HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Thursday, August 12, 2004

THURSDAY, AUGUST 12,  2004
 

NO HDTV TONIGHT.

 

9:00PM ET/8:00C
CSI:

"Fur and Loathing"
No Description Available.
 

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Without A Trace

"Shadows"
Martin and Samantha search for his missing aunt during their weekend off. Meanwhile, Malone gets news that his father has Alzheimer’s.
 

9:59PM ET/8:59 C
ER

"Drive"
In the season finale, Dr. Kovac (Goran Visnjic) plays the Good Samaritan when he stops to help a stranded female motorist and her young son until they are struck and gravely injured by a car -- forcing the doctor to use all of his skills to keep them alive until specialists can operate at the hospital. Elsewhere, Abby (Maura Tierney) waits for her board results and treats an ornery curmudgeon (as Gould, guest star Bill Macy) who feels he's been forgotten by the hundreds of students he taught as a schoolteacher. Meanwhile: a pensive Neela (Parminder Nagra) heads for the University of Michigan to begin her internship; her fellow doctors question the bruises on Dr. Chen's (Ming-Na) face; Dr. Pratt (Mekhi Phifer) keeps a mentoring eye on a young heart patient (as Elgin, guest star James Earl) but remains disdainful towards a gangbanger patient (as Antwan, guest star Sam Sarpong) patient; Dr. Weaver (Laura Innes) hopes to gain custody of her son, and Sam (Linda Cardellini) takes action when it appears that Steve (guest star Cole Hauser) is back for good -- and up to no good in influencing their impressionable son. Noah Wyle and Alex Kingston also star.
 

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


Naomi Watts, Macy Gray

8:30PM ET/7:30 C
Reba

"Spies Like Reba"
Suspicious of Kyra's (Scarlett Pomers) secretiveness, Barbra Jean (Melissa Peterman) convinces Reba (Reba McEntire) to hack into her e-mail, where they learn that she's planning to attend an unsupervised party and possibly "go to the next level" with a boy. Reba, Brock (Christopher Rich) and Barbra Jean stakeout the party in an attempt to prevent Kyra from repeating Cheyenne's (JoAnna Garcia) mistakes.

NO HDTV TONIGHT



 

UPCONVERSIONS STRETCHED

6:00AM ET/5:00 C
Art Forms Of The Orient

"Episode 1"
In Japan the line between art and life is often hard to determine. Discover the patience and dedication it takes to create traditional Japanese art forms and how cultural values are such a strong influence.

7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Extreme Machines: Oil Rig

An oil rig is a monster extreme machine. Thousands of tons of steel are welded together to form a platform on legs above the sea. Underneath, a gigantic pump plunges through the water, penetrating the earth's crust to extract a valuable resource, oil.

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Monster Garage

"Monster Trucks"
No Description Available.

9:00AM ET/8:00 C
American Chopper

"Episode 36"
No Description Available.

10:00AM ET/9:00 C
Greatest Fireworks On Earth

Experience awe-inspiring pyrotechnic displays from around the world. From a Las Vegas extravaganza to ceremonial rituals in Valencia, Spain, to the Fourth of July at Mount Rushmore and closing ceremonies of the Summit of World Leaders in Shanghai, China.

11:00AM ET/10:00 C
Creatures Of The Thaw

Witness the remarkable adaptations of animals living in the constantly thawing and refreezing climate of East Asia. Cherry salmon spend winter near the fast-flowing mountain waters; buffalo, seals, cranes and rhinos also rely on fresh water for survival.

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

"Michelle & Mike"
No Description Available.

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

"Sister-in-law Restyle"
No Description Available.

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

"Mom's The Word"
Mimi and her mom, Grace, lived 300 miles apart, so Mimi and husband, Colin, moved Grace to Miami to live in their home. Grace thinks a bedroom makeover would be the perfect way to thank her generous family.

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

"Outside The Box"
Three strange and wonderful homes defy construction conventions. A Quebec chef retired to the country to build cottages assembled from found objects. In California a water tower keeps Jerry Wallace dry. And a house without corners - a geodesic dome.

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

"Off To The Races"
Win or lose, it's all about the race for these folks. However, they might be breaking the tape the weird way - by hand-built soap-box, by chariot (lacking only for gladiators) or by outhouse…for when you really have to go.

3:00PM ET/2:00 C
Extreme Machines: Oil Rig

An oil rig is a monster extreme machine. Thousands of tons of steel are welded together to form a platform on legs above the sea. Underneath, a gigantic pump plunges through the water, penetrating the earth's crust to extract a valuable resource, oil.

4:00PM ET/3:00 C
Monster Garage

"Monster Trucks"
No Description Available.

5:00PM ET/4:00 C
American Chopper

"Episode 36"
No Description Available.

