Saturday HD guide covering ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, PBS, and Discovery HD programming, highlighted by ABC's airing of Gladiator in 720p DD5.1 and NBC's live coverage of the 129th Kentucky Derby.
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 10:00 PM ET/PT / 9:00 CTHE AGENCY  "Mi Cena Con Andrei" After a Mexican army platoon is found dead, Stiles, Terri, Haisley and Lex are sent to Mexico City to locate a Russian scientist who they believe is manufacturing an anthrax-like virus, which he is planning to sell to an anti-American terrorist group. Posing as a filmmaker, Stiles befriends the man and his family and becomes convinced that the CIA suspects the wrong person. Stiles faces a moral dilemma when he receives the order from Gage to kill the man. |
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5:00 PM/ET KENTUCKEY DERBY NBC Sports presents exclusive live coverage of the 129th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 3, from storied Churchill Downs in Louisville. The ‘Run for the Roses,’ the longest continuous running of any sporting event in North America and the “greatest two minutes in sports,” airs on NBC from 5-6:30 p.m. ET and boasts a guaranteed purse of $1 million. |
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6:00A ET 5:00A CT 4:00A MT 3:00A PT TEXAS WILD Across the vast terrain of Texas, a diverse variety of animals create habitats in the rolling hills, craggy cliffs and rushing rivers. Travel throughout eight regions of the Lone Star state to discover the colorful flora and distinct fauna. 6:30A ET 5:30A CT 4:30A MT 3:30A PT WYOMING WILD The Great Plains of Wyoming are a rugged paradise where many creatures thrive. A visit to Yellowstone National Park in the fall reveals valleys filled with coyote, moose, otters and swans. 7:00A ET 6:00A CT 5:00A MT 4:00A PT MOOSE ON THE LOOSE Travel across North America for a journey into the world of the moose. From Alaska where these giants almost outnumber the residents to New England where moose festivals attract vistors from around the world, experience these lovable, yet awkward beasts. 8:00A ET 7:00A CT 6:00A MT 5:00A PT BEFORE WE RULED THE EARTH: HUNT OR BE HUNTED (WT) 1,700,000 million years ago in Africa, Homo ergaster, an ancient predecessor of modern humans had to scavenge to survive. They lived in the elements, and among the monsters of the day, like the sabretooth cat. 9:00A ET 8:00A CT 7:00A MT 6:00A PT BEFORE WE RULED THE EARTH BEFORE WE RULED THE EARTH: MASTERING THE BEASTS (WT) 15,000 years ago, the Cro-Magnons had evolved to become the sole residents of Europe. They had all the abilities of modern humans: the power of speech, reasoning skills, and a belief in the afterlife. 10:00A ET 9:00A CT 8:00A MT 7:00A PT GLACIAL MELTDOWN Under the world's highest peak there is a geological disaster slowly unfolding. The melting of the Migfaago Shar Glacier formed the ice lake of Tsho Rolpa in Nepal, and it is about to overflow its dam and flood the villages that lie below it. 11:00A ET10:00A CT 9:00A MT 8:00A PT GREAT MOMENTS IN ITALIAN ART RAPHAEL Life and works of Raphael (Raffaelo). Raphael has been described as a painter of great intelligence and beauty who, more than any other Renaissance painter, understood the laws of harmony and composition and how they could be applied to his work. 12:00P ET11:00A CT10:00A MT 9:00A PT TEXAS WILD Across the vast terrain of Texas, a diverse variety of animals create habitats in the rolling hills, craggy cliffs and rushing rivers. Travel throughout eight regions of the Lone Star state to discover the colorful flora and distinct fauna. 12:30P ET11:30A CT10:30A MT 9:30A PT WYOMING WILD The Great Plains of Wyoming are a rugged paradise where many creatures thrive. A visit to Yellowstone National Park in the fall reveals valleys filled with coyote, moose, otters and swans. 