CULVER CITY, Calif.,
Dec. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/
-- Sony Movie Channel (SMC) celebrates the "Genius of
Richard Pryor" with a Friday block
highlighting two of his most famous films, on January 9, at 10 p.m.
ET. The night begins with the career-defining hit RICHARD
PRYOR LIVE ON THE SUNSET STRIP, as the comedian delivers a
groundbreaking set that is simultaneously heartfelt, honest, and
hilarious. Then, RICHARD PRYOR HERE AND NOW immediately
follows. This half documentary half stand up film features Pryor
discussing race, drugs, and meeting President Reagan, live from the
Saenger Theater in New
Orleans.
SMC honors one of Hollywood's
most acclaimed leading men, with a Tommy
Lee Jones two-pack on Tuesday,
January 13, at 10 p.m. ET.
Jones directs and stars as a surly rancher on a dangerous quest for
retribution in the 2005 crime drama THE THREE BURIALS OF
MELQUIADES ESTRADA, with Barry
Pepper and Dwight Yoakam.
Then, Jones' Detective Robicheaux brings a Louisiana town's past sins to light in IN
THE ELECTRIC MIST, starring John
Goodman and Peter Sarsgaard.
The channel presents a month of classic Hollywood favorites in The Recline, every
Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET. The month
includes Gregory Peck as a
hard-nosed Sheriff in I WALK THE LINE, and the big-rig
actioner WHITE LINE FEVER
with Jan-Michael Vincent
(January 7); Giuliano Gemma in Spaghetti Western standouts
A PISTOL FOR RINGO and THE RETURN OF RINGO
(January 14); Old West icon
Randolph Scott in SANTA FE and THE STRANGER WORE A
GUN, with Lee Marvin
(January 21); and a block dedicated
to effects wizard Ray Harryhausen, featuring JASON AND THE
ARGONAUTS and SINBAD AND THE EYE OF THE TIGER, with
Jane Seymour (January 28).
Then, settle in for a legendary evening of "Star-Driven
Westerns," as part of the Friday Features block, on January 16, at 8 p.m.
ET. Brothers' bonds are shaken when a beautiful woman comes
to town in the Oscar®-winning war drama LEGENDS OF THE FALL,
starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins and Aidan Quinn. GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND
follows, as the Apache chief takes on the U.S. government in this
historical drama starring Wes Studi,
Gene Hackman and Robert Duvall.
And "Sundays in HD" puts the spotlight on four more visual
masterpieces, every weekend at 7 p.m.
ET. Ron Perlman searches for
his missing sister in the surreal fantasy THE CITY OF LOST
CHILDREN (January 4);
Peter O'Toole leads a desert
revolution in the seven-time Oscar® winner LAWRENCE OF
ARABIA, with Omar Sharif
(January 11); Judy Davis makes false allegations in A
PASSAGE TO INDIA (January 18); and Texas teens come of age in Peter Bogdanovich's THE LAST PICTURE
SHOW, starring Jeff Bridges,
Cybill Shepherd, and Ellen Burstyn (January
25).
JANUARY PROGRAMMING PRIME TIME HIGHLIGHTS
(All Times Eastern)
Mandays (movies guys like)
Monday, January 5 –
CHOP-SOCKY
10 p.m. &
1:10 a.m. – SECRET RIVALS
(1976)
11:35 p.m. & 2:45 a.m. – SECRET RIVALS 2 (1977)
Monday, January 12 – MUSCLES
FROM BRUSSELS
8:10 p.m. & 12
a.m. – THE HARD CORPS (2006)
10 p.m. & 1:50 a.m. – 6 BULLETS (2012)
Monday, January 19 – SPORTS
SPOOFS
10 p.m. &
1:25 a.m. – DIVISION III:
FOOTBALL'S FINEST (2011)
11:45 p.m. & 3:10 a.m. – BALLS OUT: GARY THE TENNIS
COACH (2009)
Monday, January 26 –
CUBA GOODING, JR.
