Take cover as swords are drawn and bullets
fly on the M-Net Movies Epic Battle Pop-Up Channel
Between February 22 and March 10, fans of
sports-themed movies will own the remote for the M-Net Movies Game On Pop-Up
channel (channel 109 on DStv). There will be battles raging in boxing rings, on
baseball fields, basketball and tennis courts, ice rinks and wherever else
blood, sweat... and jeers are part of a normal day.
And as soon as the dust has settled, war
gets real. The next Pop-Up channel in the M-Net Movies stable is built around
the biggest conflicts of all time.
The M-Net Movies Epic Battles Pop-Up
channel will explode onto the screens of DStv Premium customers from March 22 until
April 14. These 24-days of thrilling, shocking and heart-breaking top-notch
cinema will feature more than 70 films, showcasing the greatest war stories
ever told, battles that shaped human history for more than two millennia. You
can almost smell the cordite of the trenches, or feel the earth move as a tank
brigade rumbles towards enemy lines.
The adrenaline starts pumping on the first
weekend with historical epics such as Troy
and Rise of an Empire at 20:00,
followed at 22h00 by films about the Vietnam War – an event that left an
indelible scar on an entire generation of Americans. More than 50,000 US
soldiers never returned. The war is depicted brilliantly in classics such as Apocalypse Now, The Deer Hunter, and Full Metal Jacket.
The major battles of World War II, the most
destructive conflict the world has ever seen, is featured in films such as Pearl Harbour, a re-imagining of the day
that sparked America’s entry into the war, and Saving Private Ryan, a tale of selflessness and bravery of the
first rank. Imaginary interstellar conflict is the theme of Independence Day and War of The Words, and the channel will
turn back the clock for the great battles from way back in Braveheart, Kingdom of Heaven and Elizabeth: The Golden Age.
Alongside the stark reality of films
inspired by real events, viewers will be able to indulge in pure fantasy, such
as Pirates of The Caribbean, Transformers
and Lord of The Rings.
Each day’s viewing will end around
midnight.
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