Daily HD Guide — Sunday, April 20, 2003
Summary
HD programming for Sunday April 20, 2003 covering CBS, NBC, The WB, and Discovery HD, with no HD offerings from ABC or PBS that evening.
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8:00 PM ET/PT/7:00C BECKER Back-to-Back Episodes! "Chris Ex" Becker cant hide his jealousy when Chris ex-husband, Roger, pays her a visit. Jon Cryer ("Pretty In Pink") guest stars. |
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| 8:30 PM ET/PT/7:30C BECKER "Daydream Believer"  Night after night, Becker awakes with images of Chris kissing him passionately but now its beginning to affect his day-to-day life. Thinking that it might be a side effect from quitting smoking, Becker confides in Margaret about his dreams and she tells him to express his feelings to Chris in person. When Chris comes to Beckers apartment late one night, he thinks its another dream, but instead of kissing Becker, she is doubled over in pain. Realizing that he's not dreaming, Becker immediately rushes Chris to the emergency room for an appendectomy, where they reveal some shocking secrets to one another. [1080i] |
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5:00 / 4:00 PM ET/CT SMALLVILLE"Visitor" After a schoolmate (guest star Jeremy Lelliott) claims to be an alien and seemingly backs it up by using heat vision, Clark (Tom Welling) investigates and begins to believe that the guy is from his planet Krypton. Meanwhile, after Helen (guest star Emmanuel Vaugier) discovers a locked room in the mansion she demands to know what is behind it, forcing Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) to come clean about his investigation of Clark. Kristin Kreuk, Allison Mack, Sam Jones III, John Glover, Annette O'Toole and John Schneider also star. Rick Rosenthal directed the episode written by Philip Levens. |
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6:00 / 5:00 PM ET/CT Everwood "Colin the Second" Although conflicted by his feelings for Amy (Emily VanCamp), Ephram (Gregory Smith) finds himself serving as confidante and friend to Amy's boyfriend, Colin (Mike Erwin), who continues to feel like a fish-out-of-water as he attempts to reclaim his life before the accident. Meanwhile, Andy (Treat Williams) hopes to convince Ephram to resume the piano lessons he abandoned after his mother's death; Nina's (Stephanie Niznik) absentee husband (guest star Dylan Walsh) comes home for a visit, which proves to be far from happily ever after; and in a bittersweet turn of events, Amy and Colin are nominated for Homecoming King and Queen. John Beasley and Vivien Cardone also star. Mel Damski directed the episode written by Joan Binder Weiss. |
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6:00A ET 5:00A CT 4:00A MT 3:00A PT SITUATION CRITICAL: SEIZED AT SEA One month after American forces evacuated Vietnam, a U.S. merchant marine vessel was taken captive by the Khmer Rouge. U.S. response was swift but inadequate. Learn how the captives were freed but 40 American lives were lost in the conflict. 7:00A ET 6:00A CT 5:00A MT 4:00A PT VANISHED CANYON In the winter of 1934, at the age of 21, Everett Ruess, an accomplished and gifted writer and landscape/wildlife artist, mysteriously disappeared in the red-rock canyon country of Utah. Join this amazing journey into the ageless wilderness of the Utah. 8:00A ET 7:00A CT 6:00A MT 5:00A PT PRESS SECRETARY, THE The internet and 24-hours news channels have changed the rules for the White House Press Secretary. Go behind the scenes during the last months of the Clinton presidency to examine Joe Lockhart's role in briefing the president and the media. 9:00A ET 8:00A CT 7:00A MT 6:00A PT SITUATION CRITICAL: SEIZED AT SEA One month after American forces evacuated Vietnam, a U.S. merchant marine vessel was taken captive by the Khmer Rouge. U.S. response was swift but inadequate. Learn how the captives were freed but 40 American lives were lost in the conflict. 10:00A ET 9:00A CT 8:00A MT 7:00A PT VANISHED CANYON In the winter of 1934, at the age of 21, Everett Ruess, an accomplished and gifted writer and landscape/wildlife artist, mysteriously disappeared in the red-rock canyon country of Utah. Join this amazing journey into the ageless wilderness of the Utah. 11:00A ET10:00A CT 9:00A MT 8:00A PT HOPE RANCH Jim and his family devote everything to mending the lives of deprived teenagers who have all but given up on themselves. Jim proves that by restoring self-esteem, teaching responsibility and building trust, he can restructure the lives of troubled teens. 