Summary

The ilovehdtv.com daily programming guide for Saturday, September 4, 2004 lists HD and upconverted broadcasts across major networks and cable channels including PBS, HDNet, and premium movie services. The guide notes that no true HDTV is available on several prime-time network slots, with most content consisting of upconversions or stretched standard-definition programming.

Source document circa 2004 preserved as-is






SATURDAY,SEPTEMBER 4,  2004

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8:00PM ET/7:00 C
The Wonderful World of Disney: Dinosaur


Dinosaur follows the epic journey of a lone dinosaur egg that's adopted by lemurs, otherwise known as "little creatures." The egg soon hatches into Aladar, a remarkable young dinosaur who is only beginning to adjust to his unconventional environment when it's destroyed by a meteor shower. Along with his foster family, Aladar embarks on an amazing but treacherous journey in search of a new habitat to call home.

                        

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


"A Tree Falls"
Malone and the team are completely baffled when no family members come to look for an unidentified young Hispanic boy after he is abducted from a Spanish Harlem street in broad daylight.

 


9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Hawaii

"Pilot"
Detectives Gains (Eric Balfour) and Edwards (Ivan Sergei) stumble upon an illegal cache of C-4 explosives and then discover that a bank heist is being planned. To prevent the heist, Gains goes undercover as a demolitions expert to infiltrate the gang while Edwards poses inside as a mousy bank loan clerk who hands out money to needy families. Meanwhile, Detectives Harrison (Michael Biehn) and Declan (Sharif Atkins) track an escaped mob boss who is sheltered by his close-knit community -- until the cops learn that his daughter's 18th birthday is a landmark occasion that is sure to lure their elusive quarry. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Aya Sumika and Peter Navy Tuiasosopo also star.


10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Crossing Jordan

"Dead In The Water"
Detective Hoyt (Jerry O'Connell) enlists Jordan's (Jill Hennessy) aid in identifying a body washed ashore after a bad storm. Once identified as Sarah Corday, a prominent politician's daughter who had been missing for seven years, Lily (Kathyrn Hahn) does her part to assist detectives in the search into the fall from comfort and care that brought Corday to her death. Meanwhile, Macy (Miguel Ferrer) and Bug (Ravi Kapoor) investigate the seemingly accidental death of a plastic surgeon who went under the knife of his partner (guest star Patrick Cassidy) and died from an allergic reaction to medication after the procedure. While the operating physician stands to inherit their lucrative business, Macy also considers the dead man's wife (guest star Elaine Hendrix) as a prime suspect. Steve Valentine and Ivan Sergei also star; Ken Howard and Arija Bareikis guest star.

 


No HDTV Tonight.

 

 

 

 

NO HDTV TONIGHT



 

 

 

MOSTLY UPCONVERSIONS STRETCHED

 

  

 

MORNING 
6:00am Boohbah
Windows
6:30am Boohbah
Flute
7:00am Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
7:30am Clifford's Puppy Days
The Monster in 3B /Cat-tastrophe
8:00am Niagara Falls, A 'Naked Planet' Special
9:00am Ocean Wilds
Realm of the Killer Whales
10:00am History Detectives
Episode Two - Monopoly, Japanese Internment Camp Artwork, The Lewis and Clark Cane
11:00am Ayers Rock, A 'Naked Planet' Special
AFTERNOON  
noon Niagara Falls, A 'Naked Planet' Special
1:00pm The Dead Sea: A 'Naked Planet' Special
The Dead Sea
2:00pm Niagara Falls, A 'Naked Planet' Special
3:00pm History Detectives
Episode Two - Monopoly, Japanese Internment Camp Artwork, The Lewis and Clark Cane
4:00pm Ayers Rock, A 'Naked Planet' Special
5:00pm Great Museums
5:30pm Chefs A' Field: Culinary Adventures That Begin On The Farm
EVENING  
6:00pm  
7:00pm The Desert Speaks
7:30pm Smart Travels - Europe With Rudy Maxa
8:00pm The Battle of Hood and Bismarck
The Mighty Hood
9:00pm The Battle of Hood and Bismarck
Sink the Bismarck
10:00pm The Desert Speaks
Great Basin National Park
10:30pm Crown of the Continent: Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias
LATE NIGHT 
11:00pm The Battle of Hood and Bismarck
The Mighty Hood
midnight The Battle of Hood and Bismarck
Sink the Bismarck
1:00am The Desert Speaks
Great Basin National Park
1:30am Crown of the Continent: Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias
2:00am Great Museums
2:30am Chefs A' Field: Culinary Adventures That Begin On The Farm
3:00am  
4:00am The Desert Speaks
4:30am Smart Travels - Europe With Rudy Maxa
5:00am Digital TV: A Cringely Crash Course
5:30am The Desert Speaks
Settling the Great Basin Desert
 

