Viewing Environment Solutions Are Receiving Attention: CinemaQuest Ideal-Lume Lighting Endorsed by Industry

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2004


 

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"Viewing Environment Solutions Are Receiving Attention

This from reader Alan Brown....

CinemaQuest, Inc. is uniquely dedicated to providing reference-quality, electronic display viewing environment technologies and solutions to related industries. Their Ideal-Lume line of 6500 kelvins video viewing environment luminaires recently received an endorsement from Joe Kane Productions: http://www.videoessentials.com/display_lighting.htm . Industry experts using their Ideal-Lume Pro model also include: the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF); Industrial Light and Magic (ILM); THX, Ltd.; Universal Studios; professional video display reviewers; among others.

CinemaQuest, Inc. has developed products and services that address many requirements of ideal viewing environment characteristics. Their research and development has focused on standards and recommendations specified by: the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE); the International Organization for Standardization (ISO); and the International Commission on Illumination (CIE). Professionals and consumers are recognizing the benefits of tailoring their viewing environment to enhance the pictures produced by high performance imaging devices. The photography, publishing, graphic arts and electronic entertainment industries are increasingly focusing upon digital display performance criteria and the associated environment.

The home theater community is becoming increasingly aware of the importance of viewing environment conditions and their impact upon image quality and viewer perception. Today's DTV "revolution" along with HDTV have served to increase consumer interest in what constitutes superlative television pictures.

Custom home theater designers and their clients are becoming more knowledgeable of and concerned with the impact of room acoustics upon sound system performance. Room conditions can also potentially compromise the appearance of video displays. Lighting and interior decor will either preserve or contaminate image quality and the observer's perception of the display. Eye strain, viewer fatigue, the perception of color, black level and detail are all affected by room conditions. The diligent efforts of cinematographers and film-to-video transfer colorists can be rendered ineffective by improperly designed viewing environments.

CinemaQuest, Inc. provides consulting services for designers and consumers interested in ensuring their viewing environments conform to recommended practice. Their web site offers contact information, unique products and reference solutions for discerning users of high performance TVs and computer displays: www.cinemaquestinc.com .

The newest model of display environment lighting produced by CinemaQuest, Inc. is their Ideal-Lume Graphics, developed for computer monitor use. It's a dual-mode product that offers both 5000 and 5400 kelvins color temperature operation. Illumination can be varied in color and lumen output via an included filter kit.

Ideal-Lume luminaires are distributed online and through select dealers who have received formal training in the theory and practice of imaging science and display standards. Seminars and courses that qualify dealers are provided by: the Imaging Science Foundation; Joe Kane Productions; Burns Consulting; Runco, International and AV Consulting."

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
My Wife and Kids

"Jr. Executive"
Michael wants Jr. to learn the family business by starting at the bottom, so he assigns Jr. to do menial jobs around Kyle Trucking. Jr., however, decides to use the fact that he's the boss' son to his advantage and convinces other employees to do his work for him. And Claire arranges a secret date with a guy she met on the Internet in a Shakespeare chat room.

8:30PM ET/7:30 C
My Wife and Kids

"Jay Goes to School"
In her search for fulfillment, Jay decides to go to college to study psychology and, besides doing so over Michael's objections, drives everyone in the house a little crazy with her new-found knowledge. Meanwhile, Jr.'s well-meaning buddies, John and Mike, decide to transform his old baby crib into a hip, new machine.

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
King Of Queens

"tank Heaven"
Doug sabotages Carrie’s attempts to start hanging out with her co-workers by scaring them off with several crude techniques. Meanwhile, Spence and Danny realize that women like men who take care of the elderly and start using Arthur as bait.

9:30PM ET/8:30 C
The Stones

"the Lonely Goatherd"
Karly grudgingly goes to a "The Sound of Music" sing-along with Barbara, while Winston agrees to stay home and bond with an ailing Stan.

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Law & Order

"Shrunk"
When the body of a young actress is found stabbed in a Tony Award-winning song writer's apartment, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) believe the home invasion style attack to be linked to a member of the victim's therapy group. However, when the evidence pointing to break-in appears to have been staged, the detectives focus their attention on the emotionally unstable songwriter. Sam Waterston, Elisabeth Rohm, Fred Thompson and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Law & Order

"Darwinian"
When a homeless schizophrenic is killed in an apparent hit-and-run, Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) utilize forensic evidence from the scene of the accident to search for the missing driver. However, when their investigation reveals the victim was trapped inside the car's windshield after the accident and that the driver - a high profile publicist - left the man dying in her garage, an outraged Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) and A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn (Elisabeth Rohm) attempt to prosecute the woman for murder. Fred Thompson and S. Epatha Merkerson also star.

11:34PM ET/10:34 C
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno

Guests

Donald Trump, Ben Harper

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Smallville

"Asylum"
Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) teams up with three krypto-villains to lure Clark (Tom Welling) to the hospital to enlist his help in escaping after he hears that Lionel (John Glover) has requested Lex be given electroshock therapy to erase his memory. However, the plan goes awry when the villains double-cross Lex and use kryptonite to steal Clark's powers. Meanwhile, Lana (Kristin Kreuk) meets a mysterious new stranger (Ian Somerhalder, Rules of Attraction) in the hospital.

