HD Programming Guide for Friday, May 28, 2004 — Network and Cable HDTV Listings

FRIDAY, MAY 28 2004

 

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
George Lopez - Season Finale!

"Dubya, Dad and Dating, Part 1"
George prepares the crew for a visit from the President of the United States. But he becomes so wrapped up in the thrill of the day's events and the horror of Carmen's unexpected political outbursts, he commits a crime without being aware of it. When the police knock on his door, he's arrested for something entirely unexpected and is forced to meet his estranged father face-to-face. In the meantime, Benny drops a bomb on George about the new man in her life.
 

8:30PM ET/7:30 C
Married to the Kellys

Married to the Kellys has finished its season run. The next episode has not yet been scheduled.
 

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Hope & Faith

Hope & Faith has completed its season. The next episode has not yet been scheduled.
 

9:30PM ET/8:30 C
Life with Bonnie

Life With Bonnie has finished its season run. The next episode has not yet been scheduled.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Joan Of Arcadia

"The Uncertainty Principle"
Fresh from witnessing the school bully beat up on Adam, Joan is told by God to invite the hostile classmate to the winter semi-formal. Meanwhile, Luke approaches Grace to work with him on a science fair project, which escalates into their attending the school dance together.

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
JAG

"Secret Agent Man"
Harm’s new job with the CIA takes him to Manila where his dangerous first mission is to go undercover to prevent a Philippine radical terrorist from overthrowing the government.

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Las Vegas

"Groundhog Summer"
Inundated with sci-fi geeks and girls in bikinis hoping to enjoy the last few weeks of summer, Danny (Josh Duhamel) and Ed (James Caan) hunt for a sexual predator preying upon unsuspecting women including Delinda (Molly Sims). Reacting to this attack on his family and determined to enact revenge, Ed forgoes involving the police and hunts down the rapists himself. Meanwhile, the arrival of three MIT students loaded with the latest in high tech equipment peaks Danny and Mike's (James Lesure) suspicions as they believe the trio to be planning a huge electronic heist. Vanessa Marcil, Marsha Thomason and Nikki Cox also star.

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

Spencer, Breslin

Abigail Breslin

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Reba

"Fight or Flight"
The entire Hart clan goes into panic mode when Kyra (Scarlett Pomers) disappears from Brock (Christopher Rich) and Barbra Jean's (Melissa Peterman) house in the middle of the night. Meanwhile, an exuberant Van (Steve Howey) can't understand why Cheyenne (JoAnna Garcia) is petrified at the thought of appearing with him on a cable sports show, but the tables quickly turn once the cameras start rolling.

8:30PM ET/7:30 C
What I Like...

"Your Cheatin' Heart"
Holly (Amanda Bynes) rushes to tell Vince (Nick Zano) that she spotted Henry (Michael McMillian) with another girl and they can begin dating, but her excitement turns to anger when she catches Vince in a compromising position. Gary (Wesley Jonathan) gets a job at a trendy clothing store and sales skyrocket when the female customers see him scantly dressed. Lauren (Leslie Grossman) encourages Val (Jennie Garth) to have dinner with her high school boyfriend (guest star Ed Kerr) who is moving to New York with his fiancée.

No HDTV Tonight

 

6:00AM ET/5:00 C
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.

7:00AM ET/6:00 C
The Jeff Corwin Experience

"The Big Bad Wolf?"
Wild experiences with a guy who loves adventure as much as he loves wild animals. A television series with a goal...to explore the planet in search of the most fantastic wildlife and wildest adventures before they disappear.

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
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.

9:30AM ET/8:30 C
National Parks: Everglades - River Of Life

Follow the great river of grass and journey through the Everglades' vast and varied environments, from wet saw grass prairies to dense mangrove forests. Hundreds of species of plants and animals depend on these life-giving waters for survival.

10:00AM ET/9:00 C
African Garden Of Eden

While most of the year the Kalahari Desert is as inhospitable as any place on earth, the rains briefly transform it into a lush oasis. Follow the animals that travel hundreds of miles lured by the water, but stay only until the land becomes barren again.

11:00AM ET/10:00 C
Truk Lagoon

Explore the unique undersea habitats of Truk Lagoon in Micronesia. The once featureless sea floor is now alive with exotic sea creatures living in and around the 60 coral-shrouded World War II warships resting on the bottom.

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

"Jan & Matthew"
No Description Available.

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

"Fashion Leap"
No Description Available.

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

"Newlywed Bliss"
Amy and Dannie are newlyweds who are in need of a serious bedroom facelift, but their budget won't allow it. Amy wants to surprise Dannie with a beautiful boudoir.

