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Sky Movies Premiere: Captain America – The First Avenger (Sky 20, 8.30, 5.1) Fantastic 4’s Chris Evans straps on a new superhero costume for Marvel Comics’ latest screen franchise. He plays a “98-pound weakling” who’s injected with an experimental muscle serum that turns him into Uncle Sam’s secret weapon against one of Adolf Hitler’s henchmen. [...]

In the first of the year’s Monday night movie shootouts, TV3’s HD re-run of 12 Rounds was shot to pieces by TV2’s The Pursuit of Happyness. The former averaged only 4.5% – 4.9% of the key demographics compared to the latter’s 6.7% – 9.9%. TV One’s Unforgettable also packed more heat than 12 Rounds, notching [...]

Season Finale: Modern Family (TV3, 8.00, 5.1, F) Gloria’s bilingualism comes in handy on Mitchell and Cameron’s quest to adopt another child; Jay and Manny help Lily get ready for a dance recital. “It only took the whole season, but Modern Family closed things out this year with easily the best episode of the season,” said TV Blend. Paste magazine noted [...]

New Zealand’s definitive free-to-air guide to what’s airing nightly in 1080i: Saturday TradeZone Gone Fishin’ (TV3, 5.00) The Bionic Vet (TV One, 5.20) Hyundai Country Calendar (TV One, 7.00) ITM Fishing Show (TV3, 7.00) Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean – At World’s End (TV2, 7.30, 5.1, R) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV3, 8.30, 5.1, F) Movie: Blood Diamond (TV One, [...]

The Zoo at last will screen in HD when the latest series starts on July 29 (TV One, 7.00). According to the publicity, special cameras also have been installed to capture behind-the-scenes footage as tigers rip into a fresh deer hide pinata, Burma the elephant swims in a fresh lagoon, and kune kune pigs enter the lions’ [...]

Series Finale: Desperate Housewives (TV2, 8.30, 5.1, F) “The eight-year-long saga that has titillated, intrigued and, reportedly, sparked an epidemic of eating disorders among middle-age female viewers, comes to a melodramatic close, the conclusions of its rambling narratives neatly tying up life’s biggies (births, deaths, marriages and careers) in a pink bow of post-feminist pathos,” said [...]

Series Premiere: Unforgettable (TV One, 8.30, 5.1) Poppy Montgomery stars as a detective with a medical condition that means she can’t forget anything, except for details from the day her sister was murdered. “Montgomery’s last gig on CBS, Without a Trace, lasted seven years,” the New York Daily News said. “Unforgettable has a ways to go, but it’s [...]

Series Premiere: Missing (TV One, 8.30, 5.1) Ashley Judd, Sean Bean and Cliff Curtis star in a new, action packed thriller following an ex-CIA agent’s search for her missing son. “Think The French Connection meets Alias with a big helping of Taylor Lautner’s Abduction,” enthused the New York Post. “This bifurcated character–Mother of the Year meets Jack [...]

SoHo Highlight: The Pillars of the Earth (Sky 10, 8.30, 5.1) Tom Builder’s fortunes change when he is engaged by Prior Philip to rebuild Kingsbridge’s ruined church as a cathedral.  Among the local reviewers who recommend this pre-Game of Thrones dramatisation is The Dominion Post’s Jane Clifton: ”Resistance is useless. It’s gorgeous to look at, well stocked with [...]

SoHo Premiere: The Pillars of the Earth (Sky 10, 8.30, 5.1) The succession of England’s crown is in doubt and causes King Henry’s daughter and nephew to compete for the throne. Don’t expect this medieval malarkey starring Ian McShane, Donald Sutherland, Rufus Sewell, Matthew Macfadyen and Sarah Parish to measure up to Game of Thrones (which it [...]