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HBO SIGNATURE Indonesia Synopses (7/6/2009–13/6/2009)

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HBO SIGNATURE Indonesia Synopses (7/6/2009–13/6/2009)

All The Pretty Horses
Adapted from Cormac McCarthy’s beloved bestseller, the plot revolves around John Grady and his pal Lacey Rawlins. The two leave their Texas home in search of real cowboy country. Along the way they pick up a mysterious teenager, who gets John and Lacey into trouble. They manage to ditch him and continue their journey – which takes them to a sprawling hacienda run by a businessman, Don Hector. There, Grady falls for Don Hector’s gorgeous daughter, Alejandra. The two then embark on a secretive but blissful affair. That is, until Grady’s past comes back to haunt him.
Starring: Matt Damon, Henry Thomas, Penelope Cruz
Showtimes: 11/6/2009 3:00PM
And Then Came Love
When her son starts to act strange, a successful New York journalist and single mother Julie Davidson looks for her son’s sperm-donor father only to see them bonding better than with her fiancé/boyfriend.
Starring: Vanessa Williams, Eartha Kitt, Ben Vereen
Showtimes: 11/6/2009 7:15AM, 11/6/2009 7:15PM
Bats: Human Harvest
In present day Afghanistan, special forces are sent to capture Fazul, a fanatical terrorist who has escaped into the maze of caves underlying the country. As the troops spelunk, they encounter one major obstacle; genetically altered bats programmed to seek out flesh and consume it.
Starring: David Chokachi, Michael Jace
Showtimes: 10/6/2009 1:30AM
Beneath
Christy returns home after the death of her sister Vanessa and is haunted by prophetic visions of violence and murder that begin to come true. When her visions depict Vanessa’s sadistic premature burial, Christy sets out to discover the truth her death – and discovers that the truth can never be buried.
Starring: Matthew Settle, Nora Zehetner
Showtimes: 7/6/2009 1:45AM, 10/6/2009 9:30AM, 10/6/2009 10:30PM
Boycott
This award-winning HBO Original movie is based on the 13-month boycott of the use of bus services by the colored community in Montgomery, Alabama. The furor is caused when a black woman, Rosa Parks, refused to give up her bus seat for a white man. Featuring intense and passionate performances by Jeffrey Wright as Martin Luther King and Terence Dashon Howard, the film portrays the truth, taking an unbiased look at race relations, and delivers the message in an interesting documentary-cum-feature film style.
Starring: Terrence Howard, Jeffrey Wright
Showtimes: 7/6/2009 6:45AM, 7/6/2009 7:00PM
Dead Bang
Los Angeles detective Jerry Beck is not a happy guy: his wife has kicked him out, his new apartment is next to the airport and he’s chasing kill-crazy white supremacists halfway across the country at Christmas time – all without a winter coat.
Starring: Penelope Ann Miller, Don Johnson, Bill Forsythe
Showtimes: 7/6/2009 5:00AM, 7/6/2009 5:15PM, 10/6/2009 2:30PM, 11/6/2009 3:15AM
Excess Baggage
A crash course in kidnapping, car thefts and other rituals of dating. Yes, it’s an intriguing adventure about a poor little rich girl and the car thief who steals her heart. Desperate for attention from her rich father, Emily Hope stages her own kidnapping. But before Emily gets rescued, her car gets stolen – with Emily still inside – by a hot car thief, Vincent. Her uncle, Ray, is then dispatched by her father to find her. But after getting involved with Vincent, will Emily still want to be found?
Starring: Christopher Walken, Alicia Silverstone, Benicio Del Toro
Showtimes: 8/6/2009 7:00AM, 8/6/2009 7:15PM, 13/6/2009 4:00PM
Flight Of The Conchords 04: Yoko
Bret’s girlfriend Coco threatens the Conchords’ fragile chemistry, not to mention the devotion of its lone fan, Mel. Jemaine accuses Coco of being Yoko-esque, prompting Bret’s angry departure. Ultimately, recognizing his partner is indispensable, Jemaine tracks down Bret to ask him back in the band – under one condition.
Starring: Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie
Showtimes: 7/6/2009 12:20AM
Flight Of The Conchords 05: Sally Returns
Jemaine reconnects with Sally, who dumped him (and Bret) earlier. Envisioning a new life with Sally, including making “Business Time” with her every Wednesday night, Jemaine’s dreams take a detour when he learns she won’t spend time with him until he gets his own place.
