Saturday, 30 April 2011

Weekend TV Top 10: 29-04-2011



Hello and welcome to our weekly series where we highlight the best films to watch over the weekend. The Royal Wedding of William and Kate got in the way yesterday but Saturday and Sunday still offer some enjoyable uses of your time. See what films are on offer, after the jump.
This top ten list is by order of appearance rather than ranking and therefore the number 1 film is not necessarily better than the number 10 film and vice versa. It is also skewed favourably towards classic films and South African/African films.

1. Mulan (1998). Directors: Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook. Starring: Ming-Na, Eddie Murphy and B.D. Wong. M-Net - Saturday - 07:00.

2. Red Dust(2004). Director: Tom Hooper. Starring: Jamie Bartlett, Hilary Swank, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Hlomla Dandala and Ian Roberts. Mzansi Magic - Saturday - 14:30.

3. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004). Director: Michel Gondry. Starring: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood and Tom Wilkinson.
M-Net Stars - Saturday - 17:30.

4. Bugsy (1991). Director: Barry Levinson. Starring:
Stars:Warren Beatty, Annette Bening and Harvey Keitel. TCM - Saturday - 21:00.

5. Precious (2009). Director: Lee Daniels. Starring: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Mariah Carey and Paula Patton. M-Net - Saturday - 21:05.

6. Crazy Heart (2009). Director: Scott Cooper. Starring: Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Colin Farrell M-Net Movies 1 - Sunday - 12:55.

7. The Blind Side (2009). Director: John Lee Hancock. Starring: Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw. M-Net and M-Net HD - Sunday - 20:05.

8. Entrapment (1999). Director: Jon Amiel. Starring: Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Will Patton and Ving Rhames. M-Net Action - Sunday - 22:00.

9. Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958). Director: Richard Brooks. Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman and Burl Ives. TCM - Sunday - 22:45.

10. Schindler's List (1993). Director: Stephen Spielberg. Starring: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley and Embeth Davidtz Action - Sunday - 04:00.

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