1:00P ET12:00P CT11:00A MT10:00A PT MOOSE ON THE LOOSE Travel across North America for a journey into the world of the moose. From Alaska where these giants almost outnumber the residents to New England where moose festivals attract vistors from around the world, experience these lovable, yet awkward beasts. 2:00P ET 1:00P CT12:00P MT11:00A PT BEFORE WE RULED THE EARTH: HUNT OR BE HUNTED (WT) 1,700,000 million years ago in Africa, Homo ergaster, an ancient predecessor of modern humans had to scavenge to survive. They lived in the elements, and among the monsters of the day, like the sabretooth cat. 3:00P ET 2:00P CT 1:00P MT12:00P PT BEFORE WE RULED THE EARTH BEFORE WE RULED THE EARTH: MASTERING THE BEASTS (WT) 15,000 years ago, the Cro-Magnons had evolved to become the sole residents of Europe. They had all the abilities of modern humans: the power of speech, reasoning skills, and a belief in the afterlife. 4:00P ET 3:00P CT 2:00P MT 1:00P PT GLACIAL MELTDOWN Under the world's highest peak there is a geological disaster slowly unfolding. The melting of the Migfaago Shar Glacier formed the ice lake of Tsho Rolpa in Nepal, and it is about to overflow its dam and flood the villages that lie below it. 5:00P ET 4:00P CT 3:00P MT 2:00P PT GREAT MOMENTS IN ITALIAN ART Life and works of Raphael (Raffaelo). Raphael has been described as a painter of great intelligence and beauty who, more than any other Renaissance painter, understood the laws of harmony and composition and how they could be applied to his work. 6:00P ET 5:00P CT 4:00P MT 3:00P PT GREAT MOMENTS IN ITALIAN ART FLORENCE: THE EARLY RENAISSANCE The Renaissance is portrayed as a magical era in history. New inventions and discoveries proliferated while poetry and art flourished. 7:00P ET 6:00P CT 5:00P MT 4:00P PT MISCHIEVOUS MEERKATS There aren't many animals as lovable as the African meerkat, and veteran wildlife filmmaker Richard Goss has lived with and studied them for years. Join this fascinating study of animal behavior, and their social structures in exotic Botswana. PRIMETIME 8:00P ET 7:00P CT 6:00P MT 5:00P PT LEOPARD SON, THE A mother leopard raises her cub on the Serengeti plains of Africa. Filmed entirely on location to capture the cub's first three years of life in its natural habitat, witness an intimate portrait of this elusive cat. 9:30P ET 8:30P CT 7:30P MT 6:30P PT MARDI GRAS Two million people, twelve days, eighty parades, and ten thousand gallons of gumbo, and nine hundred tons of trash equals sleepless nights in the Big Easy each year. Experience the party to end all parties - Mardi Gras in New Orleans. 10:00P ET 9:00P CT 8:00P MT 7:00P PT BEST OF THE BIG EASY Discover New Orleans is a place like nowhere else. A city where anything goes, we'll explore the best of the "paradise of excess," from a club hop that keeps you jumping to places where the party never seems to end. 11:00P ET10:00P CT 9:00P MT 8:00P PT GREAT MOMENTS IN ITALIAN ART TITIAN AND VENETIAN PAINTING Renaissance era Venice was a haven for painters spell bound by the ever-changing light reflected off the canals. Examine how painters such a Titian, Vecellio, and others used this as a backdrop for their bold use of colors, light, and shade. 12:00M ET11:00P CT10:00P MT 9:00P PT GREAT MOMENTS IN ITALIAN ART FLORENCE: THE EARLY RENAISSANCE The Renaissance is portrayed as a magical era in history. New inventions and discoveries proliferated while poetry and art flourished. 1:00A ET12:00M CT11:00P MT10:00P PT MISCHIEVOUS MEERKATS There aren't many animals as lovable as the African meerkat, and veteran wildlife filmmaker Richard Goss has lived with and studied them for years. Join this fascinating study of animal behavior, and their social structures in exotic Botswana. 2:00A ET 1:00A CT12:00M MT11:00P PT LEOPARD SON, THE A mother leopard raises her cub on the Serengeti plains of Africa. Filmed entirely on location to capture the cub's first three years of life in its natural habitat, witness an intimate portrait of this elusive cat. 3:30A ET 2:30A CT 1:30A MT12:30A PT MARDI GRAS Two million people, twelve days, eighty parades, and ten thousand gallons of gumbo, and nine hundred tons of trash equals sleepless nights in the Big Easy each year. Experience the party to end all parties - Mardi Gras in New Orleans. 