A-Z MOVIES
MAY 2007
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ACROSS THE PACIFIC
TCM 1942 War
0
May 11, 12
Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor.
AUS agent tries to keep Axis spiesfrom blowing up the Panama Canal.
ACT OF VIOLENCE
TCM 1948 Drama (PG)
0
May 18, 19
Van Heflin, Janet Leigh.
An embittered soldier stalks hisformer commander for betrayinghis men in a prison camp.
ACTORS, THE
SHOWTIME 2002 Comedy (M lv)
May 1, 30
Michael Caine, Michael Gambon.
A washed-up actor convinces afellow cast member to play therole ofa real gangster.
ADAM’S APPLES
WORLD MOVIES 2005 DenmarkBlack Comedy (M alv)
May 8, 9
Dir. Anders Thomas Jensen, Ulrich Thomsen.
A humorous, thought-provoking black comedy aboutfaith, tolerance, and the forces ofgood and evil.
ADAM’S RIB
TCM 1949 Comedy
0
May 10, 11
Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn.
A husband and wife are onopposing sides ofa criminal case.
ADVENTURES OF BRERRABBIT, THE
SHOWTIME 2006 Animation
May 6, 19
Danny Glover, Nick Cannon.
Thestory of a rabbit and a fox, who arenot only fully dressed and talking,but engaging in a war of wits.
ADVENTURES OFHUCKLEBERRY FINN, THE
TCM 1960 Family
0
May 12, 13
Eddie Hodges, Judy Canova.
Theadventures of a young boy and hisbest friend, a runaway slave.
ADVENTURES OF ROBINHOOD, THE
TCM 1938 Adventure (PG)
0
May 29, 30
Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland.
Thelegendary story of Robin Hood,who stole from the rich and gave to the poor.
AE FOND KISS...
SHOWTIME 2004 Romantic Drama(MA 15+ s)
0
May 4, 15, 16, 27
Eva Birthistle, Atta Yaqub.
A cross-cultural romance causesconcern on both sides of the fence.
AFFLICTION
MOVIE EXTRA 1997 Drama(MA 15+ vl)
May 7, 8, 17
Nick Nolte, James Coburn.
A deeply troubled smalltown copinvestigates a suspicious huntingaccident.
AIRPLANE!
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FOX CLASSICS 1980 Comedy (PG)
May 9, 13, 16
Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty.
A spoofon disaster films. Passengers on aflight from Chicago are poisonedby their fish dinners. The planemust be landed by a shell-shockedveteran who has a drinkingproblem.
AIRPORT
FOX CLASSICS 1970 Drama (PG)
May 7, 13, 14
Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin.
AMidwestern US airport struggles to remain open despite the worstsnowstorm in 25 years.
AIRPORT 1975
FOX CLASSICS 1974 Drama (PG)
May 8, 13, 15
Charlton Heston, Karen Black.
A747 in flight collides with a smallplane, and is rendered pilotless.
ALFIE
SHOWTIME 2004 RomanticComedy (M sl)
0
May 5, 14
Jude Law, Marisa Tomei.
A New York limo driver and ladiesman’s charmed life slowly starts to unravel.
ALL MINE TO GIVE
TCM 1957 Drama
0
May 27, 28
Cameron Mitchell, Glynis Johns.
Six pioneer children fight to build anew family after their parents die.
ALL THIS, AND HEAVENTOO
TCM 1940 Romance (PG)
0
May 8, 9
Charles Boyer, Bette Davis.
Aperiod drama tracing the upstairs-downstairs affair between a dukeand his governess.
ALOHA, SCOOBY-DOO!
MOVIE ONE 2005 Animation (PG)
May 2, 26
Frank Welker, Casey Kasem.
WhenShaggy, Scooby-Doo, and theMystery Inc. gang hit the beachesof Hawaii they discover a terriblemonster.
ALONE IN THE DARK
MOVIE ONE 2005 Horror(MA 15+ v)
May 7, 8, 16, 24, 25
Christian Slater, Tara Reid.
Aparanormal investigator discoversevil demons planning to come back to life to take over the world.
