A-Z Movies

April 2017
A-Z Movies
Overboard
COMEDY 1987 Comedy (M as)
April 6, 13, 20, 24, 28
Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell.
When a snooty socialite falls from her
yacht and develops amnesia a grubby
carpenter convinces her they’re
married and takes her home to meet
their kids.
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Pacific Rim
ACTION 2013 Sci‐Fi/Fantasy (M v)
April 10, 13, 22, 24, 30
Charlie Hunnam, Charlie Day.
As war between mankind and
monstrous creatures begins, it’s up to
a former pilot and a trainee to drive a
seemingly obsolete special weapon in
a desperate effort to save the world.
Pal Joey
FOX CLASSICS 1957 Drama (PG)
April 10
Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra.
A woman-chasing night club
entertainer romances a wealthy
socialite into financing his own club.
He finds true love with a chorus girl
who reforms his using ways.
Pan
FAMILY 2015 Action/Adventure (PG)
April 26
Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund.
A mischievous 12-year-old orphan is
whisked away one night to a magical
world to fulfil his destiny – to save
Neverland and become the hero who
will forever be known as Peter Pan.
Paper Towns
ROMANCE 2015 Romance (M sv)
April 7, 13, 18, 26
Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne.
After taking him on an all-night
adventure, Quentin’s long time crush
suddenly disappears, leaving behind
cryptic clues for him to decipher.
Paradise
ROMANCE 2013 Comedy (PG)
April 16, 27
Julianne Hough, Holly Hunter.
After a nearly fatal accident,
21-year-old Lamb realises that the
world is much bigger than her small,
God-fearing Montana town. There’s
only one place for her first taste of
temptation – Las Vegas.
Paranoia
THRILLER 2013 Thriller/Suspense
(M lv)
April 16
Harrison Ford, Liam Hemsworth.
When he’s put in place to spy on his
boss’s old mentor, Adam enjoys the
perks but soon realises he’s only a
pawn in the corporate game and is
about to pay a dangerous price.
Paranormal Activity
THRILLER 2007 Horror (M al)
April 28
Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat.
When things begin to go bump in
the night, a married couple rig up
a camera to capture what happens
while they sleep.
Paranormal
Activity: The Ghost
Dimension
THRILLER 2015 Horror (M alv)
April 28
Chris J Murray, Brit Shaw.
After finding a mysterious camera that
can capture ghosts, Ryan sets it to
record his daughter who is behaving
strangely, only to discover an evil
entity with a sinister plan.
Parental Guidance
FAMILY 2012 Family (PG)
April 30
Billy Crystal, Bette Midler.
Old school grandparents agree to
babysit their three grandkids when
their type-A helicopter parents go
away for work.
Paris 05:59
WORLD MOVIES 2016 France
Drama (R 18+ als)
April 2
Dir. Olivier Ducastel & Jacques
Martineau, Geoffrey Couet, Francois
Nambot.
Twenty-something hotties Théo and
Hugo meet in a sex club in Paris,
and build a special connection while
hooking up.
Partisan
WORLD MOVIES 2015 Australia
Drama (MA 15+ av)
April 14
Dir. Ariel Kleiman, Vincent Cassel,
Jeremy Chabriel.
H = PREMIERE
Alexander, a boy raised in a
sequestered commune, finds his
increasing unwillingness to fall in line
puts him on a collision course with
Gregori, the society’s charismatic
leader.
Patient Killer
THRILLER 2014 Thriller/Suspense
(M av)
April 12
Victoria Pratt, Barbie Castro.
A therapist’s life begins to spiral out of
control as patients begin relapsing in
their progress and her loved ones find
themselves in harm’s way.
Snoopy And Charlie
Brown: The Movie
FAMILY 2015 Family
April 6, 12, 17, 23, 28
Noah Schnapp, Bill Melendez.
Snoopy embarks upon his greatest
adventure as he pursues his archnemesis,
while Charlie Brown begins
his own quest back home to win the
love of his life.
