THE ALZHEIMER’S PROJECT
Alzheimer's disease is the second-most-feared illness in America, after cancer. Is our anxiety justified? HBO presents this multi-part campaign that provides answers to many questions surrounding the disease. Featuring four HBO feature documentaries and a host of other specials on HBO’s various multi-media services, including HBO.com and HBO On Demand, this groundbreaking project will focus on Alzheimer's—including its causes, symptoms, treatments and possible cures— as well as the personal stories of those living with this terrible disease
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT
A widowed U.S. President finds love with a lobbyist. Michael Douglas, Annette Bening. (AC,AL) PG13-1:53
APPALOOSA
Everett Hitch and Virgil Cole are old friends...and old hands at running bad guys out of towns where they’re not wanted. Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen star as the mercenaries who let their guns do the talking in this gripping western. Hired as lawmen by the fearful elders of rural Appaloosa, the pair face off against a devious rancher who is as clever as he is evil. Renée Zellweger co-stars as a beguiling dame who steals Virgil’s heart...and lands in the middle of the conflict. Also with Jeremy Irons (as the villainous Randall Bragg), Timothy Spall and Lance Henriksen. (AC,AL,V) R-1:55.
THE ASTRONAUT FARMER
Many people have dreamed of rocketing into space, but for Charles Farmer, it’s a dream that he’s determined to turn into a reality...in his own backyard. Billy Bob Thornton stars as the gutsy Texas rancher who constructs a rocket in his barn with plans for an orbit around the earth. But can he even get the ship off the ground with federal agents and a press crush descending on him and his family? Virginia Madsen, Bruce Dern and Tim Blake Nelson co-star in this inspiring drama. Directed by Michael Polish; written by Mark Polish and Michael Polish. (AC,AL) PG-1:44. Showing on various other HBO channels
BABY MOMMA
Tina Fey brings belly laughs as an infertile exec rattled by her scatterbrained surrogate in this riotous comedy. At 37 and no longer prime for pregnancy, career-minded Kate (Fey) has one choice to have a child—sign on a surrogate! Enter Angie (Amy Poehler): a crass, gum-chewing gal from South Philly more familiar with junk food than fertility. With Kate finding Angie’s antics more maddening than motherly, can the mismatched moms-to-be conceivably live together until the baby’s birth? With Greg Kinnear, Dax Shepard, Romany Malco, Maura Tierney, Holland Taylor and Sigourney Weaver (AC,AL,MV) PG13-1:39
BABYLON A.D.
Cold-blooded mercenary Vin Diesel undertakes a risky job to bring a “special” young woman from Eastern Europe to New York City in this action-thriller set in the near-future. Joined by the girl’s guardian and Diesel’s war buddy, the foursome survive an explosive train ride out of Kazakhstan, a deadly nightclub encounter in Vladivostok, a breathtaking snowmobile chase across the Bering Strait, and more on their way to the Big Apple--where further surprises await them. Michelle Yeoh, Melanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson and Mark Strong costar. (AC,AL,BN,V) PG13-1:30.
BODY OF LIES
Undercover C.I.A. agent Leonardo DiCaprio concocts an elaborate plan to flush out a terrorist from hiding in this action-thriller. Working under the radar in the Middle East, Roger Ferris (DiCaprio) communicates—and often clashes—with his U.S.-based boss (Russell Crowe), who coldly watches over the risky operation using an impressive technological set-up. Can they overcome their rocky relationship and stop an old-world madman before more innocent people are killed? Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani, Oscar Isaac and Simon McBurney co-star. (AC,GL,GV,N) R-2:08. HBO Dec.12,15,20,23,28
BORED TO DEATH
Meet Jonathan Ames: writer, romantic and unlicensed private detective. HBO presents this all-new comedy series that tells the story of this noirfiction-obsessed writer (played by Jason Schwartzman of Rushmore fame) who impulsively lists his gumshoe services on the Internet in the wake of a painful breakup. Each episode follows the quirky Jonathan as he is hired for a variety of amusing cases, which he pursues while avoiding working on his second novel and writing for the magazine run by his eccentric boss. How he solves anything is a mystery. Ted Danson (Cheers) and Zach Galifianakis co-star. SUNDAYS AT 9:30pm, ENCORE TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS (AC,AL,MV) TVMA/L-:30.HBO
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
“A pounding, pulsating thriller that provides an almost constant adrenaline surge for nearly two hours” (Variety). The third installment in the “Bourne” series brings the story of rogue CIA agent Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) and his search for his true identity full circle. As he gets closer and closer to uncovering his forgotten past as part of a black ops team, the alwayslethal Bourne outwits the agency at every turn. But to them he is nothing more than a very dangerous loose string...and one that they plan to tie off permanently. Julia Stiles, David Strathairn and Scott Glenn co-star. (AC, AL,V) PG13-1:55.
BOY INTERRUPTED
This film tells the heartbreaking story of Evan Perry, a 15-year-old boy who jumped from his NYC bedroom window after a lifelong struggle with bipolar disorder. An official selection of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, the documentary recounts Evan's life and death in the words of his parents, filmmakers Hart and Dana Perry, and others who knew him. (AC,AL,BN) TV14/S,L,D-1:32.
THE BRAVE ONE
“Spellbinding” Roger Ebert. Jodie Foster delivers one of her most riveting performances in this dark thriller about a talk-radio host who turns vigilante. Shattered by a brutal assault, Erica Bain (Foster) tries to put the pieces of her life back together. But it’s not until she guns down a crook in self-defense that she finally discovers an outlet for her rage—and a need to feed her appetite for revenge. Terrence Howard, Naveen Andrews, Nicky Katt and Mary Steenburgen co-star. Directed by Neil Jordan; screenplay by Roderick Taylor & Bruce A. Taylor and Cynthia Mort, story by Roderick Taylor & Bruce A. Taylor. (AC,AL,GV,N) R-2:02.
BREACH
FBI agent Robert Hanssen was a devoted man of God and family. But he had a dark side: selling top secret information to the Russians. Based on the shocking true events of 2001, this absorbing drama chronicles a two-month period in which a young FBI worker went to work for Hanssen—and found himself unraveling the worst security breach in U.S. history. Chris Cooper is superb as Hanssen; Ryan Phillippe co-stars as the agent-in-training who breaks the case open. With Laura Linney, Dennis Haysbert, Caroline Dhavernas, Gary Cole and Kathleen Quinlan. (AC,AL,MV) PG13-1:50
THE BUCKET LIST
Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman set out to accomplish a list of things to do before they kick in this engaging comedy. Meeting as roommates in the hospital where they are being treated for cancer, the polar opposites--Nicholson’s a filthy-rich tycoon, Freeman’s a working stiff--find common ground in their desire to go out with no regrets. Their solution? A wild road trip that takes them all around the world to see all the things they’ve never seen—and do all the things they’ve never done! Sean Hayes and Rob Morrow co-star. (AC,AL) PG13-1:37
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
A valley girl discovers her destiny lies in killing vampires in this horror/comedy. Kristy Swanson, Luke Perry, Paul Reubens, Donald Sutherland. (AL,V) PG13-1:25
BURN AFTER READING
The Coen brothers meld sex, spies, lies, extortion and plastic surgery to form this darkly comic concoction that is “funny, sometimes delightful” (Roger Ebert). George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Richard Jenkins and Brad Pitt head up the stellar cast of quirky characters--an angry, drunken former C.I.A. agent, two numbskull personal trainers and a doltish cheating husband, among them--whose screwball lives wind up intertwined in a bizarre plot full of dark and often comical turns. Written, produced and directed by Joel & Ethan Coen. (AC,AL,V) R-1:36
CHANGELING
Clint Eastwood’s intimate look at one angle of the notorious 1928 “Wineville Chicken Coop Murders” chronicles the ordeal of Christine Collins, a single mother whose joy at the finding of her son five months after his disappearance is destroyed by her realization that the boy is a fraud. Angelina Jolie delivers an Oscar®-nominated performance in this gut-wrenching drama about a mother’s search for her missing son. What follows is a story of one woman’s dogged determination to find her son and expose a corrupt police force at any cost. John Malkovich co-stars. (AC,AL,V) R-2:22.
CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR
He was a hard-partying Texas congressman whose socialite girlfriend inspired him to help Afghan freedom fighters. Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts star in this fact-based tale about “Good Time Charlie” Wilson and how he brought his crazy plan—-providing weapons to the Afghans against their Russian invaders—-to fruition. Philip Seymour Hoffman is a renegade CIA agent who helps the duo. (AC,AL,BN) R-1:42
THE DARK KNIGHT
"The Dark Knight is pure adrenaline" (The Hollywood Reporter). The Caped Crusader is pushed to the limit by the diabolical Joker in this blockbuster action sequel. Christian Bale reprises his role as Bruce Wayne, millionaire playboy by day, masked avenger by night. When Gotham is overrun by the Joker--a cunning, but insane criminal mastermind--it's up to Batman to save the day. But this Joker is no laughing matter as he drives Batman and rest of the city's elite to the edge of madness. Michael Caine returns as Bruce's ever-faithful butler, and Heath Ledger is electrifying in his Oscar(R)-winning performance as the Joker. Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Morgan Freeman co-star. Directed by Christopher Nolan; screenplay by Jonathan & Christopher Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer based upon Batman characters created by Bob Kane. (AL,V) PG13-1:52
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (remake)
Klaatu...Barada...Nikto! The words made famous in the 1951 sci-fi classic must be uttered once again in this remake. Keanu Reeves stars as the alien Klaatu who arrives on Earth to eye-popping effect with a warning for mankind: stop poisoning the planet or face extermination at the hands of his massive robot/ weapon Gort. Jennifer Connelly co-stars as a widowed scientist who may be the only hope for stopping Klaatu from making good on his devastating promise. Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm and Kathy Bates co-star. (MV) PG13-1:44.
DEATH ON A FACTORY FARM, HBO Documentary Films
More than 10 billion animals are raised to wind up on American dinner plates each year. But because laws mandating humane treatment for these animals are weak and rarely enforced, animal-rights groups have turned to undercover investigators to help expose the abuse on these “factory farms.” In this follow-up to the 2006 film Dealing Dogs, directors Tom Simon and Sarah Teale reteam with animal-rights investigator “Pete” who goes undercover on an Ohio hog farm to explore allegations of animal cruelty. The late Paul Harvey said you must see this. Widescreen. (AC,AL,MV) TVMA/L-1:28
DEATH RACE
Prison inmates get behind the wheel of armament-laden cars to race for freedom—or death—in this gearjamming remake set in the not-so-distant future. Jason Statham (The Transporter series) stars as a man framed for the murder of his wife by a mysterious intruder. Sent to the fortress-like Terminal Island, he must compete in a deadly series of car races in which the winner gets his freedom...while the losers get fitted for a pine box! Tyrese Gibson, Ian McShane and Joan Allen co-star. Written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. Remake of Roger Corman's Deathrace 2000 and Arnold Scwarzenegger's The Running Man (AC,AL,N,V) R-1:45
DEATH SENTENCE
Revenge sends a family man down a dangerous path in this stylish, “intensely gripping” (Variety) action-thriller. Kevin Bacon stars as the married father whose son is slain as part of a gang nitiation. Realizing the young perp will escape hard time, Bacon decides to deliver his own justice. The result is a bloodsoaked war between the vigilante, his criminal targets and their cold-blooded leader (Garrett Hedlund). Kelly Preston co-stars. (AC,AL,GV) R-1:46
A DOG YEAR
Jeff Bridges stars in a true story of two souls transformed through one unlikely alliance. The film tells the story of a 50-something writer in mid-existential crisis who impulsively agrees to adopt a high-strung border collie. The dog wreaks havoc on his suburban household, but a move to a rural farmhouse, combined with behavioral lessons from a real-life dog whisperer and her herd of sheep, slowly yields dividends for both the dog and his owner. (AC) TVPG/D-1:19.
DOOMSDAY
London, 2035. More than three decades after a deadly virus ravaged Scotland and turned Glasgow into a permanent quarantine zone, a young woman must return to find a cure when the virus rears its ugly head again. Rhona Mitra stars as the ultra-tough Eden Sinclair who enters Glasgow to find it a lawless hellhole whose inhabitants will stop at nothing for revenge against outsiders. Malcolm McDowell, Bob Hoskins. (AC,GL,GV,N) R-1:49
DR. SEUSS’ HORTON HEARS A WHO
The beloved Dr. Seuss tale of a big-hearted elephant who comes to the aid of a very small world is brought to colorful life in this animated feature. Jim Carrey is the voice of Horton, the portly pachyderm who hears a cry and finds it coming from a tiny planet called Who-ville--whose tiny Whos are completely unaware of the danger their miniscule size poses. Can Horton and the Who-ville mayor (voice of Steve Carell) prevent the potential tragedy when neither of their respective inhabitants believe their warnings? The supporting voice cast includes Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Isla Fisher and Amy Poehler. G-1:26
EAGLE EYE
A frightening cyberterror frames two Chicagoans in a deadly plot and leaves them on the run from the law in this harrowing actionthriller. Forced to act by a mysterious caller who seems to be everywhere and can control everything around them—cell phones, traffic lights, trains, and more—innocent citizens Jerry (Shia LaBeouf) and Rachel (Michelle Monaghan) find themselves on a terrifying rollercoaster-ride. Can they unravel the hightech mystery before it costs them their lives? Rosario Dawson, Michael Chiklis, Anthony Mackie and Billy Bob Thornton co-star. (AL,V) PG13-1:58.
EASTBOUND & DOWN
Every kid has a great ballplayer they look up to. Kenny Powers is not that guy. As a rising baseball star, Kenny Powers had it all. But he threw it all away in a haze of hardliving and complacency. Only problem is: Kenny doesn’t know he lost it. HBO presents four new episodes--including the Season One finale--of this all-new comedy series starring Danny McBride as the former pitcher who finds himself reduced to teaching Phys Ed at the North Carolina school he once attended. Wreaking havoc at work and at the home of his brother, Kenny plots his return to the majors...while trying to win back his old squeeze.
ENTOURAGE
After hitting a few speed bumps the past couple of years, Vincent Chase's career has kicked into high gear after his role in the latest Martin Scorsese film. But now that Vince is back on top, is it finally time for Eric, Drama and Turtle to step out of his shadow? Hit the gas for another electrifying season of Entourage, HBO's hit comedy series about a hot young actor and the three buddies he's brought with him from their hometown in Queens, NY. Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara and Jeremy Piven star. (AC,AL) TVMA/L-:27.
EVENT HORIZON
A space rescue crew enters a world of nightmarish evil when they happen upon a spaceship lost more than seven years earlier. Has it literally been to Hell and back? Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill star. (AC,AL,N,V) R-1:36
EVERY F---ING DAY OF MY LIFE
On May 1, 2005, Wendy Maldonado, an Oregon mother of four, called 911 in hysterics. “I just killed my husband,” she confessed. When the operator asked how long her husband had abused her, Maldonado replied, “Every f---ing day of my life.” Wendy, along with her eldest son Randy, pleaded guilty to manslaughter. This film follows Wendy and her family in the few days before she begins a 10-year prison sentence for the crime. Alternately shocking and heartbreaking, the film tells the story of one woman’s fateful decision to make a new life for herself and her children at all costs, even her own freedom. (AC,AL,V) TV14/S,L-1:10
THE EXPRESS
His name was Ernie Davis. But when he stepped on the football field, he was known by one name: The Elmira Express. Dennis Quaid and Rob Brown star in this “inspiring” (Roger Ebert) drama about the spectacular Syracuse running back who became the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy® in 1961—before his untimely death just two years later. (AC,AL,V) PG-2:09
THE FIXER
At 24, Ajmal Naqshbandi was one of Afghanistan’s top “fixers”—aides who help the foreign media gain access to government officials, ordinary citizens, and armed rebels. This documentary focuses on the relationship between the young man and American journalist Christian Parenti as their paths converge and separate, with tragic results, over the course of six months. (AC,AL,V) TV14/V-1:24
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS
Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie moved to New York City to capitalize on their popularity as "New Zealand's 4th Most Popular Folk Parody Duo." Unfortunately, despite living as Big Apple bohemians for over a year, they still remain hopelessly out of place! Will the pair find excitement, romance and the elusive paying music gig in 2009? Find out in Season Two of the hit HBO comedy series as the boys resort to a variety of desperate tactics--prostitution, starting a gang and impersonating Simon & Garfunkel, among others--to jump-start their lives and career. HBO presents four new episodes--including the Season Two finale--of the hit HBO comedy series that follows the boys and their hilariously desperate attempts to jump-start their lives and career. As usual, their efforts rarely yield dividends, but they do spawn laughs and tunes about life, love and the pursuit of the elusive music video. Widescreen.
THE FLOCK
For years, monitoring paroled sex offenders has been Errol Babbage’s business, protecting the local New Mexico community—by any force necessary. But as his skeptical superiors pass the torch to new agent Allison Lowry, a brash kidnapping shakes up Errol’s scheduled retirement. With evidence clearly planted to engage him in the case, Errol and Allison must put the pieces together and find a missing girl before it’s too late. Richard Gere and Claire Danes head up the cast in this compelling drama. (AC,AL,GV) R
FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL
Full-frontal hilarity ensues when a sad-sack composer winds up at the same Hawaiian resort as his TV-star ex-girlfriend in this riotous comedy. Writer/star Jason Segel is Peter Bretter, a sensitive slacker who heads to Hawaii after being dumped by his celebrity ex—only to find she’s staying in the same place with her rock star boyfriend. It’s up to the resort’s good-natured staff--led by a perky desk clerk--to drag Peter out of his doldrums. Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis and Russell Brand co-star. Directed by Nicholas Stoller; written by Jason Segel (AC,GL,N) R-1:51
FORREST GUMP
The 1994 Oscar®-winning Best Picture with Tom Hanks as a man whose sweet innocence leads him on a journey of discovery through America of the ’60s and ’70s. (AC,N,V) PG13-2:22
FRIDAY THE 13th
Hockey-masked killer Jason Voorhees lines up a new group of party-hearty youths for slaughter in this remake of the slasher classic. Jared Padalecki stars as a young man whose search for his missing sister brings him to Crystal Lake...just as a group of nubile coeds are setting up camp in Jason’s deadly hunting grounds. Danielle Panabaker, Aaron Yoo, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle and Derek Mears co-star. Directed by Marcus Nispel; screenplay by Damian Shannon & Mark Swift, story by Damian Shannon & Mark Swift and Mark Wheaton. (AC,AL,GV,N,SC) R-1:37. MAX Dec.19,20,21, 23,29
FROST NIXON
Three years after his presidency crashed down in scandal, Richard Nixon sat down for an extensive interview with TV host David Frost to set the record straight. What they made together was history. This compelling film chronicles the four interviews between the two desperate men— Frost gunning for mainstream success and Nixon in need of money. What followed was a gripping chess match that Nixon dominated until Frost put it all on the line in the final segment. Frank Langella and Michael Sheen star in this acclaimed film that earned five Oscar® nominations including Best Picture. (AC,GL) R- 2:02.
