A-Z Movies

April 2017
A-Z Movies
imaginative journey.
Two Hands
MASTERPIECE 1999 Thriller/Suspense
(MA 15+ lv)
April 6, 7, 17, 26
Heath Ledger, Bryan Brown.
An aspiring hooligan loses $10,000
when he acts as a courier for a drugdealing
gangster.
H Two Men In Town
WORLD MOVIES 1973 France, Italy
Drama
April 2, 3
Dir. José Givanni, Alain Delon, Jean
Gabin.
A former bank robber is released after
10 years in prison. He gets help from
a social-worker, but is harassed by an
old cop from his past.
Two Wrongs
PREMIERE 2015 Thriller/Suspense
(M av)
April 5, 13, 20, 28
Gillian Zinser, Ryan Blakely.
A single mother’s seven-year-old
daughter is abducted while walking
home alone from school, and her
mum is forced to do the unthinkable
to find her.
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Umrika
WORLD MOVIES 2015 India
Comedy (M l)
April 5, 6, 6, 25, 26
Dir. Prashant Nair, Aashish Bhatt,
Uplaksh Kochhar.
A small village in India is invigorated
when one of their own travels to
America and details his adventures
through letters home, sparking
community debate and inspiring hope.
The Unauthorized
Saved By The Bell Story
PREMIERE 2014 Comedy (M a)
April 4, 6, 14, 18, 21
Sam Kindseth, Dylan Everett.
Delves into the experiences of six
unknown young actors placed into the
Hollywood spotlight.
Unbreakable
THRILLER 2000 Sci‐Fi/Fantasy (M av)
April 8, 9, 14, 22, 27
Bruce Willis, Samuel L Jackson.
David Dunn becomes the sole survivor
of a catastrophic train wreck. Finding
himself miraculously unharmed,
he begins an emotional journey
to understand the meaning of the
miracle in his life.
Undercurrent
FOX CLASSICS 1946 Drama (PG)
April 11
Katharine Hepburn, Robert Taylor.
Middle-aged bride Ann Hamilton soon
begins to suspect that her charming
husband is really a psychotic who
plans to murder her.
Underdog
FOXTEL MOVIES DISNEY 2007
Family (PG)
April 2, 6, 11, 17, 22, 26
Alex Neuberger, James Belushi.
After an accident in the mysterious
lab of maniacal scientist Dr Simon
Barsinister, an ordinary beagle
unexpectedly finds himself with
unimaginable powers and the ability
to speak.
Undertow
THRILLER 2004 Thriller/Suspense
(MA 15+ v)
April 3, 27
Josh Lucas, Dermot Mulroney.
When a man arrives from prison with
a sea of rage and envy simmering
beneath his skin, a family’s isolated
world becomes one marked by
violence, greed and murder.
Undisputed
ACTION 2002 Action/Adventure
(MA 15+ l)
April 5, 6, 10, 19
Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames.
An inmate finds his undisputed
boxing title in jeopardy when the
world heavyweight champion is
incarcerated in the same maximum
security prison with him, with both
competing to be top dog.
Universal Soldier:
The Return
ACTION 1999 Action/Adventure (M lnv)
April 8
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michael
Jai White.
A retired soldier takes on a military
super computer that develops a mind
of its own and runs amok.
Up Close & Personal
H = PREMIERE
ROMANCE 1996 Romance (M lv)
April 8, 12, 16, 21, 29
Robert Redford, Michelle Pfeiffer.
An ambitious TV reporter falls in love
with her boss and becomes a news
star. When she runs into trouble, he
puts his faltering career on the line to
rescue her.
Up In The Air
ROMANCE 2009 Romance (M lns)
April 9, 13, 22, 25, 28
George Clooney, Vera Farmiga.
A corporate downsizing expert’s
cherished life on the road is
threatened just as he meets the
woman of his dreams.
The Upside Of Anger
ROMANCE 2005 Comedy (M als)
April 2, 9, 12, 19, 25
Joan Allen, Kevin Costner.