4:00A ET 3:00A CT 2:00A MT 1:00A PT BEST OF THE BIG EASY Discover New Orleans is a place like nowhere else. A city where anything goes, we'll explore the best of the "paradise of excess," from a club hop that keeps you jumping to places where the party never seems to end. DAYTIME 5:00A ET 4:00A CT 3:00A MT 2:00A PT GREAT MOMENTS IN ITALIAN ART TITIAN AND VENETIAN PAINTING Renaissance era Venice was a haven for painters spell bound by the ever-changing light reflected off the canals. Examine how painters such a Titian, Vecellio, and others used this as a backdrop for their bold use of colors, light, and shade. |
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6:30 AM ET / 3:30 AM PT Code Hunter NR - 1:40 Cast: Nick Cornish, Vanessa Marcil, Ling Bai, Director: Terry Cunningham America's best player is being pulled in to the ultimate cyber-terror. The game's mastermind has stolen his identity, put him on the FBI's Most Wanted List, and is blackmailing him to take a part in a real twisted plan of world destruction. With just hours left, can the code be broken to save the world from total annihilation? 8:15 AM ET / 5:15 AM PT Love Crimes R - 1:25 Cast: Sean Young, Patrick Bergin, James Read, Director: Lizzie Borden A district attorney is drawn into a world of sensuality and freedom, she has never known, when she sets herself up as a decoy to trap a man accused of coercing women into posing nude. 9:45 AM ET / 6:45 AM PT Best Revenge NR - 1:36 Cast: John Heard, Levon Helm, Alberta Watson, Director: John Trent Two aging hippies engage in a Moroccan drug deal in order to free a kidnapped friend from a sleazy gangster, but they get caught by the police and escape, searching for the engineers of the frame-up. 11:30 AM ET / 8:30 AM PT Fandango PG - 1:31 Cast: Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Chuck Bush, Director: Kevin Reynolds Five college buddies from the University of Texas circa 1971 embark on a final road trip odyssey across the Mexican border before facing up to uncertain futures, in Vietnam and otherwise. 1:15 PM ET / 10:15 AM PT Hide in Plain Sight PG - 1:38 Cast: James Caan, Jill Eikenberry, Robert Viharo, Director: James Caan True story about a divorced man whose children are swept away by the U.S. government when their new father is moved underground by the Justice Department's witness relocation program. 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT Code Hunter NR - 1:40 Cast: Nick Cornish, Vanessa Marcil, Ling Bai, Director: Terry Cunningham America's best player is being pulled in to the ultimate cyber-terror. The game's mastermind has stolen his identity, put him on the FBI's Most Wanted List, and is blackmailing him to take a part in a real twisted plan of world destruction. With just hours left, can the code be broken to save the world from total annihilation? 4:45 PM ET / 1:45 PM PT Best Revenge NR - 1:36 Cast: John Heard, Levon Helm, Alberta Watson, Director: John Trent Two aging hippies engage in a Moroccan drug deal in order to free a kidnapped friend from a sleazy gangster, but they get caught by the police and escape, searching for the engineers of the frame-up. 6:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM PT Love Crimes R - 1:25 Cast: Sean Young, Patrick Bergin, James Read, Director: Lizzie Borden A district attorney is drawn into a world of sensuality and freedom, she has never known, when she sets herself up as a decoy to trap a man accused of coercing women into posing nude. 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT Body Heat R - 1:53 Cast: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Director: Lawrence Kasdan In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband. 10:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM PT Prince of the City R - 2:47 Cast: Treat Williams, Bob Balaban, Lindsay Crouse, Director: Sidney Lumet A detective, in the Special Investigating Unit of the Narcotics Division, is approached to aid a federal investigation on police corruption. 