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March 2008 Programming Highlights

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Flawless
Premieres Wednesday, March 26th at 9:00pm followed by an encore presentation at 11:30pm
Directed by: Michael Radford
Starring: Demi Moore, Michael Caine

Flawless tells the story of a dedicated, but disgruntled female corporate diamond executive, who joins forces with an embittered janitor to plan the perfect heist at the firm that has mistreated them both.


SPOTLIGHT FEATURES – Highlighted feature films airing on HDNet Movies

Blow – Saturday, March 29th at 8:00pm
Starring Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ray Liotta. Directed by Ted Demme

Dante’s Peak – premieres Saturday, March 1st at 8:05pm
Starring Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Charles Hallahan. Directed by Roger Donaldson

Fatal Attraction – premieres Saturday, March 15th at 8:00pm
Starring Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer. Directed by Adrian Lyne
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Writing, Best Film Editing, Best Actress: Glenn Close,
Best Supporting Actress: Anne Archer
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Performance by an Actress: Glenn Close,
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Anne Archer

Gandhi – Saturday, March 22nd at 7:20pm
Starring Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox. Directed by Richard Attenborough
Academy Award Winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor: Ben Kingsley, Best Cinematography, Best Editing,
Best Writing, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design.
Academy Award Nominations for Best Music, Best Makeup, Best Sound
Golden Globe Winner for Best Foreign Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Motion Picture Actor: Ben Kingsley

Glory – Wednesday, March 5th at 8:05pm
Starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes. Directed by Edward Zwick
Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor: Denzel Washington, Best Cinematography and Best Sound.
Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction- Set Decoration and Best Film Editing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Denzel Washington
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, Best Original Score and Best Screenplay

Ghostbusters – premiering Saturday, March 8th at 8:05pm
Starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis. Directed by Ivan Reitman
Academy Award nominations for Best Visual Effects and Best Original Song
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical, Best Motion Picture Actor: Bill Murray,
and Best Original Song

Hidalgo – Friday, March 7th at 8:15pm
Starring Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson, Omar Sharif. Directed by Joe Johnston

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou – premieres Tuesday, March 4th at 9:35pm
Starring Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett. Directed by Wes Anderson

Ronin – Thursday, March 6th at 8:00pm
Starring Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone. Directed by John Frankenheimer


HIGH DEFINITION PREMIERES – Films broadcast in High Definition for the first time on television
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Buffalo Soldiers
Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn. Directed by Gregor Jordan

Charly
Starring Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala. Directed by Ralph Nelson
Academy Award winner for Best Actor: Cliff Robertson
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Screenplay
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture Actor: Cliff Robertson

Dead Heat
Starring Kiefer Sutherland, Anthony LaPaglia, Radha Mitchell. Directed by Mark Malone

The Sea Inside
Starring Javier Bardem, Belen Rueda, Lola Duenas. Directed by Alejandro Amenabar
Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award nomination for Best Achievement in Makeup
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Javier Bardem

Ship of Fools
Starring Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, Jose Ferrer. Directed by Stanley Kramer
Academy Award winner for Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress: Simone Signoret, Best Actor: Oskar Werner, Best
Supporting Actor: Michael Dunn, Best Writing, Best Costume Design
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Motion Picture Actress: Simone Signoret,
Best Motion Picture Actor: Oskar Werner

Songcatcher
Starring Janet McTeer, Michael Davis, Michael Goodwin. Directed by Maggie Greenwald

The Substitute 2: School’s Out
Starring Treat Williams, Michael Michele, Susan May Pratt. Directed by Steven Pearl

Three of Hearts
Starring William Baldwin, Kelly Lynch, Sherilyn Fenn. Directed by Yurek Bogayevicz
Two Rode Together
Starring James Stewart, Richard Widmark, Shirley Jones. Directed by John Ford


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Bonnie and Clyde
Starring Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman. Directed by Arthur Penn
Academy Award winner for Best Cinematography and Best Supporting Actress: Estelle Parsons
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor: Warren Beatty, Best Actress: Faye Dunaway,
Best Supporting Actor: Gene Hackman, Best Supporting Actor: Michael J. Pollard, Best Writing and Best Costume Design
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion Picture Actor: Warren
Beatty, Best Motion Picture Actress, Faye Dunaway, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor: Michael J. Pollard,
Most Promising newcomer: Michael J. Pollard

