Premiere Direkt 08th - 15th February

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[Satdude]

Premiere Direkt 02nd - 09th November

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Satellite: Astra 1F and Astra 1H

Position: 19 east

Frequency: 11720H, 11758H, 11798H, 12032H & 12070H

Encryptions: Nagravision 2

November 2 to November 9

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The Proposition (2006) Crime / Drama / Western NEW

Starring Guy Pearce, Emily Watson, John Hurt, Ray Winstone and David Wenham. Directed by John Hillcoat.

Rural Australia in the late nineteenth century: Capt. Stanley and his men capture two of the four Burns brothers, Charlie and Mike. Their gang is held responsible for attacking the Hopkins farm, raping pregnant Mrs. Hopkins and murdering the whole family. Arthur Burns, the eldest brother and the gang's mastermind, remains at large has and has retreated to a mountain hideout. Capt. Stanley's proposition to Charlie is to gain pardon and - more importantly - save his beloved younger brother Mike from the gallows by finding and killing Arthur within nine days.

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Meet the Robinsons (2007) Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Sci-Fi NEW

Starring Angela Bassett, Jordan Fry, Tom Kenny, Harland Williams and Adam West. Directed by Stephen J. Anderson.

When Lewis meets a mysterious boy from the future named Wilbur Robinson, the two travel forward in time where Lewis discovers the amazing secret of the Robinson family. Lewis is a brilliant twelve-year-old with a surprising number of clever inventions to his credit. His latest and most ambitious project is the Memory Scanner, which he hopes will retrieve early memories of his mother and maybe even reveal why she put him up for adoption. But before he can get his answer, his invention is stolen by the dastardly Bowler Hat Guy and his diabolical hat - and constant companion - Doris. Lewis has all but given up hope in his future when a mysterious boy named Wilbur Robinson whisks our bewildered hero away in a time machine and the two travel forward in time to spend a day with Wilbur's eccentric family. In a world filled with flying cars and floating cities, they hunt down Bowler Hat Guy, save the future and uncover the amazing secret of Lewis' future family.

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Wild Hogs (2007) Action / Adventure / Comedy

Starring John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy and Tichina Arnold. Directed by Walt Becker.

Four middle-aged men decide to take a road trip from Cincinnati to the Pacific in order to get away from their lives which are leading them nowhere. Taking their motorcycles, these "Wild Hogs" tear up the road and eventually stop in New Mexico for a drink not knowing that the bar belongs to the "Del Fuegos", a mean biker gang. When the Del Fuegos steal a bike that belongs to the Wild Hogs, the four men form a plan to steal their bike back.

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The Covenant (2006) Action / Horror / Thriller

Starring Steven Strait, Sebastian Stan, Laura Ramsey, Taylor Kitsch and Toby Hemingway.
Directed by Renny Harlin.

In 1692, in the Ipswich Colony of Massachusetts, five families with untold power formed a covenant of silence. One family, lusting for more, was banished; their bloodline disappearing without a trace--until now. This thriller tells the story of the Sons of Ipswich, four young students at the elite Spencer Academy who are bound by their sacred ancestry. As descendants of the original families who settled in Ipswich Colony in the 1600's, the boys have all been born with special powers. When the body of a dead student is discovered after a party, secrets begin to unravel which threaten to break the covenant of silence that has protected their families for hundreds of years.

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Gridiron Gang (2006) Crime / Drama / Sport

Starring Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Kevin Dunn, Xzibit , Kevin Dunn and Leon Rippy. Directed by Phil Joanou.

In the Kilpatrick juvenile detention center, the supervisor and former football player Sean Porter sees the lack of discipline, self-esteem, union and perspective in the teenage interns and proposes to prepare a football team to play in one league. He is supported by his superiors and his successful experience changes the lives of many young kids.

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) Horror / Thriller

Starring Jordana Brewster, Taylor Handley, Andrew Bryniarski, R. Lee Ermey and Heather Kafka. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman.

It's 1969. The conflict in Viet Nam has exploded to immeasurable proportions, and 18-year-old Dean Hill's number is up. Dean's brother Eric, who has already seen his share of combat, plans to take Dean to enlist in his beloved Marine Corps in hopes of keeping an eye on him rather than letting him take his chances at the local induction center. But Dean plans to confront Eric about dodging the draft after the boys and their respective girlfriends, Bailey and Chrissie, head across Texas for a final fling of serious fun..........

Regards Satdude.

[Satdude]

Premiere Direkt 09th - 16th November

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Satellite: Astra 1F and Astra 1H

Position: 19 east

Frequency: 11720H, 11758H, 11798H, 12032H & 12070H

Encryptions: Nagravision 2

November 9 to November 16

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The Number 23 (2007) Drama / Mystery / Thriller NEW

Starring Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Danny Huston, Rhona Mitra and Logan Lerman. Directed by Joel Schumacher.

Spiraling into a dark obsession with the number 23, Walter Sparrow twists his once idyllic life into an inferno of psychological torture that could possibly lead to his death as well as the deaths of his loved ones. Spurred on by a mysterious novel, The Number 23, that he doesn’t dare put down, Walter is forced to unlock the secrets of his past before he can continue his future with his wife, Agatha, and teenage son, Robin. The novel, given to Walter by Agatha as a birthday gift, depicts a chilling murder mystery that seems to mirror Walter’s life in dark and uncontrollable ways. The life of the book’s main character, a brooding detective named Fingerling, is filled with moments that echo Walter’s own history. As the world of the book starts to come alive, Walter becomes infected by the most frightening and evocative part of it..........

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Mercenary for Justice (2006) (V) Action / Drama / Thriller

Starring Adrian Galley, Steven Seagall, Luke Goss and Jacqueline Lord. Director Don E. FauntLeRoy.

Seagal plays a CIA covert operative who is forced into helping a team of mercenaries stage a jailbreak for a wealthy client when his best friend's wife and son are kidnapped by the same mercenaries. All the while the CIA are in pursuit in an attempt to silence Seagal.

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Stranger Than Fiction (2006) Drama / Fantasy / Romance

Starring Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Queen Latifah, Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman.
Directed by Marc Forster.

For twelve years, the methodic IRF agent Harold Crick has had a routine lonely life guided by his wris****ch. However, one day he hears the narration of his life in off, telling that he is going to die pretty soon. Meanwhile, he audits Ana Pascal, the owner of a bakery that is in debt with the IRF, and falls in love for her. Harold is advised by Professor Jules Hilbert to change his monotonous lifestyle while he tries to find Karen Eiffel, the author of the story of his life, who is researching means of killing the character, and convince her to change the ending of the story.

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16 Blocks (2006) Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

Starring Bruce Willis, Dante 'Mos Def' Smith, David Morse, Jenna Stern and Tig Fong.
Directed by Richard Donner.

