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Movie Highlight: The Last King of Scotland (TV3, 12.10, R) “King McIdi” is dead but his lethal legacy lives on in this powerhouse dramatisation of Ugandan president Idi Amin’s reign from 1971-79. As well as being a supremely suspenseful and chilling thriller about his Scottish physician (James McAvoy), it shows another side to the tabloid press’ caricature of an […]

New Zealand’s definitive free-to-air guide to what’s airing nightly in 1080i: Saturday The Secret Lives of Dancers (TV3, 4.30, R) TradeZone Gone Fishin’ (TV3, 5.00) Rheem Outdoors With Geoff (TV3, 5.30, R) Hyundai Country Calendar (TV One, 7.00) Terra Nova (TV3, 7.30, 5.1) Movie: Public Enemies (TV3, 8.30, 5.1) Winners & Losers (TV One, 10.30, R) Touch (TV3, 11.10, 5.1, R) Movie: […]

World War II dramas Inglourious Basterds and Defiance are among the 12 HD premieres next month on Sky Movies. Inglourious Basterds was highly decorated here with a sensational Blu-ray transfer but Defiance, despite being the better movie, only received an undistinguished DVD release. There also will be the latest additions to the Terminator and X-Men […]