Satdude

Films on TV Cabo 03rd / 10th August

''enjoy''

Satellite: Hispasat Position: 30.0 west Frequency: 11771H Encryption: Nagravision 2

August 3 to August 10

Please note change of name

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Video-On-Demand 1

Scoop (2006) Comedy / Fantasy / Mystery NEW

Starring Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Ian McShane, Woody Allen and Kevin McNally. Directed by Woody Allen.

A young journalist student, Sondra Pransky, travels from America to England to interview a famous actor. After the not-so-complete interview her friend and she go to a magic show. When selected to take part in one of the acts Sondra is contacted by a recently deceased famous journalist who is determined to give her his last scoop. He tells her that the son of Lord Lyman, Peter Lyman, is the tarot card killer. Dragging along Sid Waterman, a kooky magician, Sondra attempts to discover who Peter Lyman really is and if he is a killer. What she doesn't realize is that while she is trying to protect the country of England her heart might be what is really in jeopardy.

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Video-On-Demand 2

Edmond (2005) Drama / Thriller NEW

Starring William H. Macy, Julia Stiles, Joe Mantegna, Rebecca Pidgeon and Mena Suvari. Directed by Stuart Gordon.

A man in a suit at a Manhattan firm leaves work on Friday; he looks unhappy. He stops at a fortune teller's for a Tarot reading: "You are not where you belong," she tells him. That evening he quits his marriage and walks the streets of New York, passing from a classy bar to a gentleman's club, then to a high-class bordello, a mugging, a pawnshop, and a diner where someone does listen. He shares his insights with her and later with others. Violence, disappointment, and musings entwine as Edmond loses his moorings while believing he's found them. Where does he belong?

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Video-On-Demand 3

Hoot (2006) Adventure / Comedy / Family

Starring Luke Wilson, Logan Lerman, Brie Larson, Tim Blake Nelson and Cody Linley. Directed by Wil Shriner.

When a Montana boy moves to Florida and unearths a disturbing threat to a local population of endangered owls, three middle-schoolers take on greedy land developers, corrupt politicians, and clueless cops. Determined to protect his new environment, the boy and his friends fight to prevent the adults from making a big mistake.

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Apocalypto (2006) Action / Adventure / Drama

Starring Dalia Hernandez, Mayra Serbulo, Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Trujillo and Rudy Youngblood.
Directed by Mel Gibson.

Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.

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Video-On-Demand 4

Huo Yuan Jia (2006) (Fearless) Action / Drama / History

Starring Hee Ching Paw, Jet Li, Shido Nakamura and Betty Sun. Director Ronny Yu.

Martial arts legend Huo Yuanjia became the most famous fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced personal tragedy but ultimately fought his way out of darkness and into history, defining the true spirit of martial arts. His self-discovery, and the choices he made, inspired his nation. The son of a great fighter who did not wish for his child to follow in his footsteps, the bullied Huo Yuanjia resolves to teach himself how to fight - and win. Years of training enable him to ace match after match in his home region of Tianjin. But as his fame as a martial arts master grows, so does his pride.

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Lovewrecked (2005) Adventure / Comedy / Romance

Starring Amanda Bynes, Chris Carmack, Jonathan Bennett and Randal Kleiser. Director Randal Kleiser.

On a Caribbean cruise, Jenny (Bynes) is marooned on a beach with her rock and roll idol. Deliriously in love with the idea of time alone with him, she manages to hide the fact that they're a stones throw away from their resort.

Regards Satdude.