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June 4 - 10, 2008
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Wednesday (June 4) Game Show - Moment of Truth on MBC4 at 8pm. Watch in excited horror as people admit to the most shocking and embarrassing things in order to win half a million dollars. Contestants have to answer intimate questions in front of family, friends and loved ones while hooked up to a lie detector. If they tell the truth they earn more money but if they lie they leave disgraced and empty handed. Watch people admit to stealing cheating and breaking the law. Like a train wreck, you can't stand to watch but can't take your eyes off the screen.

THURSDAY (June 5)

Film - The Ladykillers on Star Movies at 8.30pm.

Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen this film is a funny tale of Goldthwait Higginson Dorr III, PhD (Tom Hanks), a charlatan professor who assembles a gang of thieves for the heist of the century. After convincing an unsuspecting, churchgoing old lady (Irma Hall) that the quintet needs a place to practice its church music, Dorr is offered the root cellar. However, it quickly becomes evident that the boys lack the mental capacity to do the job ... and they've seriously underestimated their upstairs host.

FRIDAY (June 6)

Film - Hellboy on Super Movies at 7pm.

Based on the Dark Horse Comics, cigar-chomping demonic hero, Hellboy (Ron Perlman) who, along with fire-throwing Liz Sherman (Selma Blair) and the amphibious psychic Abe Sapien (Doug Jones), are all members of the Bureaux of Paranormal Research and Defence. New recruit John Myers (Rupert Evans) is an FBI agent assigned to make sure Hellboy stays in line and it all goes pear-shaped.

SATURDAY (June 7)

Film - Bigger than the Sky on Star Movies at 8.30pm.

Peter Rooker (Marcus Thomas) is a man who has come to a crossroads in his life. Dumped by his girlfriend, he's lost interest in his job and his life. When he discovers a local drama group holding auditions for a production of Cyrano de Bergerac, he reluctantly tries out. Despite having no prior experience, director Edwina (Clare Higgins) gives him the title

SUNDAY (June 8)

Film - The Walker on Super Movies at 9pm.

Woody Harrelson plays Carter Page III, a bitchy gay man who spends his time escorting rich socialite women to functions. When his friend Lynn (Kristin Scott-Thomas), the wife of a liberal senator, is implicated in the murder of her lover, Carter covers up the fact than she was at the scene of the crime but soon has to choose between loyalty and truth. role. Before long, Peter has gained a new circle of friends and a new enthusiasm for life.

MONDAY (June 9)

Documentary - Fight Masters: Mixed Martial Arts on NGC at 9pm.

Mixed Martial Arts is a worldwide phenomenon, led by the UFC or Ultimate Fighting Championship. Now MMA Champions like Randy Couture, Tito Ortiz and Bas Rutten put themselves under the microscope of science. By measuring power, performance and impact, viewers will explore MMA and the UFC as never before and visualise what could be the future of hand-to-hand combat.

TUESDAY (June 10)

Film - Judge Dredd on Star Movies at 8 30pm.

This is the story of a nightmarish future in which overcrowded cities are policed by law officers who act as judge, jury, and executioner. Sylvester Stallone stars as Judge Dredd, a by-the-book cop with an unswerving dedication to law and order. But when he's framed for murder, Dredd winds up in prison. Determined to find out who is behind the crime, he teams up with fellow lawmakers to clear his name and stop the bad guys.







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