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Showcase: April 18, 2009

7:15AM
Peaceful Warrior
The beloved New Age memoir "The Way of the Peaceful Warrior" by Dan Millman becomes this big-screen drama about the life-altering philosophical relationship between a talented but arrogant young gymnast (Scott Mechlowicz) and a worldly mystic and gas station attendant named Socrates (Nick Nolte). Amy Smart costars in this thoughtful, moving drama from director Victor Salva.
9:15AM
My Faraway Bride
When the beautiful Indian tour guide he loves must return to her native country for an arranged marriage, a love struck American writer (Jason Lewis) unwisely pursues her halfway around the world in a quest to win her back. Kashmera Shah, Gulshan Grover and Sanjay Suri costar in this cross-cultural romantic comedy.
11:00AM
Arthur and the Invisibles
When a ten-year-old boy (Freddie Highmore) discovers a magical world of tiny people living in his backyard, he must save them from the impending demolition of his home. David Bowie, Madonna and Snoop Doggy Dogg provide some of the celebrity voices for this charming family fantasy from director Luc Besson.
12:35PM
Stardust
This tongue-in-cheek fantasy stars Charlie Cox as a love-struck youth from a cozy hamlet who ventures into the mythical land of Stormhold to retrieve a fallen star for his paramour, only to encounter a series of eccentric fantasy characters ranging from an age-defying witch (Michelle Pfeiffer) to a secretly gay pirate (Robert De Niro). Then there's the star, which is really a beautiful young woman (Claire Danes) sought after by a trio of greedy princes. Peter O'Toole costars in this charming film based on the graphic novel by Neil Gaiman.
2:45PM
Bobby
On June 5, 1968 the lives of nearly two-dozen people are changed irrevocably by the sudden assassination of Robert Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. An ensemble cast recreates the momentous day in this drama written and directed by Emilio Estevez, with Anthony Hopkins, Harry Belafonte, Sharon Stone, William H. Macy, Shia LaBeouf, Lindsay Lohan, Helen Hunt, Laurence Fishburne, Joshua Jackson, Heather Graham and Nick Cannon.
4:45PM
The Dog Problem
Nearly broke after a year of expensive, frustratingly cryptic psychotherapy, a troubled Los Angeles resident named Solo Harrington (Giovanni Ribisi) decides to get a dog but encounters a bizarre series of eccentric characters in his quest to do so. Writer, director and costar Scott Caan's sophomore film also features Lynn Collins, Mena Suvari, Don Cheadle and Kevin Corrigan.
6:15PM
Year Of The Dog
Molly Shannon stars in this independent comedy-drama as Peggy, a shy, meek office worker whose world comes just slightly unhinged after her beloved dog Pencil dies an untimely death. John C. Reilly, Regina King, Peter Sarsgaard and Laura Dern costar in this offbeat but moving film from writer and director Mike White.
8:00PM
Arthur and the Invisibles
When a ten-year-old boy (Freddie Highmore) discovers a magical world of tiny people living in his backyard, he must save them from the impending demolition of his home. David Bowie, Madonna and Snoop Doggy Dogg provide some of the celebrity voices for this charming family fantasy from director Luc Besson.
9:35PM
Stardust
This tongue-in-cheek fantasy stars Charlie Cox as a love-struck youth from a cozy hamlet who ventures into the mythical land of Stormhold to retrieve a fallen star for his paramour, only to encounter a series of eccentric fantasy characters ranging from an age-defying witch (Michelle Pfeiffer) to a secretly gay pirate (Robert De Niro). Then there's the star, which is really a beautiful young woman (Claire Danes) sought after by a trio of greedy princes. Peter O'Toole costars in this charming film based on the graphic novel by Neil Gaiman.
11:45PM
Hannibal Rising
Author Thomas Harris teams with director Peter Webber to present this horrifying, gripping prequel that reveals the origins of future serial killer Hannibal Lecter (Gaspard Ulliel), a frightened Lithuanian refugee from World War II who uses his razor-sharp mind to acquire the skills that will enable him to get grisly revenge on the soldiers that murdered his family. Gong Li costars in this dark, surprising chapter in the Lecter mythos.
2:00AM
Kalifornia
David Duchovny stars in this thriller as Brian, a writer working on a book about serial killers during a cross country trip by car with his photographer girlfriend Carrie (Michelle Forbes) and passengers Early (Brad Pitt) and Adele (Juliette Lewis). As they journey from coast to coast, it soon becomes clear that Early is a secret psychopathic murderer worse than anything Brian's researching.
4:00AM
John Witherspoon: You Got to Coordinate
Comedic actor John Witherspoon returns to his roots with this standup performance. The hour-long show finds Witherspoon quickly hitting his stride as he covers a broad range of topics, which are interspersed with some of his trademark catch-phrases.
5:05AM
The Grand
In an attempt to save his grandfather's doomed casino, gambler One-Eyed Jack Faro (Woody Harrelson) risks everything he's got to enter the high-stakes world series of poker. Ray Romano, Dennis Farina, Cheryl Hines, David Cross, Chris Parnell and Richard Kind round out this comedy's all-star supporting cast.

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