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May 2008 Programming Highlights

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Surfwise
Premieres Wednesday, May 7th at 9:00pm followed by and encore presentation at 11:00pm
Directed by Doug Pray
This film features the entire Paskowitz family including: Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz, Juliette Paskowitz and David Paskowitz

Surfwise follows the odyssey of 85-year-old, legendary surfer Dr. Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz, his wife Juliette, and their nine
Children – all of whom were home schooled on the beaches of Southern California, Hawaii, and Mexico and Israel; they surfed every day of their lives, and were forced to adhere to a strict diet and lifestyle of animals in the wild, by their passionate and demanding, health-conscious father.

SPOTLIGHT FEATURES – Highlighted feature films airing on HDNet Movies


Apollo 13 – premieres Thursday, May 22nd at 7:05pm
Starring Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon. Directed by Ron Howard
Academy Award winner for Best Sound and Best Film Editing
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Writing, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Supporting Actor:
Ed Harris, Best Music: Original Dramatic Score, Best Visual Effects, Best Supporting Actress: Kathleen Quinlan
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Director, Best Performance by an Actor in a
Supporting Role: Ed Harris and Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Kathleen Quinlan


Amadeus: The Director’s Cut
– Saturday, May 3rd at 7:00pm
Starring Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham, Elizabeth Berridge. Directed by Milos Forman
Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor: F. Murray Abraham, Best Sound, Best Makeup,
Best Costume Design, Best Writing, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration.
Academy Award nominations for Best Actor: Tom Hulce, Best Cinematography, and Best Film Editing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Performance by an Actor
In a Motion Picture: F. Murray Abraham
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Performance by an Actor in a in a Motion Picture: Tom Hulce and Best
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Jeffrey Jones


Blazing Saddles – Saturday, May 17th at 8:30pm
Starring Gene Wilder, Cleavon Little, Slim Pickens. Directed by Mel Brooks
Academy Award nominations for Best Film Editing, Best Supporting Actress: Madeline Kahn and Best Original Song


Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb – premieres Sunday, May 4th at 7:35pm
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 Human Stain – premieres Tuesday, May 20th at 10:35pm
Starring Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris. Directed by Robert Benton


The Searchers – Sunday, May 18th at 8:00pm
Starring John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles. Directed by John Ford


Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada – premieres Saturday, May 24th at 8:00pm
Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Julio Cesar Cedillo. Directed by Tommy Lee Jones



HIGH DEFINITION PREMIERES – Films broadcast in High Definition for the first time on television
See program schedule or HDNet Movies for complete listings of dates and times


Absence of Malice
Starring Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban. Directed by Sydney Pollack
Academy Award nominations for Best Actor: Paul Newman, Best Supporting Actress: Melinda Dillion, Best Writing


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


City of God
Starring Alexandre Rodrigues, Leondro Firmini da Hora, Phellipe Haagensen. Directed by Fernando Meirelles
Academy Award nominations for Best Director, Best Editing, Best Cinematography and Best Writing
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film


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
Graduation
Starring Shannon Lucio, Chris Marquette, Adam Arkin. Directed by Michael Mayer


Hanky Panky
Starring Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Richard Widmark. Directed by Sidney Poitier


The Human Stain
Starring Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris. Directed by Robert Benton


Shackles
Starring D.L. Hughley, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Daniel Louis Rivas. Directed by Charles Winkler


Surfwise
Directed by Doug Pray
This film features the entire Paskowitz family including: Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz, Juliette Paskowitz and David Paskowitz


Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Julio Cesar Cedillo. Directed by Tommy Lee Jones


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 National Film Preservation Board (Library of Congress) and National Film Preservation Foundation
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Badlands
Starring Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates. Directed by Terrence Malick


Blazing Saddles
Starring Gene Wilder, Cleavon Little, Slim Pickens. Directed by Mel Brooks
Academy Award nominations for Best Film Editing, Best Supporting Actress: Madeline Kahn and Best Original Song





The Bridge on 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


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


Easy Rider
Starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson. Directed by Dennis Hopper
Academy Award nominations for Best Writing and Best Supporting Actor: Jack Nicholson
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor: Jack Nicholson


Fargo
Starring William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi. Directed by Joel Coen
Academy Award winner for Best Writing and Best Actress: Frances McDormand
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing and Best
Supporting Actor: William H. Macy
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical, Best Director, Best Screenplay and
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture: Frances McDormand


Rebel Without a Cause
Starring James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo. Directed by Nicholas Ray
Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor: Sal Mineo, Best Supporting Actress: Natalie Wood and Best Writing


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

In Retro – Memorable Classic movies airing Sunday Nights


Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb – premieres Sunday, May 4th at 7:35pm
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


A Shot in the Dark – Sunday, May 4th at 9:15pm
Starring Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer. Directed by Blake Edwards
Return of the Pink Panther – Sunday, May 4th at 11:00pm
Starring Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer. Directed by Blake Edwards
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical, Best Original Score and Best Motion Picture
Actor: Peter Sellers


Love and Death – premieres Sunday, May 11th at 8:00pm
Starring Woody Allen, Diane Keaton. Directed by Woody Allen


Manhattan – Sunday, May 11th at 9:30pm
Starring Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep. Directed by Woody Allen
Academy Award nominations for Best Writing and Best Supporting Actress: Mariel Hemingway
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture - Drama


The Searchers – Sunday, May 18th at 8:00pm
Starring John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles. Directed by John Ford
Two Rode Together – Sunday, May 18th at 10:05pm
Starring James Stewart, Richard Widmark, Shirley Jones. Directed by John Ford


For A Few Dollars More – late night Sunday, May 18th at 12:00am
Starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volonte. Directed by Sergio Leone


Blazing Saddles – Sunday, May 25th at 5:35pm
Starring Gene Wilder, Cleavon Little, Slim Pickens. Directed by Mel Brooks
Academy Award nominations for Best Film Editing, Best Supporting Actress: Madeline Kahn and Best Original Song


The Bridge on the River Kwai – Sunday, May 25th at 7:15pm
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


Tom Horn – Sunday, May 25th at 10:00pm
Starring Steve McQueen, Linda Evans, Richard Farnsworth. Directed by William Wiard

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


Bride & Prejudice – premieres Tuesday, May 6th at 8:00pm
Starring Aishwaraya Rai, Martin Henderson, Naveen Andrews. Directed by Gurinder Chadha


Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love – Tuesday, May 6th at 10:00pm
Starring Indira Varma, Sarita Choudhury, Naveen Andrews. Directed by Mira Nair


Dear Frankie – premieres Tuesday, May 13th at 8:15pm
Starring Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone, Mary Riggans. Directed by Shona Auerbach


The Barbarian Invasions – premieres Tuesday, May 13th at 10:05pm
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


The Human Stain – premieres Tuesday, May 20th at 10:35pm
Starring Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris. Directed by Robert Benton


The Magdalene Sisters – late night Tuesday, May 20th at 12:30am
Starring Geraldine McEwan, Anne-Marie Duff, Nora-Jane Noone. Directed by Peter Mullan


Tsotsi! – Tuesday, May 27th at 8:15pm
Starring Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Israel Makoe. Directed by Gavin Hood
Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film


City of God – premieres Tuesday, May 27th at 10:00pm
Starring Alexandre Rodrigues, Leondro Firmini da Hora, Phellipe Haagensen. Directed by Fernando Meirelles
Academy Award nominations for Best Director, Best Editing, Best Cinematography and Best Writing
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film

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