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adorable bear with moves that could put martial artistes to shame… a demoniac
creature with girlfriend and identity – to fight for humankind or not –
issues… an estranged couple romancing lost treasure to discover love again…
a speed maniac’s desire, and trials and travails, to create Mach 5 on wheels…
a gay butler and his philanthropic lady employer… blast from the past…
that’s your score this November, only on HBO. Pull out that blanket and tuck
yourself in to beat the winter, and enjoy Hollywood’s top-of-the-rung, only
on HBO. HBO
BLOCKBUSTER OF THE MONTH
(ON NOVEMBER 27, 2009 - FRIDAY) “I
just ate, so I'm still digesting, so my kung fu may not be as good as later on.”
Sorry?!
Food and kung fu?? Gotta be it, when you ‘ave a kickin’, boxin’,
smashin’ and buttin’ Giant Panda. You got a Kung Fu Panda comin’
your way. Riproaring,
silly, memorable, hugely entertaining, the Oscar-nominated Kung Fu Panda premieres
on the HBO Blockbuster of the Month on 27th November at 9:00pm. Academy Award
winners Dustin Hoffman and Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan (Yup! He’s there)
and Lucy Liu are among those lending their voices and high-octane energy to their
characters in this animated comedy. Kung
Fu Panda is Po, the adorable and enthusiastic but clumsy, kung fu-freak of a giant
panda. He makes viewers respond in awe as he combines the characteristics of a
cuddly animal with high- jumping, fist-flying, round-house kicking martial arts.
The kids just love him; he enraptures grown-ups no less. Unexpectedly chosen to
fulfill a prophecy, Po’s dreams become reality when he gets an opportunity
to learn the art of kung fu. But can he really become a kung fu master? Po puts
his heart and girth into the task, and the unlikely hero finds his greatest weaknesses
turn out to be his greatest strengths. Don’t
miss this inventive, lickety-split mad fun of slapstick, replete with luminous
production design, only on HBO on 27th November at 9:00pm. Treat yourself to Kung
Fu Panda. HBO
SEE IT FIRST
(A PREMIERE EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT, AT 9PM) He
is just a demon raised to be the saviour against the forces of darkness; just
a red mammoth with an attitude, who wants to be accepted as a normal person by
the humans he protects. But the government wishes to keep Hellboy a secret. Portrayed
by Golden Globe Award winner Ron Perlman, Hellboy continues with his struggle
as HBO See It First’s exclusive array of movies begins with Oscar-nominated
Hellboy II: The Golden Army on November 7. Along With his team, including love
interest Liz Sherman (Selma Blair), Abe Sapien (Doug Jones), Hellboy protects
the world from any dark threats. Hellboy II: The Golden Army picks up their story
when the team finds people have vanished from an auction. This forms the spine
of the movie and is the igniting factor of a war between the monsters of the dark
underworld and humans. With
a signature blend of action, humor, and character-based spectacle, the saga of
the world’s toughest hero from hell continues to unfold in Hellboy II: The
Golden Army. In this epic vision of imagination from Oscar-nominated director
Guilerno del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy), the demonic superhero takes
on the Golden Army to save the Earth from a marauding army of creatures, before
hell – quite literally – breaks loose! Watch
Hellboy II: The Golden Army premiere on HBO See It First at 9pm on November 7.
Donna’s
senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, one of magic, beauty,
and love. Surrounded by her best friends, she should be safe from the horrors
of her past. But when the night turns from magic to murder there is only one man
who could be responsible, the man she thought was gone forever. Now, Donna and
her friends must find a way to escape the sadistic rampage of an obsessed killer,
and survive their prom bight. Catch
the mystery thriller, Prom Night, on 14th November starring American actors Brittany
Snow and Johnathon Schaech, only on HBO. They
have been a magnetic and endearing pair in the past. Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey
team up once again in Fool’s Gold as the funloving, married couple rekindling
their romantic life while searching for a lost treasure. Fool’s
Gold is part romantic comedy, part deep-sea diving adventure, and lots of multi-hued
and touching emotions. The Fool’s Gold premiere is a must-see, only on HBO
on 21st November. Speed
is his name and speed is all he is about. For, Speed Racer is a natural behind
the wheel, aggressive, instinctive and fearless. But what tests his mettle are
not the tracks he races but the cut-throat, corruptible world of car racing itself,
fixed by ruthless tycoons. Combining heartfelt family humour and ground-breaking
visual effects, Speed Racer (with Emile Hirsh in the lead role) is an American
live action film adaptation of the 1960s Japanese anime series of the same name.
SpeedRacer (Emile Hirsch) is an 18-year-old whose life and love has always been
racing. When Speed steps on the track, it’s not just a race. It’s an
adrenaline-fueled, high-speed charge to the finish! Ultimate
action comes your way with Speed Racer premiering on November 28 only on HBO.
Don’t miss it. HBO
ORIGINAL MOVIE OF THE MONTH m
Hailed as the perfect casting of the title roles, Susan Sarandon, in the role
of Doris Duke, and Ralph Fiennes as Bernard Lafferty bring to life the semi-factual
and intriguing examination of the relationship between real-life philanthropist,
environmental conservationist and patron of the arts and her butler in Bernard
and Doris! An HBO Films presentation, Bernard and Doris! is subtle, constantly
engaging and yet, almost never loses sight of the comic elements. Sarandon excels
as the charming, isolated Doris Duke, heiress of a tobacco tycoon, who, after
a string of failed marriages, reposts her faith in her homosexual help, Bernard.
Catch the Susan Sarandon-Ralph Fiennes comedy drama on 24th November only on HBO!
November
Chillz continues on HBO as the channel brings back the Golden Globe and Emmy Award-
winning television series TrueBlood with the premiere of Season 2! The new TrueBlood
has supremely spooky plot twists to run an icy finger down your spine. The Season
2 of TrueBlood premiere picks up from at the exact moment we left off in Season
1, beginning November 1, 2009 after the 9pm movie; thereafter every Sunday after
the 9pm movie. Season
2 not only takes the love story forward with the demonic and ‘bloodcurdlingly’
dark funny twists, but also introduces sub-plots involving the anti-vampire Fellowship
of the Sun Church; Sookie’s slow-witted brother Jason’s indoctrination
into the church; expanded role of Maryann Forrester, the powerful supernatural
creature, who gradually gains control over the people of Bon Temps.
The HBO movie
extravaganza has more, on HBO Friday Blockbusters and HBO Sunday Superhits.
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