Starring: Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie
Showtimes: 7/6/2009 12:45AM
Flight Of The Conchords 06: Bowie
A body-conscious Bret gets advice from Jemaine, Mel, and rock idol David Bowie (in his dream). Murray pitches a Conchords tune to an audio greeting-card company.
Starring: Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie
Showtimes: 7/6/2009 1:10AM
Flight Of The Conchords 07: Drive By
Bret and Jemaine arm themselves for a race war with a fruit vendor while Murray falls for a tech-support woman at the office.
Starring: Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie
Showtimes: 7/6/2009 11:00AM, 7/6/2009 11:00PM
Flight Of The Conchords 08: Girlfriends
Bret and Jemaine pick up two women at a croissant shop – but end up with very different dating experiences. Meanwhile, Murray makes an album deal for the band.
Starring: Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie
Showtimes: 7/6/2009 11:25AM, 7/6/2009 11:25PM
Flight Of The Conchords 09: What Goes On Tour?
Using the band’s “emergency fund”, Murray organizes a warm-up tour in preparation for a big gig in Central Park. At an airport bar, the boys get hooked by some “mermaids” from a women’s water-polo team and nearly ruin the tour and their relationship with Murray.
Starring: Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie
Showtimes: 7/6/2009 11:50AM, 7/6/2009 11:50PM
Flight Of The Conchords 10: New Fans
Conchords triple their fan base after playing a local world music jam, but Mel is suspicious of the two new fans’ motives.
Starring: Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie
Showtimes: 7/6/2009 12:15PM, 8/6/2009 12:15AM
Flight Of The Conchords 11: The Actor
Bret and Jemaine enlist a semi-professional actor to pretend to be a record label guy in an attempt to cheer Murray up after a disappointing gig. The actor ends up getting carried away, offering Murray and the Conchords a recording deal that is too good to be true.
Starring: Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie
Showtimes: 7/6/2009 12:40PM, 8/6/2009 12:40AM
Flight Of The Conchords 12: The Third Conchord
Murray foists a new bongo-playing band member on Bret and Jemaine, triggering angry dances and mutant half-bands.
Starring: Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie
Showtimes: 7/6/2009 1:10PM, 8/6/2009 1:10AM
Georgia Rule
In this touching drama about family, compassion, and forgiveness, Felicity Huffman plays a frustrated mother who, after struggling to control and discipline her unruly daughter, takes the rebellious teen to the one place she thought she would never return – her mother’s Idaho farm.
Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Dermot Mulroney, Jane Fonda
Showtimes: 8/6/2009 5:00AM, 8/6/2009 5:15PM, 13/6/2009 9:00AM, 13/6/2009 10:30PM
Grumpy Old Men
How grumpy can old men get? Well, next-door neighbors John Gustafson and Max Goldman have been fighting so long they’ve forgotten what started it all! But now, they have something new to fight about – sexy widow Ariel Truax, who has just moved in across the street. Let the battle begin!
Starring: Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon
Showtimes: 10/6/2009 4:30PM, 11/6/2009 1:30AM
Hollow Man
Sebastian Caine is a highly gifted scientist heading a top-secret research outfit that develops a serum that allows the user to become completely invisible. Linda McKay is his ex-girlfriend and team-mate. Following extraordinary results on animals, Caine disregards strict orders from the Pentagon and experiments with the serum on himself. To his horror, he finds that he cannot come back from his invisible state. Caine goes on a reckless rampage, resorting to murder to hide reality. Here is a thriller that concludes that what you see is not what you get.
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue
Showtimes: 7/6/2009 3:30PM
Hot Rod
Self-proclaimed stuntman Rod Kimble is preparing for the jump of his life. Rod plans to clear fifteen buses in an attempt to raise money for his abusive stepfather Frank’s life-saving heart operation. From the team behind “Saturday Night Live”.
Starring: Will Arnett, Andy Samberg, Isla Fisher
Showtimes: 13/6/2009 9:00PM
In The Line Of Fire
Oscar-caliber performances, a superb script and brilliant directing raise this taut suspense/thriller many levels above other movies in its genre. Frank Horrigan is a tough, uncompromising secret service agent with a past he would rather forget while Mitch Leary is the professional assassin who forces him to relive it by attempting to assassinate the President of the United States. The life of the President hangs in the balance as it becomes the prize for either Horrigan’s redemption from his past or a permanent place in history for Leary.
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Rene Russo, John Malkovich
Showtimes: 8/6/2009 8:45AM, 11/6/2009 12:45PM, 12/6/2009 12:30AM
Jimmy Hollywood
Some guys will do anything to get noticed in Tinseltown. Would-be actor, Jimmy Alto can’t even get arrested until he and his buddy, William, start videotaping criminals in the act, catching them and turning them over to the police. Suddenly he’s the lead story on every newscast, but a giant thorn in the cops’ side.
Starring: Joe Pesci, Christian Slater
Showtimes: 9/6/2009 7:00AM, 9/6/2009 7:00PM
Kinjite
An angry vice cop has to search the criminal underworld of Los Angeles for a Japanese businessman’s abducted daughter.
Starring: Charles Bronson, Perry Lopez
Showtimes: 9/6/2009 1:00PM, 13/6/2009 5:00AM, 13/6/2009 5:45PM
Leap Of Faith
Faith healer Jonas Nightingale suits up for divine inspiration as he leads a traveling revival show into the little town of Rushwater. While he ‘preaches’ to his innocent flock, his beautiful assistant Jane is busy scouting out physical problems in the audience, and then informing him about it through an earpiece. The audience buys it, but the skeptical sheriff doesn’t. He sees Nightingale for the fraud that he is and wants to expose him. Jane is sent to seduce the lawman, but falls in love with him instead.
Starring: Steve Martin, Debra Winger, Liam Neeson
Showtimes: 9/6/2009 2:45PM, 10/6/2009 3:00AM, 13/6/2009 7:00AM
Let’s Get Harry
Both the US ambassador and an American engineer, Harry Burke Jr., are taken hostage and held for ransom in Columbia. Harry’s brother and friends take things into their own hands by hiring a mercenary soldier to lead a rescue mission. Now, five ordinary guys from Illinois have to become commandos. Armed with nothing but courage, they head deep into the jungles in order to bring Harry home.
Starring: Mark Harmon, Robert Duvall
Showtimes: 9/6/2009 5:00AM, 9/6/2009 5:00PM, 12/6/2009 1:15PM
Little Children
A darkly comic journey through a world both familiar and foreign, this story of marriage, children, desire and infidelity bristles with the keen writing of its acclaimed author and the direction of Todd Field.
Starring: Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, Patrick Wilson
Showtimes: 10/6/2009 7:00AM, 10/6/2009 6:30PM, 13/6/2009 1:30PM
On Deadly Ground
Nature never had a better friend than Forrest Taft. A trouble-shooter for a big oil company, he learns that his boss, Michael Jennings, has plans to install sub-standard equipment which is harmful to both human lives and the environment. When Taft objects to the plans, Jennings tries to kill him. After being rescued by Masu, an Eskimo woman, he goes out to stop his boss.
Starring: Michael Caine, Steven Seagal, Joan Chen
Showtimes: 7/6/2009 3:15AM, 11/6/2009 11:00AM
P.O.W. The Escape
An American colonel taken prisoner in Vietnam helps lead an escape in this action film. David Carradine stars as Colonel Cooper, an American soldier captured while fighting the Viet Cong. When Vietnamese captor Captain Vinh gets word of a government plot to kill the Colonel and himself, Vinh decides to take his chances with the American by offering an escape route for the prisoners of war in return for passage to the US.
Starring: David Carradine, Mako
Showtimes: 8/6/2009 1:30AM, 10/6/2009 5:00AM
Reign Over Me
This is a heart-rending story about Charlie Fineman, who has slipped away from reality after the sudden loss of his wife and children. But Charlie’s life takes a turn for the better when he runs into his old college roommate, Alan Johnson, whose life is torn between the demands of career and family. This renewed friendship rekindles their long-forgotten bond, and both men emerge enriched and enlightened.
Starring: Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Liv Tyler
Showtimes: 8/6/2009 11:00AM, 8/6/2009 10:15PM, 12/6/2009 3:15PM
Reno 911! 01: Pilot
When faced with a shortage of criminal suspects, Lieutenant Dangle declares zero-tolerance policy, only to find himself convicted when he hits a civilian’s car. Fortunately for him, he discovers evidence of a crime in the trunk of the car.
