graynor and Sam Rockwell
Director David Gordon Green
The story A college student, who also happens to be the world’s worst babysitter, finds himself taking care of three naughty children during a wild night in New York.
Check it out because the idea of Jonah Hill looking after anything is hilar ious.

THE DARKEST HOUR
Starring Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby and Max Minghella
Director Chris Gorak
The stor y Five young people fight to survive an alien attack in the heart of Moscow.
Check it out for the tantalising 3D effects.

SASSY SOUNDS

HOUSE AVENUE 6 – GLENZITO
Listen to this for the best house beats from the popular Metro FM drive-time DJ.
What’s it like? Soulful house music with featured vocalists.
Hot tracks ‘Black Paint’ and ‘Trust is Gone’

I AM THE CLUB ROCKER – INNA
Listen to this for a sample of the Romanian sensation blazing up European charts.
What’s it like? Underground club anthems with a unique dance undertone.
Hot tracks You can move to all of them!

PASSPORT – PASCAL & PEARCE
Listen to this local DJ duo to hear their collaborations with Goldfish, Flash Republic, Zebra & Giraffe and GoodLuck.
What’s it like? Electro-house music with vocals.
Hot track ‘Paper Skies’

DYNAMITE DVD

THE BREAK-UP ARTIST
Starring Amanda Crew, Ryan Kennedy and Moneca Delain
Director Steve Woo
The story A woman whose career involves breaking up couples for a living must reassess her work after she finds herself tangled in a web of deceit.
Buy or rent it for a lighthearted night in.
Genre Romcom

RATED READ

JANE
By April Lindner
(Hachette)
The story After her parents pass away, 19-year-old Jane is forced to drop out of university and become a nanny at the home of a famous rock star. Pick it up because it’s an adaptation of the Charlotte Brontë classic.

TV TALK

TERRA NOVA
The most expensive TV show ever produced, Terra Nova starts off in the year 2149. The Earth is dying because of pollution and overcrowding, so mankind invents a time machine that opens a portal to the past – 85 million years ago, give or take. Carefully selected families are chosen to travel back to the prehistoric era to start again. The new colony is called Terra Nova, and while it looks like paradise, it has many secrets. Trivia Terra Nova is set before the Jurassic era, because Steven Spielberg wanted to feature dinosaurs no one had seen in Jurassic Park.
Terra Nova starts Wednesday 25 January at 7:30 pm on M-Net, DStv 101.

FALCON BEACH
It’s back to the beach for the drama-filled second season. How will Jason Tanner react when the love of his life returns to Falcon Beach for the summer? In addition, the group’s rich friend Lane is plotting to take over the Tanner marina to create a beach-side Bradshaw resort, but Jason is going to do everything in his power to stop him. What risks will he take to protect his mom’s business and the town? Then there’s the new girl, Courtney True, who shows up under mysterious circumstances. Meanwhile, expect lots of partying with the Strawberry Social, the talent night at Sunset Bar and the annual scavenger hunt. Trivia The show was filmed on the shores of Lake Winnipeg in Canada.
Catch Falcon Beach Wednesdays at 7 pm on Top One, TopTV 150.

UNNATURAL HISTORY
Action, adventure, drama and fun seem to follow Henry Griffin in this drama series. You see, Henry’s parents are anthropologists who have lived all over the world. Now, as a teenager, he’s sent to Washington to go to a very strange new high school: Smithson. It’s situated inside a natural history museum full of unexplained and exotic artefacts. Although these might be dangerous, they’re nothing compared to the suspicious adults roaming around. Luckily Henry has some help in his friends Jasper and Maggie. Get ready for everything from mummies to extinct insects as the group try to find out what’s really going on. Trivia The premiere of Unnatural History was watched by about 1.39 million viewers in the States.
Catch Unnatural History, Wednesdays at 7:30 pm on M-Net Series, DStv 110.