ALSO THIS MONTH - Sundance TVmedia.sundance.tv/UPLOADS/eguide/2008/march/eguide_2008...DONNIE DARKO Richard Kelly’s edgy enigmatic cult favorite has emerged as a defining film of

ALSO THIS MONTH

TERMINAL CITY SUNDANCE CHANNEL EXCLUSIVE SERIESA critical hit in Canada, this witty and challengingten-part drama series bravely examines life, death,family and reality TV. Maria Del Mar stars as a 40-something mother of three diagnosed with breastcancer, who catches the attention of TV producerswho ask her to host the ultimate reality series.PREMIERES MARCH 6 at 9:00pm e/p.

SHAMELESSSUNDANCE CHANNEL EXCLUSIVE SERIESBritain’s award-winning, gritty and profanecomedy/drama about the ultimate dysfunctionalworking-class family returns for an outrageoussecond season. David Threlfall and JamesMcAvoy (Atonement) costar.SEASON PREMIERE MARCH 2 at 9:00pm e/p

Their work was revolutionary, sexy, startling, soulful and scandalous.

Sometimes, so were their lives.

This month, Sundance Channel salutes photography with LIVES IN FOCUS, a

five-night documentary series spotlighting noted artists — including HHeellmmuutt

NNeewwttoonn, TTiinnaa MMooddoottttii and WWiilllliiaamm EEgggglleessttoonn — who have shaped the medium

over the past century.

Premiering as part of LIVES IN FOCUS are:

• HHeennrrii CCaarrttiieerr--BBrreessssoonn:: TThhee IImmppaassssiioonneedd EEyyee, an illuminating look at the life

and work of the legendary “photographer’s photographer.”

• BBllaacckk,, WWhhiittee ++ GGrraayy:: AA PPoorrttrraaiitt ooff SSaamm WWaaggssttaaffff aanndd RRoobbeerrtt MMaapppplleetthhoorrppee,

an acclaimed exploration of the complex and fertile relationship between a

curator, patron and photography collector, and his protégé and lover.

• TTiinnaa BBaarrnneeyy:: SSoocciiaall SSttuuddiieess, a profile of one of America’s leading photographers,

known for her revealing color photos of the East Coast elite.

• PPeetteerr BBeeaarrdd: SSccrraappbbooookkss ffrroomm AAffrriiccaa && BBeeyyoonndd, a visit with a true artist-

adventurer, whose passions range from Africa’s wonders to living the good life.

LIVES IN FOCUS premieres Monday March 3 through Friday March 7

beginning at 7:00pm e/p.

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BBllaacckk,, WWhhiittee ++ GGrraayy

TTiinnaa BBaarrnneeyy

PPeetteerr BBeeaarrdd

HHeennrrii CCaarrttiieerr--BBrreessssoonn

BBllaacckk,, WWhhiittee ++ GGrraayy

TTiinnaa BBaarrnneeyy

PPeetteerr BBeeaarrdd

SShhaammeelleessssSShhaammeelleessssTTeerrmmiinnaall CCiittyyTTeerrmmiinnaall CCiittyy