 

6:00 AM Europa Konzert 1997
7:45 AM Giuseppe Verdi: Messa De Requiem
9:15 AM Schubert: La Harpe Enchantee
10:00 AM Mozart Cosi Fan Tutte Part 1 & 2
1:15 PM Otello: Verdi
4:00 PM Bobby Mcferrin Concert
5:45 PM All Access Concert
7:00 PM LIVE EVENT
2004 U.S. Open Simulcast
Day 6
11:00 PM Music in High Places
Ryan Adams: Jamaica
12:00 AM Music in High Places
The Calling: Italy
1:00 AM Music in High Places
Unwritten Law: Yellowstone
2:00 AM Bobby Mcferrin Concert
3:45 AM Cirque Du Soleil: Varekai
5:15 AM Schubert: La Harpe Enchantee
 


 




7:00AM ET/6:00 C
World Team Tennis Championship 08/28/04

NR
Runtime: 3:00

10:30AM ET/9:30 C
Royal Links #1

TV-G
Runtime: 0:25

11:00AM ET/10:00 C
Beyonce Knowles In Concert

TV-G
Runtime: 0:45

12:15PM ET/11:15 C
The Valley of the Dolls

PG
Runtime: 2:03

2:30PM ET/1:30 C
Thunder On The Brazos

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:26

3:00PM ET/2:00 C
World TeamTennis Championship 08/28/04

NR
Runtime: 3:00

6:30PM ET/5:30 C
In Theaters

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28

7:00PM ET/6:00 C
The Valley of the Dolls

PG
Runtime: 2:03

9:15PM ET/8:15 C
Barfly

R
Runtime: 1:40

11:00PM ET/10:00 C
Drugstore Cowboy

R
Runtime: 1:40

12:45AM ET/11:45 C
K-1 Fighting: Battle At The Bellagio

TV-14 (AL,V)
Runtime: 2:58

3:45AM ET/2:45 C
Barfly

R
Runtime: 1:40

5:30AM ET/4:30 C
In Theaters

TV-G
Runtime: 0:28

6:00AM ET/5:00 C
Royal Links #1

TV-G
Runtime: 0:25

6:30AM ET/5:30 C
Thunder On The Brazos

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:26





 

7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Thunder On The Brazos

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:26

7:30AM ET/6:30 C
Celebration of Flight

TV-G
Runtime: 0:24

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
To The Limit (IMAX)

TV-G
Runtime: 0:35

8:45AM ET/7:45 C
Back To The Secret Garden

G
Runtime: 1:40

10:30AM ET/9:30 C
Order In

TV-G
Runtime: 0:30

11:00AM ET/10:00 C
Discoveries...America: Nevada

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:50

12:00PM ET/11:00 C
The Arnold Classic 2004

TV-14
Runtime: 1:55

2:00PM ET/1:00 C
Over Arizona

TV-G
Runtime: 0:50

3:00PM ET/2:00 C
Canada's Castle In The Rockies

TV-G
Runtime: 0:29

3:30PM ET/2:30 C
To The Limit (IMAX)

TV-G
Runtime: 0:35

4:15PM ET/3:15 C
Day In The Life Of Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk

TV-G
Runtime: 0:50

5:15PM ET/4:15 C
INHD to the MAX #5

TV-PG
Runtime: 1:26

7:00PM ET/6:00 C
Thunder On The Brazos

TV-PG
Runtime: 0:26

7:30PM ET/6:30 C
Celebration of Flight

TV-G
Runtime: 0:24

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Beyonce Knowles In Concert

TV-G
Runtime: 0:45

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Chronos (IMAX)


TV-G
Runtime: 0:40

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Over Arizona


TV-G
Runtime: 0:50

11:00PM ET/10:00 C
The Arnold Classic 2004


TV-14
Runtime: 1:55

1:00AM ET/12:00 C
Order In

TV-G
Runtime: 0:30

1:30AM ET/12:30 C
After Dark, My Sweet


R
Runtime: 1:54

3:30AM ET/2:30 C
Route 66 #1


TV-PG
Runtime: 0:25

4:00AM ET/3:00 C
INHD to the MAX #5


TV-PG
Runtime: 1:26

5:45AM ET/4:45 C
Celebration of Flight


TV-G
Runtime: 0:24

6:15AM ET/5:15 C
To The Limit (IMAX)


TV-G
Runtime: 0:35
 


 



6:00AM ET/5:00 C
InFocus


Paris' National Opera - Opera Bastille - Behind the scenes of William Tell, where the three months preceding opening night constituted a non-stop struggle to get every detail just right.

7:00AM ET/6:00 C
InFocus

Furano: Life in Hokkaido's Frozen Forest - Where temperatures fall so low that even the trees can freeze and explode, the flora and fauna of a certain forest in Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido have evolved clever and curious ways to survive the cold.