A Perfect Day
PREMIERE 2015 Drama (M al)
April 3, 12, 17, 19, 24
Benicio Del Toro, Tim Robbins.
When a body has been thrown into
a well, cutting off the water supply, a
group of aid workers must outsmart
UN bureaucrats, the military and local
criminals to solve the humanitarian
crisis.
A Perfect Getaway
THRILLER 2009 Thriller/Suspense
(MA 15+ v)
April 3
Milla Jovovich, Chris Hemsworth.
Cliff and Cydney are a young couple
celebrating their honeymoon in
Hawaii. But when the pair comes
across a frightened group, paradise
becomes hell on Earth as a brutal
battle for survival begins.
The Perfect Guy
THRILLER 2015 Thriller/Suspense
(M alsv)
April 9, 26
Sanaa Lathan, Michael Ealy.
After ending her relationship with a
man who can’t commit, Leah is swept
off her feet by a seemingly perfect
suitor, only to discover that he might
not be who she thought he was.
Perfect Match
PREMIERE 2015 Romance (PG)
April 6, 10, 16, 20, 23
Danica McKeller, Paul Greene.
Charlie is a playboy who’s convinced
that relationships are dead even
though his sister, a therapist, tries to
tell him otherwise.
Peter Pan
FAMILY 2003 Family (PG)
April 4, 10, 17, 22
Jeremy Sumpter, Rachel Hurd-Wood.
Wendy, John and Michael Darling
are whisked off to Neverland by the
youthful Peter Pan.
Peter Pan
FOXTEL MOVIES DISNEY 1953 Family
April 6, 11, 17, 22, 27
Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont.
After a visit from Peter Pan, the boy
who never grew up, Wendy and her
brothers follow him to Neverland
where war is raging with the evil
pirate, Captain Hook.
Phoenix
WORLD MOVIES 2014 Germany
Drama (M a)
April 9
Dir. Christian Petzold, Nina Hoss,
Ronald Zehrfeld.
A disfigured Holocaust survivor sets
out to determine if the man she loved
betrayed her trust.
The Pianist
MASTERPIECE 2002 Drama
(MA 15+ av)
April 19
Adrien Brody, Daniel Caltagirone.
The true story of brilliant pianist and
composer, Wladyslaw Szpilman, who
was the most acclaimed musician of
his time until his promising career was
interrupted by the onset of WWII.
The Piano
MASTERPIECE 1993 Drama (M lsv)
April 4, 24
Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel.
A mute Scottish woman arrives in
New Zealand with her daughter to
marry. Whilst communicating through
music, she attracts the admiration of a
retired sailor.
Picnic
FOX CLASSICS 1955 Drama (PG)
April 3
William Holden, Kim Novak.
Emotions are ignited amongst
the complacent townsfolk when a
handsome drifter arrives in a small
Kansas community on the morning of
the Labour Day picnic.
Pieces Of April
COMEDY 2003 Comedy (M al)
April 14, 19
Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson.
A look at a day in the life of a family
striving to create new memories while
making peace with old ones.
A Pigeon Sat On A
Branch Reflecting On
Existence
WORLD MOVIES 2014 Sweden
Comedy (M a)
April 7, 8
Dir. Roy Andersson, Nils Westblom,
Holger Andersson.
Sam and Jonathan, a pair of hapless
novelty salesmen, embark on a tour
of the human condition, in reality and
fantasy, that unfolds in a series of
absurdist episodes.
The Pillow Book
WORLD MOVIES 1996 UK
Drama (MA 15+ san)
April 15, 16
Dir. Peter Greenaway, Ewan
McGregor, Vivian Wu.
Childhood birthday rituals lead a
Japanese woman on a search of
discovery for sexual pleasures, new
cultural experiences and a lover.
Pinocchio
FOXTEL MOVIES DISNEY 1940 Family
April 5, 10, 15, 21, 27
Dickie Jones, Christian Rub.
