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wednesday (Apr 30)Film - The Omen on Star Movies at 8.30pm. Robert Thorn (Liev Schreiber), a senior American diplomat, is about to tell his wife, Katherine (Julia Stiles), that their newborn child has died after a difficult delivery. However, the hospital priest presents Thorn with another child whose mother died in childbirth and compels him to take the infant boy as his own. It turns out Damien is the long-prophesised Anti-Christ. Now Thorn must make the ultimate sacrifice to save the world from an unspeakable terror.
THURSDAY (May 1)
Comedy - The Office (US Version) on Star World at 9pm
Inspired by the British hit of the same name, The Office chronicles the humdrum goings-on in a typical workplace. When Michael and Jan try to nail down a potential new client, Christian, by taking him out to Chili's, Michael surprises everyone with what - or who - he does. Meanwhile, back at the office, Jim finds a semi-autobiographical script that Michael has written called Threat Level: Midnight, and he, Pam, Kevin, and the rest of the Dunder-Mifflin workers have a great time acting it out.
FRIDAY (May 2)
Film - The Fountain on Star Movies at 8.30pm
Spanning three time periods, the epic journey begins in 16th century Spain where conquistador Tomas Creo (Hugh Jackman) searches for the Tree of Life, believed to grant eternal life to those who drink from its sap. Fast-forward 500 years and modern-day scientist Tommy Creo is developing a drug that could save his wife Isabel (Rachel Weisz) from brain cancer. In the final chapter, Tom is a 26th-century astronaut travelling through deep space who begins to grasp the mysteries of life that have consumed him for more than a century.
SATURDAY (May 3)
Film - Dutch on Star Movies at 8.30pm
Chicago working stiff Dutch Dooley has a new romance in his life, the recently divorced Natalie. When Natalie's snooty 13-year-old son, Doyle refuses to come home from his boarding school in Atlanta to spend Thanksgiving with his mother, Dutch heads to the school to abduct him and force him to come home. However, when Doyle destroys Dutch's car in a fit of spite, they both find themselves stranded. The unlikely duo must now learn to trust each other in order to find a way back to Chicago in time for the holiday
SUNDAY (May 4)
Documentary - VIP Access: Iron Man on Star Movies at 8pm
Host Dominic Lau presents VIP Access, the ultimate backstage pass to Iron Man, a new action hero, based on the Marvel comic-book series. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) is a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and ordered to build a missile. Instead, Tony uses his resources to build a high-tech suit of armour and escape captivity. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armour and vows to protect the world as Iron Man.
MONDAY (May 5)
Film - The History Boys on Star Movies at 8.30pm
Set in a small public boys' school in industrial northern England, eight students are about to pursue the ultimate British dream: to gain acceptance into one of England's two legendary universities. Distracted by sex, sports and the chaos of growing up in the 1980s, the boys are helped, and sometimes hindered, in their quest by two teachers who are polar opposites in their teaching methods.
TUESDAY (May 6)
Mini-Series - Our Mutual Friend on BBC Prime at 10pm
This masterfully produced adaptation of Charles Dickens's final completed novel tells a powerful story of Victorian London. Two epic love stories unfold amid bitter tensions over money, class and passion all set against the contrasting backgrounds of new money and squalid poverty.
