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Fall 2004 Highlights: Showcase Diva
Posted on Saturday, July 31, 2004 - 08:29 PM
Programming highlights for 2004-2005. GREAT MOVIES 54 (Network Premiere) Sept. 11 at 10pm ET Shane O’Shea, a teenager from Jersey City, is unaccustomed to the glitz and glamour of club life. But when he moves to New York, he falls in love with a soap opera star, acquaints himself with a crowd of starry-eyed wanderers – and soon aspires to be a bartender at the greatest club of all time: Studio 54. *Untamed Heart* (Network Premiere) Oct. 2 at 8pm ET Adam (Christian Slater) is a shy and awkward busboy who saves waitress Caroline (Marisa Tomei) from being attacked on her way home from work one night. When the two fall in love, Caroline discovers that Adam has a heart defect and that he may not have long to live. *Home For The Holidays* (Network Premiere) Oct. 11 at 8pm ET Claudia Larson (Holly Hunter) loves her family – but that doesn’t mean she always likes them. Giving thanks is going to be a tall order this year when Claudia loses her job and flies home to attend her quirky family’s annual Thanksgiving gathering. *Moonstruck* (Network Premiere) Oct. 23 at 8pm ET Under the magic of the full moon, an Italian-American family tries to overcome their romantic troubles and find happiness. Loretta Castorini’s (Cher) problem is that she is a widow who believes she must marry an older man (Danny Aiello) to be happy, but instead falls for his younger brother (Nicolas Cage). Cher received a Best Actress Oscar® nomination for her role in the film. IQ (Network Premiere) Fall 2004 Albert Einstein (Walter Matthau) only wants his niece, Catherine (Meg Ryan), to be happy. His brilliant scientific mind concludes that auto mechanic Ed Walters (Tim Robbins) would be a perfect match for her, but she’s not so sure. To wear her down, Einstein decides to have Walters pretend that he, too, is a scientist. *Regarding Henry* (Network Premiere) Fall 2004 Harrison Ford stars as Henry Turner, an ethically challenged business lawyer who is also a womanizer and a deadbeat dad. When a stray bullet puts him into a coma and erases most of his memory, he becomes a gentle, innocent man with no recollection of his former ways. Also stars Annette Bening. RETURNING SERIES CSI: Miami Season 2 Jan. 2005 Set against the steamy, tropical backdrop of Miami, Florida, CSI: Miami follows a team of talented investigators w ho use cutting-edge scientific techniques, gut instinct and old-fashioned investigative work to collect and analyze crime scene evidence and solve complicated cases. Led by Horatio Caine (David Caruso), the team works to solve crimes and protect the memory of the victims who cannot speak for themselves. Also stars Emily Procter, Rory Cochrane, Adam Rodriguez and Khandi Alexander. *Charmed* New Episodes April 2005 Three sisters reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed ones – the most powerful witches in existence. The sisters work to vanquish evil while living their lives as normal women in the real world. Stars Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs and Shannen Doherty. *The Secret Life of Us* New Episodes April 2005 This Australian series traces the lives of eight twenty-somethings living in the same Melbourne apartment building who are all looking for the same things – love, romance, success, and anything else that’s worth going after. FAVOURITE FLICKS Pretty in Pink Sept. 3 at 8pm ET Andie (Molly Ringwald), a teenager who lives in a run-down part of town with her terminally unemployed father (Harry Dean Stanton), and Blane (Andrew McCarthy), a rich, sensitive and popular preppie, become attracted to one another. Despite the fact that she’s going against her fretting father’s wishes, Andie decides to date him. Also stars Annie Potts and James Spader. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Sept. 4 at 8pm ET Determined to skip school, wise guy Ferris Bueller enlists the help of his hypochondriac best friend to spring his girlfriend from class, and the three high school students tear through downtown Chicago on a raucous adventure. Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck and Jeffrey Jones star in this film directed by John Hughes. Indecent Proposal Sept. 6 at 10pm ET A young married couple (Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson) finds the perfect spot to build their dream house. When the recession hits and they are in danger of losing everything they own, they head to Las Vegas to win the money they need. After losing at t he tables, they are approached by a rich bachelor (Robert Redford) who offers the man a million dollars to sleep with his wife. Breakfast Club Sept. 12 at 8pm ET When five teenagers – Andrew, the jock; Brian, the brain; John, the criminal; Claire, the popular prom queen; and Allison, the basket case – are forced to spend an entire Saturday in detention together, they form unlikely friendships that could last a lifetime. Stars Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy and Judd Nelson. Say Anything Sept. 26 at 8pm ET Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) is a charming under-achiever who falls desperately in love with the class valedictorian, Diane Court (Ione Skye). Despite the opinions of his classmates and friends, Lloyd pursues Diane and wins her heart. However, just when love begins to blossom, family problems send Diane reeling and Lloyd must convince her to let him get close enough to help her through her problems. Shakespeare in Love Oct. 7 at 8pm ET A young Will Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) is not happy with his life – no love, few friends and worst of all, he has writer’s block. Shakespeare auditions Thomas Kent, a new actor who would be perfect in his play, but soon discovers that Thomas is actually young Viola de Lesseps, a well-to-do lady in disguise attempting to get around prudish Elizabethan laws which prohibit women from performing on the stage. Things are further complicated when Shakespeare falls in love with her, despite that fact that Viola is engaged to marry a lord. Four Weddings and a Funeral Oct. 8 at 8pm ET A noncommittal Brit named Charles (Hugh Grant) meets Carrie (Andie MacDowell), the American girl of his dreams, at a mutual friend’s wedding. The two continue to cross paths and Charles proceeds to woo Carrie through one funeral and three more weddings – one of which happens to be her own. *Flashdance* A Pittsburgh steel -mill welder by day and an exotic dancer by night, Alex Owens (Jennifer Beals) dreams of a career in ballet. Along the road to self-discovery, Alex struggles to accept love, comes to terms with her stubbornness and finds the inner strength to turn her lofty dreams into reality. *An Ideal Husband* Lady Chiltern is a righteous woman whose handsome, loving husband, Sir Robert Chiltern, has secured a dignified living as a politician. Meanwhile, his womanizing best friend resists giving up bachelorhood and is amused by the love-hate advances of Robert’s witty sister. Things take a turn for the worse when an unexpected visitor arrives with evidence of a past mis deed that could threaten Chiltern’s political career. Stars Cate Blanchett, Minnie Driver, Rupert Everett, Julianne Moore and Jeremy Northam. *Muriel’s Wedding* Muriel (Toni Collette) is lonely and looking for love in all the wrong places while being regularly belittled by her ghastly girlfriends and obnoxious, overbearing father. When she reconnects with her old friend Rhonda (Rachel Griffiths), Muriel finds the courage to move to Sydney and turn her world around. *Reality Bites* After graduating from college, a film major decides to make a video documentary about her confused and struggling twenty-something friends to advance her career in the entertainment industry. When a successful filmmaker becomes romantically interested in her, she is forced to choose between him and her more laid-back, philosophical boyfriend. Stars Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke and Ben Stiller. FESTIVALS Return to High School Sept. 2004 Showcase Diva relives the nostalgia of high school with films such as Pretty in Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful, Sixteen Candles and Say Anything. British Babes Oct. 2004 British babes are all the rage in this Showcase Diva festival featuring Joseph Fiennes (Shakespeare In Love), Jude Law (Music From Another Room), Hugh Grant (Four Weddings and a Funeral), Robson Greene (Close and True) and Ewan McGregor (Brassed Off). - Check out our Canadian Television's 2004-2005 Fall Season Preview for more fall information about this channel and much more! Note: Check out Showcase Diva's fall schedule!
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