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

"One Of A Kind"
No cookie-cutter condos here. In California, visionary and veteran recycler Grandma Prisbrey transformed her life of sorrows into a witty and whimsical bottle village. Sculptor Howard Solomon built the castle of his dreams in Florida, complete with dragons, knights and a boat in the moat.

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

"Bugs On Wheels"
Don't take a fly-swatter to these road worthy insects. The Tiki Bug and Coffee Bug are spiced up versions of the loveable Beetle. Toronto's Bug Man creepy-crawlers through the traffic.

3:00PM ET/2:00 C
The Jeff Corwin Experience

"The Big Bad Wolf?"
Wild experiences with a guy who loves adventure as much as he loves wild animals. A television series with a goal...to explore the planet in search of the most fantastic wildlife and wildest adventures before they disappear.

4:00PM ET/3:00 C
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.

5:30PM ET/4:30 C
National Parks: Everglades - River Of Life

Follow the great river of grass and journey through the Everglades' vast and varied environments, from wet saw grass prairies to dense mangrove forests. Hundreds of species of plants and animals depend on these life-giving waters for survival.

6:00PM ET/5:00 C
Valley Of The T-rex

Travel along with the most famous paleontologist in the world, "Jack" Horner, as he continues in his search for the lost world of the most famous dinosaur of all time. His research indicates that the T-Rex might not have been a predator after all.

7:00PM ET/6:00 C
Killer Crocs Of Costa Rica

Amidst Costa Rica's breathtaking Pacific coast, rivers and tropical forest, follow the lives of a female crocodile and her young. Along the way they encounter a variety of wildlife, including caiman, predatory fish, army ants and coati.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Barry Lyndon

No Description Available.

11:30PM ET/:00 C
Royal Secrets

"Folly"
When monarchs erred, they erred on a grand scale. Queen Adelaide of Sicily married a cad and was conned out of her large dowry. James IV of Scotland fell under the spell of a drunken quack.

12:00PM ET/11:00 C
James Cameron's Expedition: Bismarck

Oscar-winning director James Cameron brought the Titanic to life, now he turns his director’s eye to a legendary WWII German war boat lying 15,700 feet below the surface of the N. Atlantic: the powerful and much feared Bismarck.

2:00AM ET/1:00 C
Barry Lyndon

No Description Available.

5:30AM ET/4:30 C
Royal Secrets

When monarchs erred, they erred on a grand scale. Queen Adelaide of Sicily married a cad and was conned out of her large dowry. James IV of Scotland fell under the spell of a drunken quack.
 

6:00AM ET/5:00 C
Johnathan Brownlee's atHome

A Day in the Life - The beauty of terrazzo, Showcase Kitchens, planting seasons, testing of hazardous materials, and buying or renting tools.

6:30AM ET/5:30 C
2004 Tribeca Film Festival

2004 Tribeca Film Festival Awards - Robert DiNiro and Jane Rosenthal present the Tribeca Film Festival Awards live from the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in lower Manhattan. The awards show will feature Whoopi Goldberg, Eddie Izzard and Martin Scorcese handing out 16 awards to the future leaders of the film industry. Interviews with various stars and winners of the festival, highlights from the week's premieres and footage from the finest films of the festival, will be shown throughout the evening.

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

When WASPs Collide - Effie and Nicholas try to hide their embarrassment at what Allison has done. Allison, afraid of her parents' reactions, tries to hide Eamon from them, in hopes that they'll pretend nothing has happened.

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

David Carradine, Laura Harring - Pop-culture critic Robert Wilonsky talks to David Carradine about his role as Bill in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 and Laura Harring joins us from The Punisher.

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

Times Square, New York City - Visit the "hub of the world", New York City's famed Times Square.

9:30AM ET/8:30 C
Smart Travels Europe

Berlin - World-class cultural sites, dynamic architecture and unstoppable energy, Berlin is a city on the move. We visit the museums –ancient treasures at the Pergamon and Egyptian museums, and German Expressionism at the Neue Nationalgalerie. From Potzdamer Platz to Checkpoint Charlie, we feel the past and see the future in Berlin.

10:00AM ET/9:00 C
Wild Secrets

Short-tailed Shearwater: Pacific Nomads - Short-tailed shearwaters are the ultimate long-distance travelers. Over the course of a year, they travel an incredible 30,000 km around the globe in search of food. We witness the birth and death of chicks on these isolated shores and then follow the next generation back to Hokkaido, Japan where the journey begins all over again.

10:30AM ET/9:30 C
Designing America

Foosball Anyone? - Tour Time takes us to Sommerset Estates and the home of Bill and Marsha Rickett...the inventor of foosball! Learn how to make your own pasta...and how to make your bathroom into a spa!