Be transported to a wondrous fantasy
world where puppets come to life,
crickets talk and, under the right
circumstances, wishing upon a star
can make dreams come true.
Pirates Of The
Caribbean: The Curse Of
The Black Pearl
FOXTEL MOVIES DISNEY 2003
Family (M av)
April 8, 13, 18, 23, 28
Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom.
The swashbuckling adventures of
Captain Jack Sparrow, a charming
rogue whose life on the high seas
capsises when his nemesis, Captain
Barbossa, steals his ship.
Pixels
COMEDY 2015 Comedy (PG)
April 2, 10, 17, 21
Adam Sandler, Kevin James.
Intergalactic aliens discover video
feeds of classic arcade games and
misinterpret them as a declaration
of war.
Pixies
FAMILY 2015 Animation (PG)
April 10, 17, 22
Alexa PenaVega, Christopher
Plummer.
Joe Beck has lost the love of his life
thanks to a pixie’s curse and he now
needs to figure out how to get his girl
back, learn more about the mysterious
pixies and undo a bad deed he did
long ago!
Platoon
ACTION 1986 War/‌Western
(MA 15+ alv)
April 3, 9, 11, 21, 27
Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger.
A young, naive American quickly
discovers that he must do battle not
only with the Viet Cong, but also with
the gnawing fear, physical exhaustion
and intense anger growing within him.
Pocahontas
FOXTEL MOVIES DISNEY 1995 Family
April 12, 13, 18, 23, 28
Irene Bedard, Judy Kuhn.
An English soldier and the daughter of
an Algonquin chief share a romance
when English colonists invade
17th-century Virginia.
Pocahontas II: Journey
To A New World
FOXTEL MOVIES DISNEY 1998
Animation
April 12, 13, 18, 23, 28
Irene Bedard, Jim Cummings.
Pocahontas sets off on a journey to
England with Meeko, Flit, and Percy.
Hearing rumours of John Smith’s
death, Pocahontas tries to prevent
war and battle.
Point Break
ACTION 1991 Action/Adventure (M lv)
April 6, 14, 21, 24, 29
Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze.
In Los Angeles, a gang of bank
robbers call themselves the
ex-Presidents and commit their crimes
while wearing masks of ex-presidents
Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson.
Point Break
ACTION 2015 Action/Adventure (M alv)
April 5, 8, 14, 20, 29
Edgar Ramirez, Luke Bracey.
A young FBI agent infiltrates an
extraordinary team of extreme sports
athletes he suspects of masterminding
a string of unprecedented,
sophisticated corporate heists.
Point Of No Return
THRILLER 1993 Mystery/Crime (M lv)
April 7, 12, 26
Bridget Fonda, Gabriel Byrne.
An antisocial misfit has been convicted
of murder and sentenced to die. But
a government agency may be able to
transform her into a sleek assassin.
Her choice: learn to kill on command,
or die as the courts have declared.
Pollyanna
FOXTEL MOVIES DISNEY 1960 Family
April 4, 9, 23, 29
Jane Wyman, Hayley Mills.
A young girl arrives in the town
of Harrington where, since being
orphaned by the death of her parents,
she is to live with her aunt, the
social and economic arbiter of the
community.
Porn To Be Free
WORLD MOVIES 2016 Italy
Documentary (R 18+ s)
April 4, 5, 5, 16, 17
Dir. Carmine Amoroso, Riccardo
Schicchi.
A documentary about the generation
who fought against puritanism and
censorship to defend freedom of
speech and sexual freedom
Poseidon
ACTION 2006 Action/Adventure (M av)
April 22
Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas.
It’s New Year’s Eve on the Poseidon
and while partying voyagers toast the
future, a 150-foot rogue wave flips
the cruise ship over, and a struggle to
survive begins.
Post Grad
ROMANCE 2009 Romance (M l)
April 7
Alexis Bledel, Michael Keaton.
A college graduate’s high-flying
dreams fall flat when she has to move
back in with her crazy family.
P.S.