5 LIVES IN FOCUS7:00pm CARTIER-BRESSON8:15pm William Eggleston 10:00pm Wassup Rockers

2K SEASON PREMIERE K9:00pm SHAMELESS10:00pm Avenue Montaigne

6 LIVES IN FOCUS7:00pm PETER BEARD8:00pm Helmut Newton9:00pm Terminal City

7 LIVES IN FOCUS7:00pm Tina in Mexico8:30pm BLACK, WHITE + GRAY10:00pm The Man Who Cried

88:00pm Gettin’ Square10:00pm Slaughterhouse-Five12:00am Luster

127:30pm THE WORLD10:00pm A Soldier’s Daughter

Never Cries

137:15pm Kill the Man9:00pm TERMINAL CITY10:00pm Iconoclasts

207:30pm THE GUYS9:00pm Terminal City10:00pm Iconoclasts

277:00pm Secret Life of Words9:00pm Terminal City10:00pm Iconoclasts

297:00pm The Guys8:30pm Die Mommie Die!10:00pm Seven-Per-Cent Solution

3 LIVES IN FOCUS7:00pm TINA BARNEY8:00pm Tierney Gearon9:15pm 638 Ways to Kill Castro

107:30pm The Ground Truth9:00pm Zoo11:00pm Pleasure for Sale

288:30pm Series 710:00pm Cherry Falls12:00am Stoned

248:00pm Peter Beard9:00pm Linda & Ali11:00pm Pleasure for Sale

239:00pm SHAMELESS10:00pm Jude12:00am The Bow

169:00pm SHAMELESS10:00pm The Event12:00am Witch Board

99:00pm SHAMELESS10:00pm Blind Flight12:00am One Take Only

226:30pm EDVARD MUNCH8:30pm Punishment Park10:00pm Breakfast on Pluto

17:00pm Kike Like Me8:00pm Kill the Man10:00pm NED KELLY

158:00pm The Funeral10:00pm Thick as Thieves12:00am Close Your Eyes

148:00pm Before the Rain10:00pm The Shape of Things12:00am Into the Night

187:00pm Blind Flight9:00pm Sierra Club Chronicles9:35pm Dead in the Water

117:00pm Avenue Montaigne9:00pm Sierra Club Chronicles9:35pm We Feed the World

4 LIVES IN FOCUS8:00pm HELMUT NEWTON9:00pm Sierra Club Chronicles9:35pm Safe

257:00pm Look Both Ways9:00pm Sierra Club Chronicles9:35pm Art from the Arctic

177:00pm The War Room9:00pm Manufacturing Dissent11:00pm Pleasure for Sale

MARCH 2008SATURDAY SUNDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

268:00pm Balzac and the Little

Chinese Seamstress10:00pm MONSOON WEDDING

196:30pm Nice Bombs8:00pm The Situation10:00pm L’Avventura

IT’S THE FIRST PLACE TO LOOK

FOR COMPELLING STORIES

THAT ENTERTAIN, PROVOKE

AND SURPRISE. DISCOVER

GROUNDBREAKING FEATURES,

DOCUMENTARIES, WORLD

CINEMA, SHORTS AND ORIGINAL

PROGRAMMING — ALL UNEDITED

AND COMMERCIAL-FREE.

INSPIRED BY THE INDEPENDENT

SPIRIT OF ROBERT REDFORD.

FOR A COMPLETE SCHEDULE

AND MORE INFORMATION, VISIT

www.sundancechannel.com

MONDAY

218:00pm A Guide to Recognizing

Your Saints10:00pm Somersault12:00am Morvern Callar

309:00pm SHAMELESS10:00pm Madame Satã12:00am Silk

319:00pm The Fortune Hunter9:45pm I FOR INDIA11:00pm Pleasure for Sale

Schedule subject to change.All times E/P.

THE DEAD GIRLFive linked short stories follow a murder victim and those aroundher. Toni Collette, Marcia Gay Harden, Mary Steenburgen, MaryBeth Hurt, Rose Byrne, Josh Brolin and Piper Laurie head anensemble cast in Karen Moncrieff’s moving and mournful exploration of human isolation. “Gripping” — Los Angeles Times.ON DEMAND IN MARCH H AVAILABLE IN HD

DONNIE DARKORichard Kelly’s edgy enigmatic cult favorite has emerged as adefining film of the past decade. Jake Gyllenhaal plays an unusu-al suburban teen, an outsider beset by visions of a gigantic sinis-ter rabbit named Frank. Soulful, comic and moving, Donnie Darkostands as one of the most original works of recent cinema. ON DEMAND IN MARCH H AVAILABLE IN HD

NATURAL CITYCalled “The Korean Blade Runner,” Min Byeong-cheon's futuristicepic tells the story of a commando fighting renegade militarycyborgs who has also fallen in love with a dancer robot whose pro-grammed life cycle is due to expire. Featuring visceral actionsequences, striking costumes and atmospheric art direction.ON DEMAND IN MARCH

R-POINTIn an unusual melding of film genres — Asian horror shocker andVietnam combat epic — South Korea’s Kong Su-chang chroniclesthe fate of a reconnaissance unit that responds to a distress sig-nal from an army patrol that disappeared six months earlier. It’snot long before soldiers start disappearing one by one.ON DEMAND IN MARCH

To find out how to access Sundance Channel OnDemand in your area, visit:http://www.sundancechannel.com/ondemand

ON DEMANDHIGHLIGHTS

NED KELLY

THE SITUATION

THE DEAD GIRL

DONNIE DARKO

NATURAL CITY

NED KELLYIn Gregor Jordan’s version of the legendary Australian saga, iron-clad outlaw Ned Kelly (Heath Ledger) was a man wronged, forcedinto a life of crime by corrupt law-enforcement officials. NaomiWatts, Orlando Bloom and Geoffrey Rush costar. “Fans ofAmerican Westerns will find plenty to like” — Dallas Morning News. MARCH 1 @ 10:00PM E/P H SUNDANCE CHANNEL PREMIERE

SAFETodd Haynes (I’m Not There) takes the “disease of the week” TVmovie formula and ironically gives it a postmodern backflip. A demurehousewife (Julianne Moore) begins to suffer severe reactions to herplastic, chemically-saturated middle-class American existence.“Smart, challenging and provocative” — San Francisco Chronicle.MARCH 4 @ 9:35PM E/P

THE SITUATIONIn the first dramatic film set entirely during the Iraq War, directorPhilip Haas (Angels and Insects) captures the ambiguity of asituation with no clearly defined good guys and bad guys. ConnieNielsen plays a fearless journalist trying to make sense of the chaosaround her. Written by war correspondent Wendell Steavenson.MARCH 19 @ 8:00PM E/P H TV PREMIERE

THE SECRET LIFE OF WORDSSarah Polley (Away from Her) gives a luminous performance as astoic, lonely young woman with a hidden past who nurses a burned,gregarious American (Tim Robbins) on a North Sea oil rig. Saloncalled Isabel Coixet’s award-winning drama “a tantalizing and beau-tiful picture made with tremendous integrity … a film not to miss.”MARCH 23 @ 7:00PM E/P H TV PREMIERE

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MARCHHIGHLIGHTS

THE SECRET LIFE OF WORDS