{"id":77618,"date":"2014-12-24T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T07:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/77618\/movies-releasing-week-24-december-2014\/"},"modified":"2014-12-23T22:59:53","modified_gmt":"2014-12-23T20:59:53","slug":"movies-releasing-week-24-december-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2014\/12\/24\/movies-releasing-week-24-december-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Movies releasing this week: 24 December 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2014\/12\/The-Best-of-Me.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-54037\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2014\/12\/The-Best-of-Me-423x317.jpg\" alt=\"The Best of Me\" width=\"608\" height=\"456\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>You never forget your first love<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>This is the story of Dawson and Amanda, two former high school sweethearts who find themselves reunited after 20 years apart, when they return to their small town for the funeral of a beloved friend.<\/p>\n<p>Their bittersweet reunion reignites the love they\u2019ve never forgotten, but soon they discover the forces that drove them apart twenty years ago live on, posing even more serious threats today.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Spanning decades, this epic love story captures the enduring power of our first true love, and the wrenching choices we face when confronted with elusive second chances.<\/p>\n<p>Cast: Michelle Monaghan, James Marsden, Luke Bracey, Liana Liberato, Caroline Goodall, Gerald Mcraney<br \/>\nDirector: Michael Hoffman<br \/>\nMusic: Aaron Zigman<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/cQszhfoP_WI' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2014\/12\/Big-Hero.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-54038\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2014\/12\/Big-Hero-350x500.jpg\" alt=\"Big Hero\" width=\"565\" height=\"807\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brilliant robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada finds himself in the grips of a criminal plot that threatens to destroy the fast-paced, high-tech city of San Fransokyo.<\/p>\n<p>With the help of his closest companion, a robot named Baymax, Hiro joins forces with a reluctant team of first-time crime fighters on a mission to save their city.<\/p>\n<p>Cast: Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, T.J. Miller, Jaime Chung, Damon Wayans, Jr., Genesis Rodriguez, Daniel Henney, Maya Ruldoph, James Cromwell, Alan Tudyk<br \/>\nDirector: Don Hall<br \/>\nMusic: Henry Jackman<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/z3biFxZIJOQ' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2014\/12\/Exodus-Gods-and-Kings.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-54039\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2014\/12\/Exodus-Gods-and-Kings-337x500.jpg\" alt=\"Exodus - Gods and Kings\" width=\"552\" height=\"819\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Once brothers, now enemies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The story of one man\u2019s daring courage to take on the might of an empire.<\/p>\n<p>The story of the defiant leader Moses as he rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600 000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.<\/p>\n<p>Cast: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Aaron Paul, John Turturro, Sigourney Weaver<br \/>\nDirector: Ridley Scott<br \/>\nMusic: Alberto Iglesias<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/RhCzcde8__g' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2014\/12\/Knysna.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-54040\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2014\/12\/Knysna-318x500.jpg\" alt=\"Knysna\" width=\"592\" height=\"931\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Liefde onderskei nie tussen vleirot of prinses nie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dolf is a regular guy from a modest background in Knysna. He is content with his normal small-town existence, his group of friends and his eccentric grandparents.<\/p>\n<p>His life is thrown upside-down when he falls for a beautiful stranger, Stephanie, a somewhat wealthy visitor to the sleepy coastal resort.<\/p>\n<p>What she has not been honest about is that she is engaged to the Prince of Lichtenstein, although she has cold feet and is hiding out in Knysna. Stephanie is drawn to the simplicity of Dolf&#8217;s life and yearns for her own to be as uncomplicated and free of the limelight.<\/p>\n<p>When the lie becomes apparent, Dolf is conflicted. He is in love with Stephanie, but also feels an inferiority complex come to the fore.<\/p>\n<p>Will he fight for her or give her up? He may not be in Prince Rafael&#8217;s social or financial league, but Dolf can offer Stephanie a life that she can identify with, free from the burden of royal expectations and the international media microscope.<\/p>\n<p>She is just a girl wanting a guy to love her and for her to love him back.<\/p>\n<p>Cast: Neels Van Jaarsveld, Marguerite Wheatley, Emil\u00e9 Hager, Kaz McFadden, Julie Strydom, Juanita De Villiers, Shaleen Surtie-Richards, Morn\u00e9 Du Toit, Cintaine Schutte, Terence Bridgett<br \/>\nDirector: Andre Velts<br \/>\nMusic: Wynand Delport<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/s9HVir37CRI' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='e76c2e95968ee2083d547e96d9f8f47d'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life around Gauteng does not have to be dull, a visit to the cinema is always advisable around this time of the year, and here are movies being released today at the theatre. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":77631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3686],"tags":[6167,972,6168,2384,6169,6170,5598,6171,6172],"class_list":["post-77618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment-news","category-lifestyle-news","tag-big-hero-6","tag-entertainment-2","tag-exodus-gods-and-kings","tag-festive-season","tag-film-industry","tag-knysna","tag-movies","tag-nu-metro","tag-the-best-of-me"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Lifestyle","SubCategory":"Entertainment"},"tag_labels":["Big Hero 6","entertainment","Exodus Gods and Kings","festive season","film industry","Knysna","movies","nu metro","The best of me"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77618\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}