October 2005 HDNet/HDnet Movies Highlights

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HIGH DEFINITION PREMIERES – Films broadcast in High Definition for the first time on television

Urban Legend – premieres Saturday, October 1st (late night Friday) at 12:30am EST
Starring Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart. Directed by Jamie Blanks

Amadeus: The Director’s Cut - premieres Saturday, October 1st at 8:05pm EST
Starring Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham, Elizabeth Berridge. Directed by Milos Forman

First Target – premieres Monday, October 3rd at 6:35pm EST
Starring Daryl Hannah, Doug Savant, Brandy Ledford. Directed by Armand Mastroianni

Shallow Grave – premieres Tuesday, October 4th at 8:00pm EST
Starring Ewan McGregor, Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston. Directed by Danny Boyle

China Moon – premieres Friday, October 7th at 8:15pm EST
Starring Ed Harris, Madeleine Stowe, Benicio Del Toro. Directed by John Bailey

Proximity – premieres Friday, October 7th at 10:00pm EST
Starring Rob Lowe, Jonathan Banks, Kelly Rowan. Directed by Scott Ziehl

Return of the Living Dead Part II – premieres late night Friday, October 7th at 11:30pm EST
Starring Michael Kenworthy, Thor Van Lingen, Jason Hogan. Directed by Ken Wiederhorn

Red Dawn – premieres Saturday, October 8th at 6:00pm EST
Starring Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Charlie Sheen. Directed by John Milius

Casualties of War – premieres Saturday, October 8th at 10:00pm EST
Starring Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn, John C. Reilly. Directed by Brian De Palma

Court Jester – premieres Sunday, October 9th at 6:15pm EST
Starring Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone. Directed by Melvin Frank

The Dark Half – premieres Saturday, October 29th 8:30pm EST
Starring Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan, Michael Rooker. Directed by George A. Romero


NOW SHOWING – Highlighted feature films airing on HDNet Movies

Urban Legend – premieres Saturday, October 1st (late night Friday) at 12:30am EST
Starring Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart. Directed by Jamie Blanks

Amadeus: The Director’s Cut – premieres Saturday, October 1st at 8:05pm EST
Starring Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham, Elizabeth Berridge. Directed by Milos Forman

Once Upon a Time in America – Sunday, October 2nd at 8:00pm EST
Starring Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern. Directed by Sergio Leone

Shallow Grave – premieres Tuesday, October 4th at 8:00pm EST
Starring Ewan McGregor, Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston. Directed by Danny Boyle

China Moon – premieres Friday, October 7th at 8:15pm EST
Starring Ed Harris, Madeleine Stowe, Benicio Del Toro. Directed by John Bailey

Boyz n the Hood – premieres Saturday, October 8th at 8:00pm EST
Starring Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube. Directed by John Singleton

Casualties of War – premieres Saturday, October 8th at 10:00pm EST
Starring Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn, John C. Reilly. Directed by Brian De Palma



CHILLER THEATER - Contemporary and classic horror movies airing Friday Nights

Urban Legend – premieres Saturday, October 1st (late night Friday) at 12:30am EST
Starring Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart. Directed by Jamie Blanks

Return of the Living Dead Part II – premieres late night Friday, October 7th at 11:30pm EST Starring Michael Kenworthy, Thor Van Lingen, Jason Hogan. Directed by Ken Wiederhorn

The Exorcist III: The Legion – late night Friday, October 14th at 12:05am EST
Starring George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Brad Dourif. Directed by William Peter Blatty

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors – Friday, October 21st at 11:30pm EST
Starring Patricia Arquette, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp. Directed by Chuck Russell

R.S.V.P – premieres Friday, October 28th at 11:45pm EST
Starring Rick Otto, Lucas Babin, A. Scott. Directed by Mark Anthony Galluzzo


ART HOUSE CINEMA – Independent films and documentaries airing Tuesday Nights

Shallow Grave – premieres Tuesday, October 4th 8:00pm EST
Starring Ewan McGregor, Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston. Directed by Danny Boyle