FUNNY GAMES
A family vacation takes a nightmarish turn in Michael Haneke’s harrowing remake of his 1997 shocker. Naomi Watts and Tim Roth star as the couple who are taken hostage along with their son by two hooligans who subject the family to a sadistic series of torments. Michael Pitt co-stars. (AC,GL,GV) R-1:52
GEORGE CARLIN: IT'S BAD FOR YA
Let’s cut the crap. The indefatigable carmudgeon George Carlin continues to set the standard by which stand-up comedians are judged, with relentless routines that rip society's most sacred taboos and institutions. In his 14th solo special for HBO, Carlin unveils his latest catalogue of comic complaints, originally broadcast live on 3/1/08 from Santa Rosa, CA. Filled with the comic's deadon-funny insights, IT’S BAD FOR YA features his takes on such issues as the advantages of being old; euphemisms associated with dead people; self-esteem obsessions; child worship; stupidity; superstitions; and above all, our abnormal preoccupation with BS, i.e., "stuff that's bad for ya!" An HBO® Comedy Special (AC,AL) TVMA/L-1:09.
GEORGE LOPEZ: TALL, DARK & CHICANO
George Lopez has already proven to HBO viewers that he is indeed America’s Mexican. Now, he returns in his second HBO special that’s sure to generate plenty of live heat this summer! Well known as the co-creator, writer, producer and star of the hit sitcom George Lopez, the multi-talented actor/ comedian steps in front of a packed arena crowd at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas for this live stand-up special that will feature material from his current U.S. tour. (AC,AL) TVMA/L-1:30
GET SMART
Steve Carell brings screwball secret agent Maxwell Smart to life in this hilarious update of the TV series. Joined by snappy sidekick Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway), Smart must live up to his name for once when his co-workers at the U.S. spy agency CONTROL become compromised by the devious plans of KAOS and its nefarious leader. Dwayne Johnson, Alan Arkin, Terence Stamp and James Caan costar in this hit comedy that Roger Ebert called “funny, exciting, preposterous, great to look at, and made with the same level of technical expertise we’d expect from a new Bond movie.” MV) PG13-1:50
GHOST TOWN
A proctological mishap leaves uptight dentist Ricky Gervais as a medium between the living and the dead in this riotous comedy. Suddenly, the everaggravated loner is inundated with ghosts who desperately want to use him to communicate with their loved ones. But just as he’s about to be driven over the edge, he meets a spirit named Frank...along with his lovely and very much alive former wife. Téa Leoni co-stars as the lonely lass who lures the cranky misanthrope out of his shell—much to late husband Greg Kinnear’s chagrin! Also with Billy Campbell. (AC,AL) PG13-1:42
THE GOLDEN COMPASS
A young girl undertakes a perilous Arctic journey in this mystical adventure film based on the popular British book series. Set in a parallel England, society is ruled by a daunting body known as the Magisterium--and children are rapidly disappearing. Young orphan Lyra is comfortably cared for at a university, but when her best friend suddenly vanishes, Lyra--armed with a unique compass that can reveal truth--sets out on a daring mission to save lives, souls and possibly the universe. Nicole Kidman (Bewitched) co-stars as the precarious Mrs. Coulter who leads Lyra to the arctic region. (MV) PG13-1:53.
GRAN TORINO
Crusty widower Clint Eastwood forms an unlikely bond with his Asian neighbors in a gang-infested Detroit neighborhood in this gripping drama. Walt Kowalski (Eastwood) is a retired autoworker and Korean war veteran whose solitary life consists of caring for his pristine 1972 Gran Torino and uttering an endless array of racist remarks. When gang tactics leave a naive teen in Walt’s debt, a surprising relationship develops that changes the curmudgeon’s life forever. Directed by Clint Eastwood; screenplay by Nick Schenk, story by Dave Johannson & Nick Schenk. (AC,AL,V) R-1:56.
HAIRSPRAY
Rousing film version of the hit musical about a teen who becomes a dance sensation. “Hairspray is just plain fun” (Roger Ebert). The smash Broadway musical based on John Waters’ unforgettable 1988 film comes to the big screen once again in this rousing and heartfelt Golden Globe nominee for Best Picture–Musical or Comedy. The streets of Baltimore are paved with song as sweet-natured, high-haired teen Tracy Turnblad learns some funky new dance moves that launch her to stardom. John Travolta heads up the cast. (AC,AL) PG-1:56.
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
The challenges facing young wizard Harry Potter grow darker and more dangerous in this fifth installment in the acclaimed film series based on J.K. Rowling’s award-winning books. Fearing the devious Voldemort has returned with another devilish plan, Harry and his friends must convince the Ministry of Magic to believe them before it’s too late. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon and Brendan Gleeson star. Directed by David Yates; screenplay by Michael Goldenberg, based on the novel by J.K. Rowling. (V) PG13-2:18.
HARD KNOCKS: TRAINING CAMP WITH THE CINCINNATI BENGALS
Buckle up your chin strap for a new season of Hard Knocks! The Cincinnati Bengals are a talented NFL team with a solid mix of playmakers and draftees. Led by veteran coach Marvin Lewis and dreams of a playoff-bound 2009 season, the team’s journey begins with training camp—a grueling fiveweek odyssey in which players vie for spots on the team’s 54-man roster. Among the key players followed in this five-part, all-access series are QB Carson Palmer, flamboyant WR Chad Ochocinco, Cedric Benson, and many others. (AC,AL) TVMA/L-:57. HBO
HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU
A group of Baltimore men and women shine a light on the complexities of coupling in this romantic comedy. From flirtatious first dates with no follow-up to commitment-phobes to affairs, this funny, endearing film follows the pals through the modern mating matrix where sexy signals are routinely misread, and may be summed up with one simple phrase: he’s just not that into you. Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connolly, Bradley Cooper, Ginnifer Goodwin, Scarlett Johansson and Justin Long head up an all-star cast. (AC,AL) PG13-2:09
HELLBOY 2: THE GOLDEN ARMY
The surly, burly, cigar-chomping Hellboy is back to do battle with a villain who is about to awaken a massive mechanical army in this butt-kicking sequel. Ever the reluctant (and destructive) hero for the government's Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense, Hellboy (Ron Perlman) and his team face their greatest threat yet: a menacing elf prince whose long-simmering rage at humanity's treatment of the planet prompts him to unleash the ferocious Golden Army as revenge. Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Jeffrey Tambor, Seth MacFarlane and John Hurt co-star. Directed by Guillermo Del Toro, based upon the Dark Horse Comic Book created by Mike Mignola, story by Guillermo Del Toro & Mike Mignola. (AC,AL,V) PG13-1:19
THE HILLS HAVE EYES 2
“The hills are alive again with the sound of mutants” (The Hollywood Reporter). Following the hit 2006 remake of The Hills Have Eyes comes this shocking sequel that leaves an unprepared squadron of National Guard trainees in the deadly desert lair of the murderous miscreants. Battling the rugged terrain and their clashing personalities, the overmatched recruits are slaughtered in grisly fashion one by one as they try to escape the horrifying creatures— residents of the remote region who were left hideously deformed by nuclear testing. Michael McMillian, Jacob Vargas, Flex Alexander and Jessica Stroup star. (AC,AL,GV,RP) R-1:30.
THE HITCHER
A homicidal hitchhiker leaves a bloody trail in his wake in this harrowing remake. Sean Bean. (AC,AL,GV) R-1:25.
HITMAN
He was raised from childhood to become a killer...and now he is the best at it. Meet Agent 47: the most deadly assassin in an international murder-for-hire organization. After completing his latest mission to take out the Russian president, 47 is stunned when the man resurfaces very much alive. What follows is a thrilling adventure in which 47 finds himself on the wrong end of a planned hit as he tries to get to the bottom of the mystery. Timothy Olyphant and Dougray Scott star. Directed by Xavier Gens; written by Skip Woods, based on the Eigos game Hitman. (AC,AL,N,V) R-1:33
HOTEL FOR DOGS
A scruffy hotel becomes a real live animal house for two kids and a multitude of mutts in this “sweet, innocent family movie” (Roger Ebert) based on the book. Foster-care kids Andi and Bruce are placed in a pet-free home which poses a big problem: where can they keep Friday, their friendly terrier? The answer comes in an empty hotel they fix into a fetching place for their pooch...and soon, a whole host of strays from around the city! Starring Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Kyla Pratt with Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon and Don Cheadle. (MV) PG-1:40.
HOUSE OF SADDAM
Saddam Hussein was the most vilified dictator of our generation, a man whose allconsuming desire to impose his will on Iraq and its neighbors led to two wars with the U.S., and finally, his capture and execution. This four-hour HBO miniseries reveals the private world of the Iraqi dictator and his inner circle. Over 27 years, he rose from peasant origins to the highest office in Iraq, consolidating his power by executing anyone who posed a threat—real or imagined. Igal Naor stars as Saddam. Widescreen (AC,AL,V) TVMA/V,L-1:57
I AM LEGEND
Three years after a virus has decimated humanity, Robert Neville is the last man alive in New York City...but he’s not the only living thing there. Will Smith stars as the military scientist who journeys throughout Gotham by day, but shutters himself in by night—to protect himself from the murderous mutants that lurk in the shadows. But as he closes in on a cure for the virus, Neville must deal with a twist in the behavior of the crafty creatures—as well as his own increasingly fragile mental state. Alice Braga and Dash Mihok co-star in this blockbuster thriller filmed twice before, as Omega Man (Charlton Heston) and Last Man On Earth (Vincent Price). (AC,AL,V) PG13-1:40
THE INCREDIBLE HULK
The not-so-jolly green giant is back--and he needs more angermanagement lessons than ever—in this explosive take on the comic book. Edward Norton stars as Bruce Banner, a scientist whose groundbreaking experiments turn him into the raging green behemoth every time his pulse rate goes up. With his girlfriend’s Army General father trying to capture him, Banner desperately races to find a cure for his curse...but not before he faces a gung-ho soldier who has been given a dose of the concoction himself. Liv Tyler and Tim Roth co-star. (AC,AL,V) PG13-1:52.
IN TREATMENT
Golden Globe®-winner Gabriel Byrne returns for an all-new season of HBO's acclaimed drama series. Set within individual psychotherapy sessions, In Treatment once again centers on Dr. Paul Weston (Byrne), who has divorced his wife and moved from Maryland to Brooklyn, NY. As Season Two progresses, Paul begins to rebuild his practice with a group of intriguing new patients while continuing to wrestle with the demons he left behind—which send him back to Maryland for his own sessions with Dr. Gina Toll (Dianne Wiest). Widescreen. (AC,AL) TVMA-:28. HBO
INKHEART
What if you could materialize the imagined worlds depicted in books by merely reading aloud? For one fictionloving father, that power is very real. Brendan Fraser stars in this outof- this-world fantasy film as a Silvertongue, a man whose audible reading can bring literature to life, but at a perilous price. As daunting characters roam the real world, a loved one is left trapped inside an ancient tome titled Inkheart, forcing the daring dad on a fantastic mission with his preteen daughter in tow. Also with Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent. (AC,AL,MV) PG-1:48
JOE BUCK LIVE
Get ready for a sports show with a fresh new spin! HBO Sports presents this live new quarterly series hosted by acclaimed sportscaster Joe Buck. Utilizing a live studio audience, each one-hour show will include live interviews, panel discussions, prerecorded features and a few surprises. In the premiere edition, Buck will focus on sports and celebrity as superstar athletes deal with a constant spotlight in an era of internet reporting, sports talk radio, commercial endorsements and the glare of continuous coverage. (AL) TVPG/L-:57.
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (2007)
Jules Verne’s sci-fi classic is brought to stunning life in this epic adventure about a trio of explorers who discover a pathway to Earth’s core. Brendan Fraser is a handsome seismological expert who treks to Iceland with his surly nephew and a gorgeous mountain guide to prove his missing brother’s theory of the existence of volcanic tubes into Earth. What they discover is an amazing and wildly dangerous world of monsters and mayhem. Josh Hutcherson and Anita Briem co-star. Directed by Eric Brevig; screenplay by Michael Weiss and Jennifer Flackett & Mark Levin. (MV) PG-1:33.
JUMPER
Ready to take one giant leap? For one young man, that idea takes on a wild new meaning. Hayden Christensen stars as the youth whose ability to teleport enables him to become a wealthy globetrotter. But it’s a skill that also attracts the attention of the Paladins—a secret organization dedicated to eliminating Jumpers from existence. Costarring Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson, Michael Rooker, Annasophia Robb, Max Thieriot with Diane Lane and Samuel L. Jackson. Directed by Doug Liman; screenplay by David S. Goyer and Jim Uhls and Simon Kinberg, based on the novel by Steven Gould. (AL,MV) PG13-1:28.
JUNO
An unexpected pregnancy sends a wise-cracking teen down an unusual path in this hit comedy that earned four Oscar® nominations. Best Actress nominee Ellen Page stars as the quirky Juno who decides to give the baby up for adoption. But as the months count down toward the big day and she grows closer to the young couple she has chosen to adopt the child, Juno comes to some eye-opening realizations that will change her perspective forever. Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney and J.K. Simmons costar in this “very smart, very funny and very touching” (Roger Ebert) tale. (AC,AL) PG13-1:36.
JURASSIC PARK
Steven Spielberg brings dinosaurs to stunning life in this epic thriller. Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum star. (AC,AL,V) PG13-2:06.
KNOCKED UP
He’s a scraggly slacker with a penchant for pot; she’s a TV reporter who has just gotten her big break. Their chance meeting leads to a booze-fueled roll in the hay...and a big shock when she discovers she’s pregnant. Can these two polar opposites put their differences aside and learn to raise a baby? They have nine months to find out! Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl star in this comedy hit. (AC,AL,BN) R-2:09.
KING FU PANDA (animated)
A portly panda becomes the unlikely kung-fufighting guardian of a peaceful valley in this “imaginative” (San Francisco Chronicle) animated hit. It’s time for a new Dragon Warrior to be chosen and five contenders stand before the great (and possibly senile) temple master. To the shock of everyone, he picks an overweight noodle-selling panda named Po who finds an inner strength he never knew he had—even as he prepares to take on the evil Tai Lung in a kung-fu battle! With the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Jackie Chan and Lucy Liu. (MV) PG-1:32.
MADASCAR 2: ESCAPE TO AFRICA
The fur-brained escapees from the Central Park Zoo continue their wild overseas adventure in this animated sequel. Still in Madagascar, Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and hefty hippo Gloria attempt to get back to their luxurious Gotham digs. Instead, their madcap flight lands them in Africa for an adventure in which they encounter hunters, tourists and even wild versions of their own species! The all-star voice cast features Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric Kyles a.k.a. Cedric The Entertainer and Andy Richter. (MV) PG-1:29. HBO
MAMMA MIA!
A bride-to-be reunites her mother with three former suitors in an effort to find her father in this adaptation of the smash-hit musical featuring the music of ABBA. Meryl Streep straps on her dancing shoes as mother-of-the-bride Donna, a free spirit running a hotel and raising daughter Sophie in the Greek islands. But as Sophie’s nuptials near, the fatherless lass desires her biological pop to properly give her away—and invites three paternal prospects from her mom’s wild past! With Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried and Christine Baranski. (AC,MV) PG13-1:49.
MARLEY & ME
He was the cute puppy dubbed “the world’s worst dog” by his owner John Grogan. But yellow lab Marley wagged his way into the writer’s heart and inspired a career chronicling their unruly, yet often riotous relationship. Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston star in this family film following the Grogans as they married, moved and met Marley: a cute canine with a hilarious destructive streak who deeply impacted the next decade of their lives. Eric Dane and Alan Arkin co-star. Directed by David Frankel, based on the book by John Grogan, screenplay by Scott Frank and Don Roos. (AC,MV) PG-1:56.
MATINEE
A young boy is overjoyed when his favorite filmmaker arrives in Key West to make a movie in this spoof of William Castle and his monster movies. William Schallert even reprises the kind of roles he played in 1950s movies about mutant ants. John Goodman, Jesse White, Robert Picardo. (AC,AL,MV) PG-1:39.
MAX PAYNE
In the dank underbelly of an urban nightscape, a lone man steps out of the shadows, hell-bent on revenge. His name is Max Payne. From the popular videogame comes this stylish action-thriller starring Mark Wahlberg as the loner cop who vows to avenge the murders of his wife and child. Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Olga Kurylenko co-star. No relation to the Marlon Wayans comedy Major Payne. (AC,AL,V) PG13-1:40.
MIRRORS
Supernatural terror reflects into the life of a night watchman at a burned-out department store in this scary remake of the Korean hit Into the Mirror. Kiefer Sutherland stars as the disgraced former NYPD cop with a drinking problem who is forced to take the night-duty job. If the charred halls aren’t eerie enough, Sutherland must contend with a vast number of haunted mirrors that unleash an evil force on his life—and threaten the lives of his family. Can he solve the mystery of the building’s past before it’s too late? This is no night at the museum! Paula Patton and Amy Smart co-star. (AC,AL,BN,GV) R-1:51.
MR. MAGORIUM’S WONDER EMPORIUM
Dustin Hoffman (Tootsie)is the oddball owner of an old toy store with wild, enchanting wares in this family film. Natalie Portman. G-1:34.
MR. WOODCOCK
“Letting go” of a hellish past is what made John Farley a best-selling self-help author. But when he finds out that the source of that past—a mean-spirited gym teacher—is about to marry his mother, the only thing he’s ready to let go of is his rage! “Billy Bob Thornton is in full Bad Santa mode” (Roger Ebert) as Woodcock, with Seann William Scott as the hapless Farley. Susan Sarandon co-stars. (AC,AL,MV) PG13-1:28.
THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR
Intrepid explorer Brendan Fraser awakens an evil 2,000-year-old emperor and his undead army in Shanghai in this third film in the Mummy series. Jet Li is the shapeshifting emperor who joins forces with a devious general in a quest for power and revenge unless Fraser—with help from an immortal sorceress and an army of skeleton warriors—can stop him first. Roger Ebert calls it, “the best in the series.” Maria Bello, John Hannah, Russell Wong, Liam Cunningham, Luke Ford, Isabella Leong and Michelle Yeoh co-star. (AC,AL,V) PG13-1:54.
NIGHTS IN RODANTHE
A shorefront inn houses romance for reluctant lovers Diane Lane and Richard Gere in this drama based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks. Hurt by her husband’s betrayal, Adrienne (Lane) takes up an offer to care for a friend’s Rodanthe resort and consider her messedup marriage. But she isn’t alone: a handsome surgeon has sought out the resort for his own reflection. (AC,AL) PG13-1:37.
NIM'S ISLAND
An adventurous girl protects her island home with the help of a fiction writer in this whimsical family film based on the novel. Life is literally a Pacific paradise for young Nim Rusoe who resides on a lush secluded island, equipped with a fully modern treehouse. But when her scientist father fails to return from an aquatic expedition, Nim strives to keep their special coastal home in safe hands—and seeks mainland assistance by way of a letter to her favorite author. Starring Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster and Gerard Butler. (MV) PG-1:36.
THE NINE LIVES OF MARION BARRY
Many remember Marion Barry as the philandering, drugaddled mayor of Washington, D.C., who was caught smoking crack in a 1990 FBI sting. Yet others know him as a folk hero, a civil-rights champion and defender of the poor. Who is the real Marion Barry? This captivating film looks for answers as it illuminates the rise, fall and improbable rise again of the four-time mayor. (AC,AL) TV14/L,D-1:18.
THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY
As a girl growing up in the African nation of Botswana, Precious Ramotswe was encouraged to follow her dreams. Now in her mid-30s, she is doing just that, embarking on a career as a detective. Grammy®- winning singer/songwriter Jill Scott stars in this all-new HBO drama series that chronicles her crusade for justice, one case at a time. Based on the best-selling novels by Alexander McCall Smith, the show tells the story of this woman who bucks daunting odds by opening her country’s first and only female-owned detective agency. Widescreen. (AC) TVPG/D-1:49.
