These are my recommendations for television movies this weekend and
on into next week.
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Every week there will be a featured selection. It will be
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| Date |
Time (Eastern) |
Channel Info |
Name (link to reviews/buy info) |
Short Synopsis - Channel info &/or Name links
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| 4/22/2004 |
2:35 AM |
MAX |
Minority Report (2002) |
Futuristic tale about a cop who
turns fugitive after the crime-forecasting unit in which he works predicts
he will commit a murder. |
| 4/22/2004 |
12:30 PM |
MAX |
Protocol (1984) |
There's something funny going on
in Washington. Goldie's about to become a diplomat. |
| 4/22/2004 |
9:45 PM |
HBO2 |
Escape from L.A. (1996) |
Ever since the big earthquake of
1998, Los Angeles has been an island, populated by the dregs of American
society. Into this lawless world comes rebel-with-a-cause Snake Plissken. |
| 4/23/2004 |
1:10 AM |
HBOF |
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) |
Eddie Murphy portrays a maverick
former space smuggler who transforms a seedy nightclub on the moon into a
thriving business. |
| 4/24/2004 |
12:45 AM |
TMC |
Rob Roy (1995) |
In the highlands of Scotland in
the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future. Liam
Neeson, Tim Roth and Jessica Lange star. |
| 4/24/2004 |
3:40 AM |
HBOS |
A Bright Shining Lie (1998) |
Bill Paxton stars as Lt. Colonel
John Paul Vann, whose experiences in Vietnam symbolize America's
involvement. |
| 4/24/2004 |
9:35 AM |
TMC |
Strictly Ballroom (1992) |
Brave new dance steps, a new
partner and determination to innovate against the powers that be is a
formula for an excellent movie !!! |
| 4/24/2004 |
10:45 AM |
HBOS |
The Majestic (2001) |
Amnesia and a case of mistaken
identity create the forum for this wonderful Capra-esque drama set in the
1950s. |
| 4/24/2004 |
3:30 PM |
HBO2 |
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) |
Eddie Murphy portrays a maverick
former space smuggler who transforms a seedy nightclub on the moon into a
thriving business. |
| 4/24/2004 |
5:30 PM |
HBO2 |
Catch Me If You Can (2002) |
Based on the true story of a
successful con artist who operates under several identities long outwitting
the FBI. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Dir: Steven Spielberg |
| 4/24/2004 |
8:00 PM |
TCM |
Dr. Strangelove (1963) |
A mad United States General
orders an air strike against Russia. Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Keenan
Wynn. D: Stanley Kubrick. |
| 4/25/2004 |
12:45 AM |
TMC |
Rob Roy (1995) |
In the highlands of Scotland in
the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future. Liam
Neeson, Tim Roth and Jessica Lange star. |
| 4/25/2004 |
6:00 PM |
TCM |
Dr. Strangelove (1963) |
A mad United States General
orders an air strike against Russia. Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Keenan
Wynn. D: Stanley Kubrick. |
| 4/26/2004 |
2:30 AM |
HBO2 |
Escape from L.A. (1996) |
Ever since the big earthquake of
1998, Los Angeles has been an island, populated by the dregs of American
society. Into this lawless world comes rebel-with-a-cause Snake Plissken. |
| 4/26/2004 |
1:20 PM |
SHO X |
Gallipoli (1981) |
Two Australian sprinters face the
brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli
campaign in Turkey during World War I. |
| 4/26/2004 |
10:00 PM |
SHO X |
Gallipoli (1981) |
Two Australian sprinters face the
brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli
campaign in Turkey during World War I. |
| 4/27/2004 |
10:01 AM |
FMC |
How Green Was My Valley (1941) |
The Oscar winning story of a
family of Welsh coal miners in the 19th century. Roddy McDowall, Maureen
O'Hara |
| 4/27/2004 |
12:00 PM |
MAX |
Minority Report (2002) |
Futuristic tale about a cop who
turns fugitive after the crime-forecasting unit in which he works predicts
he will commit a murder. |
| 4/27/2004 |
5:30 PM |
HBOS |
Unlawful Entry (1992) |
Michael and Karen thought their
troubles were over when the cops arrived, but one of the officers is a
psycho obsessed with Karen.... |
| 4/28/2004 |
7:00 AM |
SHO X |
Gallipoli (1981) |
Two Australian sprinters face the
brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli
campaign in Turkey during World War I. |
| 4/28/2004 |
8:00 PM |
TCM |
Doctor Zhivago (1965) |
A poet's life during the
turbulent years of the Russian Revolution. Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Rod
Steiger. D: David Lean. |
| 4/28/2004 |
11:30 PM |
TCM |
The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) |
The Japanese Army forces World
War II POWs to build a strategic bridge in Burma. William Holden, Alec
Guinness, Sessue Hayakawa. D: David Lean. |
This is a work in progress. It definitely will change. I hope
to improve
its format as time passes.
Currently it is based on a weekly survey of what is upcoming from Thursday to
the next Wednesday on
Turner Classic Movies, Fox Movie Channel, HBO(s), Cinemax(s), Showtime(s) and
The Movie Channel
(if a channel has both East and West instances, only the eastern one is listed
above).