HDNet Movies / August

[dfergie]

August 2009 Programming Highlights
*All times listed are Eastern Standard Time
*Please check the complete Program Schedule or www.hdnetmovies.com for additional film, dates and times​

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World’s Greatest Dad
Premieres Wednesday, August 19th at 8:00pm, followed by encore presentations at 9:45 and 11:30pm

A thoughtful but outrageous comedy from Bobcat Goldthwait, WORLD’S GREATEST DAD is a story about a man that learns the things you want most may not be the things that make you happy, and that being lonely is not necessarily the same as being alone.
Robin Williams stars as Lance Clayton, a man who has learned to settle. He dreamed of being a rich and famous writer, but has only managed to make it as a high school poetry teacher. His only son Kyle (Daryl Sabara) is an insufferable jerk who won’t give his father the time of day. He is dating Claire (Alexie Gilmore), the school’s adorable art teacher, but she doesn’t want to get serious -- or even acknowledge publicly that they are dating. Then, in the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of all the fame, fortune and popularity he ever dreamed of, if he can only live with the knowledge of how he got there.
Written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait, WORLD’S GREATEST DAD stars Robin Williams, Alexie
Gilmore, Daryl Sabara, Geoff Pierson, Henry Simmons and Mitzi McCall. The film was produced by Tim Perrell, Howard Gertler, Sean McKittrick and Richard Kelly and co-produced by Sarah de Sa Rego​

SPOTLIGHT FEATURES
Highlighted feature films airing on HDNet Movies
See program schedule or http://www.hdnetmovies.com/ for complete listings of dates and times​

Basic Instinct – premieres Friday, August 7th at 10:00pm
Starring Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, Jeanne Tripplehorn. Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Academy Award nomination for Best Music – Original Score and Best Film Editing
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture: Sharon Stone and Best Original Score – Motion Picture ​

City Slickers – Saturday, August 8th at 8:15pm

Starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby. Directed by Ron Underwood
Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor: Jack Palance
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Jack Palance
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Billy Crystal​

Cool Hand Luke – Sunday, August 16th at 8:00pm

Starring Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor: George Kennedy
Academy Award nominations for Best Actor: Paul Newman, Best Writing and Best Original Score
Golden Globe nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor: Paul Newman and Best Supporting Actor: George Kennedy​

Field of Dreams – premieres Saturday, August 1st at 8:15pm

Starring Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Ray Liotta. Directed by Phil Alden Robinson
Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, Best Original Score and Best Writing​

The Jacket – premieres Saturday, August 22nd at 10:15pm

Starring Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Kris Kristofferson. Directed by John Maybury​

Jurassic Park III – premieres Saturday, August 15th at 8:05pm

Starring Sam Neil, William H. Macy, Tea Leoni. Directed by Joe Johnston​

Spartacus – premieres Sunday, August 9th at 6:00pm

Starring Kirk Douglas, Lawrence Olivier, Jean Simmons. Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Academy Award winner for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography, Best Actor in a
Supporting Role: Peter Ustinov and Best Costume Design
Academy Award nominations for Best Film Editing and Best Music
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Drama
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Director, Best Original Score, Best Motion Picture Actor – Lawrence Olivier, Best Supporting Actor – Woody Strode and Best Supporting Actor – Peter Ustinov​

Winged Migration – Tuesday, August 4th at 8:00pm

Narrated by Philippe Labro. Directed by Jacques Perrin
Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary, Features​

The World’s Fastest Indian – Saturday, August 1st at 10:05pm

Starring Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Christopher Lawford. Directed by Roger Donaldson​

PROGRAM SPECIAL
A Tribute to Director Sergio Leone​

A Fistful of Dollars – Sunday, August 23rd at 7:00pm
Starring Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volonte, Marianne Koch. Directed by Sergio Leone​

For A Few Dollars More – Sunday, August 23rd at 8:45pm

Starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volonte. Directed by Sergio Leone​

Once Upon a Time in the West – Sunday, August 23rd at 11:00pm

Starring Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson. Directed by Sergio Leone​

HIGH DEFINITION PREMIERES
Films broadcast in High Definition for the first time on television​

See program schedule or http://www.hdnetmovies.com/ for complete listings of dates and times


Jurassic Park III
Starring Sam Neil, William H. Macy, Tea Leoni. Directed by Joe Johnston

The World’s Greatest Dad
Starring Robin Williams, Daryl Sabara, Alexie Gilmore. Directed by Bobcat Goldthwait​

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 http://www.loc.gov/film/ and www.filmpreservation.org
See program schedule or http://www.hdnetmovies.com/ for complete listings of dates and times​

Cool Hand Luke
Starring Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg

Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor: George Kennedy
Academy Award nominations for Best Actor: Paul Newman, Best Writing and Best Original Score
Golden Globe nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor: Paul Newman and Best Supporting Actor: George Kennedy​

Lawrence of Arabia
Starring Peter O’Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn. Directed by David Lean
Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Music, Score, Best Sound, Best Film Editing, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Academy Award nominations for Best Actor: Peter O’Toole, Best Supporting Actor: Omar Sharif, Best Writing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture – Director, Best
Supporting Actor: Omar Sharif, Best Cinematography
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor: Peter O’Toole, Best Motion Picture Actor: Anthony Quinn and Best Motion Picture Score​

Some Like It Hot
Starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Marilyn Monroe. Directed by Billy Wilder
Academy Award winner for Best Costume Design – Black and White
Academy Award nominations for Best Director, Best Actor: Jack Lemmon, Best Cinematography, Best
Writing and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Comedy, Best Motion Picture Actor – Musical/ Comedy: Jack Lemmon and Best Motion Picture Actress – Musical/ Comedy: Marilyn Monroe​