PRIDE & GLORY
A botched raid takes down four officers, and sets the NYPD unit up for scrutiny, in this compelling drama. Edward Norton stars as the detective who reluctantly leads the inquiry—his brother headed the raid—but finds staunch interference from brother-in-law and fellow cop Colin Farrell and his detective chief father (Jon Voight). Also with Noah Emmerich and Jennifer Ehle. (AC,AL,V) R-2:10.
PROM NIGHT IN MISSISSIPPI
In 1997, actor Morgan Freeman offered to pay for the senior prom at Charleston High School in Mississippi, on one condition: it had to be racially integrated. His offer was ignored. Ten years later, he offered again—and this time, the school board accepted. HBO presents this film that follows the efforts of students as they prepare for the groundbreaking dance. (AL) TV14/L-1:29.
ROBIN WILLIAMS: WEAPONS OF SELF DESTRUCTION
In a world of few true originals, there is only one Robin Williams. Starting Sunday, December 6, HBO viewers will get a front-row seat for this comedy icon’s first TV concert in seven years. Taped before a live audience at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., this solo show is the culmination of Williams’ sold-out U.S. tour. Topics include his recent open-heart surgery, politics, the current economic crisis, dealing with new technologies, choosing between Chicago and Rio for the upcoming Olympics, drugs in sports, signs that you are an alcoholic, and much more. (AC,AL) TVMA/L-1:30.HBO
THE ROCKER
Robert “Fish” Fishman (Rainn Wilson) was the drummer of a hair metal band until his mates ditched him to land a record contract. When his nephew’s band needs a fill-in on the skins, Fish helps him out...and rediscovers the flamboyant (and often naked) rock star within! Christina Applegate, Jeff Garlin, Josh Gad, Teddy Geiger and Emma Stone co-star. (AC,AL,BN) PG13-1:42.
ROCK'N'ROLLA
A small-time con artist and his pals attempt a ruse that ensnares them in an ever-widening series of scams and situations in this “cleverly constructed, sensationally stylish and often darkly hilarious” (Variety) action opus from writer/director Guy Ritchie. Gerard Butler stars as the scammer with big dreams whose gang gets conned by gangster Tom Wilkinson. (AC,GL,GV) R-1:55.
RUSH HOUR 3
Mismatched lawmen Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker reteam for another wild adventure in this sequel. This time, the attempted assassination of the Chinese ambassador in L.A. reunites Hong Kong Inspector Lee (Chan) and moter-mouthed LAPD screwball Carter (Tucker). Together, the pair chases the bad guys and an envelope of incriminating evidence from L.A. to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, leaving a path of hilarity and destruction in their wake. (V) PG13-1:31.
SECRET LIFE OF BEES
Running from a life of abuse and racism, a 14-year-old girl and her best friend are taken in by a kind-hearted beekeeper and her sisters in this “enchanting” (Roger Ebert) adaptation of the bestseller. Set in the South in 1964, the film stars Queen Latifah as the matronly honey-maker who opens her home—and her heart—to the desperate young women, played superbly by Dakota Fanning and Jennifer Hudson. Alicia Keys and Sophie Okonedo co-star. (AC,MV) PG13-1:50
SEX AND THE CITY (THE MOVIE)
Break out the Cosmos: Carrie and the girls are back! Picking up four years after HBO’s hit comedy series, this film follows Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda on their newest adventures in New York City and beyond. With the foursome facing various crises—marital troubles, pre-marital troubles, location troubles, even bowel troubles—they are forced to lean on their friendship more than ever! Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon reprise their roles from the series. Also with Jennifer Hudson & Candice Bergen and Chris Noth. (AC,AL,BN,MV) R-2:25.
SHREK THE THIRD
The motley green ogre has to deal with some new responsibilities—including fatherhood and a possible kingship—in this third installment in the series. For a guy who loves the swamp life, Shrek is dealing with more stress than an ogre can take. It’s off with Donkey and Puss in Boots to find the only other heir to the throne while encountering one comical adventure after another involving everyone from the Gingerbread Man to a tough pack of ladies who include Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and Shrek’s pregnant wife Fiona! Featuring the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas. (MV) PG-1:33.
THE SIMPSONS MOVIE
D’oh! Homer Simpson and his clan find themselves involved in a series of foul-ups in this riotous film version of the TV series. Homer’s got a new pet pig, but he earns Springfield’s wrath when he dumps its waste in a local lake that daughter Lisa has just cleaned up. Enter EPA chief Russ Cargill who wants to put a dome over the town. Can the Simpsons save the day? Featuring the voices of Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, and Harry Shearer and A. Brooks as Russ Cargill. (AC,MV) PG13-1:27.
SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS
A new summer brings big changes for four friends linked by a lucky pair of pants in this sequel. The divine denim—that incredibly fits the foursome’s unique figures—followed the teens to different colleges, and as another summer starts, the pals still plan on staying apart: Carmen joins a theater group, Tibby takes a film course, Lena paints in Providence, and Bridget goes abroad. But through a season sizzling with love, rivalries and complex relationships, the pants keep the girls close as they continue to come of age. Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Blake Lively and Alexis Bledel star. (AC) PG13-2:00.
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Love and the hardships of life in a Mumbai slum provide the inspiration for an orphaned Indian youth’s amazing run on a popular TV game show in this 2008 Best Picture Oscar® winner. Dev Patel shines as the ever-resilient Jamal whose hellish upbringing helps him answer question after question on the popular quiz show—and offers him an unlikely shot at big money and a reunion with his long-lost love. (AC,AL,V) R-2:01.
SMILE PINKI, HBO Documentary Films
This Oscar®-winning documentary is a heartwarming real-world fairy tale that follows its wide-eyed five-yearold protagonist Pinki on a life-changing journey. Born with a cleft lip in rural India, Pinki and children like her are often ostracized and lead very difficult lives. Surgery seems to be a distant dream—until she and her family meet a social worker who changes their lives. (AC) TVPG/D-:40.
SPEED RACER
The classic 1960s animated series explodes on the screen in this dazzling live-action adaptation from the makers of The Matrix trilogy. Emile Hirsch is the young upstart Speed Racer who leads his car-obsessed family into battle against an evil auto tycoon who may have been behind Speed’s older brother’s death. But is he really dead? The mysterious masked Racer X always seems to keep a watchful eye over Speed. Christina Ricci joins in the action as Speed’s jack-of-all-trades girlfriend. John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Fox and Benno Furmann co-star. (AC,AL,V) PG-2:15.
STAR TREK 2: THE WRATH OF KHAN
Kirk and his crew battle villainous Khan, who stalks the galaxy with his ruffians, bent on revenge. William Shatner stars. KHAN!!! (AL,MV) PG-1:53.
TAKEN
Ex-C.I.A. agent Liam Neeson becomes a oneman killing machine after his daughter is kidnapped by vicious slave-traders in this gripping thriller. With only four days to find the teen and her schoolfriend before it’s too late, the former Black Ops specialist jets to Paris to serve as judge, jury and executioner to the Albanian thugs responsible for the abduction. Maggie Grace, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, David Warshofsky, Katie Cassidy, Holly Valance and Famke Janssen costar. Directed by Pierre Morel, written by Luc Besson & Robert Mark Kamen. (AC,V) PG13-1:31. HBO Dec.5,6,8,13,16,19,21,26
TAKING CHANCE, HBO Original Movie
In spring 2004, Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, USMC, came across the name of 19-year-old Lance Corporal Chance Phelps, a Marine who had been killed in action in Iraq. Strobl, a Desert Storm veteran with 17 years of military service, requested that he be assigned to accompany Chance’s remains to his family in Dubois, Wyoming. Based on Strobl’s personal journal, this HBO Films production chronicles one of the silent, virtually unseen journeys that takes place every day across the country, bearing witness to the fallen and all those who, literally and figuratively, carry them home. Widescreen. VPG-1:18.
TED WILLIAMS
Ted Williams wanted to be the greatest hitter who ever lived...and he became just that. This documentary explores the life, career and bizarre end of “The Kid,” the Boston Red Sox slugger who lived in the constant pursuit of perfection. Utilizing rare film clips, interviews and archival insights from Williams himself, the film paints a definitive portrait of this magnificent athlete, his two stints as a Navy pilot, his success as a Hall of Fame fisherman, his three volatile marriages, his emotional reconciliation with fans and the strange circumstances surrounding his 2002 death. (AL) TVPG/L-1:15.
10,000 B.C.
Ready to get Mesolithic? Experience the world of 12,000 years ago in this epic adventure set in a Stone Age civilization surrounded by prehistoric threats. When slave traders raid a village and take a lovely young girl captive, it’s up to tribal hunter D’Leh (Steven Strait) to save her...and make his name as a warrior. But first he must survive stampeding mammoths, hungry sabre-toothed tigers and other natural threats before leading the battle against the evildoers that abducted his love. Camilla Belle and Cliff Curtis co-star. Directed by Roland Emmerich; written by Roland Emmerich & Harald Kloser. (MV) PG13-1:49.
TERROR IN MUMBAI
In 2008, an organization determined to surpass Al Qaida as the world’s most feared terrorist group sent 10 gunmen to Mumbai, India’s biggest city and its financial capital. Their mission was to kill and to keep on killing, in order to stage a spectacle so cruel and terrifying that the world could no longer ignore Lashkar-e-Taiba—the “Army of the Righteous.” Produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Dan Reed, this documentary tells the inside story of the horrifying attack as told by the victims—and by the terrorists themselves. TV14-1:05. HBO
THRILLA IN MANILA, HBO Sports/HBO Documentary Films
On September 30, 1975, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier faced off in the boxing ring for the third and final time. What unfolded remains one of the most incredible fights in history—with an ending so dramatic it defies belief. HBO revisits that epic fight in this documentary that pulls back the veil on a story of betrayal, resentment and revenge stoked by the racial politics of 1970s America. Analysis of the fight is punctuated by interviews with several figures, most noteworthy Frazier himself, who comments poignantly before watching a replay of this classic bout. TVPG-1:30.
TROPIC THUNDER
The rumble in this jungle is laughter! Ben Stiller stars in this outrageous comedy about an oblivious group of actors who head into the jungle to shoot a Vietnam epic only to find themselves in real (funny) danger. Unaware that the shoot has taken a wrong turn, the thespians—led by Stiller as a fading action star, Robert Downey Jr. as a method madman who dyes his skin black for the role, and Jack Black as a fart-joke specialist--dodge bullets, explosions and a 12-year-old drug lord while delivering the performances of their lives. Steve Coogan, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Brandon T. Jackson, Bill Hader and Nick Nolte co-star. (AC,AL,V) R-1:47.
TRUE BLOOD
The mystery of the Bon Temps killer has finally been solved, to the relief of perky telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) and her 173-year-old vampire soulmate Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer). But just as things have settled down, some deadly new twists threaten to ratchet up their saga to bloody new heights! Get ready to sink your fangs into Season Two of HBO’s hit series. As the new season picks up, Sookie’s pal Tara sets down new roots; Sam resolves to get in shape-shift shape; Jason finds a new calling; and Bill must deal with newly “turned” teenage vamp Jessica. Meanwhile, the show also continues to follow the probe into the fate of missing Merlotte's cook Lafayette, the links that connect Sam with Maryann, Jason's allegiance to the Light of Day sect, and more. (AC,AL,GV,N,SC) TVMA/V,S,L-:58.
24/7 PACQUIAO/COTTO
HBO Sports’ groundbreaking '24/7' reality series returns with its seventh installment. Premiering Saturday nights ending on November 13, the series will follow two of the sport’s brightest stars as Manny Pacquiao seeks to continue his reign as boxing’s pound-for-pound king while Miguel Cotto looks to prove that his ring skills are ideal for derailing the Pacquiao express. This all-access series will include the interactions and rigors the two fighters undertake as they prepare for their November 14 payper- view showdown in Las Vegas. A four-part series that counts down to Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto. (AL) TVMA/ L-:27.
28 WEEKS LATER
More than six months after the rage virus annihilated Britain, NATO forces declare the country to be free of infection. That report is premature. Following the hit 28 Days Later comes this shocking sequel that finds a new wave of bloodthirsty zombies on an even deadlier rampage. Robert Carlyle stars as a father trying to protect his two kids from the carnage—while the military prepares an assault to prevent fullscale outbreak. Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau, Catherine McCormack, Mackintosh Muggleton, Imogen Poots and Idris Elba co-star. (AC,AL,GV) R-1:40.
THE UNINVITED
A young woman finds herself haunted by nightmarish visions and a venomous stepmother upon her return from an institutional stint in this chiller. Anna (Emily Browning) was put in a clinic following her mother’s tragic death. When she returns, her mother’s former caregiver is married to her dad--and ghostly apparitions keep trying to tell her something. Elizabeth Banks costars. (AC,AL,V) PG13-1:27.
WAITRESS
“Lovely, touching and infused with life” (New York Times). Late filmmaker Adrienne Shelly’s final film is a funny, poignant tale of a smalltown waitress with bigtime problems. Jenna (Keri Russell) mans the tables and bakes tasty desserts for Joe’s Pie Shop, but at home she’s the possession of her loathsome husband. Her plan to run away stymied by an unexpected pregnancy, Jenna soon has bigger issues when she drifts into an affair with the town’s handsome new doctor (Nathan Fillion). Co-starring Cheryl Hines, Adrienne Shelly, Eddie Jemison with Jeremy Sisto and Andy Griffith. (AC,AL) PG13-1:48.
WANTED
A frustrated office worker finds his calling in a secret society of assassins in this eyepopping action-thriller. James McAvoy is the milquetoast Wesley who is shocked to learn that his late father was part of an ancient organization of killers known as The Fraternity. Under the tutelage of the supersexy Fox, Wesley learns to bend bullets and kill without remorse—two skills he will need as he seeks revenge against the villainous creep who whacked his father. Morgan Freeman, Terence Stamp, Thomas Kretschmann, Common and Angelina Jolie co-star. (AC,AL,GV,N) R-1:50.
WHICH WAY HOME
Exploitation. Dehydration. The danger of being struck by trains. These are just a few of the threats facing thousands of Latin American children who travel on top of freight trains to get to the U.S. This film looks at the personal side of immigration through the eyes of several of these unaccompanied migrant children as they embark on a treacherous journey aboard “The Beast” (AL) TV14/L-1:23
WILD WILD WEST
Will Smith and Kevin Kline battle a psycho who wants to take over the country using a giant mechanical torantula in this comic western. Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek and Ted Levine co-star. (AC,AL,BN,V) PG13-1:46.
THE WRESTLER
A broken-down wrestling star seeks reparation in his life outside the ring in this stirring drama. Mickey Rourke delivers an Oscar®-nominated performance as Randy “The Ram” Robinson, a wrestling legend whose age, health and years of hard living have left him broke and alone. Facing life without wrestling, the gritty Ram pursues unlikely relationships with a weathered stripper (Marisa Tomei) and his estranged daughter (Evan Rachel Wood). (AC,AL,GV,N) R-1:49.
THE X-FILES 2: I WANT TO BELIEVE
Mysterious kidnappings. Body parts turning up in an icy town. Strange phenomena. Who’s the FBI gonna call to investigate? Mulder and Scully, of course. The second film based on the hit TV series, I Want to Believe follows the pair as they encounter a deviant priest whose psychic abilities aid in the case—and create a schism between man of faith Mulder and the ever-skeptical Scully. But as more victims pile up, the duo must put aside their convictions to get to the shocking truth. Starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly and Alvin “Xzibit” Joiner.(AC,AL,MV) PG13-1:44.br>
YES MAN
Saying “yes” becomes infectious—and leads to hilarious results— for ultra-negative bank loan officer Jim Carrey in this comedy. Three years after a rough break-up, Carl Allen (Carrey) is a recluse renowned for his perpetual use of the word no. But an unexpected encounter with a selfhelp guru leaves Carl as the ultimate “Yes” man, approving mortgages for anyone who asks, helping out the homeless, satisfying a sex-starved senior citizen... and falling in love again. Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, John Michael Higgins and Terence Stamp co-star in this funny flick. (AC,AL) PG13-1:44.
THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD
Follow two professional tricksters as they infiltrate big businesses and pull off outrageous pranks in an effort to highlight the human toll of greed and profiteering. This lively film focuses on the efforts of Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, frontmen for the Yes Men, to champion worthy causes--and battle the excesses of the free-market economy--through highprofile hoaxes. TV14-:25.
YOUTH KNOWS NO PAIN
Between anti-aging treatments, lotions and surgery, Americans spend over $60 billion a year trying to stay young. In this documentary, Mitch McCabe—the daughter of a plastic surgeon—seeks an explanation for this obsession as she hits the road to meet doctors, reconstructive surgery experts, and real folks who have gone to great lengths to hold off the aging process. (AC,AL,N) TVMA/S,L-1:28.
ZANE’S SEX CHRONICLES
Five sexy friends enjoy the steamy fantasy stories on the blog of writer Zane in this erotic MAX series. No relation to Zane Grey. Widescreen
Times shown EST/Pacific
DECEMBER 1 TUESDAY
6:15a HBO Cop and a Half
7:15 MAX A Knight’s Tale
8:00 HBO Buddy
9:30 HBO Bride Wars
MAX The Brave One
11:00 HBO The Bridge of San Luis Rey
11:30 MAX The Fifth Element
1:00p HBO Fool’s Gold
1:40 MAX Ali
3:00 HBO The Last Legion
4:15 MAX Evolution
4:45 HBO Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead
6:00 MAX Leatherheads
6:30 HBO Bride Wars
8:00 HBO The Wrestler
MAX The Assignment
10:00 HBO Fool’s Gold
MAX What Happens in Vegas
11:40 MAX Life on Top
11:55 HBO Eagle Eye
12:15a MAX The Erotic Traveler Feature
1:50 MAX The Fifth Element
1:55 HBO City Hall
3:50 HBO Jackpot
4:00 MAX The Promotion
5:30 HBO Transmission Test (SEE BELOW)
MAX Amor En Alquiler (Love for Rent)
2 WEDNESDAY
7:00a HBO Airheads
7:10 MAX Martian Child
8:45 HBO Gods and Generals
9:00 MAX Max Payne
10:45 MAX Dolores Claiborne
12:30p HBO The Making of: Burn After Reading
12:45 HBO The Day the Earth Stood Still
1:00 MAX AVPR Aliens vs Predator Requiem
2:30 HBO Cassandra’s Dream
2:35 MAX Excess Baggage
4:20 MAX The Golden Compass
4:30 HBO The Making of Body of Lies
4:45 HBO The Seeker: The Dark is Rising
6:15 MAX Juno
6:30 HBO What to Watch
7:00 HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel
8:00 HBO The Day the Earth Stood Still
MAX Patriot Games
9:45 HBO HBO First Look Avatar
10:00 HBO Burn After Reading
MAX Max Payne
11:45 HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel
MAX Lingerie
12:15a MAX Lingerie
12:45 HBO Sex and the City (The Movie)
12:50 MAX Missing in Action
2:30 MAX Life on Top
3:05 MAX Bulletproof
3:15 HBO Death on a Factory Farm
4:30 MAX Leonera (Lion’s Den)
4:45 HBO Switch
3 THURSDAY
6:30a HBO Summer Catch
MAX The True Story of Jesse James
8:00 MAX Notorious
8:15 HBO Black Knight
10:00 HBO Terror in Mumbai
10:05 MAX Clear and Present Danger
11:15 HBO Big
12:30p MAX Michael Clayton
1:00 HBO Held Up
2:30 HBO Flight of the Conchords
MAX Congo
3:00 HBO Mother
4:20 MAX Truth or Consequences, N.M.