Strictly Ballroom – premieres Tuesday, October 11th 8:00pm EST
Starring Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Bill Hunter. Directed by Baz Luhrmann

Till Human Voices Wake Us – premieres Tuesday, October 18th at 8:05pm EST
Starring Guy Pearce, Helena Bonham Carter, Frank Gallacher. Directed by Michael Petroni

Ghost Dog: The Way of The Samurai – premieres Tuesday, October 25th at 8:00pm EST Starring Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Cliff Gorman. Directed by Jim Jarmus


CLASSICS – Memorable classic movies airing Sunday Night

Hour of the Gun – premieres Sunday, October 2nd at 6:15pm EST
Starring James Garner, Jason Robards, Robert Ryan. Directed by John Sturges

Court Jester – premieres Sunday, October 9th at 6:15pm EST
Starring Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone. Directed by Melvin Frank


CLASSICS Spotlight: John Wayne

Donovan’s Reef – premieres Sunday, October 16th at 6:00pm EST
Starring John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Elizabeth Allen. Directed by John Ford

Rio Bravo – Sunday, October 23rd at 6:00pm EST
Starring John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson. Directed by Howard Hawks

The Green Berets – Sunday, October 30th at 6:00pm EST
Starring John Wayne, David Janssen, Jim Hutton. Directed by Ray Kellogg

The Cowboys (HD Premiere) – premieres Sunday, November 6th at TBD
Starring John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern. Directed by Mark Rydell

The Wings of Eagles (HD Premiere) – premieres Sunday, November 13th at TBD
Starring John Wayne, Dan Dailey, Maureen O’Hara. Directed by John Ford


DIGITAL ORIGINAL - Movies shot entirely in High Definition

Sex and Lucia – late night Monday, October 24th at 1:45am EST
Starring Paz Vega, Tristan Ulloa, Najwa Nimri. Directed by Julio Medem

Dead Bodies – Friday, October 28th at 8:30pm EST
Starring Andrew Scott, Kelly Reilly, Darren Healy. Directed by Robert Quinn

Easter Island: Mystery and Magic – See program schedule for specific dates and times
Directed by Maryvonne Micale

Klepto – See program schedule for specific dates and times
Starring Meredith Bishop, Jsu Garcia, Leigh Taylor-Young. Directed by Thomas Trail

Love Wine – See program schedule for specific dates an times
Starring Tara Goudreau, Robert Andrew, Daneen Boone. Directed by Mark McNabb

Master of the Game – See program schedule for specific dates and times
Starring Uygar Aktan, Garry Peters, Steven Prince. Directed by Jeff Stolhand


IN THE SPOTLIGHT – A Showcase of Hollywood Screen Legends
HDNet Movies presents two films directed by John Singleton

Boyz n the Hood – Wednesday, October 19th at 8:00pm EST
Starring Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube. Directed by John Singleton

Baby Boy – Wednesday, October 19th at 10:00pm EST
Starring Tyrese Gibson, Taraji P. Henson, Omar Gooding. Directed by John Singleton


NOT AVAILABLE ON DVD – Movies which are currently unavailable on DVD
Premieres

First Target – Premieres Monday, October 3rd at 6:35pm EST
Starring Daryl Hannah, Doug Savant, Brandy Ledford. Directed by Armand Mastroianni


Returns
See program schedule for specific dates and times

American Hot Wax
Starring Tim McIntire, Fran Drescher, Jay Leno. Directed by Floyd Mutrux

Dead Bodies
Starring Andrew Scott, Kelly Reilly, Darren Healy. Directed by Robert Quinn

The Drowning Pool
Starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Tony Franciosa. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg

Easter Island: Mystery and Magic
Directed by Maryvonne Micale

Indiscreet
Starring Luke Perry, Gloria Reuben, Lisa Edelstein. Directed by Marc Bienstock

Klepto
Starring Meredith Bishop, Jsu Garcia, Leigh Taylor-Young. Directed by Thomas Trail

