A-Z MOVIES
APRIL 2007
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BEFORE NIGHT FALLS
WORLD MOVIES 2000 USA in English/ Spanish Drama(MA 15+ asv)
April 21, 25, 26
Dir. Julian Schnabel, Javier Bardem.
Vivid and utterly unforgettable look atthe life of poet and author Reinaldo Arenas, from Cuba to New York.
BELLE EPOQUE
WORLD MOVIES 1992 Spain Drama(M s)
April 29, 30
Dir. Fernando Trueba, Penélope Cruz.
What happens when a handsomeyoung man is ruled by his libido?
BELOVED
MOVIE EXTRA 1998 Drama (MA 15+ av)
April 23, 24
Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover.
Thearrival of a young woman callingherself Beloved brings back hauntingmemories to a former slave namedSethe.
BEST DAY OF MY LIFE, THE
WORLD MOVIES 2004 Belgium inFrench Romantic Comedy (M als)
April 7, 8
Dir. Julie Lipinski, Hélène de Fougerolles.
A couple wish for a fuss-free wedding, but the event takes on alife of its own!
BEST FRIENDS
MOVIE ONE 2005 Drama (M a)
April 2, 11, 19, 20
Megan Gallagher, Claudette Mink.
Beth is happy in her life as a wife andmother. Her friend Claudia wantswhat Beth has, and will do anythingto get it....
BEST MAN, THE
MOVIE GREATS 1964 Drama (PG)
April 3, 12, 21, 22
Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson.
A pairof front runners for a political partynomination will stop at nothing to gainthe support of the ailing President.
BETRAYAL OF TRUST
HALLMARK CHANNEL 1994Drama (M)
April 19
Judd Hirsch, Judith Light.
The true story of a woman’s battle toprove her psychotherapist is guilty ofsystematically drugging and rapinghis patients.
BETRAYED
MOVIE ONE 2005 Crime (M v)
April 5, 15 (FP)
Stephen Baldwin, Kristy Swanson.
Detective Max Garrett is assigned toprotect the sultry photographer LauraCross from a ruthless killer. But, asMax gets closer, so does the killer.
BETSY’S WEDDING
MOVIE GREATS 1990 Comedy (M l)
April 1, 2, 11, 12, 20
Molly Ringwald, Alan Alda.
A father gives his daughter ano-expense-spared wedding.
BEWITCHED
SHOWTIME 2005 Romantic Comedy(PG)
0
April 9, 10, 26, 27
Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell.
NicoleKidman and Will Ferrell star as actorsplaying Darrin and Samantha in aremake of the hit TV series.
THE BIBLE
FOX CLASSICS 1966 Drama
April 6
Michael Parks, Ava Gardner.
Thestory of the Book of Genesis from theCreation to Abraham.
BIG AND HAIRY
HALLMARK CHANNEL 1998 Family(PG)
April 9
Richard Thomas, Donnelly Rhodes.
A boy in an island community has a hardtime making friends until he discoversan adolescent sasquatch.
BIG FIX, THE
FOX CLASSICS 1978 Comedy (PG)
April 2, 9
Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Anspach.
A California PI, a former ’60s hippie, nowwith an ex-wife and two children, isdrawn into a political campaign by hisformer girlfriend.
BIG MOMMA’S HOUSE 2
SHOWTIME 2006 Comedy (PG)
0
April 9, 10, 20, 21
Martin Lawrence, Nia Long.
Undercover FBI Agent Malcolm Turner,returns for another crime-bustingadventure.
BIRTH
MOVIE EXTRA 2004 Drama(MA 15+ as)
April 1, 21 (FP)
Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall.
A woman falls in love with thereincarnation of her late husband – a10-year-old boy.
BLAZE
MOVIE GREATS 1989 Drama (M sl)
April 1, 10, 19
Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovich.
Controversy erupts when the governorof Louisiana moves in with a youngstripper.
BLAZING SADDLES
MOVIE GREATS 1974 Comedy (M ls)
April 9, 10, 28, 29
Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks.
A corrupt town-owner appointsa black sheriff to try and ruin theWestern town.
BLESSED BY FIRE
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WORLD MOVIES 2005 Spain inSpanish/English War Drama (TBC)
April 18, 19, 25, 26
Dir. Tristan Bauer, Gastón Pauls.