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Guyana: The Lost World

Torn from the floor of the rain forest in a primordial upheaval, the tops of the table mountains are home to a wide variety of unusual plant and animal life, forming a completely separate ecosystem from the rain forests below. High definition video brings the spectacular scenery and wildlife of the Guyana Highlands within the reach of people everywhere.

8:15AM ET/7:15 C
InFocus:


False Leaves - Visit Malaysia and capture the splendid camouflage of insects.

8:30AM ET/7:30 C
Churchill Downs Sights and Sounds


An insider's look into Churchill Downs during the week of the Kentucky Derby.

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

Mountains and Pigeons! - Share a rocky mountain high at the Aspen ranch of the founders of the Michael's store chain, learn a lesson in iced tea presentation, the Finishing Touch focuses on "Stool Pigeons" and travel to Schulenberg, Texas and visit with an 89 year old artist.

9:30AM ET/8:30 C
Highlights of the 2004 HDTV Summit Part 1

Industry leaders and policy makers discuss the current state of the HDTV transition.

10:30AM ET/9:30 C
Big Game Hunters: Texas A&M vs. Texas


Come join the journey, tailgates and fun of one of America's great football rivalries.

11:00AM ET/10:00 C
Friday Night Trojans

Feel the excitement of Texas high school football and follow the Trojans as they pursue another state championship.

12:00PM ET/11:00 C
Higher Definition

Take Two: Vadim Perelman - Pop-culture critic Robert Wilonsky talks with Vadim Perelman about his career, and his cross-over from commercial director to movie director with his film House of Sand and Fog, starring Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley.

12:30PM ET/11:30 C
HDNet World Report


New York City: Safe & Secure? - HDNet cameras are in New York City to see the security preparations and plans for the Republican National Convention which will include appearances by the President and Vice President. Since the attacks of 9/11, security measures throughout America have been given greater focus and support, especially in New York City, ground zero for the attacks. Authorities are taking this convention very seriously as a potential target for terrorists.

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

Best Performances: Patricia Vonne, Michael, Matt Haimowitz - Join True Music host Katie Daryl for the next hour as she shows you some best performances from Latina rocker Patricia Vonne, singer/songwriter "Michael", celloist Matt Haimowitz and many others! Plus you'll see the high definition music video from Joe Miller. You don't want to miss this True Music.

2:00PM ET/1:00 C
Alison Krauss & Union Station


This incredible performance by Alison Krauss and Union Station at the Louisville Palace in Louisville, Kentucky blends bluegrass, jazz and folk. In 1995 Alison Krauss won the grammy award for female country vocalist of the year. This awesome performance finds bluegrass's most celebrated crossover band at the top of it's game.

4:00PM ET/3:00 C
Hotlines

Extreme Encounters - Extended - A special episode jam packed with unbelievable encounters from some of the most beautiful and dangerous creatures on earth. Species of all shapes and sizes come out to play as the Hotlines crew finds themselves face to face with constant adventure!

5:00PM ET/4:00 C
Eye For an Eye

Basket Brawl - Two street basketball players with grudges bring their playground war to the court.

5:30PM ET/4:30 C
Across America


High Altitude Biking, Highland Games - Flatlanders travel to Colorado's spectacular high country for a grueling bike ride through terrain topping 12,000 feet; and men in kilts show their athletic prowess, and their legs, at the Glasgow Highland Games in Kentucky.

6:00PM ET/5:00 C
College Football - LIVE!


Duke @ Navy

9:30PM ET/8:30 C
Hotlines

Acapulco - The cast leaps off a 15-story bungee jump before hopping on the most stubborn donkeys in Mexico for a beach polo showdown. Also, the water beckons as they tear up the surf on the fastest jet skis on the ocean and then battle a trio of Pacific sailfish.

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
HDNet This Month - Premiere


September 2004 - Take a look at HDNet's weekly schedule with segments from the HDNet World Report ,Face 2 Face with Roy Firestone, Higher Definition and Hollywood HD. Plus, get a sneak peek at HDNet's coverage of college football, the premiere of our newest series The Handler, and HDNet's InFocus documentary series with an in-depth look at the Battle of Stalingrad. HDNet This Month also gives you a preview of the films you can see this month on HDNet Movies. HDNet is television like you've never seen before.

11:00PM ET/10:00 C
College Football


Duke @ Navy
Special Encore Presentation

2:30AM ET/1:30 C
Behind the Shutter

This time still photographer Ric Moore heads to different parts of Texas to photograph beautiful women for a calendar. The backdrop to the calendar shoot will be vintage planes and scenic Texas landscape.