11:00AM ET/10:00 C
Hollywood HD

Godsend, Francesco Quinn - We have an exclusive HD interview with Godsend co-star Greg Kinnear, the stars of The Punisher and Johnson Family Vacation take a little trip on the red carpet and we hang out with Francesco Quinn, son of the legendary Anthony Quinn.

11:30AM ET/10:30 C
HDNet World Report

Superior, Nebraska: Losing Middle America - World Report travels to Middle America to see towns in the nation's breadbasket that are being threatened...not with violence, but with extinction. The farming business isn't what it used to be, and technical advances are making family farms and the towns nearby almost unnecessary.

12:00PM ET/11:00 C
HDNet World Report

Iraq: Year II - World Report continues its coverage from Iraq with a look at the past year of United States involvement there. The first year anniversary of Coalition Force battle has just passed, and now it seems those forces have little to look forward to than yet another year of duty in that Middle East nation.

12:30PM ET/11:30 C
White Hot Winter

Laurentiens (Saint Suaveur) - This winter destination just North of Montreal claims to be the historic birthplace of downhill skiing in North America. White Hot Winter looks into this claim with a local historian who shows us pictures of the first rope tow. Plus, we go cross country skiing with members of Canada' s marathon team, dog sledding, snow mobiling, and yes, we even manage to squeeze in a little skiing.

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

Deathray Davies, Adventures of Jet - This week True Music features 3 buzz worthy bands on the rise. The Deathray Davies, Adventures of Jet, and Hi-Fi Drowning have all been featured on a BUZZ-OVEN compilation CD which is given out free in order to promote promising local bands across the country! Watch this show and you'll be able to say you knew these bands "before they hit it big!"

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

The Tiger Hunt - Part 1 - Klink and Hogan wind up in Paris: Klink to sample the wine, women and song, and Hogan to attempt to liberate an Allied agent.

2:00PM ET/1:00 C
Charlie's Angels

Dirty Business - A legitimate business is targeted for arson and Charlie's Angels are called in to investigate. Soon, they discover that the corporation is actually a front for a pornographic film studio - and that the studio films the after-hour activities of wealthy people and then blackmails them into investing. As the scheme becomes apparent, the Angels discover the ring's kingpin - caught accidentally in one of his own films..."Sally in Sin City."

3:00PM ET/2:00 C
That's Life

Pilot - 32-year-old Lydia DeLucca astonishes everyone by breaking off her six-year engagement and enrolling in college.

4:00PM ET/3:00 C
Hollywood HD

Soul Plane Premiere, Jessica Simpson - The stars of Soul Plane touch down on the red carpet, Jessica Simpson serenades her Hollywood fans and find out what it takes to be an up-and-coming star as we spend the day with actress/singer Brie Larson.

4:30PM ET/3:30 C
White Hot Winter

Laurentiens (Saint Suaveur) - This winter destination just North of Montreal claims to be the historic birthplace of downhill skiing in North America. White Hot Winter looks into this claim with a local historian who shows us pictures of the first rope tow. Plus, we go cross country skiing with members of Canada' s marathon team, dog sledding, snow mobiling, and yes, we even manage to squeeze in a little skiing.

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

Los Angeles Galaxy @ San Jose Earthquakes
Special Encore Presentation

7:00PM ET/6:00 C
Get Out!

Dallas - Join Lindsay and Misty as they party it up in Big D and visit the hot and hip restaurants and bars in Dallas' trendy uptown area.

7:30PM ET/6:30 C
Nothing But Trailers

Sometimes the best part of the movie is the preview! So HDNet presents a half hour of Nothing But Trailers. See the best trailers, old and new in HDNet's collection.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Higher Definition - Premiere

Take Two: Jim Sheridan - Pop-culture writer/host Robert Wilonsky talks with Jim Sheridan; writer and director of In America, My Left Foot, and In the Name of the Father.

8:30PM ET/7:30 C
A Look Back: The Tribeca Film Festival - Premiere

A 30 minute retrospective from the Tribeca Film Festival, held in Lower Manhattan from May 1-9, 2004. With Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal, co-founders of the Tribeca Film Festival. Also includes candid interviews with independent filmmakers, panel discussions, previews of films featured at the festival, red carpet interviews with Jim Jarmusch, Steve Buscemi, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Vin Diesel, Eddie Izzard and David Duchovny with commentary from host Jack Edwards.

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
HDNet Movie Night

The Astronaut's Wife - Astronaut Spencer Armacoust was on a mission when he suddenly lost contact. When he got home, to friends he was the same, but to his wife he was different. She becomes pregnant, but as time progresses she begins to feel like the lives inside of her are not of this world. Johnny Depp and Charlize Theron star.