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Smallville

"You Say It, We Play It"
You said it, we're gonna play it! Don't miss the last of your five favorite Smallville episodes, Wednesday, 9/8c, after "Asylum."

"Harbinger"

As Archer and Dr. Phlox try to solve the mystery behind a rescued alien found drifting in a space anomaly, Trip's flirtation with a female MACO forces a surprisingly jealous T'Pol to confront her attraction to her fellow senior officer.
Rating: TVPG-V

Then at 9:00PM ET/PT catch "Doctor's Orders"

While Enterprise travels through a section of the Expanse lethal to active human minds, Dr. Phlox must put the entire crew to sleep and handle all aspects of a working starship, but even with T'Pol's help, the doctor's skills might not be enough to keep the crew safe when complications arise.
Rating: TVPG

6:00AM ET/5:00 C
Great Moments In Italian Art

"Leonardo"
Leonardo da Vinci truly embodied the phrase Renaissance man. In addition to his talent as a painter, he was a gifted sculptor, architect, inventor, and scientist as well. Look closely at da Vincis' work to see how he captured his subject's soul.

7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Lost Kingdom Of The Himalayas

High atop the Ngari Plateau in Western Tibet rest the remnants of a forgotten Buddhist civilization, the Guge Empire. Recently discovered and now nearly uninhabited the ruins provide clues to the history of Buddhism dating back to the 11th century.

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Time Flashes: The Austrian Heartland

Embark on a journey through time and explore the past and present of Austria's heartland. Learn how a region rife with wildlife and history has been marked by the footsteps of time.

9:00AM ET/8:00 C
Chicago By L

Tour through the neighborhoods of Chicago via the L train. Explore Chicago's ethnic diversity from a unique, elevated glimpse into the history, cultural life and architectural features of the city's diverse neighborhoods.

10:00AM ET/9:00 C
What's Coming

April 2004
No Description Available.

10:30AM ET/9:30 C
Desert Speaks, The

"Driest Desert In The World"
No Description Available.

11:00AM ET/10:00 C
Anaconda!

South African photographer and adventurer Austin Stevens is travelling to the Amazon to catch a wild anaconda in the water, and attempt to bring it to land.

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

"Jen & Tom"
No Description Available.

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

"Grunge To Gq"
No Description Available.

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

"Super Mom"
According to her grown children, Mary is a super mom who has completely renovated her home and helped them with their own fixer-uppers. They want to show Mary their appreciation by creating a backyard garden at Mary's house.

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

"Creative Worlds"
Home is what you make it, although it may not be to everyone's taste. See a home with a wall of trash, a home considered 'all natural' and third surrounded by handmade goddesses.

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

"Best In Show"
Every April Houston,Texas hosts the wildest collection of wheels out there during the annual World Art Car Parade. Over 150 bizarre vehicles such as the Fruitmobile and the Cathedral Hearse take over the streets.

3:00PM ET/2:00 C
Lost Kingdom Of The Himalayas

High atop the Ngari Plateau in Western Tibet rest the remnants of a forgotten Buddhist civilization, the Guge Empire. Recently discovered and now nearly uninhabited the ruins provide clues to the history of Buddhism dating back to the 11th century.

4:00PM ET/3:00 C
Time Flashes: The Austrian Heartland

Embark on a journey through time and explore the past and present of Austria's heartland. Learn how a region rife with wildlife and history has been marked by the footsteps of time.

5:00PM ET/4:00 C
Chicago By L

Tour through the neighborhoods of Chicago via the L train. Explore Chicago's ethnic diversity from a unique, elevated glimpse into the history, cultural life and architectural features of the city's diverse neighborhoods.

6:00PM ET/5:00 C
What's Coming

April 2004
No Description Available.

6:30PM ET/5:30 C
Desert Speaks, The

"Driest Desert In The World"
No Description Available.

7:00PM ET/6:00 C
Niagara Falls: Raging Rapids

As her 10 million annual visitors know, the spectacular Niagara Falls and the magnificent gorge they created leave a lasting impression. Created 12,500 years ago by glacial movement, the gorge's sheer face opens a window into the earth.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Road Trip

"Orlando - Key West"
Join hosts Steven Lee and Tina Maddigan as they cruise along the coastal highways of Florida. From the theme parks of Orlando to the seaside resorts of Sanibel, this is the ultimate Sunshine State extravaganza.

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Rides

"The Moal"
Steve Moal and his two sons create hot rods in a garage that was started by Steve's grandfather. The Moals are working to build an all-aluminum Boatell with a GT 40 Cobra power plant in time for the L.A. Auto Show.

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Extreme Machines: O' Hare Airport

Journey through Chicago's O'Hare International. Discover how 180,00 travelers are accomodated every day, and meet some of the more unique people behind the scenes. Learn how technology supports the care, safety, feeding and transportation of passengers.

11:00PM ET/10:00 C
Road Trip

"Orlando - Key West"
Join hosts Steven Lee and Tina Maddigan as they cruise along the coastal highways of Florida. From the theme parks of Orlando to the seaside resorts of Sanibel, this is the ultimate Sunshine State extravaganza.

12:00PM ET/11:00 C
Rides

"The Moal"
Steve Moal and his two sons create hot rods in a garage that was started by Steve's grandfather. The Moals are working to build an all-aluminum Boatell with a GT 40 Cobra power plant in time for the L.A. Auto Show.

