New on
SET in March, 2009:
NEW SERIES
Party of Five 4Premiere date: Friday, March 6 at 17h00
Continues: Mondays to Fridays at 17h00
Party of Four returns for it's fourth season.
In the season: Charlie increases his efforts to find a mother for Claudia and Owen, but struggles to hang onto a new girlfriend when he is diagnosed with cancer. When his chemotherapy makes it difficult to care for both his siblings and the restaurant, he’s faced with having the two younger Salingers removed from their home.
Meanwhile, Bailey’s efforts to put his own life back on track are jeopardized by a criminal record and a rocky start in his new relationship with Sarah, and Julia’s marriage to Griffin threatens to fall apart when she wants to return to college.
LeveragePremiere date: Thursday, 26 March at 20h30
Continues Thursdays at the same time
A new drama series starring Timothy Hutton (Ordinary People) about the exploits of a motley crew of modern-day Robin Hoods on a mission to protect those unfairly treated by the powerful and wealthy.
In the premiere episode entitled The Nigerian Job: a desperate aerospace CEO (Saul Rubinek) asks Nate Ford (Hutton), an insurance investigator who once specialized in recovering stolen goods worth millions, to lead a team of expert thieves in recovering his designs, stolen by a rival company. However, it transpires the designs were never the CEO's to begin with.
Now Nate must convince the band of criminals he leads to do the right thing and steal the plans back.
A 13-part series, Leverage premiered on the US network TNT last December. It is executive-produced by John Rogers (Cosby) and Dean Devlin, who co-wrote and produced the movies Godzilla, Independence Day and Stargate. Gina Belling of Coupling stars alongside Hutton.
MOVIE HIGHLIGHTS
Along Came a SpiderOn: Wednesday, 4 March 2009 at 20h30
Morgan Freeman reprises his Kiss the Girls’ role as detective and author Alex Cross in this psychological thriller.
After the harrowing death of his partner, Cross has retreated into retirement. However, when a brilliant criminal (Michael Wincott) kidnaps a senator's young daughter, he is lured back into action. Teamed with the Secret Service agent (Monica Potter) assigned to protect the missing girl, Cross is forced to follow a serpentine trail of clues in his quest to save an innocent life.
Slowly he realises this kidnapper is not just after a hefty ransom - he wants the detective’s help in documenting the crime of the century. With time running out, Cross must unravel a tangled web of deceit in order to stop a madman.
Directed by Lee Tamahori, 2001.
Hard EightOn: Wednesday, 18 March 2009 at 20h30
Philip Baker Hall stars as Sydney, a professional gambler who takes a young man named John under his wing, giving him a ride to Nevada where he tutors him in the skills of gambling.
A close bond develops between teacher and protégé and, after Sydney takes a protective interest in a waitress and part-time hooker, Clementine (Gwyneth Paltrow), John is drawn into an affair with her.
Also starring Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote), John C. Reilly (The Aviator) and Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction), 1997.
The Quick and the DeadOn: Sunday, 29 March 2009 at 20h00
Sharon Stone stars as Ellen, a tough revenge-seeking gunslinger, who arrives in the town of Redemption looking for John Herod (Gene Hackman). A ruthless former outlaw, Herod rules the lawless town and runs an annual quick-draw contest to eliminate anyone who might prove a threat.
Unconcerned about the substantial prize money, Ellen is wholly focused on her personal vendetta and, now that she has tracked Herod down, all she has to do is bide her time and eliminate a few unsavoury opponents along the way to a final confrontation.
Russell Crowe co-stars as a former gunman turned priest, with Leonardo DiCaprio as “the Kid” who may or may not be Herod’s son.
Directed by Sam Raimi, 1995.