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November 2009 Programming Highlights
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Red Cliff
Premieres Wednesday, November 18th at 8:00pm, followed by encore presentations at 10:30pm and 1:00am
Starring Tony Leung Chiuwai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang. Directed by John Woo
Legendary action cinema master John Woo and international superstar Tony Leung reunite for the first time since the 1992 classic /Hard Boiled/ with this epic historical drama set based on a legendary 208 A.D. battle that heralded the end of the Han Dynasty. RED CLIFF opens with power hungry Prime Minister-turned-General
Cao Cao (Zhang Fengyi) seeking permission from the Han dynasty Emperor to organize a southward-bound mission designed to crush two troublesome warlords that stand in his way, Liu Bei (You Yong) and Sun Quan (Chang Chen). As the expedition gets under way, Cao Cao's troops rain destruction on Liu Bei's army, forcing the latter to retreat. Liu Bei's military strategist Zhuge Liang (Takeshi Kaneshiro) knows that their only hope for survival is to form an alliance with rival warlord Sun Quan, and reaches out to Sun Quan’s trusted advisor, war
hero Zhou Yu (Tony Leung). Vastly outnumbered by Cao Cao’s fast approaching, brutal army, the rebel warlords band together to mount a heroic campaign unrivalled in history that changes the face of China forever.
A massive hit in Asia and the most expensive Asian film production of all time, RED CLIFF is a breathtaking war epic that marks the triumphant return of John Woo.

SPOTLIGHT FEATURES -

Highlighted feature films airing on HDNet Movies

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Airplane!

-premieres Friday, November 13th at 9:00pm
Starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges. Directed by Jim Abrahams
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture – Musical/ Comedy

The Count of Monte Cristo

– premieres Wednesday, November 11th at 8:00pm

Starring Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris. Directed by Kevin Reynolds

Driving Miss Daisy
– premieres Monday, November 2nd at 8:15pm
Starring Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd. Directed by Bruce Beresford Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Actress: Jessica Tandy, Best Writing and Best Makeup Academy Award nomination for Best Actor: Morgan Freeman, Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Dan Aykroyd, Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and Best Film Editing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Comedy/ Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Morgan Freeman and Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture: Jessica Tandy

Finding Neverland
– premieres Tuesday, November 17th at 10:15pm
Starring Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie. Directed by Marc Forster Academy Award winner for Best Achievement in Music – Original Score
Academy Award nomination for Best Motion Picture, Best Actor: Johnny Depp, Best Costume Design, Best Editing, Best Art Direction and Best Writing
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Director, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Johnny Depp, Best Original Score and Best Screenplay

Grumpy Old Men
– premieres Tuesday, November 3rd at 8:05pm
Starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ann Margret. Directed by Donald Petrie

The Illusionist
– premieres Wednesday, November 11th at 10:15pm
Starring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel. Directed by Neil Burger Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography

The Interview with the Vampire
– premieres Thursday, November 5th at 8:00pm
Starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas. Directed by Neil Jordan Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and Best Music – Original Score Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Kirsten Dunst and Best Original Score

Remember the Titans
- premieres Friday, November 6th at 8:00pm
Starring Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Donald Faison. Directed by Boaz Yakin

Three Kings
– premieres Saturday, November 14th at 8:00pm
Starring George Clooney, Mark Walberg, Ice Cube. Directed by David O. Russell

PROGRAM SPECIALS

Star Trek I: The Motion Picture – premieres Saturday, November 7th at 8:00pm
Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley. Directed by Robert Wise Academy Award nomination for Best Music – Original Score, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and Best Visual Effects Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Score

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
– premieres Saturday, November 7th at 10:15pm
Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley. Directed by Nicholas Meyer

HIGH DEFINITION PREMIERES –
Films broadcast in High Definition for the first time on television See program schedule or
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Amores Perros

Starring Emilio Echevarria, Gael Garcia Bernal, Goya Toledo. Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film

Red Cliff
Starring Tony Leung Chiuwai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang. Directed by John Woo

NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY
– HDNet Movies presents American Films selected by the Library of Congress for historical and cultural preservation. For more information on film preservation, visit
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The Bridge Over the River Kwai
Starring William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness. Directed by David Lean Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Actor: Alec Guinness Best Supporting Actor: Sessue Hayakawa, Best Music: Scoring, and Best Writing Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion Picture Actor: Alec Guinness Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture Supporting Actor: Sessue Hayakawa

Deliverance
Starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty. Directed by John Boorman Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Screenplay, Best Original Song, Best Motion Picture Actor: Jon Voight


Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden. Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Writing and Best Actor: Peter Sellers


The Graduate
Starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross. Directed by Mike Nicho 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

Mean Streets
Starring Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, David Proval. Directed by Martin Scorsese

The Music Man
Starring Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett. Directed by Morton DaCosta
Academy Award winner for Best Music –scoring of music Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Sound, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Musical

Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion Picture Actor: Robert Preston, Best Motion Picture Actress: Shirley Jones, Best Motion Picture Supporting Actress: Hermione Gingold, Best Motion Picture Score

The Searchers
Starring John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles. Directed by John Ford

In Retro
– Memorable Classic movies airing Sunday Nights

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane

– Sunday, November 1st at 7:00pm

Starring Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono. Directed by Robert Aldrich Academy Award winner for Best Costume Design. Academy Award nominations for Best Actress: Bette Davis,
Best Supporting Actor: Victor Buono, Best Cinematography and Best Sound Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Actress: Bette Davis and Best Supporting Actor: Victor Buono

Deliverance –
Sunday, November 1st at 9:15pm
Starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty. Directed by John Boorman Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Screenplay, Best Original Song, Best Motion Picture Actor: Jon Voight

Funny Girl
– Sunday, November 8th at 5:35pm
Starring Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford. Directed by William Wyler Academy Award winner for Best Actress: Barbra Streisand
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Supporting Actress: Kay Medford, Best Sound, Best Music, Best Original Song and Best Film Editing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture Actress: Barbra Streisand
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical, Best Motion Picture Director and Best Original Song


My Fair Lady
– Sunday, November 8th at 8:05pm
Starring Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway. Directed by George Cukor Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor: Rex Harrison, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Sound, Best Scoring of Music
Academy Award nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Gladys Cooper, Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Stanley Holloway, Best Writing and Best Film Editing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion Picture Actor: Rex Harrison Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Actress: Audrey Hepburn and Best Supporting Actor: Stanley Holloway


The Music Man
– Sunday, November 8th at 11:00pm

Starring Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett. Directed by Morton DaCosta

Academy Award winner for Best Music –scoring of music Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Sound, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Musical Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion Picture Actor: Robert Preston, Best Motion Picture Actress: Shirley Jones, Best Motion Picture Supporting Actress: Hermione Gingold, Best Motion Picture Score

Star Trek I: The Motion Picture
– Sunday, November 15th at 7:30pm
Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley. Directed by Robert Wise
Academy Award nomination for Best Music – Original Score, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and Best Visual Effects Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Score

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
– Sunday, November 15th at 9:45pm
Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley. Directed by Nicholas Meyer

Papillon
– Sunday, November 22nd at 5:05pm

Starring Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory. Directed by Franklin Schaffner Academy Award nomination for Best Original Dramatic Score

Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture Actor: Steve McQueen

The Bridge Over the River Kwai
– Sunday, November 22nd at 7:45pm
Starring William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness. Directed by David Lean
Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Actor: Alec Guinness, Best Supporting Actor: Sessue Hayakawa, Best Music: Scoring, and Best Writing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion Picture Actor: Alec Guinness
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture Supporting Actor: Sessue Hayakawa

The Graduate

– Sunday, November 22nd at 10:35pm

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

El Dorado
– Sunday, November 29th at 8:15pm
Starring John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan. Directed by Howard Hawks

The Searchers
– Sunday, November 29th at 10:30pm
Starring John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles. Directed by John Ford

ART HOUSE CINEMA
– Independent films, foreign films and documentaries
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Amores Perros

Starring Emilio Echevarria, Gael Garcia Bernal, Goya Toledo. Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film

Good Night, and Good Luck.
Starring David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, George Clooney. Directed by George Clooney
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography,
Best Art Direction, Best Lead Actor: David Strathairn
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion Picture
Screenplay, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: David Strathairn

Hotel Rwanda
Starring Don Cheadle, Nick Nolte, Sophie Okonedo. Directed by Terry George
Academy Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Don Cheadle, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Sophie Okonedo and Best Original Screenplay
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Don Cheadle and Best Original Song

Infernal Affairs
Starring Tony Leung, Andy Lau, Anthony Wong. Directed by Andrew Lau

Like Water for Chocolate
Starring Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torne, Marco Leonardi. Directed by Alfonso Arau
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, Mexico

Lost in Translation
Starring Bill Murray, Scarlett Johannson, Giovanni Ribisi. Directed by Sofia Coppola
Academy Award winner for Best Original Screenplay
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor: Bill Murray

Memento
Starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Ann Moss, Joe Pantoliano. Directed by Christopher Nolan Academy Award nominations for Best Editing and Best Writing

Proof
Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Jake Gyllenhaal. Directed by John Madden
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture: Gwyneth Paltrow

Whale Rider
Starring Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton. Directed by Niki Caro Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role: Keisha Castle-Hughes

Winged Migration
Documentary narrated by Philippe Labro. Directed by Jacques Perrin
Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature

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Red Cliff is an awesome movie, probably the best movie I saw in the past year or two.

Note that is Part One of Two Parts. Both parts are available on Blu-Ray, so I am wondering why HDNet-Movies is only showing part one ??

Anyone who likes Action films should enjoy the film(s).

Yeah I see some more EHDD eaters on this list...