11:00PM ET/10:00 C
Higher Definition

Take Two: Jim Sheridan - Pop-culture writer/host Robert Wilonsky talks with Jim Sheridan; writer and director of In America, My Left Foot, and In the Name of the Father.

11:30PM ET/10:30 C
A Look Back: The Tribeca Film Festival

A 30 minute retrospective from the Tribeca Film Festival, held in Lower Manhattan from May 1-9, 2004. With Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal, co-founders of the Tribeca Film Festival. Also includes candid interviews with independent filmmakers, panel discussions, previews of films featured at the festival, red carpet interviews with Jim Jarmusch, Steve Buscemi, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Vin Diesel, Eddie Izzard and David Duchovny with commentary from host Jack Edwards.

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
HDNet Movie Night

The Astronaut's Wife - Astronaut Spencer Armacoust was on a mission when he suddenly lost contact. When he got home, to friends he was the same, but to his wife he was different. She becomes pregnant, but as time progresses she begins to feel like the lives inside of her are not of this world. Johnny Depp and Charlize Theron star.

2:00AM ET/1:00 C
Hollywood HD

Soul Plane Premiere, Jessica Simpson - The stars of Soul Plane touch down on the red carpet, Jessica Simpson serenades her Hollywood fans and find out what it takes to be an up-and-coming star as we spend the day with actress/singer Brie Larson.

2:30AM ET/1:30 C
Forensic Factor

Cover Ups - After a violent struggle, a woman shoots her deranged husband in a fit of rage. As his lifeless body lies on the kitchen floor, she sits down and breathes a sigh of relief. She's certain that life will be much better now that he's finally gone... as long as she isn't caught. She already begins to think: what's the best way to get rid of the body?

3:30AM ET/2:30 C
Presidio Med

This Baby's Gonna Fly - Harriet and Jules team up to save a newborn baby in distress. Meanwhile, Jules copes with a medical scare that could affect her own ability to have children.

4:30AM ET/3:30 C
Square Pegs

Square Pigskins - High school sports takes a giant step backwards when an enthusiastic Lauren encourages a skeptical Patty to join her on the Weemawee girls' football team -- convince it's the "perfect" way to meet boys.

5:00AM ET/4:00 C
Treasure Island

An adaptation of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson novel featuring 1991 Academy Award winner Jack Palance as the salty pirate Long John Silver.
 

6:15AM ET/5:15 C
Fool's Parade

PG - 1:38 - 1971
Cast: James Stewart, George Kennedy, Anne Baxter Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
A crooked prison guard hunts down three ex-cons in hopes of relieving them of the money they saved while incarcerated.

8:05AM ET/7:05 C
Temptation

NR - 1:33 - 2003
Cast: Colin Friels, Rhondda Findleton, Toby Schmitz Director: Tony Tilse
Two culinary students find love in the kitchen.

9:45AM ET/8:45 C
Pure Country

PG - 1:52 - 1992
Cast: George Strait, Lesley Ann Warren, Isabel Glasser Director: Christopher Cain
A country music superstar tires of his fame, moves back to Texas, and finds love in the process.

11:45AM ET/10:45 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.

1:15PM ET/12:15 C
Andre

PG - 1:34 - 1994
Cast: Keith Carradine, Tina Majorino, Joshua Jackson Director: George Miller
The young daughter of a Maine harbormaster befriends a seal named Andre.

3:00PM ET/2:00 C
Battle Of The Bulge

NR - 2:43 - 1965
Cast: Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Robert Ryan Director: Ken Annakin
Reenactment of the battle during the winter of 1944, when Hitler planned a secret offensive to recapture lost territory.

5:45PM ET/4:45 C
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

PG-13 - 1:59 - 1993
Cast: Jason Scott Lee, Lauren Holly, Robert Wagner Director: Rob Cohen
The moving life story of martial arts legend Bruce Lee.

7:45PM ET/6:45 C
City Hall

R - 1:51 - 1996
Cast: Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda Director: Harold Becker
New York's Deputy Mayor sets out to uncover the scandal that killed a six year old boy.

9:45PM ET/8:45 C
Hoodlum

R - 2:10 - 1997
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa L. Williams Director: Bill Duke
A '30s gangster flick involving rival mob bosses vying for control of the illegal gaming ring.

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
The Guardian

R - 1:33 - 1990
Cast: Jenny Seagrove, Carey Lowell, Miguel Ferrer Director: William Friedkin
A couple soon finds their beloved babysitter is not who she seems.

1:35AM ET/12:35 C
City Hall

R - 1:51 - 1996
Cast: Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda Director: Harold Becker
New York's Deputy Mayor sets out to uncover the scandal that killed a six year old boy.