4:45 HBO What to Watch
5:00 HBO Summer Catch
6:05 MAX Get Smart
6:45 HBO Jurassic Park
8:00 MAX Notorious
9:00 HBO The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert (Part 1)
10:00 MAX Wanted
11:00 HBO Taxicab Confessions: New York, New York Part 3
11:55 MAX Co-Ed Confidential 3: Spring Break
12:00 HBO Mirrors
12:25a MAX Co-Ed Confidential 3: Spring Break
1:00 MAX Clear and Present Danger
1:55 HBO A Real Sex Xtra: Pornucopia...
2:25 HBO Apocalypse Now Redux
3:20 MAX The Thing
5:15 MAX Hamlet 2
4 FRIDAY
6:00a HBO Greedy
6:50 MAX Canadian Bacon
8:00 HBO Someone Like You
8:30 MAX Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
9:45 HBO First Look: Avatar
10:00 HBO Mamma Mia!
MAX Planet of the Apes
12:00 HBO Joe Dirt
12:05p MAX The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
1:30 HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel
1:50 MAX Apollo 13
2:30 HBO Elizabeth: The Golden Age
4:15 MAX Fred Claus
4:30 HBO What to Watch
5:00 HBO Purple Violets
6:15 MAX Death Race
7:00 HBO Mamma Mia!
8:00 MAX Forgetting Sarah Marshall
9:00 HBO The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert (Part 2)
10:00 MAX Planet of the Apes
11:00 HBO The Incredible Hulk
12:00 MAX Life on Top
12:30a MAX Cougar School
12:55 HBO Exit Wounds
2:00 MAX Death Race
2:40 HBO Ricky Gervais: Out of England-The Stand-Up Special
3:45 MAX The Doors
3:55 HBO Funny Games
5 SATURDAY
6:00a HBO The Making of 10,000 B.C.
6:15 HBO The Last Legion
MAX A Shot in the Dark
8:00 HBO The Day the Earth Stood Still
MAX One Missed Call
9:30 MAX Shoot ’Em Up
9:45 HBO The UCLA Dynasty
11:00 HBO Held Up
MAX Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay
12:30p HBO Bride Wars
12:45 MAX 3000 Miles to Graceland
2:00 HBO Fool’s Gold
2:50 MAX Easy Money
4:00 HBO The Day the Earth Stood Still
4:30 MAX Street Kings
5:45 HBO Eagle Eye
6:20 MAX Crimson Tide
8:00 HBO Taken
8:15 MAX Harold & Kumar Escape...
9:30 HBO World Championship Boxing Live! Williams vs. TBA
10:00 MAX Gran Torino
11:45 HBO Taken
12:00 MAX Life on Top
12:30a MAX Busty Cops: Protect and Serve!
1:20 HBO Katie Morgan Sex Quiz
1:45 MAX Gran Torino
1:50 HBO The Strangers
3:20 HBO Doomsday
3:45 MAX Vampire in Brooklyn
5:15 HBO Joe Louis: America’s Hero...
5:30 MAX Shout
6 SUNDAY
6:30a HBO The Making of Body of Lies
6:45 HBO Chairman of the Board
7:00 MAX Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
8:30 HBO 10,000 B.C.
8:45 MAX Ghost Town
10:30 HBO World Championship Boxing
MAX Gran Torino
12:30p MAX Driven
12:45 HBO First Look: Avatar
1:00 HBO Mamma Mia!
2:30 MAX The Brave One
3:00 HBO Jurassic Park
4:30 MAX The War of the Roses
5:15 HBO 10,000 B.C.
6:30 MAX Shutter
7:15 HBO Taken
8:00 MAX Gran Torino
9:00 HBO Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
10:00 MAX The Fifth Element
10:30 HBO The Wrestler
12:10a MAX Lingerie Feature
12:20 HBO Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
1:40 MAX Life on Top
1:55 HBO Two Can Play That Game
2:10 MAX Ski School
3:30 HBO The Gathering
3:40 MAX The Last of the Finest
5:00 HBO Nick of Time
5:30 MAX In the Heat of the Night
7 MONDAY
6:30a HBO The Front Page
7:20 MAX Baby’s Day Out
8:15 HBO Snow Falling on Cedars
9:00 MAX Gran Torino
10:30 HBO 8 Seconds
11:00 MAX The Glass House
12:15p HBO The Seeker:
The Dark is Rising
12:45 MAX Reservation Road
2:00 HBO A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2:30 MAX A Very Brady Sequel
4:00 MAX F/X 2:
The Deadly Art of Illusion
4:30 HBO Mr. Magorium’s
Wonder Emporium
5:50 MAX What Happens in Vegas
6:15 HBO Black Knight
7:30 MAX Clear and Present Danger
8:00 HBO Sex and the City (The Movie)
10:00 MAX Gran Torino
10:30 HBO World Championship Boxing
12:00 MAX Cleavagefield
12:45a HBO HBO First Look
Avatar
1:00 HBO Cathouse: The Series
1:15 MAX Behind Enemy Lines
1:35 HBO Feast
2:45 MAX Co-Ed Confidential 3:
Spring Break
3:05 HBO Real Sports
With Bryant Gumbel
3:20 MAX Bully
4:05 HBO Choke
5:15 MAX In God We Trust
5:40 HBO First: Look Avatar
8 TUESDAY
6:00a HBO The UCLA Dynasty
7:00 HBO Summer Catch
MAX Fate Is the Hunter
8:45 HBO The Day the Earth Stood Still
MAX Fred Claus
10:30 HBO Elizabeth: The Golden Age
10:45 MAX Death Race
12:30p HBO Taken
MAX Patriot Games
2:00 HBO The 25th Anniversary
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Concert (Part 1)
2:30 MAX Lassie
4:05 MAX Wanted
4:15 HBO Mamma Mia!
6:00 MAX Notorious
6:15 HBO The Day the Earth Stood Still
8:00 HBO Taken
MAX Harlem Nights
9:45 HBO HBO First Look
The Lovely Bones
10:00 HBO Joe Buck Live
MAX AVPR Aliens vs. Predator...
11:00 HBO Katie Morgan’s Sex Quiz
11:30 HBO The 25th Anniversary
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Concert (Part 1)
11:35 MAX Life on Top
12:10a MAX Notorious
1:40 HBO Joe Buck Live
2:15 MAX Co-Ed Confidential 3:
Spring Break
2:40 HBO Rogue
2:45 MAX The Amateur
4:15 HBO Urbania
4:40 MAX I’m Not Rappaport
9 WEDNESDAY
6:05a HBO House Arrest
7:00 MAX Ghost Dad
8:00 HBO What to Watch
8:30 HBO Don’t Tell Mom the
Babysitter’s Dead
MAX The Falcon and the Snowman
10:15 HBO The Gates
10:45 MAX MAX on Set Wanted
11:00 MAX Harold & Kumar Escape...
12:00 HBO Big
12:45p MAX Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1:45 HBO The 25th Anniversary
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Concert (Part 2)
2:30 MAX Gran Torino
4:00 HBO Held Up
4:30 MAX Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
5:30 HBO Joe Buck Live
6:05 MAX Forgetting Sarah Marshall
6:30 HBO Joe Dirt
8:00 HBO The Incredible Hulk
MAX Leatherheads
10:00 HBO Robin Williams:
Weapons of Self Destruction
MAX Gran Torino
11:30 HBO The 25th Anniversary
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Concert (Part 2)
12:00 MAX Lingerie
12:30a MAX Harold & Kumar Escape...
1:35 HBO The Substitute 4:
Failure Is Not an Option
2:10 MAX Life on Top
2:45 MAX The Fountain
3:10 HBO Robin Williams: Weapons...
4:20 MAX Steal This Movie
4:40 HBO Roads to Riches
10 THURSDAY
6:10a MAX Love Me Tender
6:15 HBO Greedy
7:45 MAX Hackers
8:15 HBO The Seeker:
The Dark is Rising
9:30 MAX Dr. Dolittle 2
10:00 HBO Fool’s Gold
11:00 MAX The Assignment
12:00 HBO Bernard and Doris
1:00p MAX Journey to the
Center of the Earth
1:45 HBO Mr. Magorium’s
Wonder Emporium
2:35 MAX Full Eclipse
3:30 HBO Buddy
4:15 MAX Max Payne
5:00 HBO 10,000 B.C.
6:00 MAX Planet of the Apes
7:00 HBO The Time Machine
8:00 MAX Crimson Tide
8:45 HBO HBO First Look
Sherlock Holmes
9:00 HBO Fool’s Gold
10:00 MAX Street Kings
11:00 HBO Real Sex 33:
Stocks Down, Sex Up
11:50 MAX Max Payne
12:00 HBO Joe Buck Live
1:00a HBO The Wrestler
1:30 MAX Cougar School
2:50 HBO Basic Instinct
3:00 MAX Liberty Stands Still
4:35 MAX Leaving Normal
5:00 HBO Ricky Gervais: Out of England - The Stand-Up Special
11 FRIDAY
6:15a HBO The Guyver
6:30 MAX Nim’s Island
8:00 HBO Rails & Ties
8:05 MAX Evolution
9:45 HBO This Is My Life
9:50 MAX Wanted
11:30 HBO Eagle Eye
11:40 MAX Miss Pettigrew
Lives for a Day
1:15p MAX Yes Man
1:30 HBO Terror in Mumbai
2:45 HBO The ‘Burbs
3:00 MAX Vampire in Brooklyn
4:30 HBO The Last Legion
4:45 MAX Bulletproof
6:15 HBO 8 Seconds
MAX Ghost Town
8:00 HBO Eagle Eye
MAX The Thing
10:00 HBO The Strangers
MAX Yes Man
11:30 HBO George Lopez:
Tall, Dark & Chicano
11:45 MAX Life on Top
12:20a MAX Sex Games Cancun Feature
1:00 HBO Me, Myself & Irene
1:45 MAX Wanted
3:00 HBO The Happening
3:40 MAX The Juror
4:35 HBO Under Pressure
5:40 MAX Zelig
12 SATURDAY
6:05a HBO Big
7:00 MAX A Very Brady Sequel
8:00 HBO The Incredible Hulk
8:30 MAX Excess Baggage
10:00 HBO Joe Buck Live
10:15 MAX Baby Mama
11:00 HBO The Day the Earth Stood Still
12:00 MAX F/X
12:45p HBO First Look: Lovely Bones
1:00 HBO Smile Pinki
1:45 HBO The Time Machine
1:50 MAX Ali
3:30 HBO What to Watch
3:45 HBO The Incredible Hulk
4:30 MAX Congo
5:45 HBO The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert (Part 1)
6:20 MAX Get Smart
8:00 HBO Body of Lies
8:15 MAX What Happens in Vegas
10:00 MAX Inkheart
10:15 HBO Boxing After Dark: J. Ortiz vs. Malignaggi II; V. Ortiz vs. Diaz; V. Klitschko vs. Johnson
11:50 MAX Life on Top
12:20a MAX Sin City Diaries Feature
1:00 HBO Body of Lies
2:10 MAX Death Wish
3:10 HBO First Look Lovely Bones
3:25 HBO Tropic Thunder
3:45 MAX Wisegirls
5:15 HBO Held Up
5:20 MAX Strictly Sinatra
13 SUNDAY
6:45a HBO South Boston Drug Court: Addiction Supplementary Series
7:00 MAX Babe
7:15 HBO Joe Dirt
8:30 MAX I Could Never Be Your Woman
8:45 HBO HBO Boxing After Dark
10:10 MAX Inkheart
11:30 HBO The Dark Knight
12:00 MAX Fred Claus
2:00p MAX The Promotion
2:15 HBO Black Knight
3:30 MAX A Knight’s Tale
4:00 HBO First Look: Sherlock Holmes
4:15 HBO Taken
5:45 MAX Clear and Present Danger
5:55 HBO The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert (Part 2)
8:00 HBO Slumdog Millionaire
8:15 MAX Inkheart
10:00 HBO The Dark Knight
MAX Death Race
11:50 MAX Naked Lust
12:35a HBO Taken
1:15 MAX Life on Top
1:45 MAX Rock Star
2:10 HBO Once in the Life
3:35 MAX The Caveman’s Valentine
4:00 HBO Insomnia
5:20 MAX Trail of the Pink Panther
14 MONDAY
6:00a HBO The Pirates Who Don’t Do
Anything: A VeggieTales Movie
7:00 MAX The Eiger Sanction
7:30 HBO Mom and Dad Save the World
9:00 HBO Joe Louis:
America’s Hero...Betrayed
9:15 MAX Inkheart
10:15 HBO What to Watch
10:30 HBO Buddy
11:05 MAX Forgetting Sarah Marshall
12:00 HBO The Mummy: Tomb...
1:00p MAX The Brave One
2:00 HBO Mamma Mia!
3:00 MAX Harlem Nights
4:00 HBO Eagle Eye
5:00 MAX One Missed Call
6:00 HBO Big
6:30 MAX Patriot Games
7:45 HBO HBO First Look Avatar
8:00 HBO The Mummy: Tomb of
the Dragon Emperor
8:30 MAX Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
10:00 HBO “Every F---ing
Day of My Life”
HBO Documentary Films
MAX Inkheart
11:15 HBO HBO Boxing After Dark
11:50 MAX Cougar School
1:15a MAX Shoot ‘Em Up
2:00 HBO Real Sex 33: Stocks Down...
2:45 MAX Vanishing Point
3:00 HBO The Wrestler
4:30 MAX The Man Who Never Was
4:55 HBO Back Nine at Cherry Hills: The Legends of the 1960 U.S. Open
15 TUESDAY
6:00a HBO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
6:15 MAX The Other
7:30 HBO Race to Space
8:00 MAX Saving Silverman
9:15 HBO Joe Buck Live
9:30 MAX Snatch
10:15 HBO Bernard and Doris
11:15 MAX Yes Man
12:00 HBO Mother
1:00p MAX Crimson Tide
1:45 HBO This Is My Life
3:00 MAX Max Payne
3:30 HBO Someone Like You
4:40 MAX Final Fantasy:
The Spirits Within
5:15 HBO The Seeker:
The Dark is Rising
6:30 MAX Ski School
7:00 HBO Joe Buck Live
8:00 HBO Body of Lies
MAX Spider-Man
10:00 MAX The Glass House
10:15 HBO HBO First Look
It’s Complicated
10:30 HBO Robin Williams: Weapons...
11:50 MAX Life on Top
12:05a HBO Tropic Thunder
12:20 MAX Yes Man
1:55 HBO A Real Sex Xtra: Pornucopia...
2:10 MAX Busty Cops:
Protect and Serve!
2:25 HBO Choke
3:30 MAX Towelhead
4:00 HBO Body of Lies
5:30 MAX Transmission Test (see below)
16 WEDNESDAY
6:15a HBO Mr. Magorium’s
Wonder Emporium
7:00 MAX Little Miss Marker
8:00 HBO HBO First Look
Sherlock Holmes
8:15 HBO Taken
8:45 MAX The Break Up
10:00 HBO Purple Violets
10:30 MAX Ghost Town
12:00 HBO 10,000 B.C.
12:15p MAX Planet of the Apes
2:00 HBO Black Knight
2:15 MAX Notorious
3:45 HBO The Time Machine
4:20 MAX AVPR Aliens vs. Predator
Requiem
5:30 HBO A.I. Artificial Intelligence
6:00 MAX The Fifth Element
8:00 HBO Taken
8:05 MAX Inkheart
9:30 HBO 10,000 B.C.
10:00 MAX Analyze That
11:30 HBO Real Sex 33:
Stocks Down, Sex Up
11:35 MAX Lingerie
12:15a MAX Planet of the Apes
12:30 HBO HBO First Look
Sherlock Holmes
12:45 HBO The Strangers
2:15 HBO The 25th Anniversary
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Concert
MAX Life on Top
2:50 MAX Notorious
4:50 MAX Easy Money
17 THURSDAY
6:25a HBO Cop and a Half
6:30 MAX Nell
8:00 HBO Smile Pinki
8:30 MAX The Golden Compass
8:45 HBO The Last Legion
10:30 HBO Snow Falling on Cedars
MAX Gran Torino
12:30p MAX Matinee
12:45 HBO HBO First Look
The Lovely Bones
1:00 HBO Joe Buck Live
2:00 HBO 8 Seconds
2:15 MAX Death Race
3:45 HBO Don’t Tell Mom the
Babysitter’s Dead
4:00 MAX Harold & Kumar Escape
From Guantanamo Bay
5:30 HBO The Last Legion
5:45 MAX 3000 Miles to Graceland
7:15 HBO The Day the Earth Stood Still
8:00 MAX Gran Torino
9:00 HBO Mirrors
10:00 MAX Harold & Kumar Escape
From Guantanamo Bay
11:00 HBO The Orgasm Special:
A Real Sex Xtra
11:40 MAX Lingerie Feature
12:05a HBO HBO First Look
The Lovely Bones
12:20 HBO “Every F---ing Day of My Life”
1:10 MAX The Omen
1:35 HBO Prey
3:05 HBO Robin Williams:
Weapons of Self Destruction
MAX Leatherheads
4:40 HBO Longford
5:00 MAX The Painted Veil
18 FRIDAY
6:15a HBO What to Watch
6:30 HBO See Spot Run
7:05 MAX Fools Rush In
8:15 HBO Big
9:00 MAX What Happens in Vegas
10:00 HBO 10,000 B.C.
10:40 MAX Get Smart
12:00 HBO Mr. Baseball
12:30p MAX Driven
2:00 HBO Kingdom Come
2:30 MAX The War of the Roses
3:45 HBO Pay It Forward
4:30 MAX Shutter
6:00 HBO Fool’s Gold
MAX Street Kings
8:00 HBO Joe Buck Live
MAX Patriot Games
9:00 HBO Tropic Thunder
10:00 MAX Clear and Present Danger
11:00 HBO The Wrestler
12:20a MAX Life on Top
12:50 HBO Doomsday
MAX Cleavagefield
2:10 MAX Street Kings
2:45 HBO Jade
4:00 MAX In Dreams
4:25 HBO The Making of
He’s Just Not That Into You
4:40 HBO Outrageous Fortune
5:45 MAX Reservation Road
19 SATURDAY
6:30a HBO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
7:30 MAX Kung Fu Panda
8:00 HBO Taken
9:00 MAX Juno
9:30 HBO HBO First Look
It’s Complicated
10:00 HBO Jurassic Park
10:40 MAX Wanted
12:15p HBO A.I. Artificial Intelligence
12:30 MAX Bulletproof
2:00 MAX Apollo 13
2:45 HBO Joe Dirt
4:20 MAX Forgetting Sarah Marshall
4:30 HBO Taken
6:00 HBO Mamma Mia!