Anex-soldier is haunted by memoriesof events from the Falkland IslandsWar of 1982.
BLIND HORIZON
MOVIE ONE 2003 Thriller (M vs)
April 23, 24 (FP)
Val Kilmer, Neve Campbell.
Anamnesiac tries to recall his trueidentity, until evidence suggests hemay be part of a plot to assassinatethe President.
BLOOD ALLEY
MOVIE GREATS 1955 Action (PG)
April 3, 11, 28
John Wayne, Lauren Bacall.
A groupof Chinese refugees travel down the Yangtze River aboard a run-downsteamer to escape Communist China.
BLOODRAYNE
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MOVIE ONE 2005 Action(MA 15+ vs)
April 17, 18, 26
Kristanna Loken, Michael Madsen.
Two vampire hunters persuade ahalf-vampire/half human, to jointheir cause.
BLUE BUTTERFLY, THE
MOVIE ONE 2004 Adventure (PG)
April 1, 11, 19, 28
William Hurt, Pascale Bussières.
A terminally ill 10-year-old boy goes on anadventure to catch the most beautifulbutterfly on Earth.
BLUE RIVER
HALLMARK CHANNEL 1995 Drama(PG)
April 15
Jerry O’Connell, Susan Dey.
After a15-year absence, an ophthalmologistis paida surprise visit by his brother.
BLUE STEEL
MOVIE GREATS 1990 Action (M vl)
April 6, 15, 24 (FP)
Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver.
A pistol-wielding psychopath becomesobsessed witha female rookie cop.
BOBBY DEERFIELD
TCM 1977 Drama (PG)
April 24, 25
Al Pacino, Marthe Keller.
A race car driver falls in love with aterminally ill woman.
BODY CONFUSION
WORLD MOVIES 2004 Spain Black Comedy (MA 15+ dls)
April 5, 6, 17, 18, 20
Dir. Vincente Penarrocha, Gustavo Salmerón.
A down-on-his-luck copsuddenly discovers he’s playing thestarring role in a film that is actuallyhis life.
BOMB THE SYSTEM
MOVIE EXTRA 2002 Action(MA 15+ vdl)
April 9, 15
Mark Webber, Gano Grills.
A debutfeature that pays a remarkable tributeto graffiti art and where it all began.
BOOGEYMAN
MOVIE ONE 2005 Horror (M h)
0
April 1, 11, 20, 25
Lucy Lawless, Skye McCole Bartusiak.
A magazine editor’s childhoodmemories haunt him.
BOOK OF LOVE
MOVIE ONE 2004 Comedy (M slv)
April 5, 6, 14, 23, 24
Frances O’Connor, Simon Baker.
A married couple on the verge of abreakdown meets a 15-year-old boyfull of youthful energy.
BOOMERANG
SHOWTIME GREATS 1992 RomanticComedy (M sl)
0
April 1, 2, 12, 15, 20
Eddie Murphy, Robin Givens.
An insatiable womaniser meets hismatch in his man-eating boss.
BOOST, THE
MOVIE GREATS 1988 Drama(MA 15+ d)
April 5, 14, 24 (FP)
James Woods, Sean Young.
A man moves to LA to make hisfortune in Real Estate theft, butdescends into drug addiction.
BORN TO RUN
MOVIE GREATS 1979 Family
April 8, 17, 18, 26
Tom Farley, Andrew McFarlane.
BoydFarm’s existence depends on theoutcome of a harness race betweentwo teenage boys.
BOUDU
WORLD MOVIES 2005 France Comedy(M als)
April 20, 21
Dir. Gérard Jugnot, Gérard Depardieu.
A light-hearted, social comedy aboutthe house guest from hell.
BOY MEETS GIRL
TCM 1938 Comedy
0
April 8, 9
James Cagney, Marie Wilson.
TwoHollywood writers drive their bosscrazy while trying to help a pregnantwaitress.
BOYS NEXT DOOR, THE
HALLMARK CHANNEL 1996 Drama(M ad)
April 22
Nathan Lane, Robert Sean Leonard.
Four men with a range of mentaldisabilities try to survive thechallenges of daily life in a grouphome.
BOYS ON THE SIDE
MOVIE EXTRA 1995 Comedy (MA 15+ la)
April 2, 3, 14, 22
Whoopi Goldberg, Drew Barrymore.
Three women travel across theUSA, becoming entangled in eachother’s lives.
