The Moviesite Updates, 18 May 2012
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Ian Douglas
May 18, 2012, 7:03:07 AM5/18/12
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hi
It's Bombs Away at the cinemas this week, with one of the new releases
having the distinction of being the worst movie on circuit, and another
being 5th worst. Luckily the arthouse release is better.
But never fear, there's still good stuff showing, including The Avengers,
which is rewriting the record books, particularly in the USA:
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=avengers11.htm
There's previews next week for Zac Efron's The Lucky One, see the previews
page and remember to book.
Lastly, on a non-movie note, I have some baby Angora rabbits for sale @R100 each.
Please contact me if interested ... Cape Town only though. Not going to
mail them anywhere :-)
M O V I E S
Released 18 May 2012
* The Son of No One (16 LV)
* Wuthering Heights (16 LV)
* One For the Money (13 LV)
http://www.moviesite.co.za/new.htm
SA Top Tens (commercial, nouveau, best and worst movies on circuit)
http://www.moviesite.co.za/topten.htm
Added US Top Ten. The other industry news on this page is
updated daily.
http://www.moviesite.co.za/news/newsitem.htm
Showtimes (all Ster-Kinekor, NuMetro, MovieZone, CineCentre,
Woodlands, and Labia cinemas, and SK and Menlyn Park drive-ins.)
http://www.moviesite.co.za/where.htm
Forthcoming attractions for 25 May
http://www.moviesite.co.za/4thcome.htm
Updated the pic and quote on the home page
http://www.moviesite.co.za/
This Week's pinup
http://www.moviesite.co.za/pinup.html (for the guys)
Pick of the Week
http://www.moviesite.co.za/pick.htm
All the previews. Remember to check with the cinema first.
http://www.moviesite.co.za/where/previews.htm
List of all movies showing
http://www.moviesite.co.za/reviews.htm
Same list sorted by Age Restriction
http://www.moviesite.co.za/showingbyage.htm
Top Ten and Worst Ten Movies by Critical Rating
http://www.moviesite.co.za/topten.htm
DVDs and BluRays:
Titles and details up later at
http://www.moviesite.co.za/videos/new.htm
(The Film and Publications Board have finally fixed their site so
the DVD section can be brought up to date now)
Remember you can support the site by reading the ads... :-)
Cheers, Ian
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Secret Service scandal was discovered when a disagreement on how much a
prostitute wanted for her services came to light.
She wanted $800.00.
The Secret Service Agent offered $30.00.
How ironic is it that the only person in Washington willing to cut spending
gets fired?
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Two bone weary public servants were working their little hearts and souls
out. Their department was just too busy for staff to be able take a flex.
But there had to be a way. One of the two public servants suddenly lifted
his head, "I know how to get some time off work", the man whispered.
"How?", hissed the blonde at the next workstation.
Instead of answering, the man quickly looked around. No sign of his
Director. He jumped up on his desk, kicked out a couple of ceiling tiles
and hoisted himself up.
"Look!", he hissed, then swinging his legs over a metal pipe,
hung upside down.
Within seconds, the Director emerged from the Branch Head's office at the
far end of the floor. He saw the worker hanging from the ceiling, and
asked him what on earth he thought he was doing.
"I'm a light bulb", answered the public servant.
"I think you need some time off", barked the Director. "Get out of here -
that's an order - and I don't want to see you back here for at least
another two days! You understand me?"
"Yes sir", the public servant answered meekly, then jumped down, logged
off his computer and left.
The blonde was hot on his heels.
"Where do you think you're going?," the boss asked.
"Home", she said lightly, "I can't work in the dark".
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Keep this in mind the next time you either hear or are about to repeat a
rumour! In ancient Greece (469 -399 BC), Socrates was well known for his
wisdom. One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance who said
excitedly, "Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your
students?"
Wait a moment," Socrates replied. "Before telling me anything I'd like you
to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test.
"Triple filter?"
"That's right," Socrates continued "Before you talk to me about my student,
it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to
say. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what
you are about to tell me is true?"
No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and ..."
"All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not.
Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are
about to tell me about my student something good?"
"No, on the contrary ..." .
"So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, but
you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the test though, because
there's one filter left: the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to
tell me about my student going to be useful to me?"
"No, not really."
"Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither true
nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?"
