HOLLYWOOD HITS
“The Long Game”
THE LONGEST YARD
11th May at 20:00
Adam Sandler stars in this comedy remake of the 1974 classic of the same name. Disgraced former professional NFL star Paul Crewe (Sandler) must string together a team of prison inmates to compete in a highly charged football match against their violent guards. With old-timer Nate Scarborough (Burt Reynolds) coaching the team, and trusty caretaker (Chris Rock) on his side, Crewe convinces Deacon Moss (Michael Irvin) and his crew into battling the guards.
WELCOME TO COLLINWOOD 4th May at 20:00
A mismatched group of small-time crooks and bungling misfits attempt to pull off a supposedly foolproof heist, but between wheelchair-bound safecrackers, curious detectives and nosy elderly neighbours, their plans to rob a jeweller's safe soon run into trouble. Comedy caper, starring William H Macy, Isaiah Washington, Sam Rockwell and George Clooney.
HE GOT GAME
18th May at 20:00
Spike Lee’s drama set in the high-pressure world of high school basketball. Ray Allen stars as teenager Jesus Shuttleworth, the most sought-after player in the US. Jesus dreams of fame and fortune and a career in the NBA, but his hopes for the future are in danger of being overshadowed by his father Jake (Denzel Washington), who is in jail for killing Jesus’ mother. Milla Jovovich and Rosario Dawson also star, while rap legends Public Enemy provide the soundtrack.
FAMILY NIGHT
“Magical May”
HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS 5th May at 20:00
Rick Moranis plays scientist Wayne Szalinski in this 80s Disney classic. Szalinski gets into major trouble with his wife (Marcia Strassman) when his kids accidentally become the test subjects for his latest invention, a shrink ray. Not only does he shrink them, he sweeps them up and takes them out to the rubbish bin. Now the kids must make the epic journey all the way from the garden to the house, just as long as they don’t get eaten by ants or sliced up by the lawnmower.
BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA 12th May at 20:00
Family adventure based on the classic children’s novel by Katherine Paterson. A pre-teen boy befriends the new girl at school and the two of them invent an imaginary fantasy world in order to escape the mundanity of everyday life. They rule their private dream world of trolls, monsters and ogres as king and queen, but even Terabithia isn’t immune to tragedy. Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb and Zooey Deschanel star.
FREAKY FRIDAY
19th May at 20:00
It’s tough being a teenager, but it’s even worse when you find yourself suddenly transplanted into your mother’s body! Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis star in this remake of the classic bodyswap comedy where a teenager and her mum are magically forced to live one another’s lives. As Anna and Tess adapt to their new personalities they begin to get an understanding of just how the other half lives! Chad Michael Murray, Mark Harmon and Harold Gould also star.
BEDTIME STORIES
26th May at 20:00
Adam Sandler stars as a hotel handyman whose life is turned upside down when the tales he tells his niece and nephew start to miraculously come true! He’s keen to turn this power to his advantage, but the kids’ contributions to his bedtime stories throw a spanner in the works of this handyman’s plans. This whimsical comedy also features Russell Brand, Courteney Cox and a scene-stealing hamster called Bugsy.
COMEDY NIGHT
“By the Book”
THE OTHER GUYS
6th May at 20:00
When New York detectives PK Highsmith (Samuel L Jackson) and Christopher Danson (Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson) fall to their deaths thinking that they could survive a ten-storey jump, the NYPD call in Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell) and Terry 'Yankee Clipper' Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg) to pick up the slack. While they aren’t the city’s most elite crime stoppers, they still have to save the city from an evil billionaire’s schemes.
A LOW DOWN DIRTY SHAME 13th May at 20:00
Keenen Ivory Wayans directs and stars in this explosive crime comedy. Private detective Andre Shame enters a deadly world of action, adventure and double crosses when he learns dangerous Mexican drug lord Ernesto Mendoza (Andrew Divoff), a man Shame thought was killed years ago, is actually alive and well – and he’s out for revenge. Charles S Dutton, Jada Pinkett Smith and Salli Richardson also star.
BULLETPROOF
27th May at 20:00
Crime comedy, starring Damon Wayans as undercover police officer Rock Keats, who, in a bid to catch notorious drug lord Frank Coltan (James Caan) befriends low-level dealer and car thief Archie Moses (Adam Sandler). The revelation of Keats’ true identity puts an end to their budding friendship, but the duo are still pushed into working together when Keats is assigned the job of protecting Moses as a witness.
BAD BOYS
20th May at 20:00
Michael Bay’s comedy thriller sees two Miami detectives, Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) tasked by Internal Affairs to track down $100 worth of stolen heroin in just five days, after a daring heist from station headquarters. As closure of their beloved narcotics division looms large, the detectives take to the streets as they face a race against time to save the day.
ACTION WEEKEND
“Female of the Species”
CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE 30th April at 18:00
Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu return as the Angels in this comedy adventure from director McG. When two silver bands that contain encrypted information about people in the witness-protection programme go missing, the Angels face a race against time to recover them. The mission only grows more urgent when witnesses start being killed and the trail seems to lead to a mysterious “fallen” Angel. Crispin Glover and Demi Moore also star, with Bernie Mac as Bosley.