AMBULANCE GIRL
HALLMARK CHANNEL 2005Comedy (PG)
May 27
Kathy Bates, Robin Thomas.
Whenparalysing phobias threaten thelife of Jane Stern, she becomesa volunteer emergency medical technician.
AMERICAN DREAMZ
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SHOWTIME 2006 Comedy Drama(M ls)
0
May 20, 21, 26, 27
Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid.
A US president appears on apopular TV talent show to boost hisapproval ratings.
AMERICAN HISTORY X
MOVIE EXTRA 1998 Drama(MA 15+ vla)
May 29, 30
Edward Norton, Edward Furlong.
One man struggles to reformhimself and save his brother afterliving a life consumed by violenceand bigotry.
AMERICAN PIE
SHOWTIME GREATS 1999 Comedy(MA 15+ s)
0
May 2, 3, 8, 9, 18, 19, 31
Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott.
Four teens enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night, withhilarious results.
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
SHOWTIME 2005 War(MA 15+ v)
May 13, 24
Curtis Morgan, Zan Calabretta.
AUS patrol in Iraq is ambushed byace Fedayeen fighters.
AMITYVILLE HORROR, THE
FOX CLASSICS 1979 Horror (M)
May 4, 11
James Brolin, Margot Kidder.
The true story of the Lutz family whowere driven from their dream homeafter ghosts and spirits infiltrated their house.
ANALYZE THIS
MOVIE EXTRA 1999 Comedy (MA15+ la)
May 19, 20
Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal.
A mobster turns to a psychiatristfor help. But what kind of mental-health advice do you give a guywho solves his problems witha gun.
...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
FOX CLASSICS 1979 Drama (M)
May 28
Al Pacino, Jack Warden.
A lawyer battles not only one-on-one injustices in the courts, but thewhole system as well.
AND NOW FORSOMETHING COMPLETELYDIFFERENT
SHOWTIME GREATS 1972 Comedy(PG)
0
May 1, 21, 22
John Cleese, Eric Idle.
An anthology of Monty Python’shilarious sketches from the originalBBC television series.
ANDROMEDA STRAIN, THE
SHOWTIME GREATS 1971 Sci-Fi(M va)
May 22, 31 (FP)
Arthur Hill, David Wayne.
Scientistsmust vanquish a mysterious killerorganism in this sci-fi thriller.
ANGELS IN FAST MOTION
WORLD MOVIES 2004 DenmarkDrama (R18+ ads)
May 6, 20
Dir. Ole Christian Madsen, Signe Egholm Olsen.
A grim, confrontinginsight into the lives of three youngadults and their individual strugglewith drugs.
ANNIE O
HALLMARK CHANNEL 1996Drama (PG)
May 14, 15, 16
Coco Yares, Rob Stewart.
A young girl makes the all-boy’shigh school basketball team.
ANTHONY ZIMMER
WORLD MOVIES 2005 FranceRomance Thriller (M av)
May 25, 26
Dir. Jerome Salle, Yvan Attal.
A polished, entertaining thrillerabout a crafty money laundereron the run.
ANY NUMBER CAN PLAY
TCM 1949 Drama
May 25, 26
Clark Gable, Alexis Smith.
The owner of a gambling casino tries to win back his estranged wifeand child.
ANYTHING BUT LOVE
MOVIE ONE 2002 Romance (PG)
May 8, 17, 27, 28 (FP)
Andrew McCarthy, Isabel Rose.
A corporate lawyer is caught ina love triangle with an ambitiouscabaret singer.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
TV1 1986 Comedy (M)
May 7
John Candy, Meg Ryan.
A firedcop and useless lawyer sign up assecurity guards and find they’vejoined a corrupt union.
ARSENE LUPIN
WORLD MOVIES 2004 FranceAdventure (MA 15+ av)
May 25, 26
Dir. Jean-Paul Salome, Kristin Scott Thomas.
A thief makes aname for himself as a ruthless butsophisticated outlaw.
ASCENT, THE
HALLMARK CHANNEL 1994Adventure (M)
May 8, 9
Vincent Spano, Tony Lobianco.
