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February 2012 Programming Highlights

*All times listed are Eastern Standard Time *Please check the complete Program Schedule or www.hdnetmovies.com for additional films, dates and times

HDNet Movies Sneak Previews – Experience exclusive broadcasts of new films before they hit theaters and DVD Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie Premieres Wednesday, 29th at 8:30pm followed by encore presentations at 10:15pm and 12:00am

An all new feature film from the twisted minds of cult comedy heroes Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim ("Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job")! Tim and Eric are given a billion dollars to make a movie, but squander every dime... and the sinister Schlaaang corporation is pissed. Their lives at stake, the guys skip town in search of a way to pay the money back. When they happen upon a chance to rehabilitate a bankrupt mall full of vagrants, bizarre stores and a man-eating wolf that stalks the food court, they see dollar signs-a billion of them. Featuring cameos from Awesome Show regulars and some of the biggest names in comedy today!

SPOTLIGHT FEATURES – Highlighted feature films airing throughout the month on HDNet Movies See program schedule or www.hdnetmovies.com for additional listings of dates and times Demolition Man – premieres Saturday, February 11th at 7:00pm Starring , , . Directed by Marco Brambilla Heat – premieres Thursday, February 9th at 8:00pm Starring , , , . Directed by Mr. Brooks – premieres Thursday, February 2nd at 9:05pm Starring , , Dane Cook, . Directed by Bruce A. Evans Reservoir Dogs – Saturday, February 4th at 7:45pm Starring Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, , Steve Buscemi. Directed by Quentin Taratino Three Kings – Thursday February 2nd at 7:05pm Starring , Mark Walberg, Ice Cube. Directed by David O. Russell

PROGRAMMING SPECIAL - HDNet Movies celebrates past Academy Award winners See program schedule or www.hdnetmovies.com additional listings of dates and times – premieres Friday, February 3rd at 7:00pm Starring , Roddy McDowall, David Tomlinson. Directed by Robert Stevenson Academy Award winner for Best Effects, Special Visual Effects. – Sunday, February 19th at 3:00pm Starring , , . Directed by Academy Award winner for Best Writing, Best Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Music – Score, Best Cinematography Finding Neverland – Wednesday, February 15th at 6:30pm Starring , , Julie Christie. Directed by Marc Forster Academy Award winner for Best Achievement in Music – Original Score

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Goodfellas – Monday, February 13th at 7:15pm Starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, . Directed by Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor: Joe Pesci Sophie’s Choice – Sunday, February 19th at 6:30pm Starring , , Peter MacNicol. Directed by Alan J. Pakula Academy Award winner for Best Actress in a Leading Role: Meryl Streep. Sunset Blvd. – Monday, February 6th at 8:30pm Starring , Gloria Swanson, , Nancy Olson. Directed by Academy Award winners for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Black and White, Best Music, Scoring of a dramatic or Comedy Picture. kidScene - “Because Great Movies Are Meant to be Shared” A morning block of kids films from 6:00am to 3:00pm daily See program schedule or www.hdnetmovies.com for additional films and complete listings of dates and times Highlights include… Balto Voices of , , Bridget Fonda. Directed by Simon Wells Young Artist Award nomination for Best Family Feature-Musical or Comedy Ferngully: The Last Rainforest Voices of Tim Curry, , . Directed by Bill Kroyer Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Voices of Debi Derryberry, , , Megan Cavanagh, Mark DeCarlo. Directed by John A. Davis Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature. Young Artist Award nomination for Best Family Feature Film- Animation Like Mike Starring Lil Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki, Crispin Glover. Directed by John Schultz Young Artist Award nominations for Best Performance in a Feature Film-Leading Young Actor: Lil Bow Wow, Best Family Feature Film-Comedy kidScene “Friday Night” – An evening of family films every Friday night at 7:00pm. See program schedule or www.hdnetmovies.com for additional films and complete listings of dates and times Highlights include… – Friday, February 24th at 7:00pm Starring , , Aileen Quinn, Tim Curry. Directed by Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Music-Original Song and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score. Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress in a Motion Picture-Comedy/Musical: Carol Burnett and Aileen Quinn, New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture: Aileen Quinn. Young Artist Award winner for Best Young Motion Picture Actress: Aileen Quinn, Young Artist Award nominations for Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Toni Ann Gisondi, Best Family Feature-Animated Musical or Fantasy Bedknobs and Broomsticks – premieres Friday, February 3rd at 7:00pm Starring Angela Lansbury, Roddy McDowall, David Tomlinson. Directed by Robert Stevenson Academy Award winner for Best Effects, Special Visual Effects. Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Music-Original Song, Best Music-Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score. Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture Actress-Musical/Comedy: Angela Lansbury Finding Neverland – Friday, February 24th at 9:15pm Starring Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie. Directed by Marc Forster Academy Award winner for Best Achievement in Music – Original Score Academy Award nomination for Best Motion Picture, Best Actor: Johnny Depp, Best Costume Design, Best Editing, Best Art Direction and Best Writing February 2012 Program Highlights 2 Version 1 1/24/2012

Hoosiers – Friday, February 10th at 8:45pm Starring , Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper. Directed by David Anspaugh Academy Award nominations for Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Dennis Hopper and Best Original Score Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Dennis Hopper

In Retro – Memorable Classic movies every Sunday See program schedule or www.hdnetmovies.com for additional listings of dates and times How to Marry a Millionaire – premieres Sunday, February 5th at 6:45pm Starring , Betty Grable, . Directed by Jean Negulesco Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design-Color – premieres Sunday, February 5th at 8:30pm Starring Marilyn Monroe, Tommy Ewell, , . Directed by Billy Wilder Golden Globe winner for Best Motion Picture Actor-Musical/Comedy: – premieres Sunday, February 12th at 7:35pm Starring , , , Julia Adams, Henry Morgan. Directed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance – Sunday, February 12th at 9:15pm Starring , James Stewart, . Directed by Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design Doctor Zhivago – Sunday, February 19th at 3:00pm Starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin. Directed by David Lean Academy Award winner for Best Writing, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Music – Score, Best Cinematography Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Sound and Best Supporting Actor: Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Motion Picture Actor: Omar Sharif and Most Promising Newcomer: Geraldine Chaplin Sophie’s Choice – Sunday, February 19th at 6:30pm Starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol. Directed by Alan J. Pakula Academy Award winner for Best Actress in a Leading Role: Meryl Streep. Academy Award nominations for Best Writing- Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Music-Original Score. Golden Globe winner for Best Actress in a Motion Picture-Drama: Meryl Streep. Golden Globe nominations for Best Motion Picture-Drama, New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture-Male: Kevin Kline Sons of Katie Elder – Sunday, February 26th at 6:00pm Starring John Wayne, , Martha Hyer. Directed by Henry Hathaway El Dorado – Sunday, February 26th at 8:05pm Starring John Wayne, , James Caan, Edward Asner. Directed by Rooster Cogburn – Sunday, February 26th at 10:15pm Starring John Wayne, , , Richard Jordan. Directed by Stuart Miller

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NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY – HDNet Movies presents American Films selected by the for historical and cultural preservation. For more information on film preservation, visit www.loc.gov/film and www.filmpreservation.org See program schedule or www.hdnetmovies.com for additional listings of dates and times Hoosiers Starring Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper. Directed by David Anspaugh Academy Award nominations for Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Dennis Hopper and Best Original Score Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Dennis Hopper Malcolm X Starring , Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, , . Directed by Spike Lee Academy Award nominations for Best Actor: Denzel Washington, Best Costume Design. Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture-Drama: Denzel Washington The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Starring John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles. Directed by John Ford Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design

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