3:30AM ET/2:30 C
Foxfire

R - 1:42 - 1996
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Hedy Burress, Jenny Lewis Director: Annette Haywood-Carter
A group of girls take matters into their own hands after the principal refuses to help them take action against a teacher who has molested them.

5:15AM ET/4:15 C
Fearless Vampire Killers

NR - 1:38 - 1967
Cast: Jack MacGowran, Roman Polanski, Sharon Tate Director: Roman Polanski
Amusing spoof of vampire flicks where two trackers attempt to rescue a damsel in distress.
 

9:00AM ET/8:00 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.

11:00AM ET/10:00 C
The Adventures Of Pluto Nash

PG13 Time: 94  
Eddie Murphy inspires intergalactic laughs in this loony lunar comedy about a maverick former space smuggler who transforms a seedy nightclub on the moon into a thriving business. Set in the late 21st century on a colony on the moon, the film chronicles the adventures of Pluto Nash, the notorious smuggler-turned-club-czar who finds himself on the run from greedy mob goons who torch Pluto's livelihood. Rosario Dawson co-stars as Pluto's lovely lounge singer and Randy Quaid plays his robotic bodyguard. Also with Joe Pantoliano (HBO's The Sopranos), Jay Mohr and Luis Guzman. Directed by Ron Underwood.

12:45PM ET/11:45 C
Executive Decision

R Time: 132  
Two big action stars team up to recapture a hijacked airliner in this high-flying thriller that "gives the adrenalin-crazed action audience more than its money's worth...two crowded hours of tension and thrills" (New York Post). Arab terrorists are taking the plane to Washington, D.C., with a full load of hostages and a secret cargo of deadly nerve gas that could wipe out the city! "A good, taut movie for red-meat action audiences" (New York Times). "Its action-and-excitement quotient is top-notch" (Variety). With Halle Berry, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, Joe Morton, David Suchet and B.D. Wong.

5:00PM ET/4:00 C
Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights

PG13 Time: 76  
A mean-spirited drunk is kept out of jail during the Hanukkah season by a kindly old man who employs him at the local community center in this animated musical voiced by Adam Sandler. In a small New England village, Davey Stone is the local boozehound causing chaos, wreaking havoc and ruining the holiday season for the townsfolk. But just as he's about to go to jail for good, compassionate local basketball coach Whitey Duvall asks to use Davey as his assistant. With Whitey's help, Davey coaches the kids' team and has one chance to reform in time for the holidays. Featuring the voices of Jackie Titone, Austin Stout, Kevin Nealon and Jon Lovitz. Written by Brooks Arthur, Allen Covert, Brad Isaacs and Adam Sandler. Directed by Seth Kearsley.

6:15PM ET/5:15 C
Road To Perdition

R Time: 117  
"Sons are put on the Earth to trouble their fathers," growls Paul Newman as mob boss John Rooney. Set in 1931 Illinois, this compelling period gangster film from Oscar(R)-winning director Sam Mendes (American Beauty) focuses on the various father-son relationships that collapse amidst the violence of mob life. Tom Hanks stars as Michael Sullivan, a coldly intelligent enforcer whose father-figure boss Rooney is forced to order Sullivan's death--thanks to the tragic actions of Rooney's own uncontrollable son. With an assassin on his tail who likes to photograph corpses, Sullivan takes his surviving son on the run...while formulating a plan to avenge the brutal slayings of his wife and youngest boy. Jennifer Jason Leigh and Stanley Tucci co-star in this adaptation of the graphic novel by Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner. Screenplay by David Self.

8:15PM ET/7:15 C
Breakdown

R Time: 93  
A lonely road...a sudden breakdown...and a city couple is plunged into an unending nightmare in the American southwest. After their car breaks down, Kurt Russell accepts a trucker's offer to take his wife to the nearest town to call for help. But when he follows, she's nowhere around--and no one has seen her! What's his next move? "A tough, vigorous exercise in pure action" (Ne

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Executive Decision

R Time: 132  
Two big action stars team up to recapture a hijacked airliner in this high-flying thriller that "gives the adrenalin-crazed action audience more than its money's worth...two crowded hours of tension and thrills" (New York Post). Arab terrorists are taking the plane to Washington, D.C., with a full load of hostages and a secret cargo of deadly nerve gas that could wipe out the city! "A good, taut movie for red-meat action audiences" (New York Times). "Its action-and-excitement quotient is top-notch" (Variety). With Halle Berry, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, Joe Morton, David Suchet and B.D. Wong.

4:00AM ET/3:00 C
Under Heavy Fire

R Time: 117  
A group of former Marines are lured by a TV producer to the Vietnamese village where most of their unit was massacred in a vicious ambush. Most of the men blame their captain for the fiasco, but will the truth come out before blood is spilled once again on the jungle floor? Casper Van Dien, Carre Otis, Martin Kove and Jaimz Woolvett star. Directed by Sidney J. Furie (The Boys in Company C).
 

6:00AM ET/5:00 C
Stuart Little 2

PG Time: 77
Stuart the mouse is led by his heart on a series of spectacular adventures after he meets a pretty little bird in this fun-filled live-action/animated sequel. Though Stuart has become happily ensconced in the Little family in New York City, he still longs for a mate of his own size. When a wounded bird named Margalo literally drops into his lap, it seems all of his prayers have been answered...until Margalo's dubious affiliation with a mean falcon becomes clear! Geena Davis and Hugh Laurie reprise their roles from the first film as Stuart's ultra-upbeat human parents, while Jonathan Lipnicki (Jerry Maguire) returns as his "big" brother. Directed by Rob Minkoff, story by Douglas Wick and Bruce Joel Rubin, screenplay by Bruce Joel Rubin.

7:15AM ET/6:15 C
Half Past Dead

PG13 Time: 98
A botched police operation left him dead for 22 minutes. But for FBI agent Sascha Petrosevitch, his latest predicament is even more deadly! Steven Seagal stars as the tough-as-nails agent who goes undercover in the refurbished prison at Alcatraz. As authorities prepare to execute a top criminal at the prison, heavily armed paratroopers storm the building to save the man--and get valuable information out of him. What the bad guys don't count on is that Sascha a is one-man wrecking crew who will stop at nothing to take them down! Morris Chestnut, Ja Rule, Nia Peeples and Tony Plana co-star in this intense action film. Written and directed by Don Michael Paul.

9:00AM ET/8:00 C
Sunshine State

PG13 Time: 140
John Sayles (Limbo) wrote, directed and edited this film about life on a tiny Florida island where eccentric locals deal with personal dramas and an uncertain future. Desiree has just returned home after disgracing her family years ago with an unwanted pregnancy, while Marly is a former mermaid performer who grudgingly runs her retired father's motel. Both women fight the developers who want to build their small island into a resort community while also battling for parental acceptance and the chance to be independent and successful. Jane Alexander, Angela Bassett, Edie Falco, Timothy Hutton, James McDaniel and Mary Steenburgen star.

12:30PM ET/11:30 C
Minority Report

PG13 Time: 145
Director Steven Spielberg and star Tom Cruise form a superstar team in this fantastic futuristic tale about a cop who turns fugitive after the crime-forecasting unit in which he works predicts he will commit a murder. John Anderton (Cruise) is the Chief of "Pre-Crime," a police division that taps into the brains of three pre-cognitive humans (pre-cogs) to predict and stop deadly crimes before they happen. The result is a society that hasn't had a murder in six years, but when the pre-cogs deliver a shocking prediction--that Anderton will kill a man--the stunned cop must run for his life while trying to prove the prognostication is wrong. Colin Farrell (Phone Booth), Samantha Morton (Sweet and Lowdown) and Max von Sydow (The Exorcist) co-star. Written by Scott Frank and Jon Cohen; based on a short story by Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner). "A triumph...four stars" (Roger Ebert).

3:00PM ET/2:00 C
Mars Attacks!

PG13 Time: 105
Cheesy '50s sci-fi epics come in for a big-budget comic ribbing in director Tim Burton's horror comedy that's a "giddy, audacious blast...a special effects-packed, instant comic camp classic" (Hollywood Reporter). Jack Nicholson heads the all-star cast as the U.S. President who, faced with alien visitors, is advised to welcome them with open arms...and lives to regret it! Which of the big-name guest stars will escape evaporation and live to see the Martians get what they deserve? Place bets on your favorites!

6:00PM ET/5:00 C
The Spitfire Grill

PG13 Time: 116
A pretty ex-convict with a mysterious background relocates to a small Maine town where she stirs up controversy while working at a local diner in this winner of the 1996 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award. Alison Elliott delivers a "remarkably nuanced performance" (The Hollywood Reporter) as the young woman in search of a second chance. Ellen Burstyn co-stars as the Grill's reserved owner whose decision to take the girl's advice and sell the place via an essay contest sparks an uproar. Also with Marcia Gay Harden (Pollock) and Will Patton (The Mothman Prophecies). Written and directed by Lee David Zlotoff.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Half Past Dead

PG13 Time: 98
A botched police operation left him dead for 22 minutes. But for FBI agent Sascha Petrosevitch, his latest predicament is even more deadly! Steven Seagal stars as the tough-as-nails agent who goes undercover in the refurbished prison at Alcatraz. As authorities prepare to execute a top criminal at the prison, heavily armed paratroopers storm the building to save the man--and get valuable information out of him. What the bad guys don't count on is that Sascha a is one-man wrecking crew who will stop at nothing to take them down! Morris Chestnut, Ja Rule, Nia Peeples and Tony Plana co-star in this intense action film. Written and directed by Don Michael Paul.