6:00PM ET/5:00 C
Last Total Eclipse, The

Scientists around the world gathered in Turkey during the last total eclipse of the sun to study this solar phenomena. Experts from NASA provide insight and explanations about solar eclipses.

7:00PM ET/6:00 C
Before We Ruled The Earth: Hunt Or Be Hunted

1,700,000 million years ago in Africa, Homo ergaster, an ancient predecessor of modern humans had to scavenge to survive. They lived in the elements, and among the monsters of the day, like the sabretooth cat.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
An Inside Look: Return Of The Buffalo

Go back to the days when the Sioux tribes shared the plains with buffalo and relied on their meat, hides and bones as essentials in everyday life. A protection program enacted by Congress in 1894 led to a resurgence of the Buffalo population.

8:30PM ET/7:30 C
Journey Through India

From the Himalayas in the North to the surrounding seas of India’s dramatic coastline, explore India's variety of landscapes, magnificent historical sites, cities booming with culture and a population as diverse as any on the planet.

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Blue Realm, The

"Giants Of San Benedicto"
In the Socorro Islands of Mexico, often referred to as the "Galapagos" of Mexico, explore the unusual behavior and suprising intelligence of giant manta rays. Marine scientist Dr. Robert Rubin shares his research about these amazing creatures.

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
In Search Of The King Cobra

Herpetologist and adventurer, Austin Stevens takes to the remote jungles of Southern India in pursuit of the world's largest venomous snake, the king cobra! Follow Austin as he tracks, catches and photographs one of these deadly giants.

11:00PM ET/12:00 C
An Inside Look: Return Of The Buffalo

Go back to the days when the Sioux tribes shared the plains with buffalo and relied on their meat, hides and bones as essentials in everyday life. A protection program enacted by Congress in 1894 led to a resurgence of the Buffalo population.

11:30PM ET/10:30 C
Journey Through India

From the Himalayas in the North to the surrounding seas of India’s dramatic coastline, explore India's variety of landscapes, magnificent historical sites, cities booming with culture and a population as diverse as any on the planet.

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
Blue Realm, The

"Giants Of San Benedicto"
In the Socorro Islands of Mexico, often referred to as the "Galapagos" of Mexico, explore the unusual behavior and suprising intelligence of giant manta rays. Marine scientist Dr. Robert Rubin shares his research about these amazing creatures.

1:00AM ET/12:00 C
In Search Of The King Cobra

Herpetologist and adventurer, Austin Stevens takes to the remote jungles of Southern India in pursuit of the world's largest venomous snake, the king cobra! Follow Austin as he tracks, catches and photographs one of these deadly giants.

2:00AM ET/1:00 C
Urban Wild

"New York"
This vertical city boasts animal life in the form of squirrels, raccoons and turtles. In addition, Central Park makes the top ten bird watching list in the U.S. with more than 350 different species inhabiting the park during migration season.

3:00AM ET/2:00 C
An Inside Look: Return Of The Buffalo

Go back to the days when the Sioux tribes shared the plains with buffalo and relied on their meat, hides and bones as essentials in everyday life. A protection program enacted by Congress in 1894 led to a resurgence of the Buffalo population.

3:30AM ET/2:30 C
Journey Through India

From the Himalayas in the North to the surrounding seas of India’s dramatic coastline, explore India's variety of landscapes, magnificent historical sites, cities booming with culture and a population as diverse as any on the planet.

4:00AM ET/3:00 C
Blue Realm, The

"Giants Of San Benedicto"
In the Socorro Islands of Mexico, often referred to as the "Galapagos" of Mexico, explore the unusual behavior and suprising intelligence of giant manta rays. Marine scientist Dr. Robert Rubin shares his research about these amazing creatures.


5:00AM ET/4:00 C
In Search Of The King Cobra

Herpetologist and adventurer, Austin Stevens takes to the remote jungles of Southern India in pursuit of the world's largest venomous snake, the king cobra! Follow Austin as he tracks, catches and photographs one of these deadly giants.
 

6:00AM ET/5:00 C
Wolf Lake

In the light of the moon, things are never what they seem. That's especially true in the town of Wolf Lake. Set in the Pacific Northwest, this suspense thriller explores what happens when werewolves overtake a small Seattle suburb. Starring Lou Diamond Phillips.

7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Hogan's Heroes - Premiere

The Purchasing Plan - The heroes are ordered to collect air-dropped ammunition and distribute it to widely scattered underground units.

7:30AM ET/6:30 C
Love and Money

Diagnosis: Effie - A new couple, Emma and Hugh Lanston, move into the building. Nicholas doesn't want to know them, but Effie forces him to. It turns out they're English, whom Effie is so infatuated with that she invites them for dinner.

