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Sizzling summer line-up on Showtime this month

July 1 - 7, 2009
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Sizzling premieres are aplenty this July with the summer line-up including the box-office record breaking Mama Mia on July 10 - just one of the titles in the First Time Friday slot, the popular destination for top hits on Showmovies.

Keira Knightley powders her wig and puts on her best frock to play the 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire in The Duchess on July 30, while Cate Blanchett dusts off her corset for Elizabeth: The Golden Age tomorrow.

Clive Owen and Naomi Watts team up in the pulse-pounding thriller The International, packed with suspense, intrigue and explosive action on Showcinema from July 31 through to August 6.

With schools closed and temperatures rising, there's plenty of family entertainment for movie lovers both young and the young-at-heart including Kung Fu Panda on July 24, The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian on July 17, Wall-E on Friday, The Tales Of Despereaux from Friday through to July 9, and Bedtime Stories from July 10 through to July 16, plus many more.

The brand new seasons of CSI and CSI: NY explode onto Showseries screens in July, revealing secrets as the characters tackle the toughest cases to date. CSI with an audience of 90 million makes it the most watched TV drama in the world and this season it just gets better with the introduction of one of Hollywood's heavyweights Laurence Fishburne.

Summer on Showtime is also red hot July for sport, with top sporting action not to be missed! Join Showsports for live coverage of the very best in cricket, rugby, golf, football, WWE and UFC.

Showsports brings you a ball-by-ball account from the Ashes series as England battle Australia, The Tri-Nations kicks off in New Zealand, and Tiger Woods goes for a 15th major success in The Open Championship. It's a landmark event in the UFC as Brock Lesnar battles Frank Mir in the all-time biggest UFC fight on July 12.







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