AnItalian soldier escapes a Britishprisoner-of-war camp dreaming ofclimbing 17,000-foot Mt Kenya.
ASHURA
WORLD MOVIES 2005 JapanFantasy (MA 15+ hsv)
May 1
Dir. Yojiro Takita, Somegoro Ichikawa.
An ex-demon hunterfalls in love with the most powerfuldemon of them all.
ASPHALT JUNGLE, THE
TCM 1950 Crime (PG)
May 12, 13
Sterling Hayden, Jean Hagen.
Amaster criminal assembles a gangof specialists to pull off the robberyof a lifetime.
AT FIRST SIGHT
MOVIE EXTRA 1999 Drama (M l)
May 8, 13, 14, 23, 24
Val Kilmer, Mira Sorvino.
Imaginefalling in love with someone you’venever seen.
AUDREY ROSE
FOX CLASSICS 1977 Horror (M)
May 4, 5, 11
Marsha Mason, Anthony Hopkins.
A stranger attempts to convincea married couple that theirdaughter is actually his daughterreincarnated.
AUGUSTA, GONE
MOVIE ONE 2006 Drama (PG)
May 9
Tim Matheson, Sharon Lawrence.
A woman sends her troubled teen to a wilderness camp for help.
AUNT AGATHA’SAPARTMENT
MOVIE ONE 2002 Comedy (PG)
May 3, 12, 24 (FP)
Melissa Joan Hart, Ryan Browning.
Holly and Calvin can’t seem to pay the rent in New York so they decide to stay with their Aunt Agatha.
AVENGER
MOVIE ONE 2006 Thriller (M av)
May 1, 10, 19, 28
Timothy Hutton, Sam Elliott.
A CIAagent steps in to stop a formerspecial forces operative.
AVENGERS, THE
MOVIE EXTRA 1998 Action (PG)
May 2, 20
Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman.
A remake of the popular 1960s television show,
The Avengers
.
AWAKENINGS
SHOWTIME GREATS 1990 Drama(M l)
0
May 8, 17, 25, 31
Robin Williams, Robert De Niro.
Apsychiatrist awakens a patient froma 30-year catatonic state.
B
B.R.A.T. PATROL, THE
MOVIE GREATS 1986 Family
May 1, 2, 11, 20
Sean Astin, Tim Thomerson.
A group of misfits overhear a plot to steal government equipmentand take it upon themselves to stop the baddies.
BABE: PIG IN THE CITY
SHOWTIME GREATS 1998Family
0
May 4, 10, 21, 27
Magda Szubanski, James Cromwell.
The big-smokeadventures of Babe, the sheep-herding pig.
BABY FOR SALE
HALLMARK CHANNEL 2004Drama (PG)
May 1, 2
Dana Delany, Hart Bochner.
Acouple put themselves in danger as they take a stand against a corruptbaby broker.
BABY WAR, THE
HALLMARK CHANNEL 2005Drama (PG)
May 23, 24
Gina McKee, Steven Waddington.
A couple’s adopted baby iskidnapped during a familycelebration.
BACKSTAGE
WORLD MOVIES 2005 FranceDrama (MA 15+ als)
May 13, 14
Dir. Emmanuelle Bercot,Emmanuelle Seigner.
When afamous popstar and her biggestfan form a close-knit bond, fandom turns into obsession.
BAD BOYS
TV1 1995 Action (MA 15+ lv)
May 17
Will Smith, Martin Lawrence.
TwoMiami cops must switch identities to track down a thief and save theirdepartment.
BAD EDUCATION
WORLD MOVIES 2004 SpainThriller (MA 15+ ads)
May 1, 2
Dir. Pedro Almodóvar, Gael GarcíaBernal.
Two young men arereunited by their dark past in thisengaging film.
BAD MEN OF MISSOURI
TCM 1941 Western
0
May 6, 7
Dennis Morgan, Jane Wyman.
Twobrothers, enraged by the onslaughtof Southern carpet-baggers, take to a life of lawlessness.
BAD NEWS BEARS
SHOWTIME 2005 Comedy (Msl)
0
May 9, 10, 25, 26
Billy Bob Thornton, Marcia Gay Harden.