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
That's Life

Heart Problems - The family becomes overly protective after Frank suffers a mild heart attack; Victor avoids dealing with his 11 year-old daughter; Candy reveals a startling revelation to Paulie.

9:00AM ET/8:00 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.

9:30AM ET/8:30 C
Hollywood HD

Anchorman Premiere, Television Hall of Fame - This just in! Will Ferrell breaks news and cracks jokes at the premiere of Anchorman while the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences welcomes wonderful journalists, such as Katie Couric, and a legendary game show host, Bob Barker, to their Hall of Fame.

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

Mascots, Elephant Refuge - Ron Kruck mixes it up with the big-headed contestants at the National Mascot Championship in Daytona, Florida; and pachyderm lovers take on massive responsibilities at an elephant refuge in Greenbrier, Arkansas.

10:30AM ET/9:30 C
InFocus

Precipice of Survial: The Southern Sea Otter - This program explores how the struggling sea otter population in central California is being helped by a diverse team of scientists and volunteers. Our cameras capture the compelling whiskered animals in their habitat, as well as explaining what it takes "to survive" as a sea otter.

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

Libya: A Nation Emerges - World Report cameras were among the first from the United States to be allowed into the "New Libya." The former "Terrorist State" is now opening its borders to foreigners and Americans after decades of isolation.

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

Boston: A Review of the Kerry Convention

12:30PM ET/11:30 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.

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

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Monte Montgomery - From the jazz sounds of Arlington Jones to the mellow rock of Austin guitar guy Monte Montgomery, you are sure to enjoy the sounds of True Music. Our headlining act this week is Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, the kings of Swing!

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

How to Catch a Papa Bear - Hogan sends Newkirk to a rendezvous with an ally, but the meeting turns out to be a trap set by the Gestapo.

2:00PM ET/1:00 C
In-Laws

Pilot - Financially strapped newlyweds Matt and Alex Landis move into the suburban home of the bride's well-off parents. >From the get-go, there's tension between the affable Matt, a would-be chef, and his inflexible father-in-law.

2:30PM ET/1:30 C
InFocus

IMAX Wild Australia - The Edge - Filmed on the doorstep of Australia's largest city, Wild Australia - The Edge is about an ancient wilderness, a labyrinth of lost worlds and magical places - beautiful and treacherous waterfalls, canyons and underground rivers, carved by streams that lead back into a world as it was ninety million years ago.

3:10PM ET/2:10 C
Across America

Budding Rock Stars, Nashville Country Music Cafe - Ron Kruck hits the road with a rock band on the verge of discovery, and Sean McLaughlin finds a Nashville cafe with a door to country music stardom.

3:30PM ET/2:30 C
HDNet This Month

August 2004 - Take a look at HDNet's weekly schedule with segments from the HDNet World Report, Higher Definition, Queens Supreme and Bikini Destinations: Wild Side. We highlight our live sports coverage with clips from Major League Soccer, the 2004 Champ Car World Series, the NASCAR Grand National Division, HDNet Boxing, and the Molson Cup 9-Ball Championship. HDNet This Month also gives you a sneak peak at the films you can see this month on HDNet Movies. HDNet is truly television like you've never seen before.

4:30PM ET/3:30 C
Designing America

Kitchens, Inside and Out! - Visit the masterful backyard of a landscape company owner, travel with us to the Santa Fe home of the couple behind the Cookworks Store Chain, learn to set the stage for an enchanting dining experience and the Finishing Touch is about a Legacy of a Trading Company.

5:00PM ET/4:00 C
Hollywood HD

Collateral Premiere, Sunset and Vine - Tom Cruise thrills fans on the red carpet of Collateral and if you ever wanted to live in Hollywood we'll show you the hottest spot in town -- Sunset and Vine.

5:30PM ET/4:30 C
Gloria Estefan Live & Unwrapped

In this exclusive engagement, Gloria Estefan Live & Unwrapped, Estefan brought to Las Vegas an explosive performance combining her unique blend of pop and Latin music. The show features hits from Gloria's extensive repertoire of music, including favorites such as "Conga", "Reach", "Mi Tierra", "Get On Your Feet", "Live For Loving You", and new songs from Unwrapped, such as "Your Picture", "Hoy", "I Wish You," & "Wrapped." Gloria Estefan Live & Unwrapped is an unforgettable concert experience.

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

America: Hiding Out for Safety - World Report cameras look at a very unusual concept and product. During the Cold War, personal bomb shelters became popular as a way to "survive the big blast." Now, following the attack of 9/11, people are once again looking at the shelters as a way to protect themselves.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Queens Supreme - Premiere

The Eyes Have It - Humiliation brings a family to Judge O'Neill's courtroom after they are forced to buy two airline tickets a piece for being obese.
HDNet Exclusive: Previously Unaired Episode

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
The Agency - Premiere

The Golden Hour - An assassination attempt on Lisa strikes Matt instead, as well as the shooter, and leaves them both hospitalized and fighting for their lives.

