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May 6 - 12, 2009
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Wednesday (May 6)Film - Just Married on Fox Movies at 11pm. Tom (Ashton Kutcher) is a sports announcer who comes from blue collar roots. Sarah Brittany Murphy) is a writer whose family is as wealthy as it is snobbish. Much to her family' (and ex-boyfriend's) horror, Sarah and Tom fall in love and get married. Following their wedding, Tom and Sarah set off for what they expect to be the perfect honeymoon; however, thanks to her conspiring family and vindictive ex, the happy couple experiences the honeymoon from hell.

THURSDAY (May 7)

Film - Aliens on Star Movies at 8.30pm.

Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), the sole survivor from the original Alien, is awakened after 57 years of drifting through space. Her stories of a planet inhabited by an alien creature are dismissed by Company executives who tell her that the planet has been colonised. When contact with the inhabitants is suddenly lost, Ripley returns to the planet with a squad of marines, an android. As the acid-blooded aliens begin to attack, a one-sided battle for survival begins.

FRIDAY (May 8)

Film - The Fly on Star Movies at 8.30pm.

In this horror masterpiece, Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) is a brilliant but eccentric scientist researching the field of matter transportation. Using a "telepod" he created, he has proved it is possible to transfer matter through space using inanimate objects and live animals. When Seth tries to impress the beautiful investigative reporter Veronica Quaife (Geena Davis) with his amazing discovery, he decides to try and transmit himself. But as he attempts to teleport himself, a fly enters one of the transmission booths, causing some surprising and horrifying changes to Seth.

SATURDAY (May 9)

Documentary - Whale Wars on Animal Planet at 8.30pm.

Highlighting both the controversial whaling trade and the tactics that Sea Shepherd and its staff and volunteers use to attempt to cripple it, 'Whale Wars' documents the group's three-month sojourn across icy Antarctic waters at the far end of the globe. Each week, Animal Planet embarks on a powerful and adrenaline-fuelled adventure and spotlights how Sea Shepherd takes action against alleged illegal whaling operations. The society's fight to eradicate Japanese whaling on the high seas - where international laws are interpreted by different countries and organisations in different ways - utilises some aggressive techniques.

SUNDAY (May 10)

Film - The Hunted on Fox Movies at 11pm.

In the green woods of Silver Falls, Oregon, Aaron Hallam (Benicio Del Toro), a trained assassin AWOL from the Special Forces, keeps his own brand of wildlife vigil. After brutally slaying four deer hunters in the area, FBI Special Agent Abby Durrell turns to L.T. Bonham (Tommy Lee Jones) - the only man who may be able to stop him. At first L.T. resists the mission. Snug in retirement, he's closed off to his past, the years he spent in the Special Forces training soldiers to become skilled murderers.

MONDAY (May 11)

Film - The Cave on Fox Movies at 11pm.

Deep in the Romanian forest, a team of scientists stumbles upon the ruins of a 13th century abbey. On further inspection, they make a startling discovery of a cave hidden under the abbey. Local biologists believe the cave could be home to an undiscovered eco-system, so they hire a group of American cave-explorers to help them investigate its depths. Jack (Cole Hauser) and his brother Tyler are thrill-seeking professional cave explorers who run a team of the top divers in the world. But what they find deep inside the cave is not just a new eco-system, but an entirely new species altogether.

TUESDAY (May 12)

Film - Stealing Harvard on Fox Movies at 11pm.

Duff (Tom Green) and Jason (Jason Lee) are best friends, but couldn't be more different. Duff is a confirmed under-achiever. John is a practical, hard working guy who wants to marry his long-time girlfriend Elaine. Elaine and John have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. After years of struggle, John and Elaine can finally afford to walk down the aisle and into their dream house - until John's sister Patty calls with the unbelievable news that his niece Noreen has been accepted into Harvard University.







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