THE MOVIE CHANNEL XTRA: September 5, 2010

7:10AM
Posse (1975)
Kirk Douglas produced, directed and starred in this political message movie of a Western as a posturing sheriff who organizes a posse to capture a notorious criminal (Bruce Dern) and increase his own fame. When the outlaw turns the tables by capturing the lawman, the sheriff's men are forced to become bank robbers in order to raise the ransom. Douglas's second directorial effort, this anti-Vietnam classic costars James Stacy, Luke Askew and Bo Hopkins.
8:45AM
Tall Tale
A boy who is skeptical of his father's tales of mythical American folk heroes is joined by Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan, John Henry and Calamity Jane in a battle to save his family's land. Nick Stahl, Patrick Swayze and Oliver Platt star in this charming fantasy.
10:25AM
Mozart and the Whale
Two people with a form of autism called Asperger's Syndrome meet in a support group and fall in love despite their emotional challenges and eccentric quirks in this comedy drama starring Josh Hartnett, Radha Mitchell and Gary Cole.
12:00PM
April Fool's Day
An heiress named Muffy hosts a weekend gathering of eight college students at her secluded island mansion, where each guest is murdered after a hidden secret is revealed. Deborah Foreman, Griffin O'Neal, Jay Baker, Clayton Rohner, Pat Barlow and Amy Steel star in this classic slasher flick.
1:30PM
The Alphabet Killer
A true-life serial killer case in Rochester, New York inspired this thriller about a dogged homicide investigator who pursues a child murderer despite suffering from schizophrenia, a condition that makes her believe she can see the spirits of the victims. Eliza Dushku, Cary Elwes, Timothy Hutton, Melissa Leo, Carl Lumbly, Michael Ironside and Tom Noonan star in this crime drama with a psychological twist.
3:10PM
Explicit Ills
The residents of a tough Philadelphia neighborhood struggle with ambitions, relationships, financial crises and health problems while their street becomes increasingly gentrified in this award-winning ensemble drama starring Paul Dano, Rosario Dawson, Tariq Trotter, Lou Taylor Pucci and Francisco Burgos.
4:40PM
Bickford Schmeckler's Cool Ideas
An eccentric campus genius loses his prized notebook full of brilliant inventions and embarks on a comic quest to retrieve it in this quirky comedy starring Patrick Fugit, Olivia Wilde and John Cho.
6:00PM
Bart Got a Room
A South Florida teenager agonizes over his choice of a prom date: should he take his best friend, or the pretty blonde cheerleader with whom he is obsessed? The dysfunctional relationship of his parents offers no solace, and the specter of a geeky classmate named Bart who confidently booked a hotel room for prom night looms large. Steven Kaplan, Alia Shawkat, William H. Macy and Cheryl Hines star in this quirky, independent teen comedy.
7:20PM
Falling Up
A doorman at a posh Manhattan apartment building breaks the rules when he falls in love with the daughter of a resident family, jeopardizing his job. Joseph Cross, Sarah Roemer and Joe Pantoliano star in this charming romantic comedy.
9:00PM
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
As a way to pay off their mounting debts, lifelong pals Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) decide to write, direct and star in a pornographic movie, which they believe to be a sure moneymaker. But they may end up as the first couple in adult cinematic history who discover their long-hidden feelings for each other while doing so. Craig Robinson costars in this romantic sex comedy.
10:45PM
Foreign Exchange
Four seniors find their plans for a hard-partying, hedonistic final year of high school jeopardized when they are forced to host foreign exchange students who still naively believe the point of school is education in this goofy teen comedy starring Ryan Pinkston, Vanessa Lengies, Curtis Armstrong and Jennifer Coolidge.
12:15AM
Federal Protection
A car thief (Armand Assante) who works for the mob agrees to testify against his employers in return for witness protection, then promptly becomes embroiled in a love triangle after he is given a new identity and relocated to a sleepy Little Rock, Arkansas suburb. Angela Featherstone, Dina Meyer and David Lipper costar in this gritty crime thriller.
2:00AM
The Warrior Class
An ambitious rookie lawyer does himself no favors when he falls for his drug-addicted key witness during the first important case of his legal career, a suit involving a psychotic mobster and another witness who wears an eye patch and wields a samurai sword. Anson Mount, Erica Leerhsen, Jake Weber, Dan Hedaya, Jamey Sheridan and Robert Vaughn star in this legal drama from writer/director Alan Hruska.
4:00AM
Miranda
Psychological thriller starring Christina Ricci as the object of an obsessed librarian's attention, even as she undertakes a complicated real estate scam with her criminal partner (John Hurt). John Simm and Kyle McLachlan costar in this absorbing film, the feature debut of director Marc Munden.
5:35AM
Falling Up
A doorman at a posh Manhattan apartment building breaks the rules when he falls in love with the daughter of a resident family, jeopardizing his job. Joseph Cross, Sarah Roemer and Joe Pantoliano star in this charming romantic comedy.

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