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Haunted - Premiere

A Three Hour Tour - Frank heads to a cabin for shelter after being injured in a car accident.

11:00PM ET/10:00 C
Queens Supreme

The Eyes Have It - Humiliation brings a family to Judge O'Neill's courtroom after they are forced to buy two airline tickets a piece for being obese.
HDNet Exclusive: Previously Unaired Episode

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

The Golden Hour - An assassination attempt on Lisa strikes Matt instead, as well as the shooter, and leaves them both hospitalized and fighting for their lives.

1:00AM ET/12:00 C
Haunted

A Three Hour Tour - Frank heads to a cabin for shelter after being injured in a car accident.

2:00AM ET/1:00 C
Eye For an Eye

The Bum Roomate - A family's roommate skips out owing them back rent.

2:30AM ET/1:30 C
Robbery Homicide Division

Vamanos, Chica - When Barstow discovers that his little sister is missing as a result of her involvement in criminal activity, he and Cole set out to find her. The situation becomes complicated when the Robbery Homicide team discovers that the FBI is involved and the crimes are connected to a massive Tijuana drug cartel.

3:30AM ET/2:30 C
Odyssey 5

Fossil - Taggart is led to a mysterious moon rock that is the Cadre's link to the Sentient conspiracy.

4:30AM ET/3:30 C
The Newsroom

Never Read Symptoms - George dodges jury duty in an animal rights case and ends up entangled with virus infected monkeys. Allen suffers from prostate cancer, Alzheimer's and a brain tumor.

5:00AM ET/4:00 C
On the Set: An American in Canada

On the Set: An American in Canada is a tongue in cheek look at a "typical" day on the set of this award winning Canadian comedy.

5:30AM ET/4:30 C
What About Joan

Jake's Dilemma - Jake shocks everyone when he announces he quit his job. Joan encourages him to find a job he has passion for, while Alice runs over a stray dog and Mark is encouraged to care for it.
 

 
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7:30AM ET/6:30 C
Big Hand For The Little Lady

NR - 1:35 - 1966
Cast: Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards Director: Fielder Cook
A couple, headed out west, gets involved in a high stakes poker game. When the husband has a heart-attack, the wife must step in, unsure of how to play the game.

9:05AM ET/8:05 C
Wild Rovers

PG - 2:10 - 1971
Cast: William Holden, Ryan O'Neal, Karl Malden Director: Blake Edwards
An aging cowboy goes on a bank robbing-spree with a younger cowboy.

11:15AM ET/10:15 C
1776

G - 2:45 - 1972
Cast: William Daniels, Howard DaSilva, Ken Howard Director: Peter H. Hunt
Film version of the Broadway musical comedy, which follows the days leading up to July 4, 1776.



2:00PM ET/1:00 C
Duck You Sucker (aka A Fistful of Dynamite)

PG - 2:37 - 1971
Cast: James Coburn, Rod Steiger, Maria Monti Director: Sergio Leone
Spaghetti western about a Mexican peasant thief and an Irish explosives expert, who team up to rob a bank during the Mexican Revolution.

4:40PM ET/3:40 C
Night Falls on Manhattan

R - 1:53 - 1997
Cast: Andy Garcia, Ian Holm, James Gandolfini Director: Sidney Lument
A former cop is elected as District Attorney, and is chosen to lead the prosecution in a sensational New York trial, eventually uncovering a full-blown police scandal.

6:30PM ET/5:30 C
Big Hand For The Little Lady

NR - 1:35 - 1966
Cast: Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards Director: Fielder Cook
A couple, headed out west, gets involved in a high stakes poker game. When the husband has a heart-attack, the wife must step in, unsure of how to play the game.

8:05PM ET/7:05 C
Career Opportunities

PG-13 - 1:24 - 1991
Cast: Frank Whaley, Jennifer Connelly, Dermot Mulroney Director: Bryan Gordon
Teen con-artist gets a job as a department story night janitor. During his first shift, he discovers a girl sleeping in the dressing room, who turns out to be the daughter of the town's richest man.

9:30PM ET/8:30 C
One More Saturday Night

R - 1:35 - 1986
Cast: Tom Davis, Al Franken, Bess Meyer Director: Dennis Klein
Comedic intertwined stories revolving around a group of people and their adventures one Saturday night.

11:05PM ET/10:05 C
Career Opportunities

PG-13 - 1:24 - 1991
Cast: Frank Whaley, Jennifer Connelly, Dermot Mulroney Director: Bryan Gordon
Teen con-artist gets a job as a department story night janitor. During his first shift, he discovers a girl sleeping in the dressing room, who turns out to be the daughter of the town's richest man.