Jack Mosley, a burnt-out detective, is assigned the unenviable task of transporting a fast-talking convict from jail to a courthouse 16 blocks away. However, along the way he learns that the man is supposed to testify against Mosley's colleagues, and the entire NYPD wants him dead. Mosley must choose between loyalty to his colleagues and protecting the witness, and never has such a short distance seemed so long...

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Idiocracy (2006) Adventure / Comedy / Sci-Fi

Starring Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Sara Rue and Terry Crews. Directed by Mike Judge.

Joe Bauers, an Army librarian, is judged to be absolutely average in every regard, has no relatives, has no future, so he's chosen to be one of the two test subjects in a top-secret hibernation program. He and hooker Rita were to awaken in one year, but things go wrong and they wake up instead in 2505. By this time, stupid people have outbred intelligent people; the world is (barely) run by morons--and Joe and Rita are the smartest people in America.

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The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) Biography / Comedy / Drama

Starring Will Smith, Thandie Newton, Jaden Christopher Smith, Dan Castellaneta and Zuhair Haddad. Directed by Gabriele Muccino.

In 1981, in San Francisco, the smart salesman and family man Chris Gardner invested the family savings in Ostelo National bone-density scanners, an apparatus twice more expensive than x-ray with practically the same resolution. The white elephant financially breaks the family, bringing troubles to the relationship with his wife that leaves him and moves to New York. Without money and wife, but totally committed with his son Christopher, Chris sees the chance to fight for a stockbroker internship position at Dean Witter, disputing for one career in the end of six months training period without any salary with other twenty candidates. Meanwhile, homeless, he has all sorts of difficulties with his son.

Regards Satdude.

[Satdude]

Premiere Direkt 16th - 23rd November

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Satellite: Astra 1F and Astra 1H

Position: 19 east

Frequency: 11720H, 11758H, 11798H, 12032H & 12070H

Encryptions: Nagravision 2

November 16 to November 23

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The Grudge 2 (2006) Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller NEW

Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Amber Tamblyn, Arielle Kebbel, Teresa Palmer and Jennifer Beals.
Directed by Takashi Shimizu.

In Tokyo, a young woman is exposed to the same mysterious curse that afflicted her sister. The supernatural force, which fills a person with rage before spreading to its next victim, brings together a group of previously unrelated people who attempt to unlock its secret to save their lives.

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Pathfinder (2007) Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller / War

Starring Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means, Clancy Brown and Nathaniel Arcand.
Directed by Marcus Nispel.

A thousand years in the past, a young Norse boy is left behind after his clan shipwrecks on the Eastern shores. Despite his lineage, the boy is raised by the very Indians his kinsmen set out to destroy. Now, as the Vikings return to stage another barbaric raid on his village, the 25 year-old Norse warrior wages a personal war to stop the Vikings' trail of death and destruction. Forging his own path, his destiny is revealed and his identity re-claimed.

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Rocky Balboa (2006) Action / Drama / Sport

Starring Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young, Milo Ventimiglia, Antonio Tarver and Geraldine Hughes. Directed by Sylvester Stallone.

A widower of many years now Rocky has fallen into a routine of looking back to his past. A coincidental meeting with a girl that is now all grown up gets him back on track. Rocky always wanting to help those that he cares about lends a hand out for she and her son. Rocky now owns a small restaurant in the heart of Philly, he finds himself telling stories to those that ask about old fights and taking photos with his fans. Paulie, his wife's brother shows him an ESPN exclusive about a virtual fight between reigning undefeated heavy weight champion of the world Mason "The Line" Dixon. The virtual bout intrigues everyone with Rocky "the Italion Stallion" as the winner. Rocky feels like he needs to get back in the ring not for a title shot, but for some local fights that will satisfy his love of the game. When Rocky is approached by Dixon's managers Rocky can't turn the semi charity event down. After tying things back up with his son, Rocky, Duke (his former trainer), Paulie, and Rocky Jr. get to work training the still in shape former 2 time heavy weight champion of the world. You'll be inspired by the heart vs skill bout of ten amazing rounds.

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7 Zwerge - Der Wald ist nicht genug (2006) Comedy

Starring Otto Waalkes, Boris Aljinovic, Gustav-Peter Wohler, Ralf Schmitz and Martin Schneider. Directed by Sven Unterwaldt Jr.

The Seven Dwarves face their biggest challenge yet: Snow White asks them to help her prevent Rumpelstiltsken from coming to get her child. On their way they face many adventures and there are many surprises in store for them. The dwarves even visit a country they have never been to before, but which looks strangely familiar to us--this time the wood simply is not enough.

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Flags of Our Fathers (2006) Action / Drama / History / War

Starring Ryan Phillippe, Adam Beach, Jesse Bradford, Jamie Bell and Ben Walker. Directed by Clint Eastwood.

In February, 1945, one of the fiercest battles of the Pacific theater of World War II occurs on the tiny island of Iwo Jima. Thousands of Marines attack the stronghold maintained by thousands of Japanese, and the slaughter on both sides is horrific. Early in the battle, an American flag is raised atop the high point, Mount Suribachi, and a photograph of the raising becomes an American cause celebre. As a powerful inspiration to war-sick Americans, the photo becomes a symbol of the Allied cause. The three surviving flag raisers, Rene Gagnon, John Bradley, and Ira Hayes, are whisked back to civilization to help raise funds for the war effort. But the accolades for heroism heaped upon the three men are at odds with their own personal realizations that thousands of real heroes lie dead on Iwo Jima, and that their own contributions to the fight are only symbolic and not deserving of the singling out they are experiencing. Each of the three must come to terms with the honors, exploitation, and grief that they face simply for being in a photograph.

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Gridiron Gang (2006) Crime / Drama / Sport

Starring Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Kevin Dunn, Xzibit , Kevin Dunn and Leon Rippy. Directed by Phil Joanou.

The uplifting story of detention camp probation officer Sean Porter, who creates a high-school-level football team from a ragtag group of dangerous teenage inmates as a means to teach them self-respect and social responsibility. He is joined in this experiment by co-worker, Malcolm Moore. But Porter must first overcome almost universal resistance from the powers that be -- his skeptical bosses and coaches at rival high schools who don't want their players mixing it up with convicted criminals on the football field.

Regards Satdude.

[Satdude]

Premiere Direkt 23rd - 30th November

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Satellite: Astra 1F and Astra 1H

Position: 19 east

Frequency: 11720H, 11758H, 11798H, 12032H

Encryptions: Nagravision 2

November 23 to November 30

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Notes on a Scandal (2006) Drama NEW

Starring Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Bill Nighy, Alice Bird and Andrew Simpson. Directed by Richard Eyre

When Sheba Hart joins St. George's as the new art teacher, Barbara Covett senses a kindred spirit. But Barbara is not the only one drawn to her. Sheba begins an illicit affair and Barbara becomes the keeper of her secret.

