HDTV Daily Programming Guide — Tuesday, August 17, 2004

TUESDAY, AUGUST 17,  2004

COMING IN A FEW DAYS--FULL HDTV GRID GUIDE WITH 2 WEEKS ADVANCED LOOKUP
 

9:00PM ET/:00 C/8:00 C
According to Jim

"House For Sale"
The Devlins return to haunt Jim and Cheryl when they decide to put a bid on the house across the street.

9:30PM ET/:00 C/8:30 C
Less Than Perfect

"Claude's Apartment"
Kipp's mother, Diane, pays an unexpected visit to GNB to see former flame Will Butler, which prompts a reunion between mother and son. Claude invites her new boyfriend, Mitch, over to her house for a romantic dinner, but Owen and Ramona suggest that she class her place up a little before he arrives.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Navy NCIS

"The Truth is out There"
Special Agents Gibbs and DiNozzo and NCIS medical examiner Dr. "Ducky" Mallard arrive on Air Force One to investigate what initially appears to be a death by natural causes.

8:00PM ET/:00 C/7:00 C
Gilmore Girls

"Tick, Tick, Tick, Boom!"
Jason's (Chris Eigeman) father, Floyd (guest star Lawrence Pressman), brings a lawsuit against Jason and Richard (Edward Herrmann) for taking his clients. Floyd also reveals that Jason and Lorelai (Lauren Graham) have been dating secretly for months. Meanwhile, Dean (Jared Padalecki) upsets Rory (Alexis Bledel) when he admits he has dropped out of college to work full time so he and Lindsay (guest star Arielle Kebbel) can buy a townhouse. Lindsay demands that Dean stop seeing Rory, but Dean and Rory make an agreement to keep seeing one another secretly.

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

"On The Last Night of Summer"
As the summer nears its end, everyone is left reconsidering the relationships they're in. Ava (Lori Loughlin) feels overwhelmed by Simon's (guest star Jay Harrington) desire for a serious relationship while she still has feelings for Johnny (Shawn Christian); Bradin (Jesse McCartney) becomes confused with Callie's (guest star Danielle Savre) hot-and-cold actions; Jay (Ryan Kwanten) wonders if having Erika (Taylor Cole) move in with him is such a good idea when she redecorates his place; Susannah (Merrin Dungey) considers quitting her new job; and Nikki (Kay Panabaker) suffers as she remembers the death of her parents.

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6:00AM ET/5:00 C
Great Books

"Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde"
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is one of the classic horror stories of all time. This program interweaves the plot, major themes and the life of Robert Louis Stevenson into a fascinating and thought-provoking hour long documentary.

7:00AM ET/6:00 C
The Baby Human

"To Belong"
Explore the early attachment between mother and child as well as the baby human's expanding relationships with other family members, caregivers and peers until they eventually develop an awareness of self and the social world around them.

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Trading Spaces

"Episode 55: Illinois - County Road"
No Description Available.

9:00AM ET/8:00 C
Eye Of The Beholder With Serena Yang: The Art Of Tattoo

Tattooing is an ancient art, found among traditional cultures all over the globe. Now it's become a ritual for a whole new generation. Get under the skin of devoted tattoo lovers who often go to extremes for their passion.

10:00AM ET/9:00 C
World Of American Indian Dance

Join actor Peter Coyote as he explores the meanings and origins of American Indian Dance and how it has fortified and sustained the survival of this race. he dance demonstrates the ancient and new struggles between intertribal cultures, and progress.

11:00AM ET/10:00 C
Mischievous Meerkats

There aren't many animals as lovable as the African meerkat, and veteran wildlife filmmaker Richard Goss has lived with and studied them for years. Join this fascinating study of animal behavior, and their social structures in exotic Botswana.

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

"Ryan & Brian"
Ryan saw Brian once and never thought she'd see him again. When a second chance arose, she seized the opportunity. The two Florida natives have helped each other become confident individuals who can't wait to build a future together as one.

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

"Sentenced To Style"
No Description Available.

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

"Home Away From Home"
The Ronald McDonald House in Chicago, Illinois, opened its doors in 1978 and has been providing rooms to families whose children are hospitalized ever since. One of the common rooms needs a personal touch to make it feel more like home.

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

"In Disguise"
Things are not always as they seem. Everything in a Vancouver home has had a previous life. You'd never guess that a huge cluster of large bubbles in the forest was a home. And a man covered head to toe in tattoos, has made it his mission to educate kids.

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

Every year the Everglades come alive with strange swamp buggies. These beasts, evolved from vintage contraptions designed to keep people dry on their drive home, race each other across the swamp in a water-flingin,' mud-slingin' race to the finish line.

