NEW ACTION MOVIES

A Fistful of Dollars
(Network Premiere) Sept. 6 at 1:30pm ET
Clint Eastwood stars as “The Man With No Name,” a whip-smart gunfighter who offers his services to two rival gangs upon arriving in a small town. The gangs, who think that they are taking advantage of him, are unaware of his scheme to play one side against the other.

The Prisoner
(Network Premiere) Sept. 9 at 8pm ET
Huang Wei (Tony Leung Kar-fai) is a cop working undercover in a prison, where he is attempting to figure out how the fingerprints of a long-dead inmate could have shown up at the scene of a recent homicide. While in jail, Wei has to cope with gang members, thugs and killers, and eventually kills a guard. Wei receives the death penalty for his crime – and only then learns the dark truth about the prison. Jackie Chan plays an inmate who was incarcerated for killing a hustler to pay for his girlfriend’s medical treatment.

Romeo is Bleeding
(Network Premiere) Sept. 20 at 10pm ET
With a beautiful wife, a naïve mistress (Juliette Lewis) and a secret job as an informant to the mob, New York City cop Jake Grimaldi (Gary Oldman) is a busy, successful man. However, his good fortune changes when he intentionally allows Mona (Lena Olin), a sexy Russian hit-woman, to escape from jail.

Iron Monkey
(Broadcast Premiere) Oct. 9 at 10pm ET
Set in a 19th century Chinese village, a folk hero emerges to defend a town governed by a corrupt politician who is hoarding food, causing the local people to go hungry. Skilled in martial arts, the masked vigilante invades the governor’s quarters and steals his treasures, distributing food and money to the poor.

Smokey and the Bandit
(Network Premiere) Oct. 11 at 10am ET
Burt Reynolds is the Bandit, a racecar driver who makes an $80,000 bet that he can transport a truck full of beer from one state to another within 28 hours. To win, all he needs to do is avoid being arrested, which proves difficult when he picks up the local Sheriff’s soon-to-be daughter-in-law.

Deuces Wild
(Broadcast Premiere) Fall 2004
Following the drug-related death of one of their members, Brooklyn gang leaders Leon (Stephen Dorff) and Bobby (Brad Renfro) set about ridding their neighbourhood of narcotics. A gang war heats up when a rival group of drugfuelled thugs encroaches on Leon and Bobby’s turf.

Jeepers Creepers
(Broadcast Premiere) Fall 2004
Fear takes a road trip in this terrifying thriller about a brother and sister (Justin Long and Gina Phillips) who encounter a menacing truck on the highway as they drive home for spring break – and quickly become the target of a supernatural creature intent on eating them.

Magnificent Seven
(Network Premiere) Fall 2004
Yul Brynner stars as Chris, a hired gun who is protecting a Mexican farm from being pillaged by a cruel outlaw (Eli Wallach) and his men. To counter the hordes of bandits, Chris collects six other men and the elite fighters become known as the Magnificent Seven.

Over The Top
(Network Premiere) Fall 2004
Sylvester Stallone is Lincoln Hawk, a heavyweight boxing champion and decorated Vietnam War veteran who is trying to reconcile with his estranged wife and son. When he discovers that his wife is dying, he kidnaps his son and tries to win the boy’s respect in a Las Vegas arm-wrestling competition.


NEW SERIES
Birds of Prey
(Network Premiere) Sept. 4 at 7pm ET


L-R: Ashley Scott, Dina Meyer, Rachel Skarsten

In the future, long after Batman has driven himself into exile, his legacy lives on in the form of the Birds of Prey – Black Canary, Oracle and the Huntress. The latter is Batman’s daughter, born out of his passionate affair with Catwoman. Together these three women become protectors of New Gotham.

Fastlane
(Network Premiere) Sept. 5 at 7pm ET


L-R: Bill Bellamy, Peter Facinelli

To take down the most dangerous crime rings in L.A., two detectives (Peter Facinelli and Bill Bellamy) borrow from “The Candy Store,” a warehouse filled with valuables impounded by the police including cars, designer clothes, jewelry, guns and cash. It’s a dream come true for these driven young cops – a former Orange County surfer and a street-smart New Yorker. Tiffani-Amber Thiessen co-stars.

Ultimate Force
(Canadian Premiere) Winter 2005


Cast photo from Ultimate Force

This action-packed hit follows the challenges of the Red Troop, an elite fighting team led by experienced soldier Henno Garvie. As they uncover assassination plots and outwit terrorist groups, members of the Red Troop put their lives on the line in the name of Britain’s most influential fighting regiment.

Passion Cove
(Network Premiere) Winter 2005
Young and attractive men and women search for fun, companionship and adventure while staying at a gorgeous hotel on a beach known as Passion Cove.