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Music and Lyrics (2007) Comedy / Music / Romance NEW

Starring Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore, Kristen Johnston, Jason Antoon and Billy Griffith. Directed by Marc D. Lawrence.

In New York, the washed-up singer Alex Fletcher has a decadent career singing his old hits in amusement parks, school reunions or dinner parties to survive. In the 80's, he was a successful singer of the band POP with Collin Thompson, but when his partner split, his solo-career was a complete failure. His manager and friend Chris Riley schedules a meeting with the successful teen singer Cora Corman and Alex has a chance to be promoted in a show if he delivers a new song for Cora's concert in the end of the week. Alex has difficulties to put lyrics in his melody, but he accidentally discovers Sophie Fisher, who is temporarily watering his plants and proves to be a sensitive poet and efficient lyricist. Their song is approved by Cora, but they disagree about her interpretation, while they fall in love for each other.

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16 Blocks (2006) Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

Starring Bruce Willis, Dante 'Mos Def' Smith, David Morse, Jenna Stern and Tig Fong.
Directed by Richard Donner.

Jack Mosley, a burnt-out detective, is assigned the unenviable task of transporting a fast-talking convict from jail to a courthouse 16 blocks away. However, along the way he learns that the man is supposed to testify against Mosley's colleagues, and the entire NYPD wants him dead. Mosley must choose between loyalty to his colleagues and protecting the witness, and never has such a short distance seemed so long...

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Crank (2006) Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

Starring Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Efren Ramirez, Jose Pablo Cantillo and Jay Xcala. Directed by Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor.

The hit-man Chev Chelios is poisoned by the criminal Verona and his friend and doctor Miles advises him that he must keep his adrenaline in an upper level to stay alive. Chev meets his girlfriend Eve and together he looks for Verona to kill him.

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The Last King of Scotland (2006) Drama / Thriller

Starring Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson and Simon McBurney. Directed by Kevin MacDonald.

In the early 1970s, Nicholas Garrigan, a young semi-idealistic Scottish doctor, comes to Uganda to assist in a rural hospital. Once there, he soon meets up with the new President, Idi Amin, who promises a golden age for the African nation. Garrigan hits it off immediately with the rabid Scotland fan, who soon offers him a senior position in the national health department and becomes one of Amin's closest advisers. However as the years pass, Garrigan cannot help but notice Amin's increasingly erratic behavior that grows beyond a legitimate fear of assassination into a murderous insanity that is driving Uganda into bloody ruin. Realizing his dire situation with the lunatic leader unwilling to let him go home, Garrigan must make some crucial decisions that could mean his death if the despot finds out.

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Meet the Robinsons (2007) Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Sci-Fi

Starring Angela Bassett, Jordan Fry, Tom Kenny, Harland Williams and Adam West. Directed by Stephen J. Anderson.

Lewis an orphan wants to see what his mother looked like. So he invents a machine that looks through your brain so you can see your memories. But this weird kid says he's from the future and warns him about a guy in a bowler hat. The bowler hat guy messes with his invention and it fails. He decides that he's a failure and no one wants him. But the kid that warned him about the guy is here on a mission to find the bowler hat guy that wants to destroy Lewis. To prove he's from the future he takes lewis to the future. But the time machine breaks and he's stuck in the future until he fixes it. In the meantime he spends quality time with the family. But the bowler hat guy is about to alter time and it's up to Lewis to save the future.

Regards Satdude.

[Satdude]

Premiere Direkt 30th Dec - 07th Dec

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Satellite: Astra 1F and Astra 1H

Position: 19 east

Frequency: 11720H, 11758H, 11798H, 12032H

Encryptions: Nagravision 2

November 30 to December 7

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Marie Antoinette (2006) Biography / Drama / History NEW

Starring Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Asia Argento, Rip Torn and Molly Shannon. Directed by Sofia Coppola.

When betrothed to King Louis XVI, the naïve and beautiful, Austrian-born Marie Antoinette enters the opulent French court, which is steeped in conspiracy and scandal. Without guidance, adrift in a dangerous world, the young girl rebels against the isolated atmosphere of Versailles and becomes France's most misunderstood monarch. Stripped of her riches and finery, imprisoned, and ultimately beheaded...

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Norbit (2007) Comedy / Romance

Starring Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Cuba Gooding Jr, Eddie Griffin and Terry Crews. Directed by Brian Robbins.

Norbit has never had it easy. As a baby, he was abandoned on the steps of a Chinese restaurant/orphanage and raised by Mr. Wong. Things get worse when he's forced into marriage by the mean, junk food-chugging queen, Rasputia. Just when Norbit's hanging by his last thread, his childhood sweetheart, Kate, moves back to town.

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The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) Biography / Comedy / Drama

Starring Will Smith, Thandie Newton, Jaden Christopher Smith, Dan Castellaneta and Zuhair Haddad. Directed by Gabriele Muccino.

In 1981, in San Francisco, the smart salesman and family man Chris Gardner invested the family savings in Ostelo National bone-density scanners, an apparatus twice more expensive than x-ray with practically the same resolution. The white elephant financially breaks the family, bringing troubles to the relationship with his wife that leaves him and moves to New York. Without money and wife, but totally committed with his son Christopher, Chris sees the chance to fight for a stockbroker internship position at Dean Witter, disputing for one career in the end of six months training period without any salary with other twenty candidates. Meanwhile, homeless, he has all sorts of difficulties with his son.

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Rocky Balboa (2006) Action / Drama / Sport

Starring Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young, Milo Ventimiglia, Antonio Tarver and Geraldine Hughes. Directed by Sylvester Stallone.

A widower of many years now Rocky has fallen into a routine of looking back to his past. A coincidental meeting with a girl that is now all grown up gets him back on track. Rocky always wanting to help those that he cares about lends a hand out for she and her son. Rocky now owns a small restaurant in the heart of Philly, he finds himself telling stories to those that ask about old fights and taking photos with his fans. Paulie, his wife's brother shows him an ESPN exclusive about a virtual fight between reigning undefeated heavy weight champion of the world Mason "The Line" Dixon. The virtual bout intrigues everyone with Rocky "the Italion Stallion" as the winner. Rocky feels like he needs to get back in the ring not for a title shot, but for some local fights that will satisfy his love of the game. When Rocky is approached by Dixon's managers Rocky can't turn the semi charity event down. After tying things back up with his son, Rocky, Duke (his former trainer), Paulie, and Rocky Jr. get to work training the still in shape former 2 time heavy weight champion of the world. You'll be inspired by the heart vs skill bout of ten amazing rounds.

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300 (2006) Action / Drama / History / War NEW

Starring Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Michael Fassbender, Vincent Regan and Dominic West. Directed by Zack Snyder.

In the ancient Battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. Facing insurmountable odds, their valor and sacrifice inspire all of Greece to unite against their Persian enemy, drawing a line in the sand for democracy.

