HDTV Has Social Calling — Daily HD Programming Guide for Friday, February 27, 2004

   

6:00AM ET/5:00 C
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.

7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Serengeti Symphony

Legendary wildlife filmmaker (producer/director) Hugo van Lawick presents the animals and beauty of Serengeti National Park in Tanzania from a unique perspective: as set to music. From predator to prey and beauty to beast, it is a performance to behold.

8:30AM ET/7:30 C
The Leopard Son

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.

10:00AM ET/9:00 C
Lake Ontario

No Description Available.

11:00AM ET/10:00 C
Great Moments In Italian Art

"Rome: Art In The Imperial Era"
Rome is known as "the eternal city." Historically, this small city of farmers and warriors grew to be a great power and colonized a large part of the ancient world. Examine the extraordinary artwork Roman conquerors brought back as prizes.

12:00PM ET/11:00 C
A Wedding Story

"Stacy & Tim"
No Description Available.

12:30PM ET/11:30 C
A Makeover Story

"World Class Style"
No Description Available.

1:00PM ET/12:00 C
Surprise By Design

"Feast Your Eyes"
Susan is the kind-hearted older sister who let Stephanie move in with her during college. Now it's Stephanie's turn to be generous by giving her big sister a dramatic new dining room, but is this a bigger surprise the even Stephanie expected?

2:00PM ET/1:00 C
Weird Homes

"Home Alone"
Meet three bachelors who have created unique environments that perhaps only a man could love.

2:30PM ET/1:30 C
Weird Wheels

"Wheels To Die For"
Some folks don't want to rest in peace - they'd rather be roadworthy forever. Meet the gothic members of a Denver hearse club, a Joker's hearse, and coffin racers in Colorado - who must be in a hurry to reach the end.

3:00PM ET/2:00 C
Insectia

"Entomology Is Catching"
Setting traps and net techniques are among the many tricks of the entomology trade learned in this episode. Also visit the lab of Madagascar's Bug Man, Dr. Andre Peyrieras, who has discovered over 3000 new insect species.

3:30PM ET/2:30 C
Great Canadian Rivers

"The Grand"
The Grand River and its tributaries comprise the largest watershed in Southern Ontario. Ecompassing 4 climatic zones in its 290K course from the Dundalk Plateau to Lake Erie, it provides nesting habitat for waterfowl and power generation for communities.

4:00PM ET/3:00 C
Serengeti Symphony

Legendary wildlife filmmaker (producer/director) Hugo van Lawick presents the animals and beauty of Serengeti National Park in Tanzania from a unique perspective: as set to music. From predator to prey and beauty to beast, it is a performance to behold.

5:30PM ET/4:30 C
The Leopard Son

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.

7:00PM ET/6:00 C
Nature's World: Africa's Lions And Wildebeests

Explore the complex nature of Africa's great migration. Follow a massive herd of wildebeests as they travel across the plains to experience the animal kingdom's circle of life.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
A Brief History Of Time

A film about the life and work of the cosmologist, Stephen Hawking, who is perhaps the leading and most popular scientific thinker today. His ideas and theories about the origins and destiny of the universe are highly renowned throughout the world.

9:30PM ET/8:30 C
Barry Lyndon

No Description Available.

1:00AM ET/12:00 C
A Brief History Of Time

A film about the life and work of the cosmologist, Stephen Hawking, who is perhaps the leading and most popular scientific thinker today. His ideas and theories about the origins and destiny of the universe are highly renowned throughout the world.

2:30AM ET/1:30 C
Barry Lyndon

No Description Available.
 