6:15 MAX Max Payne
8:00 HBO He’s Just Not
That Into You
MAX Wanted
10:00 MAX Friday the 13th
10:15 HBO Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
11:40 MAX Life on Top
11:50 HBO He’s Just Not That Into You
12:10a MAX Sex Games Cancun Feature
1:35 MAX Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2:05 HBO Sex and the City (The Movie)
3:30 MAX Friday the 13th
4:35 HBO Burn After Reading
5:10 MAX Dolores Claiborne
20 SUNDAY
6:15a HBO Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium
7:30 MAX Evolution
8:00 HBO Joe Buck Live
9:00 HBO Eagle Eye
9:15 MAX Yes Man
11:00 HBO What to Watch
MAX Spider-Man
11:15 HBO The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert
1:00p MAX F/X 2:
The Deadly Art of Illusion
2:50 MAX Analyze That
3:30 HBO Fool’s Gold
4:30 MAX Notorious
5:30 HBO First Look: The Lovely Bones
5:45 HBO He’s Just Not That Into You
6:30 MAX Yes Man
8:00 HBO Eagle Eye
8:15 MAX Friday the 13th
10:00 HBO The Incredible Hulk
MAX Spider-Man
11:55 HBO Body of Lies
12:00 MAX Sin City Diaries Feature
1:50a MAX Life on Top
2:05 HBO Real Sex 19
2:20 MAX Truth or Consequences, N.M.
3:00 HBO Booty Call
4:10 MAX Ali
4:25 HBO City Hall
21 MONDAY
6:30a HBO What to Watch
6:50 MAX Rocket Science
7:00 HBO Cassandra’s Dream
8:35 MAX Training Day
9:00 HBO The Guyver
10:40 MAX Friday the 13th
10:45 HBO HBO First Look Sherlock...
11:00 HBO Taken
12:20p MAX The Fifth Element
12:30 HBO The Time Machine
2:15 HBO Rails & Ties
2:30 MAX Ghost Town
4:00 HBO Snow Falling on Cedars
4:10 MAX F/X
6:00 MAX Crimson Tide
6:15 HBO HBO First Look
It’s Complicated
6:30 HBO Held Up
8:00 HBO Taken
MAX Training Day
9:30 HBO HBO First Look
Sherlock Holmes
10:00 HBO The Happening
MAX Friday the 13th
11:35 HBO Robin Williams:
Weapons of Self Destruction
11:40 MAX Co-Ed Confidential 3:
Spring Break 2 episodes
12:45a MAX AVPR Aliens vs. Predator...
1:10 HBO “Every F---ing Day of My Life”
2:20 MAX Excess Baggage
2:25 HBO Resurrection
4:05 MAX The Hammer
4:15 HBO Extras: The Extra Special
Series Finale
5:35 MAX The Doors
5:45 HBO Making of Revolutionary Road
22 TUESDAY
6:00a HBO Black Knight
7:45 HBO A.I. Artificial Intelligence
8:00 MAX Madagascar:
Escape 2 Africa
9:30 MAX One Missed Call
10:15 HBO He’s Just Not That Into You
11:00 MAX That Old Feeling
12:30p HBO Purple Violets
12:50 MAX Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2:30 HBO Joe Dirt
2:45 MAX Harold & Kumar Escape
From Guantanamo Bay
4:00 HBO 8 Seconds
4:30 MAX Liberty Stands Still
5:45 HBO Black Knight
6:05 MAX Inkheart
7:30 HBO HBO First Look Avatar
7:45 HBO He’s Just Not That Into You
8:00 MAX Planet of the Apes
10:00 HBO Real Sports
With Bryant Gumbel
MAX Gran Torino
11:00 HBO Real Sex 33:
Stocks Down, Sex Up
12:00 HBO Sex and the City
(The Movie)
MAX Life on Top
12:30a MAX Sin City Diaries Feature
2:20 MAX Shutter
2:30 HBO Cathouse: The Series
3:00 HBO Real Sports
With Bryant Gumbel
3:45 MAX Missing in Action
4:00 HBO Just Looking
5:30 MAX Gran Torino
5:45 HBO Flight of the Conchords
23 WEDNESDAY
6:15a HBO Mom and Dad Save the World
7:30 MAX A Very Brady Sequel
7:45 HBO Back Nine at Cherry Hills:
The Legends of the
1960 U.S. Open
8:45 HBO The ‘Burbs
9:00 MAX Behind Enemy Lines
10:30 HBO HBO First Look
The Lovely Bones
MAX Ski School
10:45 HBO This Is My Life
12:00 MAX Friday the 13th
12:30p HBO Summer Catch
1:40 MAX What Happens in Vegas
2:15 HBO Someone Like You
3:20 MAX A Knight’s Tale
4:00 HBO The Incredible Hulk
5:35 MAX Clear and Present Danger
6:00 HBO 10,000 B.C.
8:00 HBO Body of Lies
MAX Street Kings
10:00 MAX Friday the 13th
10:15 HBO HBO First Look
The Lovely Bones
10:30 HBO “Every F---ing Day of My Life”
11:40 MAX Harlem Nights
11:45 HBO Robin Williams:
Weapons of Self Destruction
1:20a HBO Tropic Thunder
1:35 MAX Life on Top
2:10 MAX The Mighty Quinn
3:10 HBO Taxicab Confessions:
New York, New York Part 3
3:50 MAX O
4:10 HBO Exit Wounds
5:30 MAX Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
24 THURSDAY
6:00a HBO The Making of The Mummy:
Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
6:30 HBO Airheads
7:05 MAX Prizzi’s Honor
8:00 HBO HBO First Look
It’s Complicated
8:30 HBO Mamma Mia!
9:15 MAX Yes Man
10:30 HBO Extras: The Extra Special
Series Finale
11:00 MAX The War of the Roses
12:00 HBO Elizabeth: The Golden Age
1:00p MAX Easy Money
2:00 HBO Eagle Eye
2:35 MAX Juno
4:00 HBO Joe Dirt
4:15 MAX Vampire in Brooklyn
5:30 HBO The Making of
Revolutionary Road
5:45 HBO Pay It Forward
6:00 MAX Training Day
8:00 HBO Mamma Mia!
MAX Fred Claus
10:00 HBO HBO First Look
It’s Complicated
MAX Yes Man
10:15 HBO The 25th Anniversary
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Concert
11:45 MAX Busty Cops:
Protect and Serve!
1:00a MAX Training Day
2:25 HBO Speed
3:05 MAX Forbidden Science 2 episodes
4:10 MAX The Brave One
4:25 HBO Yesterday
25 FRIDAY
6:00a HBO Smile Pinki
6:15 MAX I Could Never Be Your Woman
6:45 HBO The Pirates Who Don’t Do
Anything: A VeggieTales Movie
8:00 MAX Shoot ‘Em Up
8:15 HBO Mr. Magorium’s
Wonder Emporium
9:30 MAX Wisegirls
10:00 HBO Real Sports
With Bryant Gumbel
11:00 HBO Marley & Me
11:10 MAX Inkheart
1:00p HBO HBO First Look
Sherlock Holmes
MAX Spider-Man
1:15 HBO He’s Just Not That Into You
3:00 MAX Death Wish
3:30 HBO A.I. Artificial Intelligence
4:35 MAX Hackers
6:00 HBO The Time Machine
6:20 MAX Congo
7:45 HBO HBO First Look
It’s Complicated
8:00 HBO Marley & Me
8:15 MAX Joe Somebody
10:00 HBO He’s Just Not That Into You
MAX Spider-Man
12:05a MAX Life on Top
12:15 HBO Real Sports
With Bryant Gumbel
12:40 MAX The Erotic Traveler Feature
1:15 HBO Burn After Reading
2:15 MAX Crimson Tide
2:55 HBO Joe Buck Live
3:55 HBO In the Valley of Elah
4:15 MAX Michael Clayton
26 SATURDAY
6:00a HBO Kingdom Come
6:20 MAX MAX on Set Get Smart
6:35 MAX The Golden Compass
7:45 HBO Someone Like You
8:30 MAX Death Race
9:30 HBO Fool’s Gold
10:15 MAX The Glass House
11:30 HBO Purple Violets
12:00 MAX Patriot Games
1:30p HBO Taken
2:00 MAX Leatherheads
3:00 HBO 10,000 B.C.
4:00 MAX Planet of the Apes
5:00 HBO HBO First Look Lovely Bones
5:15 HBO Black Knight
6:00 MAX Death Race
7:00 HBO Fool’s Gold
7:45 MAX The Fifth Element
9:00 HBO Revolutionary Road
10:00 MAX The Secret Life of Bees
11:00 HBO Boxing’s Best of 2009:
Mayweather vs. Marquez
11:50 MAX Life on Top
12:00 HBO Real Sex 33: Stocks Down...
12:20a MAX Cougar School
1:00 HBO Revolutionary Road
1:50 MAX Analyze That
3:05 HBO Mirrors
3:30 MAX The Assignment
5:00 HBO The UCLA Dynasty
5:30 MAX 21 Grams
27 SUNDAY
6:00a HBO Dr. Seuss’
Horton Hears a Who!
7:30 HBO Marley & Me
7:35 MAX Get Smart
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A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE A child
robot undertakes a Pinocchio-like journey
to become a real boy. With Haley Joel
Osment, Jude Law. (AC,AL,V) PG13-2:26.
HBO Dec.7,16,19,22,25,31C5EH
AIRHEADS Three rockers take a local radio
station hostage in an effort to get them to
play their tape in this comedy. Joe
Mantegna, Chris Farley star. (AC,AL,MV)
PG13-1:32. HBO Dec.2,24C5EH
ALI Will Smith connects with a knock-out,
Oscar®-nominated portrayal of Muhammad
Ali in this bio-pic of The Greatest. With
Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight. (AC,AL,V) R-2:37.
MAX Dec.1,12,20,29 C5EH
THE AMATEUR A terrorist raid in Munich
sets the stage for suspense in this clever
cold war thriller. John Savage stars.
(AL,BN,V) R-1:51. MAX Dec.8CEH
AMOR EN ALQUILER (LOVE FOR RENT) A
college girl dates a doctor, but conceals a
few important facts about herself.
(AC,AL,MV) R-1:36. MAX Dec.1CSH
ANALYZE THAT Robert De Niro and Billy
Crystal are back in this comedy sequel as
a hapless shrink and an unbalanced patient
who happens to be a mob boss. (AC,AL,V) R-
1:36. MAX Dec.16,20,26,31CDEH
APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX Francis
Coppola’s unforgettable Vietnam epic gets
the deluxe “director’s cut” treatment in
this gripping new version. (AC,AL,GV,N)
R-3:22. HBO Dec.3 CSEH
APOLLO 13 A space mission to the moon
takes a disastrous turn in Ron Howard’s
gripping 1995 Oscar®-winner. Tom Hanks,
Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon star. (AC,AL) PG-
2:20. MAX Dec.4,19,30 CDEH
THE ASSIGNMENT A U.S. naval officer is
recruited for a dangerous assignment in
this spy thriller. Aidan Quinn and Donald
Sutherland star. (AC,AL,BN,V) R-1:59.
MAX Dec.1,10,26,30 CDEH
ATONEMENT A lie tragically changes the
lives of three people in this drama. James
McAvoy, Keira Knightley. (AC,AL,BN,V) R-
2:03. HBO Dec.29 C5EH
AVPR ALIENS VS. PREDATOR REQUIEM
The two species of extraterrestrial beasties
bring their war to Earth in this sequel.
Steven Pasquale stars. (AC,AL,V) R-1:34.
MAX Dec.2,8,16,21,27 CDEH
BABE Life on the farm proves to be
challenging for a plucky pig in this
endearing Oscar®-winning family film.
(MV) G-1:32. MAX Dec.13CDEH
BABY MAMA Tina Fey brings big belly
laughs as an infertile exec rattled by her
scatterbrained surrogate. (AC,AL,MV)
PG13-1:39. MAX Dec.12 CDEH
BABY’S DAY OUT Three klutzy kidnappers
chase a wealthy couple’s baby around
Chicago. Joe Mantegna, Lara Flynn Boyle.
(MV) PG-1:39. MAX Dec.7CDEH
BACK NINE AT CHERRY HILLS: THE LEGENDS OF
THE 1960 U.S. OPEN Inside
the unforgettable 1960 U.S. Open in which
Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer and Jack
Nicklaus battled down to the wire. TVPG-
1:00. HBO Dec.14,23 CSEH
BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER A lethal government
assassin plots revenge against her
devious boss while a former FBI agent tries
to stop her. Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu. (AC,
AL,V) R-1:31. MAX Dec.4,23CDEH
BASIC INSTINCT A rock star’s murder puts
troubled detective Michael Douglas on the
trail–and in the bed–of kinky suspect
Sharon Stone in this thriller. (AC,AL,GV,N,
SC) R-2:07. HBO Dec.10,30CSEH
BEHIND ENEMY LINES A rescue raid to
postwar Vietnam turns into a living hell for
an ex-marine and his crew out to save a
buddy. Thomas Ian Griffith. (AC, AL,BN,V)
R-1:29. MAX Dec.7,23 CSEH
BERNARD AND DORIS HBO Original Movie
Susan Sarandon and Ralph Fiennes star in
this drama about an heiress who left her
fortune to her butler. (AC,AL,BN) TV14/
S,L,D-1:43. HBO Dec.10,15C5EH
BIG Tom Hanks earned a 1988 Best Actor
Oscar® nomination for his performance in
this hit film about a boy whose wish to be
“big” comes true. (AC,AL) PG-1:44. HBO
Dec.3,9,12,14,18,31 CDEH
BLACK KNIGHT Martin Lawrence brings
the ’hood into the Middle Ages in this
“rip-roaring time-travel comedy” (The Los
Angeles Times). (AC,AL,MV) PG13-1:36.
HBO Dec.3,7,13,16,22,26C5EH
BODY OF LIES An undercover C.I.A. agent
concocts an elaborate plan to flush out a
terrorist from hiding. Leonardo DiCaprio,
Russell Crowe star. (AC,GL,GV,N) R-2:08.
HBO Dec.12,15,20,23,28C5EH
BOOTY CALL Safe sex becomes a risky
proposition in this contemporary comedy.
Jamie Foxx, Tommy Davidson. (AC,AL,BN,
V) R-1:19. HBO Dec.20 C5EH
THE BOUNDARY A family is forced to deal
with circumstances they would never hope
for in this short film. (AC,AL,MV)
TVPG/V,L,D-:13. MAX Dec.29 CSH
BOXING Boxing doubleheader headlined
by Paul Williams vs. Sergio Martinez. On the
undercard, Chris Arreola vs. Brian Minto.
(AL) TVPG/L-2:12. HBO Dec.5,6,7 CS
BOXING AFTER DARK Boxing tripleheader
headlined by Juan Diaz vs. Paulie Malignaggi
II; plus, Victor Ortiz vs. Antonio Diaz, and
Vitali Klitschko vs. Kevin Johnson. (AL)
TVPG/L-2:42. HBO Dec.12,13,14 CSE
BOXING’S BEST OF 2009 An encore of five
outstanding fights from the past year. #1:
Mayweather vs. Marquez TVPG-:57. HBO
Dec.26 CS; #2: Margarito vs. Mosley
TVPG-:57. HBO Dec.27 CS; #3: Berto
vs. Collazo TVPG-:57. HBO Dec.28 CS;
#4: Marquez vs. Diaz TVPG-:57. HBO
Dec.29 CS; #5: Pacquiao vs. Cotto
TVMA-:57. HBO Dec.30 CS
THE BRAVE ONE Jodie Foster delivers a
riveting performance in this thriller about a
radio host who turns vigilante. (AC,AL,GV,N)
R-2:02. MAX Dec.1,6,14,24CDEH
THE BREAK UP Domestic troubles turn
deadly for housewife Bridget Fonda. Also
with Kiefer Sutherland. (AC,AL,GV,N) R-
1:40. MAX Dec.16 CSEH
BRIDE WARS Best friends Kate Hudson and
Anne Hathaway toss a bouquet of comical
tricks at each other when their weddings
are arranged for the same day. (AC,MV)
PG-1:29. HBO Dec.1,5 C5EH
THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY A Franciscan
brother brings his research on a fateful
bridge collapse to a court panel in Peru.
Robert De Niro, F. Murray Abraham. (AC,
SC) PG-2:00. HBO Dec.1C5EH
BUDDY The comical true story of 1920s
socialite Trudy, the “queen of the animals,”
and her bouncing baby gorilla Buddy. With
Rene Russo, Paul Reubens. (AC,MV) PG-
1:24. HBO Dec.1,10,14 C5EH
BULLETPROOF An ex-undercover cop
dodges drug dealers as he hauls in the
hooligan who shot him in this comedy.
Damon Wayans, Adam Sandler. (AC,AL,GV)
R-1:24. MAX Dec.2,11,19,28CDEH
BULLY A group of tormented teens take a
stand against their nemesis in this controversial
film. Nick Stahl, Brad Renfro. (GL,GV,
N,RP,SC) R-1:53. MAXDec.7CDEH
THE ’BURBS Tom Hanks stars as a
stressed-out suburbanite who vacations at
home in order to spy on his bizarre new
neighbors in this dark comedy. With
Bruce Dern, Henry Gibson (AC,AL,V)
PG-1:41. HBO Dec.11,23 CDEH
BURN AFTER READING The Coen brothers
meld sex, spies, lies, extortion and plastic
surgery to form this darkly comic concoction.
With George Clooney. (AC,AL,V) R-1:36.
HBO Dec.2,19,25 C5EH
BUSTY COPS: PROTECT AND SERVE! The
busty cops investigate a robbery in this
sexy sequel. (AC,GL,N,SC) TVMA/S,L-
1:16. MAX Dec.5,15,24 CSH
CANADIAN BACON
A hapless U.S. president (Alan Alda) stages a
war against Canada to whip up his approval
ratings in Michael Moore's political
satire. Dan Aykroyd, John Candy. (AC,AL,MV)
PG-1:35. MAX Dec.4 CSEH
CASSANDRA’S DREAM A wealthy uncle
makes an offer of money for murder to two
broke brothers in this quirky comedy.
Hayley Atwell, Colin Farrell. (AC,AL,MV)
PG13-1:48. HBO Dec.2,21 CSEH
CATHOUSE: THE SERIES 06: Love or
Money Thursday at the Ranch is Tea Party
Day, hosted by Suzette and filled with hats,
food and kinky clothes. (AC,AL,N,SC)
TVMA/S,L-:29. HBO Dec.7,22 CSE
THE CAVEMAN’S VALENTINE Samuel L.
Jackson is splendid as a homeless schizophrenic
man who becomes a key witness
in a possible murder case. (AC,AL,N,V) R-
1:45. MAX Dec.13 CDEH
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Carrot Top is
a screwy surfing inventor whose chance
encounter with a millionaire businessman
lands him a C.E.O. job. (AC,AL,MV) PG13-
1:35. HBO Dec.6 CDEH
CHOKE Sam Rockwell stars in this quirky
dark comedy that follows the eccentric life
of a sex-addicted swindler. (AC,AL,N,SC)
R-1:32. HBO Dec.7,15 C5EH
THE CHRIS ROCK SHOW HBO’s Emmy®-
winning comedy/music/talk series. 46:
Jamie Foxx/Boyz II Men (AC,AL)
TVMA/L-:30. HBO Dec.31 CD
CITY HALL A shootout takes three lives
and casts a young deputy mayor into a
storm of crime, corruption and politics in
NYC. Al Pacino, John Cusack. (AC,AL,V)
R-1:51. HBO Dec.1,20 CSEH
CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER C.I.A.
agent Harrison Ford takes on a Colombian
drug cartel in this thriller based on the Tom
Clancy bestseller. (AC,AL,V) PG13-2:21.
MAX Dec.3,7,13,18,23,29 CDEH
CLEAVAGEFIELD A bevy of beauties find
themselves naked and needy as they run
from a monster through the L.A. streets in
this hilarious erotic monster movie spoof.