1:00 AM ET / 10:00 PM PT Body Heat R - 1:53 Cast: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Director: Lawrence Kasdan In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband. 3:00 AM ET / 12:00 AM PT Prince of the City R - 2:47 Cast: Treat Williams, Bob Balaban, Lindsay Crouse, Director: Sidney Lumet A detective, in the Special Investigating Unit of the Narcotics Division, is approached to aid a federal investigation on police corruption. |
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8:15 AM BLACK KNIGHT Rated PG13 for ADULT CONTENT, ADULT LANGUAGE, MILD VIOLENCE Time:95 Genre:Comedy, Fantasy Martin Lawrence brings the 'hood into the Middle Ages in this "rip-roaring time-travel comedy" (L.A. Times) that is loosely based on Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Jamal Walker (Lawrence) works for a struggling medieval theme park until a fall into a time warp lands him in f Actors: MARTIN LAWRENCE, TOM WILKINSON, MARSHA THOMASON, VINCENT REGAN, DARYL MITCHELL, KEVIN CONWAY 11:30 AM A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT Rated PG for ADULT LANGUAGE, BRIEF NUDITY Time:123 Genre:Drama Robert Redford directed this "movie of rare sensitivity and awesome beauty" (New York Daily News) about two brothers growing up in Montana in the first half of our century. Craig Sheffer and Brad Pitt are the very different young men--one serious and scholarly, the other charismatic and wild--united by their love of fly fishing. Tom Skerritt plays their stern Presbyterian minister father, who teaches them everything he knows about fishing--and life. Actors: EMILY LLOYD, TOM SKERRITT, CRAIG SHEFFER, BRAD PITT, BRENDA BLETHYN, NICOLE BURDETTE, STEPHEN SHELLEN 1:45 PM THE CHEROKEE KID Rated PG13 for ADULT CONTENT, ADULT LANGUAGE, BRIEF NUDITY, VIOLENCE Time:88 Genre:Drama, Western A young homesteader stumbles his way around the Old West--and becomes a legend--in this amiable comedy-western. Sinbad plays Isaiah Turner, whose quest to avenge his mother's death and find his elder brother leads him into one accidental encounter after another...and to fame and glory as the outlaw known as The Cherokee Kid. With James Coburn, Gregory Hines, A Martinez, Ernie Hudson and Burt Reynolds. Actors: SINBAD, BURT REYNOLDS, GREGORY HEINES, JAMES COBURN 4:30 PM WHAT ABOUT BOB? Rated PG for ADULT CONTENT, ADULT LANGUAGE, MILD VIOLENCE Time:99 Genre:Adventure, Comedy Bill Murray is hilarious as a multi-phobic mental case who latches onto pompous psychiatrist Richard Dreyfuss in this uproarious comedy. Bob Wiley (Murray) is a typical psychiatric patient: obsessive, compulsive and generally neurotic. But when his new therapist, Dr. Leo Marvin (Dreyfuss), tells him he's taking a month's vacation, it's too much for Bob to handle...so he decides to join the doc and his family! Naturally, Bob's arrival drives the anal-retentive shrink insane, but it's not long before the patient wins over Marvin's family...and teaches the good doctor a lesson about himself in the process. Julie Hagerty (Airplane!), Charlie Korsmo and Kathryn Erbe co-star. Directed by Frank Oz (The Score). Actors: BILL MURRAY, RICHARD DREYFUSS, CHARLIE KORSMO, JULIE HAGERTY, KATHRYN ERBE, TOM ALDREDGE, SUSAN WILLIS 6:15 PM BLACK KNIGHT Rated PG13 for ADULT CONTENT, ADULT LANGUAGE, MILD VIOLENCE Time:95 Genre:Comedy, Fantasy Martin Lawrence brings the 'hood into the Middle Ages in this "rip-roaring time-travel comedy" (L.A. Times) that is loosely based on Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Jamal Walker (Lawrence) works for a struggling medieval theme park until a fall into a time warp lands him in f Actors: MARTIN LAWRENCE, TOM WILKINSON, MARSHA THOMASON, VINCENT REGAN, DARYL MITCHELL, KEVIN CONWAY 8:00 PM SPIDER-MAN Rated