3:00AM ET/2:00 C
True Music

Best Performances: Patricia Vonne, Michael, Matt Haimowitz - Join True Music host Katie Daryl for the next hour as she shows you some best performances from Latina rocker Patricia Vonne, singer/songwriter "Michael", celloist Matt Haimowitz and many others! Plus you'll see the high definition music video from Joe Miller. You don't want to miss this True Music.

4:00AM ET/3:00 C
Collin Raye Live at Billy Bob's


Add this chart topping country music balladeer to the Live at Billy Bob's Texas series! Sing along with the charismatic Collin Raye as he performs his biggest hits from the "World's Largest Honky Tonk" - Billy Bob's Texas!

5:30AM ET/4:30 C
The Oddities of New Orleans


The "Big Easy" is known for its music and culture, but just around the corner from Mardi Gras and Bourbon Street are the hidden oddities of New Orleans. Explore the French Quarter Festival, Rock 'N Bowl, and an authentic voodoo ceremony. The locals reveal the real flavor of New Orleans in this original special.

 


 

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6:35AM ET/5:35 C
Dracula: Dead and Loving It

PG-13 - 1:29 - 1995
Cast: Leslie Nielson, Peter MacNicol, Steven Weber Director: Mel Brooks
Parody of Bram Stoker's Transylvanian story, with Nielson as Count Dracula and Brooks as vampire-hunter Van Helsing.

8:05AM ET/7:05 C
Vibes


PG - 1:39 - 1988
Cast: Cyndi Lauper, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Falk Director: Ken Kwapis
Comic adventure about two psychics hired to find a city of gold in the mountains of Ecuador.

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
Sex and The Single Girl


NR - 1:54 - 1964
Cast: Lauren Bacall, Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda Director: Richard Quine
A journalist poses as a man with marital problems to get the scoop on the International Institute of Marital Studies.

1:45PM ET/12:45 C
Time After Time


PG - 1:52 - 1979
Cast: Malcolm McDowell, David Warner, Mary Steenburgen Director: Nicholas Meyer
H.G. Wells must travel to the future after Jack the Ripper escapes by stealing his time machine.

3:45PM ET/2:45 C
Dracula: Dead and Loving It


PG-13 - 1:29 - 1995
Cast: Leslie Nielson, Peter MacNicol, Steven Weber Director: Mel Brooks
Parody of Bram Stoker's Transylvanian story, with Nielson as Count Dracula and Brooks as vampire-hunter Van Helsing.

5:15PM ET/4:15 C
Vibes

PG - 1:39 - 1988
Cast: Cyndi Lauper, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Falk Director: Ken Kwapis
Comic adventure about two psychics hired to find a city of gold in the mountains of Ecuador.

7:00PM ET/6:00 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.

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Everybody's All American


R - 2:06 - 1988
Cast: Jessica Lange, Dennis Quaid, Timothy Hutton Director: Taylor Hackford
Former college football star and his homecoming queen wife struggle with their disappointing marriage and life's tragedies.

11:15PM ET/10:15 C
Natural Born Killers


R - 1:58 - 1994
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Ed White Director: Oliver Stone
Social satire about the media's infatuation with criminals, focusing on lovestruck serial killers who become the tabloid's "hot" frontpage news.

1:15AM ET/12:15 C
A Clockwork Orange

R - 2:16 - 1971
Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates Director: Stanley Kubrick
A violent gang leader in futuristic Britain is captured and goes through aversion therapy in order to shorten his jail sentence.

3:35AM ET/2:35 C
Natural Born Killers


R - 1:58 - 1994
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Ed White Director: Oliver Stone
Social satire about the media's infatuation with criminals, focusing on lovestruck serial killers who become the tabloid's "hot" frontpage news.

5:35AM ET/4:35 C
Time After Time


PG - 1:52 - 1979
Cast: Malcolm McDowell, David Warner, Mary Steenburgen Director: Nicholas Meyer
H.G. Wells must travel to the future after Jack the Ripper escapes by stealing his time machine.


 
 



7:00AM ET/6:00 C
Reversal Of Fortune

R Time: 111  
The jet-set murder case that scandalized the world comes to the screen in a wickedly provocative film! Jeremy Irons won the 1990 Best Actor Oscar(R) for his performance as Claus von Bulow, the arrogant, upper-crust snob who may or may not have put his wealthy wife (Glenn Close) into a coma. One jury has already said he did it. Now it's up to brilliant lawyer Alan Dershowitz (a powerhouse performance by Ron Silver) to overturn the verdict and reverse von Bulow's fortunes. But does he even believe his own client? "Risky and wildly entertaining" (New York Post). Also with Annabella Sciorra (HBO's The Sopranos), Uta Hagen, Christine Baranski.