ROMANCE 2004 Romance (M ls)
April 6, 11, 17, 25
Laura Linney, Topher Grace.
A divorced, intelligent woman gets
a second chance at love when she
meets a young artist who resembles
her high-school boyfriend.
The Postman Always
Rings Twice
FOX CLASSICS 1946 Drama (PG)
April 13, 23
Lana Turner, John Garfield.
Charts the illicit love affair between a
drifter and the restless wife of a gruff,
middle-aged roadhouse owner. Torn
between a desperate need for each
other and their desire for money,
they plot a murder which leads to
shattering consequences.
The Postman
ACTION 1997 Action/Adventure (M vsl)
April 3, 4, 9, 15, 19, 24
Kevin Costner, Will Patton.
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland,
comes an enigmatic drifter with a
mule named Bill, a knack for the
works of Shakespeare and something
he has yet to discover: the power to
inspire hope.
The Power Of One
MASTERPIECE 1992 Drama (PG)
April 16, 23
Stephen Dorff, Morgan Freeman.
In this stirring story based on Bryce
Courteney’s novel, an English boy
living in Africa during WWII becomes
a symbol of hope in a time of war
through his boxing prowess.
Predator
ACTION 1987 Action/Adventure (M lv)
April 22, 23
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl
Weathers.
CIA mercenaries sent to the jungles
of Central America to find missing
airmen are picked off by a high-tech,
extra-terrestrial killing machine that
skins everyone alive – except Arnold
Schwarzenegger.
Predator 2
ACTION 1990 Action/Adventure (M lv)
April 22, 23
Danny Glover, Gary Busey.
This electrifying sequel unleashes the
deadly Predator in an urban jungle:
Los Angeles. A police chief is tracking
an alien who hunts humans for sport.
Predators
ACTION 2010 Action/Adventure
(MA 15+ v)
April 23
Adrien Brody, Topher Grace.
Chosen for their ability to kill without
conscience, a group of killers, some
trained and some who are not,
must endeavour the alien race of
predators that have set out to target
them as prey.
Pretty Baby
WORLD MOVIES 1978 US
Drama (MA 15+ ans)
April 3
Dir. Louis Malle, Brooke Shields, Keith
Carradine.
A 12-year-old girl lives as a prostitute
in New Orleans in 1917.
Pride And Prejudice
And Zombies
ACTION 2016 Action/Adventure
(MA 15+ v)
April 6, 19
Lily James, Jack Huston.
A zombie outbreak has fallen upon
the land, so Elizabeth Bennet and Mr
Darcy must join forces to conquer the
undead once and for all.
The Princess And The
Frog
FOXTEL MOVIES DISNEY 2009 Family
April 9, 15, 19, 24, 30
Anika Noni Rose, Keith David.
A fairytale set in jazz age-era New
Orleans, centred on a young girl
named Tiana and her fateful kiss with
a frog prince who desperately wants
to be human again.
The Princess Diaries
FOXTEL MOVIES DISNEY 2001 Family
April 8, 13, 18, 23, 28
Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews.
A teenager is stunned to learn that
she’s the princess of a tiny European
country after her estranged father,
the Prince, dies. She must choose
between living in San Francisco or
ascending the throne.
Princess Protection
Program
FOXTEL MOVIES DISNEY 2009 Family.
April 4, 10, 13, 14, 19, 24, 29
Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez.
Safe from harm in rural Wisconsin,
Princess Rosalina comes to terms with
a different way of life whilst living with
Carter, a total tomboy, and her father,
an agent for the Princess Protection
Program.
H Princess
FAMILY 2008 Family
April 3, 12, 21, 30
Nora Zehetner, Kip Pardue.
The Princess Ball is held at the castle
where William meets the beautiful and
magical Princess Ithaca.
Prisoners
THRILLER 2013 Thriller/Suspense
(MA 15+ av)
April 13, 23
Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal.
When two girls go missing, the only
clue is a battered campervan. But
when police release the driver, a
desperate father takes matters into
his own hands.