A sharp-witted suburban wife is left to
raise her four headstrong daughters
when her husband unexpectedly
disappears. Things get even
more hectic when she falls for her
neighbour, Denny.
Urban Legend
THRILLER 1998 Horror (MA 15+ v)
April 20, 26
Jared Leto, Joshua Jackson.
A series of bizarre campus killings in
the style of popular urban legends
take place and two university students
are determined to catch the killer.
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V For Vendetta
ACTION 2005 Action/Adventure
(MA 15+ vl)
April 30
Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving.
V, an enigmatic masked freedom
fighter, incites the people to rise up
against the totalitarian government in
a futuristic Britain.
Vacation
COMEDY 2015 Comedy (MA 15+ ln)
April 7, 15, 27
Ed Helms, Christina Applegate.
Following in his fathers footsteps and
hoping for some much-needed family
bonding, a grown-up Rusty Griswold
surprises his family with a crosscountry
trip back to Walley World.
Valhalla Rising
WORLD MOVIES 2009 Denmark, UK
Action/Adventure (MA 15+ v)
April 30
Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn, Mads
Mikkelsen, Maarten Stevenson.
One Eye is a skilled and brutal former
Viking, who is treated more like an
animal than a man by his Scottish
captors. He is forced to compete in
vicious fights to the death, until he
escapes.
Valkyrie
MASTERPIECE 2008 Drama (M lv)
April 6, 15, 23
Tom Cruise, Bill Nighy.
A loyal German officer decides that he
must take action to assassinate Hitler
and overthrow the Nazi government
using Hitler’s own emergency plan.
Van Wilder 2: The Rise
Of Taj
COMEDY 2006 Comedy (MA 15+ s)
April 4, 11, 19, 30
Kal Penn, Lauren Cohan.
A young man leaves Coolidge College
for the halls of Camford University in
England, where he looks to continue
his education and teach an uptight
student how to make the most out of
her academic career.
Van Wilder: Party
Liaison
COMEDY 2002 Comedy (MA 15+ s)
April 4, 9, 23, 29
Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid.
Life is good for Van; he’s got a coed in
every closet and a party to go to every
night. But when his father stops paying
for his tuition, Van’s days as the king of
Coolidge College could be over.
Varsity Blues
COMEDY 1999 Comedy Drama
(M alns)
April 3, 5, 21, 24
James Van Der Beek, Amy Smart.
A small-town high schooler faces the
pressures of gridiron glory, bringing
him into conflict with a strict coach.
Venus In Fur
WORLD MOVIES 2013 France
Drama (MA 15+ ls)
April 29, 30
Dir. Roman Polanski, Emmanuelle
Seigner, Mathieu Amalric.
In a recreation of masochistic novel
Venus in Furs, an actress attempts to
convince a director that she’s perfect
for the lead role of a powerful and
dominating woman.
The Verdict
MASTERPIECE 1982 Drama (M al)
April 4, 15, 27, 30
Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling.
When an alcoholic attorney is given an
open-and-shut medical malpractice
case that no one thinks he can win,
he courageously decides to refuse a
settlement from the hospital.
Victoria
WORLD MOVIES 2015 Germany
Crime Thriller (MA 15+ nv)
April 14, 15, 15, 30
Dir. Sebastian Schipper, Laia Costa,
Franz Rogowski.
A Spanish woman who has just moved
to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local
guy turning deadly as their night out
with his friends reveals a dangerous
secret.
View From The Top
ROMANCE 2003 Comedy (PG)
April 3, 24
Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina
Applegate.
No one thought Donna would go very
far, but when she sets her sights on
becoming a first-class flight attendant,
she throws caution to the wind and
takes off in pursuit of her dream.
The Village
THRILLER 2004 Thriller/Suspense
(M v)
April 29, 30
Joaquin Phoenix, Bryce Dallas
Howard.