Love Wine
Starring Tara Goudreau, Robert Andrew, Daneen Boone. Directed by Mark McNabb

One More Saturday Night
Starring Tom Davis, Al Franken, Moira Harris. Directed by Dennis Klein

Tap
Starring Gregory Hines, Sammy Davis Jr., Suzzanne Douglass


HALLOWEEN CHILLS & THRILLS WEEKEND- (working title)
Friday, October 28th

Dead Bodies – 8:30pm EST
Starring Andrew Scott, Kelly Reilly, Darren Healy. Directed by Robert Quinn

Shallow Grave – 10:00pm EST
Starring Ewan McGregor, Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston. Directed by Danny Boyle

R.S.V.P. – premieres at 11:45pm EST
Starring Rick Otto, Lucas Babin, A. Scott. Directed by Mark Anthony Galluzzo

Saturday, October 29th
The Dark Half – 8:30pm EST
Starring Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan, Michael Rooker. Directed by George A. Romero

Return of the Living Dead Part II – 10:35pm EST
Starring Michael Kenworthy, Thor Van Lingen, Jason Hogan. Directed by Ken Wiederhorn

Mute Witness – late night at 12:05am EST
Starring Marina Zudina, Fav Ripley, Evan Richards. Directed by Anthony Waller

Sunday, October 30th
The Exorcist III: The Legion – 8:30pm EST
Starring George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Brad Dourif. Directed by William Peter Blatty

Angel Heart – 10:30pm EST
Starring Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet. Directed by Alan Parker

Close Your Eyes – late night at 12:30am EST
Starring Goran Visnjic, Paddy Considine, Shirley Henderson. Directed by Nick Willing

Monday, October 31st
Urban Legend – 8:30pm EST
Starring Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart. Directed by Jamie Blanks

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors – 10:15pm EST
Starring Patricia Arquette, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp. Directed by Chuck Russell

Pumpkinhead (HD Premiere) – premieres at 12:00am EST on November 1st
Starring Lance Henriksen, Jeff East, John D’Aquino. Directed by Stan Winston

The Company of Wolves (HD Premiere) – premieres at 1:30am EST on November 1st
Starring Angela Lansbury, Sarah Patterson, David Warner. Directed by Neil Jordan

 

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1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT * LIVE! *
NASCAR Grand National Division
Burnham Hydronics 200 Presented by Mohegan Sun
>From Lime Rock Park

7:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM PT * LIVE! *
Major League Soccer
Chivas USA @ Columbus

9:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM PT * Premiere *
HDNet This Month
October 2005
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8:05 PM ET
5:05 PM PT Amadeus: The Director's Cut
PG - 3:00 - 1984
Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Director: Milos Forman
A study of the harsh rivalry between composers Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 18th century Prague.​

 

[dfergie]

921 set for Red Dawn...

 

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8:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM PT * Premiere *
The Strat Pack - 50 Years of the Fender Stratocaster(R)
Filmed in 2004 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Fender Stratocaster(R) Guitar, the Strat Pack concert is a music lovers dream. The set features some of the world's most renowned axemen, including Joe Walsh (Eagles), Brian May (Queen), David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Hank Marvin (The Shadows), Ron Wood (The Rolling Stones), Gary Moore, Mike Rutherford (Genesis / Mike + The Mechanics) and many more!
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1:30 PM ET
10:30 AM PT Amadeus: The Director's Cut
PG - 3:00 - 1984
Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Director: Milos Forman
A study of the harsh rivalry between composers Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 18th century Prague.


4:30 PM ET
1:30 PM PT Frank and Jesse
R - 1:45 - 1994
Cast: Rob Lowe, Bill Paxton, Randy Travis, Director: Robert Boris
A revisionist look at the legendary lives of brothers Frank and Jesse James, their outlaw gang, and their continued attempts to escape the Pinkerton detective agency.


