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March 3 - 9, 2010
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WEDNESDAY (Mar 3) Film - W on Super Movies at 9pm. Never one to shy away from controversy and following on from JFK and Nixon, director Oliver Stone concludes his 'Presidential Trilogy' with W., a star-laden biopic of America's 43rd president, George W Bush. John Brolin stars as our eponymous 'hero' in this critical analysis of Bush's rise from election through his first term as president of the United States. Learn things you never knew you never knew about one of the most controversial presidents the US has seen.

THURSDAY (Mar 4) Film - Underworld: The Rise of the Lycans on Super Movies at 9pm.

The prequel story traces the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires known as Death Dealers and their onetime slaves, the Lycans. In the Dark Ages, a young Lycan named Lucian (Michael Sheen) emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor (Bill Nighy), who has enslaved them.

FRIDAY (Mar 5)

Series - Brothers & Sisters on Fox Series at 9pm.

This compelling drama series follows the Walker family through the complicated maze of life today. The Walkers' lives have not been without challenge; romance, parenting, divorce, infidelity, addiction, war and even death have pushed each of them to the limit, but they continue to work toward living their lives as individuals and trying to maintain some semblance of normalcy after the loss of their family patriarch.

SATURDAY (Mar 6)

Series - According to Jim on Fox Series at 8.30pm.

Both a family man and a man's man, Jim is the all-American guy. He's fiercely devoted to his beautiful wife, and his five kids, including tween siblings Ruby, Gracie and Kyle, as well as twin baby boys Gordon and Jonathan.

He loves his family but continues to test his wife's patience with his stubborn antics.

While Cheryl is out of town to take care of her mother, Jim has to take care of their kids, and he receives sympathy from a neighbourhood mum. Soon, other mothers start helping Jim and he tells each one that she's the only help in the house.

SUNDAY (Mar 7)

Film - Saving Private Ryan on Fox Movies at 11pm.

James Ryan, who has parachuted into France during the Allied invasion of Europe, has just lost three brothers in combat. Government policy dictates that he should return home lest his family be deprived of its entire male offspring. A team of soldiers, led by Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) and fresh from the beaches of Normandy, is assembled to find and save Private Ryan.

MONDAY (Mar 8)

Film - Balibo on Super Movies at 9pm.

As Indonesia prepares to invade the tiny nation of East Timor, five Australian-based journalists go missing. Four weeks later, veteran foreign correspondent Roger East (Anthony LaPaglia) is lured to East Timor by the young and charismatic JosŽ Ramos-Horta (Oscar Issac) to tell the story of his country and investigate the fate of the missing men. As the threat of invasion intensifies, friendship develops between the foreign correspondent and the man who will become president.

WEDNESDAY (Mar 9)

Film - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines on Fox Movies at 11pm.

A decade has passed since John Connor helped Judgement Day and save mankind from mass destruction. Now, 25, Connor (Nick Stahl) lives "off the grid", no home, no credit cards, no cell phone and no job. Connor has no record of his existence. There is no way he can be traced by Skynet, the highly developed network of machines that once tried to kill him and wage war on humanity ... Or so he thinks.







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