1:00AM ET/12:00 C
Bridge To Mars, A

The first mission to Mars will require astronauts to stay on the Red Planet for nearly two years. In preparation, leading scientists come together on Devon Island, deemed by NASA as the most Mars-like place on Earth.

2:00AM ET/1:00 C
What's Coming

April 2004
No Description Available.

2:30AM ET/1:30 C
Desert Speaks, The

"Driest Desert In The World"
No Description Available.

3:00AM ET/2:00 C
Road Trip

"Orlando - Key West"
Join hosts Steven Lee and Tina Maddigan as they cruise along the coastal highways of Florida. From the theme parks of Orlando to the seaside resorts of Sanibel, this is the ultimate Sunshine State extravaganza.

4:00AM ET/3:00 C
Rides

"The Moal"
Steve Moal and his two sons create hot rods in a garage that was started by Steve's grandfather. The Moals are working to build an all-aluminum Boatell with a GT 40 Cobra power plant in time for the L.A. Auto Show.

5:00AM ET/4:00 C
Bridge To Mars, A

The first mission to Mars will require astronauts to stay on the Red Planet for nearly two years. In preparation, leading scientists come together on Devon Island, deemed by NASA as the most Mars-like place on Earth.
 

6:00AM ET/5:00 C
A Caribbean Workout 2003

In the Oceanside Barclay Park, Barbados features Hi-Lo exercises.

6:30AM ET/5:30 C
Weekend Explorer

Durango, Colorado - Take a historic train to the picturesque old mining boomtown of Silverton, enjoy a cooling splash while careening down river whitewater rafting, soar like an eagle over the Rockies in a glider, jump off the same cliffs as Paul Newman and Robert Redford in the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, mountain bike in a spectacular scenic wilderness area, hit the trail on horseback through fields of countless wild flowers, and relax in a natural hot spring once popular with stars like Marilyn Monroe.

7:00AM ET/6:00 C
The Desert Speaks

Oaxaca: Footsteps in Tradition - The Valle de Tehuacan, in the Mexican state of Puebla is probably the birthplace of domestic corn. That corn became a staple for people throughout North America, including the civilizations that inhabited nearby Monte Alban. The region is famous for the indigenous artisans who use native plants to continue the artistic traditions of their ancestors.

7:30AM ET/6:30 C
Bette

Color of Roses - After firing her record producer, Bette is under pressure to record her new single and agrees to give Oscar a shot at producing. She keeps changing her ideas of what the song should sound like, but in the end Oscar and she perform the song the way he originally wanted it.

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Love and Money

The Stepmummy - Effie's abusive socialite stepmother, Beverly, visits the Conklins. Though the rest of the family wants nothing to do with Beverly, Effie sucks up because she's hoping to inherit one of her many homes when the old bird kicks the bucket.

8:30AM ET/7:30 C
Higher Definition

Kevin Smith, Morgan Spurlock - From the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas, Pop-culture critic Robert Wilonsky talks with director Kevin Smith about Jersey Girl and other films; plus, Super Size Me documentary director Morgan Spurlock.

9:00AM ET/8:00 C
Across America

Desert Racing, Tennessee Whisky - Across America tracks a new way to win in Las Vegas: Desert Racing. Then power shopping inside the DC beltway. And tourists flock to a dry county in search of Tennessee whiskey.

9:30AM ET/8:30 C
Johnathan Brownlee's at Home

Sawmill / Timber Frame - Welcome to the outstanding, environmentally friendly, creative community of Squamish, British Columbia.

10:00AM ET/9:00 C
Designing America

Tiptoe Through the Tulips! - Preparations for a "once a year" garden party are underway in this fabulous backyard! Learn about baking with silicon and you'll be served up some "Room Service" on Finishing Touch.

10:30AM ET/9:30 C
HDNet World Report

Peru: Amazon John and Natual Medicines - HDNet World Report travels to the rainforests of Peru to meet a unique character who is helping local natives. "Amazon John" has brought a contemporary look at the ages-old natural medicines deep in the rainforest, and is helping bring the best out to 21st century populations.

11:00AM ET/10:00 C
HDNet World Report

Alternative Energy - HDNet World Report visits the concept of alternative energy, focusing on some traditional alternatives for gas and electricity, like solar and wind, and taking a look at some new, unlikely alternatives as well.

11:30AM ET/10:30 C
Messages from the Past

Message from the Past: Indus - As a sea port, Dora Vira was a center of trade with Mesopotamia. It was known as the capital of water as the citizens learned how to store water from the river, rainwater and aquifers.

12:30PM ET/11:30 C
Wild Secrets

Leopard: Family Trees - This is a touching tale of a female leopard's struggle to raise two cubs in the harsh Savannah. For two months we follow the family's fight to stay alive.

1:00PM ET/12:00 C
True Music

Dick Dale, Badly Drawn Boy - The King of the Surf Sound, Dick Dale headlines True Music this week. Also joining the show is the UK band, Badly Drawn Boy. And you don't want to miss the blues rock sound of Joe Bonomassa.

1:30PM ET/12:30 C
Hogan's Heroes

Commandant of the Year - Col. Klink is exultant when word arrives "from Berlin" that Stalag 13 has made the top ten in German POW camp ratings.