3:00PM ET/2:00 C
The Baby Human

"To Belong"
Explore the early attachment between mother and child as well as the baby human's expanding relationships with other family members, caregivers and peers until they eventually develop an awareness of self and the social world around them.

4:00PM ET/3:00 C
Trading Spaces

"Episode 55: Illinois - County Road"
No Description Available.

5:00PM ET/4:00 C
Eye Of The Beholder With Serena Yang: The Art Of Tattoo

Tattooing is an ancient art, found among traditional cultures all over the globe. Now it's become a ritual for a whole new generation. Get under the skin of devoted tattoo lovers who often go to extremes for their passion.

6:00PM ET/5:00 C
Feast Of Dates

Travel to the United Arab Emirates where the date palm serves as the tree of life for the desert dwellers. Known as the phoenix by scientists, for its ability to survive in the driest and harshest places, the date palm is an extraordinary species.

7:00PM ET/6:00 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.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Golf Escapes

"Episode 7: The Bear Trace"
Tennessee now boasts a classic collection of Jack Nicklaus designed golf courses. Tour The Bear Trace, and learn how Nicklaus provides scenic, well conditioned and challenging courses for the average golfer that rival the best private resort courses.

8:30PM ET/7:30 C
White Hot Winter

"Laurentiens"
This winter destination just North of Montreal claims to be the historic birthplace of downhill skiing in North America. Go cross country skiing with members of Canada' s marathon team, dog sledding, snow mobiling, and skiing.

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Secrets Of Denali National Park

Visit Alaska's most famous National Park, Denali, a remote wilderness of unspoiled beauty. This remarkably diverse terrain is set amid the Alaskan Range. Rising above it all is Mt. McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America.

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Road Trip

"Nashville - Kitty Hawk"
Set out from Nashville to Kitty Hawk. In the Country Music Capital, jam at the Grand Ole Opry and shake it up on the sidelines of a football game. Enjoy massages and mineral pools at the Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa, and mouthfuls of Carolina barbeque.

11:00PM ET/12:00 C
Golf Escapes

"Episode 7: The Bear Trace"
Tennessee now boasts a classic collection of Jack Nicklaus designed golf courses. Tour The Bear Trace, and learn how Nicklaus provides scenic, well conditioned and challenging courses for the average golfer that rival the best private resort courses.

11:30PM ET/10:30 C
White Hot Winter

"Laurentiens"
This winter destination just North of Montreal claims to be the historic birthplace of downhill skiing in North America. Go cross country skiing with members of Canada' s marathon team, dog sledding, snow mobiling, and skiing.

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
Secrets Of Denali National Park

Visit Alaska's most famous National Park, Denali, a remote wilderness of unspoiled beauty. This remarkably diverse terrain is set amid the Alaskan Range. Rising above it all is Mt. McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America.

1:00AM ET/12:00 C
Road Trip

"Nashville - Kitty Hawk"
Set out from Nashville to Kitty Hawk. In the Country Music Capital, jam at the Grand Ole Opry and shake it up on the sidelines of a football game. Enjoy massages and mineral pools at the Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa, and mouthfuls of Carolina barbeque.

2:00AM ET/1:00 C
Mysterious Hanging Coffins Of China

China's leading explorers have been trying to save the last vestiges of a society that buried their dead in coffins hanging off the side of limestone cliffs. Pollution, encroaching urbanization and graverobbers threaten to destroy these artifacts.

3:00AM ET/2:00 C
Golf Escapes

"Episode 7: The Bear Trace"
Tennessee now boasts a classic collection of Jack Nicklaus designed golf courses. Tour The Bear Trace, and learn how Nicklaus provides scenic, well conditioned and challenging courses for the average golfer that rival the best private resort courses.

3:30AM ET/2:30 C
White Hot Winter

"Laurentiens"
This winter destination just North of Montreal claims to be the historic birthplace of downhill skiing in North America. Go cross country skiing with members of Canada' s marathon team, dog sledding, snow mobiling, and skiing.

4:00AM ET/3:00 C
Secrets Of Denali National Park

Visit Alaska's most famous National Park, Denali, a remote wilderness of unspoiled beauty. This remarkably diverse terrain is set amid the Alaskan Range. Rising above it all is Mt. McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America.

5:00AM ET/4:00 C
Road Trip

"Nashville - Kitty Hawk"
Set out from Nashville to Kitty Hawk. In the Country Music Capital, jam at the Grand Ole Opry and shake it up on the sidelines of a football game. Enjoy massages and mineral pools at the Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa, and mouthfuls of Carolina barbeque.

 

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

Tastes Like Chicken - When a serial killer strikes again in Wolf Lake after over 30 years, Sheriff Donner and Deputy Molly withhold critical information about the case from John Kanin to keep him from finding out about the town's secret.

