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September 30 - October 6, 2009
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wednesday (Sept 30) Film - In Her Shoes on Fox Movies at 11pm. Two sisters have nothing in common but size 81/2 feet. Maggie (Cameron Diaz) and Rose (Toni Collette) are both best friends and polar opposites when it comes to values. Maggie is a party girl who recycles jobs as quickly as yesterday's newspapers. Rose is a Princeton educated attorney at a top law firm whose beautifully decorated apartment is her haven from the outside world. After a calamitous falling out, the two sisters seek true appreciation for one another, aided along the way by the discovery of their maternal grandmother.

THURSDAY (Oct 1)

Film - Hoodlum on Star Movies at 8.30pm.

Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson (Laurence Fishburne) is the legendary Harlem gangster of the 1930s who fights for control of the illegal gaming business with Dutch Schultz (Tim Roth). The numbers game is very profitable - enough so that mob boss "Lucky" Luciano (Andy Garcia) wants in on the action. Bumpy goes to war with Schultz to protect Harlem. But as the body count mounts in the community he's trying to protect, he ends up losing the support of those closest to him.

FRIDAY (Oct 2)

Documentary - Is It Real?: Police Psychics on NGC at 4pm.

It seems they are everywhere these days, claiming stunning victories in the fight against crime and turning into media darlings. But are police psychics really doing anything to help the police ... or just wasting valuable resources on made-up leads and preying on loved ones' desperation? Ignoring common sense and reason, people continue to believe in a host of supposed supernatural phenomena. In Is It Real, National Geographic Channel exposes the myths and malarkey behind these enduring modern-day tales of the unexpected.

SATURDAY (Oct 3)

Film - Day Watch on Star Movies at 8.30pm.

In the second installment of a trilogy based on the best-selling sci-fi novels of Sergei Lukyanenko, the ancient war between the forces of Light and Darkness is reaching a tragic outcome. Each side has gained a powerful force and Anton Gorodetsky (KKonstanin Khabensky), a Warrior of Light, is again caught in the middle. On one side is Anton's son, Yegor (Dima Martinov), who has become a Warrior of Darkness, while Anton's love interest Svetlana (Mariya Poroshina) is the hope of the Light. Anton must now wrestle with two conflicting desires - the need to protect his offspring and his own desire to remain loyal to the Night Watch.

SUNDAY (Oct 4)

Film - Code Name: The Cleaner on Star Movies at 8.30pm.

This family-friendly comedy casts Cedric the Entertainer as the anti-James Bond. Jake Rodgers (Cedric) wakes up next to a dead FBI agent and a briefcase full of money, but has no memory of who he is. Trying to piece together his past, Jake learns that he may be a secret agent. The mystery deepens after a blonde bombshell (Nicollette Sheridan) claims to be his wife and another woman (Lucy Liu) insists she is his girlfriend. With spies in hot pursuit, Jake must work out who is telling the truth.

MONDAY (Oct 5)

Film - Mad Love on Star Movies at 8.30pm.

In Laredo, Spain, in 1496, a fleet sets sail for Flanders to carry Princess Juana to the Brussels court where she is to wed the monarch, later known as Philip the Handsome. Sparks fly at their first meeting. Soon the deaths of her brother, sister and mother leave Juana as the heir to the crown of Aragon. Though her marriage is changing - Philip is fickle and prone to affairs - reasons of state prevail and they return to Spain. The politically ambitious Philip, however, plots to usurp her throne. But he underestimates her, as she will not abandon her crown, her people without a fight.

TUESDAY (Oct 6)

Documentary - Danger Men: Red Arrows on NGC at 5pm.

The Red Arrows are The Royal Air Force's secret weapon. Their quest for excellence is such that they push their abilities and bodies to the limit. Flying at speeds of 500mph, in death-defying formations, there is no room for error. In this job, your first mistake could easily be your last. A team of nine pilots come to the end of five months of grueling training as they undertake a high-pressure graduation test across increasingly daring aerial displays.







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