2:00PM ET/1:00 C
That's Life

Oh, Baby - Scandal rocks Dolly's campaign thanks to a protest striptease by Lydia and Paulie's decision to have marital relations in public.

3:00PM ET/2:00 C
Charlie's Angels

An Angels Trail - Jill Munroe is taken hostage when she accidentally stumbles into a gas station robbery. Convict Sam Mason and his sons Clint and Harley escape into the desolate desert hills keeping Jill tied in the back of their getaway van. Tiffany researches the geography of the highlands and discovers an old road overlooked by the search party. Hampered by wind and rain, Kris continues to lead the search for her sister when they find indications that the convicts are nearby.

4:00PM ET/3:00 C
InFocus

IMAX Amazing Journeys - Experience some of nature's most incredible spectacles as millions of creatures undertake extraordinary journeys of survival.

5:00PM ET/4:00 C
Major League Soccer

New York MetroStars @ Columbus Crew
Special Encore Presentation

7:00PM ET/6:00 C
Across America

Austin Pageant, Bartending Competition - The city of Austin, Texas crowns a pageant queen, and bartenders compete on dramatic flair in Rhode Island.

7:30PM ET/6:30 C
HDNet World Report

Alternative Energy - HDNet World Report visits the concept of alternative energy, focusing on some traditional alternatives for gas and electricity, like solar and wind, and taking a look at some new, unlikely alternatives as well.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
2003-04 Mavericks Surf Contest - Premiere

Half Moon Bay, Northern California: Watch as 24 contestants ride what some call "the most dangerous wave in the world." Featured surfers include Anthony Tashnick, Carlos Burle, Matt Ambrose and "Flea" Virostko.

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
HDNet This Month - Premiere

April 2004 - Take a look at HDNet's weekly schedule with segments from the HDNet World Report, Across America, Hollywood HD, Wiseguy and Robbery Homicide Division. Also highlighted: A new season of live Major League Soccer, a preview of HDNet's live season coverage of the 2004 Champ Car World Series and the upcoming NASCAR Grand National Division. HDNet This Month also gives you a sneak peak at the films you can see this month on HDNet Movies. HDNet is television like you've never seen before.

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

This concert show captures the timeless high energy performance of the only band to survive the Swing fad of a few years back. After watching this concert special you'll know why.

11:00PM ET/10:00 C
2003-04 Mavericks Surf Contest

Half Moon Bay, Northern California: Watch as 24 contestants ride what some call "the most dangerous wave in the world." Featured surfers include Anthony Tashnick, Carlos Burle, Matt Ambrose and "Flea" Virostko.

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
HDNet This Month

April 2004 - Take a look at HDNet's weekly schedule with segments from the HDNet World Report, Across America, Hollywood HD, Wiseguy and Robbery Homicide Division. Also highlighted: A new season of live Major League Soccer, a preview of HDNet's live season coverage of the 2004 Champ Car World Series and the upcoming NASCAR Grand National Division. HDNet This Month also gives you a sneak peak at the films you can see this month on HDNet Movies. HDNet is television like you've never seen before.

1:00AM ET/12:00 C
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

This concert show captures the timeless high energy performance of the only band to survive the Swing fad of a few years back. After watching this concert special you'll know why.

2:00AM ET/1:00 C
HDNet Horse Racing Challenge

The HDNet Horse Racing Challenge from Santa Anita Park featuring many of the nations top trainers and jockeys and horses. This weekly series features a unique look at the sport of horse racing through a competition among players, trainers and jockeys.

4:00AM ET/3:00 C
The Fugitive

Strapped - Kimble's peaceful love affair is threatened by two ruthless bank robbers. (Part two of a two-part episode)

5:00AM ET/4:00 C
Charlie's Angels

To Kill An Angel - Kelly is accidentally wounded when she befriends a little boy who becomes an eyewitness to murder. The trouble starts when she loses sight of the child in a moment of confusion and two hired killers bump into him while making a getaway from the tunnel of horrors, where they have just murdered a man.

7:00AM ET/6:00 C
The Power of One

PG-13 - 2:07 - 1992
Cast: Stephen Dorff, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Morgan Freeman Director: John G. Avildsen
An English boy, P.K., is taken in by a professor after he is ostricized by his German classmates. Through the professor, he meets a man who teaches him how to box and stand up for his rights.

9:15AM ET/8:15 C
Ghosts of Mississippi

PG-13 - 2:10 - 1996
Cast: Alec Baldwin, James Woods, Virginia Madsen Director: Rob Reiner
Sixty years after the murder of a civil rights leader, his killer is brought to trial.

11:30AM ET/10:30 C
The Life & Times of Judge Roy Bean

PG - 2:03 - 1972
Cast: Paul Newman, Roy Jenson, Gary Combs Director: John Huston
This comical western centers around a judge who makes his own law.

1:35PM ET/12:35 C
Days Of Wine and Roses

NR - 1:57 - 1962
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford Director: Blake Edwards
A man introduces his wife to alcohol and they both spiral down together.

3:45PM ET/2:45 C
The Candidate

PG - 1:50 - 1972
Cast: Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas Director: Michael Ritchie
A charismatic lawyer running for the Senate learns the dirty secrets behind campaigning.