12:30AM ET/11:30 C
One More Saturday Night

R - 1:35 - 1986
Cast: Tom Davis, Al Franken, Bess Meyer Director: Dennis Klein
Comedic intertwined stories revolving around a group of people and their adventures one Saturday night.

2:05AM ET/1:05 C
Juice

R - 1:34 - 1992
Cast: Omar Epps, Tupac Shakur, Jermaine Hopkins Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
The lives of four inner-city teens spiral out of control when they are caught up in a fatal robbery.

3:45AM ET/2:45 C
Night Falls on Manhattan

R - 1:53 - 1997
Cast: Andy Garcia, Ian Holm, James Gandolfini Director: Sidney Lument
A former cop is elected as District Attorney, and is chosen to lead the prosecution in a sensational New York trial, eventually uncovering a full-blown police scandal.

5:45AM ET/4:45 C
White Man's Burden

R - 1:29 - 1995
Cast: John Travolta, Harry Belafonte, Kelly Lynch Director: Desmond Nakano
This role-reversal story takes place in a fictional America where blacks are members of the upper crust and whites are relegated to inner city ghettos.

 

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Mr. Holland's Opus
 
PG Time: 142  
A composer-turned-teacher spends thirty years in the classroom inspiring students with music in this drama. Richard Dreyfuss stars as Glenn Holland, a composer who aspires to write memorable and influential music in his lifetime. In the meantime, Mr. Holland takes a teaching position during the mid-1960s reaching students with little musical aptitude and turning them on to rock-n-roll and the classics. Throughout the next thirty years, Holland motivates and inspires students in school, while allowing music to eventually resolve his familial challenges on the home front. Co-starring Glenn Headly, Jay Thomas, Olympia Dukakis, W.H. Macy, Alicia Witt, Jean Louisa Kelly, Nicholas John Renner, Joseph Anderson and Anthony Natale. Screeplay by Patrick Sheane Duncan. Directed by Stephen Herek.

10:30AM ET/9:30 C
Just Married
 
PG13 Time: 94  
Two lovebirds from opposite sides of the tracks go on the honeymoon from hell that leaves them questioning their decision to get married in the first place. Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy star in this outrageous comedy about a marriage that goes from bliss to blunder. Sarah is a tycoon's daughter; Tom's a nighttime traffic reporter. When these opposites attract and head down the aisle, things are just peachy. That is, until they head off for a European honeymoon in which they miserably fail at an attempt to join the Mile High Club, destroy their luxury hotel, wreck their rental car, and worst of all, shockingly discover that they have nothing in common! Christian Kane co-stars. Directed by Shawn Levy; written by Sam Harper (both of whom worked on the Cheaper By the Dozen remake).

12:05PM ET/11:05 C
Alien Resurrection
 
R Time: 108  
Space captain Ellen Ripley is back--almost--when her DNA clone is created to hatch both a nasty plot and a batch of alien offspring. A greedy general schemes to capture a queen of the killer space monsters, but he forgets the most important element: terror. Sigourney Weaver and Winona Ryder star in this fourth Alien shocker, packed with sci-fi scares and special effects.

2:30PM ET/1:30 C
The Relic
 
R Time: 109  
Terror stalks the hallways of a vast museum in this tense horror movie that "boasts genuinely scary thrills" (Variety). Deep beneath Chicago's Natural History Museum lurks a ferocious beast with a craving for human brains. Where did it come from? Can it be stopped? A pretty biologist is determined to find out... if she can manage to stay off the creature's dinner menu! With Tom Sizemore, Linda Hunt and James Whitmore.

4:20PM ET/3:20 C
Above The Law
 
R Time: 99  
Don't mess with Nico Toscani. Once a CIA agent, now an undercover detective, he's a martial-arts master who's as potent with kicks, chops and punches as he is with a police revolver. Tough Nico's out to clean up Chicago--and that means getting rid of the city's drug kings, as well as battling a murderous CIA agent. Martial-arts expert Steven Seagal plays Nico in this action-packed drama. With Pam Grier and Sharon Stone.

6:00PM ET/5:00 C
Blood Work
 
R Time: 110  
Clint Eastwood directed and stars in this gritty crime thriller about an ailing ex-lawman who undertakes an arduous mission to catch a killer. Based on Michael Connelly's bestseller, the film stars the cagey actor as Terry McCaleb, a retired FBI detective who is recovering from a heart transplant when he meets the beautiful Graciella Rivers, a young woman who believes McCaleb can find her sister's killer. Popping medication like candy, McCaleb takes the case, but as he slowly draws closer to uncovering the criminal's identity, he realizes there is a shocking connection to his former career. Jeff Daniels co-stars as McCaleb's slacker neighbor and chauffeur. Also with Anjelica Huston, Wanda De Jesus, Tina Lifford, Paul Rodriguez and Dylan Walsh.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Alien Resurrection
 
R Time: 108  
Space captain Ellen Ripley is back--almost--when her DNA clone is created to hatch both a nasty plot and a batch of alien offspring. A greedy general schemes to capture a queen of the killer space monsters, but he forgets the most important element: terror. Sigourney Weaver and Winona Ryder star in this fourth Alien shocker, packed with sci-fi scares and special effects.