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Flags of Our Fathers (2006) Action / Drama / History / War

Starring Ryan Phillippe, Adam Beach, Jesse Bradford, Jamie Bell and Ben Walker. Directed by Clint Eastwood.

In February, 1945, one of the fiercest battles of the Pacific theater of World War II occurs on the tiny island of Iwo Jima. Thousands of Marines attack the stronghold maintained by thousands of Japanese, and the slaughter on both sides is horrific. Early in the battle, an American flag is raised atop the high point, Mount Suribachi, and a photograph of the raising becomes an American cause celebre. As a powerful inspiration to war-sick Americans, the photo becomes a symbol of the Allied cause. The three surviving flag raisers, Rene Gagnon, John Bradley, and Ira Hayes, are whisked back to civilization to help raise funds for the war effort. But the accolades for heroism heaped upon the three men are at odds with their own personal realizations that thousands of real heroes lie dead on Iwo Jima, and that their own contributions to the fight are only symbolic and not deserving of the singling out they are experiencing. Each of the three must come to terms with the honors, exploitation, and grief that they face simply for being in a photograph.

Regards Satdude.

[Satdude]

Premiere Direkt 21st - 28th December

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Satellite: Astra 1F and Astra 1H

Position: 19 east

Frequency: 11720H, 11758H, 11798H, 12032H

Encryptions: Nagravision 2

December 21 to December 28

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The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) Comedy / Family / Fantasy

Starring Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson and Eric Lloyd. Directed by Michael Lembeck.

It's Christmas time once again and Scott Calvin juggles a full house of family and the mischievous Jack Frost, who is trying to take over the "big guy's" holiday. At the risk of giving away the secret location of the North Pole, Scott invites his in-laws to share in the holiday festivities, and upcoming birth of baby Claus with expectant wife, Carol. Along for the adventure are Scott's extended family,...

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The Reaping (2007) Horror / Thriller NEW

Starring Hilary S****, AnnaSophia Robb, David Morrissey, Idris Elba and Stephen Rea. Directed by Stephen Hopkins.

Katherine Winter doesn't believe in miracles--she believes in facts. A former minister, Katherine turned her back on the cloth after losing her young daughter and husband while doing missionary work in the Sudan, and now seeks answers through scientific investigation rather than prayer. As a university professor, she has become the foremost debunker of supposed miracles, called to sites all over the...

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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy NEW

Starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Keira Knightley and Stellan Skarsgard. Directed by Gore Verbinski.

After Elizabeth, Will, and Captain Barbossa rescue Captain Jack Sparrow from the the land of the dead, they must face their foes, Davy Jones and Lord Cutler Beckett. Beckett, now with control of Jones' heart, forms a dark alliance with him in order to rule the seas and wipe out the last of the Pirates. Now, Jack, Barbossa, Will, Elizabeth, Tia Dalma, and crew must call the Pirate Lords from the four corners of the globe, including the infamous Sao Feng, to gathering. The Pirate Lords want to release the goddess Calypso, Davy Jones's damned lover, from the trap they sent her to out of fear, in which the Pirate Lords must combine the 9 pieces that bound her by ritual to undo it and release her in hopes that she will help them fight. With this, all pirates will stand together and will make their final stand for freedom against Beckett, Jones, Norrington, the Flying Dutchman, and the entire East India Trading Company.

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All the King's Men (2006) Drama NEW

Starring Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Mark Ruffalo and Anthony Hopkins. Directed by Steven Zaillian.

In the 50's, in Louisiana, the smart populist, manipulative and wolf hick Willie Stark is elected governor with the support of the lower social classes. He joins a team composed of his bodyguard and friend Sugar Boy; the journalist from an aristocratic family Jack Burden; the lobbyist Tiny Duffy; and his mistress Sadie Burke, to face the opposition of the upper classes. When the influent Judge Irwin supports a group of politicians in their request of impeachment, Stark assigns Jack to find some dirtiness along the life of Irwin, leading to a tragedy in the end.

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Apocalypto (2006) Action / Adventure / Drama

Starring Dalia Hernandez, Mayra Serbulo, Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Trujillo and Rudy Youngblood. Directed by Mel Gibson.

Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.

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Babel (2006) Drama / Thriller

Starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael Garcia Bernal, Elle Fanning and Koji Yakusho. Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu.

In the remote sands of the Moroccan desert, a rifle shot rings out--detonating a chain of events that will link an American tourist couple’s frantic struggle to survive, two Moroccan boys involved in an accidental crime, a nanny illegally crossing into Mexico with two American children and a Japanese teen rebel whose father is sought by the police in Tokyo. Separated by clashing cultures and sprawling...

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Catch and Release (2006) Comedy / Drama / Romance

Starring Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Juliette Lewis, Fiona Shaw and Georgia Craig. Directed by Susannah Grant.

After the sudden death of her fiancé, Gray Wheeler finds comfort in the company of his friends: lighthearted and comic Sam, hyper-responsible Dennis, and, oddly enough, his old childhood buddy Fritz, an irresponsible playboy whom she'd previously pegged as one of the least reliable people in the world. As secrets about her supposedly perfect fiancé emerge, Gray comes to see new sides of the man she thought she knew, and at the same time, finds herself drawn to the last man she ever expected to fall for.

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Meet the Robinsons (2007) Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Sci-Fi

Starring Angela Bassett, Jordan Fry, Tom Kenny, Harland Williams and Adam West. Directed by Stephen J. Anderson.

Lewis an orphan wants to see what his mother looked like. So he invents a machine that looks through your brain so you can see your memories. But this weird kid says he's from the future and warns him about a guy in a bowler hat. The bowler hat guy messes with his invention and it fails. He decides that he's a failure and no one wants him. But the kid that warned him about the guy is here on a mission to find the bowler hat guy that wants to destroy Lewis. To prove he's from the future he takes lewis to the future. But the time machine breaks and he's stuck in the future until he fixes it. In the meantime he spends quality time with the family. But the bowler hat guy is about to alter time and it's up to Lewis to save the future.

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Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007) Comedy / Family

Starring Rowan Atkinson, Willem Dafoe, Emma De Caunes, Jean Rochefort and Karel Roden. Directed by Steve Bendelack.

In his latest misadventure, Mr. Bean--the nearly wordless misfit who seems to be followed by a trail of pratfalls and hijinks--goes on holiday to the French Riviera and becomes ensnared in a European adventure of cinematic proportions. Tired of the dreary, wet London weather, Bean packs up his suitcase and camcorder to head to Cannes for some sun on the beach. But his trip doesn't go as smoothly as...

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The Number 23 (2007) Drama / Mystery / Thriller

Starring Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Danny Huston, Rhona Mitra and Logan Lerman. Directed by Joel Schumacher.

