Thread: September 2005 HDNet/Movies Highlights

HDNet MOVIES

September 2005

[All times Eastern - Schedule Subject To Change]

NOW SHOWING
Feature films, airing on HDNet Movies

Sudden Impact (HD Premiere) – premieres Thursday, September 1st at 2:00am EST
Starring Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle. Directed by Clint Eastwood

D.O.A (HD Premiere) – premieres Friday, September 2nd at 8:30pm EST
Starring Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, Charlotte Rampling. Directed by Annabel Jankel

The Prime Gig – premieres Friday, September 2nd at 10:15pm EST
Starring Vince Vaughn, Julia Ormond, Ed Harris. Directed by Gregory Mesher

Blade Runner – Director’s Cut (HD Premiere) – premieres Saturday September 3rd at 8:00pm EST
Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young. Directed by Ridley Scott

The Mosquito Coast (HD Premiere) – premieres Saturday, September 3rd at 10:00pm EST
Starring Harrison Ford, Helen Miren, River Phoenix. Directed by Peter Weir

The Birdcage – premieres Sunday, September 4th at 8:00pm EST
Starring Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane. Directed by Mike Nichols

Victor, Victoria (HD Premiere) – premieres Sunday September 4th at 10:00pm EST
Starring Julie Andrews, Robert Preston, James Garner. Directed by Blake Edwards

Dances With Wolves – Director’s Cut (HD Premiere) – premieres Monday, September 5th at 8:30pm EST
Starring Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene. Directed by Kevin Costner

Urban Cowboy – premieres Thursday, September 8th at 8:00pm EST
Starring John Travolta, Debra Winger, Scott Glenn. Directed by James Bridges

Cool World – premieres Friday, September 9th at 8:15pm EST
Starring Gabriel Byrne, Kim Basinger, Brad Pitt. Directed by Ralph Bakshi

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (HD Premiere) – premieres Saturday, September 17 at 10:30pm EST
Starring Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway. Directed by Luc Besson

S1m0ne – premieres Saturday, September 24th at 8:00pm EST
Starring Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Winona Ryder. Directed by Andrew Niccol


CHILLER THEATER
Contemporary and classic horror movies airing Friday Nights

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors – premieres late night Friday, September 2nd at 12:00am EST
Starring Patricia Arquette, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp. Directed by Chuck Russel

Obsession – late night Friday, September 9th at 12:00am EST
Starring Cliff Robertson, Genvieve Bujold, John Lithgow. Directed by Brian DePalma

The Exorcist III: The Legion – late night Friday, September 16th at 12:00am EST
Starring George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Brad Dourif. Directed by William Peter Blatty

Angel Heart – late night Friday, September 23rd at 1:00am EST
Starring Mickey Rourke, Robert DeNiro, Lisa Bonet. Directed by Alan Parker


CLASSICS
Memorable classic movies every Sunday Night

Houseboat – premieres Sunday, September 4th at 6:00pm EST
Starring Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer. Directed by Melville Shavelson

Funny Face – premieres Sunday, September 11th at 7:15pm EST
Starring Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson. Directed by Stanley Donen

My Fair Lady – Sunday, September 11th at 9:00pm EST
Starring Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway. Directed by George Cukor

Rio Bravo (HD Premiere) – Sunday September 18th at 6:00pm EST
Starring John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson. Directed by Howard Hawks

McCabe and Mrs. Miller (HD Premiere) – premieres Sunday, September 18th at 8:30pm EST
Starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois. Directed by Robert Altman

Mackenna’s Gold – Sunday September 18th at 10:30pm EST
Starring Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas. Directed by J. Lee Thompson

A Shot in the Dark – Sunday, September 25th at 8:15pm EST
Starring Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, George Sanders. Directed by Blake Edwards

The Nutty Professor – Sunday, September 25th at 10:00pm EST
Starring Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens, Del Moore. Directed by Jerry Lewis


ART HOUSE CINEMA
Independent films and documentaries airing Tuesday Nights

Bob Roberts – premieres Tuesday, September 6th at 8:15pm EST
Starring Tim Robbins, Giancarlo Esposito, Alan Rickman. Directed by Tim Robins

Who is Cletis Tout? – Tuesday, September 6th at 10:00pm EST
Starring Christian Slater, Tim Allen, Richard Dreyfus. Directed by Chris Ver Wiel

After Dark My Sweet – premieres Tuesday, September 13th at 8:00pm EST
Starring Jason Patric, Rachel Ward, Bruce Dern. Directed by James Foley

The Prime Gig – Tuesday, September 13th at 10:00pm EST
Starring Vince Vaughn, Julia Ormond, Ed Harris. Directed by Gregory Mesher