10:00PM ET/9:00 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.

3:30AM ET/2:30 C
The Visit

R Time: 107  
A young African American man dying of AIDS who is in prison for rape achieves his own kind of redemption through a series of real and imaginary encounters with family, friends, and a therapist. "[F]ull of heart-wrenching emotion, bracing humor and universal truths about family, hope and personal responsibility" (Variety). With Hill Harper, Obba Babatunde (HBO's Introducing Dorothy Dandridge), Rae Dawn Chong, Billy Dee Williams, Marla Gibbs, Phylicia Rashad.

 

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Nell

PG13 Time: 112
Nell is a "wild child"--a free-spirited, innocent young woman living in the backwoods of North Carolina who dances to her own secret music. She trusts no one...and no one can understand her strange language. When doctor Liam Neeson and psychologist Natasha Richardson begin to study Nell, they find that she has more to teach them than they thought possible. Jodie Foster gives a tour-de-force performance as Nell in this "movingly effective" (New York Daily News) drama.

10:00AM ET/9:00 C
Star Trek: First Contact

PG13 Time: 110
This "smashingly exciting sci-fi adventure" (Variety) pits the Next Generation crew against their deadliest foe: the half-human, half-automaton Borg! "Resistance is futile!" cry the evil ones as they hurtle toward Earth, bent on enslaving all forms of life. Can Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his space corps vanquish the menace? A Star Trek bonanza packed with dazzling special effects, fascinating time travel, and wild alien battles. With Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Alfre Woodard and Alice Krige.

12:00PM ET/11:00 C
Malibu's Most Wanted

PG13 Time: 86
Politician Bill Gluckman may be California's next governor. But the biggest threat to his campaign is his embarrassing son Brad, a.k.a. "B-Rad" (Jamie Kennedy), a wannabe white rapper who rhymes about thug life on the streets...of Malibu. To shake his son's rap aspirations, Gluckman's campaign manager hires two African-American actors to pose as gangsters who kidnap B-Rad and haul him through L.A.'s rough streets. But the theater-taught thespians aren't prepared for South Central, leaving B-Rad to showcase his rap skills among the i

2:45PM ET/1:45 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.

4:30PM ET/3:30 C
Wild America

PG Time: 106
There's as much excitement off-camera as on when three rowdy brothers hit the road to document America's endangered wildlife. Jamey Sheridan (The Ice Storm) and Frances Fisher (Titanic) co-star in this fact-based drama.

6:15PM ET/5:15 C
A Mighty Wind

PG13 Time: 91
Christopher Guest's mockumentary-style of comedy skewers a reunion of '60s folk music acts in this hilarious ensemble film. Guest reunites with his This Is Spinal Tap cohorts Harry Shearer and Michael McKean to portray the Folksmen, one of three folk groups reuniting for a public television reunion concert. Joining them are the annoyingly upbeat New Main Street Singers led by Terry and Laurie Bohner (who follow a religion that worships colors), and Mitch & Mickey (Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara), a duet whose longtime romance ended in a public breakup that left Mitch institutionalized--and definitely questionable to appear onstage with Mickey. With Bob Balaban, Ed Begley Jr., Parker Posey and Fred Willard in a priceless role.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Malibu's Most Wanted

PG13 Time: 86
Politician Bill Gluckman may be California's next governor. But the biggest threat to his campaign is his embarrassing son Brad, a.k.a. "B-Rad" (Jamie Kennedy), a wannabe white rapper who rhymes about thug life on the streets...of Malibu. To shake his son's rap aspirations, Gluckman's campaign manager hires two African-American actors to pose as gangsters who kidnap B-Rad and haul him through L.A.'s rough streets. But the theater-taught thespians aren't prepared for South Central, leaving B-Rad to showcase his rap skills among the i

12:30AM ET/11:30 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.

3:20AM ET/2:20 C
Unfaithful

R Time: 123
Diane Lane stars in her 2002 Best Actress Oscar(R)-nominated role as Connie Sumner, a married housewife who is literally blown into a handsome French antique bookseller during a fierce windstorm in Manhattan. The intense chemistry between the two book lovers results in Connie beginning a thrilling, perfidious affair with her French lover. But just as feelings of obsession and guilt begin to consume Connie, her husband grows dangerously suspicious of his wife's fidelity. Based on Claude Chabrol's La Femme Infidele. Richard Gere, Olivier Martinez and Erik Per Sullivan co-star.
 

