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November 18 - 24, 2009
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Wednesday (Nov 18) Documentary - Prehistoric Predators: Monster Sharks on NGC at 5pm.

With stunning animation, guided by world-class experts, Prehistoric Predators takes us back in time. The monster shark, Megalodon, was the biggest predator to ever swim the oceans. For 20 million years, this ferocious 50-ton shark with a seven-foot jaw and seven inch teeth terrorised the creatures of the seas. Now, nearly 2 million years after extinction, scientists will digitally rebuild this shark.

thursday (Nov 19)

Film - Dude, Where's My Car on Fox Movies at 11pm.

Last night, two cool Dudes (Ashton Kutcher and Dean William Scott) had an unbelievably sweet time. Too bad they can't remember a thing, including where they parked their car. All they know is there's a year's supply of pudding in the fridge, and their girlfriends are upset with them for trashing their house and forgetting their anniversary.

They embark on a mission to retrace their steps to find out what they did last night (and who they did it to), hoping it will lead them to the missing car.

Friday (Nov 20)

Animation - Madagascar on Fox Movies at 9pm.

Four residents and "stars" of the Central Park Zoo in New York City, a lion, a zebra, a giraffe and a hippo are best friends. When one of them goes missing, the others break out of the zoo looking for him, and eventually all four are captured and shipped back to Africa.

However an accident at sea strands them on the shore of Madagascar. Having had humans take care of them their entire life, the four know nothing of surviving in the wild.

SATURDAY (Nov 21)

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, a fly enters one of the transmission booths, causing some surprising and horrifying changes to Seth.

SUNDAY (Nov 22)

Film - The Air Up There on Super Movies at 8 30pm.

Assistant basketball coach Jimmy Dolan's (Kevin Bacon) made a terrible mistake: he bungled his recruitment of a star player. Meanwhile, the head coaching job is open, and Jimmy wants it badly. But he has only two weeks to make up for his failure by finding a new basketball star for his team. He discovers amazing basketball talent in a film about an African tribe and heads to Africa. Jimmy thinks he's got it made... but nothing is as simple as it seems.

MONDAY (Nov 23)

Film - Beyond The Sea on Fox Movies at 11pm

For Bobby Darin (Kevin Spacey), performing kept his heart beating. He came alive onstage, even when he was near collapse offstage. From the age of seven, he knew the odds were stacked against him. Rheumatic fever had permanently damaged his heart, and he did not expected to make it to age fifteen. His frail heart may be one truth, but his mother Polly, a former singer, introduced her boy to another wonderful truth: music.

TUESDAY (Nov 24)

Film - Windtalkers on Fox Movies at 11pm.

On December 8, 1941, the United States declared war on Japan. During the brutal campaign, the Japanese were continually able to break coded military transmissions, dramatically slowing US progress. In 1942, several hundred Navajo Americans were recruited and trained to use their language as code. Marine Joe Enders (Nicolas Cage) is assigned to protect Ben Yahzee - a Navajo code talker. He must protect the secrects Yahzee knows at all costs.







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