Spiraling into a dark obsession with the number 23, Walter Sparrow twists his once idyllic life into an inferno of psychological torture that could possibly lead to his death as well as the deaths of his loved ones. Spurred on by a mysterious novel, The Number 23, that he doesn’t dare put down, Walter is forced to unlock the secrets of his past before he can continue his future with his wife, Agatha, and teenage son, Robin. The novel, given to Walter by Agatha as a birthday gift, depicts a chilling murder mystery that seems to mirror Walter’s life in dark and uncontrollable ways. The life of the book’s main character, a brooding detective named Fingerling, is filled with moments that echo Walter’s own history. As the world of the book starts to come alive, Walter becomes infected by the most frightening and evocative part of it..........

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Perfect Stranger (2007) Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

Starring Halle Berry, Bruce Willis, Giovanni Ribisi, Gary Dourdan and Nicki Lynn Aycox. Directed by James Foley.

When investigative reporter Rowena Price learns that her friend's murder might be connected to powerful ad executive Harrison Hill, she goes undercover with the help of her associate, Miles Hailey. Posing as Katherine, a 'temp' at Hill's ad agency, and Veronica, a girl Hill flirts with online, Rowena surrounds her prey from all sides, only to discover that she isn't the only one changing identities....

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The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) Biography / Comedy / Drama

Starring Will Smith, Thandie Newton, Jaden Christopher Smith, Dan Castellaneta and Zuhair Haddad. Directed by Gabriele Muccino.

In 1981, in San Francisco, the smart salesman and family man Chris Gardner invested the family savings in Ostelo National bone-density scanners, an apparatus twice more expensive than x-ray with practically the same resolution. The white elephant financially breaks the family, bringing troubles to the relationship with his wife that leaves him and moves to New York. Without money and wife, but totally committed with his son Christopher, Chris sees the chance to fight for a stockbroker internship position at Dean Witter, disputing for one career in the end of six months training period without any salary with other twenty candidates. Meanwhile, homeless, he has all sorts of difficulties with his son.

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Rocky Balboa (2006) Action / Drama / Sport

Starring Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young, Milo Ventimiglia, Antonio Tarver and Geraldine Hughes. Directed by Sylvester Stallone.

A widower of many years now Rocky has fallen into a routine of looking back to his past. A coincidental meeting with a girl that is now all grown up gets him back on track. Rocky always wanting to help those that he cares about lends a hand out for she and her son. Rocky now owns a small restaurant in the heart of Philly, he finds himself telling stories to those that ask about old fights and taking photos with his fans. Paulie, his wife's brother shows him an ESPN exclusive about a virtual fight between reigning undefeated heavy weight champion of the world Mason "The Line" Dixon. The virtual bout intrigues everyone with Rocky "the Italion Stallion" as the winner. Rocky feels like he needs to get back in the ring not for a title shot, but for some local fights that will satisfy his love of the game. When Rocky is approached by Dixon's managers Rocky can't turn the semi charity event down. After tying things back up with his son, Rocky, Duke (his former trainer), Paulie, and Rocky Jr. get to work training the still in shape former 2 time heavy weight champion of the world. You'll be inspired by the heart vs skill bout of ten amazing rounds.

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Sunshine (2007) Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Starring Michelle Yeoh, Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Troy Garity and Rose Byrne. Directed by Danny Boyle.

Fifty years from now, the sun is dying, and mankind is dying with it. Our last hope: a spaceship and a crew of eight men and women. They carry a device which will breathe new life into the star. But deep into their voyage, out of radio contact with Earth, their mission is starting to unravel. There is an accident, a fatal mistake, and a distress beacon from a spaceship that disappeared seven years...

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Wild Hogs (2007) Action / Adventure / Comedy

Starring John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy and Tichina Arnold. Directed by Walt Becker.

Four middle-aged men decide to take a road trip from Cincinnati to the Pacific in order to get away from their lives which are leading them nowhere. Taking their motorcycles, these "Wild Hogs" tear up the road and eventually stop in New Mexico for a drink not knowing that the bar belongs to the "Del Fuegos", a mean biker gang. When the Del Fuegos steal a bike that belongs to the Wild Hogs, the four men form a plan to steal their bike back.

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7 Zwerge - Der Wald ist nicht genug (2006) Comedy

Starring Otto Waalkes, Boris Aljinovic, Gustav-Peter Wohler, Ralf Schmitz and Martin Schneider. Directed by Sven Unterwaldt Jr.

The Seven Dwarves face their biggest challenge yet: Snow White asks them to help her prevent Rumpelstiltsken from coming to get her child. On their way they face many adventures and there are many surprises in store for them. The dwarves even visit a country they have never been to before, but which looks strangely familiar to us--this time the wood simply is not enough.

Regards Satdude.

[Satdude]

Premiere Direkt 28th Dec - 04th Jan

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Satellite: Astra 1F and Astra 1H

Position: 19 east

Frequency: 11720H, 11758H, 11798H, 12032H

Encryptions: Nagravision 2

December 28 to January 4

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The Hills Have Eyes II (2007) Horror / Romance / Thriller NEW

Starring Jessica Stroup, Reshad Strik, Michael McMillian, Daniella Alonso and Lee Thompson Young. Director Martin Weisz.

A team of trainees of the National Guard brings supply to the New Mexico Desert for a group of soldiers and scientists that are installing a monitoring system in Sector 16. They do not find anybody in the camp, and they receive a blurred distress signal from the hills. Their sergeant gathers a rescue team, and they are attacked and trapped by deformed cannibals, having to fight to survive.

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The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) Comedy / Family / Fantasy

Starring Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson and Eric Lloyd. Directed by Michael Lembeck.

It's Christmas time once again and Scott Calvin juggles a full house of family and the mischievous Jack Frost, who is trying to take over the "big guy's" holiday. At the risk of giving away the secret location of the North Pole, Scott invites his in-laws to share in the holiday festivities, and upcoming birth of baby Claus with expectant wife, Carol. Along for the adventure are Scott's extended family,...

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Music and Lyrics (2007) Comedy / Music / Romance

Starring Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore, Kristen Johnston, Jason Antoon, Billy Griffith. Directed by Marc D. Lawrence

A washed up singer is given a couple days to compose a chart-topping hit for an aspiring teen sensation. Though he's never written a decent lyric in his life, he sparks with an offbeat younger woman with a flair for words.

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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy

Starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Keira Knightley and Stellan Skarsgard. Directed by Gore Verbinski.

After Elizabeth, Will, and Captain Barbossa rescue Captain Jack Sparrow from the the land of the dead, they must face their foes, Davy Jones and Lord Cutler Beckett. Beckett, now with control of Jones' heart, forms a dark alliance with him in order to rule the seas and wipe out the last of the Pirates. Now, Jack, Barbossa, Will, Elizabeth, Tia Dalma, and crew must call the Pirate Lords from the four corners of the globe, including the infamous Sao Feng, to gathering. The Pirate Lords want to release the goddess Calypso, Davy Jones's damned lover, from the trap they sent her to out of fear, in which the Pirate Lords must combine the 9 pieces that bound her by ritual to undo it and release her in hopes that she will help them fight. With this, all pirates will stand together and will make their final stand for freedom against Beckett, Jones, Norrington, the Flying Dutchman, and the entire East India Trading Company.