9:00AM ET/8:00 C
Catch Me If You Can


PG13 Time: 140  
Frank Abagnale Jr. was a pilot, a doctor and a lawyer. Not bad for a guy with no license, no degrees--and who had not even graduated from high school. From director Steven Spielberg comes this dazzling, humorous tale starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the young con-man who forged jobs, checks and identities on a daily basis while outwitting the FBI throughout the late 1960s. Tom Hanks co-stars as the driven FBI agent who makes stopping Abagnale his personal quest. Also with Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen and Nathalie Baye. Written by Jeff Nathanson and based on the book by Stan Redding and the real Frank Abagnale Jr.

11:30AM ET/10:30 C
National Security

PG13 Time: 88  
Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn play former cops turned security guards who team up in spite of their mutual distrust to stop a group of smugglers. After he is tossed from the police academy, Earl Montgomery (Lawrence) exacts revenge by lying that dedicated cop Hank Rafferty beat him up. Hank gets kicked off the force, serves six months in the slammer and, as luck would have it, winds up working in the same security firm as Earl. Can the pair stand each other long enough to stop the bad guys and possibly get reinstated on the police force...or will they kill each other first? Colm Feore, Bill Duke and Eric Roberts co-star. Directed by Dennis Dugan; written by Jay Scherick & David Ronn. "A funny, raucous action comedy" (L.A. Times).

1:00PM ET/12:00 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

2:30PM ET/1:30 C
The Tuxedo


PG13 Time: 98  
Jackie Chan takes dressing for success to a comical new level in this action-comedy about a hapless cab driver who dons a high-tech tuxedo that transforms its wearer into a martial arts master. Jimmy Tong (Chan) is the easy-going cabbie whose job chauffeuring a wealthy secret agent takes a hilarious turn when the man is injured and Jimmy is forced to put on the battle-ready threads in an effort to stop an arch-villain with plans to control the world's water supply. Jennifer Love Hewitt co-stars as a sexy, straight-laced scientist who thinks Jimmy is the real secret agent. Also with Jason Isaacs, Debi Mazar and Peter Stormare. Directed by Kevin Donovan.

4:15PM ET/3:15 C
Ghost


PG13 Time: 126  
Don't miss the smash-hit romantic thriller that had audiences everywhere believing in the power of love to reach past death! Young lovers Sam (Patrick Swayze) and Molly (Demi Moore) have it all, but when Sam is murdered in cold blood, his ghost must contact his widow to let her know she's in danger. Enter Whoopi Goldberg, in an 1990 Oscar(R)-winning performance as a bogus medium whose powers turn out to be surprisingly real! Nominated for three other Oscars(R), including Best Picture, this grippingly good ghost story also won Best Original Screenplay.

6:30PM ET/5:30 C
Two Weeks Notice

PG13 Time: 101  
A Harvard-educated attorney prepares to leave her job to rid herself of her egotistical boss's trifling demands in this witty romantic comedy. Sandra Bullock stars as the pretty, intelligent Lucy Kelson whose work as an environmental lawyer-activist crosses paths with arrogant real-estate mogul George Wade (Hugh Grant). Impressed by her style and savvy, George hires Lucy as his Chief Counsel, but when she spends more time bickering with her boss and choosing his wardrobe, she throws in the towel and sends George her two weeks notice. Co-starring Alicia Witt, Dana Ivey, Robert Klein, Heather Burns, David Haig and Dorian Missick. Written and directed by Marc Lawrence.

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
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines


R Time: 108  
"Delivers the goods" (Variety). Arnold Schwarzenegger is back--in the role that made him a superstar! Picking up several years after T2, the film reintroduces John Connor (Nick Stahl), a young man whose future holds humanity's last hope against a takeover by machines. But from out of that ultra-violent future arrives the T-X (Kristanna Loken), an unstoppable (and very sexy) cyborg whose mission is to eliminate Connor before he can prevent imminent nuclear annihilation. Luckily, he's got a benevolent bodyguard in the T-101 (Schwarzenegger), an obsolete cyborg with a lot of heart. First-rate action, sound and effects make this doomsday sequel an electrifying affair. Directed by Jonathan Mostow (U-571).

1:30AM ET/12:30 C
Robocop


R Time: 102  
Motown gets the ultimate law enforcer in a crime-riddled future when scientists use a murdered cop's body to create an unstoppable cyborg crime fighter. Director Paul Verhoeven's sci-fi cult classic stars Peter Weller as Murphy, a member of Detroit's finest until his murder lands his remains inside a metal shell. Robocop is a huge success in stopping crime...until Murphy's human memories begin to invade his computerized brain and lead him on a bloody mission of revenge. With Nancy Allen (Dressed to Kill), Ronny Cox (Deliverance), Kurtwood Smith (TV's That 70s Show) and Miguel Ferrer (Traffic).

