March 2014 Programming Highlights

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1 March 2014 Programming Highlights *All times listed are Eastern Standard Time *Please check the complete Program Schedule or for additional films, dates and times Spotlight Features Highlighted feature films airing throughout the month on HDNet Movies See program schedule or for additional listings of dates and times Dances with Wolves Saturday, March 1 st at 4:15pm Starring Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene. Directed by Kevin Costner Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Score, Best Writing, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Actor: Kevin Costner, Best Supporting Actor: Graham Greene, Best Supporting Actress: Mary McDonnell and Best Costume Design Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Motion Picture Director and Best Screenplay Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Original Score, Best Performance by an Actor in an Motion Picture: Kevin Costner and Best Performance by an Actress in a supporting role: Mary McDonnell The Doors Premieres Thursday, March 13 at 7:45pm Starring Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan. Directed by Oliver Stone A Few Good Men Monday, March 3 rd at 7:00pm Starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore. Directed by Rob Reiner Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, Best Film Editing, Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Jack Nicholson and Best Sound. Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Tom Cruise, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Jack Nicholson, Best Director and Best Screenplay The Jackal Premieres Saturday, March 8 th at 8:30pm Starring Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier. Directed by Michael Caton-Jones The Thomas Crown Affair Saturday, March 8 th at 6:30pm Starring Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, Denis Leary. Directed by John McTiernan The Usual Suspects Monday, March 3 rd at 9:30pm Starring Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Torro. Directed by Bryan Singer Academy Award winner for Best Actor is a Supporting Role: Kevin Spacey, Best Writing-Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Kevin Spacey Program Special Throughout March, HDNet Movies honors past Academy Award winners and nominees See program schedule or for complete listings of dates and times The Apartment Starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray. Directed by Billy Wilder Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Writing, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Film Editing. Nominated for Best Actor: Jack Lemmon, Best Actress: Shirley MacLaine, Best Supporting Actor: Jack Kruschen, Best Cinematography and Best Sound. 1

2 Clear and Present Danger Starring Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer. Directed by Phillip Noyce Academy Award nomination for Best Sound and Best Effect, Sound Effects editing Cliffhanger Starring Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow, Michael Rooker. Directed by Renny Harlin Academy Award nominations for Best Visual Effects, Best Sound and Best Sound Effects Editing The Cooler Starring William H. Macy, Alex Baldwin, Maria Bello. Directed by Wayne Kramer Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor: Alec Baldwin Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden. Directed by Stanley Kubrick Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Writing and Best Actor: Peter Sellers Fantastic Voyage Starring Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch, Donald Pleasence. Directed by Richard Fleischer Academy Award winner for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Color, Best Effects-Special Visual Effect Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography Color, Best Film Editing, Best Effect-Sounds Effects A Few Good Men Starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore. Directed by Rob Reiner Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, Best Film Editing, Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Jack Nicholson and Best Sound. Five Easy Pieces Starring Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Billy Green Bush. Directed by Bob Rafelson Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, Best Actor: Jack Nicholson, Best Supporting Actress: Karen Black and Best Writing Flower Drum Song Starring Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Jack Soo. Directed by Henry Koster Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Color, Best Costume Design Color, Best Sound, Best Music-Scoring of a Musical Picture. Girl with a Pearl Earring Starring Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Wilkinson. Directed by Peter Webber Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design Guns of Navarone Starring Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn. Directed by J. Lee Thompson Academy Award winner for Best Effects- Special Effects Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Sound, Best Writing and Best Music King Kong Starring Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, Jessica Lange. Directed by John Guillermin Academy Award winner for Special Achievement Visual Effects, Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, Best Sound Muppets Take Manhattan Voices of Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz. Directed by Frank Oz Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song Score The Professionals Starring Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan. Directed by Richard Brooks Academy Award nominations for Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Writing A River Runs Through It Starring Brad Pitt, Craig Sheffer, Tom Skerritt. Directed by Robert Redford Academy Award winner for Best Cinematography 2

