Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
wednesday (Feb 6) Film - Fargo on Star Movies at 8.30pm
Filmmaking siblings Joel and Ethan Coen embrace and poke satirical fun at their rural Minnesota roots with this comedy/drama/thriller that earned seven Oscar nominations with wins for Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay. Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand) is a pregnant police chief whose affable, folksy demeanour masks a whip-smart mind. When a pair of motorists are found slain near the corpse of a state trooper, Marge begins piecing together a case involving a pair of dopey would-be kidnappers.
THURSDAY (Feb 7)
Series - Spooks on BBC Prime at 10pm
Set in the shadowy world of England's clandestine security service, MI5, Spooks is a slightly more realistic version of the award winning American series 24. Have a look into a world were operatives are fiercely loyal to their country and have to lie to their families and friends to safeguard the the lives and security of their nation. Full of intrigue, the plots are eerily credible and will definitely leave with pause-for-thought.
FRIDAY (feb 8)
Film - Little Miss Sunshine on Star Movies at 8 30pm
Nominated for four Academy Awards (winning two), Little Miss Sunshine is an American comedy that shatters the mould.
Olive (Abigail Breslin) is a pudgy, bespectacled seven-year-old who wants to take home the coveted Little Miss Sunshine crown at an upcoming beauty pageant. To help her achieve her dream, her wildly dysfunctional family sets out on an interstate road trip in which sanity takes a serious back-seat. A must see!
SATURDAY (feb 9)
Film - North Country on Super Movies at 7pm
Inspired by the real-life story of Josey Aimes, Charlize Theron stars as a single mother working in the male dominated world of iron mining. Along with the few women who work with her, she is plagued by sexual harassment from her male counterparts. When she is raped she decides it's time to put a stop to the harassment and takes the company to court. Ostracised by her family and co-workers, she has only the support of her best friend Glory (Frances McDormand) and a male colleague Bill (Woody Harrelson).
SUNDAY (feb 10)
Film - Lock Up on Star Movies at 8.30pm
Starring Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland and Tom Sizemore, this is the story of a man with six months left to serve in a prison sentence. Moved from a minimum security site to a maximum security facility, under the sadistic hand of a warden with a personal vendetta against him. He must risk it all to stand up to the plot of torture and degradation the warden has created.
MONDAY (feb 11)
Documentary - Nomads: BMX USA on NCA at 6pm
The Local Exposure Tour is to BMX riders what Willy Wonka's prize was to chocolate fans...The Golden Ticket. Local Exposure Tour (LET) will take 15 of the world's top pro BMX riders around southwestern United States in search of the next young talent in the sport. These legends of their sport will hit the road in three tour buses, on a 10-day mission to tour the best skate and BMX parks that their region has to offer.
TUESDAY (feb 12)
Film - The Notebook on Super Movies at 11pm
With an all-star cast of James Garner, Gena Rowlands, Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling, this is an epic tale of love and class separation. Centred around an old man, reading from an old notebook to an elderly woman he visits, he tells the story of a couple separated by World War II and reunited seven years later after they have moved on with their lives.
