AtMAX TV Schedule
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Time Show -
- 3:00pm
Rocky IIISylvester Stallone wrote, directed and starred in this second sequel to the original film. The world heavyweight boxing champion settles down to a life of luxury - but a cloud appears on the horizon in the shape of brutal contender Clubber Lang (Mr T), who demands a shot at the title. Surprisingly entertaining drama, with Talia Shire, Burt Young and Carl Weathers. Featuring the final appearance of Burgess Meredith (if you discount a bizarre flashback sequence in Rocky V) as trainer Mickey, and a cameo from wrestling legend Hulk Hogan
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- 4:45pm
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The Beach
An idealistic traveller arrives in Bangkok, where a disturbing encounter provides him with the exact location of a remote paradise island. But when he finally makes it to the golden beaches, he discovers there's already a community in residence. All is not as it seems, and it's not long before the happy idyll turns sour. Slick and affecting drama from Danny Boyle, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Carlyle, Virginie Ledoyen and Tilda Swinton.
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- 6:50pm
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Aliens
Sigourney Weaver reprises her role as tough Ellen Ripley in the action-packed sequel to Ridley Scott's acclaimed sci-fi thriller. This time she returns to the planet where her crew encountered the first creature, taking along a crack squad of galactic marines to battle not one but an entire colony of the vicious extraterrestrials. But as their comrades are picked off one by one, they're left wondering whether their impressive military hardware and kill-or-be-killed attitude will really be enough to vanquish the malevolent monsters. Directed by James Cameron, and also starring Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton, Paul Reiser, Carrie Henn and Lance Henriksen
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- 9:15pm
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Election
A teacher develops an irrational dislike for an overambitious student and plans to sabotage her campaign for school president. He persuades a dim-witted athlete to stand in the hope he will pip the high-achieving front-runner to the post - but the intervention of another student throws the plan into disarray. Satirical comedy, starring Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein and Jessica Campbell
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- 11:00pm
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Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion
Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow play dizzy gal-pals who, feeling their achievements are rather unimpressive, decide to invent new lives when they attend their school reunion. There are plenty of mishaps along the way as they dream up hare-brained schemes to convince former classmates they are more interesting than they seem. This light comedy is fine - as long as viewers aren't looking for anything taxing. Janeane Garofalo and Alan Cumming co-star