THE MOVIE CHANNEL: September 8, 2010

7:00AM
Islands In The Stream
George C. Scott stars in this adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's novel as Thomas Hudson, an American artist living in Bimini, whose reconciliation with his four estranged young sons is interrupted by the outbreak of World War II. David Hemmings, Claire Bloom, Susan Tyrrell and Gilbert Roland costar in this film directed by Franklin Schaffner ("Patton," "Planet of the Apes").
8:45AM
Tall Tale
A boy who is skeptical of his father's tales of mythical American folk heroes is joined by Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan, John Henry and Calamity Jane in a battle to save his family's land. Nick Stahl, Patrick Swayze and Oliver Platt star in this charming fantasy.
10:30AM
Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out
Stewart Copeland, drummer for the seminal 1980's band The Police compiles his personal Super 8 home movie footage to create this fascinating portrait of a rock group at the peak of its popularity. Copeland's band mates Andy Summers and Sting also appear.
11:45AM
Osama
The first major motion picture to emerge from Afghanistan following the fall of the repressive Taliban regime is the story of a young girl (Marina Golbahari) struggling to survive in the early days of the Taliban's patriarchal rule by disguising herself as a boy. Siddiq Barmak's powerful drama won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and an honorable mention at the Cannes Film Festival.
1:10PM
Her Minor Thing
After a twenty-five-year-old woman's boyfriend reveals on national television that she is still a virgin, she is besieged with sexual interest from men and relationship advice from women, quickly souring her once-romantic ideals. Estella Warren, Christian Kane and Rachel Dratch star in this romantic comedy.
2:45PM
The Alphabet Killer
A true-life serial killer case in Rochester, New York inspired this thriller about a dogged homicide investigator who pursues a child murderer despite suffering from schizophrenia, a condition that makes her believe she can see the spirits of the victims. Eliza Dushku, Cary Elwes, Timothy Hutton, Melissa Leo, Carl Lumbly, Michael Ironside and Tom Noonan star in this crime drama with a psychological twist.
4:25PM
The Garden
A family road trip turns terrifying when a troubled youth and his father are trapped by a rural family with sinister plans for them. Adam Taylor Gordon, Brian Wimmer, Claudia Christian, Sean Young and Lance Henriksen star in this horror thriller.
6:00PM
Transsiberian
An American husband and wife traveling from China to Moscow on the Trans-Siberian Railway meet another seemingly friendly couple who soon lure them into a web of deceit and murder. Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer and Ben Kingsley star in this gritty thriller.
8:00PM
The Answer Man
A reclusive author whose self-help book has been a best seller for twenty years must reconnect with his spirituality when he befriends two desperate people looking to him for help: a struggling single mother and a recovering drug addict. Jeff Daniels, Lauren Graham and Lou Taylor Pucci star in this charming comedy-drama.
9:40PM
2 Days in Paris
The relationship troubles of a French photographer (Julie Delpy) with her American boyfriend (Adam Goldberg) intensify during a two-day stopover in her hometown of Paris, where her squabbling parents, eccentric friends, and profusion of ex-lovers force him to reevaluate their entire romance.
11:30PM
Falling Up
A doorman at a posh Manhattan apartment building breaks the rules when he falls in love with the daughter of a resident family, jeopardizing his job. Joseph Cross, Sarah Roemer and Joe Pantoliano star in this charming romantic comedy.
1:10AM
Girl Thing, A (Part 1)
Stockard Channing stars in this miniseries as a psychiatrist treating four unique women, each grappling with a unique challenge. Lauren (Elle MacPherson) suddenly finds herself attracted to another woman (Kate Capshaw). Three sisters (Rebecca DeMornay, Allison Janney and Glenne Headly) suffer through their mother's death. Nia (Lynn Whitfield) endures the affair of her husband (Scott Bakula), and the unstable Suzanna (Camryn Manheim) threatens her doctor. Mia Farrow, Linda Hamilton, S. Epatha Merkerson and Peta Wilson costar.
3:20AM
Girl Thing, A (Part 2)
Stockard Channing stars in this miniseries as a psychiatrist treating four unique women, each grappling with a unique challenge. Lauren (Elle MacPherson) suddenly finds herself attracted to another woman (Kate Capshaw). Three sisters (Rebecca DeMornay, Allison Janney and Glenne Headly) suffer through their mother's death. Nia (Lynn Whitfield) endures the affair of her husband (Scott Bakula), and the unstable Suzanna (Camryn Manheim) threatens her doctor. Mia Farrow, Linda Hamilton, S. Epatha Merkerson and Peta Wilson costar.
5:15AM
Osama
The first major motion picture to emerge from Afghanistan following the fall of the repressive Taliban regime is the story of a young girl (Marina Golbahari) struggling to survive in the early days of the Taliban's patriarchal rule by disguising herself as a boy. Siddiq Barmak's powerful drama won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and an honorable mention at the Cannes Film Festival.

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