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

Unfair Exchange - Hogan attempts to swap Gertrude, Gen. Burkhalter's sister, for Maria Hoffman, a glamorous Allied agent being held by the Gestapo.

7:30AM ET/6:30 C
Some of My Best Friends

Pilot - Warren Fairbanks, a writer just dumped by his boyfriend, decides, with the help of his flamboyant best friend, Vern, to put an ad in the paper: "GWM seeks roommate." Along with his dim-witted best friend, Pino, Frankie Zito assumes GWM means "Guy with Money." Frankie moves in and worlds collide.

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
HDNet Test Patterns

Wonder how your home theatre is doing? Wish you had test patterns to help set it up? Well, HDNet is here to help. This short program will help you get the most out of your home theatre setup by providing you with the same professional test patterns HDNet uses to set their gear.

8:10AM ET/7:10 C
That's Life

Banister Head - When Lydia suspects Paulie of wrongdoing, she gets herself into trouble; Frank tries to start a new career as a restaurateur; Jackie ponders Victor's proposal.

9:00AM ET/8:00 C
Higher Definition

Saved!, Tilda Swinton - Pop-culture critic Robert Wilonsky talks with director Brian Dannelly about the making of his first feature film Saved!, plus, actress Tilda Swinton stops by to talk about her new movie Young Adam.

9:30AM ET/8:30 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.

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

Pennsic War - Across America goes back to medieval times for Pennsic War 32. Over ten thousand people gather in rural Pennsylvania, dress up in full amour and beat each other up in full contact battles.

10:30AM ET/9:30 C
InFocus

Russia's Strategic Missile Forces: Facing Nuclear Reduction - Although the Cold War is officially behind us, the endless debate over the superpower strategic military balance continues, leaving the Soviet nuclear missile capacity relatively unchanged. For this remarkable close up look at the current situation, HDNet was able to obtain video footage capturing actual missile launch tests, detailed views inside secret missile silos and command centers and a missile factory on the outskirts of Moscow.

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

Russia: Americans in Siberia - World Report cameras are in Siberia as a new lifestyle is emerging among the former prison camps of the old Soviet Union. The change from Gulag to capitalism is being fueled in significant part by expatriate Americans.

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

Coastal America: High Seas Security - World Report cameras travel off the East coast of the United States with the U.S. Coast Guard. The latest effort to ensure Homeland Security involves the Coast Guard intercepting ships headed for the United States, and boarding them to make sure they have nothing on board that threatens the safety of the country.

12:30PM ET/11:30 C
Designing America

Got Junk? - If your garage is stressing you out, watch this week for a marvelous makeover! Catch up on the latest kitchen gadgets, tour an East Texas Cabin and get some great new baby gift ideas.

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

Further Seems Forever, The New Math - Join True Music host Katie Daryl as she talks with rock act Further Seems Forever and finds out why they have bad luck on road. Also on this episode, you'll get to attend the CD release party for The New Math and hear the emotional songs of The Rocket Summer.

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

Happy Birthday, Dear Hogan - The prisoners plan to have a Nazi munitions dump destroyed as a birthday present to Hogan, but learn they have fallen into a trap.

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

Love is the Key - Matt is looking forward to a private, romantic repeat of their wedding dinner, but Alex has forgotten to tell her parents they will need the house to themselves. She promises to fix the situation, but discovers that Victor has ordered an important pay-per-view fight for that night—and winds up invited to join him.

2:30PM ET/1:30 C
Philly

Porn Again - Kathleen clears Anthony of murder charges but also clears Jerome of theft charges.

3:30PM ET/2:30 C
Champ Car World Series on HDNet

Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver
Special Encore Presentation

6:00PM ET/5:00 C
Face 2 Face with Roy Firestone

Jack McKeon, Dontrelle Willis - Roy talks with Florida Marlins Manager Jack McKeon and Pitcher Dontrelle Willis. McKeon managed the Florida Marlins to a World Series Victory over the New York Yankees in 2003. As the National League's Rookie of the year, Willis posted a 14-6 record during the Marlins' championship campaign.

6:30PM ET/5:30 C
Eye For an Eye

He's a Poodle - A neglected poodle is the reason a feuding gay couple is at court.

7:00PM ET/6:00 C
True Music

Jay Quinn, PatMcGee Band, Tortoise - Attention singer/songwriter fans: This week on True Music, Katie Daryl gets you up close and personal with Jay Quinn and the Pat McGee Band. Both are exceptional on the guitar. Plus the hip, dreamy, instrumental music of Tortoise. It's new music you don't want to miss!