BOYS’ NIGHT OUT
TCM 1962 Comedy (PG)
0
April 7, 8
James Garner, Kim Novak.
A crazyscheme involving an apartment getsthree men into trouble with their wives.
BREATHING LESSONS
HALLMARK CHANNEL 1994 Drama(PG)
April 17
James Garner, Joanne Woodward.
Inone day full of turning-point events, acouple survive, and renew their love.
BRIDAL SUITE
TCM 1939 Comedy
April 1
Robert Young, Annabella.
An uninspired, wealthy playboy hasa gold digging fiancée but falls forsomeone else.
BRIDES
SHOWTIME 2004 Romantic Drama(PG)
0
April 12, 13
Damian Lewis, Victoria Haralabidou.
In1922 a photographer returns to New York from Turkey on a ship with 700mail-order brides.
BRIGHT SHINING LIE, A
MOVIE EXTRA 1998 Drama (M val)
April 1, 2, 11, 23, 24
Bill Paxton, Amy Madigan.
The truestory of army man John Paul Vann,whose military success gave himfulfilment he never found in hispersonal life.
BRINK!
DISNEY CHANNEL 1998 Family
0
April 2, 26
Sam Horrigan, Erik von Detten.
Anin-line skater is torn between enteringa competition with his friends or awealthy team.
BROKEN PROMISES: TAKINGEMILY BACK
HALLMARK CHANNEL 1993 Drama(PG)
April 3
Polly Draper, Cheryl Ladd.
A couple want to give up their childbecause they can only barely afford tofeed themselves.
BROKEN VOWS
HALLMARK CHANNEL 1987 Murder/ Mystery (M)
April 28
Tommy Lee Jones, Annette O’Toole.
A Catholic priest investigates themysterious death of a parishioner.
BROKEN WINGS
WORLD MOVIES 2002 Israel Drama(M adl)
April 1, 26, 27
Dir. Nir Bergman, Maya Maron.
A moving drama about the grief of anIsraeli family struck by the suddendeath of their father.
BROTHERHOOD
WORLD MOVIES 2004 South KoreaWar Drama (MA 15+ av)
April 14, 15, 18, 19
Dir. Je-Gyu Kang, Jang Dong-keon.
The close-knit bond of two brothersbecomes strained in this gritty, intensewar drama.
BROTHERS
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WORLD MOVIES 2004 Denmark inDanish/Arabic Drama (TBC)
April 29, 30
Dir. Susanne Bier, Ulrich Thomsen.
A searing morality tale, set in Denmark,about choices we are forced to make.
BRUISER
MOVIE EXTRA 2000 Thriller(MA 15+ vs)
April 6, 18
Jason Flemyng, Leslie Hope.
A manawakes with no face, blank, ananonymous, featureless phantom.
BULL DURHAM
MOVIE GREATS 1988 Comedy (M sl)
April 7, 20, 30
Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon.
A veteran minor league catcher isassigned to mould a rookie pitcher.
BULWORTH
SHOWTIME GREATS 1998 Comedy(MA 15+ ld)
0
April 1, 2, 6, 19, 24, 25
Warren Beatty, Sean Astin.
A disillusioned politician findsa new lease on life after getting intouch with his inner rap-artist.
BUNKER, THE
MOVIE ONE 2001 Mystery (MA 15+ v)
April 3, 19, 28 (FP)
Jason Flemyng, Andrew Tiernan.
Seven German soldiers are enclosed ina bunker during the WWII.
BURN!
MOVIE GREATS 1969 Drama (M v)
April 3
Marlon Brando, Evaristo Marquez.
A knavish British nobleman goes to aCaribbean island to start a revolution.
BUTCHER BOY, THE
MOVIE EXTRA 1997 Comedy(MA 15+ val)
April 3, 21, 29 (FP)
Eamonn Owens, Sean McGinley.
Setin a small Irish town in the 1960s.Francie is committed to a mentalinstitution after murdering hisneighbour.
C
CAIRO
TCM 1942 Comedy
April 21, 22
Robert Young, Jeanette MacDonald.
A reporter and a bystander stumbleinto a mission to stop the bombing of Allied convoys.
CAN’T STOP THE MUSIC
SHOWTIME GREATS 1980 Musical(PG)
April 8, 17, 21 (FP)
Valerie Perrine, Steve Guttenberg.