IN THE BLOOD
1st May at 18:00
There’s high-octane action when martial arts expert Ava’s (Gina Carano) husband disappears on their Caribbean honeymoon. With a corrupt police force happy to look the other way and no one wanting to become involved, Ava has to use her mixed-martial arts and Muay Thai skills to battle her way through a deadly criminal underworld. Mixing hard-hitting action with tropical splendour, this is a full-on thrill ride that will leave you guessing until the very end.
PITCH BLACK
30th April at 19:50
When a civilian spacecraft carrying settlers, merchants, a priest and a prisoner crash-lands on an unexplored planet, the survivors find themselves in hostile terrain plagued by terrifying creatures that hunt at night. Their only hope? Riddick – a notorious criminal with modified eyes that allow him to see in the dark. Smash-hit sci-fi thriller, starring Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser and Keith David, that delivers suspense, horror and action in equal measure.
SPECIES III
1st May at 19:50
The sci-fi horror series enters its third instalment as Sara (Sunny Mabrey), the daughter of alien killing machine Eve, is kidnapped by professor Dr Abbot (Robert Knepper) and his assistant Dean (Robin Dunne) in an attempt to create perfect alien DNA by harvesting her eggs. But they’re not alone: a pack of alien hybrids have developed a fatal response to Earth pollens that threatens their survival. The solution? Find and mate with Sara in order to save their alien species.
ACTION WEEKEND
“Situational Critical”
METRO
7th May at 18:00
Eddie Murphy stars as a hostage negotiation specialist in this action comedy. After foiling an attempted bank robbery, Inspector Scott Roper finds himself the target of the criminal he stopped but never caught. Breaking in a new partner and trying to mend his fractured relationship with his girlfriend, Roper is forced to play a deadly game of cat and mouse with a sociopathic criminal genius who has his sights not only set on Scott, but on everyone Scott loves as well.
PANIC ROOM
8th May at 18:00
Jodie Foster leads an all-star cast in this claustrophobic thriller. The recently divorced Meg (Foster) and her 11-year-old daughter Sarah (Kristen Stewart) have just purchased a large house in New York. But on the night they move in, their home is broken into by three burglars (Jared Leto, Forest Whitaker and Dwight Yoakam), forcing Meg and Sarah to take refuge in their heavily protected panic room. Tightly directed by David Fincher, this is a highly focused exercise in tension.
ACTION WEEKEND
"Safety Not Guaranteed"
AMBUSHED
7th May at 20:00
There’s blood, bullets and non-stop action as DEA agent Maxwell (Dolph Lundgren) goes head-to-head with drug lord Vincent Camastra (Vinnie Jones) on the streets of Los Angeles. Battling crooked cops and ruthless killers, things get personal when agent Beverly Royce (Carly Pope) goes undercover and bites off more than she can chew. As the bodies pile up, can Maxwell bring down the drug-dealing overlord or will Camastra and his gang escape justice?
HOSTAGE
8th May at 20:00
Bruce Willis stars as police chief Jeff Talley, who has settled down for a simple life of quiet patrols in a blissful suburban hamlet, but finds his peace shattered when a botched home invasion results in a hostage situation. Bearing the scars of traumas suffered during his time as a hostage negotiator, Talley is happy to hand over jurisdiction. But when his own family is threatened as leverage, the reluctant chief finds himself drawn back into the thick of the action.
ANACONDAS: THE HUNT FOR THE BLOOD ORCHID
14th May at 18:00
Things turn ugly very quickly for a team of scientists searching for the key to eternal youth, hidden deep in the jungle of Borneo, when they realise they are being hunted down by gigantic snakes. Thriller, with Johnny Messner, KaDee Strickland and Matthew Marsden.
PRIMEVAL
14th May at 19:35
A news crew are dispatched to Burundi to capture a near-mythical crocodile that is believed to have killed over 300 people. With civil war looming over the expedition, the real danger lies where the crew least expect it. Adventure, with Dominic Purcell and Orlando Jones.
SCREAM 3
14th May at 21:15
Sidney Prescott, Gale Weathers and Deputy Dewey are back for the third instalment in the slasher series from Wes Craven. This time, Ghostface is terrorising the cast of ‘Stab 3’, the latest film based on the Woodsboro murders. David Arquette and Neve Campbell star.
ANACONDA 3: OFFSPRING 15th May at 18:00
A rich industrialist’s cancer research project involves experiments on powerful snakes. After a breach in security, the serpents escape and lethal chaos ensues. Adventure, starring David Hasselhoff, Crystal Allen and Ryan McCluskey and John Rhys-Davies.
30 DAYS OF NIGHT: DARK DAYS 15th May at 19:40
A year has passed since vampires destroyed Stella’s Alaskan hometown and killed her husband. While trying to convince the rest of the world of the bloodsuckers’ existence, she attracts the attention of a small band of vampire hunters. Horror, with Kiele Sanchez.
SCARY MOVIE 15th May at 21:20
High school teen Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris) is plunged into a horrifying nightmare as a mysterious killer begins terrorising and murdering her friends. But hilarity ensues in this spoof horror comedy as the hapless killer clumsily picks off the dumb teenagers.