Starring: Steve Hart, Jennifer Lennon
Showtimes: 8/6/2009 9:00PM, 13/6/2009 11:00AM
Reno 911! 02: Fireworks
Jones and Garcia interrogate a man about illegal fireworks while Wiegel takes an undercover assignment as a prostitute.
Starring: Jim Rash, David Lincoln
Showtimes: 8/6/2009 9:20PM, 13/6/2009 11:20AM
Reno 911! 03: Execution Tickets
The police department gets two tickets to witness an execution in Carson City and the team decides to organize a scavenger hunt to see who the lucky two are.
Starring: Toby Huss, Nick Swardson
Showtimes: 8/6/2009 9:40PM, 13/6/2009 11:40AM
Reno 911! 04: Clementine’s Pregnant
Clemmie discovers she’s pregnant after a drug test at the department and goes on a spree to find a suitable father for her unborn child.
Starring: Jim Rash, Michael Ian Black
Showtimes: 9/6/2009 9:00PM, 13/6/2009 12:00PM
Reno 911! 05: Jones Gets Suspended
Jones gets a suspension for punching Garcia over a racist joke and is made to work crossing-guard duty.
Starring: Nick Swardson, Nat Faxon
Showtimes: 9/6/2009 9:20PM, 13/6/2009 12:20PM
Reno 911! 06: Help From The Fbi
When the FBI comes to town to investigate a homicide, the Reno Sheriff’s department does all it can to impress the big-shots.
Starring: Kyle Dunnigan, Shulie Cowen
Showtimes: 9/6/2009 9:40PM, 13/6/2009 12:40PM
Reno 911! 07: Wiegel Suicide Watch
When faced with the prospect of getting more attention, Officer Wiegel has an idea – to feign suicide and see if anyone pays attention to him this time.
Starring: Jack Plotnick, Kristina Hayes
Showtimes: 10/6/2009 9:00PM, 13/6/2009 1:00PM
Reno 911! 08: Clementine Gets Married
Clementine Johnson gets a marriage proposal from her lousy boyfriend, Steed.
Starring: Christian Tallman, Jim Rush
Showtimes: 10/6/2009 9:20PM
Reno 911! 09: Garcia’s Anniversary
To celebrate Garcia’s 15th year on the force, the guys take him to a strip club to celebrate it Reno-style.
Starring: Amy Brassette, Lisa Acuna
Showtimes: 10/6/2009 9:40PM
Reno 911! 10: Burning Man Festival
With a reward of $1,200 for getting people off the streets, Garcia decides to help a hooker only to realize it’s harder than it looks. Meanwhile, Dangle, Junior and Jones go undercover to the Burning Man Festival to stop a drug deal.
Starring: Nat Faxon, Gary Mack
Showtimes: 10/6/2009 10:00PM
Reno 911! 11: Dangle’s Moving Day
Lieutenant Dangle needs help with his move but gets only Jones, who showed up.
Starring: Nick Swardson, Jim Rush
Showtimes: 11/6/2009 9:00PM
Reno 911! 12: Terrorist Training: Part 1
Captain Dwayne Hernandez and his partner Suzy Kim drop by to train and prepare the department for a terrorist attack. This starts the department on a paranoid trail as everything they do seems to be a training exercise.
Starring: Toby Huss, Cathy Shim
Showtimes: 11/6/2009 9:15PM
Reno 911! 13: Part 2
The team continues with their rigorous training in Homeland Security only to see Deputy Travis Junior taking things a little off with his dishonest ways.
Starring: Cathy Shim, Oscar Nunez
Showtimes: 11/6/2009 9:35PM
Reno 911! 14: Halloween
Wiegel uses her stuffed cat to catch some naughty kids in her yard. Jones dies and the cast watches his goodbye tape only to find revealing things about everyone.
Starring: Jack Plotnick, Tracey Walter
Showtimes: 11/6/2009 10:00PM
Running Scared
When a stowaway unknowingly photographs a secret US military base, he and his friend find themselves pursued by an intelligence agent who believes that they are spies.
Starring: Judge Reinhold, Ken Wahl
Showtimes: 8/6/2009 1:00PM, 9/6/2009 12:30AM, 12/6/2009 5:00AM, 12/6/2009 5:30PM
Shooter
Mark Wahlberg plays an ace marksman living in self-exile in the Arkansas wilderness after causing the death of an innocent person. Persuaded by his former associates that they need his help to prevent an assassination, he is subsequently double-crossed and framed for the presidential assassination he was trying to prevent. Now forced to go on the run, he is determined to track down the real killer and the truth behind who betrayed him.