5:45PM ET/4:45 C
Ghosts of Mississippi

PG-13 - 2:10 - 1996
Cast: Alec Baldwin, James Woods, Virginia Madsen Director: Rob Reiner
Sixty years after the murder of a civil rights leader, his killer is brought to trial.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
The Rounders

NR - 1:25 - 1965
Cast: Glenn Ford, Henry Fonda, Sue Anne Langdon Director: Burt Kennedy
Two cowboys with a propensity to spend their earnings in the nearest bar, come up with a scheme bound to send them on their dream trip to Tahiti.

9:30PM ET/8:30 C
The Life & Times of Judge Roy Bean

PG - 2:03 - 1972
Cast: Paul Newman, Roy Jenson, Gary Combs Director: John Huston
This comical western centers around a judge who makes his own law.

11:35PM ET/10:35 C
The Rounders

NR - 1:25 - 1965
Cast: Glenn Ford, Henry Fonda, Sue Anne Langdon Director: Burt Kennedy
Two cowboys with a propensity to spend their earnings in the nearest bar, come up with a scheme bound to send them on their dream trip to Tahiti.

1:05AM ET/12:05 C
The Life & Times of Judge Roy Bean

PG - 2:03 - 1972
Cast: Paul Newman, Roy Jenson, Gary Combs Director: John Huston
This comical western centers around a judge who makes his own law.

3:15AM ET/2:15 C
Three Days of the Condor

R - 1:57 - 1975
Cast: Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson Director: Sydney Pollack
A CIA researcher must discover the identities of his co-worker's murderers before they find him.

5:15AM ET/4:15 C
Out Of Bounds

R - 1:31 - 1986
Cast: Anthony Michael Hall, Jenny Wright, Jeff Kober Director: Richard Tuggle
A small town kid moves to L.A. and gets mixed up with a drug dealer when he picks up the wrong bag at the airport.
 

10:20AM ET/9:20 C
The Fugitive

PG13 Time: 130  
A one-armed man killed Dr. Kimble's wife, but the police think he did it. Now he's got to find the killer before the cops catch him. That's the simple plot of this blockbuster action hit starring Harrison Ford as the doctor on the run and 1993 Best Supporting Actor Oscar(R) winner Tommy Lee Jones as the cop on his trail. "A propulsive mix of action, suspense and humor" (Hollywood Reporter). "A consummate nail biter...it leaves you breathless" (Variety). "A smashing success...a home run" (New York Times).

12:35PM ET/11:35 C
Ballistic: Ecks Vs. Sever

R Time: 91  
Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu star in this "white-knuckle thriller" (All Movie Guide) about a lethal government assassin who plots revenge against her devious boss while a former FBI agent is lulled out of retirement to stop her. Sever (Liu) is the trained killer who leaves a trail of mayhem everywhere she goes; Ecks (Banderas) is a top Fed who quit after his wife's death, but returns for this one last job when his boss reveals that she may not be dead. The action is fast and furious as it builds towards an inevitable confrontation between Ecks and Sever...but should they be fighting each other or joining forces to battle the mutual enemy that evades them? With Gregg Henry, Talisa Soto, Roger R. Cross and Ray Park. Directed by Kaos.

2:05PM ET/1:05 C
Mrs. Doubtfire

PG13 Time: 125  
Life is a drag--literally!--for a divorced actor whose wife gets full custody of his adored kids. To be near them, Robin Williams dresses up as sweet Mrs. Doubtfire and gets hired as the family nanny! "Williams is a drag-out hit" (Hollywood Reporter) as the loving dad in this hit family comedy. Sally Field is his long-suffering wife, and Pierce Brosnan plays her new beau. With Harvey Fierstein (Torch Song Trilogy).

4:15PM ET/3:15 C
Look Who's Talking

PG13 Time: 95  
A baby's got the gift of gab in this "warm and lovable comedy" blockbuster (New York Daily News). Mikey's not just another cute kid--in fact, he sounds just like wiseguy Bruce Willis and he's got a knack for getting what he wants. The Die Hard star is the voice of little Mikey's thoughts even before his birth to unwed mom Kirstie Alley (TV's Cheers). Mom, a CPA, dates a series of upscale New York dweebs, but Mikey knows what he likes--he thinks cabbie John Travolta would be the perfect dad! Olympia Dukakis and George Segal co-star.

6:00PM ET/5:00 C
Biker Boyz

PG13 Time: 110  
Burning rubber is the name of the game in this "adrenaline spiked and action packed" (New York Daily News) thriller about a champion motorcycle racer who faces the challenge of a fearless young upstart. Laurence Fishburne stars as Smoke, the leader of an underground bike club whose upscale members participate in illegal races. Derek Luke, who shined in Denzel Washington's Antwone Fisher, plays Kid, a fiery youth who has racing in his blood and a desire to torch Smoke on the strip...despite a shocking secret that links the pair together. Orlando Jones, Djimon Hounsou, Lisa Bonet, Brendan Fehr, Larenz Tate and Kid Rock co-star. Directed by Reggie Rock Bythewood, written by Craig Fernandez and Reggie Rock Bythewood.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
The Shape Of Things

R Time: 96  
The unlikely romance between two graduate students sours and leads to complications with another couple in director Neil LaBute's adaptation of his own play. Rachel Weisz, Paul Rudd, Gretchen Mol and Frederick Weller star.