7:30PM ET/6:30 C
Higher Definition

Spike Lee - Pop-culture critic Robert Wilonsky sits down with Zach Braff of Scrubs to talk about his new movie, Garden State, which he wrote, directed and stars in. Plus, director Stacy Peralta and surfing legend Laird Hamilton discuss the new surf culture documentary Riding Giants.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
HDNet World Report - Premiere

Florida: Orange Juice Getting the Squeeze - World Report cameras are in "The Sunshine State" for an unusual situation where a popular diet is putting Orange Juice "on the outs." The South Beach Diet, named after the Florida locale, bans O.J. in its early stages and that ban seems to be having a dramatic, negative effect on the sale of Orange Juice.

8:30PM ET/7:30 C
Across America - Premiere

Hypnosis, UFO Capital of the World - Ron Kruck tries hypnosis and whistles a happy tune, while a math teacher-turned-hypnotist brings a party full of teenagers under his spell. And Across America escapes abduction in Roswell, New Mexico, UFO capital of the world.

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Hollywood HD - Premiere

Laverne and Shirley, Princess Diaries 2 Premiere - Take a trip around Hollywood's Walk of Fame as one of TV's most popular duos, Laverne and Shirley, are honored, and Anne Hathaway is once again the belle of the ball at the Princess Diaries 2 premiere.

9:30PM ET/8:30 C
Designing America - Premiere

History, Romance, and BBQ! - Take a tour of a historic estate that has been retained, renovated and updated, travel to a romantic country inn that is the personal project of the man who founded Del Frisco's Steak Houses, take an impromptu lesson in the art of BBQ and visit a place "Out West, Down South."

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

IMAX The Great Barrier Reef - The Great Barrier Reef unveils the most colorful and diverse undersea world known. Experience not only the enchanting beauty of the reef, also learn of its complex ecosystem, symbiotic relationships and the extreme fragility of its environment.

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

Florida: Orange Juice Getting the Squeeze - World Report cameras are in "The Sunshine State" for an unusual situation where a popular diet is putting Orange Juice "on the outs." The South Beach Diet, named after the Florida locale, bans O.J. in its early stages and that ban seems to be having a dramatic, negative effect on the sale of Orange Juice.

11:30PM ET/10:30 C
Across America

Hypnosis, UFO Capital of the World - Ron Kruck tries hypnosis and whistles a happy tune, while a math teacher-turned-hypnotist brings a party full of teenagers under his spell. And Across America escapes abduction in Roswell, New Mexico, UFO capital of the world.

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
Hollywood HD

Laverne and Shirley, Princess Diaries 2 Premiere - Take a trip around Hollywood's Walk of Fame as one of TV's most popular duos, Laverne and Shirley, are honored, and Anne Hathaway is once again the belle of the ball at the Princess Diaries 2 premiere.

12:30AM ET/11:30 C
Designing America

History, Romance, and BBQ! - Take a tour of a historic estate that has been retained, renovated and updated, travel to a romantic country inn that is the personal project of the man who founded Del Frisco's Steak Houses, take an impromptu lesson in the art of BBQ and visit a place "Out West, Down South."

1:00AM ET/12:00 C
InFocus

IMAX The Great Barrier Reef - The Great Barrier Reef unveils the most colorful and diverse undersea world known. Experience not only the enchanting beauty of the reef, also learn of its complex ecosystem, symbiotic relationships and the extreme fragility of its environment.

2:00AM ET/1:00 C
World Extreme Cagefighting: Cold Blooded

World Extreme Cagefighting from The Palace, in Lemoore, CA. Watch as fierce competitors battle it out in the cage! Hosted by Ryan Bennett, 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist Jeff Blatnick and Ron Kruck. Featuring: Deshaun Johnson vs. Yves Edward, John Polakowski vs. Olaf Alfonzo, and Joe Riggs vs. Alex Stiebling

3:30AM ET/2:30 C
Thieves

Dey Got De Degas - In order to retrieve a stolen Degas painting, Johnny and Rita cope with a dubious security expert, an arms dealer, an incarcerated forger and a stripper.

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

Reality Strikes - A documentary film crew invades the newsroom. George keeps one eye on the camera and one eye on his back.

5:00AM ET/4:00 C
An American In Canada

Love Notes From the Edge - Dennis falls in love with Liona Boyd and enlists her help for a spurious charity event. Jake and Judy's ex-boyfriend, Gord, inadvertently team up to break up Judy and her young beau.

5:30AM ET/4:30 C
A Caribbean Workout 2003

In beautiful Almond Beach, Barbados features Muscular Conditioning.
 

 
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7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Obsession

PG - 1:38 - 1976
Cast: Cliff Robertson, Genevieve Bujold, John Lithgow Director: Brian De Palma
Robertson loses his wife and child to kidnappers, then miraculously finds wife "reborn" in another woman.