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Deadwood 10: Mister Wu

TVMA Time: 52
An opium theft leaves Swearengen trying to find common language with his supplier, as well as navigating tricky waters to deal with the mess. Meanwhile, Silas Adams, bagman for the magistrate from Yankton, arrives with bad news for Swearengen; Bullock regrets having raised his hand at the government meeting; Merrick proposes Deadwood's first "club"; and an unwelcome Rev. Smith gravitates to the Gem and its new piano.

12:50AM ET/11:50 C
Chain Of Command

R Time: 95
An executive-level Secret Service agent is put to the ultimate test in this harrowing action-thriller. Patrick Muldoon is the fed whose duty it is to protect the U.S. president's briefcase--which contains the power to launch a nuclear attack. When the president and his team are taken hostage during a meeting with Taiwan's president, Muldoon must risk everything to prevent all-out nuclear war. Also with Michael Biehn, Susan Blakely and Maria Conchita Alonso.

2:30AM ET/1:30 C
Missing In Action

R Time: 101
A former Vietnam prisoner of war blasts his way through Southeast Asia, determined to rescue missing Americans. Chuck Norris stars in the blistering saga of one man's battle against brutality--and the greatest odds. A fighter of quiet strength and controlled power, Norris takes on the Vietnamese military almost single-handedly.
 

9:05AM ET/8:05 C
The Last Word (1979)

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
PG 1h 44m
When he learns that the demolition of his apartment building is part of an illegal scheme to line the governor's pockets with cash, eccentric Irish inventor Danny Travis (Richard Harris) takes a sheriff hostage and sparks a media circus in this comedy drama costarring Karen Black, Martin Landau, Dennis Christopher and Christopher Guest.

11:00AM ET/10:00 C
Comes a Horseman

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
CCAP
PG 1h 59m
A long-brewing conflict between modern-day Western ranchers Ewing (Jason Robards) and Ella (Jane Fonda) heats up into all-out war when an oil company starts pressuring both land-owners to sell drilling rights to their properties in this drama from director Alan J. Pakula ("Klute," "All the President's Men") costarring James Caan and Richard Farnsworth.

6:00PM ET/5:00 C
Impostor

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Surround / CCAP
PG13 1h 36m
Gary Sinise ("Forrest Gump," "Truman") stars in this science fiction adventure as Spencer Olham, a government scientist of the future whose top-secret weapon could help humanity turn the tide of a losing war against invading aliens - until a dogged investigator (Vincent D'Onofrio) becomes convinced that Spencer is an enemy agent in disguise. Madeleine Stowe costars in this pulse-pounding futuristic thriller based on a story by Philip K. Dick ("Blade Runner," "Minority Report").

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
The Lion In Winter

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
TV14 - VSLD 2h 37m
Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close star in this original costume drama as quarreling royals King Henry II and his banished queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, locked in marital combat that's as vicious and lethal as any battlefield warfare. John Light, Rafe Spall, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Yuliya Vysotskaya costar in this remake of the 1968 original, based on the same Oscar-winning script from James Goldman.

1:00AM ET/12:00 C
Romeo Is Bleeding

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Stereo
R 1h 50m
Director Peter Medak's hard-edged film noir finds crooked policeman Gary Oldman ordered by his Mafia employers to take a step up from the usual business of fingering federal witnesses and actually carry out a hit. That is, eliminate a psychotic female assassin (Lena Olin) who's more than a match for any of their hired goons. Annabella Sciorra, Juliette Lewis, Roy Scheider, Michael Wincott, David Proval, Will Patton, Larry Joshua, James Cromwell and Ron Perlman round out the cast.

 

3:30PM ET/2:30 C
Darkness Falls

A young man returns to his boyhood home to face the fears that have been haunting him his entire life.

5:00PM ET/4:00 C
Willard

A lonely man finds revenge on his enemies with the help of his army of killer rats. Starring Crispin Glover.

12:20AM ET/11:20 C
Willard

A lonely man finds revenge on his enemies with the help of his army of killer rats. Starring Crispin Glover.

2:05AM ET/1:05 C
Friday

Two guys hanging out on their porch try to avoid an angry drug dealer and neighborhood hoods in South Central L.A.

3:40AM ET/2:40 C
Darkness Falls

A young man returns to his boyhood home to face the fears that have been haunting him his entire life.