(AC,AL,N,SC,V) TVMA/V,S,L-1:16. MAX Dec.7,18CSH
CO-ED CONFIDENTIAL 3: SPRING BREAK
The campus co-eds are back for some
salacious Spring Break fun in this sizzling
hot erotic series. 10: Got Balls (AC,AL,
N,SC) TVMA/S,L-:30. MAX Dec.7,
31CSH; 11: Blast From the Past
(AC,AL,N,SC) TVMA/S,L-:30. MAX Dec.
8,31 CSH; 12: Let the Games
Begin (AC,AL,N,SC) TVMA/S,L-:31.
MAX Dec.3,21,30CSH; 13: It Ain’t
Over Till It’s Over (AC,AL,N,SC)
TVMA/S,L-:31. MAX Dec.3,21 CSH
CONGO An ill-assorted group searches
Africa for a fabled lost city guarded by a
vicious tribe of killer apes. With Dylan
Walsh and Laura Linney. (AL,V) PG13-
1:48. MAX Dec.3,12,25 CDEH
COP AND A HALF An 8-year-old witness
tags along with cranky cop Burt Reynolds
to catch criminals in this comedy. (MV)
PG-1:33. HBO Dec.1,17 CSEH
COUGAR SCHOOL A college girl teams up
with her sultry stepmom to lure affluent
men in this erotic film. (AC,AL,N,SC) TVMA/
S,L-1:24. MAX Dec.4,10,14,26CSH
CRIMSON TIDE A sub commander and his
top lieutenant wind up in a mutinous standoff
during a nuclear crisis. Gene Hackman,
Denzel Washington star. (AL,V) R-1:56.
MAX Dec.5,10,15,21,25 CDEH
THE CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION
Woody Allen directed and stars in this witty
comedy as an insurance investigator who
finds trouble thanks to a devious hypnotist.
(AC) PG13-1:42. MAX Dec.4 CEH
THE DARK KNIGHT The Caped Crusader is
pushed to the limit by the evil Joker in this
blockbuster action sequel. Christian Bale,
Michael Caine, Heath Ledger. (AL,V) PG13-
2:32. HBO Dec.13,27 C5EH
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL Keanu
Reeves is an alien who arrives on Earth
with a warning: stop poisoning the planet
or face extermination. (MV) PG13-1:44.
HBO Dec.2,5,8,12,17 C5EH
DEATH ON A FACTORY FARM HBO
Documentary Films An animal-rights
investigator goes undercover on a hog farm
to explore allegations of cruelty. (AC,AL,MV)
TVMA/L-1:28. HBO Dec.2 CSEH
DEATH RACE Prison inmates race
armament-laden cars for freedom–or
death–in this gear-grinding remake. Jason
Statham stars. (AC,AL,N,V) R-1:45. MAX
Dec.4,8,13,17,26,30 CDEH
DEATH WISH A mild-mannered New York
architect turns into a one-man vigilante
death squad after his family is scarred by a
senseless crime. Charles Bronson. (AC,
AL,GV) R-1:33. MAX Dec.12,25CH
DOLORES CLAIBORNE Kathy Bates stars
as a woman accused of murder in this
thriller based on the Stephen King novel.
With Jennifer Jason Leigh. (AC,AL,V) R-
2:12. MAX Dec.2,19 CSEH
DON’T TELL MOM THE BABYSITTER’S DEAD
A teenager and her four siblings are left to
their own devices when their elderly babysitter
drops dead! Christina Applegate. (AL)
PG13-1:45. HBO Dec.1,9,17CDEH
DOOMSDAY The return of a deadly virus
prompts a military mission into the long
quarantined city of Glasgow to find a cure.
Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins. (AC,GL,GV,N)
R-1:49. HBO Dec.5,18 C5EH
THE DOORS Oliver Stone directed this
electrifying look at the life and career of
legendary singer Jim Morrison. Val Kilmer,
Meg Ryan and Kevin Dillon star. (AC,AL,
N,V) R-2:20. MAX Dec.4,21 CDH
DOWNTOWN GIRLS: THE HOOKERS OF HONOLULU
America Undercover. A look
at four prostitutes working the streets of
Honolulu who are–or were–males. (AC,GL,N,
SC) TVMA/S,L-:53. HBO Dec.3 CSE
DR. DOLITTLE 2 Eddie Murphy is back as
the doc who talks to the animals in this
comedy sequel that has him playing
matchmaker to a pair of bears. Also with
Kristen Wilson, Raven-Symone. (AC,AL,
MV) PG-1:27. MAX Dec.10CDEH
DR. SEUSS’ HORTON HEARS A WHO! A
big-hearted elephant comes to the aid of a
very small world in this animated feature.
The voices of Jim Carrey, Steve Carell. G-
1:26. HBO Dec.27 C5EH
DREAMCATCHER Four old friends experience
otherworldly horrors during a hunting
trip in this shocker based on Stephen King’s
novel. Thomas Jane, Morgan Freeman. (AC,
AL,GV) R-2:14. MAX Dec.29CDEH
DRIVEN Sylvester Stallone wrote the
screenplay and co-stars in this pedal-tothe-
metal thriller set in the high-octane
world of auto racing. Burt Reynolds, Estella
Warren, Gina Gershon. (AC,AL,V) PG13-
1:57. MAX Dec.6,18,31 CDEH
EAGLE EYE A frightening cyber-terror
frames two Chicagoans in a deadly plot and
leaves them on the run from the law in this
action-thriller. Shia LaBeouf and Michelle
Monaghan star. (AL,V) PG13-1:58. HBO
Dec.1,5,11,14,20,24,27,30C5EH
EASY MONEY Rodney Dangerfield can
have $10 million if he can stop boozing,
gambling and smoking for a year! (AC,AL,
N) R-1:36. MAX Dec.5,16,24 CEH
THE EIGER SANCTION Former assassin
Clint Eastwood is lured out of retirement to
avenge the murder of a former friend. (AL,
BN,GV) R-2:09. MAX Dec.14 CEH
8 SECONDS The rise of bull rider Lane
Frost to rodeo stardom is depicted in this
film based on his life. Luke Perry, Stephen
Baldwin, James Rebhorn. (AC,MV) PG13-
1:44. HBO Dec.7,11,17,22 CSEH
ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE Cate Blanchett
returns to the role that made her famous in
this lavish epic that chronicles the middle
years of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign. (BN,V)
PG13-1:55. HBODec.4,8,24C5EH
THE EROTIC TRAVELER FEATURE 03 A
compilation of episodes from this adult
series about a photographer and her hot
young protegee. (AC,AL,N,SC) TVMA/S,L-
1:34. MAX Dec.1,25 CSH
“EVERY F—-ING DAY OF MY LIFE” HBO
Documentary Films A harrowing look at
the final days of freedom for a young mom
who killed her abusive husband with help
from her son. (AC,AL,N) TV14/S,L-1:10.
HBO Dec.14,17,21,23,27 CSE
EVOLUTION A group of loopy scientists
are the only hope for mankind when alien
slime mutates into a national threat in this
comedy. David Duchovny. (AC,AL,V) PG13-
1:42. MAX Dec.1,11,20,28CDEH
EXCESS BAGGAGE A rich girl botches her
own “kidnapping” and winds up in cahoots
with a young car thief in this comic crime
caper. Alicia Silverstone. (AC,AL,V) PG13-
1:41. MAX Dec.2,12,21 CDEH
EXIT WOUNDS A new generation of action
meets old-style martial-arts as Steven
Seagal and DMX team up in this tale of one
cop’s fight against corruption. (AC,AL,V)
R-1:41. HBO Dec.4,23 CDEH
EXTRAS: THE EXTRA SPECIAL SERIES FINALE
Emmy®-winner Ricky Gervais is
back in the series finale of the acclaimed
HBO comedy series. (AC,AL) TV14/L,
D-1:24. HBO Dec.21,24 CSH
F/X A special-effects expert’s help in a
court case lands him in double-crossing
hot water. Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy. (AL,
V) R-1:49. MAX Dec.12,21CSEH
F/X 2: THE DEADLY ART OF ILLUSION A
movie-effects mastermind gathers his
groundbreaking gadgets to go after a killer
in this electrifying sequel. (AC,AL,N,V)
PG13-1:48. MAX Dec.7,20 CSEH
THE FALCON AND THE SNOWMAN
Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn are all-
American boys who turn traitors to their
country in this compelling drama. (AC,AL,
N,V) R-2:11. MAX Dec.9,28CSEH
FATE IS THE HUNTER Airline executive
Glenn Ford leads the investigation into an
airplane crash that killed 53 people in this
suspenseful 1964 adventure classic. (MV)
TVPG/V-1:46. MAX Dec.8 CEH
FEAST A desert watering hole is the setting
for a terrifying siege as a group of strangers
battle blood-thirsty monsters. (AC,GL,GV)
R-1:27. HBO Dec.7 C5EH
THE FIFTH ELEMENT A 23rd-century
cabbie gets caught up in a desperate
struggle to save the world. Bruce Willis, Ian
Holm, Milla Jovovich. (BN,V) PG13-2:06.
MAX Dec.1,6,16,21,26 CDEH
FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN
Digitally animated sci-fi film based on the
video game about a young woman’s effort
to stop murderous alien phantoms. (AC,V)
PG13-1:46. MAX Dec.6,15CDEH
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS Encore plays
of HBO’s hit musical/comedy series. 07:
Drive By (AC,AL) TVMA/L-:26. HBO
Dec.22 CSE; 08: Girlfriends (AC,AL)
TV14/L,D-:28. HBO Dec.3,28 CSE
FOOL’S GOLD Matthew McConaughey’s
search for sunken riches leads to marital
and other troubles with wife Kate Hudson in
this farce. (AL,MV) PG13-1:52. HBO
Dec.1,5,10,18,20,26,29 C5EH
FOOLS RUSH IN Uptight New Yorker
Matthew Perry rushes into a shotgun
marriage with fiery Salma Hayek in this
culture-clash comedy. (AC,AL) PG13-
1:49. MAX Dec.18 CSEH
FORBIDDEN SCIENCE Erotic series set in
the future. 10: Virus (AC,AL,N,SC,V)
TVMA/V,S,L-:30. MAX Dec.31CSH;
11: Erase (AC,AL,N,SC,V) TVMA/V,S,L-:30.
MAX Dec.31CSH; 12: Secrets (AC,
AL,N,SC,V) TVMA/V,S,L-:30. MAX Dec.24
CSH; 13: Home (AC,AL,N,SC,V)
TVMA/V,S,L-:30. MAX Dec.24 CSH
FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL Fullfrontal
hilarity ensues when a depressed
composer winds up at the same Hawaiian
resort as his TV star ex-girlfriend. Jason
Segel, Mila Kunis star. (AC,GL,N) R-1:51.
MAX Dec.4,9,14,19,22,27 CDEH
THE FOUNTAIN Characters from three
vastly different points in time search for a
mystical fountain of youth. Hugh Jackman
and Rachel Weisz star. (AC,AL,V) PG13-
1:36. MAX Dec.9 CDEH
FRED CLAUS Sibling rivalry heads to the
North Pole when Santa Claus’ older brother
arrives looking for a handout. Vince
Vaughn, Paul Giamatti. (MV) PG-1:56.
MAX Dec.4,8,13,24,30 CDEH
FRIDAY THE 13th The hockey-masked
killer lines up a new group of party-hearty
youths for slaughter in this remake of the
slasher classic. (AC,AL,GV,N,SC) R-1:37.
MAX Dec.19,20,21,23,29 CDEH
THE FRONT PAGE Tough newspaper editor
Walter Matthau will stop at nothing to keep
star reporter Jack Lemmon on the job in
this 1974 classic. Susan Sarandon co-stars.
(AL) PG-1:45. HBO Dec.7 CEH
FULL ECLIPSE HBO Original Movie Young
L.A. cop Mario Van Peebles is chosen for a
group of vigilante cops who have a real
edge—they’re werewolves! (AC,AL,GV,N)
R-1:37. MAX Dec.10,30 CSEH
FUNNY GAMES A family vacation takes a
nightmarish turn in Michael Haneke’s
harrowing remake of his cult 1997
shocker. Naomi Watts, Tim Roth. (AC,GL,
GV) R-1:52. HBO Dec.4 C5EH
FUR: AN IMAGINARY PORTRAIT OF DIANE ARBUS
Nicole Kidman stars as
acclaimed photographer Diane Arbus in
this artistic film exploring the inspiration
that fueled her renowned work. (AC,AL,N)
R-2:02. MAX Dec.29 CDEH
THE GATES, HBO Documentary Films
A look
at the effort of artists Christo and Jeanne-
Claude to create an exhibit in NY’s Central
Park. TVG-1:39. HBO Dec.9CSEH
THE GATHERING A young woman begins
experiencing strange premonitions after an
accident leaves her with amnesia in this
chilling tale. Christina Ricci stars. (AC,
AL,V) R-1:27. HBO Dec.6C5EH
GEORGE LOPEZ: TALL, DARK & CHICANO
George Lopez steps in front of a packed
arena crowd in San Antonio, TX for this
live, 90-minute stand-up special. (AC,AL)
TVMA/L-1:26. HBO Dec.11,30CSH
GET SMART Steve Carell brings screwball
secret agent Maxwell Smart back to life to
battle the forces of evil in this hilarious
update of the classic TV series. (MV) PG13-
1:50. MAX Dec.3,12,18,27CDEH
GHOST DAD A fateful crash turns a single
dad into a specter in this comedy directed
by Sidney Poitier. Bill Cosby stars. (AC,
AL) PG-1:24. MAX Dec.9 CSEH
GHOST TOWN A proctological mishap
leaves uptight dentist Ricky Gervais as a
medium between the living and the dead in
this riotous comedy. (AC,AL) PG13-1:42.
MAX Dec.6,11,16,21,29 CDEH
THE GLASS HOUSE A tragedy orphans two
siblings...and leaves them in the hands of
their parents’ treacherous friends. Leelee
Sobieski, Diane Lane. (AC,AL,V) PG13-
1:46. MAX Dec.7,15,26,30CDEH
GODS AND GENERALS Jeff Daniels,
Robert Duvall and Stephen Lang star in this
prequel to Gettysburg that brings to life
three poignant Civil War battles. (AC,V)
PG13-3:39. HBO Dec.2 CDEH
THE GOLDEN COMPASS A young girl
undertakes a perilous Arctic journey in this
mystical adventure based on the popular
book series. Nicole Kidman. (MV) PG13-
1:53. MAX Dec.2,17,26 CDEH
GRAN TORINO Crusty widower Clint Eastwood
forms an unlikely bond with his
Asian neighbors in a gang-infested Detroit
neighborhood. (AC,AL,V) R-1:56. MAX
Dec.5,6,7,9,17,22,27,31 CDEH
GREEDY Green-eyed relatives track down
a well-liked nephew in a ploy to keep their
uncle’s moneybags in family hands in this
comedy. Michael J. Fox. (AC,AL,BN,MV)
PG13-1:52. HBO Dec.4,10 CSEH
THE GUYVER Mutant reptiles plot to take
over the world, and only C.I.A. agent Mark
Hamill (Star Wars) can stop them. (AL,V)
PG13-1:33. HBO Dec.11,21 CSH
HACKERS Jonny Lee Miller and Angelina
Jolie star as tech-savvy teen hackers in
this thrilling sci-fi film. (AC,AL,BN,V)
PG13-1:45. MAX Dec.10,25CDEH
HAMLET 2 A talentless high-school drama
teacher attempts to mount his dream
project–a musical sequel to Hamlet. (AC,
AL,BN) R-1:32. MAX Dec.3CDEH
THE HAMMER A middle-aged former
boxing hopeful gets an unlikely shot at the
big time in this comedy. Adam Carolla. (AC,
AL,V) R-1:31. MAX Dec.21CDEH
THE HAPPENING Mark Wahlberg leads a
small group of survivors on the run from a
mysterious force that is causing mass
suicides all over the U.S. (AC,AL,V) R-
1:30. HBO Dec.11,21 C5EH
HARLEM NIGHTS Eddie Murphy and
Richard Pryor run a slick nightclub in this
comedy set in 1930s Harlem. (AC,AL,V) R-
1:56. MAX Dec.8,14,23,31CDEH
HAROLD & KUMAR ESCAPE FROM
GUANTANAMO BAY The White Castle worshipping
pot pals are back and blazing
with trouble when an in-flight toke lands
them in Guantanamo Bay. (AC,GL,MV,N) R-
1:40. MAX Dec.5,9,17,22,27CDEH
HBO FIRST LOOK Behind-the-scenes look.
Avatar TVPG-:13. HBO Dec.2,4,6,7,14,22
CS; It’s Complicated TVPG-:13. HBO
Dec.15,19,21,24,25,29CS; The Lovely
Bones (MV) TVPG/V-:13. HBO Dec.8,12,17,
20,23,26,28CS; Sherlock Holmes TVPG-
:13. HBO Dec.10,13,16,21,25,27,31 CS
HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU A group
of Baltimore men and women shine a light
on the complexities of coupling in this
romantic comedy. (AC,AL) PG13-2:09.
HBO Dec.19,20,22,25,30 C5EH
HELD UP A romantic getaway turns disastrous
for a hapless businessman in this
action-comedy. Jamie Foxx. (AC,AL,V) PG13-
1:29. HBO Dec.3,5,9,12,21,30CSEH
HIGH CRIMES Attorney Ashley Judd defends
her husband against the Army’s charges
that he killed innocent civilians during a
mission. With Morgan Freeman. (AC,AL,V)
PG13-1:55. MAX Dec.28 CDEH
HOUSE ARREST Two kids lock their
bickering parents in the basement in order
to get them to work out their issues in this
comedy. Jamie Lee Curtis. (AC,AL,MV)
PG-1:49. HBO Dec.9 CSEH
HUNG A New Year’s Eve encore of the
entire first season of the HBO comedy series
starring Thomas Jane. 01: Pilot (AC,AL)
TVMA/L-:45. HBO Dec.31C5EH;
02: Great Sausage or Can I Call You
Dick? (AC,AL,N) TVMA/S,L-:29. HBO
Dec.31 C5EH; 03: Strange
Friends or The Truth is, You’re Sexy
(AC,AL) TVMA/L-:29. HBO Dec.31
C5EH; 04: The Pickle Jar
(AC,AL,N) TVMA/S,L-:29. HBO Dec.31
C5EH; 05: Do It, Monkey!
(AC,AL,N) TVMA/S,L-:29. HBO Dec.31
C5EH; 06: Doris Is Dead or Are
We Rich or Are We Poor? (AC,AL,BN)
TVMA/L-:29. HBO Dec.31C5EH;
07: The Rita Flower or The Indelible
Stench (AC,AL,N) TVMA/S,L-:28. HBO
Dec.31 C5EH; 08: Thith ith a
Prothetic or You Come Just Right
(AC,AL,N) TVMA/S,L-:29. HBO Dec.31
C5EH; 09: This Is America or
Fifty Bucks (AC,AL,N) TVMA/S,L-:28. HBO
Dec.31C5EH; 10: A Dick and a
Dream or Fight the Honey (AC,AL,N)
TVMA/S,L-:28. HBO Dec.31C5EH
I COULD NEVER BE YOUR WOMAN Sparks
fly between a divorced TV producer and a
twenty-something actor in this romantic
comedy. Michelle Pfeiffer. (AC,AL) PG13-
1:37. MAX Dec.13,25 CDEH
I’M NOT RAPPAPORT Walter Matthau is
an old coot who finds a cause to defend in
a suddenly jobless Ossie Davis. (AC,AL,V)
PG13-2:16. MAX Dec.8 CSEH
IN DREAMS Neil Jordan’s surreal shocker
about an artist whose dreams are invaded
by a child-killer. Annette Bening, Aidan
Quinn, Robert Downey Jr. star. (AC,AL,V)
R-1:40. MAX Dec.18 CDEH
IN GOD WE TRUST Naive monk Marty
Feldman discovers that L.A. is hardly “the
City of Angels” in this zany comedy.
