Sunday 5/9
FILM: The Deer Hunter An examination of the psychological and societal effects of war through the story of three friends from an industrial US town who are drafted to fight in Vietnam. Multi-Academy Award-winning was drama starring Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, John Savage and Christopher Walken. (Star-0.45) FILM: The Thin Red Line The adventures of a platoon of young US soldiers during the World War II battle of Guadalcanal and the manner in which they bond among themselves. War drama starring Sean Penn, George Clooney, Ben Chaplin, Woody Harrelson, Nick Nolte, John Cusack and Elias Koteas. (Antenna-22.50) FILM: Godzilla Yet another oversized reptile attacks a big city, but this time it’s a mutant lizard, born of the French nuclear bomb tests in the south Pacific, wreaking havoc in Manhattan. Science-fiction adventure starring Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno and Maria Pitillo. (Mega-21.00) FILM: The January Man A brilliant yet rebellious ex-cop is called in by his brother (the mayor’s assistant) to help catch a serial killer who is terrorizing Manhattan before he strikes again. Crime thriller starring Kevin Kline, Harvey Keitel and Susan Sarandon. (NET-23.00) FILM: The Searchers US Civil War veteran Ethan sets out with his half-Indian nephew to find the Indians who pillaged his ranch, killed his family and kidnapped his niece, but when he finds the girl he realizes she has become assimilated and his motives toward her become uncertain. Western starring John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter and Vera Miles. (ET-1-18.00)