1:00P ET12:00P CT11:00A MT10:00A PT GENTLE BEN City kid Mark Wedloe isn't thrilled with the idea of spending the summer with his uncle in the mountains until he befriends a grizzly stuck in a mine shaft. Their unlikely partnership leads authorities to a dangerous animal smuggling operation. 3:00P ET 2:00P CT 1:00P MT12:00P PT BIG SPENDER A jailed thief with a young son puts his life back together through his participation in a racehorse rehabilitation program that matches convicts with horses that need care. Based on a real life prison program run by the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundatio 5:00P ET 4:00P CT 3:00P MT 2:00P PT HOPE RANCH Jim and his family devote everything to mending the lives of deprived teenagers who have all but given up on themselves. Jim proves that by restoring self-esteem, teaching responsibility and building trust, he can restructure the lives of troubled teens. 7:00P ET 6:00P CT 5:00P MT 4:00P PT INSECTIA AQUATIC INSECTS Rushing streams, blue lakes, and brown marshes are home to hundreds of insect species. This fascinating profile of these much maligned insects will look at the parallels between human and insect techniques used to get around in the water. 7:30P ET 6:30P CT 5:30P MT 4:30P PT INSECTIA MASQUERADE Meet insects playing an unusual game of hide-and-seek using biomimicry. This highly refined camouflage tactic can mean the difference between life and death for some very special insects in the lush tropical jungle of Costa Rica. PRIMETIME 8:00P ET 7:00P CT 6:00P MT 5:00P PT GENTLE BEN City kid Mark Wedloe isn't thrilled with the idea of spending the summer with his uncle in the mountains until he befriends a grizzly stuck in a mine shaft. Their unlikely partnership leads authorities to a dangerous animal smuggling operation. 10:00P ET 9:00P CT 8:00P MT 7:00P PT BIG SPENDER A jailed thief with a young son puts his life back together through his participation in a racehorse rehabilitation program that matches convicts with horses that need care. Based on a real life prison program run by the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundatio 12:00M ET11:00P CT10:00P MT 9:00P PT HOPE RANCH Jim and his family devote everything to mending the lives of deprived teenagers who have all but given up on themselves. Jim proves that by restoring self-esteem, teaching responsibility and building trust, he can restructure the lives of troubled teens. 2:00A ET 1:00A CT12:00M MT11:00P PT INSECTIA AQUATIC INSECTS Rushing streams, blue lakes, and brown marshes are home to hundreds of insect species. This fascinating profile of these much maligned insects will look at the parallels between human and insect techniques used to get around in the water. 2:30A ET 1:30A CT12:30A MT11:30P PT INSECTIA MASQUERADE Meet insects playing an unusual game of hide-and-seek using biomimicry. This highly refined camouflage tactic can mean the difference between life and death for some very special insects in the lush tropical jungle of Costa Rica. 3:00A ET 2:00A CT 1:00A MT12:00M PT MEDICINE IN THE EXTREME: AN ECO-CHALLENGE SPECIAL Follow five men and women who have overcome formidable health challenges to compete in a grueling seven-day race across some of the roughest terrain in the world. The race doctor monitors their condition as they test their spiritual and physical limits. 4:00A ET 3:00A CT 2:00A MT 1:00A PT WILDFIRE RESCUE Wildfire Rescue captures the incredible devastation and amazing animal rescue efforts that resulted from the Rodeo and Chediski fires in Arizona in June 2002. DAYTIME 5:00A ET 4:00A CT 3:00A MT 2:00A PT GREAT BOOKS WUTHERING HEIGHTS Emily Brontë lived like a recluse in a fantasy world that she and her siblings started when she was six. "Wuthering Heights," a novel of thwarted passion and cruelty that was considered immoral when first published. |
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| 7:00 AM ET / 4:00 AM PT That's Dancing G - 1:45 Cast: Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Director: Jack Haley Jr. Documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s 50s and 60s up to the break dance and the music videos from the 80s. 9:00 AM ET / 6:00 AM PT The World According To Garp R - 2:17 Cast: Robin Williams, Glenn Close, Mary Beth Hurt, Director: George Roy Hill Based on the John Irving novel, this film chronicles the life journey of T S Garp, an adventure shaped in large part by his unorthodox and unmarried mother, Jenny (played by Glenn Close in her feature debut). 