The Producers
COMEDY 2005 Comedy (M s)
April 6, 11, 28
Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick.
A scheming producer and his mousy
accountant discover that under
the right circumstances they could
make more money by producing a
Broadway flop than they can with a hit.
Project X
COMEDY 2012 Comedy (MA 15+ dls)
April 4, 9, 15, 23, 26
Jonathan Daniel Brown, Oliver
Cooper.
Three high-school seniors throw a
birthday party to make a name for
themselves. As the night progresses,
things spiral out of control as word of
the party spreads.
Prometheus
ACTION 2012 Sci‐Fi/Fantasy (M amv)
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April 6, 13
Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-
Green.
When a team of explorers discover a
clue to the origins of mankind on Earth
it leads them to the darkest corners of
the universe.
The Proud Ones
FOX CLASSICS 1956 War/‌Western (PG)
April 7, 8
Robert Ryan, Virginia Mayo.
Marshal Cass Silver has to deal with
his old nemesis, a corrupt gambler,
and his hired guns who come to town,
as well as recurring bouts of blindness.
Psycho
FOX CLASSICS 1960 Horror (M sv)
April 27, 28
Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh.
A young woman steals a fortune and
encounters a young man too long
under the domination of his mother.
Public Enemies
THRILLER 2009 Mystery/Crime
(MA 15+ v)
April 8
Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard.
A charismatic and elusive bank robber,
marked by the FBI as America’s
Public Enemy Number One, is hunted
relentlessly by a top FBI agent.
Pulp Fiction
MASTERPIECE 1994 Thriller/Suspense
(MA 15+ dlv)
April 14
John Travolta, Samuel L Jackson.
The lives of seemingly unrelated
people are woven together in a wild
and exhilarating adventure.
Punisher: War Zone
ACTION 2008 Action/Adventure
(MA 15+ lv)
April 2, 3, 8, 13, 17, 21, 25, 30
Ray Stevenson, Dominic West.
The most determined of all vigilantes
in Marvel Comics wages a no-holdsbarred,
one-man war against a
horribly disfigured crime lord called
Jigsaw.
Purple Rain
MASTERPIECE 1984 Drama (M al)
April 4, 13, 21
Prince, Apollonia Kotero.
A brilliant musician struggles for
success as a rival threatens him
professionally and romantically in an
acclaimed film with a classic Prince
soundtrack.
The Purple Rose
Of Cairo
MASTERPIECE 1984 Comedy (PG)
April 3, 11, 18, 23
Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels.
A lonely waitress trapped in an
unhappy marriage escapes her drab
life by going to the movies over and
over again. Suddenly, her movie heartthrob
steps off the screen into her life.
The Pursuit Of
Happyness
MASTERPIECE 2006 Drama (M l)
April 5, 14, 29
Will Smith, Jaden Christopher
Syre Smith.
A struggling salesman tries to build
a life for his son by taking an unpaid
job with a stockbroker, but lands them
both out on the street.
Q
Q
WORLD MOVIES 2011 France
Drama (R 18+ ns)
April 23, 24
Dir. Laurent Bouhnik, Déborah Révy,
Hélène Zimmer.
Alice, Matt, Chance and Alex each
have their lives changed by an
encounter with the lustful Cècile, a
young woman whose sexual appetite
belies a deeper sadness.
Queen Of The Damned
THRILLER 2002 Horror (M h)
April 8
Stuart Townsend, Vincent Perez.
After years of sleeping in his coffin, the
vampire Lestat awakens to find that
the world has changed and he wants
to be a part of it. Becoming a rock
star, his music awakens the ancient
Queen Akasha.
The Queen
MASTERPIECE 2006 Drama (M l)
April 3, 9, 19, 30
Helen Mirren, James Cromwell.
As the unprecedented outpouring of
emotion following Princess Diana’s
death grows even stronger, the newly
elected Prime Minister must find a
way to reconnect the Queen with the
British public.