Fear engulfs a remote village
when their delicate truce with
the mysterious creatures in the
surrounding woods comes to an end.
Village Of The Damned
THRILLER 1995 Horror (M vh)
April 22
Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley.
A mysterious event in a small town
leaves all the women pregnant. They
give birth to identical children with
white hair, fiery eyes and terrible
powers and only one man can
stop them.
H Violet
WORLD MOVIES 2014 Belgium,
Netherlands
Drama
April 17, 18
Dir. Bas Devos, Cesar De Sutter, Koen
De Sutter.
Fifteen-year-old Jesse is the only
one who witnessed the stabbing of
his friend Jonas. Now he has to face
his family and friends form the BMX
riders crew and explain how he feels
about it.
Virginia City
FOX CLASSICS 1940 Drama Western
(PG)
April 9, 22
Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins.
A rebel spy poses as a wild west
dance hall girl.
Visions
THRILLER 2015 Horror (MA 15+ av)
April 7, 13, 19
Isla Fisher, Anson Mount.
After moving to a vineyard to start a
new life with her husband, a pregnant
woman begins to experience terrifying
visions.
The Visit
THRILLER 2015 Horror (M alv)
April 22, 28
Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould.
When a brother and sister are sent to
their grandparents’ farm for a week,
their visit takes a dark turn when they
discover that Nana and Pop Pop are
involved in something disturbing.
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A Walk In The Woods
COMEDY 2015 Comedy (M ls)
April 12, 17, 21, 25
Robert Redford, Nick Nolte.
Reluctant to settle into retirement,
travel writer Bill Bryson challenges
himself and his out of shape friend to
hike the legendary Appalachian Trail.
Walking Tall
ACTION 2004 Action/Adventure
(M vld)
April 8
Dwayne Johnson, Johnny Knoxville.
An ex-army man turned sheriff comes
home to a town rife with corruption
and vice. After a beating from a
crime boss, he takes matters into his
own hands.
Wall Street
FOX CLASSICS 1987 Drama (M dls)
April 23, 24
Michael Douglas, Martin Sheen.
A financial wizard lures an ambitious
young stockbroker into the illegal
world of corporate espionage in
a tale about the American dream
gone wrong.
Wall-E
FOXTEL MOVIES DISNEY 2008 Family
April 8, 9, 14, 19, 25
Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight.
In the future, Earth has been
abandoned by humans due to
being covered in garbage. A wastecollecting
robot is left to clean it up
and he goes on a journey that will
decide the fate of mankind.
Warcraft: The
Beginning
PREMIERE 2016 Action/Adventure
(M v)
April 2, 5, 10, 13, 18, 28
Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton.
An epic adventure that sees a peaceful
realm on the brink of war. Two heroes
will be set on a collision course that
will decide the fate of their family, their
people and their home.
War Room
PREMIERE 2015 Drama (PG)
April 12, 19, 23, 29
Priscilla C Shirer, Karen Abercrombie.
A woman finds solace in an older,
wiser woman when her marriage and
perfect life begins to fall apart.
The Warriors
FOX CLASSICS 1979 Action/Adventure
(MA 15+ v)
April 28, 29
Michael Beck, James Remar.
A charismatic leader summons the
street gangs of New York in a bid to
take it over. When he is killed, The
Warriors are falsely blamed and now
must fight their way home while every
other gang is hunting them down
to kill them.
The Watcher In
The Woods
FOXTEL MOVIES DISNEY 1980 Family
April 3, 2
Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson.
When an American family rents a
house from Mrs Aylwood, a series of
unexplainable circumstances grabs
hold of sisters, Jan and Ellie. Together
with their landlord, they witness the
terrifyingly powerful presence that is
the watcher in the wood.
The Watcher
THRILLER 2000 Thriller/Suspense
(MA 15+ v)
April 7, 13, 18, 23, 30
James Spader, Keanu Reeves.
A creepy, studious serial killer
torments an emotionally damaged
police detective by sending him
pictures of his future victims one day
before he kills them.