Starring: Danny Glover, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Pena
Showtimes: 7/6/2009 8:45AM, 8/6/2009 3:00AM, 11/6/2009 5:00AM, 12/6/2009 11:00AM, 12/6/2009 10:30PM
Starter For 10
In 1985, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol after spending much of his childhood watching “University Challenge”, a college quiz show. He joins the team at Bristol and falls for Alice, his teammate, while managing his friendship with Rebecca, another friend he’s made.
Starring: James McAvoy
Showtimes: 7/6/2009 1:45PM, 10/6/2009 11:00AM, 11/6/2009 9:00AM, 11/6/2009 10:30PM
The Devil’s Own
Two countries, two men, two opposite ways to do the right thing. In strife-torn Northern Ireland, terrorist Rory Devaney does not hesitate to shoot and kill in the name of what he believes. In New York, a cop, Tom O’Meara, will shoot only in the direst of emergencies. The two meet when Rory goes to the Big Apple on a mission. He takes refuge in Tom’s house, under the guise of an innocent man. But Rory’s world is too violent and Tom’s house is too peaceful, and soon this unlikely juxtaposition erupts in conflict.
Starring: Brad Pitt, Harrison Ford
Showtimes: 9/6/2009 11:00AM, 9/6/2009 11:45PM, 11/6/2009 5:15PM, 12/6/2009 3:00AM
The Mambo Kings
This is a story of how two Cuban brothers travel to America with a suitcase full of songs and hearts filled with passion in search of a dream.
Starring: Armand Assante, Antonio Banderas
Showtimes: 10/6/2009 12:45PM, 10/6/2009 11:45PM
The Patriot
Violent demons of the French and Indian War resurrect themselves to haunt veteran soldier Benjamin Martin, who now craves the simple life of a farmer and his family’s company. But when America comes under British tyranny, his eldest son Gabriel runs off to battle against his wishes, and the peace-loving soldier is drawn back into his violent past to make sure no harm befalls his son. His mission to protect his son becomes one of revenge when his house is burned down and one of his children savagely slaughtered by Colonel Tavington.
Starring: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson
Showtimes: 8/6/2009 2:30PM, 9/6/2009 2:15AM, 12/6/2009 8:15AM, 13/6/2009 12:30AM
The Wire 16: Hot Shots
Bunk and Freamon chase their crime scene, a container ship, to Philly, where none of the crew speaks English. Daniels lets it be known he’s going to leave the department. On orders from Barksdale, Bell finds a way to set-up the correctional officer, Tilghman, who’s been harassing Wee-Bey. McNulty pursues the identity of the Jane Doe found floating in the harbor. A pair of young longshoremen heists a container of digital cameras and sells them to men working for The Greek. After an ominous visit from his Uncle Avon, D’Angelo agrees to stop getting high in prison.
Showtimes: 7/6/2009 9:00PM
The Wire 17: Hard Cases
Sobotka reprimands his nephew Nick for stealing the cameras and orders him to bring the cargo back - too late. McNulty is on a self-assigned moral mission to identify his floater, but his old partner, Bunk, says they have more pressing matters at hand: find Omar to testify against a Barksdale trigger man in one of last year’s murders. To placate Valcheck, Burrell asks Daniels to lead the detail investigating Sobotka and Daniels agrees. McNulty - on his second moral mission of the season - begins courting his estranged wife, promising a new day and a new Jimmy McNulty.
Showtimes: 7/6/2009 9:55PM
Three Can Play That Game
Shante Smith is a relationship expert who uses her knowledge of the male psyche to help women get what they want.
Starring: Vivica A. Fox, Jason George
Showtimes: 9/6/2009 9:15AM, 9/6/2009 10:15PM
Who Killed The Electric Car?
This enthralling documentary examines why General Motors abolished the EV1 electric vehicle program and the ripple effect it had on government and big business.
Showtimes: 12/6/2009 6:30AM, 12/6/2009 7:15PM
Wieners
Three friends decide to go on a road trip across the country in a Wiener Wagon with a plan to beat up a daytime talk show therapist.
Starring: Kenan Thompson, Jenny McCarthy
Showtimes: 12/6/2009 9:00PM, 13/6/2009 3:15AM, 13/6/2009 7:15PM
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