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Network Movies in HD: September 15 – 21

   Saturday         Tomorrowland | TVNZ 2, 7.00   Beverly Hills Cop III | Three, 8.55 Les Miserables | Three, 11.00   Sunday      The Pacifier | TVNZ 2, 7.30 Furious 7 | Three, 8.30 Babel | Maori TV, 8.30 Tammy | TVNZ 2, 9.20   Monday Pitch Black | Prime, 9.30   Tuesday    Last Action Hero | Duke, 8.30   […]

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PHIL VS BILL Last Vegas is not quite the comedy of last resort it could have been. It sounds like an over-the-hill Hangover -- four childhood pals in their 60s and 70s reunite for a bachelor party in Sin City -- but Dan Fogelman (Tangled, The Guilt Trip) wrote his screenplay years earlier. While the scenario is safe and predictable, and riddled with wheezing old-geezer gags, the cast’s chemistry, and some gentle observations on aging and friendship, make Vegas more winning than it deserves to be. The only extra of note is a film makers’ commentary.

Bill O’Byrne’s Bargain Bin Blues: Last Vegas

Last Vegas: $$$1/2 Directed by on Turtletaub. Written by Dan Fogelman. Starring Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeeman, Robert De Niro, Kevin Kline. Five ageing Hollywood superstars walk into an amiable comedy about four old guys in Las Vegas. And that’s about all you need to know as to whether you will like Last Vegas. It’s a nice, undemanding […]

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Tonight in HD: September 11

Tonight in HD: September 11

Joey (TV2, 6.30, R) ✫✫ Joey is asked to go on the television show, Celebrity Poker. In a match hosted by Dave Foley and poker expert Phil Gordon, he plays against celebrities Alan Thicke, Coolio and Cindy Margolis. Global Radar (TV One, 7.00) ✫✫✫ Global Radar is looking for ways we can get juice to keep modern […]

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HDTV Movie Premieres: August 28-September 3

HDTV Movie Premieres: August 28-September 3

The History Boys: TV3, 10.20pm Saturday. If you liked the stage play, you’ll probably give this quirky comedy high marks. But those new to its questionable scenario won’t be won over by the exaggerated performances, grotesque and clichéd characterisations, or dull direction. The perennially unappealing Richard Griffiths plays a maverick history teacher with a predilection […]

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My Sky HDi ... Movies in August

My Sky HDi … Movies in August

The re-make of The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 and the comedy, The Hangover, are the pick of the August HD premieres on Sky Movies. The former will screen for the first time on August 1 and the latter on August 29. The rest of the lacklustre line-up largely is dominated by made-for-TV and […]

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