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February 16 - 22, 2011
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WEDNESDAY (Feb 16) Film - An Education on Super Movies at 9pm

A suburban London teen finds her traditional education replaced by something slightly more sinister when an older, worldlier suitor sweeps her off of her feet while placing her future in jeopardy. But Jenny is brighter than most kids her age, and her parents always dreamt of getting their exceptional daughter into Oxford. These days it seems like she's headed in a different direction - will David ultimately be her undoing, or the person who helps her finally realise her true potential?

THURSDAY (Feb 17)

Film - The Last Song on Super Movies at 9pm

Miley Cyrus stars as a teenager who reconnects with her father years after her parents go through a nasty divorce. Set in a small Georgia beach town of Tybee Island, 17-year-old Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller (Cyrus) is sent by her mother (Kelly Preston) to spend the summer with Steve (Greg Kinnear). A once promising child piano prodigy, Ronnie's love of music is reawakened by her estranged father.

FRIDAY (Feb 18)

Film - Toy Story 3 on Showmovies at 8pm

Woody, Buzz and the gang are back. As their owner Andy prepares to depart for college, his loyal toys find themselves in daycare where untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice. So, it's all for one and one for all as they join Barbie's counterpart Ken, a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants and a pink, strawberry-scented teddy bear called Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear to plan their great escape.

SATURDAY (Feb 19)

Film - Animal Kingdom on Showmovies at 8pm

Evil is relative in this chilling tale of betrayal and blood starring Guy Pearce, Ben Mendelsohn and Joel Edgerton. When his mother dies from an overdose, 17-year-old Josh Cody (James Frecheville) is taken in by his grandmother (Jacki Weaver) and uncles, the most notorious criminal gang in the city. So when tensions between the Codys and a squad of renegade cops land him at the centre of a cold-blooded murder plot, Josh is forced to choose between his treacherous family and the lawless police in this shattering thriller.

SUNDAY (Feb 20)

Film - Precious on OSN Movies HD at 9pm

Set in Harlem in 1987, this is the story of Claireece 'Precious' Jones (Gabourey Sidibe), a 16-year-old African/American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home and she must wait hand and foot on her mother. Threatened with expulsion, Precious is offered the chance to transfer to an alternative school. In the literacy workshop taught by Ms. Rain (Paula Patton), Precious begins a journey from darkness, pain and powerlessness to light, love and self-determination.

MONDAY (Feb 21)

Film - Un Prothete on Cinema City at 9pm

Condemned to six years in prison, 19-year-old Malik El Djebena cannot read or write. Arriving at the jail entirely alone, he appears younger and more fragile than the other convicts. Cornered by the leader of the Corsican gang who rules the prison, he is given a number of 'missions' to carry out, toughening him up and gaining the gang leader's confidence in the process. But Malik is brave and a fast learner, daring to secretly develop his own plans.

TUESDAY (Feb 22)

Film - The Talented Mr Ripley on Cinema City at 9pm

Living a life of leisure on the sun-drenched coast of Italy, young Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) has it all: friends, the love of a beautiful woman (Gwyneth Paltrow) and the best things his father's money can buy. Tom Ripley (Mat Damon), on the other hand, has nothing but charm, good looks ... and a deadly obsession to take over this rich man's life.







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