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Network Movie Premiere: The A-Team (TV3, 8.30, 5.1) There’s something absurdly compelling about this outrageously ludicrous update of the dopey ‘80s TV hit. The original was named after four hired guns who were veterans of the Vietnam war on the run from the military for a crime they didn’t commit. Fast-forward 25 years and the set-up’s the same, […]

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’ […]

The A-Team: Sky Movies, 8.30pm Sunday. There’s something absurdly compelling about this outrageously ludicrous update of the dopey ‘80s TV hit. The original was named after four hired guns who were veterans of the Vietnam war on the run from the military for a crime they didn’t commit. Fast-forward 25 years and the set-up’s the […]

Great Scott! The stars of Back to the Future have just got back together to promote the franchise’s 25th anniversary re-issue on Blu-ray. Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Huey Lewis and Mary Steenburgen reunited with filmmakers Bob Gale, Neil Canton and Robert Zemeckis for a “time-travelling panel discussion and Q&A” in New York […]

Whoa, this is heavy — next month the Back to the Future trilogy will bow on Blu-ray. The three-disc set with a lenticular cover goes on sale on October 27 for under $60. Also being dusted off for HD that month are the first two Shrek movies, Beauty & the Beast, Elvis on Tour, Dead Man and […]