8:10 p.m. & 11:45 p.m. – TICKING CLOCK (2011)
10 p.m. & 1:35 a.m. – HERO WANTED (2008)
Take Two Tuesdays (two movies – one theme)
Tuesday, January 6 – GRIDIRON
DRAMA
8 p.m. &
11:40 p.m. – RUDY (1993)
10 p.m. & 1:40 a.m. – BRIAN'S SONG (2001)
Tuesday, January 13 –
TOMMY LEE JONES
10 p.m. & 2
a.m. – THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA
(2005)
12:10 a.m. & 4:10 a.m. – IN THE ELECTRIC MIST
(2009)
Tuesday, January 20 – MODERN
CRIME
10 p.m. &
1:50 a.m. – WE OWN THE NIGHT
(2007)
12 a.m. & 3:50 a.m. – LEVITY (2003)
Tuesday, January 27 – UNHINGED
'80s COMEDIES
10 p.m. &
1:45 a.m. – USED CARS
(1980)
12 a.m. & 3:45 a.m. – NEIGHBORS (1981)
The Recline (classics)
Wednesday, January 7 – RURAL
'70s
8 p.m. &
11:30 p.m. – I WALK THE LINE
(1970)
9:50 p.m. & 1:15 a.m. – WHITE LINE
FEVER (1975)
Wednesday, January 14 – RINGO
SERIES
8 p.m. &
11:25 p.m. – A PISTOL FOR
RINGO (1965)
9:45 p.m. & 1:10 a.m. – THE RETURN OF RINGO (1965)
Wednesday, January 21 –
RANDOLPH SCOTT
8 p.m. & 11:05
p.m. – SANTA FE
(1951)
9:35 p.m. & 12:40 a.m. – THE STRANGER WORE A GUN
(1953)
Wednesday, January 28 – RAY
HARRYHAUSEN CLASSICS
8 p.m.
& 11:45 p.m. – JASON AND THE
ARGONAUTS (1963)
9:50 p.m. & 1:30 a.m. – SINBAD AND THE EYE OF THE
TIGER (1977)
Killer Thursdays (horror and suspense)
Thursday, January 1 –
SLASHERS
10 p.m. &
1:10 a.m. – HOSTEL: PART III
(2011)
11:30 p.m. & 2:40 a.m. – BOOGEYMAN 3 (2009)
Thursday, January 8 – SEXY
THRILLS
10 p.m. &
1:25 a.m. – ZOMBIE STRIPPERS
(2008)
11:45 p.m. & 3:10 a.m. – CANDY STRIPERS (2006)
Thursday, January 15 – INDOOR
SUSPENSE
10 p.m. &
1:20 a.m. – IDENTITY
(2003)
11:40 p.m. & 3 a.m. – THE KILLING JAR (2010)
Thursday, January 22 – RACE
AGAINST TIME
10 p.m. &
1:25 a.m. – UNTHINKABLE
(2010)
11:45 p.m. & 3:05 a.m. – THE NET 2.0 (2006)
Thursday, January 29 – WILD
THINGS SERIES
10 p.m. &
1:20 a.m. – WILD THINGS: DIAMONDS
IN THE ROUGH (2005)
11:35 p.m. & 3 a.m. – WILD THINGS: FOURSOME (2010)
Friday Features (popular hits)
Friday, January 2 – MOUNTAIN
ADVENTURES
8 p.m. &
1:30 a.m. – VERTICAL LIMIT
(2000)
10:15 p.m. & 3:45 a.m. – INTO THIN AIR: DEATH ON
EVEREST (1997)
11:50 p.m. & 5:25 a.m. – DEEP WINTER (2009)
Friday, January 9 – GENIUS OF
RICHARD PRYOR
10 p.m. &
1:15 a.m. – RICHARD PRYOR LIVE ON
THE SUNSET STRIP (1982)
11:30 p.m. & 2:45 a.m. – RICHARD PRYOR HERE AND NOW
(1983)
Friday, January 16 –
STAR-DRIVEN WESTERNS
8 p.m.
& 12:15 a.m. – GERONIMO: AN
AMERICAN LEGEND (1993)
10 p.m. & 2:15 a.m. – LEGENDS OF THE FALL (1994)
Friday, January 23 – LOOKING TO
GET LUCKY
10 p.m. &
1:15 a.m. – COUGAR HUNTING
(2011)
11:40 p.m. & 2:50 a.m. – HARDBODIES (1984)
Friday, January 30 – COCKNEY
CRIME
10 p.m. &
1:45 a.m. – SNATCH (2000)
11:50 p.m. & 3:40 a.m. – LAYER CAKE (2005)
SUNDAYS IN HD
Sunday, January 4
7 p.m. & 9
p.m. – THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN (1995)
Sunday, January 11
7 p.m. & 10:45 p.m. – LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
Sunday, January 18
7 p.m. & 9:45 p.m. – A PASSAGE TO INDIA (1984)
Sunday, January 25
7 p.m. & 9:15 p.m. – THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
(1971)
For a complete schedule of films and times, visit
www.Sonymoviechannel.com/schedule.
In addition to airing these films on the dates noted above, some
of the movies mentioned are scheduled for further broadcasts
throughout the month. (See listings for further details.)
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