A former pro baseballplayer is recruited to coach abaseball team of 12-year-olds.
BAND WAGON, THE
TCM 1953 Musical
0
May 9, 10
Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse.
A washed-up movie star tries torevive his career with a Broadwayshow.
BARBARIAN AND THEGEISHA, THE
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FOX CLASSICS 1958 Action
May 21, 28
John Wayne, Eiko Ando.
The truestory of Townsend Harris, whoin 1856 was appointed the firstAmerican consul to Japan.
BARKLEYS OF BROADWAY,THE
TCM 1949 Musical
0
May 9, 10
Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers.
Thestars of a musical-comedy teamsplit up when one of them tries toget serious about acting.
BARRETTS OF WIMPOLESTREET, THE
TCM 1934 Drama
May 30, 31
Fredric March, Norma Shearer.
A story about the powerful affairbetween two poets, and the fatherwho tried to stop them.
BASIC INSTINCT 2
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SHOWTIME 2006 Crime(MA 15 + lsv)
0
May 27, 28
Sharon Stone, David Morrissey.
The captivating Catherine Tramellis linked to the death of a famoussports star.
BATAAN
TCM 1943 Drama
0
May 3, 4
Robert Taylor.
A platoon of 13solders is assigned a do-or-diemission during WWII.
BATMAN
MOVIE GREATS 1989 Action (PG)
May 9, 10, 19, 31
Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson.
Batman’s long-time nemesis the Joker has sinister plans forGotham.
BATMAN & ROBIN
MOVIE EXTRA 1997 Action (PG)
May 1
George Clooney, Uma Thurman.
Villains Mr Freeze and Poison Ivy team up to defeat Gotham’s Batmanand Robin.
BE COOL
MOVIE ONE 2005 Comedy (M vl)
May 10, 19, 28, 29
John Travolta, Uma Thurman.
ChiliPalmer is back, but this time he hasveered into the music business.
BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY, THE
SHOWTIME 2004 Drama (M avdl)
May 1, 16, 28
Nick Nolte, Damien Nguyen.
An epic story of hope about onechild’s rigorous odyssey to find hisGI father.
BEAUTY FOR SALE
TCM 1933 Romance (PG)
May 2, 3
Otto Kruger, Madge Evans.
A woman meets the man of herdreams in the beauty shop whereshe works.
BEAUTY SHOP
MOVIE ONE 2005 Comedy (M s)
May 2, 8, 9, 17, 18, 27
Queen Latifah, Mena Suvari.
Ginabuys a beauty shop and hires quirkyemployees who provide a stream ofwitty banter.
BEERFEST
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BOX OFFICE Comedy(MA 15+ sl)
Commences May 10
Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske.
Twoworld class American beer drinkersprepare for the ultimate chug ofwar in Germany.
BEHIND THE SUN
WORLD MOVIES 2001 BrazilDrama (M av)
May 26, 27
Dir. Walter Salles, Rodrigo Santoro.
A sumptuous adaptation ofacclaimed novel
Broken April
.
BEING JULIA
SHOWTIME 2004 Comedy Drama(M as)
0
May 3, 4, 18
Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons.
A 1930s diva of the London stagedistracts herself from a midlifecrisis by finding a young lover.
BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM
SHOWTIME GREATS 2002 Comedy(PG)
0
May 5, 9, 16, 17, 27, 28
Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley.
A girl must choose between hersoccer dreams or her traditionalIndian family.
BENJI: OFF THE LEASH!
MOVIE ONE 2004 Family (PG)
May 8, 19
Nick Whitaker, Chris Kendrick.
Things will change. Lives will besaved. Because Benji the dog isoff the leash!
BETRAYAL, THE
WORLD MOVIES 2005 France inFrench/Arabic (Algerian) Drama(M av)
May 12, 13
Dir. Philippe Faucon, Vincent Martinez.
A suspenseful and timely tale about conflict, loyalty and the thirst for independence.
BIG CHILL, THE
SHOWTIME GREATS 1983 Drama(M lsa)
0
May 1, 6, 7, 18, 23
Kevin Kline, Glenn Close.