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Dreamcatcher

R Time: 133  
Stephen King's nerve-wracking novel is the basis for this shocker that chronicles the otherworldly horrors experienced by four old friends during a hunting trip in the woods. Thomas Jane, Jason Lee, Damian Lewis and Timothy Olyphant star as the quartet who share unique telepathic powers as a result of helping a handicapped boy during their childhood. When they are ensnared by a horrifying alien menace and the subsequent military cover-up, they realize that only those abilities--and their old pal--can help them survive. Morgan Freeman co-stars as a power-mad Army commander who will stop at nothing to end the crisis. Also with Tom Sizemore and Donnie Wahlberg. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan; screenplay by William Goldman and Kasdan.

2:15AM ET/1:15 C
Speedway Junky

R Time: 104  
A runaway teenager who wants to be a race-car driver stumbles into a sexual underworld in Las Vegas in this "tender love story" (L.A. Times). Jesse Bradford (Swimfan) plays Johnny, whose first friend in Sin City is a hustler named Eric (Jordan Brower). While Eric's love for Johnny is unrequited, he introduces the newcomer to his mother substitute (Darryl Hannah), a former prostitute, and other denizens of the world of love for sale, in which survival and sex are wretchedly connected. With Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Patsy Kensit. Written and directed by Nickolas Perry.

4:15AM ET/3:15 C
Dreamcatcher

R Time: 133  
Stephen King's nerve-wracking novel is the basis for this shocker that chronicles the otherworldly horrors experienced by four old friends during a hunting trip in the woods. Thomas Jane, Jason Lee, Damian Lewis and Timothy Olyphant star as the quartet who share unique telepathic powers as a result of helping a handicapped boy during their childhood. When they are ensnared by a horrifying alien menace and the subsequent military cover-up, they realize that only those abilities--and their old pal--can help them survive. Morgan Freeman co-stars as a power-mad Army commander who will stop at nothing to end the crisis. Also with Tom Sizemore and Donnie Wahlberg. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan; screenplay by William Goldman and Kasdan.
 

7:00AM ET/6:00 C
The Empty Mirror

PG13 Time: 117
After WWII, a deposed Adolf Hitler rants and raves while having strange encounters in which he meets Freud, Eva Braun, Goebbels and Goering. With Norman Rodway, Camilla Soeberg, Peter Michael Goetz and Doug McKeon.

9:00AM ET/8:00 C
What A Girl Wants

PG Time: 104
A teenage New York City girl creates a wave in the U.K. when she arrives to meet her well-to-do politician father...who doesn't know she exists. Amanda Bynes (TV's The Amanda Show) stars as the young lady who tries to conform to the stereotype of a high society girl, but whose one-of-a-kind personality keeps making her a spectacle--even in front of the Queen herself! Colin Firth co-stars as her stodgy British dad. Also with Kelly Preston, Eileen Atkins, Anna Chancellor and Oliver James. Directed by Dennie Gordon; Screenplay by Jenny Bicks and Elizabeth Chandler, based on the screenplay and play The Reluctant Debutante by William Douglas Home.

10:45AM ET/9:45 C
Excess Baggage

PG13 Time: 101
In this comic crime caper, rich girl Alicia Silverstone botches her own "kidnapping" and winds up in cahoots with a young car thief. He's being chased by two louts, and they're all sought by a spooky hit man!

12:30PM ET/11:30 C
Divine Secrets Of The Ya-ya Sisterhood

PG13 Time: 116
Ellen Burstyn and Sandra Bullock star as a lifelong feuding mother and daughter whose troubled relationship can only be saved with the help of her childhood best friends. Siddalee Walker (Bullock) is a successful New York playwright whose interview with Time magazine pinpoints her mother Vivi's (Burstyn) shortcomings and ignites a bitter feud between the two. After hurling hurtful words and angry promises, Sidda is drugged and kidnapped by Vivi's old pals, the Ya-Yas, who bring Sidda back to Louisiana where they unlock the secrets of Vivi's past in order to give Sidda a better understanding of her mother's eccentric and obstinate ways. With Ashley Judd, Dame Maggie Smith, Shirley Knight, James Garner and Fionnula Flanagan. Based on the novel by Rebecca Wells.

3:30PM ET/2:30 C
Mission: Impossible

PG13 Time: 110
Your mission-should you choose to accept it-is to go along with Tom Cruise on "the wildest movie ride of the year" (New York Times). He plays super-agent Ethan Hunt, accused of betraying his agency and selling top-secret information to the highest bidder. Racing from one tight spot to another, he fights to prove his innocence...and to uncover the "mole" who threatens the C.I.A.'s efforts in Eastern Europe.

5:30PM ET/4:30 C
What A Girl Wants

PG Time: 104
A teenage New York City girl creates a wave in the U.K. when she arrives to meet her well-to-do politician father...who doesn't know she exists. Amanda Bynes (TV's The Amanda Show) stars as the young lady who tries to conform to the stereotype of a high society girl, but whose one-of-a-kind personality keeps making her a spectacle--even in front of the Queen herself! Colin Firth co-stars as her stodgy British dad. Also with Kelly Preston, Eileen Atkins, Anna Chancellor and Oliver James. Directed by Dennie Gordon; Screenplay by Jenny Bicks and Elizabeth Chandler, based on the screenplay and play The Reluctant Debutante by William Douglas Home.