8:45AM ET/7:45 C
Rough Magic

PG-13 - 1:44 - 1995
Cast: Bridget Fonda, Russell Crowe, Jim Broadbent Director: Clare Peploe
Following through with the dying wish of a magician, his apprentice travels to Mexico to find a secret serum that will enhance her talents.

10:30AM ET/9:30 C
North Shore

PG - 1:34 - 1987
Cast: Matt Adler, Gregory Harrison, Nia Peeples Director: William Phelps
A mainland surfer from Arizona makes his way to Hawaii to surf the big waves.

12:05PM ET/11:05 C
Elvis: That's The Way It Is

NR - 1:34 - 1970
Cast: Elvis Presley, James Burton, Richard Davis Director: Denis Sanders
Backstage documentary of singer Elvis Presley preparing for an opening-night performance in Las Vegas.

1:45PM ET/12:45 C
Friendly Persuasion

NR - 2:17 - 1956
Cast: Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins Director: William Wyler
In the midst of the Civil War, a Quaker family living in southern Indiana struggles to maintain their values and way of life.

4:05PM ET/3:05 C
None But The Brave

NR - 1:45 - 1965
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Clint Walker, Tommy Sands Director: Frank Sinatra
American troops agree to a temporary truce with Japanese soldiers when they are both stranded on an island.

6:00PM ET/5:00 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.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Pink Floyd: The Wall

R - 1:35 - 1982
Cast: Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, Bob Hoskins Director: Alan Parker
Visual interpretation of Pink Floyd's best selling album about a rock singer's inability to deal with the harsh realities of life.

9:35PM ET/8:35 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.

11:15PM ET/10:15 C
Pink Floyd: The Wall

R - 1:35 - 1982
Cast: Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, Bob Hoskins Director: Alan Parker
Visual interpretation of Pink Floyd's best selling album about a rock singer's inability to deal with the harsh realities of life.

1:00AM ET/12:00 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.

2:35AM ET/1:35 C
Final Analysis

R - 2:04 - 1992
Cast: Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, Uma Thurman Director: Phil Joanou
San Francisco psychiatrist gets involved with a patient's married sister, which leads to murder and deception.

4:45AM ET/3:45 C
Tap

PG-13 - 1:51 - 1989
Cast: Gregory Hines, Suzzanne Douglass, Sammy Davis Jr. Director: Nick Castle
After serving time in prison for committing robbery, a former gifted tap dancer must choose between a life of crime or life on the dance floor.

 

6:15AM ET/5:15 C
A Little Inside

PG Time: 96  
A single father must decide between following his dreams of being a pro-baseball player or being a good parent to his young daughter in this warmhearted drama. Eddie watches his daughter Abby struggle with little league just as he is given a grand slam opportunity to play ball for a local minor league team. The game is exciting, yet demanding of Eddie's time, as he and Abby grow further apart. But when a scout throws a curve ball by offering him a chance at the majors, Eddie must choose between fielding for the Yankees or striking out as a good father. Starring Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Benjamin King, Frankie R. Faison, Amanda Detmer and Jared Padalecki. Directed by Kara Harshbarger.

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Head Office

PG13 Time: 91  
INC International produces everything from hair removal cream to nuclear warheads. How can a naive young MBA survive in this corporate shark pool? Judge Reinhold stars in this spoof of corporate life. With Danny DeVito, Rick Moranis, Jane Seymour, Richard Masur and Wallace Shawn.

9:30AM ET/8:30 C
True Lies

R Time: 140  
To Arnold Schwarzenegger's wife and daughter, he's a boring computer salesman. To sidekick Tom Arnold and everyone else, he's a top international spy. What happens when his two lives collide? Jamie Lee Curtis co-stars in this "furiously inventive, thrill-packed movie" (New York Times) as the wife who discovers that she doesn't know her husband at all...but really likes the one she's just discovered! With Tia Carrere (Wayne's World), Bill Paxton, Art Malik and Charlton Heston.

12:00PM ET/11:00 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.

2:00PM ET/1:00 C
Volcano

PG13 Time: 103  
The coast is toast! Get ready for the year's biggest fireworks as a raging volcano erupts right in the middle of Los Angeles. The City of Angels is about to get its wings burned as fireballs erupt from the La Brea Tarpits and a river of lava heads down Wilshire Boulevard! Tommy Lee Jones and Anne Heche play the urban troubleshooter and the brilliant seismologist working to minimize the disaster.