7:30AM ET/6:30 C
How I Won The War

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
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TV14 - V 1h 51m
During World War II, an incompetent British officer (Michael Crawford) must lead his misfit men into North Africa in order to capture a cricket field from the enemy in this comically arch anti-war fable from director Richard Lester ("A Hard Day's Night," "The Three Musketeers"). John Lennon costars with Roy Kinnear and Lee Montague.

1:00PM ET/12:00 C
Mona Lisa

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
R 1h 45m
Bob Hoskins gives a bravura performance in this Oscar-nominated crime drama from director Neil Jordan ("The Crying Game," "The Good Thief") as George, a low-level mob flunky just released from prison. Ordered to chauffeur high-class call girl Simone (Cathy Tyson) around London by his sleazy boss Mortwell (Michael Caine), George soon takes a protectively romantic interest in his enigmatic passenger - but the truth about Simone won't lead him to true love. Robbie Coltrane and Sammi Davis costar in this gritty, "Taxi Driver"-style character study.

3:00PM ET/2:00 C
The Slugger's Wife

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Stereo
PG13 1h 45m
An all-American baseball star (Michael O'Keefe) meets a sultry saloon singer (Rebecca De Mornay), and thus begins the rockiest romance this side of Liz & Dick. This rambunctious comedy, another gem from writer Neil Simon, also stars Martin Ritt, Randy Quaid, Lisa Langlois and Loudon Wainwright III; it's also the final film of the great Hal Ashby ("Harold and Maude," "Shampoo").

4:45PM ET/3:45 C
Married To It

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Stereo
R 1h 52m
A high school committee brings together three couples from different strata of New York society in this engaging comedy drama from director Arthur Hiller ("Love Story"). Newlyweds Chuck (Robert Sean Leonard) and Nina (Mary Stuart Masterson) admire the stability of the union between John (Beau Bridges) and Iris (Stockard Channing), while upper crust couple Leo (Ron Silver) and Claire (Cybill Shepherd) find their relationship on the rocks.

6:45PM ET/5:45 C
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
PG 1h 40m
Super-spy siblings Carmen and Juni (Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara) are back to rid the world of another villainous menace in this sci-fi action sequel from writer/director Robert Rodriguez ("El Mariachi"). This time, the Cortez kids - now official government agents - are assigned to find and stop the nefarious energy-sapping plans of Romero (Steve Buscemi), a mad scientist whose tropical island lair is populated with mutant experiments-gone-awry. Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Ricardo Montalban and Holland Taylor costar.

8:25PM ET/7:25 C
Extreme Ops

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
PG13 1h 34m
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5:55AM ET/4:55 C
Married To It

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Stereo
R 1h 52m
A high school committee brings together three couples from different strata of New York society in this engaging comedy drama from director Arthur Hiller ("Love Story"). Newlyweds Chuck (Robert Sean Leonard) and Nina (Mary Stuart Masterson) admire the stability of the union between John (Beau Bridges) and Iris (Stockard Channing), while upper crust couple Leo (Ron Silver) and Claire (Cybill Shepherd) find their relationship on the rocks.


 

7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Jefferson In Paris

Acting as the US Ambassador in France, Thomas Jefferson (Nick Nolte) falls in love with a married woman (Greta Scacchi) and impregnates his youngest daughter's slave (Thandie Newton).

9:30AM ET/8:30 C
The Master Of Disguise

A shy Italian waiter fights off criminals with his inherited powers of disguise.


12:45PM ET/11:45 C
Hard Promises

A wayward ex-husband is accidentally invited to his wife's wedding.

7:35PM ET/6:35 C
The Master Of Disguise

A shy Italian waiter fights off criminals with his inherited powers of disguise.

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Willard

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

10:45PM ET/9:45 C
Jason X

In the year 2455, Jason has been discovered cryogenically frozen by a group of students on old Earth and brought aboard a space ship where he's thawed and they become dinner.

5:50AM ET/4:50 C
Wilder Napalm

Two brothers reunite at a carnival with their mental gift for making things burst into flames. Starring Dennis Quaid and Debra Winger.

 

9:00AM ET/8:00 C
A World Apart

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Stereo / CCAP
PG 1h 53m
Barbara Hershey stars in this stirring, Cannes Film Festival award-winning drama about an idealistic journalist trying to take care of two daughters while fighting against the racial and class oppression of a South Africa torn apart by Apartheid. Jodhi May, Tim Roth and Jeroen Krabbe costar in this film directed by cinematographer Chris Menges ("The Killing Fields," "The Boxer") and screenwriter Shawn Slovo ("Captain Corelli's Mandolin"), whose parents were real-life anti-Apartheid activists in South Africa.