7:15PM ET/6:15 C
Solaris

PG13 Time: 98
Steven Soderbergh's cerebral remake of the 1972 Russian sci-fi classic follows a doctor who encounters his late wife on a space station where things have spiraled out of control into a metaphysical conundrum. George Clooney plays Dr. Chris Kelvin, a psychologist beckoned to convince the station's crew to come home. What he finds there takes him far beyond the boundaries of his science and into the realm of the supernatural as he must come to grips with the appearance of his wife who committed suicide years earlier. Natascha McElhone, Jeremy Davies and Viola Davis co-star in this "example of sophisticated, challenging filmmaking" (L.A. Times). Based on the book by Stanislaw Lem.

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
The Sopranos 57: Irregular Around The Margins

TVMA Time: 51
While Christopher is away on business, the Soprano crew plays a game of "telephone" with a rumor involving Adriana.

11:00PM ET/10:00 C
Deadwood 03: Reconnoitering The Rim

TVMA Time: 51
Competition arrives for Swearengen in the form of the Bella Union, a new gambling outfit from Chicago operated by savvy Cy Tolliver, Madame Joanie Stubbs and gaming guru Eddie Sawyer. Hickok puts up precious collateral in a poker game with McCall; Bullock and Star strike a deal with Swearengen on a lot for their store and, with help from Hickok and Utter, set to building; Brom threatens Swearengen with The Pinkertons before he and Dan Dority are dispatched to reconnoiter his claim.

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
Black Knight

PG13 Time: 95
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

1:40AM ET/12:40 C
Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood

R Time: 88
The Wayans brothers star in this hilarious gangster spoof as boys learning to become men while growing up in South Central, Los Angeles. Ashtray (Shawn Wayans) is sent back to South Central by his mother to learn life's lessons. There, he hooks up with his old gang, including his best pal, the gun-toting boozehound Loc Dog (Marlon Wayans), his pot-head grandmother--and the beautiful, but promiscuous Dashiki whose loose behavior has made her a mother of seven! Cameos by other Wayans siblings include Keenen Ivory Wayans, Craig Wayans, Kim Wayans and Damon Wayans. Co-starring Chris Spencer, Suli McCullough and Darrell Heath. Directed by Paris Barclay; written by Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans and Phil Beauman.

3:15AM ET/2:15 C
Dark Asylum

R Time: 96
He is called the Trasher: a fiendish serial killer who leaves behind buckets of blood, but no bodies. But the terror really begins after the Trasher is caught and brought to a nearby asylum. The institute's beautiful psychiatrist fails to get through to the man, but they come to a frightening understanding once he escapes...and begins hacking a bloody path towards her young daughter! Paulina Porizkova, Judd Nelson (The Breakfast Club), Larry Drake (Dr. Giggles) and Jurgen Prochnow (The Seventh Sign) star in this disturbing thriller.
 

1:00PM ET/12:00 C
It Runs In The Family

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Stereo
R 1h 26m
The long-awaited follow-up to 1983's "A Christmas Story" moves out of winter to chronicle one unforgettable summer in Parker family history--including feuding hillbilly neighbors, killer spinning tops and the great "gravy boat rebellion." Nostalgic comedy with Charles Grodin, Mary Steenburgen and Kieran Culkin, based on the writings of author Jean Shepherd, who also narrates.

2:30PM ET/1:30 C
Little Big League

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Stereo
PG 2h 1m
What's a 12-year-old major league baseball team owner (Luke Edwards) to do when nobody will agree to manage his ball club? What any red-blooded American kid would do-manage it himself! The Minnesota Twins get a much-needed shot of youthful enthusiasm in this outlandish but delightfully believable family comedy, which features Jason Robards, Jr., Kevin Dunn, Dennis Farina, John Ashton, Jonathan Silverman, Wolfgang Bodison and special appearances by real-life players such as Don Mattingly, Ken Griffey, Jr. and Paul O'Neill.

4:30PM ET/3:30 C
Sol Goode

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Surround / CCAP
R 1h 40m
A struggling Los Angeles actor (Balthazar Getty) faces the dead ends of both his unrealized career aspirations and his womanizing ways in this romantic Generation X ensemble comedy. Tori Spelling, Jamie Kennedy, Katharine Towne, Cheri Oteri, Natasha Gregson Wagner and Jason Bateman costar.

6:15PM ET/5:15 C
Novocaine

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
R 1h 35m
Dark comedy starring Steve Martin as a mild-mannered, middle-class dentist framed for narcotics theft and murder by an exotic femme fatale of a patient (Helena Bonham Carter) and her criminal brother (Scott Caan). Laura Dern, Keith David, Kevin Bacon, Lynne Thigpen and Elias Koteas costar in this drop-deadpan satire.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Bowling for Columbine

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Stereo / CCAP
R 2h 0m
Director and star Michael Moore ("Roger & Me") stirred up controversy - and won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature - with this dissection of America's fascination with firearms, a skillful work of agitprop that is by turns infuriating, disturbing and hilarious as the rotund host gets a free gun with his new bank account, pays an impromptu visit to NRA chief Charlton Heston, and visits with a survivor of the Columbine High School shootings.

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Survival Techniques

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
TV14 - LD 50m
Bird is kidnapped and Lem has 48 hours to save her - without anyone's help; Maxine questions Amina's influence on Ahmad; Teri mistakes Charles's daughter for his girlfriend, leading to a number of embarrassing moments.