3:45PM ET/2:45 C
The In-laws

PG13 Time: 97  
Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks reprise the roles made famous by Peter Falk and Alan Arkin as the dads from two different extremes that meet days before their son and daughter are to marry. Douglas is Steve Tobias, a fast-talking CIA agent whose dangerous dealings puts the bride-to-be's podiatrist father Jerry Peyser (Brooks) ill at ease. Things get worse when Jerry is unwittingly recruited by Steve to assist him in stopping a deviant French smuggler with a foot fetish...while still making it back alive in time for the wedding! With Robin Tunney, Ryan Reynolds, Candice Bergen and Lindsay Sloane. Written by Nat Mauldin and Ed Solomon, based on the screenplay "The In-Laws" by Andrew Bergman. Directed by Andrew Fleming.

5:30PM ET/4:30 C
A League Of Their Own

PG Time: 127  
Director Penny Marshall hits a home run with this heartwarming baseball comedy-drama. Geena Davis and Lori Petty play small-town Oregon sisters who head east to join the WWII-era All American Girls Professional Baseball League. Tom Hanks is the gin-soaked coach who has to whip himself into shape before he can hope to mold a winning team. With Madonna as a sassy center fielder.

7:45PM ET/6:45 C
Up Close & Personal

PG13 Time: 124  
A veteran reporter takes a chance on a bright, young novice and turns her into a TV news star in this romantic film. Tally Atwater (Pfeiffer) begins her reporting career as a weather woman at a local Miami station. But it isn't long before her boss, Warren Justice (Redford), notices her natural on-air talent and trains her to become a successful field correspondent. As Tally's ambitious career moves her to Philadelphia, Warren follows his young protege and falls in love with her behind the cameras. With Stockard Channing, Joe Mantegna, Kate Nelligan, Glenn Plummer and James Rebhorn. Directed by Jon Avnet, written by Joan Didion & John Gregory Dunne.

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Drumline

PG13 Time: 118  
A talented, but cocky marching band drummer's inability to march to anything but his own beat lands him in hot water with everything--and everyone--he cares about in a Georgia university. Nick Cannon stars as Devon, a Harlem native whose incredible talent for pounding the skins earns him a scholarship to Atlanta A & T, but whose showboating earns him the wrath of bandmates, his band leader and his girlfriend. Can Devon learn to become a team player before they perform at an annual competition with rival schools? Zoe Saldana and Orlando Jones co-star in this "entertaining and enthusiastically told tale" (L.A. Times). Directed by Charles Stone; written by Tina Gordon Chism and Shawn Schepps.

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
Crimson Tide

R Time: 115  
Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington deliver gripping performances as a submarine commander and his top lieutenant who wind up in a mutinous standoff after disrupted communications appear to call off orders for a nuclear strike against Russia. "A '90s-style Caine Mutiny...a topical, and eerily credible, brink-of-disaster movie" (Hollywood Reporter). Also with Matt Craven, George Dzundza, Viggo Mortensen, James Gandolfini and Rick Schroder. Directed by Tony Scott.

3:30AM ET/2:30 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.

 

6:30AM ET/5:30 C
Solar Crisis

PG13 Time: 111
The global warming theory is a devastating reality in this sci-fi epic set in 2050. To prevent the sun from destroying the Earth, scientists plan a daring mission into the heart of the sun! With Tim Matheson, Corky Nemec and Peter Boyle.

8:30AM ET/7:30 C
High Crimes

PG13 Time: 115
Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman (co-stars of Kiss the Girls) reteam for this intense legal thriller about a beautiful attorney who defends her husband against the Army's charges that he killed innocent civilians during a mission in a Latin American village. Jim Caviezel plays the accused man whose charges may be part of a military cover-up...or something far more treacherous. It's up to his sexy, high-profile wife (Judd) to get to the bottom of the mystery, but her only hope lies in a troubled co-counsel (Freeman) whose alcohol problem could doom the case. Also with Adam Scott and Amanda Peet. Directed by Carl Franklin.

11:00AM ET/10:00 C
Red Sonja

PG13 Time: 88
Brigitte Nielsen and Arnold Schwarzenegger star in this 1985 sword-and-sorcery adventure about a fiery-haired maiden's quest to recover a powerful talisman from the evil Queen who killed her sister. Sandahl Bergman co-stars. Directed by Richard Fleischer.

12:30PM ET/11:30 C
The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen

PG13 Time: 110
Allan Quatermain. Tom Sawyer. Dorian Gray. Mina Harker. Dr. Jekyll and his alter-ego Mr. Hyde. The Invisible Man. Captain Nemo. The greatest characters of 19th-century literary fiction...all brought to life in one film! In 1899, a criminal known as the Fantom strikes fear with his use of 21st-century technology to rob the Bank of England. Gathered by the mysterious agent M and led by legendary adventurer Quatermain, the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is formed in an effort to stop the Fantom before he delivers on his next promise--to annihilate Venice where the leaders of Europe are gathered. Sean Connery, Shane West, Stuart Townsend, Richard Roxburgh and Peta Wilson star. Directed by Stephen Norrington, screenplay by James Dale Robinson, based on the comic books by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill.