6:15 PM ET
3:15 PM PT Hour Of The Gun
NR - 1:38 - 1967 ***PREMIERE***
Cast: James Garner, Jason Robards, Robert Ryan, Director: John Sturges
Wyatt Earp searches for vengeance after his brothers are killed. Chronicles the events following the shootout at the O.K. Corral.

8:00 PM ET
5:00 PM PT Once Upon A Time In America
R - 3:48 - 1984
Cast: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Director: Sergio Leone
Epic about the rise and fall of Jewish childhood pals on New York's lower east side who become powerful gangsters.​

 

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8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Smallville
Crusade
Clark returns from a bizarre phantom zone to Smallville, possessed by his Kryptonian alter ego, Kal-El. Intent on fulfilling his destiny, Kal-El takes to the skies to steal a powerful Kryptonite crystal.

9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Summerland
Pilot
Ava Gregory has a close-knit circle of friends, a great house in a California beach town and a growing career as a fashion designer, but everything changed the day her sister and brother-in-law were killed in an accident, leaving Ava to raise their three children.

10:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Higher Definition
John Madden, Charlie Hunnam and Elijah Wood
Pop-culture critic Robert Wilonsky talks with director John Madden about his new film Proof starrring Anthony Hopkins and Gwyneth Paltrow; plus, from the movie Green Street Hooligans: Charlie Hunnam and Elijah Wood.
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6:35 PM ET
3:35 PM PT First Target
NR - 1:32 - 2000 ***PREMIERE***
Cast: Daryl Hannah, Doug Savant, Gregory Harrison, Director: Armand Mastroianni
In this sequel to "First Daughter", the President is the target of an assassination plot, which forces Secret Service agent Alex and her river guide boyfriend to become involved in the rescue.


8:15 PM ET
5:15 PM PT Cool World
PG-13 - 1:42 - 1992
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Kim Basinger, Brad Pitt, Director: Ralph Bakshi
An ex-con comic book artist enters his own cartoon creation called "Cool World", and is seduced by his sex-kitten character who wants to become human.


10:00 PM ET
7:00 PM PT Threesome
R - 1:33 - 1994 ***PREMIERE***
Cast: Alexis Arquette, Stephen Baldwin, Martha Gehman, Director: Andrew Fleming
A college administrative error gives two male students a female roommate. The three become best friends, but a love triangle evolves under their noses.​

 

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8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT * Premiere *
HDNet World Report
Hurricane Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
World Report cameras have been working along the Gulf Coast since before Katrina's first winds struck. The death and destruction from the storm is ranking it near the top of the list of natural disasters in America. The damage is proving to be of such epic proportions that it will reshape both the people and the places that were legendary and traditional parts of this part of this country.

9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Debate
Marijuana
Should pot be legalized? Is the cost of fighting a war on marijuana worth it? What are the repercussions of legalizing pot for medicinal use? Guests are Allen St. Pierre, Executive Director, NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) vs. Calvina Fay, President, Drug Free America.

9:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM PT * Premiere *
Deadline!
This week's unique news and events like you have never seen them before.

10:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Face 2 Face with Roy Firestone
Ray Romano and Brad Garrett
During a 9-year run on CBS, Ray Romano and Brad Garrett starred in the hit comedy Everybody Loves Raymond. They sat down together with Roy and discussed the last couple of episodes and what they plan on doing now that the show is over. They also talk about how each one of them started in the business and their family lives behind the scenes.
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2:50 PM ET
11:50 AM PT First Target
NR - 1:32 - 2000 ****PREMIERE****
Cast: Daryl Hannah, Doug Savant, Gregory Harrison, Director: Armand Mastroianni
In this sequel to "First Daughter", the President is the target of an assassination plot, which forces Secret Service agent Alex and her river guide boyfriend to become involved in the rescue.


8:00 PM ET
5:00 PM PT Shallow Grave
R - 1:34 - 1995 ****PREMIERE****
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston, Director: Danny Boyle
Three Scottish roommates take in a boarder. A moral dilenna arises when they find him dead with a suitcase full of money.​

 

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8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Blind Justice
Pilot
A New York City detective returns to work after being blinded in a shooting while on duty.