 

6:00AM ET/5:00 C The First Deadly Sin R - 1:52 - 1981 Cast: Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, David Dukes Director: Brian G. Hutton A police detective on the verge of retirement takes on a brutal serial killer case. 8:00AM ET/7:00 C Explorers PG - 1:49 - 1985 Cast: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Bobby Fite Director: Joe Dante Three friends travel to outer space in their makeshift contraption. 10:00AM ET/9:00 C The Endless Summer II PG - 1:49 - 1994 Cast: Robert August, T.J. Baron, Jeff Booth Director: Bruce Brown Sequel to The Endless Summer, which follows two hard core surfers as they search the globe for the perfect wave. 12:00PM ET/11:00 C Freebie and the Bean R - 1:53 - 1974 Cast: Alan Arkin, James Caan, Loretta Swit Director: Richard Rush Two San Francisco police detectives relentlessly pursue a mob boss. 2:00PM ET/1:00 C Power R - 1:51 - 1986 Cast: Richard Gere, Juli Christie, Gene Hackman Director: Sidney Lumet A political media consultant investigates the mystery surrounding his new client who is running for the Senate. 4:00PM ET/3:00 C Bloodhounds Of Broadway PG - 1:27 - 1989 Cast: Madonna, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Grey Director: Howard Brookner Set in the 1920's, the film follows the parties and adventures of the flashy characters of that time. 5:30PM ET/4:30 C The Endless Summer II PG - 1:49 - 1994 Cast: Robert August, T.J. Baron, Jeff Booth Director: Bruce Brown Sequel to The Endless Summer, which follows two hard core surfers as they search the globe for the perfect wave. 7:30PM ET/6:30 C Songwriter R - 1:34 - 1984 Cast: Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Melinda Dillon Director: Alan Rudolph Two country singers rock their way out of a bad deal. 9:15PM ET/8:15 C Night Moves R - 1:38 - 1975 Cast: Gene Hackman, Melanie Griffith, James Woods Director: Arthur Penn A has-been actress hires a down-on-his luck detective to find her kidnapped daughter. 11:00PM ET/10:00 C Striptease R - 1:55 - 1996 Cast: Demi Moore, Burt Reynolds, Armand Assante Director: Andrew Bergman To make enough money to win custody of her daughter, a stripper becomes entangled in a blackmail scheme. 1:00AM ET/12:00 C Jungle Fever R - 2:12 - 1991 Cast: Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Spike Lee Director: Spike Lee Drama about an affair between a married black man and a white woman and the reaction from their friends and family. 3:15AM ET/2:15 C Striptease R - 1:55 - 1996 Cast: Demi Moore, Burt Reynolds, Armand Assante Director: Andrew Bergman To make enough money to win custody of her daughter, a stripper becomes entangled in a blackmail scheme. 5:15AM ET/4:15 C Jungle Fever R - 2:12 - 1991 Cast: Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Spike Lee Director: Spike Lee Drama about an affair between a married black man and a white woman and the reaction from their friends and family.

 