11:30 AM ET / 8:30 AM PT The Stars Fell On Henrietta PG - 1:45 Cast: Robert Duvall, Aidan Quinn, Frances Fisher, Director: James Keach A 1930's promoter convinces an impoverished farmer to become his partner in an exploratory drilling operation. 1:30 PM ET / 10:30 AM PT The Song Remains The Same PG - 2:16 Cast: Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Pau Jones, Director: Peter Clifton / Joe Massot A Led Zeppelin concert filmed in Madison Square Garden, New York. 4:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM PT Chain Reaction (aka: Nuclear Run) NR - 1:33 Cast: Steve Bisley, Mel Gibson, Arna-Maria Winchester, Director: Ian Barry An accident at a central repository for nuclear waste occurs in central Australia. Spillage pollute a water supply, and a technician is terminally exposed to radiation. The plant worker evades capture and tries to warn the public. 5:45 PM ET / 2:45 PM PT Revolution PG - 2:07 Cast: Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski, Director: Hugh Hudson New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Sergeant Major Peasy. 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT Lush Life R - 1:36 Cast: Forest Whitaker, Jeff Goldblum, Kathy Baker, Director: Michael Elias Goldblum and Whitaker portray working musicians and buddies on the N.Y. music scene. 9:45 PM ET / 6:45 PM PT The Miracle R - 1:40 Cast: Beverly D'Angelo, Donal McCann, Niall Byrne, Director: Neil Jordan Coming-of-age story about two bright but bored Irish youths whose lives are suddenly changed when an exciting, secretive older woman, arrives in their small town. 11:30 PM ET / 8:30 PM PT Lush Life R - 1:36 Cast: Forest Whitaker, Jeff Goldblum, Kathy Baker, Director: Michael Elias Goldblum and Whitaker portray working musicians and buddies on the N.Y. music scene. 1:15 AM ET / 10:15 PM PT The Miracle R - 1:40 Cast: Beverly D'Angelo, Donal McCann, Niall Byrne, Director: Neil Jordan Coming-of-age story about two bright but bored Irish youths whose lives are suddenly changed when an exciting, secretive older woman, arrives in their small town. 3:00 AM ET / 12:00 AM PT The Song Remains The Same PG - 2:16 Cast: Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Pau Jones, Director: Peter Clifton / Joe Massot A Led Zeppelin concert filmed in Madison Square Garden, New York. 5:30 AM ET / 2:30 AM PT The Bank Shot PG - 1:23 Cast: George C. Scott, Bob Balaban, Joanna Cassidy, Director: Gower Champion A master thief and his gang decide that a bank that's temporarily housed in a mobile home might be an easy target. Especially if they just steal the whole bank and break in when they get it to a safer location! |
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| 6:00 AM ET / 3:00 AM PT The Song of Africa A visual and musical celebration of Africa. 6:30 AM ET / 3:30 AM PT McKinney Roughs/Westcave Preserve: A Timeless Treasure A program created for the Lower Colorado River Authority focusing on the unusual and diverse aspects of the Central Texas area known as McKinney-Roughs, an area in wildlife, flora, fauna, and history. A program focusing on a very unusual natural cave and grotto that looks and feels as if it belongs in Hawaii instead of Texas. The grotto is rich with waterfalls, lush ferns and plantlife, and even finds a rare sight of nesting baby hawks. 7:00 AM ET / 4:00 AM PT HDNet's Across America Times Square, New York City - Visit the "hub of the world", New York City's famed Times Square. 7:30 AM ET / 4:30 AM PT Underwater Beauty 8:00 AM ET / 5:00 AM PT The Desert Speaks Oaxaca: Footsteps in Tradition - The Valle de Tehuacan, in the Mexican state of Puebla is probably the birthplace of domestic corn. That corn became a staple for people throughout North America, including the civilizations that inhabited nearby Monte Alban. The region is famous for the indigenous artisans who use native plants to continue the artistic traditions of their ancestors. 8:30 AM ET / 5:30 AM PT Introduction to HDNet Highlights and previews of HDNet programming 10:00 AM ET / 7:00 AM PT Music from the Murchison Maestro Anshel Brusilow conducts the University of North Texas Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Overture to Der Freischuetz by Carl Maria von Weber, Symphony No. 1 in F Minor by Dmitri Shostakovich, and Concerto in B Minor for Violoncello and Orchestra by Antonin Dvorak, featuring Eugene Osadchy. Recorded live on campus in the Winspear Performance Hall of the Murchison Performing Arts Center. 11:30 AM ET / 8:30 AM PT HDNet World Report 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT HDNet's Across America Times Square, New York City - Visit the "hub of the world", New York City's famed Times Square. 