OTHER SERIES

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 4
Mon. to Fri. at 12am ET beginning Sept. 6
Set in Las Vegas, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation chronicles the fast-paced lives of a passionate team of forensic investigators who use cutting-edge technology and old-fashioned police work to solve crimes. William Petersen stars as Gil Grissom, a quirky senior forensics officer who heads the team of crime scene investigators including Catherine Willows (Marg Helgenberger), a single parent juggling the job she loves and her responsibilities at home; Warrick Brown (Gary Dourdan), the only member of the team born and raised in Las Vegas; Nick Stokes (George Eads), an expert in hair and fibre analysis; Sara Sidle (Jorja Fox), the rookie member of the team; and Captain Jim Brass (Paul Guilfoyle), a no-nonsense police captain. Each episode of CSI takes viewers inside the evidence to reveal what the untrained eye can’t see.

FAVOURITE FLICKS
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Sept. 6 at 10am ET
Clint Eastwood stars as a nameless, enigmatic loner in this classic tale of greed – the last movie of director Sergio Leone’s spaghetti western trilogy. Set during the Civil War, three desperados try to outwit each other as they search for stolen gold hidden in an unmarked grave. Eastwood plays one of the three outlaws who try to get the better of each other while dodging the authorities.

Mad Max
Sept. 11 at 10pm ET
Mel Gibson stars in the firs t of the Mad Max films. In an Australian dystopia of decaying order and violent highways, a police officer (Gibson) is drawn into a path of vengeance after a motorcycle gang targets him for the death of their former leader.

Dirty Harry
Sept. 24 at 10pm ET
Academy Award®-winner Clint Eastwood stars as San Francisco cop Dirty Harry Callahan, a man who has no patience for criminals or politicians, in this action thriller that began a series of Dirty Harry films. When Callahan is assigned to pay extortion money to a serial murderer, the payoff goes awry. Now, with the life of a 14-year-old girl at stake, Callahan will do anything to stop the madman from continuing his killing spree.

Enter The Dragon
Oct. 8 at 8pm ET
Bruce Lee stars as Lee, a highly skilled martial artist determined to find the man who murdered his sister. To get to the killer, however, he’ll have to fight his way through a fortified island, guarded by some of the best fighters in the world. As a ruse, Lee joins a kung fu competition in order to help break into the killer’s headquarters.

Missing In Action
Chuck Norris stars as Colonel Braddock, a former prisoner of war who managed to escape his Vietnamese captors and return to America. Together with a former war comrade, Braddock tasks himself with locating other American soldiers missing in action. Also stars M. Emmet Walsh.

Predator
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Dutch, a member of a team of commandos who are sent on a covert mission to rescue a group of hostages in the Central American jungle. Dutch and his team soon realize that they are up against something that is not of this world. Also stars Carl Weathers and Jesse Ventura.

The Running Man
Set in the year 2019, Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Ben Richards, a cop who was framed for murder. Richards escapes from jail in an effort to prove his innocence, but his efforts are thwarted when he and an innocent civilian are forced to participate in a violent game show called “The Running Man.”

Species
A team of scientists set out to destroy Sil – a half-human, half-alien creature created through DNA experiments who is mating with humans in order to produce offspring that will destroy mankind. Stars Ben Kingsley and Natasha Henstridge.

Sudden Death
A gang of criminals captures the Vice President of the United States at a Stanley Cup hockey game, and demands a ransom of $1.7 billion from the government – or they’ll blow up the building. What the villains don’t know is that Darren McCord, a tough fire marshal skilled in martial arts, is attending the game with his two children. As the clock ticks away, McCord struggles to disconnect the ten bombs set to explode in the arena and rescue his own daughter, who also has been taken hostage by the ruthless thugs. Stars Jean-Claude Van Damme and Powers Boothe.

Top Gun
Navy fighter pilot Pete Mitchell (Tom Cruise) – a.k.a. “Maverick” – competes with his rival, Tom Kasansky (Val Kilmer), for the coveted “Top Gun” award. Mitchell’s cockiness prevails as he romances civilian consultant Charlotte Blackwood (Kelly McGillis), but his performance suffers after the death of his friend “Goose” (Anthony Edwards) during a training exercise.


FESTIVALS

Top Cops
Sept. 2004
Showcase Action loads up on films featuring some of the toughest and most memorable movie cops. The Top Cops Festival includes Die Hard, 48 Hours, Basic Instinct, Dirty Harry, Seven and many more.

Alien Encounters
Fall 2004
Spend some time with the third kind. Showcase Action gets supernatural with films including Predator, Alien Nation and They Live.