PG13 for ADULT CONTENT, VIOLENCE, ADULT LANGUAGE Time:121 Genre:Action, Fantasy "With great power comes great responsibility." For Peter Parker, his late uncle's words become his personal credo in this spectacular adaptation of the landmark comic book. Directed by Sam Raimi (the Evil Dead films) and written by David Koepp, the film stars Tobey Maguire as Peter, a nerdy high-school teen who lives with his aunt and uncle in Queens and pines for his sexy neighbor Mary Jane. Bitten by a radioactive spider, Peter suddenly develops incredible physical characteristics, but it is not until his uncle is tragically murdered that the youth realizes his true calling. For New York City, it's just in time, thanks to the arrival of the Green Goblin, an evildoer whose mask and murderous mission hide his true identity--and his disturbing connection to Peter! Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco co-star. Actors: TOBEY MAGUIRE, WILLEM DAFOE, KIRSTEN DUNST, JAMES FRANCO, CLIFF ROBERTSON, ROSEMARY HARRIS, J.K. SIMMONS, GERRY BECKER, BILL NUNN, JACK BETTS, STANLEY ANDERSON, RON PERKINS, BRUCE CAMPBELL, CHRISTOPHER COPPOLA 10:00 PM SIX FEET UNDER 35: THE OPENING Rated TVMA for ADULT CONTENT, NUDITY, ADULT LANGUAGE Time:53 Genre:Drama The Fishers run into some unexpected guests at an art-school benefit featuring works for sale by Claire, Russell and Olivier. Meanwhile, David and Keith have an awkward video-store meeting with Father Jack, then haggle over the "rules" of three-way sex with a stranger. 11:30 PM LETHAL WEAPON 3 Rated R for ADULT LANGUAGE, GRAPHIC VIOLENCE, BRIEF NUDITY Time:117 Genre:Action, Drama Riggs and Murtaugh are back! Mel Gibson and Danny Glover return as the L.A.P.D.'s most incendiary partners, hot on the trail of a rogue cop who's into gun-running, drugs and deadly, armor-piercing bullets. Aiding them is money-launderer turned real estate agent Leo Getz (Joe Pesci). With help like his, they'll never crack the case! With Rene Russo. Actors: MEL GIBSON, DANNY GLOVER, JOE PESCI, RENE RUSSO, TRACI WOLFE, EBONIE SMITH, DAMON HINES, DARLENE LOVE 1:30 AM SAY IT ISN'T SO Rated R for ADULT CONTENT, MILD VIOLENCE, ADULT LANGUAGE Time:95 Genre:Comedy, Romance For dangerously incompetent hairdresser Jo and her unlucky customer Gilly, it's love at first cut...until it turns out they may share more blood than the amount she spilled on the barbershop floor! It appears that the adopted Gilly is actually the long-lost son of Jo's venal white-trash mother (Sally Field)...or is he? In his quest to legitimize a more than brotherly love for Jo, Gilly heads from Indiana to Beaver, Oregon, and encounters a hodgepodge of hilarious characters in this randy comedy produced by the Farrelly brothers (There's Something About Mary). With Heather Graham, Chris Klein (American Pie) and Orlando Jones. Actors: HEATHER GRAHAM, CHRIS KLEIN, SALLY FIELD, RICHARD JENKINS, JACK PLOTNICK, ORLANDO JONES, JOHN ROTHMAN, EDDIE CIBRIAN, RICHARD RIEHLE, MARK PELLEGRINO, BRENT CHO, SUZANNE SOMERS 3:10 AM FEDERAL PROTECTION Rated R for ADULT CONTENT, VIOLENCE, ADULT LANGUAGE Time:93 Genre:Suspense, Thriller A mob turncoat finds love and danger in the witness protection program in this suspenseful thriller. After testifying against his criminal bosses, former Chicago wise guy Frank is given a new identity and a new location. When he meets a sexy but unhappily married neighbor named Leigh, the wheels of trouble are set into motion as she discovers his true identity. Leigh's husband Denny has been getting busy with her sister Bootsie...but he's not too busy to realize there's a major bounty on Frank's head. He and Bootsie make the call, but mobsters don't always play by the rules, and a fantastic series of twists and turns follow. Angela Featherstone, Dina Meyer, David Lipper and Tony Calabretta co-star. Actors: ARMAND ASSANTE, DINA MEYER, ANGELA FEATHERSTONE 4:50 AM SPIDER-MAN Rated PG13 for ADULT CONTENT, VIOLENCE, ADULT LANGUAGE Time:121 Genre:Action, Fantasy "With great power comes great responsibility." For Peter Parker, his late uncle's words become his personal credo in this spectacular adaptation of the landmark comic book. Directed by Sam Raimi (the Evil Dead films) and written by David Koepp, the film stars Tobey Maguire as Peter, a nerdy high-school teen who lives with his aunt and uncle in Queens and pines for his sexy neighbor Mary Jane. Bitten by a radioactive spider, Peter suddenly develops incredible physical characteristics, but it is not until his uncle is tragically murdered that the youth realizes his true calling. 