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Hoener met die Rooi Skoene Premiere at Cedar Square

Hoener met die Rooi Skoene - Translation: Chicken with the Red Shoes🐔👠
(What a crazy movie title, but all is revealed, don't worry!) This new Afrikaans movie starts to show in cinemas on 27 January.

We had the pleasure of attending the premiere at Cedar Square last night! We had a great time eyeballing our local celebrities!

The movie is fun and witty with eccentric characters which makes it well worth the watch! Luckily it is not slapstick humour. We enjoyed the first James Bond scene, and wish there were more of it. The movie could have been a bit shorter, but what do I know? (It was a weekday night, and we were tired!) Lizz Meiring is a genius with the way she portrays a character. This is good escapism, and one of our better Afrikaans movies!
The movie had English subtitles and I hope it will be released like that?

It’s not a children’s movie or a fairytale; neither a drama, but a thriller-comedy from renowned director and producer, Koos Roets.

“It’s an unusual, funny and clever murder mystery filled with unexpected twists and turns. It will keep you on the edge of your seat whilst laughing uncontrollably,” says Lizz Meiring, who is seen in the role of Bonnie van der Byl.

Hoener Met Die Rooi Skoene is magical and original with a cast of unique characters, perfectly suited for the film setting – Klaarstroom, a gem hidden in the heart of the Klein Karoo.

Bonnie is a receptionist at the internationally acclaimed De Waal Theatre Group. Whilst chatting away on the phone, as per usual, her boss, the successful, but unpopular businessman and impresario, Du Toit de Waal (Deon Lotz), is murdered.

Bonnie discovers him on the office table behind her with a dagger in his back.  She phones the police and then goes closer to the body to inspect the situation.  And of course, she collapses, as she always does.  She is woken by the flashlight of Constable Mickey Mentz (André Weideman), only to discover that the body is nowhere to be seen.

The perfect setting for a “who did it?” murder mystery filled with unexpected moments of laughter, twists and turns, orchestrated by Bonnie, her parrot Napoleon and the irritable, flammable, moody inspector, Captain Hendrik Greyling (Louw Venter).

When all the characters and their dirty secrets are brought together for cross examination, weird and wonderful secrets are revealed.

The local Afrikaans film industry is on fire!

Die Afrikaanse filmbedryf kook! Hoener met die Rooi Skoene #premiere #hoenermetdierooiskoene #hoenermovie pic.twitter.com/2u0JNSZV3Y

— Karen du Toit (@karentoittoit) January 19, 2017

Evening made - @hoenermovie premiere @spierwinefarm #merlot #redwine#hoenermetdierooisko… https://t.co/ieY3RieN6N pic.twitter.com/dQ2SpyISAY

— Karen du Toit (@karentoittoit) January 19, 2017

Red carpet pose @lizzmeiring @grethapers @louw_venter @hoenermovie #hoenermetdierooiskoene #hoenermovie @starburstpromotions

A photo posted by Karen Du Toit (@karentoittoit) on Jan 19, 2017 at 9:54am PST

The 100th Disney Channel original movie, 'Adventures in Babysitting', premieres Friday 23 September On Disney Channel

Disney Channel (DStv Channel 303) is celebrating it's 10th anniversary on 25 September on DStv! Disney Channel is open to DStv Extra and Compact customers from 5 September to 9 October 2016.
(A whoop-whoop from the MomAgain@40-clan as we are also able to enjoy this for the month!)

As part of the month of celebrations, Disney will be unwrapping the very latest and greatest programming, including returning seasons of fan favourites and brand new live-action and animation series. Disney’s 100^th Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM), Adventures in Babysitting will premiere this Friday on 23 September at 5:25pm. 
 

Happy 10th birthday, Disney Channel!

We attended the launch of Adventures in Babysitting on Saturday. 

Little Miss really enjoyed it because of all the "adventures", but also because of the likeable characters in the movie! She is looking forward to the series!

"In a heartfelt story that celebrates individuality, friendship and self-empowerment, the live-action adventure comedy made for kids, tweens and families, pays homage to the 1980s classic with familiar references and iconic scenes.

Hollywood Records recording artists Carpenter and Carson perform the movie's end credit song "Wild Side," produced by Jens Koerkemeier, Emanuel Kiriakou and Andrew Goldstein.

"Adventures in Babysitting," unfolds when Jenny Parker (Sabrina Carpenter) and Lola Perez (Sofia Carson), two teen girls with distinctly different personalities, each interview for a coveted photography internship and accidently swap phones. When the Anderson family calls Jenny's phone looking for a last-minute babysitter, audacious Lola, in need of some extra cash, picks up and nominates herself. Meanwhile, dependable Jenny is already set to babysit the Cooper family for the evening. Unfortunately, Lola's first attempt at babysitting takes an unforeseen turn when one of the Anderson kids sneaks out to go to a concert. Jenny, determined to protect her reputation, and Lola with the remaining kids in tow, head out and have the adventure of a lifetime during one magical night in the big city."