The Graduate
Starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross. Directed by Mike Nichols
Academy Award winner for Best Director: Mike Nichols
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Actress: Anne Bancroft,
Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman, Best Supporting Actress: Katharine Ross, Best Writing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture: Musical/Comedy, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion
Picture Actress: Anne Bancroft, Most Promising Newcomer: Dustin Hoffman, Most Promising Newcomer: Katharine Ross,
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor: Dustin Hoffman and Best Screenplay

Hoosiers
Starring Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper. Directed by David Anspaugh
Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor: Dennis Hopper and Best Music, Original Score
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Dennis Hopper

The Last Picture Show
Starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd. Directed by Peter Bogdanovich
Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor: Ben Johnson and Best Supporting Actress: Cloris Leachman
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Supporting Actor Jeff Bridges,
Best Supporting Actress: Ellen Burstyn, Best Writing
Golden Globe winner for Best Motion Picture Supporting Actor: Ben Johnson
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Supporting Actress:
Ellen Burstyn, Best Supporting Actress: Cloris Leachman, Most Promising Newcomer: Cybill Shepherd

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Starring John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles. Directed by John Ford
Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design

Midnight Cowboy
Starring Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles. Directed by John Schlesinger
Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Writing
Academy Award nominations for Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman, Best Actor: Jon Voight, Best Supporting Actress: Sylvia Miles,
Best Film Editing
Golden Globe Award winner for Most promising newcomer: Jon Voight
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion Picture Actor:
Dustin Hoffman, Best Motion Picture Actor: Jon Voight, Best Supporting Actress Brenda Vaccaro and Best Screenplay

Nothing But A Man
Starring Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, Gloria Foster. Directed by Michael Roemer

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Starring Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield. Directed by Milos Foreman
Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor: Jack Nicholson, Best Actress: Louise Fletcher,
Best Writing,
Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Supporting Brad Dourif
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion Picture Actor:
Jack Nicholson, Best Motion Picture Actress: Louise Fletcher, Best Screenplay and Best Acting Debut: Brad Dourif

The Producers
Starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Kenneth Mars. Directed by Mel Brooks
Academy Award winner for Best Writing
Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Gene Wilder
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor – Zero Mostel and Best Motion Picture Screenplay

Raging Bull
Starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty. Directed by Martin Scorsese
Academy Award winner for Best Actor: Robert De Niro, Best Film Editing
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Supporting Actress:
Cathy Moriarty, Best Supporting Actor: Joe Pesci
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture Actor: Robert De Niro
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Supporting Motion
Picture Actress: Cathy Moriarty, Best Supporting Motion Picture Actor: Joe Pesci, Best Motion Picture Screenplay and New
Star of the Year in a Motion Picture: Cathy Moriarty

The Wild Bunch
Starring William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan. Directed by Sam Peckinpah
Academy Award nominations for Best Original Score and Best Writing


In Retro – Memorable Classic movies airing Sunday Nights

The Wild Bunch – Sunday, March 2nd at 8:00pm
Starring William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan. Directed by Sam Peckinpah
Academy Award nominations for Best Original Score and Best Writing

Bonnie and Clyde – Sunday, March 2nd at 10:30pm
Starring Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman. Directed by Arthur Penn
Academy Award winner for Best Cinematography and Best Supporting Actress: Estelle Parsons
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor: Warren Beatty, Best Actress: Faye Dunaway,
Best Supporting Actor: Gene Hackman, Best Supporting Actor: Michael J. Pollard, Best Writing and Best Costume Design
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion Picture Actor: Warren
Beatty, Best Motion Picture Actress, Faye Dunaway, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor: Michael J. Pollard, Most
Promising newcomer: Michael J. Pollard

Raging Bull – Sunday, March 9th at 6:05pm
Starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty. Directed by Martin Scorsese
Academy Award winner for Best Actor: Robert De Niro, Best Film Editing
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Supporting Actress:
Cathy Moriarty, Best Supporting Actor: Joe Pesci
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture Actor: Robert De Niro
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Supporting Motion
Picture Actress: Cathy Moriarty, Best Supporting Motion Picture Actor: Joe Pesci, Best Motion Picture Screenplay and New
Star of the Year in a Motion Picture: Cathy Moriarty

Lenny – premieres Sunday, March 9th at 8:15pm
Starring Dustin Hoffman, Valerie Perrine, Jan Miner. Directed by Bob Fosse
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Writing, Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman,
Best Actress: Valerie Perrine
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Director, Best Motion Picture Actor: Dustin Hoffman, Best Motion Picture Actress: Valerie Perrine