9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Boomtown
Inadmissible
Fresh out of his 28-day stint in rehab, DDA McNorris's return to the prosecutor's office is rocky when he finds himself playing second fiddle to a colleague in the case against accused cop killer and thief Sabrina Fithian. However, when the defense attorney manipulates Detective Pierce's testimony pointed to police corruption, McNorris must find a way to win a conviction. The arrival of his father, Mac McNorris, adds further family tension to a pressured McNorris.

10:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM PT * LIVE! *
NHL on HDNet
Phoenix Coyotes @ Vancouver Canucks
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8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT * LIVE! *
NHL on HDNet
Detroit Red Wings @ St. Louis Blues
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8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Young, Beautiful and Trying to Make it in Hollywood
Angela, Aiko, Symone
Angela bares (nearly) all in order to make it in the competitive world of mens magazines, Aiko puts lingerie modeling on the back burner to try her hand at stand-up comedy and Symone acts up in class--hoping to catch the eye of a visiting casting director.

8:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM PT * Premiere *
Get Out!
Punta Quepos
Join the Get Out! crew as they travel to the blue waters of Costa Rica for a misadventure sport fishing and motor off-road to discover a hidden waterfall.

9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Art Mann Presents...
The Pimp and Ho Ball
Playmate Nicole Narain comes along as we join 15,000 people in Las Vegas for a massive costume ball.

9:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM PT * Premiere *
HDNet Boxing
>From The Sherman Street Events Center, Denver
A great night of boxing from the Sherman Street Events Center in Denver, Colorado. Hosted by Kenny Rice, Ron Kruck and Heavyweight Fighter DaVarryl "Touch of Sleep" Williamson.
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5:15 PM ET
2:15 PM PT Amadeus: The Director's Cut
PG - 3:00 - 1984
Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Director: Milos Forman
A study of the harsh rivalry between composers Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 18th century Prague.


8:15 PM ET
5:15 PM PT China Moon
R - 1:39 - 1994 ****PREMIERE****
Cast: Ed Harris, Madeleine Stowe, Benicio Del Toro, Director: John Bailey
A small town homicide detective falls for the town beauty and helps her dispose of her murdered husband's body.

10:00 PM ET
7:00 PM PT Proximity
R - 1:25 - 2001 ****PREMIERE****
Cast: Rob Lowe, Jonathan Banks, Kelly Rowan, Director: Scott Ziehl
A man gets jail time for vehicular manslaughter and notices the other inmates have a habit of getting killed. After he discovers why he finds himself next on thehit list.

11:30 PM ET
8:30 PM PT Return of the Living Dead: Part II
R - 1:30 - 1988 ****PREMIERE****
Cast: Michael Kenworthy, Thor Van Lingen, Jason Hogan, Director: Ken Wiederhorn
Sequel to the Dan O'Bannon satire about brain-hungry zombies attacking suburban America.​

 

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Amadeus was a treat to see if HD. HDNet movies have been a welcomed treat since the VOOM Cinema10/3 have been nonexistent. Thinking of dumping the HBO/Max Value Pak since the HBO HD movie selection has been horrible and E* doesn't offer Max HD.

Thanks HDNet!!!

 

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1:30 PM ET / 10:30 AM PT * LIVE! *
College Football
Air Force Falcons @ Navy Midshipmen

7:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM PT * LIVE! *
NHL on HDNet
Boston Bruins @ Pittsburgh Penguins
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6:00 PM ET
3:00 PM PT Red Dawn
PG-13 - 1:54 - 1984 ****PREMIERE****
Cast: Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Charlie Sheen, Director: John Milius
The Russian military takes over the United States during World War III. Eight mid-western teenagers hide in the countryside and fight the invaders.


8:00 PM ET
5:00 PM PT Boyz N The Hood
R - 1:52 - 1991 ****PREMIERE****
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, Director: John Singleton
Four teenagers with different backgrounds and goals try to survive life on the streets of Los Angeles.