12:30 PM ET / 9:30 AM PT Hogan's Heroes Hello, Zolle - Hogan gets unexpected help from the Gestapo when he tries to detain a German general at Stalag 13 for 24 hours. 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT Hogan's Heroes I Look Better in Basic Black - Three American girls are interned at Stalag ', and Hogan sets out to discover who they are and how they fell into German hands. 1:30 PM ET / 10:30 AM PT Some of My Best Friends Scenes from an Italian Party - When Frankie is looking for the perfect gift for his parents' 25th anniversary, Warren suggests that a big elaborate party would be perfect. Unfortunately, everything that can go wrong does, but each of the mishaps that occurs can be swept under the rug -- except for one. 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT First Monday Showdown - The Court must decide if a small town that allows guns violates the 2nd Amendment. Also a gun Joe used was once involved in a drive-by shooting. 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT Beautiful Landscapes of Japan Tokachi, Hokkaido - 3:30 PM ET / 12:30 PM PT Tracks Ahead The Ghan - Experience the Outback as Tracks Ahead rides The Ghan through the rugged land of central Australia. Visit the Kentucky Railroad Museum to see a combination of stream and one of the last operating BL-2 diesel locomotives. 4:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM PT Love and Money The Music Box - To Nicholas' dismay, Effie invites Finn up to their place for cocktails in an effort to get to know her daughter's boyfriend's father better. 4:30 PM ET / 1:30 PM PT Major League Soccer Kansas City Wizards @ San Jose Earthquakes Special Encore Presentation from Apr. 19 6:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM PT The Reverend Horton Heat: Live and in Color This exciting three piece "revved" up rockabilly band is caught in concert at Deep Elum Live in Dallas. All of the band's most famous songs are featured in this compelling concert special. 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT First Monday Showdown - The Court must decide if a small town that allows guns violates the 2nd Amendment. Also a gun Joe used was once involved in a drive-by shooting. 9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT * Premiere * Beautiful Landscapes of Japan Tokachi, Hokkaido - 9:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM PT * Premiere * Tracks Ahead The Ghan - Experience the Outback as Tracks Ahead rides The Ghan through the rugged land of central Australia. Visit the Kentucky Railroad Museum to see a combination of stream and one of the last operating BL-2 diesel locomotives. 10:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM PT HDNet World Report 10:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM PT True Music Best Performances - Join True Music for a special "Best of" show compiling the best performances. You'll see exciting concerts from the Gin Blossoms, Soul Asylum, Vallejo, Lit and much more! 11:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM PT Love and Money The Music Box - To Nicholas' dismay, Effie invites Finn up to their place for cocktails in an effort to get to know her daughter's boyfriend's father better. 11:30 PM ET / 8:30 PM PT Swamp Buggy Racing from Florida Sports Park Swamp buggy races from Naples, Florida continues a more than 50 year tradition. 1:30 AM ET / 10:30 PM PT On The Road with Photographer Ric Moore Photographer Ric Moore has a knack for getting beautiful women to pose for his camera. Watch as he and his crew take on Padre Island Spring Break 2003! 2:00 AM ET / 11:00 PM PT Wolf Lake Excitable Boy - Miranda, the torch singer, is assaulted and raped by a wolf, and initially refuses to divulge any details of her attack. Kanin tries to persuade her to help him bring the guilty party to justice, but she explains only people "on the hill" get justice in Wolf Lake. 3:00 AM ET / 12:00 AM PT Get Out! South Beach Travel to South Beach, Miami Florida! Learn the best places to shop, eat and have a night out, South Beach style. 3:30 AM ET / 12:30 AM PT Beautiful Landscapes of Japan Tokachi, Hokkaido - 4:00 AM ET / 1:00 AM PT Conservation Pathfinders From Zimbabwe to New Mexico and Zambia to Colorado, a look at how landowners are once again becoming the heart of the conservation enterprise. 5:00 AM ET / 2:00 AM PT Underwater Beauty 5:30 AM ET / 2:30 AM PT Alaska Visit the coast of Southern Alaska and the beautiful wildlife, one of the most popular regions in the world. Experience the extraordinary spectacle of the Alaskan coastline for yourself via the beauty and realism of high definition television. |