In Retro
Memorable Classic movies airing Sunday Nights​

Breakfast at Tiffany’s – Sunday, August 2nd at 6:00pm
Starring Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal. Directed by Blake Edwards
Academy Award winner for Best Musical Score and Best Original Song
Academy Award nominations for Best Writing, Best Actress: Audrey Hepburn and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration​

My Fair Lady – Sunday, August 2nd at 8:00pm

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​

Spartacus – premieres Sunday, August 9th at 6:00pm
Starring Kirk Douglas, Lawrence Olivier, Jean Simmons. Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Academy Award winner for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography, Best Actor in a
Supporting Role: Peter Ustinov and Best Costume Design
Academy Award nominations for Best Film Editing and Best Music
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Drama
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Director, Best Original Score, Best Motion Picture Actor – Lawrence Olivier, Best Supporting Actor – Woody Strode and Best Supporting Actor – Peter Ustinov​

Lawrence of Arabia – Sunday, August 9th at 9:15pm

Starring Peter O’Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn. Directed by David Lean
Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Music, Score, Best Sound, Best Film Editing, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Academy Award nominations for Best Actor: Peter O’Toole, Best Supporting Actor: Omar Sharif, Best Writing Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture – Director, Best Supporting Actor: Omar Sharif, Best Cinematography - Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor: Peter O’Toole,
Best Motion Picture Actor: Anthony Quinn and Best Motion Picture Score​

Cool Hand Luke – Sunday, August 16th at 8:00pm

Starring Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor: George Kennedy
Academy Award nominations for Best Actor: Paul Newman, Best Writing and Best Original Score
Golden Globe nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor: Paul Newman and Best Supporting Actor: George Kennedy​

Tom Horn – Sunday, August 16th at 10:15pm

Starring Steve McQueen, Linda Evans, Richard Farnsworth. Directed by William Wiard​

A Fistful of Dollars – Sunday, August 23rd at 7:00pm

Starring Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volonte, Marianne Koch. Directed by Sergio Leone​

For a Few Dollars More – Sunday, August 23rd at 8:45pm

Starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volonte. Directed by Sergio Leone​

Once Upon a Time in the West – Sunday, August 23rd at 11:00pm

Starring Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson. Directed by Sergio Leone​

Some Like it Hot – Sunday, August 30th at 8:00pm

Starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Marilyn Monroe. Directed by Billy Wilder
Academy Award winner for Best Costume Design – Black and White
Academy Award nominations for Best Director, Best Actor: Jack Lemmon, Best Cinematography, Best
Writing and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Comedy, Best Motion Picture Actor – Musical/Comedy: Jack Lemmon and Best Motion Picture Actress – Musical/ Comedy: Marilyn Monroe​

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – Sunday, August 30th at 10:05pm

Starring Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Buster Keaton. Directed by Richard Lester
Academy Award winner for Best Music, Scoring of Music
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture – Musical/ Comedy​

ART HOUSE CINEMA
Independent films, foreign films and documentaries
See program schedule or www.hdnetmovies.com for complete listings of dates and times​

Baadasssss!
Starring Mario Van Peebles, Joy Bryant, T.K. Carter. Directed by Mario Van Peebles

The Barbarian Invasions
Starring Remy Girard, Stephane Rousseau, Dorothee Berryman. Directed by Denys Arcand
Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award nomination for Best Writing – Original Screenplay
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film​

Bride & Prejudice – Tuesday, July 28th at 9:05pm

Starring Aishwaraya Rai, Martin Henderson, Naveen Andrews. Directed by Gurinder Chadha​

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room – Tuesday, July 7th at 8:05pm

Documentary narrated by Peter Coyote. Directed by Alex Gibney
Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary, Features​

The Red Violin
Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Greta Scacchi, Carlo Cecchi. Directed by Francois Girard
Academy Award winner for Best Music – Original Score
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film​

Reservoir Dogs
Starring Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen. Directed by Quentin Tarantino​

Riding Giants
Featuring Laird Hamilton, Jeff Clark, Greg Noll. Directed by Stacy Peralta​

So Close
Starring Shu Qi, Zhao Wei, Karen Mok. Directed by Cory Yuen​

Winged Migration
Narrated by Philippe Labro. Directed by Jacques Perrin
Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary, Features​

The World’s Fastest Indian​

Starring Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Christopher Lawford. Directed by Roger Donaldson

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[teachsac]

Yeah. Finally "A Fistful of Dollars." Now I can watch all three.

S~

 

[dfergie]

Yeah. Finally "A Fistful of Dollars." Now I can watch all three.

S~

Same thoughts here... Plus Jurassic Park III... now we need I and II OAR

 

[teachsac]

Same thoughts here... Plus Jurassic Park III... now we need I and II OAR

OAR for all three J.P's is 1.85:1

S~

 

[BlackHitachi]

Yeah. Finally "A Fistful of Dollars." Now I can watch all three.

S~

AMEN!:up

 

[kstuart]

Unfortunately, Some Like It Hot was shot in black and white.

( Perhaps the origin of "hot" used in the sense of "hot chick" ? C.F. the scene where he claims to be frigid... )

In a similar vein, Bride and Prejudice stars the generally acknowledged "World's Most Beautiful Woman". (Who else could marry the son of the world's all-time most popular actor ?) Also stars "Sayid" from Lost. A generally entertaining film that your wife will also like. Based on the famous classic novel.

 

[dfergie]

Yeah. Finally "A Fistful of Dollars." Now I can watch all three.

S~

Made room for this on a EHDD that is rapidly becoming a Westerns drive...

 

[gadgtfreek]

Gonna have to record the both of the Dollars flicks.

Im really liking the way Dish implemented their EHD. It was a little different at first, but the whole archive thing is nice.