Little Miss had a balloon ball!

Happy birthday, Disney Channel!

Wordless Wednesday #304 - The BFG Movie photo-op

Zuka Zama with Disney Junior's The Lion Guard

The Lion Guard

As always, Disney does not disappoint and the whole family will enjoy the adventures of The Lion Guard as Kion, the young lion cub,  assembles The Guard to maintain the balance within the "Circle of Life"! The mission is to protect the Pridelands!

We were invited to the premiere "The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar" on Sunday. It will be aired on Sunday 26 March at 10:00 am on Disney Junior, DStv Channel 309. It is the premiere to the television series of The Lion Guard on DStv 309.

Keep a look-out and mark your diaries!

Photo op at Premiere - we got a faint smile...

Little Miss making a pledge to look after nature
at Disney's The Lion Guard
activity zone in Cresta 

Premiere at Ster-Kinekor, Cresta:

Premiere at Ster-Kinekor, Cresta

Waiting for the movie to start...

We remember Disney's The Lion King, and this story-line is just as captivating as the original. Kion is the son of Simba and Nala.
It is not only about "Hakuna Matata" ("No worries"), but the new catch phrase is "Zuka Zama". In Swahili it means "Pop up, Dive in". Although life is not always plain sailing, take it head-on! Although you (and others) do not always believe in your abilities, you are able when you take on your responsibilities!

Bunga is a honey badger, Kion's friend and the "bravest" of them all.
He has the following life motto and catchy tune in The Lion Guard:

"Zuka Zama":

Now you know my little motto for life
(Zuka zama zom zom zom!)
Enjoy the chaos, ignore the strife
But life throws you a crazy curve
Go Zuka Zama! Don't lose your nerve!

We can't wait to see more of the adventures of the newly appointed Lion Guard!


Check out Heather's (One Step at a Time) review as well: Why “Zuka Zama” is the new “Hakuna Matata”

Snoopy and Charlie Brown fans - the movie has all the Peanuts!

 #snoopying at the premier of Snoopy & Charlie Brown : the Peanuts Movie
@sterkinekor #peanutsMovie #peanutsatMcD's #McDonalds

The most loved neurosis and second-guessing of Charlie Brown are still here in Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie when he tries to impress the Little Red-Haired Girl. Snoopy is off on a fantasy as a Flying Ace against his arch nemesis, The Red Baron, while trying to save Fifi, his love interest and pilot!

The plot/s are great and the characters are true to form! 

It is a must-see for all Peanuts fans!

We were fortunate enough to attend the Premiere at Ster-Kinekor in Rosebank this past weekend. Little Miss knows about Snoopy because I have all the characters in my office, but she loved the movie just as much as the adults did!

Photo-op with Snoopy

Snoopy tattoo

McDonald's added to the fun of the day!

Go see it!

Thanks to 20th Century Fox, Ster-Kinekor, Bokomo Otees and McDonald's for the invite!

Win - Premiere tickets to Disney Descendants, a Disney Channel Original Movie

The teenage kids of Disney's villains are coming to the big screen in September 2015!

Disney’s Descendants is a contemporary live-action adventure comedy that introduces the teenage progeny of Disney’s iconic characters – most notably its evil villains.

Disney’s iconic characters are living out their happy endings in Auradon, a present day idyllic kingdom.  All defeated villains have been exiled to the Isle of the Lost, a remote island where they must spend their remaining days isolated from Auradon’s modern-day luxuries.  Time passes, and the teenage son of King Beast and Queen Belle is poised to take the throne.  His first proclamation: offer a chance at redemption to the trouble-making descendants of the villains stuck on the Isle of the Lost.  The teenaged kids of Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar and Cruella de Vil are allowed into the kingdom to attend prep school alongside the teenage progeny of iconic Disney heroes.  The villainous parents see this as an opportunity to use their children to carry out an evil plan that will finally free. 

Three readers of this blog will be able to win tickets (1 ticket allows 4 people entry) to the premiere at IL Grande at the Movies at Montecasino in Fourways on 22 August 2015 at 10 am.

Please leave a comment on this blog about why you would like to attend?
For more info: Disney

The three winners will be drawn on Monday 17 August 2015 morning at 9 am.
(The winners must be able to get to the venue on their own accounts.)

Dove Cameron stars as Mal, teenage daughter of Maleficent

Booboo Stewart as Jay

Mitchell Hope as Prince Ben and Mal

Here's a short glimpse of what to expect:

Winners:

Congratulations!
Please send me your email addresses?