6:15AM ET/5:15 C Enchanted April PG Time: 89   Chase away the blues with this "giddy and charming romantic comedy" (New York Daily News) about four London women who leave their dreary, rainy city behind for a month in an Italian castle. Under the Mediterranean sun, cares disappear and each of the women blossoms delightfully. "Charming, disarming and thoroughly enchanting" (New York Post). 7:50AM ET/6:50 C Staying Alive PG Time: 96   John Travolta's trim and toned in this spirited sequel to his mega-hit Saturday Night Fever. As disco king Tony Manero, he's left Brooklyn behind to seek a career as a Broadway dancer--while caught between the pretty dancer who loves him and the haughty star he just can't get off his mind. With Finola Hughes and Cynthia Rhodes. Directed by Sylvester Stallone. 9:30AM ET/8:30 C Public Enemy #1 R Time: 87   Theresa Russell stars in this fast-paced crime drama as Ma Barker, matriarch of one of the most notorious families in American history. To escape a life of hardscrabble poverty, she and her four sons take to a life of crime. Soon, after a series of violent bank robberies, the Barker clan find themselves at the top of the F.B.I.'s most wanted list. 11:00AM ET/10:00 C Deliver Us From Eva R Time: 105   A tyrannical young woman dominates her younger sisters' lives causing misery to their beaus, until the men hire a suave paramour to whisk Eva off her feet...and out of their lives. Since the death of their parents, Eva (Gabrielle Union) has been the domineering voice of the four Dandridge sisters dictating whom they can date, love and marry. When her sisters' lovers get tired of being bullied by Eva, they employ sexy Ray (LL Cool J) to charm her off her feet...but complications ensue when the notorious player begins to develop genuine affection for Eva. With Duane Martin, Essence Atkins, Robbine Lee, Meagan Good and Mel Jackson. Written by Gary Hardwick, James Iver Mattson and B.E. Brauner. Directed by Gary Hardwick. 12:45PM ET/11:45 C Night Shift R Time: 106   Working the graveyard shift at the city morgue, mild-mannered Henry Winkler is conned into running a call-girl ring on the job by his kooky sidekick (Michael Keaton). Shelley Long co-stars in this comedy as his neighbor, a call girl who gets her girlfriends to make use of his services. Directed by Ron Howard. 2:30PM ET/1:30 C Double Team R Time: 92   Belgium's muscleman Jean-Claude Van Damme and basketball's bad boy Dennis Rodman are double dynamite in this "action-packed, often campy and colorful amusement park of a movie" (Variety). The thrills begin when super agent Van Damme teams up with outrageous high-tech arms dealer Rodman to take out a ruthless terrorist. This slambang, chase-filled film bristles with all the energy and flash of the best Hong Kong action movies. With Mickey Rourke. 4:05PM ET/3:05 C White Oleander PG13 Time: 109   Alison Lohman stars as a teenage girl bounced through the foster care system during her mother's incarceration for murder in this moving drama. Ingrid (Michelle Pfeiffer) poisons her lover and is sent to prison while her daughter Astrid (Lohman) is forced into the state's foster care program. Shuffled through various foster parents including a born-again Christian, a former B-movie star and an eccentric Russian, Astrid is forced to grow up quickly in several families while she also attempts to keep her mother in her life. Based on the novel by Janet Fitch. Co-starring Robin Wright Penn and Renee Zellweger. Directed by Peter Kosminsky. 