Sevenformer college radicals reuniteover the funeral of a friend to workout what happened to the ’60s.
BIG EASY, THE
MOVIE GREATS 1987 Drama (M slv)
May 4, 17, 18, 29
Dennis Quaid, Ellen Barkin.
A detective and a DA attorney areromantically involved though find themselves at odds professionally.
BIG HIT, THE
SHOWTIME GREATS 1998 Action(MA 15+ vl)
May 3, 8, 9, 16, 25, 30 (FP)
Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips.
A soft-centred hit manfinds himself in deep trouble over the kidnapping of the wrong girl.
BIG RED
MOVIE GREATS 1962 Family
May 6, 7, 18, 27
Walter Pidgeon, Gilles Payant.
A heart-wrenching tale of a boywho becomes attached to the dogof his employer.
BILOXI BLUES
SHOWTIME GREATS 1988 Comedy(M va)
0
May 11, 12, 16, 29, 30
Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken.
A young man is sent tobasic training during WWII wherehe is tormented by a psychotic drillsergeant.
BLACK DOG
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MOVIE GREATS 1998 Action (M lv)
May 11, 12, 20, 21, 29, 30
Patrick Swayze, Meatloaf.
An ex-con is offered a truck drivingjob, but discovers he is movingillegal weapons.
BLACK FOX
HALLMARK CHANNEL 1995Western (M)
May 20, 21
Christopher Reeve, Raoul Trujillo.
A one-time slave and his formerowner, homestead together with their families on the Texas frontier.
BLACK FOX:GOOD MEN AND BAD
HALLMARK CHANNEL 1995Western (M)
May 27, 28
Christopher Reeve, Kim Coates.
In1860s Texas, a man seeks revengeon the bigot who shot and killedhis wife.
BLACK FOX:THE PRICE OF PEACE
HALLMARK CHANNEL 1995Western (M)
May 20, 21, 22
Christopher Reeve, Raoul Trujillo.
In 1860s Texas, a man whoseabused wife fell in love with aKiowa organises a hunting party torecapture her.
BLACKBALL
SHOWTIME 2003 Comedy Drama(M l)
0
May 5, 23
Vince Vaughn, Paul Kaye.
A slick agent takes the British badboy of bowls under his wing.
BLESSED
MOVIE ONE 2004 Thriller (M slv)
May 18, 30, 31
Heather Graham, James Purefoy.
A visit to a fertility clinic becomesa nightmare when a woman isimpregnated with the devil’s DNA.
BLIND FAITH
HALLMARK CHANNEL 1998Drama (M)
May 15
Charles S Dutton, Courtney B Vance.
A police captain’s son iswrongly accused of the murder ofa white man.
BLIND SPOT
HALLMARK CHANNEL 1993Drama (PG)
May 21
Joanne Woodward, Laura Linney.
An ambitious US Congresswomanis blind to her daughter’s drugaddiction.
BLOOD ALLEY
MOVIE GREATS 1955 Action (PG)
May 26
John Wayne, Lauren Bacall.
Agroup of Chinese refugees traveldown the Yangtze aboard a run-down river steamer to escapeCommunist China.
BLOODLINES
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HALLMARK CHANNEL 2005Drama (M)
May 16, 17
Kevin McNally, Emma Pierson.
Tense, intriguing thriller aboutmurder and torn loyalties.
BLOODRAYNE
MOVIE ONE 2005 Action(MA 15+ v)
May 5, 6, 14
Kristanna Loken, Michael Madsen.
Two vampire hunters from theBrimstone Society persuade ahalf-vampire/half-human, to join their cause.
BLOODSPORT
SHOWTIME GREATS 1988 Action(M v)
0
May 1, 2, 11, 19, 26
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb.
A man goes to Hong Kong towin Kumite, the ultimate martialarts tournament.
BOA VS PYTHON
SHOWTIME 2004 Sci-Fi(MA 15+ l)
May 1, 19 (FP)
David Hewlett, Jaime Bergman.
Abrace of bounty hunters mess witha man-eating python.
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