The Movie Channel: February 18, 2010

6:10AM
Fight Night
A female boxer eking out a living in the world of underground prizefighting gets mixed up in an illegal fight-fixing scheme with her corrupt promoter in this gritty action drama starring Rebecca Neuenswander and Chad Ortis, originally entitled "Rigged."
7:55AM
Mission: Impossible 2
Tom Cruise is back for more fast-paced action in this high-intensity sequel from director John Woo ("Face/Off"). Cruise is Ethan Hunt, a talented government agent ordered to bring down Sean Ambrose (Dougray Scott), a rogue fellow spy who plans to auction a stolen, deadly virus to the highest bidder. The bait? Ambrose's former lover Nyah (Thandie Newton), whose beauty and charm are not lost on Ethan. Anthony Hopkins, Ving Rhames, Rade Serbedzija and Brendan Gleeson costar in this hit thriller.
10:00AM
The Caller
An energy company whistleblower is tracked through New York by a private detective working for a mysterious employer whose identity is just the first twist in this corporate thriller starring Frank Langella, Elliott Gould and Laura Harring.
11:35AM
The Mean Season
A vicious Miami serial killer opens a line of communication with his favorite reporter (Kurt Russell), transforming the journalist into a city-wide celebrity - but also endangering the newspaperman's innocent schoolteacher girlfriend (Mariel Hemingway). Richard Jordan, Richard Masur, Joe Pantoliano and Andy Garcia costar in this suspenseful, effectively chilling crime thriller based on the novel "In the Heat of the Summer" by John Katzenbach ("Just Cause," "Hart's War").
1:30PM
Eye, The (2007)
Jessica Alba stars in this terrifying remake of a Japanese horror classic about a blind concert violinist whose double corneal transplant gives her the gift of sight, but also the curse of seeing horrifying future events. Alessandro Nivola, Parker Posey and Rade Serbedzija costar.
3:10PM
Fight Night
A female boxer eking out a living in the world of underground prizefighting gets mixed up in an illegal fight-fixing scheme with her corrupt promoter in this gritty action drama starring Rebecca Neuenswander and Chad Ortis, originally entitled "Rigged."
4:55PM
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
Several couples enjoying the sunny weather at an English park experience relationship travails and triumphs in this ensemble drama starring Ewan McGregor, Sophie Okonedo, Hugh Bonneville, Tom Hardy and Polly Walker.
6:30PM
The TV Set
An aspiring television show writer (David Duchovny) is thrilled when a pilot script he wrote is ordered into production by a network, but horrified when creative meddling by the company's powerful chief executive (Sigourney Weaver) transforms his bittersweet show into a brain-dead train wreck. Ioan Gruffudd, Justine Bateman, Philip Baker Hall and Judy Greer costar in this scathingly funny insider's view of show business from writer and director Jake Kasdan ("Freaks and Geeks," "Undeclared").
8:00PM
Mission: Impossible 2
Tom Cruise is back for more fast-paced action in this high-intensity sequel from director John Woo ("Face/Off"). Cruise is Ethan Hunt, a talented government agent ordered to bring down Sean Ambrose (Dougray Scott), a rogue fellow spy who plans to auction a stolen, deadly virus to the highest bidder. The bait? Ambrose's former lover Nyah (Thandie Newton), whose beauty and charm are not lost on Ethan. Anthony Hopkins, Ving Rhames, Rade Serbedzija and Brendan Gleeson costar in this hit thriller.
10:05PM
Eye, The (2007)
Jessica Alba stars in this terrifying remake of a Japanese horror classic about a blind concert violinist whose double corneal transplant gives her the gift of sight, but also the curse of seeing horrifying future events. Alessandro Nivola, Parker Posey and Rade Serbedzija costar.
11:45PM
Crazy as Hell
Eriq La Salle makes his feature film directing debut with this occult thriller about respected but troubled psychiatrist Dr. Ty Adams (Michael Beach), who encounters a new patient (La Salle) that's persuasively convinced he's The Devil, even as a documentary filmmaker (John C. McGinley) follows Ty's every professional move. Ronny Cox, Tia Texada and Sinbad costar in this unusually smart horror outing.
1:40AM
Y.P.F.
Five different relationships turn highly interpersonal in this romantic comedy that finds sexual partners questioning their roles in romance and in bed. Kristin Booth, Josh Dean, Carly Pope, Aaron Abrams, Sonja Bennett, Diora Baird, Ennis Esmer, Peter Oldring, Natalie Lisinska and Josh Cooke star in this observant, caustic film from director Martin Gero.
3:15AM
Penitentiary
Leon Isaac Kennedy stars as "Too Sweet," a wrongfully convicted young black man who becomes a boxing champ behind bars. Thommy Pollard, Hazel Spears, Badja Djola, Gloria Delaney and Chuck Mitchell costar in this gritty look at prison life.
4:55AM
The Caller
An energy company whistleblower is tracked through New York by a private detective working for a mysterious employer whose identity is just the first twist in this corporate thriller starring Frank Langella, Elliott Gould and Laura Harring.

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