5 StarMAX TV Schedule
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- 5:25am
Looney Tunes: Back in ActionThe animated stars enter the real world for this comedy adventure. Daffy Duck is tired of playing second fiddle to Bugs Bunny, so sets off to seek his fortune. He joins forces with a would-be stuntman who has discovered his screen idol father is actually a secret agent, and has been kidnapped by the deranged head of the Acme Corporation. Comedy, with Brendan Fraser, Steve Martin, Timothy Dalton and Jenna Elfman
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Drive Me Crazy
Melissa Joan Hart plays a sassy, stylish teenager, hunting for a date for the prom. When her first choice asks another girl to go with him, she is forced to turn to her unattractive, grungy neighbour : and sets to work on revamping his image in a style that suits her. Bland, predictable comedy, co-starring Adrian Grenier, Stephen Collins, Susan May Pratt, Mark Webber and Kris Park
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- 8:30am
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Beginners
A man starting a relationship looks back on the last years of his father's life, when he came out as gay at the age of 75. He recalls the old man's passionate new outlook on life and how it affected their relationship, and ponders what the experience can teach him about his romance. Comedy drama, starring Ewan McGregor and an Oscar-winning Christopher Plummer
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- 10:15am
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Snow White and the Huntsman
An evil queen learns that her reign will last forever if she kills a princess, so sends a renowned warrior to find and murder her. However, he comes to realise his mistress' evil ways, and instead trains his intended victim to fight so they can bring the tyrant's rule to an end. Fantasy adventure, with Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron
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- 12:30pm
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Rocky V
Sylvester Stallone has been forced into retirement by a serious injury in this instalment of the popular series. Rocky begins training a young hopeful, only to see his protege turn against him, forcing him back into a fight which could end in tragedy. With Talia Shire, real-life heavyweight star Tommy Morrison and Stallone's son Sage
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- 2:15pm
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Superman III
Christopher Reeve reprises his role as the Man of Steel in a more tongue-in-cheek adventure than the first two films. This time he pits brain and brawn against computer genius Richard Pryor and fiendish villain Robert Vaughn, who manage to turn the Metropolis crusader into a baddie. Colourful comic-strip action, which plays far too much for laughs. Also starring Annette O'Toole and Pamela Stephenson
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- 4:20pm
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Field of Dreams
A farmer hears a mysterious voice inspiring him to mark out a baseball pitch in a cornfield - which, to his surprise, is visited by the ghost of the star player of the 1919 Chicago White Sox team, whose career was cut short by scandal. It later dawns on him the pitch has a greater purpose - to give people who have sacrificed important parts of their lives a second chance. Fantasy, starring Kevin Costner, Ray Liotta, Burt Lancaster and James Earl Jones
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- 6:10pm
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Saving Private Ryan
A group of tenacious American soldiers scour the battlefields of World War Two France in search of a missing infantryman whose brothers have been killed in the conflict, earning him the right to return home - but the horrific reality of front-line conditions begins to weigh heavy on their souls. Steven Spielberg's Oscar-winning drama, renowned for the stomach-churning realism of the half-hour opening sequence, offers a no-holds-barred re-creation of the Normandy beach landings. Starring Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns and Matt Damon
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- 9:00pm
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Seventies-set comedy, starring Will Ferrell as Ron, the chauvinistic host of a top-rated American news programme. However, his status as master of all he surveys is threatened with the arrival of an ambitious female reporter. She wants to do more than 'fluff' pieces and fashion, she wants a job behind the news desk, where Ron sits. And so begins a bitter battle of the sexes.. Co-stars Christina Applegate, Fred Willard and Steve Carell.
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- 10:45pm
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
A petty thief poses as an actor to avoid the law, and lands a role playing a detective. The crook is sent to work with a real-life private eye to perfect his performance, but the unlikely duo end up in over their heads when they stumble on a series of murders. Comedy thriller, starring Robert Downey Jr, Val Kilmer and Michelle Monaghan