Strap on your skates and look forThe Village People in this musicalcelebration of the 1970s icons.
CANNONBALL RUN II
MOVIE GREATS 1984 Comedy (PG)
April 7
Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise.
It’smadness revisited as the originalall-star cast sets out on another trans-USA car race.
CANVAS
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MOVIE GREATS 1992 Crime (M l)
April 19, 20, 28, 29
Gary Busey, John Rhys-Davies.
A New York artist becomes drawn intothe criminal world of theft in orderto save his brother from being killedby the mob.
CAPE FEAR
TV1 1991 Thriller (M av)
April 25, 26
Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte.
A defence attorney is targeted forelimination by the deadly ex-con hefailed to get off the hook.
CAPOTE
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MOVIE ONE 2005 Biography (M vl)
April 22, 23, 27, 28
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener.
A writer for
The New Yorker
submits an article that turns intoa book to redefine modern non-fiction.
CAPRICORN ONE
MOVIE GREATS 1978 Drama (PG)
April 1, 11, 21
Elliott Gould, James Brolin.
Astronautsdiscover that the first flight plannedto Mars is a hoax, and their lives areexpendable.
CAPTIVE
MOVIE GREATS 1991 Thriller (M ad)
April 12
Barry Bostwick, Chad Lowe.
A couple moves to an idyllic town sotheir daughter can grow up in a healthyenvironment.
CAR WASH
SHOWTIME GREATS 1976 Comedy(M la)
0
April 8, 20, 21
Richard Pryor, George Carlin.
Thingsget crazy at an LA car wash in thiscomedy featuring Richard Pryor asa preacher.
CARANDIRU
WORLD MOVIES 2003 Brazil Drama(MA 15+ adv)
April 9, 10, 26, 27
Dir. Hector Babenco, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos.
A gritty, challengingand haunting true story about thenotorious Carandiru prison in SaoPaulo.
CAREFUL, HE MIGHT HEARYOU
MOVIE GREATS 1983 Drama (PG)
April 7, 8, 16, 27
Wendy Hughes, John Hargreaves.
A boy is orphaned and his two auntswage a bitter custody war over him.
CARLITO’S WAY:RISE TO POWER
SHOWTIME 2005 Crime(MA 15+ lvd)
0
April 5, 16, 24
Jay Hernandez, Sean Combs.
Onewrong move can ignite a war in New York’s gangland.
CAROLINA
SHOWTIME 2002 Romantic Comedy(M s)
0
April 3, 10, 11, 21, 22, 29 (FP)
Julia Stiles, Shirley MacLaine.
A videomatchmaker tries to escape hereccentric family and find the man ofher dreams.
CASABLANCA
TCM 1942 Romance (PG)
0
April 14, 15
Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman.
A jaded nightclub owner meets histreasured ex-love and her patriothusband in war-torn Casablanca.
CASANOVA
MOVIE ONE 2005 Drama (M s)
0
April 1, 8, 9
Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller.
Can a Venetian woman change thelegendary Casanova forever?
CASE OF DEADLY FORCE, A
HALLMARK CHANNEL 1986 Drama(PG)
April 14, 15
Richard Crenna, John Shea.
The truestory of a crusading attorney and hisfight to defend the honour of a black man wrongfully killed by Boston’stactical police force.
CASH MCCALL
MOVIE GREATS 1959 Drama (PG)
April 9, 10, 18, 28, 29
James Garner, Natalie Wood.
It’s histoughest business deal yet when aman falls in love with the owner’sdaughter of the company he is tryingto take over.
CASTAWAY COWBOY, THE
MOVIE GREATS 1974 Family
April 3, 14, 23
James Garner, Vera Miles.
A cowboy is shipwrecked ona Hawaiian island, and befriends awidow who needs his help.
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
TCM 1958 Drama (PG)
0
April 14, 15
Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor.
A wifefights to save her marriage in spite ofher bitter, alcoholic husband.
CHANGING TIMES
WORLD MOVIES 2004 France inFrench/Arabic Drama (M als)
April 2, 3, 10, 11, 16
Dir. André Téchiné, Gérard Depardieu.
An engineer reunites with the loveof his life.
CHARLIE: THE LIFE AND ARTOF CHARLES CHAPLIN
WORLD MOVIES 2003 USA FeatureDocumentary
April 8
Dir. Richard Schickel
. An astounding insight into one ofthe great figures of world cinema. A blend of film clips, rare footage andinterviews.
CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2
SHOWTIME 2005 Comedy
0
April 29, 30
Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt.
Tom Baker hopes to bring all his 12offspring together for a summervacation, despite the presence ofan old rival.
CHECKING OUT
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MOVIE ONE 2005 Comedy (TBC)
April 3, 4, 12, 22, 23
Peter Falk, Laura San Giacomo.
For a90-year-old retired Shakespeareanactor every moment, even his death,becomes a performance.
CHEETAH GIRLS 2, THE
DISNEY CHANNEL 2006 Comedy
0
April 21, 22
Raven Symone, Adrienne Bailon.
Galleria enters the group in aBarcelona music festival, and thespirited foursome embarks on the journey of a lifetime.
CHICKEN LITTLE
DISNEY CHANNEL 2005 Animation(PG)
April 8, 9
Zach Braff, Patrick Stewart.
A new twist to the classic fable of achicken who causes panic when hemistakes a falling acorn for a pieceof the sky.
CHINA GIRL
MOVIE GREATS 1987 Drama(MA 15+ lv)
April 6, 15, 16, 25, 26 (FP)
James Russo, David Caruso.
An Italianboy and a Chinese girl become loversin this modern-day
Romeo And Juliet
story, set in New York city.
CHINA SYNDROME, THE
SHOWTIME GREATS 1979 Drama(PG)
0
April 19, 20, 30
Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas.
A TV reporter on assignment at aCalifornian power plant learns of animpending crisis.
CHISUM
MOVIE GREATS 1970 Western (PG)
April 2, 17 (FP)
John Wayne, Forrest Tucker.
With hiscattle empire at stake, John Chisumenlists the aid of Pat Garrett and Billythe Kid to fight a corrupt land grabber.
CHORUS, THE
MOVIE EXTRA 2004 Drama (M a)
April 12, 18, 19
Gérard Jugnot, Francois Berleand.
Troubled boys are cruelly lockedaway until the arrival of a choirmasterwhose music sets them free.
CHRISTMAS MEMORY, A
HALLMARK CHANNEL 1997 Drama
April 16
Patty Duke, Eric Lloyd.
In a small town in Alabama in 1934,seven-year-old Buddy lives with hiscousins – three elderly spinsters – inan old farm house.
CITY SLICKERS II:THE LEGEND OF CURLY’SGOLD
TV1 1994 Comedy (PG ls)
April 11, 12
Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern.
The urban adventurers go West tosaddle up again, this time in search ofhidden treasure.
CLAMBAKE
MOVIE GREATS 1967 Musical
April 2, 11, 21
Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares.
Anheir to an oil fortune decides totrade places with a poor water-skiinstructor to see if girls will like himfor himself.
CLEAR AND PRESENTDANGER
SHOWTIME GREATS 1994 Thriller(M vl)
0
April 2, 3, 7, 14, 15, 24, 28, 29 (FP)
Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe.
CIA operative Jack Ryan, uncoversa high-level cover-up involving aColombian drug lord.
CLERKS II
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FOXTEL BOX OFFICE Comedy (MA 15+ sl)
Commences April 12
Rosario Dawson, Brian O’Halloran.
The laziest and rudest shop assistantsto enter a mini-mall are back.
CLUB PARADISE
MOVIE GREATS 1986 Comedy (M d)
April 1, 27, 28
Robin Williams, Peter O’Toole.
A retired Chicago fireman moves to aCaribbean island.
COME DRINK WITH ME
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WORLD MOVIES 1966 Hong Kong Action (TBC)
April 23, 24, 27, 28
Dir. King Hu, Cheng Pei-Pei.
One of the classic martial arts films,following a female agent who mustrescue the governor’s son from deadlyassassins.
COMMANDOS STRIKE ATDAWN
FOX CLASSICS 1942 Drama
April 7
Paul Muni, Anna Lee.
When Germansinvade Norway, a patriot escapes toEngland and organises a raid on theNorwegian airport.
COMMON THREAD, A
WORLD MOVIES 2004 France Drama(M ans)
April 13, 14
Dir. Eleonore Faucher, Ariane Ascaride.
A languid, moody tale about anunlikely bond that develops betweentwo women overcoming personalobstacles.
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