The New York-based production and development unit of Lion Television USA has received an 80-episode order from US broadcaster Discovery for the Cash Cab series..

Hosted by comedian Ben Bailey, each half-hour episode sees suspecting commuters step inside a seemingly ordinary cab. They suddenly discover they are on national television with a chance to win cash on the way to their destination.

As the questions get harder, they fetch in more money, but if contestants get three questions wrong, they are kicked out of the cab, before reaching their destination. (more…)

Show Time:Tomorrow at 7:00 pm on HBO

Directed by: Bryan Goeres

Genre: Suspense, Thriller

Duration: 1 hr 35 min

Starring: Michael York, Andrew McCarthy and Bo Derek.

Hank Robinson (McCarthy, The Orphan King) is a journalist for a small time TV station who turns a news-breaking event to his own advantage. Out on a routine assignment, he witnesses a terrorist attack, but without film in his camera, he has no way to prove he was there. But one of his dying colleagues, caught in the crossfire, hands him his tape of the attack.

Robinson passes off the footage as his own. He instantly becomes a celebrity and lands a job as a news anchor with a high-profile news network owned by a man named McGovern (York, Icon).

But working for McGovern soon takes its toll as Robinson is told to play by the network’s rules, throwing truth and integrity out the window. (more…)

Show Time:Wednesday, Jan 24 at 9 PM on STAR MOVIES

Genre: Action

Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

Director: Simon West

Cast: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich

Story:Former war hero Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage) is sentenced to eight years in prison when he accidentally kills a man in a barroom brawl while defending his pregnant wife. When his release comes through, he’s eager to see the daughter he’s never met.

However, Poe’s original flight is delayed, so he’s put aboard a flight transporting ten of the most dangerous men in the American penal system to a new high-security facility.

One of the criminals, Cyrus “The Virus” Grissom (John Malkovich), is a serial killer and insane genius who has hatched a diabolical plot: with the help of several other hoods, Cyrus and his men will hijack the plane and fly to a neutral nation where they can live as free men. (more…)

Show Time:Tomorrow at 9:00 pm, Wed, 13 Dec at 11:15 am on HBO

Genre: Romance

Duration: 1 hr 33 min

Starring: John Cusack and Diane Lane.

Sarah Nolan (Golden Globe and Oscar nominee Lane, Fierce People, Under The Tuscan Sun) is a newly divorced preschool teacher in her thirties and her family has made it their pet project to find her a boyfriend.

As part of the plan, her sister enrolls her in an on-line dating service, including the description of “must love dogs” as one of the criteria.

Sarah does love dogs but doesn’t own one, so in order to meet self confessed dog lover, Jake Anderson (Golden Globe nominee Cusack, Cosmic Banditos, ice Harvest: Alternate Endings) at the dog park, she borrows her brother’s dog. But, as it turns out, Jake’s dog is on loan too. Could true love wag its tail for these two?

Show Time:Tomorrow at 1:15 am,Tomorrow at 6:35 pm on HBO

Starring: John Cusack, Al Pacino and Bridget Fonda.

Directed by: Harold Becker

Genre: Drama

Duration: 1 hr 46 min

He’s played it all - a blind war veteran, a Don, a cop, and even the devil. Now, Oscar winner Al Pacino has been cast as the mayor of New York City in this gritty political drama from director Harold Becker (Mercury Rising). The story revolves around a small-town boy who gets an ugly lesson in life through his adventures in the big city.

John Cusack (Pushing Tin) plays the deputy mayor of New York City - an idealistic, loyal foot soldier to Pacino’s (Any Given Sunday) gregarious and often charming mayor. When a young child is killed during a gangland-police shootout, the administration gets into high gear investigating the murder and playing damage control.

As Cusack digs deeper, he discovers a trail of cover-ups and widespread corruption - but just how high does it go? incidentally, the driving force behind the film’s intense plot is a group of powerhouse screenwriters, including Oscar winner Bo Goldman (who did Pacino’s statue-winner, “Scent of a Woman”), Paul Schrader (Affliction) and Nicholas Pileggi (City Hall, Casino).

Show Time:Today at 10:45 pm on HBO

Starring: Jude Law and Susan Sarandon.

Genre: Drama

Duration: 1 hr 37 min

This remake of Lewis Gilbert’s 1966 classic features Academy Award® nominee Jude Law, filling in the shoes that Michael Caine once wore in the title role.

The film follows a charming, if morally lacking, womanizer from one bed to the next.

While his intentions are innocent, Alfie eventually realizes the heartbreak caused by his pursuits, and faces a moral dilemma when one of his girlfriends becomes pregnant.

SUNDAY BOX OFFICE

Show time:Sunday, Sept 24 at 9 PM

Genre: Action

Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

Director: Alex Proyas

Cast: Will Smith, Susan Calvin, Alan Tudyk

Year: 2004

Set in the future - 2035 AD, robots are common assistants and workers for their human owners. This is the story of “robotophobic” Chicago Police Detective Del Spooner’s (Smith) investigating the murder of Dr Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell), who works at U.S. Robotics. A robot, Sonny (Tudyk), appears to be implicated, even though it would mean the robot has violated the Three Laws of Robotics.

The problem is…. If robots can break those laws, there’s nothing to stop them from taking over the world as humans have grown to become completely dependent upon their robots.

Aiding Spooner in his investigation is a psychologist, Dr Susan Calvin (Moynahan), who specializes in the psyches of robots.

SUNDAY BOX OFFICE

Show time:Sunday, Sept 24 at 9 PM on Star movies.

Genre: Action
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The most exciting television events of the year, where a star-studded panel of judges will choose Miss USA 2006. Drew Lachey and Hollywood’s Nancy O’Dell, will host the event that will be held at Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland, commentary will be provided by Carson Kressley of Bravo’s Queer Eye, along with the reigning Miss USA, Chelsea Cooley.

Judges for the Pageant include are the. Olympic gold medalist Chad Hedrick, Donald Trump Jr, shoe guru Steve Madden, NBC’s James Hyde, America’s Next Top Model’ winner Nicole Link letter, Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward, television personality Jillian Barberie, and Vice President & General Manager, North America and Global Cosmetics, Procter and Gamble, Gina Drosos.

In the two-hour event, the contestants will compete in three categories: swimsuit, evening gown and interview. During these competitions the top five finalists will be selected. Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA 2005, will crown her successor at the conclusion of the two-hour primetime telecast, before an estimated worldwide viewing audience of more than 250 million. So don’t miss this extravaganza.

On Mother’s day special on Star Movies is celebrating it with a variety of powerful and touching performances seen in Hollywood recently. First, a mother and daughter literally step into each other’s shoes, and learn to respect and appreciate each other. Then a stepmother tries very hard to juggle between her work and taking care of her husband’s kids. And finally, two identical twins join forces to unite their divorced parents so that they can all live as one happy family. It’s a mother love that served back-to-back on Mother’s Day Special only on STAR Movies.

Special Movies on Mother’s Day

Freaky Friday
Sunday, May 14 at 2 PM
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan

Stepmom
Sunday, May 14 at 4 PM
Director: Chris Columbus
Cast: Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon

The Parent Trap
Sunday, May 14 at 9 PM
Director: Nancy Meyers
Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid