Movie Festival, Movie Room, channel 113, schedule line up for January 2023

As we ease into 2023, Movie Room on DStv channel 113 has the best weekly blockbusters with memorable cinema classics for a January Movie Festival.

Movie festival features local films; as well as something for fans of Will Smith, John Travolta and Nicolas Cage in their film classics such as Enemy of the State, Face Off, and The Rock.

Whether you are in the mood for action, romance or comedy, this festival has got you covered for some couch time.

Local Movie Festival

Late Bloomer

Saturday, 14 January, 20h00

A woman for whom nothing is permanent – not jobs, relationships or even living arrangement. Not only must she confront the choices she’s made, but she also needs to contend with her changing body.

2021

Comedy, Romance, Drama

Starring: Nicole Fortuin, Danny Ross and Monique Rockman

One Night Kwa Mxolisi

Saturday, 21 January, 20h00

When a once semi-successful rugby player opens a new restaurant, his friends come to celebrate his success. But after one too many vodkas and a few too many truth-bombs, illusions are shattered and friendships are tested.

2021

Comedy, Drama

Starring: Buhle Samuels, Linda Mtoba, Motlatsi Mafatshe, Fulu Mugovhani, Nyaniso Dzedze and Donovan Goliath

Beyond the River

Saturday, 28 January, 20h00

Inspired by the true story of Siseko Ntondini and Piers Cruickshanks, who together won gold in the 2014 Dusi Canoe Marathon, "Beyond the River" delivers a nail-biting adventure story about the triumph of the human spirit.

2017

Adventure, Drama

Starring: Lebogang Tsipa,

Will Smith

ALI

Sunday, 15 January, 18h00

A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974. Cassius Clay, a young boxer, wins his debut championship and goes on to reach new heights of fame through his conversion to Islam, his refusal to fight in Vietnam and other controversial actions.

2001

Biography, Drama

Starring: Will Smith, Jamie Foxx and Jon Voight

Enemy of the State

Sunday, 15 January, 20h00

A videotape containing footage of congressman Phil Hammersley's murder is planted on a lawyer, Robert Dean. Government operatives, who are trying to retrieve the evidence, target him.

1998

Action, Thriller

Starring: Will Smith and Gene Hackman

John Travolta

Phenomenon

Sunday, 22 January, 18h00

When a simple mechanic turns into a genius overnight after a strange incident, he decides to put his brains to good use. But everyone around him suddenly starts growing wary of him.

1996

Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Starring: John Travolta, Syra Sedgwick and Forest Whitaker

Wild Hog

Sunday, 22 January, 20h00

Four middle-aged friends decide to rev up their routine lives with a freewheeling road trip, but after a run in with a Mexican motorcycle mob, they are less than eager.

2007

Action, Adventure, Comedy

Starring: John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and Tim Allen

Broken Arrow

Sunday, 22 January, 22h00

Major Vic Deakins holds the US government to ransom by stealing a nuclear warhead and threatening to detonate it in a major city. His co-pilot and a park ranger attempt to thwart his plans.

1996

Action, Adventure, Thriller

Starring: John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis

Nicolas Cage

Face/Off

Sunday, 29 January, 20h00

To foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery to assume the identity of the criminal mastermind who murdered his only son, but the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.

1997

Action, Crime, Sci-fi

Starring: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage and Joan Allen

Gone in 60 seconds

Sunday, 29 January, 22h00

Memphis Raines, a former prisoner, returns to the crime world to save Kip's life when he learns that his brother faces threat from gangster Raymond Calitri.

2000

Action, Crime, Thriller

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie and Giovanni Ribisi

The Rock

Sunday, 29 January, 00h00

A dishonest Brigadier General Frank Hummel threatens the government to launch rockets on the city of San Francisco. However, a mild-mannered chemist and an ex-convict team up to stop the general.

1996

Action, Adventure, Thriller

Starring: Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage and Ed Harris