4:00PM ET/3:00 C
Ice Age

PG Time: 81
A trio of migrating mammals put the good times on ice while attempting to return a human baby to its tribe in this ultra-cool 2002 Academy Award(R) nominee for Best Animated Feature. Set during the onset of the Ice Age, the film follows Manfred the woolly mammoth and Sid the Sloth, two dwellers on the brink of extinction whose discovery of a misplaced child launches them on a mission to bring the baby home. They are joined by a saber-toothed tiger named Diego who vows to help the duo as they encounter various challenges along the way (deadly dodos!), but who hides a much more bloodthirsty agenda. Voice cast includes Ray Romano, John Leguizamo

5:30PM ET/4:30 C
Steel

PG13 Time: 97
Basketball star Shaquille O'Neal scores big-time as the champion of might and right in the neighborhood. With a heart of gold, a vest of steel and an ironclad stash of secret weapons, he's out to wipe up the seamier side of L.A.--and that means every terrorist, gangster, punk and sleazebag on the block. Based on the popular D.C. Comics(R) superhero. With Annabeth Gish, Richard Roundtree, Judd Nelson.

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 League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen

PG13 Time: 110
Allan Quatermain. Tom Sawyer. Dorian Gray. Mina Harker. Dr. Jekyll and his alter-ego Mr. Hyde. The Invisible Man. Captain Nemo. The greatest characters of 19th-century literary fiction...all brought to life in one film! In 1899, a criminal known as the Fantom strikes fear with his use of 21st-century technology to rob the Bank of England. Gathered by the mysterious agent M and led by legendary adventurer Quatermain, the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is formed in an effort to stop the Fantom before he delivers on his next promise--to annihilate Venice where the leaders of Europe are gathered. Sean Connery, Shane West, Stuart Townsend, Richard Roxburgh and Peta Wilson star. Directed by Stephen Norrington, screenplay by James Dale Robinson, based on the comic books by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill.

11:00PM ET/10:00 C
Six Feet Under 48: Grinding The Corn

TVMA Time: 54
Ruth and Bettina take a road trip to Mexico, leaving the men of Fisher & Diaz to some male bonding--and comic book crime fighting. David and Keith open up after closing their "open" relationship; Claire warms up to Jimmy after getting the cold shoulder from Edie and Anita; Billy resurfaces as a substitute art teacher; and Nate can't decide what he wants from Brenda, who turns to old friends to treat the pain.

1:30AM ET/12:30 C
Confidence

R Time: 97
"A stylish, compelling crime caper full of smoothly navigated plot twists" (Variety). Ed Burns stars as Jake Vig, a cocky con man who agrees to pull off a scam for a big-time swindler (Dustin Hoffman) known as the King after he accidentally treads on the man's turf. Joined by his usual partners in addition to a pair of crooked cops, one of the King's henchmen and a sexy brunette (Rachel Weisz) with a penchant for picking pockets, Jake artfully sets up a seemingly impossible job: to lift a huge amount of cash from a sleazy banker with mob connections. Andy Garcia co-stars as a cop on Jake's trail. Also with Paul Giamatti (American Splendor), Donal Logue and Luis Guzman. Directed by James Foley; screenplay by Doug Jung.

4:05AM ET/3:05 C
From Dusk Till Dawn

R Time: 107
"A deliriously trashy, exuberantly vulgar, lavishly appointed exploitation picture" (Variety). Written by Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction) and directed by Robert Rodriguez (Spy Kids), this cool, sexy mix of action and horror stars Tarantino and George Clooney as sibling fugitives--one smart and meticulous, the other wildly unstable and violent. With a family of hostages to aid their escape from the law, the dastardly duo head across the Mexican border to a safe haven at a strip bar--a sizzling club that they don't realize is inhabited by bloodthirsty vampires! Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis, Cheech Marin, Salma Hayek, Tom Savini and John Saxon co-star.
 

6:45AM ET/4:34 C
Sugar Hill

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Stereo
PG 1h 32m
A vengeful woman named Sugar Hill (Marki Bey) enlists the aid of a voodoo priest in raising an army of zombies to exact retribution on the gangsters who murdered her lover in this blaxploitation horror classic costarring Robert Quarry and Zara Cully.

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
Children On Their Birthdays

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
PG 1h 46m
The beloved short story by Truman Capote becomes this nostalgic period piece about a sleepy Alabama town that is rocked by the appearance of two strangers: a 13-year-old girl named Lily Jane Bobbit (Tania Raymonde) and a crooked con man (Tom Arnold) who fleeces the residents of their hard-earned life savings. Joe Pichler, Jesse Plemons, Sheryl Lee and Christopher McDonald costar in this family drama.