(AC,AL) PG-1:37. MAX Dec.7CEH
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT A murder in
Dixie makes unlikely partners of an urban
detective and a redneck sheriff. Sidney
Poitier and Rod Steiger star. (AC,AL,BN)
TVPG/S,L,D-1:50. MAX Dec.6 CEH
IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH Tommy Lee Jones
earned a 2007 Oscar® nomination for his
performance as a grieving father in search
of answers in his son’s death. (AC,GL,N,
V) R-2:01. HBO Dec.25 C5EH
THE IN-LAWS (2003) Michael Douglas and
Albert Brooks are the mismatched fathers of
a betrothed couple in this comedy. (AC,AL,
V) PG13-1:38. MAX Dec.30CDEH
THE INCREDIBLE HULK The not-so-jolly
green giant is back in this explosive adaptation
of the classic comic book. Edward
Norton stars. (AC,AL,V) PG13-1:52. HBO
Dec.4,9,12,20,23,27,31 C5EH
INKHEART Brendan Fraser stars in this
fantasy film as a man whose audible
reading can bring literature to life, but at a
perilous price. (AC,AL,MV) PG-1:46. MAX
Dec.12,13,14,16,22,25,31 CDEH
INSOMNIA (2002) A detective sent to Alaska
to investigate a homicide is forced into a
deadly game of cat and mouse with a killer.
Al Pacino, Robin Williams. (AC,AL,BN,V)
R-1:58. HBO Dec.13 C5EH
JACKPOT An aspiring country singer and his
manager make a tour of karaoke bars in a
misguided attempt at hitting the big time.
With Jon Gries and Garrett Morris. (AC,AL)
R-1:36. HBO Dec.1 C5EH
JADE David Caruso stars as a prosecutor
investigating the murder of a local millionaire
with a seamy double life. (AC,AL,N,V)
R-1:35. HBO Dec.18 CDEH
JOE BUCK LIVE All-new edition of HBO’s
live quarterly talk/interview show hosted
by sportscaster Joe Buck. (AL) TVPG/L-:57.
HBO Dec.8,9,10,12,15,17,18,20,25CSE
JOE DIRT David Spade is hilarious as a
trailer-trash geek who goes in search of the
parents who abandoned him. With Brittany
Daniel. (AC,AL,MV) PG13-1:31. HBO
Dec.4,9,13,19,22,24,28 C5EH
JOE LOUIS: AMERICA’S HERO...BETRAYED
Legendary heavyweight Joe Louis is
profiled in this special that chronicles his
incredible boxing career. (AC,V) TVPG/V,
D-1:15. HBO Dec.5,14 CSEH
JOE SOMEBODY Tim Allen stars as an
unassertive guy whose attempt to stand up
for himself is a rousing success. Patrick
Warburton, James Belushi. (AC,AL,MV)
PG-1:38. MAX Dec.25,30 CDEH
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH
Jules Verne’s sci-fi classic is brought to
stunning life in this epic adventure about a
trio of explorers who discover a pathway to
Earth’s core. Brendan Fraser stars. (MV)
PG-1:33. MAX Dec.10 CDEH
JUNO An unexpected pregnancy sends a
wisecracking high-school teen down an
unusual path in this endearing comedy.
Ellen Page, Michael Cera star. (AC,AL)
PG13-1:36. MAXDec.2,19,24CDEH
JURASSIC PARK Steven Spielberg’s thriller
about an island theme park where dinosaurs
go on a wild rampage. Sam Neill, Laura Dern,
Jeff Goldblum star. (AC,AL,V) PG13-2:06.
HBO Dec.3,6,19,28,31 C5EH
THE JUROR A calculating mob hit man
menaces a scrappy juror on the run in this
psychological thriller. With Demi Moore,
Alec Baldwin, James Gandolfini (AC,AL,
BN,V) R-1:58. MAX Dec.11CDEH
JUST LOOKING A young boy comes of age
during a sex-soaked summer in 1955
Queens. Ryan Merriman, Gretchen Mol star.
(AC,AL,BN) R-1:41. HBO Dec.22CDE
KATIE MORGAN’S SEX QUIZ Adult-film
star Katie Morgan scores straight A’s in
this fun, fact-filled sex romp. (AC,AL,N)
TVMA/S,L-:30. HBO Dec.5,8 CSEH
KINGDOM COME A patriarch’s funeral
brings together a houseful of contentious
relatives in this comedy. Whoopi Goldberg,
LL Cool J and Jada Pinkett Smith. (AC,AL)
PG-1:35. HBO Dec.18,26 CDEH
KISS OF THE DRAGON Jet Li takes on a city
full of corrupt cops in this “hard core” (L.A.
Times) martial arts film. Also with Bridget
Fonda and Tcheky Karyo. (AC,AL,V) R-
1:38. MAX Dec.29 CDEH
A KNIGHT’S TALE A 14th-century peasant
poses as a knight in order to join the noblesonly
sport of jousting. With Heath Ledger,
Paul Bettany. (AC,AL,BN,V) PG13-2:12.
MAX Dec.1,13,23,28 CDEH
KUNG FU PANDA A portly panda becomes
an unlikely kung-fu fighting guardian of
a peaceful valley community in this
animated hit. Voice of Jack Black. (MV)
PG-1:32. MAX Dec.19,28 CDEH
LASSIE A city family is adopted by a
beautiful collie upon their move to the
country in this family favorite. Helen Slater,
Thomas Guiry, Richard Farnsworth. (MV)
PG-1:35. MAX Dec.8 CDEH
THE LAST LEGION A military commander
in the last days of the Roman Empire leads
a last-ditch effort to preserve the rightful
ruler of Rome. Colin Firth. (AC,AL,V) PG13-
1:42. HBO Dec.1,5,11,17,29C5EH
THE LAST OF THE FINEST Cops uncover a
drug-trafficking scandal involving the
police. Brian Dennehy, Joe Pantoliano. (AC,
AL,V) R-1:46. MAX Dec.6 CSEH
LEATHERHEADS George Clooney is the
aging star of a struggling pro football team
who recruits a college superstar in this
nostalgic screwball comedy. (AL,MV) PG13-
1:54. MAX Dec.1,9,17,26 CDEH
LEAVING NORMAL Two women looking to
break free from their Wyoming town
embark on a touching road trip to Alaska in
this drama. Christine Lahti. (AC,AL,N,V)
R-1:50. MAX Dec.10 CSEH
LEONERA (LION’S DEN) An incarcerated
woman cares for her infant child behind
bars in this foreign drama. (AC,AL,N,V)
TVMA/V,S,L-1:53. MAX Dec.2SEH
LIBERTY STANDS STILL The untimely death
of his child prompts a man to attempt
revenge against the heiress of a major gun
company in this explosive thriller. Linda
Fiorentino, Wesley Snipes star. (AC,AL,V)
R-1:36. MAX Dec.10,22 CDEH
LIFE ON TOP Erotic series following fun
young businesswomen striving to make it
in Manhattan. 09: Blame It on Brazil
(AC,AL,N,SC) TVMA/S,L-:33. MAX Dec.1,
2,5,31 CSH; 10: Birthday Suit
(AC,AL,N,SC) TVMA/S,L-:30. MAX Dec.4,
6,8,9,12,27,31 CSH; 11: Growing
Pains (AC,AL,N,SC) TVMA/S,L-:29. MAX
Dec.11,13,15,16,19,27 CSH; 12:
All In (AC,AL,N,SC) TVMA/S,L-:31. MAX
Dec.18,20,22,23,26,27 CSH; 13:
Next Stop (AC,AL,N,SC) TVMA/S,L-:32.
MAX Dec.25,27,29,30 CSH
LINGERIE A gorgeous former model
launches her very own line of lingerie in
this erotic series. 10: Double Double
(AC,AL,N,SC) TVMA/S,L-:30. MAX Dec.2,31
CSH; 11: Model Girlfriends (AC,
AL,N,SC) TVMA/S,L-:33. MAX Dec.2,31
CSH; 12: Runway Ready (AC,AL,
N,SC) TVMA/S,L-:28. MAX Dec.9,29
CSH; 13: Rags to Riches (AC,AL,N,
SC) TVMA/S,L-:35. MAX Dec.16CSH
LINGERIE FEATURE A compilation of
episodes from the sizzling late-night
series. 01: (AC,AL,N,SC) TVMA/S,L-1:55.
MAX Dec.30CSH; 02: (AC,AL,N,SC)
TVMA/S,L-1:27. MAX Dec.6,17CSH
LITTLE MISS MARKER Left as an IOU for a
gambling debt, a charming six-year-old
girl tries to soften the heart of a grouchie
bookie. Walter Matthau, Julie Andrews.
(AC) PG-1:42. MAX Dec.16 CEH
LONGFORD HBO Original Movie A
dramatic look at Frank Pakenham, the Earl
of Longford, and his controversial friendship
with a notorious child-killer. Jim
Broadbent, Samantha Morton. (AC,AL,BN)
TVMA/L-1:33. HBO Dec.17 CSEH
LOVE ME TENDER Elvis Presley’s 1956
movie debut is a Civil War tale about a man
who’s too young to fight–but not too young
to marry his absent brother’s sweetheart.
TVG-1:30. MAX Dec.10 CEH
MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA The
fur-brained escapees from the Central
Park Zoo continue their wild overseas
adventure in this riotous sequel. (MV) PG-
1:29. MAX Dec.9,14,22,27CDEH
THE MAKING OF... Behind-the-scenes look.
Body of Lies (AL,V) TV14/V,L-:13. HBO
Dec.2,6CSH; Burn After Reading
(AC,AL) TVPG/L,D-:14. HBO Dec.2
CSEH; Eagle Eye (AL,MV) TVPG/
V,L-:13. HBO Dec.30 C5EH;
He’s Just Not That Into You (AC,AL)
TVPG/L,D-:13. HBO Dec.18,29CSH;
The Incredible Hulk (V) TVPG/V-:13. HBO
Dec.31C5EH; The Mummy: Tomb
of the Dragon Emperor (V) TVPG/V-:20.
HBO Dec.24CSEH; Revolutionary
Road (AC,AL) TV14/L,D-:13. HBO Dec.21,
24 C5EH; 10,000 B.C. (AC,V)
TVPG/V,D-:12. HBO Dec.5 CSH
MAMMA MIA! A bride-to-be reunites her
mother with three former suitors in this
adaptation of the smash-hit musical. Meryl
Streep stars. (AC,MV) PG13-1:49. HBO
Dec.4,6,8,14,19,24,27,30C5EH
THE MAN WHO NEVER WAS A British
intelligence officer hatches a plan to dupe
the Nazis about the Allies’ planned invasion.
TVG-1:43. MAX Dec.14 CSEH
MARLEY & ME Owen Wilson and Jennifer
Aniston star in this heartfelt family film
about an adorable dog with a hilarious
destructive streak. With Eric Dane. (AC,MV)
PG-1:56. HBO Dec.25,27C5EH
MARTIAN CHILD A grieving writer adopts
a troubled boy who thinks he’s from another
planet in this touching drama. John Cusack.
(AC) PG-1:47. MAX Dec.2 CDEH
MATINEE A young boy is overjoyed when
his favorite filmmaker arrives in Key West to
show a monster movie. John Goodman. (AC,
AL,MV) PG-1:39. MAXDec.17CSEH
MAX ON SET A behind-the-scenes look at
movies. Death Race (AC,GL,V) TVMA/V,L-
:12. MAX Dec.30CDH; Get Smart
(MV) TVPG/V-:13. MAX Dec.26
CSH; Wanted (AC,GL,GV,SC)
TVMA/V,S,L-:13. MAX Dec.9 CSH
MAX PAYNE Mark Wahlberg is a loner cop
bent on avenging the murders of his wife
and child. Mila Kunis. (AC,AL,V) PG13-
1:40. MAX Dec.2,10,15,19CDEH
ME, MYSELF & IRENE Jim Carrey is a
policeman whose split personality wreaks
havoc on his love life. Renée Zellweger costars
in this riotous comedy. (AC,AL,V)
R-1:57. HBO Dec.11 C5EH
MICHAEL CLAYTON Down-on-his-luck
lawyer George Clooney gets involved in a
dangerous case of corporate greed and
corruption. Tom Wilkinson. (AC,AL,MV)
R-2:00. MAX Dec.3,25 CDEH
THE MIGHTY QUINN Denzel Washington is
a low-key cop on a Caribbean isle with a
high-profile murder case on his hands. (AL,
V) R-1:39. MAX Dec.23 CSEH
MIRRORS Supernatural terror reflects into
the life of a night watchman at a burnedout
department store in this scary remake.
Kiefer Sutherland stars. (AC,AL,BN,GV) R-
1:51. HBO Dec.3,17,26 C5EH
MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY A
British nanny finds herself engaged as a
social secretary to a lively actress. Frances
McDormand, Amy Adams star. (AC,AL,BN)
PG13-1:32. MAX Dec.11 CDEH
MISSING IN ACTION Former P.O.W. Chuck
Norris blasts his way through Southeast
Asia to rescue missing Americans. (AL,
GV,N) R-1:42. MAX Dec.2,22CEH
MOM AND DAD SAVE THE WORLD
A couple is kidnapped by a love-struck
intergalactic despot. Jon Lovitz, Teri Garr
(AC,AL) PG-1:28. HBO Dec.14,23 CDH
MOTHER A forty-something divorced writer
moves back in with his widowed mom.
Albert Brooks, Debbie Reynolds. (AC,AL)
PG13-1:44. HBO Dec.3,15 CDEH
MR. BASEBALL A baseball star’s massive
ego takes a big hit when he’s traded to a
Japanese team. Tom Selleck. (AC,AL)
PG13-1:48. HBO Dec.18,30CSEH
MR. MAGORIUM’S WONDER EMPORIUM
Dustin Hoffman is the oddball owner of an
old toy store with wild, enchanting wares
in this family film. Natalie Portman. G-1:34.
HBO Dec.7,10,16,20,25,29C5EH
THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR
Intrepid explorer Brendan Fraser
awakens an evil emperor and his undead
army in this third thrilling installment in the
Mummy series. Jet Li. (AC,AL,V) PG13-
1:52. HBO Dec.14,27 C5EH
NAKED LUST Erotic encounters provide a
much-needed creative spark for a sexy rock
star who has only two days to write the
songs for her next album. (AC,AL,N,SC)
TVMA/S,L-1:23. MAX Dec.13 CSH
NELL Jodie Foster stars as a backwoods
wild child who encounters a doctor and a
psychologist who want to study her. With
Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson. (AC,N)
PG13-1:53. MAX Dec.17 CDEH
NICK OF TIME A father has 90 minutes to
assassinate the governor of California or his
daughter will be executed. Johnny Depp.
(AL,V) R-1:29. HBO Dec.6 CSEH
NIM’S ISLAND An adventurous girl protects
her island home with the help of a fiction
writer. Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster. (MV)
PG-1:36. MAX Dec.11 CDEH
NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE Outrageous
spoof of teen flicks. With Jaime Pressly, Mia
Kirshner, Randy Quaid, Chyler Leigh. (AC,
AL,N,V) R-1:29. MAX Dec.29CDEH
NOTORIOUS The rise of the Notorious B.I.G.
to rap music fame, his relationships with
Sean Combs and Tupac Shakur, and his
tragic death. Angela Bassett. (AC,GL,N,SC)
R-2:03. MAX Dec.3,8,16,20CDEH
O WIlliam Shakespeare’s classic tragedy
Othello is set in a modern-day prep school.
Mekhi Phifer, Julia Stiles star. (AC,AL,N,
V) R-1:34. MAX Dec.23 CDEH
THE OMEN
A diplomat and his wife begin
to fear their young son is the antichrist in
this 1976 horror classic. Gregory Peck. (AL,
GV) R-1:51. MAX Dec.17,29 CEH
ONCE IN THE LIFE Two half-brothers meet
up in jail and formulate a moneymaking
criminal scheme. Laurence Fishburne.
(AC,AL,V) R-1:49. HBO Dec.13 CDE
ONE MISSED CALL Cryptic cell-phone
messages foreshadow a series of grisly
deaths in this scary remake. Shannyn
Sossamon, Ed Burns. (AC,AL,V) PG13-
1:27. MAX Dec.5,14,22 CDEH
THE ORGASM SPECIAL: A REAL SEX XTRA
“Best of” show featuring six scintillating
segments that explore the orgasmic
experience in all of its glory. (AC,GL,N,SC)
TVMA/S,L-:59. HBO Dec.17 CSE
THE OTHER Two twin brothers stand at the
center of a series of deaths plaguing a 1930s
Connecticut family in this horror film. (AC,
AL,V) PG-1:40. MAX Dec.15 CEH
OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE Two gals go on a
cross-country trek to find the “nice guy”
who’s been bedding them both. (AC,AL)
R-1:39. HBO Dec.18 CSEH
THE PAINTED VEIL A loveless marriage
takes a turn upon a move to a remote
disease-filled Chinese village. Naomi
Watts, Edward Norton. (AC,AL,BN) PG13-
2:05. MAX Dec.17 CDEH
PATRIOT GAMES Ex-C.I.A. man Harrison
Ford is drawn into a deadly revenge match
with rabid I.R.A. terrorists. (AC,AL,V) R-
1:57. MAX Dec.2,8,14,18,26CDEH
PAY IT FORWARD A boy convinces people
to “pay forward” random acts of kindness.
Kevin Spacey stars. (AC,AL,V) PG13-2:03.
HBO Dec.18,24,28,31 CDEH
THE PIRATES WHO DON’T DO ANYTHING:
A VEGGIETALES MOVIE The popular
talking produce from TV’s VeggieTales put
on pirate dressing for this funny family film.
G-1:25. HBO Dec.14,25 C5EH
PLANET OF THE APES (2001) Tim Burton’s
eye-popping remake of the 1968 cult
classic. Mark Wahlberg. (V) PG13-2:00.
MAX Dec.4,10,16,22,26 CDEH
PREY Savage lions set their killer sights on
a touring family in Africa in this horror film.
Bridget Moynahan. (AC,AL,GV) TVMA/
V,L-1:28. HBO Dec.17 C5EH
PRIZZI’S HONOR Mafia hit man Jack
Nicholson sees his perfect match in
glamorous hit woman Kathleen Turner. (AL,
BN,V) R-2:09. MAX Dec.24CDEH
THE PROMOTION Two employees compete
for the top-shelf job in a new grocery store
in this riotous comedy. (AC,AL,MV) R-
1:26. MAX Dec.1,13,30 CDEH
PURPLE VIOLETS Two ex-couples attempt
to mend fences with their former flames in
this romantic comedy. (AC,AL) TV14/L,D-
1:47. HBO Dec.4,16,22,26C5EH
RACE TO SPACE A NASA scientist’s struggle
to form a relationship with his son takes a
turn thanks to the boy’s bond with a chimp.