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9:35 PM THE RIVER RAT Rated PG for ADULT LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE Time:92 Genre:Drama Can a 12-year-old girl build a loving relationship with the ex-con father she's never met? Both of them are willing to give it a try, but their new life together on the banks of the Mississippi is shattered by the arrival of a murderous madman. With Martha Plimpton (Daybreak). Actors: TOMMY LEE JONES, MARTHA PLIMPTON, BRIAN DENNEHY, SHAWN SMITH, NANCY LEA OWEN 11:15 AM BLACK KNIGHT Rated PG13 for ADULT CONTENT, ADULT LANGUAGE, MILD VIOLENCE Time:95 Genre:Comedy, Fantasy Martin Lawrence brings the 'hood into the Middle Ages in this "rip-roaring time-travel comedy" (L.A. Times) that is loosely based on Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Jamal Walker (Lawrence) works for a struggling medieval theme park until a fall into a time warp lands him in f Actors: MARTIN LAWRENCE, TOM WILKINSON, MARSHA THOMASON, VINCENT REGAN, DARYL MITCHELL, KEVIN CONWAY 2:30 PM A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT Rated PG for ADULT LANGUAGE, BRIEF NUDITY Time:123 Genre:Drama Robert Redford directed this "movie of rare sensitivity and awesome beauty" (New York Daily News) about two brothers growing up in Montana in the first half of our century. Craig Sheffer and Brad Pitt are the very different young men--one serious and scholarly, the other charismatic and wild--united by their love of fly fishing. Tom Skerritt plays their stern Presbyterian minister father, who teaches them everything he knows about fishing--and life. Actors: EMILY LLOYD, TOM SKERRITT, CRAIG SHEFFER, BRAD PITT, BRENDA BLETHYN, NICOLE BURDETTE, STEPHEN SHELLEN 4:45 PM THE CHEROKEE KID Rated PG13 for ADULT CONTENT, ADULT LANGUAGE, BRIEF NUDITY, VIOLENCE Time:88 Genre:Drama, Western A young homesteader stumbles his way around the Old West--and becomes a legend--in this amiable comedy-western. Sinbad plays Isaiah Turner, whose quest to avenge his mother's death and find his elder brother leads him into one accidental encounter after another...and to fame and glory as the outlaw known as The Cherokee Kid. With James Coburn, Gregory Hines, A Martinez, Ernie Hudson and Burt Reynolds. Actors: SINBAD, BURT REYNOLDS, GREGORY HEINES, JAMES COBURN 7:30 PM WHAT ABOUT BOB? Rated PG for ADULT CONTENT, ADULT LANGUAGE, MILD VIOLENCE Time:99 Genre:Adventure, Comedy Bill Murray is hilarious as a multi-phobic mental case who latches onto pompous psychiatrist Richard Dreyfuss in this uproarious comedy. Bob Wiley (Murray) is a typical psychiatric patient: obsessive, compulsive and generally neurotic. But when his new therapist, Dr. Leo Marvin (Dreyfuss), tells him he's taking a month's vacation, it's too much for Bob to handle...so he decides to join the doc and his family! Naturally, Bob's arrival drives the anal-retentive shrink insane, but it's not long before the patient wins over Marvin's family...and teaches the good doctor a lesson about himself in the process. Julie Hagerty (Airplane!), Charlie Korsmo and Kathryn Erbe co-star. Directed by Frank Oz (The Score). Actors: BILL MURRAY, RICHARD DREYFUSS, CHARLIE KORSMO, JULIE HAGERTY, KATHRYN ERBE, TOM ALDREDGE, SUSAN WILLIS 9:15 PM BLACK KNIGHT Rated PG13 for ADULT CONTENT, ADULT LANGUAGE, MILD VIOLENCE Time:95 Genre:Comedy, Fantasy Martin Lawrence brings the 'hood into the Middle Ages in this "rip-roaring time-travel comedy" (L.A. Times) that is loosely based on Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Jamal Walker (Lawrence) works for a struggling medieval theme park until a fall into a time warp lands him in f Actors: MARTIN LAWRENCE, TOM WILKINSON, MARSHA THOMASON, VINCENT REGAN, DARYL MITCHELL, KEVIN CONWAY  11:00
