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April 2 - 8, 2008
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Wednesday (Apr 2)Documentary - Wow! Caught in the Act on NGC at 4pm

Each episode will feature five main stories where we hear first hand from those who captured these unique moments. Smaller stories will also feature throughout with three of four nature experts across the hour attempting to explain the odd animal behaviour. Is it common for a pride of lions to take down a giraffe?

We've all heard that lions attack cheetahs but is capturing this on camera a television first? Are Sharks really that easily spooked?

THURSDAY (Apr 3)Film - Into the Blue on Star Movies at 8.30pm

Starring Paul Walker, Jessica Alba and Scott Caan.

The four young divers discover a legendary shipwreck rumoured to contain millions in gold at the bottom of the sea and have reason to believe that their dream of buried treasure has come true. The friends make a pact to keep quiet about the discovery so they can excavate the shipwreck before a rival treasure hunter uncovers their secret and beats them to the gold.

FRIDAY (Apr 4)Film - After Dark on Star Movies at 8.30pm.

Dahlia Williams (Jennifer Connelly) is starting a new life. Newly separated with a new job and a new apartment, she's determined to put her relationship with her estranged husband behind her and devote herself to raising her daughter, Ceci (Ariel Gade). But when the strained separation disintegrates into a bitter custody battle, her situation takes a turn for the worse. Her new apartment - dilapidated, cramped, and worn - seems to take on a life of its own.

SATURDAY (Apr 5)

Film - The Big Nothing on Super Movies at 6pm

Intense and enthralling, the story takes place in small-town Oregon where a serial killer, known as the Oregon Undertaker is mutilating and killing young women.

When Charlie (David Swimmer) is fired from his job he worries how he will provide for his family. When his friend Gus comes up with a plan to black-mail the local man of the cloth, he reluctantly agrees but it all starts to go wrong as the night continues and dead bodies keep turning up.

SUNDAY (Apr 6)

Film - Josie and the Pussycats on Cinema City at 4pm

A little something for the teenage generation with an all star cast that included Rachel Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson, Parker Posey and Alan Cummings. Josie and the Pussycats are childhood friend and get signed by a record company to become 'the next big thing' in pop, but when fames gets the better of them, they start to fall out until they make the discovery that their music is just a cover for subliminal messaging aimed at making music fans buy whatever the record company is selling that week.

MONDAY (Apr 7)

Film - Encino Man on Star Movies at 8.30pm.

Starring Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser and Pauly Shore.

The fun kicks off when two high school buddies dig up a frozen caveman in their backyard. Once the living fossil thaws out, the friends figure he's their ticket to being cool. But the plan backfires when the newcomer turns everyday life upside down, generating pre-hysterical craziness wherever he roams!

TUESDAY (Apr 8)

Series - Ugly Betty (Series 1) on Star World at 10pm

Betty Suarez (America Ferrera) is a young, style-challenged underling who hopes to make it in the world of publishing. But because of her odd fashion sense, she is quickly shown the door at almost every job interviews. But when publishing mogul Bradford Meade (Alan Dale) spots her, he thinks she'd be perfect to work as an assistant to his skirt-chasing son, Daniel (Eric Mabius), who has just taken over high-fashion magazine, Mode. Bradford reasons that, with Betty in the picture, his playboy son will stay focused on his job.







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