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8:30 PM SHREK Rated PG for ADULT CONTENT, MILD VIOLENCE, ADULT LANGUAGE Time:90 Genre:Animation, Family Winner of the 2001 Academy Award(R) for Best Animated Feature Film! This "Ugly Duckling"-style story follows the fortunes of Shrek (voice of Mike Myers), a curmudgeonly, smelly green ogre who simply wants to be left alone. Impressed by Shrek's show of strength, the height-challenged Lord Farquaad offers the ornery ogre a deal: he'll stay away from his earthy abode if Shrek will rescue a beautiful princess from a dragon's lair. Joined by the exuberant Donkey (voice of Eddie Murphy), the cranky Shrek begins a journey that leads him to discover things he never thought possible...such as friendship and love. "Shrek is an instant animated classic" (Variety). Also featuring the voices of Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow and Vincent Cassel. Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson from a screenplay by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman and Roger S.H. Schulman; based on the book by William Steig. 10:00 AM FIRE BIRDS Rated PG13 for ADULT CONTENT, ADULT LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE Time:86 Genre:Action, Adventure Nicolas Cage leads a military charge into the danger zone in this full-tilt helicopter thriller. Jake Preston (Cage) is a cagey pilot whose training on the Army's Apache chopper can't fully prepare him for the aerial dogfight to come when his squadron is sent into combat against South American drug cartels. Tommy Lee Jones co-stars as Jake's rugged instructor and Sean Young portrays Billie, a tough-as-nails siren who happens to be Jake's partner...and former flame! Also with Bryan Kestner. Actors: NICOLAS CAGE, TOMMY LEE JONES, SEAN YOUNG, BRYAN KESTNER, MARY ELLEN TRAINOR Director: DAVID GREEN 11:30 AM A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Rated PG13 for ADULT CONTENT, ADULT LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE Time:145 Genre:Drama, Science Fiction From the minds of Steven Spielberg and the late Stanley Kubrick comes this intense, cautionary science-fiction drama. Written and directed by Spielberg, the film stars Haley Joel Osment as David, a child robot implanted with emotions. Sam Robards and Frances O'Connor star as a couple who "adopt" David to help them compensate for the impending loss of their ailing son Martin. However, when Martin miraculously recovers, David and his fuzzy playmate Teddy find themselves on their own in a cold, forbidding world. There, they meet a robotic gigolo named Joe (Jude Law), who helps David undertake a Pinocchio-like search for the one being who can make him a real boy. "Audacious, technically masterful, challenging" (Roger Ebert). William Hurt, Brendan Gleeson co-star. Actors: JUDE LAW, HALEY JOEL OSMENT, JAKE THOMAS, FRANCES O'CONNOR, BRENDAN GLEESON, SAM ROBARDS, WILLIAM HURT, KEN LEUNG, MICHAEL MANTELL, MICHAEL BERRESSE, KATHRYN MORRIS, ADRIAN GRENIER Director: STEVEN SPIELBERG 2:00 PM THE FIFTH ELEMENT Rated PG13 for BRIEF NUDITY, VIOLENCE Time:125 Genre:Fantasy, Science Fiction A 23rd-century cabbie gets caught up in a desperate struggle to save the world in this "witty futuristic thriller" that's a "furiously inventive...entertaining blast of virtual reality" (Ne Actors: BRUCE WILLIS, GARY OLDMAN, IAN HOLM, LUKE PERRY, CHRIS TUCKER, MILLA JOVOVICH 4:15 PM MAD LOVE Rated PG13 for ADULT CONTENT, VIOLENCE, ADULT LANGUAGE Time:96 Genre:Comedy, Romance Matt is a responsible, well-meaning high-school student. Casey is a deeply troubled, reckless classmate who suffers from manic depression. When they meet, it's love at first sight, and nothing can stop them, including their disapproving parents and Casey's wild behavior and hospitalization. But when she entices Matt to escape with her on a road trip, her illness may be more than he can handle. Drew Barrymore is "bewitchingly watchable" (New York Post) in this "powerful, often steamy romance" (Variety). With Chris O'Donnell, Matthew Lillard, Joan Allen. Directed by Antonia Bird (Priest); written by Paula Milne. Actors: DREW BARRYMORE, CHRIS O'DONNELL, JOAN ALLEN, KEVIN DUNN, T.J. LOWTHER 6:15 PM SHREK Rated PG for ADULT CONTENT, MILD VIOLENCE, ADULT LANGUAGE Time:90 Genre:Animation, Family Winner of the 2001 Academy Award(R) for Best Animated Feature Film! This "Ugly Duckling"-style story follows the fortunes of Shrek (voice of Mike Myers), a curmudgeonly, smelly green ogre who simply wants to be left alone. Impressed by Shrek's show of strength, the height-challenged Lord Farquaad offers the ornery ogre a deal: he'll stay away from his earthy abode if Shrek will rescue a beautiful princess from a dragon's lair. Joined by the exuberant Donkey (voice of Eddie Murphy), the cranky Shrek begins a journey that leads him to discover things he never thought possible...such as friendship and love. "Shrek is an instant animated classic" (Variety). Also featuring the voices of Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow and Vincent Cassel. Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson from a screenplay by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman and Roger S.H. Schulman; based on the book by William Steig. 8:00 PM THE SOPRANOS 12: ISABELLA - W/O PROMO Rated TVMA for ADULT CONTENT, NUDITY, GRAPHIC LANGUAGE, GRAPHIC VIOLENCE Time:47 Genre:Drama 9:00 PM SIX FEET UNDER 34: TEARS, BONES AND DESIRE Rated TVMA for ADULT CONTENT, ADULT LANGUAGE Time:55 Genre:Drama After the patriarch of a cultish new-age clan dies, Fisher & Diaz is overrun by the wives and children left behind. Meanwhile, Keith gets back at David and his brunch pals during an intense game of paintball, Claire tires of being Olivier's lackey assistant, and Ruth and Arthur savor the smell of clean laundry. 11:30 PM MURDER BY NUMBERS Rated R for ADULT CONTENT, ADULT LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE Time:120 Genre:Suspense, Thriller Two high-school killers play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with determined detective Sandra Bullock in this nerve-jangling thriller. Like a teenage Leopold and Loeb, Richard Haywood and his buddy Justin Pendleton forge a chilling contract to commit the perfect murder. But Cassie Mayweather (Bullock) is an emotionally tangled cop who isn't fooled so easily, and as she begins to connect the dots in a slaying that seems too random, it leads her down a dangerous path toward an inevitable clash with the young thrill killers. Ryan Gosling, Michael Pitt, Ben Chaplin and Chris Penn co-star. Directed by Barbet Schroeder (Single White Female). Actors: SANDRA BULLOCK, RYAN GOSLING, MICHAEL PITT, AGNES BRUCKNER, CHRIS PENN, R.D. CALL, BEN CHAPLIN 3:05 AM INTERNAL AFFAIRS Rated R for ADULT LANGUAGE, BRIEF NUDITY, VIOLENCE Time:114 Genre:Crime, Drama It's good cop versus very, very bad cop in this riveting precinct thriller. Andy Garcia (The Godfather, Part III) stars as a hotshot investigator in the LAPD Internal Affairs division. His nemesis is Richard Gere (Pretty Woman), a smoothie of a street cop whose vices include drug-trafficking and murder. And who knows--the best way to Garcia may be through his neglected wife. A sexy, atmospheric pulse-pounder that co-stars Laurie Metcalf and William Baldwin (Flatliners). Actors: ANDY GARCIA, RICHARD GERE, NANCY TRAVIS, LAURIE METCALF, ANNABELLA SCIORRA 5:05 AM ANGEL EYES Rated R for ADULT CONTENT, ADULT LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE Time:103 Genre:Drama, Thriller Who is Catch? For Sharon, a tough but vulnerable police officer, Catch (Jim Caviezel) may be just an eccentric man, or a helpful stranger...or he may be her destiny. After he saves her life, the two begin to get to know each other. But Catch, after a devastating accident, doesn't know who he is. And Sharon knows her own identity--including a troubled family background--far too well. The two haunted humans struggle with the fate that has brought them together in this moody drama directed by Luis Mandoki (When a Man Loves a Woman) and written by Gerald Dipego. With Sonia Braga, Terrence Howard, Jeremy Sisto, Victor Argo. Actors: JENNIFER LOPEZ, JIM CAVIEZEL, MONET MAZUR, TERRENCE HOWARD, JEREMY SISTO, VICTOR ARGO, SHIRLEY KNIGHT, DANIEL MAGDER |
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7:25 AM THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES Rated PG13 for ADULT CONTENT, ADULT LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE Time:118 Genre:Science Fiction, Thriller A widowed newspaper reporter is drawn to a small West Virginia town to investigate a strange creature that may have supernatural origins. Richard Gere stars as John Klein, the scribe whose own fate became intermingled with the "mothman"--a seven-foot tall mothlike being who appears during disasters and reveals the future to humans. While fears in the town continue to grow, Klein becomes personally involved--thanks to an unnerving series of phone calls from a person or thing--who knows everything about him...and