The Movie Channel HD (Pacific) TV Schedule

Local listings for: California [Set TV Provider]

Thursday, May 24 2012

Time Show
- 11:15pm
- The Rock
  A renegade general armed with chemical weapons holds San Francisco to ransom from a stronghold on Alcatraz, so an FBI agent is forced to enlist the aid of a veteran criminal who is also the only man to ever escape the infamous prison. Michael Bay's thoroughly enjoyable action thriller, boasting all his usual trademarks - huge explosions, jaw-dropping action and a seemingly never-fading sunset - but with a considerably sharper script than most of his movies. Ed Harris, David Morse, Bokeem Woodbine, Michael Biehn and Tony Todd also number among the highly capable cast

Time Show
- 1:35am
- The Violent Kind
  A group of bikers head to a remote cabin for a party, where one of their girlfriends is possessed by a monstrous demon and turns on them. They face a further threat when a supernatural gang of 1950s bikers arrive in search of the evil spirit. Horror, starring Cory Knauf, Bret Roberts and Taylor Cole
- 3:05am
- Suicide Girls Must Die
  Horror film featuring the girls from suicidegirls.com
- 4:35am
- One Good Cop
  A dedicated New York police detective and his wife take in the three orphaned daughters of his long-time partner on the beat, who was killed in the line of a duty. To keep the children out of care, the couple have to find the money for a down-payment to buy a larger home, forcing the desperate cop to turn to crime. Drama, starring Michael Keaton, Anthony LaPaglia, Rene Russo and Kevin Conway
- 6:20am
- Rebirth
  The lives of five people undergo a decadelong transformation following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
- 8:05am
- The Count of Monte Cristo
  Swashbuckling historical adventure, with Richard Chamberlain on fine form in the lead. He plays a Frenchman determined to exact revenge on the scheming enemies who had him imprisoned on false charges. David Greene's adaptation of the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas is endlessly entertaining, and bolstered by a top-drawer cast, which also includes Tony Curtis, Trevor Howard, Louis Jourdan and Donald Pleasence
- 9:50am
- Adopt a Sailor
  A New York couple's sadness and insecurity bubble to the surface when they play host to a visiting sailor. Based on the play by Charles Evered.
- 11:15am
- Cairo Time
  During a vacation in Egypt, an unexpected love affair arises between a magazine editor and her husband's former colleague.
- 12:45pm
- The Lucky Ones
  Three soldiers returning from Iraq go on a road trip across America. One is planning to trawl casinos in the hope of paying for his son's college fees, one is going to visit the family of her boyfriend, who was killed in action, and the third is plucking up the courage to face his girlfriend after a shrapnel injury left him impotent. Comedy drama, with Tim Robbins, Rachel McAdams and Michael Peña
- 2:45pm
- Playing God
  A former surgeon (David Duchovny, trying to break free of X Files typecasting) gets caught up in dodgy dealings as his heroin addiction spirals out of control, leaving him indebted to a gangster who soon finds a way of putting his medical skills to nefarious ends. Staid thriller, with Timothy Hutton, Angelina Jolie, Michael Massee and Gary Dourdan
- 4:20pm
- Hotel Rwanda
  Critically acclaimed drama set during the days of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, which was all but ignored by the Western world, when Hutu extremists embarked on a campaign of terror and massacred hundreds of thousands of minority Tutsis. Don Cheadle gives an Oscar-nominated performance as a hotelier who shelters hundreds of refugees from harm. Sophie Okonedo, who was also nominated for her efforts, co-stars alongside Joaquin Phoenix, Nick Nolte and Jean Reno
- 6:30pm
- Shoot the Hero
  A betrothed couple shopping for wedding rings become the only eyewitnesses to a botched jewelry store robbery. As the pair flee for their lives from gangsters and hitmen, they begin to discover new things about each other and their relationship. Action comedy, starring Jason Mewes, Samantha Lockwood, Danny Trejo, Nic Nac and Mike Hatton
- 8:00pm
- How to Rob a Bank
  A penniless slacker is caught up in the middle of a bank heist and takes shelter in the vault along with a cashier. As the robbers try to coax him out and the cops lay siege to the building, he realises the robbery is more complicated than it appears and tries to get away with the loot by playing both sides off against each other. Comedy thriller, starring Nick Stahl and Erika Christensen
- 9:30pm
- Kill Me Later
  A thief takes a bank teller hostage just before her attempt to commit suicide.
- 11:00pm
- No. 1 Cheerleader Camp
  Two college friends meet beautiful girls while working at a cheerleading camp for the summer.