PMSPIDER-MAN Rated PG13 for ADULT CONTENT, VIOLENCE, ADULT LANGUAGE Time:121 Genre:Action, Fantasy "With great power comes great responsibility." For Peter Parker, his late uncle's words become his personal credo in this spectacular adaptation of the landmark comic book. Directed by Sam Raimi (the Evil Dead films) and written by David Koepp, the film stars Tobey Maguire as Peter, a nerdy high-school teen who lives with his aunt and uncle in Queens and pines for his sexy neighbor Mary Jane. Bitten by a radioactive spider, Peter suddenly develops incredible physical characteristics, but it is not until his uncle is tragically murdered that the youth realizes his true calling. For New York City, it's just in time, thanks to the arrival of the Green Goblin, an evildoer whose mask and murderous mission hide his true identity--and his disturbing connection to Peter! Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco co-star. Actors: TOBEY MAGUIRE, WILLEM DAFOE, KIRSTEN DUNST, JAMES FRANCO, CLIFF ROBERTSON, ROSEMARY HARRIS, J.K. SIMMONS, GERRY BECKER, BILL NUNN, JACK BETTS, STANLEY ANDERSON, RON PERKINS, BRUCE CAMPBELL, CHRISTOPHER COPPOLA 1:00 AM SIX FEET UNDER 35: THE OPENING Rated TVMA for ADULT CONTENT, NUDITY, ADULT LANGUAGE Time:53 Genre:Drama The Fishers run into some unexpected guests at an art-school benefit featuring works for sale by Claire, Russell and Olivier. Meanwhile, David and Keith have an awkward video-store meeting with Father Jack, then haggle over the "rules" of three-way sex with a stranger. 2:30 AM LETHAL WEAPON 3 Rated R for ADULT LANGUAGE, GRAPHIC VIOLENCE, BRIEF NUDITY Time:117 Genre:Action, Drama Riggs and Murtaugh are back! Mel Gibson and Danny Glover return as the L.A.P.D.'s most incendiary partners, hot on the trail of a rogue cop who's into gun-running, drugs and deadly, armor-piercing bullets. Aiding them is money-launderer turned real estate agent Leo Getz (Joe Pesci). With help like his, they'll never crack the case! With Rene Russo. Actors: MEL GIBSON, DANNY GLOVER, JOE PESCI, RENE RUSSO, TRACI WOLFE, EBONIE SMITH, DAMON HINES, DARLENE LOVE 4:30 AM SAY IT ISN'T SO Rated R for ADULT CONTENT, MILD VIOLENCE, ADULT LANGUAGE Time:95 Genre:Comedy, Romance For dangerously incompetent hairdresser Jo and her unlucky customer Gilly, it's love at first cut...until it turns out they may share more blood than the amount she spilled on the barbershop floor! It appears that the adopted Gilly is actually the long-lost son of Jo's venal white-trash mother (Sally Field)...or is he? In his quest to legitimize a more than brotherly love for Jo, Gilly heads from Indiana to Beaver, Oregon, and encounters a hodgepodge of hilarious characters in this randy comedy produced by the Farrelly brothers (There's Something About Mary). With Heather Graham, Chris Klein (American Pie) and Orlando Jones. Actors: HEATHER GRAHAM, CHRIS KLEIN, SALLY FIELD, RICHARD JENKINS, JACK PLOTNICK, ORLANDO JONES, JOHN ROTHMAN, EDDIE CIBRIAN, RICHARD RIEHLE, MARK PELLEGRINO, BRENT CHO, SUZANNE SOMERS 6:10 AM FEDERAL PROTECTION Rated R for ADULT CONTENT, VIOLENCE, ADULT LANGUAGE Time:93 Genre:Suspense, Thriller A mob turncoat finds love and danger in the witness protection program in this suspenseful thriller. After testifying against his criminal bosses, former Chicago wise guy Frank is given a new identity and a new location. When he meets a sexy but unhappily married neighbor named Leigh, the wheels of trouble are set into motion as she discovers his true identity. Leigh's husband Denny has been getting busy with her sister Bootsie...but he's not too busy to realize there's a major bounty on Frank's head. He and Bootsie make the call, but mobsters don't always play by the rules, and a fantastic series of twists and turns follow. Angela Featherstone, Dina Meyer, David Lipper and Tony Calabretta co-star. Actors: ARMAND ASSANTE, DINA MEYER, ANGELA FEATHERSTONE |