Watchmen
ACTION 2009 Action/Adventure
(MA 15+ sv)
April 10, 18, 24, 28
Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup.
When a former colleague is murdered,
the outlawed masked vigilante
Rorschach investigates, and discovers
a conspiracy.
The Water Horse
FAMILY 2007 Family (PG)
April 8, 13
Alex Etel, Emily Watson.
A lonely young boy discovers a large,
mysterious egg on the shores of Loch
Ness. No one is prepared for what lies
within and as the creature grows, it’s
hard to keep it hidden.
H The Wave
WORLD MOVIES 2015 Norway
Thriller Drama
April 29, 30
Dir. Roar Uthaug, Kristoffer Joner, Ane
Dahl Torp.
Although anticipated, no one is really
ready when the mountain pass above
the scenic, narrow Norwegian fjord
Geiranger collapses and creates an
85-metre high violent tsunami. A
geologist is one of those caught in the
middle of it.
We Bought A Zoo
FAMILY 2011 Family (PG)
April 2, 7, 15, 19, 23, 28
Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson.
In this true story, a single dad decides
his family needs a fresh start, so he
and his two children move to the most
unlikely of places: a zoo.
We Need To Talk About
Kevin
THRILLER 2011 Thriller/Suspense
(MA 15+ al)
April 5, 11, 17, 21, 24, 30
Tilda Swinton, John C Reilly.
A concerned mother with a troubled,
angry son must grapple with her
feelings towards him when his
unthinkable actions shatter her life.
We’re The Millers
COMEDY 2013 Comedy (MA 15+ lns)
April 14, 22, 24
Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis.
A drug dealer devises a foolproof plan
to team up with a stripper, a runaway
and a virgin to form a fake family in
order to ship a huge stash of weed
from Mexico into the US.
Welcome To The Jungle
ACTION 2003 Action/Adventure (M v)
April 13, 18, 22, 28
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Seann
William Scott.
A tough bounty hunter is sent deep
into the Amazon to bring back his
boss’ son – a job that won’t be easy!
Westward The Women
FOX CLASSICS 1951 War/‌Western (PG)
April 18, 30
Robert Taylor, Denise Darcel.
A frontiersman leads a wagon train full
of mail-order brides.
Westworld
FOX CLASSICS 1973 War/‌Western (PG)
April 28, 29
Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin.
A robot malfunction creates havoc and
terror for unsuspecting vacationers at
a futuristic, adult-themed amusement
park.
What Happens In Vegas
ROMANCE 2008 Romance (M ls)
April 6, 14, 19, 23
Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher.
A couple get married after a wild
night in Vegas. Jack wins millions with
Joy’s coin, so both go to extremes to
keep the loot.
What’s Love Got
To Do With It
ROMANCE 1993 Musical/Dance
(MA 15+ lv)
April 2, 7, 16, 23
Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett.
Tina, a small-town girl with a oneof-a-kind
voice, falls in love with
charismatic musician Ike, only to come
crashing back to Earth as their life in
the fast lane spins out of control.
When A Man Loves A
Woman
ROMANCE 1993 Romance (M al)
April 25
Meg Ryan, Andy Garcia.
An alcoholic wife is destroying her
family. As Alice and her husband fight
the bottle, they find a renewed sense
of love and commitment.
When Harry Met Sally…
ROMANCE 1989 Comedy Romance
(M ls)
April 5, 14, 18, 24, 27
Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan.
Star-crossed neurotics’ friendship
grows over the years as they ask if
a man and a woman can be friends,
without sex getting in the way?
Where The Wild
Things Are
FAMILY 2009 Family (PG)
April 9, 15, 20, 25
Max Records, Catherine O’Hara.
An adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s
classic children’s story, where Max,
a disobedient little boy sent to bed
without his supper, creates his own
world – a forest inhabited by rowdy
wild creatures that crown him as
their ruler.
Whip It!