3:45AM ET/2:45 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

5:15AM ET/4:15 C
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines


R Time: 108  
"Delivers the goods" (Variety). Arnold Schwarzenegger is back--in the role that made him a superstar! Picking up several years after T2, the film reintroduces John Connor (Nick Stahl), a young man whose future holds humanity's last hope against a takeover by machines. But from out of that ultra-violent future arrives the T-X (Kristanna Loken), an unstoppable (and very sexy) cyborg whose mission is to eliminate Connor before he can prevent imminent nuclear annihilation. Luckily, he's got a benevolent bodyguard in the T-101 (Schwarzenegger), an obsolete cyborg with a lot of heart. First-rate action, sound and effects make this doomsday sequel an electrifying affair. Directed by Jonathan Mostow (U-571).

                        
 



8:00AM ET/7:00 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.

10:00AM ET/9:00 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.

12:00PM ET/11:00 C
Emma


PG Time: 120
A high-society girl helps her friends find love while playing matchmaker in this adaptation of Jane Austen's novel. Gwyneth Paltrow stars as Emma Woodhouse, a beautiful British society girl who makes it her duty to find her plain friend Harriet a respectable suitor. The pretentious Rev. Elton shows a minute interest, but it is humble farmer Martin who captures Harriet's heart. Upon Emma's insistence that classes shouldn't mix, Harriet pursues Elton. However, when his true feelings are revealed, Emma's good-intentions complicate everyone's love life. Co-starring Toni Colette, Alan Cumming, Jeremy Northam, Ewan McGregor, Greta Scaccho and Juliet Stevenson. Written and directed by Douglas McGrath.

2:00PM ET/1:00 C
The Beautician And The Beast


PG Time: 107
Watch out, world, here comes Fran Drescher! As a beauty culture graduate from Queens, wacky Fran comes to the tiny nation of Slovetzia to tutor the president's kids--and ends up teaching his excellency a thing or two about life--and hairspray. By the time she's through, it's the beginning of love and the end of split ends in Eastern Europe. Amour puts on a new face, laughter gets a new "do" and lipstick reigns supreme in this endearingly campy comic romp.

4:00PM ET/3:00 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.

6:00PM ET/5:00 C
Memphis Belle

PG13 Time: 107
There's suspense and terror when ten heroic Americans take off in a B-17 "flying fortress" on their final WWII raid over Nazi Germany. Tension reaches the breaking point as the "Memphis Belle" crew gets ready to release its bombs on the enemy. Based on the true-life experiences of the bomber crew, this drama co-stars Sean Astin (Toy Soldiers), John Lithgow and Billy Zane.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Intolerable Cruelty

PG13 Time: 99
The Coen Brothers conjure the spirit of classic screwball in this hilarious battle-of-the-sexes comedy starring George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Top L.A. divorce attorney Miles Massey (Clooney) never met a case he couldn't win, but when Marylin Rexroth (Zeta-Jones) enters the picture with an ironclad case against her cheating hubby, the silver-tongued Miles is left smitten. Not that it stops him from exposing her as a gold-digger and beating her in court, however. But the fun and games are just beginning as Marylin sets her sights on a long-range plan for revenge! Directed by Joel Coen; screenplay by Robert Ramsey, Matthew Stone, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen; story by Ramsey, Stone, John Romano. "A thoroughly entertaining comedy about love, lawyers and fat divorce settlements" (Variety).

11:00PM ET/10:00 C
Six Feet Under 50: Bomb Shelter


TVMA Time: 48
Ruth is giddy about going to a tantric workshop with George, who retreats to the family's emergency shelter. Meanwhile, David's last bite at a sushi restaurant threatens to cost him--and Keith--a lot more than the bill; Nate drops a bomb on Barb, which sparks a counterattack; Claire fights Russell over credit for her latest photos; Margaret's hospital stay helps Brenda and Billy begin to heal their rift; and Vanessa shows she can beat Federico at his own game.

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
Die Hard With A Vengeance


R Time: 128
The subways and streets of New York City are the setting for a deadly game of hide and seek in this action-packed sequel. Terrorist Jeremy Irons is hiding bombs around the city, and rogue cop Bruce Willis has to find them...aided by electrician Samuel L. Jackson, who helped him out on a dangerous assignment in Harlem. "Turns two hours of bombings, subway crashes, car chases and helicopter pursuits into the ultimate roller coaster ride" (The New York Times).

3:10AM ET/2:10 C
Frank And Jesse


R Time: 105
The James boys ride again! Rob Lowe and Bill Paxton star as outlaws Jesse and Frank James, shooting up the countryside and robbing banks, stagecoaches and trains all over post-Civil War Missouri and Kansas--until a detective named Pinkerton writes the ending to their legend. With Randy Travis and William Atherton.

