MOVIE CENTRAL's January Programming Highlights Programming Highlights / The Movie Network & Movie Central Posted by RAD on Jan 03, 2010 - 04:22 PM |
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January is the start of a new year and with it comes an electrifying new series Spartacus: Blood and Sand on Movie Central, plus new series La La Land and new seasons of Secret Diary of a Call Girl and Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union. Movie Central is also premiering the autobiographical films Che Part 1 and Che Part 2 directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Oscar®-winning actor Benicio Del Toro. SERIES PREMIERES SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND In 73 BC Rome, torn from his homeland and the woman he loves, Spartacus is condemned to the brutal world of the arena where blood and death are entertainment. But not all battles are fought upon the sands. Treachery, corruption, and the allure of sensual pleasures will constantly test Spartacus. To survive, he must become more than a man or a gladiator. He must become a legend. The classic tale of the Republic's most infamous rebel comes alive in the graphic and visceral new original series from Starz. In the first episode a soldier in the Roman Auxiliary leads his fellow warriors against a corrupt Roman Legate. His wife and him are separated and taken prisoner and as punishment the soldier is sentenced to die in the gladiator arena. But after surviving a fight against numerous appointments, his sentence is commuted and he is sold as a slave to be trained as a gladiator. His new owners dub him Spartacus. The series cast includes Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess) and John Hannah (The Mummy trilogy). Spartacus: Blood and Sand premieres Monday, January 25 at 8 p.m. PT on Movie Central and 9 p.m. ET on The Movie Network. A sneak peek of Spartacus: Blood and Sand episode 1 will be available January 12 on Movie Central On Demand and at www.moviecentral.ca/video/default.aspx. LA LA LAND Award-winning British comedy sensation Marc Wootton stars in the new Showtime series La La Land, the new six-episode, half-hour series about three wannabes struggling to find fame and fortune in Los Angeles. He plays “Brendan Allen,” a talentless documentary filmmaker on a quest to become the next Morgan Spurlock; “Shirley Ghostman,” a medium willing to lie, cheat and even drug his way to becoming America's next psychic superstar; and “Gary Garner,” an East-London taxi driver using the inheritance from his late porn-star mother to forge a career as an action star like his hero Jason Statham. La La Land is a hybrid of documentary and comedy – Marc plays fictitious characters but everybody else in the show, including his accomplices such as Kiki (Brendan’s assistant), Chico (Gary’s driver) and Ruta (Gary’s mentor), are completely real and utterly unaware they are talking to an actor.La La Land premieres Monday, January 25 at 10 p.m. PT on Movie Central and 11 p.m. ET on The Movie Network. SEASON PREMIERES SECRET DIARY OF A CALL GIRL – SEASON 3 The smart and saucy Showtime original series Secret Diary of a Call Girl is back for a brand new season and Belle’s (Billie Piper) never been more popular. Now that the high-class call girl has turned her personal sex-capades into a best-selling book, she seems to be on top of the world. But, when tasked with writing a revealing follow-up, Belle finds that uncovering new material may mean putting herself into some wildly unexpected positions. On top of it all, Belle finally gets lucky in love. But going all the way for Mr. Right may mean exposing her true self to everyone. Secret Diary of a Call Girl Season 3 premieres Monday, January 25 at 9 p.m. PT on Movie Central and 10 p.m. ET on The Movie Network. TRACEY ULLMAN’S STATE OF THE UNION – SEASON 3 Emmy® Award winner Tracy Ullman returns for Season 3 of State of the Union and picks up where she left off. Her original characters and celebrity impersonations offer a hilarious and revealing mirror for society. As always, Ullman is observant, satirical and riotous, plus this season she’s acting as director. Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union Season 3 premieres Monday, January 25 at 9:30 p.m. PT on Movie Central and 10:30 p.m. ET on The Movie Network. JANUARY MOVIE PREMIERES The following titles and dates are synched with The Movie Network. Watchmen (2009) Available in HD Movie Central: Friday, January 1 at 8 p.m. PT The Movie Network: Friday, January 1 at 9 p.m. ET MORE GREAT PREMIERES ON MOVIE CENTRAL IN JANUARY The following titles air only on Movie Central and are all available in high definition. All times PT. One Week (2008) premieres Saturday, January 2 at 8 p.m. Sin Nombre (2009) premieres Sunday, January 3 at 7 p.m. Angel and the Badman (2009) premieres Wednesday, January 6 at 8 p.m. A Crime (2006) premieres Thursday, January 7 at 8 p.m. Sunshine Cleaning (2008) premieres Friday, January 8 at 8 p.m. The Haunting in Connecticut (2009) premieres Saturday, January 9 at 8 p.m. Outsourced (2006) premieres Sunday, January 10 at 7 p.m. The Informers (2008) premieres Wednesday, January 13 at 8 p.m. Adventureland (2009) premieres Friday, January 15 at 8 p.m. Friday the 13th (2009) premieres Saturday, January 16 at 8 p.m. Polytechnique (2009) premieres Sunday, January 17 at 7 p.m. Life is Hot in Crack Town (2009) premieres Wednesday, January 20 at 8 p.m. Che: Part 1 (2008) premieres Thursday, January 21 at 8 p.m. Che: Part 2 (2008) premieres Friday, January 22 at 9 p.m. Crank 2: High Voltage (2009) premieres Saturday, January 23 at 8 p.m. Wolfhound (2007) premieres Sunday, January 24 at 7 p.m. Hunger (2008) premieres Thursday, January 28 at 8 p.m. Whatever Works (2009) premieres Friday, January 29 at 8 p.m. The Brothers Bloom (2008) premieres Saturday, January 30 at 8 p.m. Lymelife (2008) premieres Sunday, January 31 at 7 p.m. |
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