Digitalb TV listings 17th July
Premiere
01:00 Where the Truth Lies (2005) Drama / Mystery
Starring Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, Alison Lohman and David Hayman. Directed by Atom Egoyan.
A female journalist tries to uncover the truth behind the breakup, years earlier, of a celebrated comedy team after the duo found a girl dead in their hotel room. Though both had airtight alibis and neither was accused, the incident put an end to their act.
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03:00 Cup of My Blood (2005) Horror / Thriller
Starring Daniel Patrick Sullivan, Janina Gavankar, Allie Smith and Roger Anderson.
A seemingly random acccident leaves porn photographer Jack Fender in possesion of Christianity's most Holy Relics. He must confront Evil's relentless assualt of blood soaked murder, sex, and deceit for the preservation of an entire faith, and his own soul.
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05:00 American Soldiers (2005) War
Starring Curtis Morgan, Zan Calabretta, Jordan Brown and Eddie Della Siepe. Directed by Sidney J. Furie.
Iraq, 2004: during a routine sortie a US patrol is ambushed and the young soldiers are forced to put their training and skills into action fast. A determined foe with superior local knowledge, the Fedayeen insurgents soon draw them into close quarter combat and a desperate fight for survival.
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07:00 The Island (2005) Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Starring Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou and Sean Bean. Directed by Michael Bay.
Lincoln Six-Echo (McGregor) is a resident of a seemingly utopian but contained facility in the mid 21st century. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to the "The Island" - reportedly the last uncontaminated spot on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie. He and all of the other inhabitants of the facility are actually human clones. Lincoln makes a daring escape with a beautiful fellow resident named Jordan Two-Delta (Johansson). Relentlessly pursued by the forces of the sinister institute that once housed them, Lincoln and Jordan engage in a race for their lives to literally meet their makers.
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09:05 Sahara (2005) Action / Adventure / Comedy
Starring Penélope Cruz, Matthew McConaughey and Steve Zahn. Directed by Breck Eisner.
Searching for a treasure on the River Niger, Dirk Pitt thwarts the attempted assassination of a beautiful U.N. scientist investigating a disease that is driving thousands of North Africans to death. The suspected cause of the raging epidemic is vast, unprecedented pollution that threatens to extinguish all life in the world's seas. Racing to save the world from environmental catastrophe, Pitt and his team run a gauntlet between a billionaire French industrialist and a bloodthirsty West African tyrant. In the scorching desert, Pitt uncovers the truth behind his life-long quest - the fate of a Civil War ironclad. Now, amidst the blazing, shifting sands of the Sahara, Dirk Pitt will make a desperate stand -- in a battle the world cannot afford to lose!
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11:00 Coach Carter (2005) Drama / Sport
Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Rob Brown, Robert Ri'chard and Rick Gonzalez. Directed by Thomas Carter.
In 1999, Ken Carter, a successful sporting goods store owner, accepts the job of basketball coach for his old high school in a poor area of Richmond, CA, where he was a champion athlete. As much dismayed by the poor attitudes of his players as well as their dismal play performance, Carter sets about to change both. He immediately imposes a strict regime typified in written contracts that include stipulations for respectful behavior, a dress code and good grades as requisites to being allowed to participate. The initial resistance from the boys is soon dispelled as the team under Carter's tutelage becomes a undefeated competitor in the games. However, when the overconfident team's behavior begins to stray and Carter learns that too many players are doing poorly in class, he takes immediate action. To the outrage of the team, the school and the community, Carter cancels all team activities and locks the court until the team shows acceptable academic improvement. In the ensuing debate, Carter fights to keep his methods, determined to show the boys that they need to rely on more than sports for their futures and eventually finds he has affected them more profoundly than he ever expected.
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13:20 View from the Top (2003) Comedy / Romance
Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Mark Ruffalo and Candice Bergen. Directed by Bruno Barreto.
Donna's a girl from a small town, who wishes to get out of it and see the world. She reads the book of Sally Weston, a flight attendant who was flown to practically everywhere. She then decides to become a flight attendant at a small commuter airline. After gaining a little experience she decides to apply to a major airline. She convinces her two co-workers, Sherry and Christine to join her. While she and Christine get in, Sherry doesn't. Now Donna is putting her heart and soul into it and after meeting Sally Weston, she is determined to be assigned to an international route. But when the asignments are posted, she is shocked to discover that she is been assigned to a commuter route in Cleveland. While she feels that her dreams have been dashed, she meets a great guy but when she decides that she's going to fight for what she wants, she has to chose between him and it.
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15:00 Bewitched (2005) Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Starring Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley MacLaine and Michael Caine. Directed by Nora Ephron.
Out in California's San Fernando Valley, Isabel is trying to reinvent herself. A naïve, good-natured witch, she is determined to disavow her supernatural powers and lead a normal life. At the same time, across town, Jack Wyatt a tall, charming actor is trying to get his career back on track. He sets his sights on an updated version of the beloved 1960s situation comedy Bewitched, re-conceived as a starring vehicle for himself in the role of the mere-mortal Darrin. Fate steps in when Jack accidentally runs into Isabel. He is immediately attracted to her and her nose, which bears an uncanny resemblance to the nose of Elizabeth Montgomery, who played Samantha in the original TV version of Bewitched. He becomes convinced she could play the witch Samantha in his new series. Isabel is also taken with Jack, seeing him as the quintessential mortal man with whom she can settle down and lead the normal life she so desires. It turns out they're both right--but in ways neither of them ever imagined.
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16:35 "The Triangle" (2005) (mini) Action / Adventure / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Starring Eric Stoltz, Catherine Bell, Lou Diamond Phillips and Bruce Davison. Directed by Craig R. Baxley.
With his crews and cargo ships disappearing at an alarming rate around the Bermuda Triangle, a billionaire hires a crew full of specialists to understand why. Hand picked by the man himself, the crew consists of a skeptical journalist, an ocean engineer, a scientist, and a psychic. With an attractive financial offer made to each of them, the crew will investigate the legendary, and very mysterious Bermuda Triangle to find answers. But as their findings deepen, the crew finds themselves surrounded by bizarre occurrences that only become all the more nightmarish. The offers made to them may have seem ideal at the time, but now they may have gotten in over their heads against something they may not understand.
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21:00 The Ring Two (2005) Horror / Thriller / Drama / Mystery
Starring Naomi Watts, Simon Baker, David Dorfman and Elizabeth Perkins. Directed by Hideo Nakata.
Six months after encountering Samara and her killer video tape, Rachel Keller and her son Aiden leave the city to live in a small rural town where they think they'll be safe. Soon after they arrive, however, Rachel hears about a college student who died nearby in circumstances similar to Samara's past victims. Now it appears that Aiden's life is in danger from Samara once more, and Rachel must investigate the little girl's past if she wants to save her son.
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23:00 Little Black Book (2004) Comedy / Romance / Drama
Starring Brittany Murphy, Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates and Ron Livingston. Directed by Nick Hurran.
Stacy Holt, an associate producer for a daytime talk show, is confounded by her boyfriend Derek's unwillingness to talk about his previous relationships. Egged on by her co-worker Barb, Stacy sneaks a look at his personal digital organizer, scores the names and numbers of his exes, and sets up interviews with them--all in an effort to get closer to her man. Her plan starts to unravel, however, when she becomes friends with one of the women.
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