 

6:15AM ET/5:15 C
Radio Days

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
CCAP
PG 1h 29m
Woody Allen's funny and heartwarming look at the everyday lives of an offbeat family in 1940s Brooklyn, drawn from the pages of his own life story, with an ensemble cast that includes Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Julie Kavner, Seth Green, Josh Mostel and Michael Tucker. Utilizing the music of the decade, Allen sweetly evokes a simpler era when innocence and dreams were still possible.

7:45AM ET/6:45 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.

9:30AM ET/8:30 C
Rollerball

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
PG13 1h 38m
Chris Klein, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and LL Cool J star in this fast-paced sci-fi remake about a brutally violent new sport of the future. The game's biggest star is Jonathan Cross (Klein), a talented athlete savoring his fame and fortune - until he learns the truth about the sinister corporate manipulation that's behind Rollerball's bloody trademark: increasingly lethal but crowd-pleasing injuries. Jean Reno costars in this revamping of a cult classic from director John McTiernan ("Die Hard," "The Hunt for Red October").

11:15AM ET/10:15 C
The Inkwell

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Stereo / CCAP
R 1h 53m
Set in the year 1976, in an all-black neighborhood in an otherwise all-white New England village, director Matty Rich's ("Straight Out of Brooklyn") sophomore effort is the story of a troubled teen's transformation over the course of one long, eventful summer. Larenz Tate, Joe Morton, Suzzanne Douglas, Glynn Turman, Vanessa Bell-Calloway, Adrienne Joi-Johnson, Morris Chestnut, Jada Pinkett and Duane Martin head the cast.

2:50PM ET/1:50 C
Radio Days

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
CCAP
PG 1h 29m
Woody Allen's funny and heartwarming look at the everyday lives of an offbeat family in 1940s Brooklyn, drawn from the pages of his own life story, with an ensemble cast that includes Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Julie Kavner, Seth Green, Josh Mostel and Michael Tucker. Utilizing the music of the decade, Allen sweetly evokes a simpler era when innocence and dreams were still possible.

4:20PM ET/3:20 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.

6:00PM ET/5:00 C
The Inkwell

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Stereo / CCAP
R 1h 53m
Set in the year 1976, in an all-black neighborhood in an otherwise all-white New England village, director Matty Rich's ("Straight Out of Brooklyn") sophomore effort is the story of a troubled teen's transformation over the course of one long, eventful summer. Larenz Tate, Joe Morton, Suzzanne Douglas, Glynn Turman, Vanessa Bell-Calloway, Adrienne Joi-Johnson, Morris Chestnut, Jada Pinkett and Duane Martin head the cast.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Purpose

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
R 1h 40m
A software inventor (John Light) becomes a billionaire thanks to his high-tech invention, then is forced to save his company from a hostile takeover attempt in this timely "dot-com thriller" costarring Megan Dodds, Paul Reiser, Hal Holbrook, Jeffrey Donovan, Peter Coyote and Mia Farrow.

9:45PM ET/8:45 C
Rollerball

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
PG13 1h 38m
Chris Klein, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and LL Cool J star in this fast-paced sci-fi remake about a brutally violent new sport of the future. The game's biggest star is Jonathan Cross (Klein), a talented athlete savoring his fame and fortune - until he learns the truth about the sinister corporate manipulation that's behind Rollerball's bloody trademark: increasingly lethal but crowd-pleasing injuries. Jean Reno costars in this revamping of a cult classic from director John McTiernan ("Die Hard," "The Hunt for Red October").

11:30PM ET/10:30 C
Shelter Island

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
R 1h 24m
Ally Sheedy stars in this erotic thriller as Lou Delemere, a former pro golfer turned motivational speaker whose picture-perfect life is shattered after she is assaulted near her Manhattan home. Retreating to her country cottage on Shelter Island with her best friend (Patsy Kensit), Lou seeks peace and time to heal - but she gets neither when a massive storm cuts the women off from the world and leaves them in the company of an unwelcome stranger (Stephen Baldwin) and a deranged sheriff (Chris Penn).

2:35AM ET/1:35 C
Naked Lies

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Stereo / CCAP
R 1h 34m
A female cop with a past is hired to seduce and infiltrate her way inside a wealthy Mexican counterfeiter's operation. Shannon Tweed, Fernando Allende and Jay Baker star in this erotic thriller.

4:15AM ET/3:15 C
The Inkwell

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Stereo / CCAP
R 1h 53m
Set in the year 1976, in an all-black neighborhood in an otherwise all-white New England village, director Matty Rich's ("Straight Out of Brooklyn") sophomore effort is the story of a troubled teen's transformation over the course of one long, eventful summer. Larenz Tate, Joe Morton, Suzzanne Douglas, Glynn Turman, Vanessa Bell-Calloway, Adrienne Joi-Johnson, Morris Chestnut, Jada Pinkett and Duane Martin head the cast.

 

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