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Apocalypto (2006) Action / Adventure / Drama

Starring Dalia Hernandez, Mayra Serbulo, Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Trujillo and Rudy Youngblood. Directed by Mel Gibson.

Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.

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Catch and Release (2006) Comedy / Drama / Romance

Starring Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Juliette Lewis, Fiona Shaw and Georgia Craig. Directed by Susannah Grant.

After the sudden death of her fiancé, Gray Wheeler finds comfort in the company of his friends: lighthearted and comic Sam, hyper-responsible Dennis, and, oddly enough, his old childhood buddy Fritz, an irresponsible playboy whom she'd previously pegged as one of the least reliable people in the world. As secrets about her supposedly perfect fiancé emerge, Gray comes to see new sides of the man she thought she knew, and at the same time, finds herself drawn to the last man she ever expected to fall for.

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Jet Li's Fearless (2006) Action / Drama / History

Starring Jet Li, Betty Sun, Dong Yong, Shido Nakamura and Collin Chou. Directed by Ronny Yu.

The son of a great fighter who did not wish for his child to follow in his footsteps, the bullied Huo Yuanjia resolves to teach himself how to fight--and win. Years of training enable him to ace match after match in his home region of Tianjin. But as his fame as a martial arts master grows, so does his pride. After an ill-advised fight leads to another master's death, members of Huo's family are slain...

Regards Satdude.

[Satdude]

Premiere Direkt 04th - 11th January

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Satellite: Astra 1F and Astra 1H

Position: 19 east

Frequency: 11720H, 11758H, 11798H, 12032H

Encryptions: Nagravision 2

January 4 to January 11

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Zodiac (2007/I) Crime / Drama / History / Thriller NEW

Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Edwards and Brian Cox. Directed by David Fincher.

As a serial killer terrifies the San Francisco Bay Area and taunts police with his ciphers and letters, investigators in four jurisdictions search for the murderer. The case will become an obsession for four men as their lives and careers are built and destroyed by the endless trail of clues.

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Accepted (2006) Comedy NEW

Starring Justin Long, Jonah Hill, Adam Herschman, Columbus Short and Maria Thayer. Directed by Steve Pink.

When a high school burnout discovers he's been rejected from every college he's applied to, he creates a fake university in order to fool his overzealous parents.

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Ghost Rider (2007) Action / Fantasy / Thriller

Starring Nicolas Cage, Wes Bentley, Eva Mendes, Matthew Long and Peter Fonda. Directed by Mark Steven Johnson.

A motorcycle stuntman, Johnny Blaze, makes a pact with a dark force, selling his soul to save his girlfriend. When the bargain goes sour and the girl isn't saved, Blaze is transformed, gaining raging superpowers. Based on the Marvel comic series.

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Spider-Man 3 (2007)Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace and James Franco. Directed by Sam Raimi.

Everything is lining up great for peter he has finally got the love of his life Mary Jane Watson to marry him. But one night when the strange meteor crash's it clangs on to peter bonding him with an alien symbiote suit. This changes peter once the symbiote is attached by to him he changes his life around.Once he finds out his uncle's real killer is still alive who's Flint Marko/sandman he seeks revenge as his ex best friend harry Osborn becomes the new goblin and peter deals with Eddie Brock. Once peter realizes that he is doing everything wrong he decides only one way you can make it right by getting rid of the alien symbiote suit by riping it off witch eventually leads to the birth of venom. peter now faces all the darkest demons as he also tries to win back Mary Jane Watson.

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Sunshine (2007) Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Starring Michelle Yeoh, Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Troy Garity and Rose Byrne. Directed by Danny Boyle.

Fifty years from now, the sun is dying, and mankind is dying with it. Our last hope: a spaceship and a crew of eight men and women. They carry a device which will breathe new life into the star. But deep into their voyage, out of radio contact with Earth, their mission is starting to unravel. There is an accident, a fatal mistake, and a distress beacon from a spaceship that disappeared seven years...

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300 (2006) Action / Drama / History / War

Starring Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Michael Fassbender, Vincent Regan and Dominic West. Directed by Zack Snyder.

In the ancient Battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. Facing insurmountable odds, their valor and sacrifice inspire all of Greece to unite against their Persian enemy, drawing a line in the sand for democracy.

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7 Zwerge - Der Wald ist nicht genug (2006) Comedy

Starring Otto Waalkes, Boris Aljinovic, Gustav-Peter Wohler, Ralf Schmitz and Martin Schneider. Directed by Sven Unterwaldt Jr.

The Seven Dwarves face their biggest challenge yet: Snow White asks them to help her prevent Rumpelstiltsken from coming to get her child. On their way they face many adventures and there are many surprises in store for them. The dwarves even visit a country they have never been to before, but which looks strangely familiar to us--this time the wood simply is not enough.

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Wilden Kerle 4, Die (2007) Comedy / Family / Sport

Starring Jimmy Ochsenknecht, Wilson Ochsenknecht, Sarah Kim Gries and Marlon Wessel. Director Joachim Masannek.

After the victory against the “Biestigen beasts” Only one victory now still separates it from the desired Freestyle Soccer cup. But they must begin against the “wolves of Ragnarök ". But the wolves are not normal opponents. Behind them a power lurks.............

Regards Satdude.

[Satdude]

Premiere Direkt 11th - 18th January

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Satellite: Astra 1F and Astra 1H

Position: 19 east

Frequency: 11720H, 11758H, 11798H, 12032H

Encryptions: Nagravision 2

January 11 to January 18

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Primeval (2007) Horror / Thriller NEW

Starring Dominic Purcell, Orlando Jones, Brooke Langton, Jurgen Prochnow, Gideon Emery. Directed by Michael Katleman.

A news team is sent to Burundi to capture and bring home a legendary 25-foot crocodile. Their difficult task turns potentially deadly when a warlord targets them for death.

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Smokin' Aces (2007) Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller NEW

Starring Ben Affleck, Jeremy Piven, Ryan Reynolds, Andy Garcia and Alicia Keys. Directed by Joe Carnahan.
An FBI agent hunts for a Las Vegas stand up comedian who has decided to squeal on the mob but, before he heads off for protective custody, decides to go to the casinos at Lake Tahoe for one last good time, drawing a crowd of assassins.

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Stomp the Yard (2007) Drama / Musical / Romance NEW

Starring Columbus Short, Brian J. White, Ne-Yo , Meagan Good and Darrin DeWitt Henson. Directed by Sylvain White.

DJ, a troubled youth from Los Angeles attending the historically black Truth University in Atlanta, Georgia. When adapting to his new environment proves difficult, DJ finds solace in joining a struggling fraternity where he begins implementing his street-style dance moves in an attempt to help the step team win the coveted National Step Show Championship. Before long DJ becomes the competing fraternity's main rival, while trying to pursue his new love interest, deal with his own troubled past and learn the true meanings of brotherhood and Fraternity along the way.