11:00AM ET/10:00 C
Split Decisions

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
CCAP
R 1h 36m
The lives of three generations of pugilistic warriors merge in a flurry of corruption with this look at the raw-boned world of professional boxing starring Gene Hackman and a strong supporting cast that includes Craig Sheffer, Jeff Fahey, Jennifer Beals, John McLiam, Eddie Velez, Carmine Caridi and James Tolkan.

12:45AM ET/11:45 C
In The Army Now

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Stereo / CCAP
PG 1h 33m
All he really wanted was the benefits, but enlisted man Pauly Shore is gonna get the chance to be all that he can be in this sidesplitting military comedy. Boot camp's a brouhaha and mess hall's a mess, but when duty calls Pauly to action in the Sahara, the stage is set for the emergence of one highly unlikely American hero. Esai Morales, Lori Petty, David Alan Grier, Ernie Hudson and Andy Dick costar.

2:30PM ET/1:30 C
Enigma

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Stereo / CCAP
R 1h 59m
Espionage and intrigue are the name of the game in this spy drama about an intelligence operative (Dougray Scott) during World War II whose brilliant work on the "Enigma" code-breaking machine has driven him to nervous exhaustion. After a much-needed leave, he returns to discover that the Germans have devised an unbreakable code - and that a one-time lover and co-worker (Saffron Burrows) has disappeared. Kate Winslet and Jeremy Northam costar in this tense war thriller from director Michael Apted ("The World is Not Enough").

6:00PM ET/5:00 C
A World Apart

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Stereo / CCAP
PG 1h 53m
Barbara Hershey stars in this stirring, Cannes Film Festival award-winning drama about an idealistic journalist trying to take care of two daughters while fighting against the racial and class oppression of a South Africa torn apart by Apartheid. Jodhi May, Tim Roth and Jeroen Krabbe costar in this film directed by cinematographer Chris Menges ("The Killing Fields," "The Boxer") and screenwriter Shawn Slovo ("Captain Corelli's Mandolin"), whose parents were real-life anti-Apartheid activists in South Africa.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
National Lampoon's Van Wilder

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
R 1h 33m
Ryan Reynolds ("Two Guys and a Girl," "The In-Laws") is the title character in this gross-out comedy, a collegiate lifer in his seventh year of matriculation, forced by his wealthy father's disinheritance to launch a lucrative enterprise as a party planner for his fellow students - much to the chagrin of his school's administrators. Tara Reid, Tim Matheson, Kal Penn, Edie McClurg and Erik Estrada costar in this politically incorrect farce from the producers of "Animal House" and "Vacation."

9:35PM ET/8:35 C
In The Army Now

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Stereo / CCAP
PG 1h 33m
All he really wanted was the benefits, but enlisted man Pauly Shore is gonna get the chance to be all that he can be in this sidesplitting military comedy. Boot camp's a brouhaha and mess hall's a mess, but when duty calls Pauly to action in the Sahara, the stage is set for the emergence of one highly unlikely American hero. Esai Morales, Lori Petty, David Alan Grier, Ernie Hudson and Andy Dick costar.

11:15PM ET/10:15 C
My Tutor

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
R 1h 33m
Ryan Reynolds ("Two Guys and a Girl," "The In-Laws") is the title character in this gross-out comedy, a collegiate lifer in his seventh year of matriculation, forced by his wealthy father's disinheritance to launch a lucrative enterprise as a party planner for his fellow students - much to the chagrin of his school's administrators. Tara Reid, Tim Matheson, Kal Penn, Edie McClurg and Erik Estrada costar in this politically incorrect farce from the producers of "Animal House" and "Vacation."

4:15AM ET/3:15 C
National Lampoon's Van Wilder

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
R 1h 33m
Ryan Reynolds ("Two Guys and a Girl," "The In-Laws") is the title character in this gross-out comedy, a collegiate lifer in his seventh year of matriculation, forced by his wealthy father's disinheritance to launch a lucrative enterprise as a party planner for his fellow students - much to the chagrin of his school's administrators. Tara Reid, Tim Matheson, Kal Penn, Edie McClurg and Erik Estrada costar in this politically incorrect farce from the producers of "Animal House" and "Vacation."

5:50AM ET/4:50 C
Split Decisions

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
CCAP
R 1h 36m
The lives of three generations of pugilistic warriors merge in a flurry of corruption with this look at the raw-boned world of professional boxing starring Gene Hackman and a strong supporting cast that includes Craig Sheffer, Jeff Fahey, Jennifer Beals, John McLiam, Eddie Velez, Carmine Caridi and James Tolkan.

 

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