everything that's to come. Laura Linney co-stars as the town's sheriff in this eerie, fact-based chiller that was adapted from John A. Keel's 1975 book. With Will Patton (Gone in Sixty Seconds), Debra Messing (TV's Will and Grace), Lucinda Jenney (Thirteen Days). Directed by Mark Pellington (Arlington Road). Actors: RICHARD GERE, LAURA LINNEY, WILL PATTON, LUCINDA JENNEY, ALAN BATES, DEBRA MESSING 9:30 AM TWO BITS Rated PG13 for ADULT CONTENT Time:83 Genre:Drama From a screenplay by Joseph Stefano (Psycho) comes this nostalgic drama. Set in Philadelphia during the summer of 1933, the film follows an ailing grandfather who announces one afternoon that he will die that day. His grandson Gennaro is alarmed, but he has a more important concern: he needs a quarter for admission to the beautiful new movie palace in town. Though his grandpa promises to leave him the two bits, the boy sets out to earn it anyway--leading the older man to make the child an offer he can't refuse. With Jerry Barone, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Al Pacino. Narrated by Alec Baldwin and directed by James Foley (At Close Range). Actors: AL PACINO, MARY ELIZABETH MASTRANTONIO, GERLANDO BARONE, JOANNA MARTIN Director: JAMES FOLEY 11:30 PM SHREK Rated PG for ADULT CONTENT, MILD VIOLENCE, ADULT LANGUAGE Time:90 Genre:Animation, Family Winner of the 2001 Academy Award(R) for Best Animated Feature Film! This "Ugly Duckling"-style story follows the fortunes of Shrek (voice of Mike Myers), a curmudgeonly, smelly green ogre who simply wants to be left alone. Impressed by Shrek's show of strength, the height-challenged Lord Farquaad offers the ornery ogre a deal: he'll stay away from his earthy abode if Shrek will rescue a beautiful princess from a dragon's lair. Joined by the exuberant Donkey (voice of Eddie Murphy), the cranky Shrek begins a journey that leads him to discover things he never thought possible...such as friendship and love. "Shrek is an instant animated classic" (Variety). Also featuring the voices of Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow and Vincent Cassel. Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson from a screenplay by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman and Roger S.H. Schulman; based on the book by William Steig. 1:00 PM FIRE BIRDS Rated PG13 for ADULT CONTENT, ADULT LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE Time:86 Genre:Action, Adventure Nicolas Cage leads a military charge into the danger zone in this full-tilt helicopter thriller. Jake Preston (Cage) is a cagey pilot whose training on the Army's Apache chopper can't fully prepare him for the aerial dogfight to come when his squadron is sent into combat against South American drug cartels. Tommy Lee Jones co-stars as Jake's rugged instructor and Sean Young portrays Billie, a tough-as-nails siren who happens to be Jake's partner...and former flame! Also with Bryan Kestner. Actors: NICOLAS CAGE, TOMMY LEE JONES, SEAN YOUNG, BRYAN KESTNER, MARY ELLEN TRAINOR Director: DAVID GREEN 2:30 PM A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Rated PG13 for ADULT CONTENT, ADULT LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE Time:145 Genre:Drama, Science Fiction From the minds of Steven Spielberg and the late Stanley Kubrick comes this intense, cautionary science-fiction drama. Written and directed by Spielberg, the film stars Haley Joel Osment as David, a child robot implanted with emotions. Sam Robards and Frances O'Connor star as a couple who "adopt" David to help them compensate for the impending loss of their ailing son Martin. However, when Martin miraculously recovers, David and his fuzzy playmate Teddy find themselves on their own in a cold, forbidding world. There, they meet a robotic gigolo named Joe (Jude Law), who helps David undertake a Pinocchio-like search for the one being who can make him a real boy. "Audacious, technically masterful, challenging" (Roger Ebert). William Hurt, Brendan Gleeson co-star. Actors: JUDE LAW, HALEY JOEL OSMENT, JAKE THOMAS, FRANCES O'CONNOR, BRENDAN GLEESON, SAM ROBARDS, WILLIAM HURT, KEN LEUNG, MICHAEL MANTELL, MICHAEL BERRESSE, KATHRYN MORRIS, ADRIAN GRENIER Director: STEVEN SPIELBERG 5:00 PM THE FIFTH ELEMENT Rated PG13 for BRIEF NUDITY, VIOLENCE Time:125 Genre:Fantasy, Science Fiction A 23rd-century cabbie gets caught up in a desperate struggle to save the world in this "witty futuristic thriller" that's a "furiously inventive...entertaining blast of virtual reality" (Ne Actors: BRUCE WILLIS, GARY OLDMAN, IAN HOLM, LUKE PERRY, CHRIS TUCKER, MILLA JOVOVICH 