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Ocean's Thirteen (2007) Comedy / Crime / Thriller NEW

Starring George Clooney, Ellen Barkin, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt and Andy Garcia. Directed by Steven Soderbergh.

Danny Ocean's team of criminals are back and are composing a plan more personal than ever. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank double-crosses Reuben Tishkoff, causing a heart attack, Danny Ocean vows that him and his team will do anything to bring Willy Bank and everything he's got down. Even if it includes hiring help from one of their own enemies, Terry Benedict.

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Invincible (2006) Biography / Drama / Sport NEW

Starring Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth Banks, Kirk Acevedo and Lola Glaudini. Directed by Ericson Core.

When the coach of Vince Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public consensus was that it was a waste of time--no one good enough to play professional football was going to be found this way. Certainly no one like Papale--a down-on-his-luck, 30 year-old, substitute teacher and part-time bartender who never even played college football. But against these odds, Papale made the team and soon found himself living every fan's fantasy--moving from his cheap seats in the upper deck to standing on the field as a professional football player.

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Accepted (2006) Comedy

Starring Justin Long, Jonah Hill, Adam Herschman, Columbus Short and Maria Thayer. Directed by Steve Pink.

When a high school burnout discovers he's been rejected from every college he's applied to, he creates a fake university in order to fool his overzealous parents.

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The Contractor (2007) (V) Action

Starring Wesley Snipes, Charles Dance, Lena Headey and Ralph Brown. Produced by Rudy Cohen.

Retired marksman James Diallives a secluded life on his ranch in Montana. Haunted by his failure to exterminate one of the worlds most notorious te'rrorists, he is approached by his old employers to finish the job in London, where the te'rrorist leader has been captured and is under heavy protection. What would be a routine mission for the sniper turns into a nightmare as Dial is forced into hiding and relentlessly pursued by the British police and their lead investigator, Windsor. But when Dial is framed for Windsorâ's murder, he begins to realize that he has been seriously double-crossed. His only hope is a 12-year-old girl whom Dial reluctantly befriends as he desperately searches to find the killer and the truth behind his betrayal.

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The Hills Have Eyes II (2007) Horror / Romance / Thriller

Starring Jessica Stroup, Reshad Strik, Michael McMillian, Daniella Alonso and Lee Thompson Young. Director Martin Weisz.

A team of trainees of the National Guard brings supply to the New Mexico Desert for a group of soldiers and scientists that are installing a monitoring system in Sector 16. They do not find anybody in the camp, and they receive a blurred distress signal from the hills. Their sergeant gathers a rescue team, and they are attacked and trapped by deformed cannibals, having to fight to survive.

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Little Children (2006) Drama / Romance

Starring Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley and Gregg Edelman. Directed by Todd Field.

Little Children centers on a group of young marrieds, whose lives intersect on the playgrounds, town pools and streets of their small community in surprising and potentially dangerous ways.

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Music and Lyrics (2007) Comedy / Music / Romance

Starring Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore, Kristen Johnston, Jason Antoon, Billy Griffith. Directed by Marc D. Lawrence

A washed up singer is given a couple days to compose a chart-topping hit for an aspiring teen sensation. Though he's never written a decent lyric in his life, he sparks with an offbeat younger woman with a flair for words.

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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy

Starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Keira Knightley and Stellan Skarsgard. Directed by Gore Verbinski.

After Elizabeth, Will, and Captain Barbossa rescue Captain Jack Sparrow from the the land of the dead, they must face their foes, Davy Jones and Lord Cutler Beckett. Beckett, now with control of Jones' heart, forms a dark alliance with him in order to rule the seas and wipe out the last of the Pirates. Now, Jack, Barbossa, Will, Elizabeth, Tia Dalma, and crew must call the Pirate Lords from the four corners of the globe, including the infamous Sao Feng, to gathering. The Pirate Lords want to release the goddess Calypso, Davy Jones's damned lover, from the trap they sent her to out of fear, in which the Pirate Lords must combine the 9 pieces that bound her by ritual to undo it and release her in hopes that she will help them fight. With this, all pirates will stand together and will make their final stand for freedom against Beckett, Jones, Norrington, the Flying Dutchman, and the entire East India Trading Company.

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The Reaping (2007) Horror / Thriller

Starring Hilary S****, AnnaSophia Robb, David Morrissey, Idris Elba and Stephen Rea. Directed by Stephen Hopkins.

Katherine Winter doesn't believe in miracles--she believes in facts. A former minister, Katherine turned her back on the cloth after losing her young daughter and husband while doing missionary work in the Sudan, and now seeks answers through scientific investigation rather than prayer. As a university professor, she has become the foremost debunker of supposed miracles, called to sites all over the...

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7 Zwerge - Der Wald ist nicht genug (2006) Comedy

Starring Otto Waalkes, Boris Aljinovic, Gustav-Peter Wohler, Ralf Schmitz and Martin Schneider. Directed by Sven Unterwaldt Jr.

The Seven Dwarves face their biggest challenge yet: Snow White asks them to help her prevent Rumpelstiltsken from coming to get her child. On their way they face many adventures and there are many surprises in store for them. The dwarves even visit a country they have never been to before, but which looks strangely familiar to us--this time the wood simply is not enough.

Regards Satdude.

[Satdude]

Premiere Direkt 18th - 25th January

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Satellite: Astra 1F and Astra 1H

Position: 19 east

Frequency: 11720H, 11758H, 11798H, 12032H

Encryptions: Nagravision 2

January 18 to January 25

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Schwere Jungs (2007) Comedy NEW

Starring Sebastian Bezzel, Michael Grimm, Simon Schwarz and Nicholas Ofczarek. Director Marcus H. Rosenmüller.

This comedy is based on a true story of a group of friends from Bavaria who dream of participating in the 1952 Olympic Games in Oslo, but who face an incredible uphill battle, including a rival team.

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The Hills Have Eyes II (2007) Horror / Romance / Thriller

Starring Jessica Stroup, Reshad Strik, Michael McMillian, Daniella Alonso and Lee Thompson Young. Director Martin Weisz.

A team of trainees of the National Guard brings supply to the New Mexico Desert for a group of soldiers and scientists that are installing a monitoring system in Sector 16. They do not find anybody in the camp, and they receive a blurred distress signal from the hills. Their sergeant gathers a rescue team, and they are attacked and trapped by deformed cannibals, having to fight to survive.

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Ocean's Thirteen (2007) Comedy / Crime / Thriller

Starring George Clooney, Ellen Barkin, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt and Andy Garcia. Directed by Steven Soderbergh.