5:00AM ET/4:00 C
Intolerable Cruelty

PG13 Time: 99
The Coen Brothers conjure the spirit of classic screwball in this hilarious battle-of-the-sexes comedy starring George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Top L.A. divorce attorney Miles Massey (Clooney) never met a case he couldn't win, but when Marylin Rexroth (Zeta-Jones) enters the picture with an ironclad case against her cheating hubby, the silver-tongued Miles is left smitten. Not that it stops him from exposing her as a gold-digger and beating her in court, however. But the fun and games are just beginning as Marylin sets her sights on a long-range plan for revenge! Directed by Joel Coen; screenplay by Robert Ramsey, Matthew Stone, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen; story by Ramsey, Stone, John Romano. "A thoroughly entertaining comedy about love, lawyers and fat divorce settlements" (Variety).


 

                               

 



6:00AM ET/5:00 C
Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit


WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1
PG 1h 48m
The rafters are set to rock all over again as "Sister Mary Clarence"-aka Deloris Van Cartier (Whoopi Goldberg) joins the good sisters of St. Catherine's Convent (including Kathy Najimy, Mary Wickes, Wendy Makkena and Maggie Smith) for a much-anticipated musical-comedy encore. With Barnard Hughes, James Coburn, Michael Jeter, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Robert Pastorelli.

8:00AM ET/7:00 C
Eddie And The Cruisers II: Eddie Lives


WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Stereo
PG13 1h 44m
Michael Pare returns for this sequel in the role of Eddie Wilson, the 60s rock star who supposedly died when his car ran off a pier in the midst of his band's stardom. Years later, someone who strongly resembles Eddie emerges with a new name in Montreal as the leader of a new band - but is he really a ghost from the past, or nothing more than a dead ringer? Marina Orsini, Matthew Laurance and Vlasta Vrana costar.

10:00AM ET/9:00 C
Larger Than Life


WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Stereo / CCAP
PG 1h 33m
A doofus (Bill Murray) who inherits an elephant from the circus-clown father he never knew tries to sell the pachyderm in order to pay off his debts - but the only buyer is a zoo that's one very long road trip away. Janeane Garofalo and Matthew McConaughey costar in this family comedy.

11:35AM ET/10:35 C
Equilibrium


WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
R 1h 47m
Christian Bale stars in this gripping sci-fi action-drama about a futuristic law enforcer who's part of an elite squad hunting down "sense offenders" - those who refuse to take medication that renders them unable to feel emotions. Angus MacFadyen, Emily Watson, Taye Diggs and Sean Bean costar in this thoughtful, fast-paced blend of "The Matrix" and George Orwell's "1984."

1:30PM ET/12:30 C
Star Trek: Nemesis


WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
PG13 1h 57m
The tenth "Star Trek" feature film finds Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the rest of the "Enterprise" crew tangling with a new Romulan leader (Tom Hardy) who is hiding a mysterious secret about his past. Brent Spiner, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Gates McFadden, Levar Burton, Jonathan Frakes, Ron Perlman, Steven Culp and Dina Meyer costar.

3:45PM ET/2:45 C
Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit


WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1
PG 1h 48m
The rafters are set to rock all over again as "Sister Mary Clarence"-aka Deloris Van Cartier (Whoopi Goldberg) joins the good sisters of St. Catherine's Convent (including Kathy Najimy, Mary Wickes, Wendy Makkena and Maggie Smith) for a much-anticipated musical-comedy encore. With Barnard Hughes, James Coburn, Michael Jeter, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Robert Pastorelli.

5:45PM ET/4:45 C
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
PG 1h 30m
TV's hyperactive Aussie naturalist Steve Irwin stars as himself in this good-natured family adventure that finds the fearless critter wrangler trying to protect an endangered croc - one that has swallowed a top-secret satellite beacon that's being sought by the CIA. Believing the agents to be poachers, Irwin and his wife Terri try to evade their pursuers while getting the scaly reptile to safety in the Outback, adopting a baby kangaroo, and dodging poisonous spiders and snakes in the process. Crikey!

7:25PM ET/6:25 C
The Hunted

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
R 1h 35m
Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio del Toro star in this taut action thriller about an ex-government assassin who has become a murderous renegade, pursued through the Pacific Northwest wilderness by the survival expert who trained him. Connie Nielsen and Ron Canada costar in this film from director William Friedkin ("The Exorcist," "To Live and Die in L.A.").

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
TVMA - LD 58m
The host of the critically-acclaimed "Chappelle's Show" takes to the stage for this standing room-only comedy concert from San Francisco's legendary Fillmore Auditorium, offering his views on the perils of public transportation, the difference between smoking marijuana with white people and black people, the downfall of being a celebrity, and freedom of speech - as well as the famous and infamous from Elizabeth Smart to O.J., Kobe and of course, Michael Jackson.