(MV) PG-1:45. HBODec.15,31CDEH
RAILS & TIES Life takes a new track for a
railroad engineer and his wife after a
dreadful wreck in this drama. Kevin Bacon,
Marcia Gay Harden. (AC,AL,BN,V) PG13-
1:41. HBO Dec.11,21 C5EH
REAL SEX 19 This exploration into the everchanging
face of sex includes a visit to an
all-nude black beauty pageant! (AC,GL,N,
SC) TVMA/S,L-:51. HBO Dec.20 CSE
REAL SEX 33: STOCKS DOWN, SEX UP A
look at the inventive ways men and women
are enhancing their sex lives in today’s
lean economic times. (AC,N,SC) TVMA/S-
:57. HBO Dec.10,14,16,22,26 CSE
A REAL SEX XTRA: PORNUCOPIA: GOING
DOWN IN THE VALLEY 06: Questions,
Anyone? A look at porn purveyors, including
“do’s” and “don’ts” of sex stars. (AC,AL,N,
SC) TVMA/S,L-:25. HBO Dec.3,15CSE
REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL
Sports magazine. 152: (AL) TVPG/L-:58.
HBO Dec.2,4,7 CS; 153: (AL) TVPG/L-
:58. HBO Dec.22,25,27,28,30 CSE
REBELS WITH A CAUSE: THE STORY OF
THE AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE A look
at the AFL and its battle for parity with the
NFL. (AL) TVPG/L-:59. HBO Dec.31CSE
RESERVATION ROAD Two fathers are
tragically linked by a hit-and-run. With
Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo. (AC,AL,V)
R-1:42. MAX Dec.7,18 CDEH
RESURRECTION A serial killer begins a
murder spree with a religious slant in this
scary thriller. Christopher Lambert. (AC,AL,
GV,N) R-1:48. HBO Dec.21CDEH
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD Leonardo DiCaprio
and Kate Winslet star in this drama about
a couple’s crumbling marriage. (AC,AL,BN,
MV) R-1:59. HBO Dec.26,29C5EH
RICKY GERVAIS: OUT OF ENGLAND - THE
STAND-UP SPECIAL Ricky Gervais performs
in his first-ever HBO stand-up special. (AC,
AL) TVMA/L-1:13. HBODec.4,10CDH
RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS A woman is
forced to replan her future when she gets
pregnant. Drew Barrymore stars. (AC,AL,V)
PG13-2:11. MAX Dec.28 CDEH
ROADS TO RICHES A small-town newcomer
to L.A. and a former child star become fast
friends–and enemies. Rose McGowan. (AC,
AL,V) R-1:31. HBO Dec.9 C5EH
ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS
Mel Brooks
puts his comic touch on the legendary
bandit of Sherwood Forest in this spoof. (AC,
AL) PG13-1:44. MAX Dec.9CSEH
ROBIN WILLIAMS: WEAPONS OF SELF DESTRUCTION
Oscar®-winning icon Robin Williams takes
the stage for this stand-up
special in D.C. (AC,AL) TVMA/L-1:30. HBO
Dec.6,9,15,17,19,21,23,29 CSH
ROCK STAR Mark Wahlberg stars as the
singer of a heavy-metal cover band whose
rock star dreams become a reality. (AC,
AL,N) R-1:46. MAX Dec.13CDEH
ROCKET SCIENCE A stuttering New Jersey
teen competes on a debate squad to win
over his beautiful teammate. (AC,AL) R-
1:41. MAX Dec.21 CDEH
ROGUE A crocodile terrorizes the passengers
of an Australian river cruise after
stranding them on a tiny island. (AC,AL,V)
R-1:33. HBO Dec.8 C5EH
SAVING SILVERMAN Two pals kidnap their
friend’s fiancee in an effort to prevent the
marriage in this comedy. Jason Biggs, Steve
Zahn, Jack Black, Amanda Peet. (AC,AL,V)
PG13-1:32. MAX Dec.15 CDEH
THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES A young girl and
her best friend are taken in by a kind beekeeper
and her sisters in this adaptation of
the bestseller. Queen Latifah. (AC,MV) PG13-
1:50. MAX Dec.26,28,30 CDEH
SEE SPOT RUN A dog-hating mailman cares
for a boy and an FBI dog running from mob
killers. David Arquette. (AC,AL,MV) PG-
1:37. HBO Dec.18,28 CDEH
THE SEEKER: THE DARK IS RISING A
teen’s destiny lies in leading the forces of
Light against an evil uprising. (MV) PG-
1:39. HBO Dec.2,7,10,15C5EH
SEX AND THE CITY (THE MOVIE) Carrie
and her girls lean on their friendship more
than ever in this film. (AC,AL,BN,MV) R-
2:25. HBODec.2,7,19,22,27C5EH
SEX GAMES CANCUN: FEATURE Compilation
of episodes from this erotic series.
03: (AC,AL,N,SC) TVMA/S,L-1:25. MAX
Dec.19 CSEH; 04: (AC,AL,N,SC)
TVMA/S,L-1:25. MAX Dec.11,28CSH
SHOOT ’EM UP Helping a pregnant woman
from attackers leaves a man on the run with
her baby in his arms in this action film.
Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti. (AC,AL,BN,GV)
R-1:27. MAX Dec.5,14,25,28CDEH
A SHOT IN THE DARK Peter Sellers is out to
save sexy Elke Sommer from a murder rap
in this hilarious sequel to The Pink Panther.
(AC,AL) PG-1:42. MAX Dec.5CEH
SHOUT John Travolta shakes up a Texas
boys’ school as a lively new music teacher
in this drama. James Walters. (AC,AL)
PG13-1:28. MAX Dec.5 CSEH
SHUTTER A photographer and his wife are
haunted by images of a vengeful specter.
Joshua Jackson stars. (AC,AL,V) PG13-
1:25. MAX Dec.6,18,22 CDEH
SIN CITY DIARIES FEATURE Compilation
of episodes from this erotic series set in
Vegas. 02: Inside Out (AC,AL,MV,N,SC)
TVMA/S,L-1:48. MAX Dec.20 CSH;
03: To Die For (AC,AL,N,SC,V) TVMA/V,
S,L-1:49. MAX Dec.12,22 CSH
SKI SCHOOL Rival teams at a ski school
scurry to sabotage each other in this action
comedy about snow, sports and sex. (AL,
N) R-1:28. MAX Dec.6,15,23CSEH
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Love and life in a
Mumbai slum inspire a youth’s amazing run
on a popular TV game show in this Best
Picture Oscar® winner. Dev Patel. (AC,AL,V)
R-2:01. HBO Dec.13,27 C5EH
SMILE PINKI HBO Documentary Films
Oscar®-winning documentary short about a
hospital that provides poor Indian children
with free cleft repair surgery. (AC) TVPG/
D-:40. HBO Dec.12,17,25 CSEH
SNATCH A stolen diamond finds its way
through several hands in this comic heist.
Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro. (AC,AL,N,V) R-
1:43. MAX Dec.15,31 CDEH
SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS A journalist
reflects upon his childhood love while
reporting on her husband’s criminal trial.
Ethan Hawke stars. (AC,AL,BN,V) PG13-
2:07. HBO Dec.7,17,21 CSEH
SOMEONE LIKE YOU A jilted woman uses
her chauvinistic roommate as an example
of her theory about men, but falls in love.
Ashley Judd, Greg Kinnear. (AC,AL) PG13-
1:37. HBO Dec.4,15,23,26CDEH
SOUTH BOSTON DRUG COURT Addiction:
The Supplementary Series Profile of a drug
court where repeat, non-violent drug felons
receive treatment as an alternative to jail.
(AL) TV14/L-:23. HBO Dec.13 CSE
SPEED Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock
try to stop a bus rigged to explode if its
speed drops below 50 mph. Dennis Hopper.
(AC,AL,V) R-1:56. HBO Dec.24 C5EH
SPIDER-MAN A spider bite transforms a
nerd into a web-slinging superhero. Tobey
Maguire, Willem Dafoe. (AC,AL,V) PG13-
2:01. MAX Dec.15,20,25,31CDEH
STEAL THIS MOVIE Vincent D’Onofrio plays
Abbie Hoffman, one of the most notorious
and beloved radicals of the 1960s. (AC,AL,
N,V) R-1:48. MAX Dec.9 CDEH
THE STRANGERS A couple become the
victims of a horrific home invasion in this
thriller. Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman. (AC,AL,
V) R-1:25. HBODec.5,11,16C5EH
STREET KINGS A risk-taking L.A. detective
investigates his ex-partner's murder amid
a cloud of corruption in this action film.
Keanu Reeves stars. (AC,AL,V) R-1:49.
MAX Dec.5,10,18,23,29 CDEH
STRICTLY SINATRA A Scottish singer
channeling Frank Sinatra finds himself
crooning for criminals in this drama. (AC,
AL) R-1:37. MAX Dec.12 CDEH
THE SUBSTITUTE 4: FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION
Treat Williams is back as an ex-mercenary
who infiltrates a Nazi group at a
military academy in this action sequel. (AC,
AL,BN,V) R-1:31. HBO Dec.9CDEH
SUMMER CATCH A cute baseball prospect
pitches his way into the heart of a rich girl.
Freddie Prinze Jr. (AC,AL,MV) PG13-1:44.
HBO Dec.3,8,23,28 CDEH
SWITCH A dead man must go back as a
female and find a woman on Earth who
likes him. Ellen Barkin, Jimmy Smits. (AC,
AL) R-1:43. HBO Dec.2 CDEH
TAKEN Liam Neeson becomes a one-man
killing machine after his daughter is kidnapped
by slave-traders. (AC,V) PG13-1:31. HBO
Dec.5,6,8,13,16,19,21,26 C5EH
TAXICAB CONFESSIONS: NEW YORK,
NEW YORK PART 3 HBO Documentary
Films The Emmy®-winning documentary
series heads back to the Big Apple. (AC,
AL) TVMA/L-:59. HBO Dec.23,31 CSE
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II:
THE SECRET OF THE OOZE The half-shell
heroes are back to battle the evil Shredder.
(AC,AL,V) PG-1:28. HBODec.15,19CSH
10,000 B.C. Experience the prehistoric
past in this stunning adventure set in a
Stone Age civilization. (MV) PG13-1:49. HBO
Dec.6,10,16,18,23,26,29 C5EH
TERROR IN MUMBAI HBO Documentary
Films Riveting interviews, footage and audio
capture a deadly terrorist attack on several
high-traffic sites in Mumbai, India. (AC,AL,
V) TV14/V,L,D-1:05. HBO Dec.3,11CSE
THAT OLD FEELING Wedded bliss turns
ugly thanks to the explosive relationship
between the bride’s divorced celebrity
parents. Bette Midler, Dennis Farina. (AC,
AL) PG13-1:45. MAX Dec.22CSEH
THE THING An Antarctic research team
defrosts an alien terror from the ice in this
remake. Kurt Russell stars. (AL,GV) R-
1:49. MAX Dec.3,11,28 CSEH
THIS IS MY LIFE A New York single mother
finally realizes her dream of being a standup
comedian. Julie Kavner. (AC,AL) PG13-
1:34. HBO Dec.11,15,23 CSEH
3000 MILES TO GRACELAND A gang of
ex-cons stage a Vegas heist during Elvis
Imper-sonation Week. Kevin Costner, Kurt
Russell, Courteney Cox star. (AC,AL,V) R-
2:05. MAX Dec.5,17,28 CDEH
THE TIME MACHINE H.G. Wells’ timetravel
tale is brilliantly retold in this sci-fi
remake. Guy Pearce. (AC,V) PG13-1:36. HBO
Dec.10,12,16,21,25,29 C5EH
TOWELHEAD A Lebanese-American girl
discovers her blossoming sexuality in dark
and unexpected ways. (AC,AL,RP,SC) R-
1:57. MAX Dec.15 CDEH
TRAIL OF THE PINK PANTHER The Pink
Panther diamond is missing again...and so
is Inspector Clouseau! (AC,AL,BN,MV)
PG-1:37. MAX Dec.13 CEH
TRAINING DAY Denzel Washington plays a
dirty cop who lures his rookie partner into
the fray. Ethan Hawke. (AC,AL,N,RP,V)
R-2:02. MAX Dec.21,24,27CDEH
TROPIC THUNDER An oblivious group of
actors bumble through the jungle during a
shoot in this comedy. (AC,AL,GV) R-1:47.
HBO Dec.12,15,18,23,27C5EH
TRUE BLOOD HBO’s hit vampire series. 01:
Strange Love (AC,AL,N,SC,V) TVMA/
V,S,L-:59. HBO Dec.28 C5EH;
02: The First Taste (AC,AL,N,V) TVMA/
V,S,L-:54. HBO Dec.28 C5EH;
03: Mine (AC,AL,N,SC,V) TVMA/V,S,L-:52.
HBO Dec.28C5EH; 04: Escape
From Dragon House (AC,AL,N) TVMA/S,
L-:50. HBO Dec.29 C5EH; 05:
Sparks Fly Out (AC,AL,BN,V) TVMA/V,L-:55.
HBO Dec.29 C5EH; 06: Cold
Ground (AC,AL,N,V) TVMA/V,S,L-:52. HBO
Dec.29C5EH; 07: Burning House
of Love (AC,AL,N,V) TVMA/V,S,L-:53. HBO
Dec.30 C5EH; 08: The Fourth
Man in the Fire (AC,AL,N,V) TVMA/V,S,L-
:56. HBO Dec.30 C5EH; 09:
Plaisir D’Amour (AC,AL,GV,N) TVMA/V,S,
L-:54. HBO Dec.30C5EH; 10: I
Don’t Want to Know (AC,AL,BN,V) TVMA/
V,L-:50. HBO Dec.31C5EH; 11: To
Love is to Bury (AC,AL,V) TVMA/V, L-:54.
HBO Dec.31C5EH; 12: You’ll
Be the Death of Me (AC,AL,N,V) TVMA/V,
S,L-:53. HBO Dec.31 C5EH
THE TRUE STORY OF JESSE JAMES
Robert Wagner brings one of the most
famous badmen of the Old West to life in
this 1957 classic. With Jeffrey Hunter.
TVG-1:32. MAX Dec.3 CSEH
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. An excon
plots one last heist—and that’s when
the bloodshed and mayhem begin. Kiefer
Sutherland directed and stars. (AC,AL,BN,
V) R-1:47. MAX Dec.3,20 CDEH
21 GRAMS The past and present lives
of three unwittingly entwined characters
collide after a jarring crash. Sean Penn,
Benicio del Toro and Naomi Watts star.
With Charlotte Gainsbourg. (AC,AL,V) R-
2:04. MAX Dec.26 CDEH
THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME CONCERT
It's the
concert event of 2009! Many of the music
world's most luminous stars take the stage
at New York's Madison Square Garden to
celebrate a quarter century of the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame. (AC,AL) TV14/L,D-4:06.
HBO Dec.16,20,24,28 CSH;
Part 1: (AC,AL) TV14/L,D-2:08. HBO Dec.
3,8,2CSH; Part 2: (AC,AL) TV14/
L,D-2:04. HBO Dec.4,9,13 CSEH
TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME A beautiful
African American ad exec full of strategies
for the lovelorn must test out her own
advice in this romantic comedy. Vivica A.
Fox, Morris Chestnut star.(AC,AL,MV)
R-1:31. HBO Dec.6 CDEH
THE UCLA DYNASTY HBO Sports looks
back at the UCLA Bruins and their remarkable
reign as NCAA basketball champions
during the 1960s and 1970s.(AL) TVPG/L-
1:00. HBO Dec.5,8,26 CSEH
UNDER PRESSURE A hero firefighter
reaches a murderous boiling point after his
wife leaves him during a sweltering L.A.
heat wave. Charles Sheen stars. (AC,
AL,GV) R-1:28. HBO Dec.11 CDE
URBANIA A young gay man who has lost
his lover seeks a deepening form of
revenge over the course of a long night in
New York. Dan Futterman, Alan Cumming.
(AC,AL,V) R-1:45. HBO Dec.8 CDE
VAMPIRE IN BROOKLYN Eddie Murphy
stars in this horror-comedy as a Caribbean
vampire in Brooklyn to find a half-vampire
woman to be his bride. (AC,AL,V) R-1:42.
MAX Dec.5,11,24 CSEH
VANISHING POINT A man contracts to drive
a car from Denver to San Francisco in 15
hours in this cult 1971 chase thriller with a
great rock score. Barry Newman. (AL,MV)
R-1:39. MAX Dec.14 CEH
A VERY BRADY SEQUEL The Brady Bunch
maintain their sunny '70s disposition in the
face of bigamy, knavery, kidnapping and
more in this comedy sequel. (AC,AL) PG13-
1:30. MAX Dec.7,12,23 CDEH
WANTED A frustrated office worker joins a
secret society of assassins in this eyepopping
action-thriller. James McAvoy,
Morgan Freeman. (AC,AL,GV,N) R-1:50.
MAX Dec.3,8,11,19,27,31 CDEH
THE WAR OF THE ROSES Kathleen Turner
and Michael Douglas star in this comedy
as a married couple who prove that war
may be Hell—but divorce is worse. (AL,V)
R-1:57. MAX Dec.6,18,24 CSEH
WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS A wild night in
Vegas leads to an ill-fated marriage for
Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher in this
romantic comedy. (AC,AL,MV) PG13-1:39.
MAX Dec.1,7,12,18,23,27 CDEH
WISEGIRLS Three waitresses get in over
their heads working in a Mob-infused
Staten Island restaurant. Mira Sorvino,
Mariah Carey, Melora Walters. (AC,AL,V)
R-1:36. MAX Dec.12,25 CDEH
THE WRESTLER Broken-down prowrestling
star Mickey Rourke seeks
reparation in his life outside the ring in this
stirring drama. (AC,AL,GV,N) R-1:49.
HBO Dec.1,6,10,14,18 C5EH
XANADU A Greek goddess (Olivia Newton-
John) inspires an aging musician (Gene
Kelly) and a young artist to open a roller
disco palace. Michael Beck. (AC,AL,BN)
PG-1:36. MAX Dec.27 CSEH
YES MAN Saying "yes" becomes
infectious—and leads to hilarious
results—for ultra-negative bank loan
officer Jim Carrey. (AC,AL) PG13-1:44.
MAX Dec.11,15,20,24,30 CDEH
YESTERDAY HBO Original Movie Oscar®-
nominated film about an African woman
with AIDS who vows to see her daughter
go to school. Leleti Khumalo. (AC,AL,V) R-
1:33. HBO Dec.24 DEH
ZELIG Woody Allen is Zelig, a wimp of the
’20s and ’30s who rises to hilarious fame
in this mockumentary-style comedy. (AC,
AL) PG-1:19. MAX Dec.11 CEH
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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles premiered in 2008. End of the world to follow.
Unless the second Terminator can be stopped...see the sneak preview videos
Other movie listings this month:
American Movie Classics ... Turner Classic Movies ... A&E ... History Channel ... Starz Kids & Family ... Encore
Starz ... Starz in Black ... Starz Edge ... Starz Comedy ... Encore's Mystery ... Drama and Action Channels and Wam
Showtime ... Showtime Too ... Showtime's Flix Channel ... The Movie Channel ... Showtime Women and Sundance channel
Starz Cinema ... Starz HDTV ... Encore Westerns ... MoviePlex and Encore's Love Channel
SciFi Channel movies & TV-marathons ... USA Network movies
Doc Hudson is the Hudson HornetIf anyone asks,
I was smashin' mailboxes with
Lightning McQueen
If you like Lord Of The Rings or Star Wars, the White Witch recommends The Chronicles of Narnia...Aslan is on the move
Are you lost without Lost? Join Mike Nelson and friends for a look at the pilot episode!
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