10:00 PM ET
7:00 PM PT Casualties Of War
R - 1:53 - 1989 ****PREMIERE****
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn, John C. Reilly, Director: Brian De Palma
A Vietnam War soldier refuses to let his comrades and commanding officer off the hook for the rape and murder of a Vietnamese woman.​

 

[dfergie]

921 Red Dawn... Replay Casualties...Will wait on Boyz

 

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8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT * Premiere *
True Music
Palomar, She Wants Revenge, Black Before Red
This week on True Music, Katie Daryl talks to Palomar before their live show in Austin. Also, the moody sounds of She Wants Revenge, and a private show on the True Music set from Black Before Red.

8:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM PT * Premiere *
Sound Off with Matt Pinfield
Reverend Run
HDNet presents its latest original music interview show hosted by the multi-talented broadcast journalist Matt Pinfield. This week, Matt talks with Reverend Run from the legendary hip-hop group Run-D.M.C about his time with the band, his new reality show on MTV called Run's House, and his new solo album Distortion.

9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Mike + the Mechanics and Paul Carrack - Live at Shepherds Bush London
Mike + The Mechanics was formed in the mid-80's by Genesis guitarist Mike Rutherford while Phil Collins was pursuing his successful solo career. Filmed September 7, 2004 at Shepherds Bush in London, Mike + The Mechanics take the stage with a mix of new recordings from their 2004 effort REWIRED along with many of their classics from their original 1985-95 run, including the chart topper "The Living Years". The lineup for this incarnation of the Mechanics is: Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack, Peter Van Hooke, Gary Wallis, Jamie Moses, Rupert Cobb, Abbie Osmon, and Paul McGee.

10:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM PT * Premiere *
Gilley's - Behind the Bull
Wade Bowen
>From the legendary Gilley's nightclub, where country music stars of the past and present perform, the spotlight shines tonight on rising star Wade Bowen. Hailing from Waco, Texas Bowen lights up the stage with a blazing mixture of alt-country, honky-tonk, rock and blues on Gilley's - Behind the Bull.
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6:15 PM ET
3:15 PM PT Court Jester
NR - 1:41 - 1956 ****PREMIERE****
Cast: Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Director: Melvin Frank
A circus clown teams up with a gang of outlaws to overthrow a tyrannical king. Song, dance, and clever dialogue follow Kaye to the castle as he poses as the court jester to learn about the king's evil intentions.​

 

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8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Smallville
GoneClark and Lois investigate Chloe's apparent murder, but Lois' father, General Sam Lane, impedes their progress.

9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Summerland
And So The Day Begins
Ava and her three best friends, Johnny, Jay, and Susannah all pitch in to help provide the ultimate surrogate family for her sister's children.

10:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Higher Definition
Noah Baumbach, Katrina Holden Bronson
Pop-culture critic Robert Wilonsky talks with Noah Baumbach, director of the new film The Squid and the Whale with Laura Linney and Jeff Daniels and director Katrina Holden Bronson stops by to discuss her new film, Daltry Calhoun, starring Johnny Knoxville.
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8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Blind Justice
Four Feet Under
A twelve-year-old boy is reported missing and later found dead and his father becomes the prime suspect. Russo and Dunbar butt heads and Fisk forces Dunbar to begin his mandatory psychiatric meetings.

9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Boomtown
Wannabe
When recruit officer Teresa Ortiz discovers the body of a drowned classmate while in the middle of her police academy training, Detectives Stevens and Smith lead the investigation into this murder. Meanwhile, as Pierce finishes out her final hours at central, she teams up with officers Hechler and Turcotte to catch a pair of robbers masquerading as LAPD officers.​

 

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10:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM PT * LIVE! *
NHL on HDNet
Nashville Predators @ Phoenix Coyotes
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8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Young, Beautiful and Trying to Make it in Hollywood
Holly, Breanna, Desiree
Go-go dancer Holly stars in a sexy photo shoot, Breanna tries to break into show biz by acting in an independent film and Desiree has a bad hair day -- on purpose, in a funny magazine shoot.

8:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM PT * Premiere *
Get Out!
Rotoura, New Zealand
Join Lindsey and Camille as they discover the beautiful native bush of New Zealand on horseback, and head off-road to get down and dirty in decked out dune buggies.

9:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM PT * Premiere *
World Extreme Cagefighting
Maximum Knock-Outs
Everyone loves the knock-out...unless you're the one being knocked-out. Join host Ron Kruck as he revisits some of the most mind-boggling KO's the WEC has to offer. But a little word of warning: you may need some aspirin after this program.
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7:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM PT * LIVE! *
NHL on HDNet
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Pittsburgh Penguins

11:30 PM ET / 8:30 PM PT * LIVE! *
NASCAR Grand National Division
October Classic
>From Mesa Marin Speedway
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8:15 PM ET
5:15 PM PT Urban Legend (Aka: Mixed Culture)
R - 1:39 - 1998
Cast: Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, Director: Jamie Blanks
An ode to modern tall tales revolving around a good girl who can't figure out why her friends keep turning up dead, all in a fashion reminiscent of popular urban myths.

10:00 PM ET
7:00 PM PT Shallow Grave
R - 1:34 - 1995
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston, Director: Danny Boyle
Three Scottish roommates take in a boarder. A moral dilenna arises when they find him dead with a suitcase full of money.​

 

[Sean Mota]

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8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT * Premiere *
True Music
Extended Play: Jon Butler Trio
So many True Music fans wrote into the show requesting more great music from this week's artist. So our host Katie Daryl has put together a 30-minute True Music Extended Play of The John Butler Trio. This soulful-rock-funk-jam band will impress guitar players everywhere. Live from Stubbs in Austin.

8:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM PT * Premiere *
Sound Off with Matt Pinfield
Alice Cooper
Matt talks with the heavy metal godfather, Alice Cooper. With his legendary stage antics and makeup, he has influenced everyone in the metal arena from Marilyn Manson to Kiss. He talks about his storied career on stage, in the studio and his newest passions: the golf links and his syndicated rock and roll radio show. So, put down the mascara and hit the couch for this in-depth rock and roll tour de force!

9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT * Premiere *
The Tragically Hip: That Night in Toronto
The Tragically Hip, Canada's premier live band, performs for a sell-out crowd of 18,000 in Toronto. This is not a retrospective or a documentary celebrating their multi-platinum career, this is a rock concert by a band very much in its prime, a band twenty years young, pertinent and relevant to the music of our changing times.

10:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM PT * Premiere *
Gilley's - Behind the Bull
Forty5 South
Behind the Bull sits down with Jackson, Tennessee natives Forty5 South to talk about their music and find out how they connected with the Bret Michaels the lead singer from the seminal 80's rock band Poison. Tonight Forty5 South perform tracks from their latest album We're Country so We Can, all penned by members of the band.
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6:00 PM ET
3:00 PM PT Donovan's Reef
NR - 1:48 - 1963 ***PREMIERE****
Cast: John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Elizabeth Allen, Director: John Ford
World War II buddies have their annual bar-brawl reunion on an island in the Pacific. This time a stuck-up woman arrives in search of her father.

 

[Sean Mota]

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8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Smallville
Devoted
Clark joins the football team at school and immediately gets promoted to starting quarterback after the former quarterback fights with Jason, the team's new assistant coach.

9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Summerland
Fireworks
Ava falls for Kyle, a recently divorced man, but their dating life becomes complicated when she learns that he is the father of Nikki's new crush Cameron.

10:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Higher Definition
David Strathairn, Jane Anderson
Pop-culture critic Robert Wilonsky talks with actor David Strathairn, who plays Edward R. Murrow in the new film Good Night and Good Luck, directed by George Clooney; and, director Jane Anderson talks about her new film, The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, starring Julianne Moore and Woody Harrelson.
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