7:15 PM MAD LOVE Rated PG13 for ADULT CONTENT, VIOLENCE, ADULT LANGUAGE Time:96 Genre:Comedy, Romance Matt is a responsible, well-meaning high-school student. Casey is a deeply troubled, reckless classmate who suffers from manic depression. When they meet, it's love at first sight, and nothing can stop them, including their disapproving parents and Casey's wild behavior and hospitalization. But when she entices Matt to escape with her on a road trip, her illness may be more than he can handle. Drew Barrymore is "bewitchingly watchable" (New York Post) in this "powerful, often steamy romance" (Variety). With Chris O'Donnell, Matthew Lillard, Joan Allen. Directed by Antonia Bird (Priest); written by Paula Milne. Actors: DREW BARRYMORE, CHRIS O'DONNELL, JOAN ALLEN, KEVIN DUNN, T.J. LOWTHER 9:15 PM SHREK Rated PG for ADULT CONTENT, MILD VIOLENCE, ADULT LANGUAGE Time:90 Genre:Animation, Family Winner of the 2001 Academy Award(R) for Best Animated Feature Film! This "Ugly Duckling"-style story follows the fortunes of Shrek (voice of Mike Myers), a curmudgeonly, smelly green ogre who simply wants to be left alone. Impressed by Shrek's show of strength, the height-challenged Lord Farquaad offers the ornery ogre a deal: he'll stay away from his earthy abode if Shrek will rescue a beautiful princess from a dragon's lair. Joined by the exuberant Donkey (voice of Eddie Murphy), the cranky Shrek begins a journey that leads him to discover things he never thought possible...such as friendship and love. "Shrek is an instant animated classic" (Variety). Also featuring the voices of Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow and Vincent Cassel. Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson from a screenplay by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman and Roger S.H. Schulman; based on the book by William Steig. 11:00 PM THE SOPRANOS 12: ISABELLA - W/O PROMO Rated TVMA for ADULT CONTENT, NUDITY, GRAPHIC LANGUAGE, GRAPHIC VIOLENCE Time:47 Genre:Drama 12:00 AM SIX FEET UNDER 34: TEARS, BONES AND DESIRE Rated TVMA for ADULT CONTENT, ADULT LANGUAGE Time:55 Genre:Drama After the patriarch of a cultish new-age clan dies, Fisher & Diaz is overrun by the wives and children left behind. Meanwhile, Keith gets back at David and his brunch pals during an intense game of paintball, Claire tires of being Olivier's lackey assistant, and Ruth and Arthur savor the smell of clean laundry. 2:30 PM MURDER BY NUMBERS Rated R for ADULT CONTENT, ADULT LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE Time:120 Genre:Suspense, Thriller Two high-school killers play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with determined detective Sandra Bullock in this nerve-jangling thriller. Like a teenage Leopold and Loeb, Richard Haywood and his buddy Justin Pendleton forge a chilling contract to commit the perfect murder. But Cassie Mayweather (Bullock) is an emotionally tangled cop who isn't fooled so easily, and as she begins to connect the dots in a slaying that seems too random, it leads her down a dangerous path toward an inevitable clash with the young thrill killers. Ryan Gosling, Michael Pitt, Ben Chaplin and Chris Penn co-star. Directed by Barbet Schroeder (Single White Female). Actors: SANDRA BULLOCK, RYAN GOSLING, MICHAEL PITT, AGNES BRUCKNER, CHRIS PENN, R.D. CALL, BEN CHAPLIN 5:05 AM INTERNAL AFFAIRS Rated R for ADULT LANGUAGE, BRIEF NUDITY, VIOLENCE Time:114 Genre:Crime, Drama It's good cop versus very, very bad cop in this riveting precinct thriller. Andy Garcia (The Godfather, Part III) stars as a hotshot investigator in the LAPD Internal Affairs division. His nemesis is Richard Gere (Pretty Woman), a smoothie of a street cop whose vices include drug-trafficking and murder. And who knows--the best way to Garcia may be through his neglected wife. A sexy, atmospheric pulse-pounder that co-stars Laurie Metcalf and William Baldwin (Flatliners). Actors: ANDY GARCIA, RICHARD GERE, NANCY TRAVIS, LAURIE METCALF, ANNABELLA SCIORRA |
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What if Peter Pan grew up, got married and had kids of his own?
Director Steven Spielberg takes that intriguing question to soaring heights in this
whimsical fantasy that finds an all-too-adult Peter (Robin Williams) forced into a
middle-aged confrontation with his legendary nemesis, Captain Hook (Dustin Hoffman). Julia
Roberts (as Tinkerbell) costars with Bob Hoskins, Maggie Smith, Charlie Korsmo, Caroline
Goodall, Amber Scott, Laurel Cronin, Dante Bosco and Phil Collins. 
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