No Man’s Land – Tuesday, September 20th at 8:15pm EST
Starring Branko Djuric, Rene Bitorjac, Filip Sovagovic. Directed by Danis Tanovic

Winged Migration – Tuesday, September 20th at 10:00pm EST
English narration by Philippe Labro. Directed by Jaques Perrin

Russian Ark – Tuesday, September 27th at 8:15pm EST
Starring Sergei Dreiden, Mariya Kuznetsova, Leonid Mozgovoy. Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov

Sex and Lucia – Tuesday, September 27th at 10:00pm EST
Starring Paz Vega, Tristan Ulloa, Najwa Nimri. Directed by Julio Medem


DIGITAL ORIGINAL
Movies shot entirely in High Definition

S1m0ne – premieres Saturday, September 24th at 8:00pm EST
Starring Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Winona Ryder. Directed by Andrew Niccol

Sex and Lucia – Tuesday, September 27th at 10:00pm EST
Starring Paz Vega, Tristan Ulloa, Najwa Nimri. Directed by Julio Medem

Dead Bodies – See program schedule for specific dates and times
Starring Andrew Scott, Kelly Reilly, Darren Healy. Directed by Robert Quinn


IN THE SPOTLIGHT
A Showcase of Hollywood Screen Legends
On Saturday, September 10th, HDNet Movies presents an evening of films directed by Alan Parker

Fame (HD Premiere) – premieres Saturday, September 10th at 8:00pm EST
Starring Irene Cara, Lee Curreri, Eddie Barth. Directed by Alan Parker

Birdy – premieres Saturday, September 10th at 10:15pm EST
Starring Mathew Modine, Nicolas Cage, John Harkins. Directed by Alan Parker

Pink Floyd: The Wall – late night Saturday, September 10th at 12:15am EST
Starring Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, Bob Hoskins. Directed by Alan Parker

Angel Heart – late night Saturday, September 10th at 2:00am EST
Starring Mickey Rourke, Robert DeNiro, Lisa Bonet. Directed by Alan Parker


NOT AVAILABLE ON DVD
Movies which are currently unavailable on DVD

Picnic (HD Premiere) – premieres Monday, September 5th at 7:05 am EST
Starring Bonnie Bedelia, Josh Brolin, Gretchen Mol. Directed by Ivan Passer


Returns
See program schedule for specific dates and times

American Hot Wax
Dead Bodies
Operation Delta Force
Russian Ark
Scorpion Spring

Wow, my HD-Tivo is going to be busy this weekend Keep it up HD Net. Three of my favorite movies in HD (Blade Runner, Mosquito Coast and Victor Victoria). There are others in this list I want to see.

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8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Deadline!This week's unique news and events like you have never seen them before.

9:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM PT * Premiere *
World Extreme Cagefighting
Clash of the Titans
Yet another great night of Mixed Martial Arts at its finest. From a spectacular venue with some of the best athletes, World Extreme Cagefighting always brings the best knockouts and choke-outs to HDNet viewers in crystal clear 1080i high definition.

11:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM PT * LIVE! *
NASCAR Grand National Division
West Series 200
>From California Speedway
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8:30 PM ET/ 5:30 PM PT D.O.A R - 1:37 - 1988 ***PREMIERE***
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, Charlotte Rampling, Director: Annabel and Rocky Morton Jankel
Film noir about a college professor who is poisoned after a dispute over a prized manuscript and has 24 hours to identify his killer.

10:15 PM ET/7:15 PM PT The Prime Gig R - 1:38 - 2000 ***PREMIERE***
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Julia Ormond, Ed Harris, Director: Gregory Mesher
A successful telemarketing con artist is recruited by a veteran con businessman, and becomes romantically involved with his mistress.

12:00 AM ET/9:00 PM PT A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors R - 1:36 - 1987 ***PREMIERE***
Cast: Patricia Arquette, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Director: Chuck Russell
In this third chapter, a former survivor helps a group of troubled teens in a psychiatric hospital who are haunted in their dreams by Freddy Krueger.

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8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT * Premiere *
HDNet This Month
September 2005
Take a look at HDNet's September schedule with segments from Art Mann Presents..., College Football, Rick Steves' Europe, Boomtown, and Smallville. HDNet This Month also gives you a sneak peak at the films you can see this September on HDNet Movies. HDNet is television like you've never seen before.

9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT * LIVE! *
Major League Soccer
D.C. United at Colorado Rapids
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8:00 PM ET
5:00 PM PT Blade Runner (Director's Cut)
R - 1:56 - 1982
Cast: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Director: Ridley Scott
In 21st-century L.A., a retired cop is recruited to hunt down and destroy a group of replicants, who have escaped to Earth in search of their creator.