10:50PM ET/9:50 C
Locked Up

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
TVMA - SLD 46m
Bette lands in jail thanks to a near-riot at the gallery; Marina contemplates life without Francesca as Tim and Jenny discuss divorce.

11:45PM ET/10:45 C
Ready To Wear (Pret-a-Porter)

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Stereo / CCAP
R 2h 13m
Director Robert Altman ("M*A*S*H," "The Player") brings his typically restless, inquisitive and archly satirical style to this serio-comic look at Paris's "Fashion Week," the nexus of global glamour that draws a diverse group of designers, reporters, models, and artists to the City of Light. Starring a panoply of the world's greatest acting talents including Julia Roberts, Sophia Loren, Robert Downey Jr., Lili Taylor, Forest Whitaker, Kim Basinger, Stephen Rea, Anouk Aimee, Rupert Everett, Tim Robbins and Lauren Bacall.

5:00AM ET/4:00 C
Little Big League

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Stereo
PG 2h 1m
What's a 12-year-old major league baseball team owner (Luke Edwards) to do when nobody will agree to manage his ball club? What any red-blooded American kid would do-manage it himself! The Minnesota Twins get a much-needed shot of youthful enthusiasm in this outlandish but delightfully believable family comedy, which features Jason Robards, Jr., Kevin Dunn, Dennis Farina, John Ashton, Jonathan Silverman, Wolfgang Bodison and special appearances by real-life players such as Don Mattingly, Ken Griffey, Jr. and Paul O'Neill.
 

10:30AM ET/9:30 C
The Joy Luck Club

Chinese-American women learn valuable stories of their heritage from their mothers. Based on the novel by Amy Tan. Directed by Wayne Wang.

4:30PM ET/3:30 C
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

An abducted American Indian escapes traders and is taken in by friendly monks in 1600s England.

12:45AM ET/11:45 C
Knockaround Guys

The sons of some well known New York mobsters try to make a name for themselves in a sleepy Montana town.

4:15AM ET/3:15 C
Exotica

Destinies are mysteriously linked in a Toronto strip club.

7:40AM ET/6:40 C
Festival in Cannes

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Stereo / CCAP
PG13 1h 41m
Dazzling Mediterranean vistas frame this wry and acerbic tale of cinema art versus mass-market commerce from Henry Jaglom. A legendary European screen star (Anouk Aimee) becomes the decisive player in a face-off pitting an actress-turned-independent filmmaker (Greta Scacchi) against a high-powered Hollywood producer (Ron Silver), both of whom are trying to put together deals for prospective film projects at the Cannes Film Festival. "A giddy comic fantasy, full of romance, chicanery and beguiling, sophisticated players" - "Los Angeles Times."

11:05AM ET/10:05 C
The Stepdaughter

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Stereo / CCAP
R 1h 33m
A young woman who is mentally disturbed over the fact that her mother put her up for adoption tracks mom down at a horse farm and schemes to murder her in this domestic thriller starring Andrea Roth, Cindy Pickett, Lisa Dean Ryan, Gil Gerard, and Jaimz Woolvett.

12:40AM ET/11:40 C
K-19: The Widowmaker

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
PG13 2h 19m
Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson star in this gripping, fact-based action drama about the crew of a crippled Russian submarine - the communist country's first nuclear vessel, and one that's nearing a meltdown that could spark a worldwide conflagration at the height of the Cold War. Kathryn Bigelow ("Near Dark") directed this taut thriller costarring Peter Sarsgaard and Joss Ackland.

4:30PM ET/3:30 C
Festival in Cannes

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Stereo / CCAP
PG13 1h 41m
Dazzling Mediterranean vistas frame this wry and acerbic tale of cinema art versus mass-market commerce from Henry Jaglom. A legendary European screen star (Anouk Aimee) becomes the decisive player in a face-off pitting an actress-turned-independent filmmaker (Greta Scacchi) against a high-powered Hollywood producer (Ron Silver), both of whom are trying to put together deals for prospective film projects at the Cannes Film Festival. "A giddy comic fantasy, full of romance, chicanery and beguiling, sophisticated players" - "Los Angeles Times."

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
K-19: The Widowmaker

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
PG13 2h 19m
Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson star in this gripping, fact-based action drama about the crew of a crippled Russian submarine - the communist country's first nuclear vessel, and one that's nearing a meltdown that could spark a worldwide conflagration at the height of the Cold War. Kathryn Bigelow ("Near Dark") directed this taut thriller costarring Peter Sarsgaard and Joss Ackland.

12:15AM ET/11:15 C
Notorious C.H.O.

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Stereo / CCAP
TVMA - LD 1h 36m
Hilarious comedienne Margaret Cho headlines this stand-up comedy concert, her second, which limns some of her favorite subjects (weight, her mother, and the two drag queens she considers her "guardian angels") in typically funnybone-cracking style.

5:30AM ET/4:30 C
K-19: The Widowmaker

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
PG13 2h 19m
Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson star in this gripping, fact-based action drama about the crew of a crippled Russian submarine - the communist country's first nuclear vessel, and one that's nearing a meltdown that could spark a worldwide conflagration at the height of the Cold War. Kathryn Bigelow ("Near Dark") directed this taut thriller costarring Peter Sarsgaard and Joss Ackland.
 

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