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Sunday, March 16th at 8:00pm
Starring Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield. Directed by Milos Foreman
Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor: Jack Nicholson, Best Actress: Louise Fletcher,
Best Writing,
Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Supporting Brad Dourif
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion Picture Actor:
Jack Nicholson, Best Motion Picture Actress: Louise Fletcher, Best Screenplay and Best Acting Debut: Brad Dourif

The Last Picture Show – Sunday March 16th at 10:15pm
Starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd. Directed by Peter Bogdanovich
Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor: Ben Johnson and Best Supporting Actress: Cloris Leachman
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Supporting Actor Jeff Bridges,
Best Supporting Actress: Ellen Burstyn, Best Writing
Golden Globe winner for Best Motion Picture Supporting Actor: Ben Johnson
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Supporting Actress:
Ellen Burstyn, Best Supporting Actress: Cloris Leachman, Most Promising Newcomer: Cybill Shepherd

The Graduate – Sunday, March 23rd at 8:15pm
Starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross. Directed by Mike Nichols
Academy Award winner for Best Director: Mike Nichols
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Actress: Anne Bancroft,
Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman, Best Supporting Actress: Katharine Ross, Best Writing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture: Musical/Comedy, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion
Picture Actress: Anne Bancroft, Most Promising Newcomer: Dustin Hoffman, Most Promising Newcomer: Katharine Ross,
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor: Dustin Hoffman and Best Screenplay

Midnight Cowboy – Sunday, March 23rd at 10:05pm
Starring Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles. Directed by John Schlesinger
Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Writing
Academy Award nominations for Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman, Best Actor: Jon Voight, Best Supporting Actress: Sylvia Miles,
Best Film Editing
Golden Globe Award winner for Most promising newcomer: Jon Voight
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion Picture Actor:
Dustin Hoffman, Best Motion Picture Actor: Jon Voight, Best Supporting Actress Brenda Vaccaro and Best Screenplay

Two Rode Together – premieres Sunday, March 30th at 8:05pm
Starring James Stewart, Richard Widmark, Shirley Jones. Directed by John Ford

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance – Sunday, March 30th at 10:00pm
Starring John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles. Directed by John Ford
Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design


ART HOUSE CINEMA – Independent films, foreign films and documentaries airing Tuesday Nights

La Cage aux Folles – premieres Tuesday, March 4th at 8:00pm
Starring Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Clair Maurier. Directed by Edouard Molinaro
Academy Award nominations for Best Director, Best Writing and Best Costume Design
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Foreign Film

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou – premiers Tuesday, March 4th at 9:35pm
Starring Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett. Directed by Wes Anderson
Das Boot – Tuesday, March 11th at 8:00pm
Starring Jurgen Prochnow, Klaus Wennemann, Herbert Gronemeyer. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Academy Award nominations for Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Writing, Best Editing, Best Sound, and
Best Sound Effects Editing
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Foreign Film

The Magdalene Sisters – premieres Tuesday, March 11th at 10:30pm
Starring Geraldine McEwan, Anne-Marie Duff, Nora-Jane Noone. Directed by Peter Mullan

The Sea Inside – premieres Tuesday, March 18th at 8:00pm
Starring Javier Bardem, Belen Rueda, Lola Duenas. Directed by Alejandro Amenabar
Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award nomination for Best Achievement in Makeup
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Javier Bardem

Pollock – Tuesday, March 18th at 10:10pm
Starring Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden, Jennifer Connelly. Directed by Ed Harris
Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress: Marcia Gay Harden
Academy Award nomination for Best Actor: Ed Harris

Persuasion – Tuesday, March 25th at 7:15pm
Starring Amanda Root, Ciaran Hinds, Susan Fleetwood. Directed by Roger Michell

Songcatcher – premieres Tuesday, March 25th at 9:05pm
Starring Janet McTeer, Michael Davis, Michael Goodwin. Directed by Maggie Greenwald

The Lovers of the Arctic Circle – Tuesday, March 25th at 11:00pm
Starring Najwa Nimri, Fele Martinez, Nancho Novo. Directed by Julio Medem

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Flawless sounds interesting; Magnolia usually does good stuff.


I also look forward to Ghandi. Haven't seen it in years.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Sunday, March 16th at 8:00pm

This should be either the first HD showing that is not upconverted, or else the first in a very long time.