3 Se7en Starring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Gwyneth Paltrow. Directed by David Fincher Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing. Shane Starring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Jack Palance, Ben Johnson. Directed by George Stevens Academy Award winner for Best Cinematography. Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor: Brandon De Wilde, Best Supporting Actor: Jack Palance, Best Screenplay Stalag 17 Starring William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger. Directed by Billy Wilder Academy Award winner for Best Actor in a Leading role: William Holden. Academy Award nominations for Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Robert Strauss, Best Director The Usual Suspects Starring Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Torro. Directed by Bryan Singer Academy Award winner for Best Actor is a Supporting Role: Kevin Spacey, Best Writing-Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen WarGames Starring Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, Ally Sheedy. Directed by John Badham Academy Award nominations for Best Writing-Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, Best Cinematography, Best Sound. kidscene A daily block of kids and family films from 6:00am to 4:30pm daily See program schedule or for additional films and complete listings of dates and times Highlights include Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Starring voices of Bill Hader, Ana Faris, Andy Samberg, James Caan. Directed by Phil Lord Golden Globe nomination for Best Animated Feature Muppet Treasure Island Starring Tim Curry, Kevin Bishop, Bill Connolly. Directed by Brian Henson Young Artist Award nominations for Best Family Feature-Animation or Special Effects, Best Performance in a Feature Film-Leading Young Actor: Kevin Bishop Stuart Little 2 Starring the voice of Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, Jonathan Lipnicki. Directed by Rob Minkoff Young Artist Award nomination for Best Family Feature Film-Fantasy WarGames Starring Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, Ally Sheedy. Directed by John Badham Academy Award nominations for Best Writing-Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, Best Cinematography, Best Sound. Young Artist Award nominations for Best Family Feature Motion Picture, Best Young Motion Picture Actress in a Feature Film: Ally Sheedy kidscene Friday Night An evening of family films every Friday Night at 6:30pm See program schedule or for additional films and complete listings of dates and times Highlights include The Air Up There Friday, March 28 th at 6:35pm Starring Kevin Bacon, Charles Gitonga Maina, Sean McCann. Directed by Paul M. Glaser Bend It Like Beckham Premieres Friday, March 7 th at 6;30pm Starring Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Directed by Gurinder Chadha Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture-Comedy or Musical 3

4 A League of Their Own Friday, March 7 th at 8:30pm Starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty. Directed by Penny Marshall Golden Globe nominations for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture-Comedy/Musical: Geena Davis, Best Original Song Spy Kids 3D: Game Over Premieres Friday, March 21 st at 6:30pm Starring Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara. Directed by Robert Rodriguez Young Artist Award nomination for Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film In Retro Memorable Classic movies every Sunday Night See program schedule or for additional listings of dates and times. Highlights include Black Sunday Sunday, March 16 th at 10:45pm Starring Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern, Marthe Keller. Directed by John Frankenheimer Joe Kidd Sunday, March 23 rd at 6:30pm Starring Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall, John Saxon. Directed by John Sturges King Kong Premieres Sunday, March 16 th at 8:30pm Starring Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, Jessica Lange. Directed by John Guillermin Academy Award winner for Special Achievement Visual Effects, Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, Best Sound McLintock! Sunday, March 2 nd at 6:00pm Starring John Wayne, Maureen O Hara, Patrick Wayne. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen The Professionals Sunday, March 23 rd at 8:00pm Starring Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan. Directed by Richard Brooks Academy Award nominations for Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Writing Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Drama and Most Promising Newcomer: Marie Gomez National Film Registry American Films selected for historical and cultural preservation for the Library of Congress. For more information on film preservation, visit and See program schedule or for additional listings of dates and times The Apartment Starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray. Directed by Billy Wilder Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Writing, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Film Editing. Nominated for Best Actor: Jack Lemmon, Best Actress: Shirley MacLaine, Best Supporting Actor: Jack Kruschen, Best Cinematography and Best Sound. Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture Comedy, Best Motion Picture Actress: Shirley MacLaine, Best Motion Picture Actor: Jack Lemmon. Nominated for Best Motion Picture Director. Dances with Wolves Starring Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene. Directed by Kevin Costner Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Score, Best Writing, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Actor: Kevin Costner, Best Supporting Actor: Graham Greene, Best Supporting Actress: Mary McDonnell and Best Costume Design Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Motion Picture Director and Best Screenplay Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Original Score, Best Performance by an Actor in an Motion Picture: Kevin Costner and Best Performance by an Actress in a supporting role: Mary McDonnell Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden. Directed by Stanley Kubrick Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Writing and Best Actor: Peter Sellers 4

5 Five Easy Pieces Starring Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Billy Green Bush. Directed by Bob Rafelson Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, Best Actor: Jack Nicholson, Best Supporting Actress: Karen Black and Best Writing Golden Globe Award winner for Best Supporting Actress: Karen Black Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion Picture Actor: Jack Nicholson and Best Screenplay Flower Drum Song Starring Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Jack Soo. Directed by Henry Koster Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Color, Best Costume Design Color, Best Sound, Best Music-Scoring of a Musical Picture. Golden Globe nominations for Best Motion Picture-Musical, Best Motion Picture Actress-Musical/Comedy: Miyoshi Umeki A League of Their Own Starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty. Directed by Penny Marshall Golden Globe nominations for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture-Comedy/Musical: Geena Davis, Best Original Song Shane Starring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Jack Palance, Ben Johnson. Directed by George Stevens Academy Award winner for Best Cinematography. Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor: Brandon De Wilde, Best Supporting Actor: Jack Palance, Best Screenplay 5