COMEDY 2009 Comedy (M ls)
April 2, 13, 23, 29
Ellen Page, Drew Barrymore.
Frustrated at being forced into beauty
pageants by her pushy mother, a
Texas teen finds her calling in a roller
derby team.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
PREMIERE 2016 Drama (MA 15+ lv)
April 6, 11, 15, 19, 25
Tina Fey, Margot Robbie.
A reporter, who has been stuck in a
rut ,decides to shake things up by
leaving her desk job in New York and
taking a dangerous assignment in
Afghanistan.
White Noise
THRILLER 2005 Thriller/Suspense
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(M hlv)
April 4, 9, 17, 19, 25
Michael Keaton, Chandra West.
A grieving man learns that he can
receive messages from his dead wife.
He grows obsessed, only to find that
he’s getting messages from people
who haven’t died… yet.
Who Framed Roger
Rabbit?
FAMILY 1988 Family (PG)
April 16, 17, 22, 28
Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd.
An animated rabbit begs a Toon-hating
detective to find the real evildoer
responsible for a murder, but the plot
thickens as he uncovers scandal after
scandal, realising the very existence of
Toontown is at stake.
Whole World At Our
Feet
WORLD MOVIES 2015 Kazakhstan
Action Drama (MA 15+ dlv)
April 18, 19
Dir. Salamat Mukhammed-Ali, Armand
Assante, Peter O’Toole.
A young woman, Aliya, catches the
lustful eyes of several powerful men
and is thrust against her will into a vast
criminal ocean.
Wild City
WORLD MOVIES 2015 Hong Kong
Action (MA 15+ v)
April 20, 21
Dir. Ringo Lam, Louis Koo, Shawn Yue.
A cop-turned-bar owner befriends a
drunken woman at closing hours and
finds himself pursued by her former
lover and the thugs he employs.
Wild Tales
WORLD MOVIES 2014 Argentina,
Spain
Comedy Drama (MA 15+ v)
April 24, 25
Dir. Damián Szifrón, Darío Grandinetti,
María Marull.
Six short stories that explore the
extremities of human behaviour
involving people in distress.
Wimbledon
ROMANCE 2004 Romance. (M ls)
April 12
Paul Bettany, Kirsten Dunst.
Just when it seems Peter Colt’s career
as a pro tennis player is over, a twist
of fate sends him to Wimbledon with
a chance to fulfill his lifelong dream of
winning the men’s singles title.
The Witch
PREMIERE 2015 Horror (MA 15+ av)
April 5, 16, 21, 28
Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson.
A chilling portrait of a family
unravelling within their own fears and
anxieties, leaving them prey to an
inescapable evil of witchcraft, black
magic and possession.
The Wizard Of Oz
FOX CLASSICS 1939 Family
April 8
Judy Garland, Ray Bolger.
A Kansas farm girl dreams herself into
a magical land where she must fight a
wicked witch to escape.
Wizards Of Waverly
Place: The Movie
FOXTEL MOVIES DISNEY 2009 Family.
April 7, 13, 18, 23, 28
Selena Gomez, Jake T Austin.
The Russo family is on their way to
the resort where Jerry and Theresa
first met. Alex is upset that she must
accompany her family on the trip
and conjures a spell that undoes her
parents’ history.
Wolf Creek
THRILLER 2005 Horror (MA 15+ alv)
April 6, 16, 20, 26
John Jarratt, Cassandra Magrath.
Based loosely on the Falconio and
Milat cases. Three backpackers
stranded in the outback are saved by
a friendly local who is in fact a sadistic
murderer.
The Wolverine
ACTION 2013 Action/Adventure (M lv)
April 30
Hugh Jackman, Will Yun Lee.
Out of his depth in an unknown world
Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis
in a life-or-death battle, confronting
not only lethal samurai steel, but
also his struggle against his own
immortality.
A Woman’s Face
FOX CLASSICS 1941 Thriller/Suspense
(PG)
April 29
Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas.
A deeply malevolent woman’s face