Plett Cinema Fri 27 June – Thu 03 July 

Published: June 25th, 2014

the armstrong lieTHE ARMSTRONG LIE – PG – 124 MIN
Documentary
TOUR DE PLETT PREMIERE NIGHT – R100 FOOD AND DRINKS INCL:
Saturday 19h00 (Food and Drinks) – 20h00 (Movie starts)

Daily: 15h20 20h00

In 2009 Alex Gibney was hired to make a film about Lance Armstrong’s comeback to cycling. The project was shelved when the doping scandal erupted, and re-opened after Armstrong’s confession. This film picks up in 2013 and presents a riveting, insider’s view of the unravelling of one of the most extraordinary stories in the history of sports. As Lance Armstrong himself says: “I didn’t live a lot of lies, but I lived one big one.”


movie-300-rise-empire300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE – NPU 16– 103 MIN
Action, Drama
Daily: 11h00 17h50

This prequel/sequel to 300 is made in the same graphic style and has plenty of blood and violence. We take a look at Xerxes’ backstory and how he built his massive army, as well as the Greeks’ attempt to move the battle offshore in the hope of beating the invading hordes.

Cast: Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey, Hans Matheson, Callan Mulvey, David Wenham, Rodrigo Santoro


movie-peabody-shermanMR PEABODY & SHERMAN – PG – 100 MIN
Adventure, Animation, Family, Comedy
Daily: 11h00 13h30

Based on characters from an old television series, we meet Mr. Peabody, an over-achieving dog, who adopts a little boy. When said boy tries to impress a pretty girl with dad’s time machine, they end up damaging the space-time continuum, meaning the three of them need to head back into the past to repair the damage before it’s too late.

Voices of Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Lauri Fraser, Guillaume Aretos, Patrice A. Musick, Ariel Winter, Karan Brar, Joshua Rush


movie-one-chanceONE CHANCE – PG 9 – 102 MIN
Comedy, Drama, On the Art Circuit
Daily: 18h00

Before there was Susan Boyle, there was Paul Potts. A shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an opera singer by night, he managed to get onto the Britain’s Got Talent TV show, where he wowed everyone before going on to win.

Cast: James Corden, Alexandra Roach, Julie Walters, Colm Meaney, Mackenzie Crook, Valeria Bilello


movie-grand-budapest-hotelTHE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL – NPU 13 – 100 MIN
Comedy, Drama, On the Art Circuit
Daily: 13h10

Wes Anderson is back with a very quirky storyline, that won high praise at the Berlin Film Festival and is doing remarkable business at US venues. The film recounts the adventures of M. Gustave, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune, all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing continent.

Cast: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric


movie-walk-of-shameWALK OF SHAME – NPU 13 – 95 MIN
Comedy, Female interest
Daily: 16h00 20h00

A pretty young female reporter’s dream of becoming a news anchor is compromised after a one-night stand leaves her stranded in downtown Los Angeles. without a phone, car, ID or money and only 8 hours to make it to the most important job interview of her life.

Cast: Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden, Gillian Jacobs, Sarah Wright, Ethan Suplee, Bill Burr