6:15PM ET/5:15 C Deliver Us From Eva R Time: 105   A tyrannical young woman dominates her younger sisters' lives causing misery to their beaus, until the men hire a suave paramour to whisk Eva off her feet...and out of their lives. Since the death of their parents, Eva (Gabrielle Union) has been the domineering voice of the four Dandridge sisters dictating whom they can date, love and marry. When her sisters' lovers get tired of being bullied by Eva, they employ sexy Ray (LL Cool J) to charm her off her feet...but complications ensue when the notorious player begins to develop genuine affection for Eva. With Duane Martin, Essence Atkins, Robbine Lee, Meagan Good and Mel Jackson. Written by Gary Hardwick, James Iver Mattson and B.E. Brauner. Directed by Gary Hardwick. 8:00PM ET/7:00 C Collateral Damage R Time: 108   Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as an L.A. fireman who undertakes a mission of revenge against the terrorist who killed his wife and son in this action epic. Gordy Brewer (Schwarzenegger) is a simple fire-fighting family man who loses everything in the fiery flash of a madman's bomb. But Gordy doesn't spend time mourning his loss--he heads to Columbia as a vigilante determined to bring the Columbian madman responsible to violent justice. Elias Koteas, Francesca Neri, Cliff Curtis, John Leguizamo and John Turturro co-star. Directed by Andrew Davis (The Fugitive). 10:00PM ET/9:00 C Spider-man PG13 Time: 121   "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. 1:30AM ET/12:30 C From Dusk Till Dawn R Time: 107   "A deliriously trashy, exuberantly vulgar, lavishly appointed exploitation picture" (Variety). Written by Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction) and directed by Robert Rodriguez (Spy Kids), this cool, sexy mix of action and horror stars Tarantino and George Clooney as sibling fugitives--one smart and meticulous, the other wildly unstable and violent. With a family of hostages to aid their escape from the law, the dastardly duo head across the Mexican border to a safe haven at a strip bar--a sizzling club that they don't realize is inhabited by bloodthirsty vampires! Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis, Cheech Marin, Salma Hayek, Tom Savini and John Saxon co-star. 3:20AM ET/2:20 C The Mangler 2 R Time: 96   A teenage girl downloads a bloodthirsty terror in this harrowing horror film. Watched over in school by a state-of-the-art security system designed by her father, the rebellious Jo decides to put a crimp in the program by introducing a virus. The system takes on a life of its own--with help from the school's obsessed headmaster--and begins a series of brutal executions that leave Jo as the only one who can stop it. With Chelse Swain, Philippe Bergeron, Dexter Bell, David Christensen, Jeff Doucette, Daniella Evangelista, Miles Meadows, Will Sanderson and Lance Henriksen. Directed by Michael Hamilton-Wright. 5:00AM ET/4:00 C Collateral Damage R Time: 108   Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as an L.A. fireman who undertakes a mission of revenge against the terrorist who killed his wife and son in this action epic. Gordy Brewer (Schwarzenegger) is a simple fire-fighting family man who loses everything in the fiery flash of a madman's bomb. But Gordy doesn't spend time mourning his loss--he heads to Columbia as a vigilante determined to bring the Columbian madman responsible to violent justice. Elias Koteas, Francesca Neri, Cliff Curtis, John Leguizamo and John Turturro co-star. Directed by Andrew Davis (The Fugitive).