2:00PM ET/1:00 C
Rock My World

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Stereo / CCAP
R 1h 47m
Strapped for cash, an English lord and lady (Peter O'Toole and Joan Plowright) act as hired servants for a rock band that temporarily occupies their stately countryside manor in this culture-clash comedy that costars Alicia Silverstone ("Clueless'), Jaimz Woolvett, Martin Clune and Lochlyn Munro. Also known as "Global Heresy."


4:00PM ET/3:00 C
Balmain Boys

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Stereo / CCAP
TV14 - VL 1h 35m
Australian crime drama from producer Hal McElvoy ("Picnic at Hanging Rock," "The Last Wave") about a lawyer (Jeremy Sims) and his brother (Paul Gleeson), a cop who's injured in the line of duty and prohibited from serving on the force or play his beloved sport of football as a result - so he persuades his sibling to join him in forming a detective agency. Lara Cox, Pippa Grandison, Jeff Truman and William Zappa costar in this mystery thriller.

5:45PM ET/4:45 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.

7:25PM ET/6:25 C
Evelyn

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
PG 1h 35m
Pierce Brosnan delivers a career-defining performance in this powerful drama from director Bruce Beresford ("Driving Miss Daisy") based on the true story of a single Irish father whose unemployment spells trouble for his children, who are forcibly taken away and placed in abusive orphanages while he desperately tries to find work - a case that changes the course of family law in Ireland. Sophie Vavasseur and Julianna Marguiles costar in this memorable motion picture.

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Stealing Sinatra

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
R 1h 36m
David Arquette and William H. Macy star in this darkly funny Showtime Original Picture that recounts the outrageous true story of the 1963 kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr. (Thomas Ian Nicholas), son of the world's most famous entertainer - a comedy of errors resulting from the frustrated dreams of a failed entrepreneur, a $500 loan from singer Dean Torrence (Eric Johnson) of 'Jan and Dean,' and a bungled effort by Old Blue Eyes himself to pay a huge ransom in cash. James Russo and Ryan Browning costar.
 

8:35AM ET/7:35 C
Hard Promises

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

12:00PM ET/11:00 C
I Love Trouble

Sparks fly between rival Chicago reporters (Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte) chasing down a story that starts with a train wreck.

5:45PM ET/4:45 C
Groundhog Day

An egotistical weatherman must relive the same day in his life hundreds of times.

9:00AM ET/8:00 C
Homegrown

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
R 1h 42m
A trio of pot-smoking stoners (Billy Bob Thornton, Hank Azaria and Ryan Phillippe) witness their boss's murder, then decide to take over his operations for themselves in this dark comedy costarring John Lithgow, Kelly Lynch and Jon Bon Jovi. Featuring cameos from Ted Danson, Jamie Lee Curtis and Judge Reinhold.

12:30AM ET/11:30 C
Avalon

Stereo / CCAP
PG 2h 8m
Director Barry Levinson's poignant, semi-autobiographical drama focuses on the rise of the Krichinsky family, Maryland immigrants that go from rags to riches over the course of three generations - but lose their traditional values and even their ethnic name. Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth Perkins, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Joan Plowright and Elijah Wood star in this compelling companion piece to Levinson's other Baltimore-set films "Diner" and "Tin Men."

4:30PM ET/3:30 C
Homegrown

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
R 1h 42m
A trio of pot-smoking stoners (Billy Bob Thornton, Hank Azaria and Ryan Phillippe) witness their boss's murder, then decide to take over his operations for themselves in this dark comedy costarring John Lithgow, Kelly Lynch and Jon Bon Jovi. Featuring cameos from Ted Danson, Jamie Lee Curtis and Judge Reinhold.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Windtalkers

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
R 2h 15m
Nicolas Cage and Christian Slater star with Adam Beach ("Smoke Signals") in this explosive, patriotic WWII drama about a severely wounded soldier (Cage) who takes on the assignment of safeguarding a "windtalker" (Beach), a Navajo whose dead native language provides an unbreakable code for the military - but whose life is jeopardized with every increasingly bloody battle against the Japanese in the Pacific. Christian Slater, Mark Ruffalo, Brian Van Holt and Noah Emmerich costar in this tense, stylish war epic from director John Woo ("Face/Off").

10:15PM ET/9:15 C
Avalon

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Avalon
Stereo / CCAP
PG 2h 8m
Director Barry Levinson's poignant, semi-autobiographical drama focuses on the rise of the Krichinsky family, Maryland immigrants that go from rags to riches over the course of three generations - but lose their traditional values and even their ethnic name. Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth Perkins, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Joan Plowright and Elijah Wood star in this compelling companion piece to Levinson's other Baltimore-set films "Diner" and "Tin Men."
 

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