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April 9 - 16, 2008
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Wednesday (Apr 9) Documentary - 4Real: Yawanawa on NGA at 5.30pm

Sol Guy takes Joaquin Phoenix into the heart of the Amazon Rainforest where the Yawanawa community is on the rise thanks to the leadership of Tashka and Laura Yawanawa. At the age of 26 Tashka became responsible for 500 people and 100,000 hectares of rainforest as chief of the Yawanawa. Tashka and Laura have managed to double the Yawanawa territory, reinvigorate Yawanawa culture, and establish economically and socially empowering relationships with the outside world.

THURSDAY (Apr 10)

Film - Striking Range on Star Movies at 8.30pm

Ted Billings (Glenn Morshower) has teamed up with a group of terrorists and secured a nuclear device. Wanted by criminals the world over, Billings is being protected by mercenary soldier Eugene "Vash" Vasher (Lou Diamond Phillips). As bullets fly and loyalties are tested, the race is on to ensure that this groundbreaking weapon doesn't fall into the wrong hands.

FRIDAY (Apr 11)

Film - National Treasure on Star Movies at 8.30pm

The brilliant Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) has spent his life searching for a treasure that no one believed existed. His journey leads him to the last place anyone would think to look for a treasure map: the back of the US Declaration of Independence. But what he thought was the final clue is only the beginning. Gates realises in order to protect the US's greatest treasure, he must now do the unthinkable: steal the most revered, best guarded document in American history before it is purloined by the baddies

SATURDAY (Apr 12)

Film - Flicka on Star Movies at 8.30pm

A young woman pins her hopes on a maverick horse in this drama based on the classic novel by Mary O'Hara. Katy (Alison Lohman) is the teenage daughter of a horse rancher (Tim McGraw) who is grooming his son to take over the family business. While out riding, Katy finds a wild black mustang and feels a connection with the animal. Despite her father's objections, Katy is certain she can break the strong-willed steed and make him a champion.

SUNDAY (Apr 13)

Film - Date Movie on Super Movies at 8pm

From the makers of spoof comedy Scary Movie, comes Date Movie, starring Alyson Hannigan, Adam Campbell and Eddie Griffin. With spoofs from My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Hitch, Meet the Parents, Lord of the Rings and many more, Date Movie tells the story of fat Julia who thinks she's never going to meet the man of her dreams.

MONDAY (Apr 14)

Documentary - Inside: Inside Miami Airport on NGC at 9pm

Inside will step behind the 'no entry' signs in one of the world's busiest airports to witness first-hand how officials handle the safety and security of nearly 100,000 passengers on a typical day.

TUESDAY (Apr 15)

Film - The Last Drop on Star Movies at 8.30pm

In the midst of a bold military strike designed to end the Second World War before Christmas, a skilled team of special operatives are assigned the task of locating a hidden cache of Nazi gold in this tense wartime adventure starring Michael Madsen and Billy Zane. With 35,000 US troops dropped behind enemy lines in German-occupied Holland, the top-secret team code-named "Matchbox," sets out to claim the valuable booty and bring it back to aid the US war effort.







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