3:30AM ET/2:30 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.

5:15AM ET/4:15 C
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course


WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
PG 1h 30m
TV's hyperactive Aussie naturalist Steve Irwin stars as himself in this good-natured family adventure that finds the fearless critter wrangler trying to protect an endangered croc - one that has swallowed a top-secret satellite beacon that's being sought by the CIA. Believing the agents to be poachers, Irwin and his wife Terri try to evade their pursuers while getting the scaly reptile to safety in the Outback, adopting a baby kangaroo, and dodging poisonous spiders and snakes in the process. Crikey!

                         
 


6:30AM ET/5:30 C
Simone


Desperate arthouse director resurrects his career using secret software that allows him to create a virtual actress, who proceeds to become a superstar.

9:00AM ET/8:00 C
Angus


An anxiety-ridden teenage dreamer and football player tries to make sense of his life. Kathy Bates, Charlie Talbert, George C. Scott.

10:35AM ET/9:35 C
It's Pat


The androgynous title character from "Saturday Night Live" can't hold a job, meets an equally-androgynous significant other, and fends off the advances of a married suitor.

12:00PM ET/11:00 C
Happy Gilmore


A hockey player who can't skate, takes his killer slap shot to the golf course, but brings the hockey fans with him in this loud mouthed romp across the greens.

1:35PM ET/12:35 C
The Missing


A frontier woman (Cate Blanchett) struggles to track down her kidnapped daughter, with the help of her estranged father (Tommy Lee Jones). Directed by Ron Howard.

7:20PM ET/6:20 C
Happy Gilmore


A hockey player who can't skate, takes his killer slap shot to the golf course, but brings the hockey fans with him in this loud mouthed romp across the greens.

3:30AM ET/2:30 C
The Life Of David Gale


A Texas professor and advocate for the elimination of the death penalty is falsely accused and convicted of the murder of another activist and ends up on the state's notorious death row.
 

                          

 


7:45AM ET/6:45 C
Breakfast At Tiffany's


WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Stereo / CCAP
TVPG - D 1h 55m
A New York City playgirl (Audrey Hepburn) is courted by a young writer (George Peppard) but they're kept apart by their more lucrative relationships in director Blake Edwards' sparkling adaptation of Truman Capote's novella. The film won two Academy Awards for Henry Mancini's hauntingly lovely music.

9:45AM ET/8:45 C
Joe's Apartment

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Surround / CCAP
PG13 1h 21m
A fresh-faced kid from Iowa (Jerry O'Connell) shares a squalid New York City apartment with singing and dancing cockroaches, who advise the young man on matters of life and love. Megan Ward and Robert Vaughn costar in this fantasy.

11:15AM ET/10:15 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.

2:30PM ET/1:30 C
The Fisher King

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Stereo / CCAP
R 2h 18m
A suicidal radio star (Jeff Bridges) and a homeless eccentric (Robin Williams) join forces in a search for the Holy Grail in director Terry Gilliam's darkly comic, critically praised film. Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner Mercedes Ruehl and Amanda Plummer costar.

4:50PM ET/3:50 C
Joe's Apartment


WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Surround / CCAP
PG13 1h 21m
A fresh-faced kid from Iowa (Jerry O'Connell) shares a squalid New York City apartment with singing and dancing cockroaches, who advise the young man on matters of life and love. Megan Ward and Robert Vaughn costar in this fantasy.

6:15PM ET/5:15 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.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Ash Wednesday

WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Surround / CCAP
R 1h 39m
Edward Burns and Elijah Wood star in this tense crime drama about a pair of Irish-American brothers in 1983, one of whom is supposed to have been dead for the past three years. When he shows up very much alive on Ash Wednesday, he puts his life and the lives of everyone who loves him - and conspired to help him disappear - very much in danger with an organized crime boss. Rosario Dawson and Oliver Platt costar in this film from writer/director Burns ("The Brothers McMullen").

9:45PM ET/8:45 C
Rated X


WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Surround / CCAP
R 1h 55m
Real-life brothers Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen star as, respectively, real-life brothers Jim and Artie Mitchell in this dark portrait of the San Francisco natives, czars of pornography who turn a lone strip club into an empire of sleaze, before drugs, infidelity and the advent of video bring their empire toppling down. Geoffrey Blake and Terry O'Quinn costar in this drama directed by Estevez and based on the book "X-Rated" by David McCumber.

4:45AM ET/3:45 C
Joe's Apartment


WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV
Surround / CCAP
PG13 1h 21m
A fresh-faced kid from Iowa (Jerry O'Connell) shares a squalid New York City apartment with singing and dancing cockroaches, who advise the young man on matters of life and love. Megan Ward and Robert Vaughn costar in this fantasy.


 


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