10:00 PM ET
7:00 PM PT The Mosquito Coast
PG - 1:58 - 1986
Cast: Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix, Director: Peter Weir
Eccentric, idealistic inventor moves his family to a remote rainforest in Central America in order to realize his utopian dream.

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8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT * Premiere *
HDNet World Report
Bosnia: Important Pieces of a Grim Puzzle
World Report cameras are in Bosnia as a grim legacy of the war continues. Using the latest DNA technology, experts from around the globe are trying to identify the remains of those who perished in the war. It is an extremely difficult task, as graves have been moved and co-mingled. But the war's survivors still look for truth and for closure.

8:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM PT * Premiere *
True Music
Salim Nourallah, Spector 45, Death Ray Davies, Max Stalling
This week on True Music, join our host Katie Daryl as she chats it up with the Grammy nominated band Bowling For Soup and their opening act American Hi-Fi. Plus, you don't want to miss Har Mar Superstar and his dance music beats!

9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Crash Test Dummies - Greates Hits Live
The Crash Test Dummies make a triumphant return to the place they recorded their latest album, Songs For The Unforgiven. Shot in front of a sold-out audience at the Sacred Heart Church in Duluth Minnesota, the Canadian pop band performs all the classic hits from "Mmm, Mmm, Mmm" and "Superman" to a dramatic cover of Alice Cooper's "I'm Eighteen". The sounds of pipe organs, cellos and harps resonate through this special that goes from the melancholy collection of the new album to the uplifting humor of past pop hits.

10:10 PM ET / 7:10 PM PT * Premiere *
The Music Video Show
Chicks that Rock
Katie Daryl hosts the only show where you can find only high definition music videos on your television screen. Katie will give you the scoop on the music, the bands, and the personalities. This episode, the focus is on ladies that rock.

2:00 AM ET / 11:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Zippo Hot Tour
Welcome to the Zippo Hot Tour
An introduction to the Zippo Hot Tour, explanation of the contest, and featuring music by the 2004 Zippo Hot Tour kick-off band, Abloom.
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6:00 PM ET
3:00 PM PT Houseboat
NR - 1:50 - 1958 ***Premiere***
Cast: Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer, Director: Melville Shavelson
Romantic comedy about a widower with three precocious children who decides to move onto a houseboat with an Italian socialite doubling as a maid.

8:00 PM ET
5:00 PM PT The Birdcage
R - 1:57 - 1996 ***Premiere***
Cast: Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Director: Mike Nichols
Remake of La Cage Aux Folles features Williams as a South Beach nightclub owner, who's longtime relationship with a high-strung drag-queen poses a problem when his newly engaged son plans a visit with his conservative prospective in-laws.

10:00 PM ET
7:00 PM PT Victor, Victoria
PG - 2:13 - 1982 ***Premiere***
Cast: Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Director: Blake Edwards
Unsuccessful Paris stage singer masquerades as a man impersonating a woman and becomes a big star, pleasing her gay mentor and confusing her American admirer.

D.O.A 1.0 stars out of 5. What a waste of a movie. Dennis Quaid was horrible on this one and the story was completly trash.

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9:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM PT * Premiere *
Face 2 Face with Roy Firestone
Steve Mariucci
Head coach of the Detroit Lions, Steve Mariucci has established himself as one of the most respected minds in pro-football. He sits down with Roy to discuss the people and topics that are influencing the game today.
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6:00 PM ET
3:00 PM PT Rio Bravo
NR - 2:21 - 1959 ****PREMIERE****
Cast: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Director: Howard Hawks
A small-town sheriff tries to keep a murder with powerful connections from escaping jail with the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter.


8:30 PM ET
5:30 PM PT Dances With Wolves
PG-13 - 3:54 - 1990 ****PREMIERE****
Cast: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Director: Kevin Costner
Academy Award winning film about a young Civil War soldier assigned to an isolated army post out west where he becomes intimately involved with a Lakota Sioux tribe, eventually becoming a member.

Blade Runner 2.0 stars out 5. I was very dissappointed about this one. 3/4 of the movie is quite boring and it the story moves at the pace of a turtle. Many times I wanted to stop it and deleted but I said to myself let me watch till the end because I want to know what's the big deal about this movie. Well the end was not great either and the story was quite predictable.

The Mosquito Coast 3.5 stars out of 5. Great movie with a sad ending. I do not know who was crazier the preacher or the scientist. Both needed to be thrown to the side and make wave for rationalize thinking. If this was based on a True story, you have to feel for the children. How could the wife let this guy get this stuff so far.