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October 12 - 18, 2011
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Film – Edison on MBC 2 at 7pm
Josh Pollack, a naive and ambitious reporter, is convinced the F.R.A.T., an elite force within the Edison Police Department, is corrupt. Working on a homicide case, he begins to unearth evidence which suggests that the entire justice system is willingly turning a blind eye to the abuses of this force. When his life and that of his girlfriend are threatened from his research he joins forces with his editor and a renowned private detective to bring down the F.R.A.T. and every one behind it.

Film – I Am Number Four on OSN Cinema at 9pm
Extraordinary teen John Smith is a fugitive on the run from ruthless enemies sent to destroy him. Changing his identity, moving from town to town with his guardian Henri, John is always the new kid with no ties to his past. In the small Ohio town he now calls home, John encounters unexpected, life changing events – his first love, powerful new abilities and a connection to the others who share his incredible destiny.

Film – Charlie St Cloud on OSN Premiere at 8pm
Charlie St Cloud is a young man overcome by grief at the death of his younger brother. So much so that he takes a job as caretaker of the cemetery in which his brother is buried. Charlie has a special lasting bond with his brother though, as he can see him. Charlie meets up with his brother each night to play catch and talk. Then, a girl comes into Charlie’s life and he must choose between keeping a promise he made to Sam, or going after the girl he loves.

Film – Analyse This on MBC 2 at 9pm
Psychiatrist Ben Sobol has a few problems with his over-curious son, stubborn parents and boring patients. Paul Vitti, Godfather, has a few problems as well – anxiety attacks, disability to kill and his best part ceasing service when needed. After an accidental meeting, Paul decides to make Ben his new shrink and tasks him with solving his inner conflict within two weeks, before all the Mafia dons meet. How do you treat a patient who usually solves problems with a gun?

Film – Hope Floats on MBC Max at 7pm
Birdee Calvert- Pruitt is back in her hometown of Smithville, Texas, after discovering that her husband is having an affair with her best friend, Connie. The entire town knows what happened to flawless beauty Birdee since Connie let her know about the affair on a national talk show. Back in town, she tries to get back on her feet with daughter, Bernice. She runs into an old friend, Justin Matisse, who tries to help her through, but is still in love with her

Film – 127 Hours on OSN Box Office 1
This is the true story of Aron Ralston, a thrill-seeking adventurist who, on a spontaneous hike to Blue John Canyon in Utah became trapped in a canyon after a boulder became dislodged and crushed his arm against the wall. He becomes delusional from the lack of water and food. He started to examine his life and soon realised that his only way out would be to amputate his own arm.

Film – Season of the Witch on OSN Box Office 2
A noble knight returns to his homeland to find that it has been decimated by the plague. The church deems the plague to be the work of sorcery and so find a witch guilty of the charges. Two brave and famous knights, Behmen and Felson, are put in charge of transporting the accused witch to a remote abbey where the witch will have rituals performed upon her in the hope that the plague will be cured.







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