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9:30 AM Antitrust MPAA RATING: PG13 SHOWTIME ADVISORIES: Mild Violence, Adult Language, Adult Themes DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 / CCAP / ESP 1 h 48 m Talented computer programmer Milo Hoffman (Ryan Phillippe) has ideas about convergence so brilliant that dot-com billionaire Gary Winston (Tim Robbins) will stop at nothing to recruit the recent college grad to his powerful company NURV. Milo is seduced by Gary's visionary business and accepts the capitalist's generous offer, but he soon discovers that something is wrong at NURV: competitors are turning up dead and even his own girlfriend (Claire Forlani) is behaving strangely. Rachael Leigh Cook costars in this high-tech thriller. 4:00 PM Roxanne MPAA RATING: PG SHOWTIME ADVISORIES: Mild Violence CCAP / ESP 1 h 46 m Brilliantly funny modern twist on "Cyrano de Bergerac" starring writer/actor Steve Martin as C.D. Bales, a small-town fire chief convinced that the only thing standing between him and a lovely astronomer (Daryl Hannah) is his lengthy nose. A hopeless romantic, C.D. places his passion aside to help his lady love find happiness with a handsome dolt (Rick Rossovich) - but fate has other ideas in mind. Shelley Duvall, Fred Willard, John Kapelos and Michael J. Pollard costar.  Father Of The Bride
Part II MPAA RATING: PG SHOWTIME ADVISORIES: Adult Language STEREO / CCAP 1995, 1 h 46 m Steve Martin's back for more matrimonial madness as George Banks, who's just gotten used to being a father-in-law when he learns he's about to be a grandpa - and a father, again! Midlife crisis, anyone? Kimberly Williams, Diane Keaton, Martin Short, George Newburn, Kieran Culkin, Eugene Levy, B.D. Wong and Jane Adams costar in this warmly funny follow-up. 8:00 PM Sidewalks Of New York MPAA RATING: R SHOWTIME ADVISORIES: Adult Language, Adult Themes STEREO / CCAP / ESP 1 h 47 m A documentary film crew charts the romantic lives of six New Yorkers whose paths unexpectedly intersect in this sweet romantic comedy-drama from writer, director and star Edward Burns ("The Brothers McMullen," "Saving Private Ryan"). A quirky, intelligent Generation X homage to Woody Allen's "Husbands and Wives," this critically acclaimed, independent production costars Heather Burns, Stanley Tucci, Brittany Murphy, David Krumholtz and Rosario Dawson. 9:45 PM Captain Corelli's Mandolin MPAA RATING: R SHOWTIME ADVISORIES: Nudity, Violence, Adult Language, Adult Themes DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 / CCAP / ESP 2 h 8 m As World War II rages nearby, the Greek island of Cephallonia remains largely unchanged for the beautiful Pelagia (Penelope Cruz) and her doctor father (John Hurt). When her fiancT (Christian Bale) is summoned away to fight, Pelagia cannot guess that a mandolin-strumming Italian officer (Nicolas Cage) will arrive in town and sweep her off her feet, change her destiny - and put her life in jeopardy. Irene Papas and David Morrissey costar in this sweeping epic based on the best-selling novel. 4:15 PM Dead Heat MPAA RATING: R SHOWTIME ADVISORIES: Violence, Adult Language, Adult Themes STEREO / CCAP 1 h 37 m Well-meaning retired cop Pally (Kiefer Sutherland) is only trying to help out his stepbrother Ray (Anthony LaPaglia) when he agrees to bankroll a long-shot racehorse. But a big-time Mob figure (Daniel Benzali) also has an interest in the animal and before you can say "conflict of interest," Pally and Ray are mired in business with some very shady figures. Lothaire Bluteau and Radha Mitchell costar in this superb crime drama from writer/director Mark Malone ("Dead of Winter," "Hoods"). |
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