This is the reason Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high
esteem. It also explains why he never found out that Plato was banging
his wife.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Three handsome male dogs are walking down the street when they see a
beautiful, enticing, female Poodle. The three male dogs fall all over
themselves in an effort to be the one to reach her first, but end up
arriving in front of her at the same time. The males are speechless before
her beauty, slobbering on themselves and hoping for just a glance from her
in return. Aware of her charms and her obvious effect on the three suitors,
she decides to be kind and tells them "The first one who can use the words
"liver" and "cheese" together in an imaginative, intelligent sentence can
go out with me."
The sturdy, muscular black Lab speaks up quickly and says "I love liver and
cheese." "Oh, how childish," said the Poodle. "That shows no imagination or
intelligence whatsoever."
She turned to the tall, shiny Golden Retriever and said "How well can you
do?" "Um. I HATE liver and cheese," blurts the Golden Retriever. "My, my,"
said the Poodle. "I guess it's hopeless. That's just as dumb As the Lab's
sentence."
She then turns to the last of the three dogs and says, "How about you,
little guy?" The last of the three, tiny in stature but big in fame and
finesse, Is the Taco Bell Chihuahua. He gives her a smile, a sly wink,
turns to the Golden Retriever and the Lab and says.....
"Liver alone. Cheese mine."
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
As a little girl climbed onto Santa's lap, Santa asked the usual, "And what
would *you* like for Christmas, darling?"
The child stared at him open mouthed and horrified for a minute, then gasped
"Didn't you get my flipping e-mail?"
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A couple were walking down the street in St. Petersburg one night, when the
man felt a drop hit his nose. "I think it's raining," he said to his wife.
"No, that felt more like snow to me," she replied.
"No, I'm sure it was just rain," he said.
Well, as these things go, they were about to have a major argument about
whether it was raining or snowing. Just then they saw a minor communist
party official walking toward them.
"Let's not fight about it," the man said, "let's ask Comrade Rudolph
whether it's officially raining or snowing."
As the official approached, the man said, "Tell us, Comrade Rudolph, is it
officially raining or snowing?"
"It's raining, of course," he answered and walked on.
But the woman insisted: "I know that felt like snow!"
To which the man quietly replied: "Rudolph the Red knows rain, dear."
--
P.O. Box 484, Sanlamhof 7532, South Africa
The Moviesite at http://www.moviesite.co.za
South Africa's greatest movie site.
It's Bombs Away at the cinemas this week, with one of the new releases
having the distinction of being the worst movie on circuit, and another
being 5th worst. Luckily the arthouse release is better.
But never fear, there's still good stuff showing, including The Avengers,
which is rewriting the record books, particularly in the USA:
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=avengers11.htm
There's previews next week for Zac Efron's The Lucky One, see the previews
page and remember to book.
Lastly, on a non-movie note, I have some baby Angora rabbits for sale @R100 each.
Please contact me if interested ... Cape Town only though. Not going to
mail them anywhere :-)
M O V I E S
Released 18 May 2012
* The Son of No One (16 LV)
* Wuthering Heights (16 LV)
* One For the Money (13 LV)
http://www.moviesite.co.za/new.htm
SA Top Tens (commercial, nouveau, best and worst movies on circuit)
http://www.moviesite.co.za/topten.htm
Added US Top Ten. The other industry news on this page is
updated daily.
http://www.moviesite.co.za/news/newsitem.htm
Showtimes (all Ster-Kinekor, NuMetro, MovieZone, CineCentre,
Woodlands, and Labia cinemas, and SK and Menlyn Park drive-ins.)
http://www.moviesite.co.za/where.htm
Forthcoming attractions for 25 May
http://www.moviesite.co.za/4thcome.htm
Updated the pic and quote on the home page
http://www.moviesite.co.za/
This Week's pinup
http://www.moviesite.co.za/pinup.html (for the guys)
Pick of the Week
http://www.moviesite.co.za/pick.htm
All the previews. Remember to check with the cinema first.
http://www.moviesite.co.za/where/previews.htm
List of all movies showing
http://www.moviesite.co.za/reviews.htm
Same list sorted by Age Restriction
http://www.moviesite.co.za/showingbyage.htm
Top Ten and Worst Ten Movies by Critical Rating
http://www.moviesite.co.za/topten.htm
DVDs and BluRays:
Titles and details up later at
http://www.moviesite.co.za/videos/new.htm
(The Film and Publications Board have finally fixed their site so
the DVD section can be brought up to date now)
Remember you can support the site by reading the ads... :-)
Cheers, Ian
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Secret Service scandal was discovered when a disagreement on how much a
prostitute wanted for her services came to light.