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6:55AM ET/5:55 C Solo PG13 Time: 93   He's buffed. He's brawny. He's brainy. He's Solo, an android fighting machine so swift and so strong they call him "the perfect soldier." In this muscular sci-fi thriller, Solo uses both body and soul to tackle a Third World catastrophe. But there's more to Solo than superhuman strength and speed. This robosoldier has heart...and it may be his undoing. 8:45AM ET/7:45 C Hiding Out PG13 Time: 98   One day he's a yuppie stockbroker on the fast track; the next, Jon Cryer is a phony high-school student on the lam. When a shady deal puts the mob on his tail, Cryer hides out in a suburban high school, where being 27 has definite advantages. Whether romancing the class beauty, getting nominated for class president or giving tax advice to a date's father, Cryer's back-to-school daze is a grade-A comedy romp. 10:30AM ET/9:30 C Honey, I Blew Up The Kid PG Time: 89   A nerdy inventor creates an enlarging machine that accidentally sprouts his toddler to gigantic proportions in this lighthearted sequel. Wayne Szalinski has done it again. When one of his madcap inventions goes awry, his two-year-old son Adam is zapped by a laser that causes him to grow unnaturally large when exposed to electricity. Soon Adam has shot to more than 100 feet in height. It's up to the Szalinski family to get the unruly toddler under control before he walks all over Las Vegas. Starring Rick Moranis, Marcia Strassman, Robert Oliveri, Daniel and Joshua Shalikar, Amy O'Neill, Lloyd Bridges, John Shea and Keri Russell. Screenplay by Thom Eberhardt, Peter Elbling and Garry Goodrow. Story by Garry Goodrow. Directed by Randal Kleiser. 12:00PM ET/11:00 C The Making Of Scooby-doo TVPG Time: 15   An inside look at this live-action/animated film based on the classic cartoon series about teenage detectives Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred and their lovable mutt Scooby Doo. Starring Matthew Lillard, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Rowan Atkinson. 12:15PM ET/11:15 C The Scout PG13 Time: 101   When his latest pitching find falls apart on the mound, New York Yankees scout Albert Brooks is packed off to Mexico. There he stumbles on a genuine phenomenon, a fireball-throwing, switch-hitting dream come true that he sells to the Yanks for a cool $55 million. There's only one catch: management wants a shrink's affidavit that the kid is sane...and Brooks isn't so sure he can pass! With Dianne Wiest and George Steinbrenner as himself. 2:00PM ET/1:00 C Trojan War PG13 Time: 83   "Be prepared!" learns a high school senior when his big chance with the sexiest girl in class turns into the zaniest condom hunt in history! 3:30PM ET/2:30 C Do You Believe In Miracles? The Story Of The 1980 Us Hockey Team - 2/5/01 TVPG Time: 59   In February of 1980, twenty young athletes displayed the old-fashioned American work ethic long thought to be missing from this country. For two tense weeks amidst growing Cold War fears, the U.S. Olympic hockey team created an unforgettable moment of national pride when they battled and miraculously beat the tough Soviet team on the ice. This documentary revisits Lake Placid, NY, and looks back on the memorable victory from the team's assembly by coach Herb Brooks through the experience of winning the gold medal. Among those interviewed are U.S. players Jim Craig, Mike Eruzione and Jack O'Callahan, Coach Brooks, manager Craig Patrick, Russian players Vladislav Tretiak and Boris Mikhailov; and broadcasters Al Michaels (who made the famous call, "Do you believe in miracles?") and Jim Lampley. 4:30PM ET/3:30 C Buddy PG Time: 83   Wait until you get a load of Trudy, "queen of the animals," and Buddy, the bouncing baby gorilla, in this wonderful comedy base 6:00PM ET/5:00 C Operation Dumbo Drop PG Time: 108   As a well-meaning Green Beret captain (Danny Glover) prepares to retire from his village post in the Vietnam war, he decides to take on one final mission in order to help the peaceful locals. The North Vietnamese have killed the villagers' beloved elephant as a punishment for their friendly relationship with the occupying American soldiers. Captain Cahill realizes that there is only one way to make up for this loss: to find and import a new elephant, by plane, over dangerous war zones. In order to do so, he must enlist his tough successor (Ray Liotta) and an unlikely team of soldiers to replace the giant animal in this "well-crafted and entertaining" (Variety) family comedy based on a true story. With Denis Leary, Doug E. Doug, Corin Nemec. 9:00PM ET/8:00 C Femme Fatale R Time: 114   Brian De Palma's "ingeniously twisty and audaciously twisted" (San Francisco Chronicle) neo-noir thriller stars Rebecca Romijn-Stamos as a dangerous blonde whose picture attracts the attention of a former paparazzo--and exposes her sordid past. Seven years after a daring (and very erotic) jewel heist at the Cannes Film Festival in which she left her partners high and dry, Laure Ash (Romijn-Stamos) returns to Paris under the identity of an U.S. ambassador's wife. But photographer Nicolas Bardo (Antonio Banderas) recognizes her--from a photo he took of her assuming a different alias--and sets into motion a series of twists and turns that will keep you guessing until the end! Peter Coyote co-stars. 12:20AM ET/11:20 C Firetrap R Time: 99   Dean Cain stars as Max Hopper, a crafty burglar who forgoes retirement to take one final job in this explosive thriller. The booty is a controversial computer chip that Max must retrieve from a high-tech company. While he cracks the building disguised as a fireman, a company insider sets the place on fire, forcing Max to help some employees find a way out. Can he survive and still steal the chip? Richard Tyson, Mel Harris, Lori Petty, Steven Williams and Vanessa Angel (Kingpin) co-star. 2:05AM ET/1:05 C Auto Focus R Time: 105   The startling rise and fall of television actor Bob Crane is detailed in all of its sordid, pornographic detail in this darkly satirical story of sex addiction. Greg Kinnear delivers a "creepy, brilliant performance" (Roger Ebert) as the Hogan's Heroes star whose incessant desire for sex is fueled by his newfound stardom as well as his friendship with an electronics salesman (Willem Dafoe) who provides Crane with all the latest video products--as well as a pal to join him on his swinging conquests. "Strangely wonderful and weirdly touching (L.A. Times). Also with Rita Wilson, Maria Bello and Ron Leibman. Directed by Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver); ba 5:00AM ET/4:00 C Flatliners R Time: 114   Is death the ultimate trip? Five maverick medical students dare to cross the final barrier, temporarily "flatlining" their heartbeats in search of life beyond death. Little do they suspect that what they find may be able to follow them back! A cast of Hollywood's hottest young stars brings this pulse-pounding suspense drama to life: Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon and William Baldwin.