Danny Ocean's team of criminals are back and are composing a plan more personal than ever. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank double-crosses Reuben Tishkoff, causing a heart attack, Danny Ocean vows that him and his team will do anything to bring Willy Bank and everything he's got down. Even if it includes hiring help from one of their own enemies, Terry Benedict.

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Accepted (2006) Comedy

Starring Justin Long, Jonah Hill, Adam Herschman, Columbus Short and Maria Thayer. Directed by Steve Pink.

When a high school burnout discovers he's been rejected from every college he's applied to, he creates a fake university in order to fool his overzealous parents.

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The Contractor (2007) (V) Action

Starring Wesley Snipes, Charles Dance, Lena Headey and Ralph Brown. Produced by Rudy Cohen.

Retired marksman James Diallives a secluded life on his ranch in Montana. Haunted by his failure to exterminate one of the worlds most notorious te'rrorists, he is approached by his old employers to finish the job in London, where the te'rrorist leader has been captured and is under heavy protection. What would be a routine mission for the sniper turns into a nightmare as Dial is forced into hiding and relentlessly pursued by the British police and their lead investigator, Windsor. But when Dial is framed for Windsorâ's murder, he begins to realize that he has been seriously double-crossed. His only hope is a 12-year-old girl whom Dial reluctantly befriends as he desperately searches to find the killer and the truth behind his betrayal.

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300 (2006) Action / Drama / History / War

Starring Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Michael Fassbender, Vincent Regan and Dominic West. Directed by Zack Snyder.

In the ancient Battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. Facing insurmountable odds, their valor and sacrifice inspire all of Greece to unite against their Persian enemy, drawing a line in the sand for democracy.

Regards Satdude.

[Satdude]

Premiere Direkt 08th - 15th February

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Satellite: Astra 1F and Astra 1H

Position: 19 east

Frequency: 11720H, 11758H, 11798H, 12032H

Encryptions: Nagravision 2

February 8 to February 15

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Shrek the Third (2007) Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy

Starring Mike *****, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas and Julie Andrews. Directed by Chris Miller and Raman Hui.

When his new father-in-law, King Harold falls ill, Shrek is looked at as the heir to the land of Far, Far Away. Not one to give up his beloved swamp, Shrek recruits his friends Donkey and Puss in Boots to install the rebellious Artie as the new king. Princess Fiona, however, rallies a band of royal girlfriends to fend off a coup d'etat by the jilted Prince Charming.

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Hot Fuzz (2007) Action / Comedy / Crime / Mystery

Starring Jim Broadbent, Nick Frost, Timothy Dalton, Edward Woodward and Simon Pegg. Directed by Edgar Wright.

Jealous colleagues conspire to get a top London cop transferred to a small town and paired with a witless new partner. On the beat, the pair stumble upon a series of suspicious accidents and events.

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One Way (2006/II) Crime / Drama / Thriller

Starring Til Schweiger, Michael Clarke Duncan, Lauren Lee Smith, Stefanie Von Pfetten and Eric Roberts. Directed by Reto Salimbeni.

To cover up his infidelities and protect his upcoming marriage, a star advertiser helps free an accused rapist by giving a false alibi and suffers the brutal revenge of the victim.

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Ocean's Thirteen (2007) Comedy / Crime / Thriller

Starring George Clooney, Ellen Barkin, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt and Andy Garcia. Directed by Steven Soderbergh.

Danny Ocean's team of criminals are back and are composing a plan more personal than ever. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank double-crosses Reuben Tishkoff, causing a heart attack, Danny Ocean vows that him and his team will do anything to bring Willy Bank and everything he's got down. Even if it includes hiring help from one of their own enemies, Terry Benedict.

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Saw III (2006) Crime / Horror / Thriller

Starring Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Bahar Soomekh, Angus MacFadyen and Dina Meyer. Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman.

Jigsaw has disappeared; and with his new apprentice Amanda--the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police--he has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detectives scramble to locate him, Dr. Lynn Denlon is unaware that she is about to become the latest pawn on his vicious *****board. One night, after finishing a shift at her hospital,...

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Spider-Man 3 (2007) Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace and James Franco. Directed by: Sam Raimi.

Peter Parker has finally managed to strike a balance between his devotion to M.J. and his duties as a superhero. But there is a storm brewing on the horizon. When his suit suddenly changes, turning jet-black and enhancing his powers, it transforms Peter as well, bringing out the dark, vengeful side of his personality that he is struggling to control. Under the influence of the suit, Peter becomes overconfident...

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Stomp the Yard (2007) Drama / Musical / Romance

Starring Columbus Short, Brian J. White, Ne-Yo , Meagan Good and Darrin DeWitt Henson. Directed by Sylvain White.

DJ, a troubled youth from Los Angeles attending the historically black Truth University in Atlanta, Georgia. When adapting to his new environment proves difficult, DJ finds solace in joining a struggling fraternity where he begins implementing his street-style dance moves in an attempt to help the step team win the coveted National Step Show Championship. Before long DJ becomes the competing fraternity's main rival, while trying to pursue his new love interest, deal with his own troubled past and learn the true meanings of brotherhood and Fraternity along the way.

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Black Snake Moan (2006) Comedy / Drama / Music

Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Ricci, Justin Timberlake, John Cothran Jr and Michael Raymond-James. Directed by Craig Brewer.

A God-fearing bluesman (Jackson) takes to a wild young woman (Ricci) who, as a victim of childhood ***ual abuse, looks everywhere for love, never quite finding it.

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The Contractor (2007) (V) Action

Starring Wesley Snipes, Charles Dance, Lena Headey and Ralph Brown. Produced by Rudy Cohen.

Retired marksman James Diallives a secluded life on his ranch in Montana. Haunted by his failure to exterminate one of the world’s most notorious *********s, he is approached by his old employers to finish the job in London, where the ********* leader has been captured and is under heavy protection. What would be a routine mission for the sniper turns into a nightmare as Dial is forced into hiding...

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Eight Miles High! (2007) (Wilde Leben, Das) Biography / Comedy / Drama / Music NEW

Starring Natalie Avelon, Victor Noren, Alexander Scheer (II), David Scheller (II) and Matthias Schweighoefer. Directed by: Achim Bornhak.

Achim Bornhak's movie focuses on the restless life of Uschi Obermaier, the icon of the 1968 movement in Germany and groupie. At the age of 16, Uschi is bored by her job in a photo lab, but soon becomes the "it girl" of Munich's club scene. When she gets to know Rainer Langhans, they move to Berlin and live in "Kommune 1", the first politically-motivated commune in Germany. While the other occupants claim she isn't political enough, Uschi just wants to have fun, works as fashion model and leads international music stars in temptation...

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Little Children (2006) Drama / Romance

Starring Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley and Gregg Edelman. Directed by Todd Field.

Little Children centers on a group of young marrieds, whose lives intersect on the playgrounds, town pools and streets of their small community in surprising and potentially dangerous ways.

Regards Satdude.