She wanted $800.00.
The Secret Service Agent offered $30.00.
How ironic is it that the only person in Washington willing to cut spending
gets fired?
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Two bone weary public servants were working their little hearts and souls
out. Their department was just too busy for staff to be able take a flex.
But there had to be a way. One of the two public servants suddenly lifted
his head, "I know how to get some time off work", the man whispered.
"How?", hissed the blonde at the next workstation.
Instead of answering, the man quickly looked around. No sign of his
Director. He jumped up on his desk, kicked out a couple of ceiling tiles
and hoisted himself up.
"Look!", he hissed, then swinging his legs over a metal pipe,
hung upside down.
Within seconds, the Director emerged from the Branch Head's office at the
far end of the floor. He saw the worker hanging from the ceiling, and
asked him what on earth he thought he was doing.
"I'm a light bulb", answered the public servant.
"I think you need some time off", barked the Director. "Get out of here -
that's an order - and I don't want to see you back here for at least
another two days! You understand me?"
"Yes sir", the public servant answered meekly, then jumped down, logged
off his computer and left.
The blonde was hot on his heels.
"Where do you think you're going?," the boss asked.
"Home", she said lightly, "I can't work in the dark".
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Keep this in mind the next time you either hear or are about to repeat a
rumour! In ancient Greece (469 -399 BC), Socrates was well known for his
wisdom. One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance who said
excitedly, "Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your
students?"
Wait a moment," Socrates replied. "Before telling me anything I'd like you
to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test.
"Triple filter?"
"That's right," Socrates continued "Before you talk to me about my student,
it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to
say. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what
you are about to tell me is true?"
No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and ..."
"All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not.
Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are
about to tell me about my student something good?"
"No, on the contrary ..." .
"So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, but
you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the test though, because
there's one filter left: the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to
tell me about my student going to be useful to me?"
"No, not really."
"Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither true
nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?"
This is the reason Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high
esteem. It also explains why he never found out that Plato was banging
his wife.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Three handsome male dogs are walking down the street when they see a
beautiful, enticing, female Poodle. The three male dogs fall all over
themselves in an effort to be the one to reach her first, but end up
arriving in front of her at the same time. The males are speechless before
her beauty, slobbering on themselves and hoping for just a glance from her
in return. Aware of her charms and her obvious effect on the three suitors,
she decides to be kind and tells them "The first one who can use the words
"liver" and "cheese" together in an imaginative, intelligent sentence can
go out with me."
The sturdy, muscular black Lab speaks up quickly and says "I love liver and
cheese." "Oh, how childish," said the Poodle. "That shows no imagination or
intelligence whatsoever."
She turned to the tall, shiny Golden Retriever and said "How well can you
do?" "Um. I HATE liver and cheese," blurts the Golden Retriever. "My, my,"
said the Poodle. "I guess it's hopeless. That's just as dumb As the Lab's
sentence."
She then turns to the last of the three dogs and says, "How about you,
little guy?" The last of the three, tiny in stature but big in fame and
finesse, Is the Taco Bell Chihuahua. He gives her a smile, a sly wink,
turns to the Golden Retriever and the Lab and says.....
"Liver alone. Cheese mine."
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
As a little girl climbed onto Santa's lap, Santa asked the usual, "And what
would *you* like for Christmas, darling?"
The child stared at him open mouthed and horrified for a minute, then gasped
"Didn't you get my flipping e-mail?"
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A couple were walking down the street in St. Petersburg one night, when the
man felt a drop hit his nose. "I think it's raining," he said to his wife.
"No, that felt more like snow to me," she replied.
"No, I'm sure it was just rain," he said.
Well, as these things go, they were about to have a major argument about
whether it was raining or snowing. Just then they saw a minor communist
party official walking toward them.
"Let's not fight about it," the man said, "let's ask Comrade Rudolph
whether it's officially raining or snowing."
As the official approached, the man said, "Tell us, Comrade Rudolph, is it
officially raining or snowing?"
"It's raining, of course," he answered and walked on.
But the woman insisted: "I know that felt like snow!"
To which the man quietly replied: "Rudolph the Red knows rain, dear."
--
P.O. Box 484, Sanlamhof 7532, South Africa
The Moviesite at http://www.moviesite.co.za
South Africa's greatest movie site.
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