SHOWTIME FAMILY ZONE: September 8, 2010

7:40AM
Bud Greenspan Presents Pride Against Prejudice: The Larry Doby Story
The once-forgotten, inspiring true story of an athlete who became the second black baseball player to break the color barrier when he joined the Cleveland Indians just eleven weeks after Jackie Robinson signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
9:15AM
The Dust Factory
After he falls from a bridge, a mute teenage boy is transported to a fantasy world where he meets a beautiful girl and reunites with his beloved grandfather. Hayden Panettiere, Ryan Kelley and Armin Mueller-Stahl star in this family adventure.
11:00AM
Call of the Wild (2009)
The classic tale of wilderness adventure is transported to modern-day Montana, where a young girl stirs controversy among the locals by rescuing an injured wolf. Ariel Gade, Christopher Lloyd and Wes Studi star in this family film.
12:30PM
Bud Greenspan's Athens 2004: Stories of Olympic Glory
Highlights from the 2004 Summer Olympics include the inspiring stories of twin Australian cyclers and a Polish swimmer who auctioned off her gold medal to benefit children with leukemia.
2:10PM
Bud Greenspan Presents Pride Against Prejudice: The Larry Doby Story
The once-forgotten, inspiring true story of an athlete who became the second black baseball player to break the color barrier when he joined the Cleveland Indians just eleven weeks after Jackie Robinson signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
3:45PM
The Dust Factory
After he falls from a bridge, a mute teenage boy is transported to a fantasy world where he meets a beautiful girl and reunites with his beloved grandfather. Hayden Panettiere, Ryan Kelley and Armin Mueller-Stahl star in this family adventure.
5:30PM
The Karate Dog
A karate-trained dog named Cho Cho goes after the power-hungry maniac that killed his Zen master in this family adventure starring Simon Rex, Jaime Pressley and Jon Voight.
7:00PM
Liza With A "Z"
Never broadcast on television since its original airing, this legendary 1972 concert features Liza Minnelli in a dazzling show that was originally broadcast on NBC, winning four Emmys and a Peabody Award. Digitally restored and remixed by the Oscar-winning producers of "Chicago," this magical piece of show business history boasts choreography and direction by Bob Fosse ("Cabaret") and the music of John Kander and Fred Ebb, Minnelli's longtime collaborators.
8:00PM
Unbeatable Harold
An Elvis wannabe attempts to woo his dream girl away from her boyfriend, a fading '80s rock star with infidelity issues, in this wacky romantic comedy starring Gordon Michaels, Nicole DeHuff and Henry Winkler.
9:30PM
Strange Invaders
A college professor searching for his missing wife and daughter finds an even bigger mystery in his spouse's hometown, a rural, all-American village overrun by alien invaders from outer space. Paul LeMat, Nancy Allen and Diana Scarwid star in this tribute to '50s-era sci-fi films.
11:10PM
Inside Moves
After a failed suicide attempt leaves him wheelchair-bound, a depressed man (John Savage) begins frequenting a bar popular with the disabled, beginning a long trek back to self-esteem. David Morse and Diana Scarwid costar in this haunting drama.
1:05AM
Barbarosa
Country crooner Willie Nelson is surprisingly effective as the legendary cowboy outlaw of the title, who takes a talented greenhorn (Gary Busey) under his tutelage in this charming Western.
2:40AM
Nicholas Nickleby
Charlie Hunnam is the penniless Nicholas, whose destiny takes him from a squalid boarding school and an itinerant theater troupe to his eventual triumph as a man of prosperity in this adaptation of the classic novel, costarring Jim Broadbent and Christopher Plummer.
4:55AM
Latino Filmmaker Showcase: Moment To Moment
The everyday routine of an ordinary man is interrupted by ordinary reality in his own neighborhood in this short drama.
5:20AM
Latino Filmmaker Showcase: Learning To Swim
After witnessing his younger brother's drowning, a teenager overcomes his fear of water to save a bully's life in this film from director Christopher Olness.
5:40AM
Latino Filmmaker Showcase: What Really Happened During the Cuban Missile Crisis
A young mother engages in a battle of wills with her young son over potty training while the U.S. stands on the brink of war with Cuba.

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