Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
Wednesday (Jun 18) Film - Company Business on Star Movies at 8.30pm.
Gene Hackman plays Sam Boyd, a retired CIA agent, now making ends meet by engaging in industrial espionage. But Sam is recalled to duty and ordered to deliver a captured KGB Russian spy, Pyiotr Grushenko (Mikhail Baryshnikov), to East Berlin for a prisoner exchange. Along with Pyiotr, Sam is also transporting $2 million in Columbian drug money. But due to a series of set-ups, Sam and Pyiotr find themselves working together to keep from getting killed.
THURSDAY (Jun 19)
Animation - Happy Feet on Super Movies at 7pm.
In order to find true love, it appears that Emperor penguins have to be able to sing. Unfortunately for poor Mumble (voiced by Elijah Woods), singing isn't his forte and he has a hard time being accepted by all the other penguins. He is how ever a brilliant tap dancer but this only adds to their derision of him and they blame this ability for their food shortage. An outcast, he heads off to try and solve the real problem behind the food shortage.
FRIDAY (Jun 20)
Film - The Pink Panther on Star Movies at 8.30pm.
A world-famous soccer coach has been murdered and his priceless ring, set with the stunning diamond known as the Pink Panther, stolen. Inspector Clouseau (Steve Martin) and his partner, Ponton (Jean Reno), must unmask the murderer and keep their boss, Dreyfus (Kevin Kline), from taking credit for the victory, all without bringing the French legal system to a screeching halt. Get ready to be tickled pink!
SATURDAY (Jun 21)
Documentary - Cheetah Blood Brothers on NGC at 8pm.
On Botswana's Linyanti Plains, a band of brothers reign amongst the top predators. Three cheetahs: partners since birth and one of the most efficient hunting forces on the plains. They hunt as a team, with Achilles in front and Odin and Shiva flanking him on either side. The powerful trio have held their territory for over five years until, one day, tragedy strikes. Achilles is killed by a cobra bite, leaving Odin and Shiva to fend for themselves for the first time in their lives. They must adapt fast, learning to hunt as a twosome and defend their kills without the help of Achilles.
SUNDAY (Jun 22)
Film - Mister Johnson on Star Movies at 8.30pm.
Based on the novel by Joyce Carey, this is the story of a black man (Maynard Eziashi) in 1923 West Africa who tries to gain friendship and influence with the white residents. Working for British administrator Harry Rudbeck (Pierce Brosnan), Johnson juggles the finances so that Rudbeck can fulfil his own dream of a great northern road. When the plan is uncovered, Johnson is fired and he struggles to rebuild his reputation.
MONDAY (Jun 23)
Film - Just my Luck on Star Movies at 8.30pm.
Ashley (Lindsay Loha) has always been the sort of girl Fortune smiles upon: She's pretty, has a great job, good friends and guys fall over themselves to ask her out. Jake (Chris Pine), on the other hand, is not nearly so lucky. He's clumsy and accident prone, things never seem to go his way, and he's just lost his job at a bowling alley. When they meet at a masquerade ball the stars conspire to reverse their fortunes.
TUESDAY (Jun 24)
Film - Transporter 2 on Super Movies at 9pm.
Frank Martin will transport anything from A to B without asking question and uses his many talents to get the job done. Having relocated from the French Mediterranean to Miami, Florida, ex-Special forces operative Frank now drives for the wealthy Billings family. When the Billing's 6 year-old son is abducted Frank is determined to get him back while also thwarting a plot by te bad guys to release a deadly virus.
