It’s raining Blockbusters again this September, only on HBO

Media News

New Delhi, September 01, 2008

Rejoice and relax as HBO brings a plethora of astonishing movies this September. The channel has lined up a treat of Blockbusters premiers to captivate the viewers throughout the month. To keep the excitement alive, HBO will premiere the super hit comedy “Surf’s Up” only on HBO Blockbuster of the Month. With amazing movies lined up on HBO See It First, HBO Friday Blockbusters and HBO Sunday Superhits, HBO continues to enthral audiences this September. The special highlight for the month is an array of HBO Original and Award Winning movies which will make your Tuesdays special.

Laugh your heart out aloud with HBO Blockbuster of the month “Surf’s Up”, an animated comedy featuring the voices of Shia Labeouf, Jeff Bridges, Jon Heder, Zooey Deschanel on 26th September at 9:00 pm. In the movie, Cody the penguin has always longed for bigger, grander things to happen in his life. When he comes face to face with a living legend of the surfing world, he sets out to transform himself and carve out his own legacy. With a documentary crew in tow to chronicle his exploits, Cody’s journey is one which will enthral both young and old.

Light up your nights every Saturday at 9 pm with HBO See It First, a collection of movies premiering for the first time on Indian television. The line up includes Music & Lyrics, a romantic melody starring Hugh Grant, Dew Barrymore, Brad Garrett and Kristen Johnston on 6th September followed by a horror thriller Vacancy starring Luke Wilson, Kate Beckinsale, Frank Whaley and Ethan Embry on 13th September. Connor’s War starring Anthony “Treach” Criss and Nia Peeples will take all action lovers for a ride on 20th September followed by the premiere of suspense thriller Disturbia starring Shia Labeouf, David Morse, Carrie-Anne Moss and Sarah Roemer on 27th September.

Don’t miss HBO Sunday Super Hits every Sunday at 9:00pm. Comedy flick Nacho Libre starring Jack Black, Ana De La Reguera, Hector Jimenez and Richard Montoya will be showcased on 7th September and action adventure Rush Hour 2 starring Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Zhang Zi Yi and John Lone will be showcased on 14th September. This is followed by a beautiful and heart warming romantic movie Failure to Launch starring Matthew Mcconaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zooey Deschanel and Justin Bartha on 21st September. Comedy with style - Will Ferrell, John Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen and Gary Cole starrer Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby comes your way on 28th September only on HBO Sunday Super Hits.

The delight continues with HBO Friday Blockbusters, every Friday night at 9 pm. HBO brings for its viewers smashing hits like The Peacemaker starring George Clooney, Nicole Kidman, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Holt Mccallany on 5th September. More action and adventure on the forefront with Blade: Trinity starring Wesley Snipes, Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson on 12th September. Get ready to get goose bumps as HBO showcases suspense thriller Perfect Stranger starring Halle Berry, Bruce Willis, Giovanni Ribisi and Gary Dourdan on 19th September.

For all movie aficionados, HBO brings an extravaganza of HBO Original Movies on Tuesdays at 9:00pm. Inspired by a true story, Life Support starring Queen Latifah, Anna Deavere Smith and Ravelle Parker is an engaging story of a mother who overcame a drug addiction and became a positive role model and an AIDS activist in the outreach group. Catch this Emmy Award nominated movie on 9th September. Drama flicks Angel Rodriguez starring Rachel Griffiths and Jonan Everett will be showcased on 16th September followed Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominated Bury My Heart On Wounded Knee starring Aidan Quinn, Adam Beach, August Schellenberg and Anna Paquin on 2nd September.

In addition to this, HBO will also showcase exciting movies such as Rumour Has It, Dreamgirls, Head Over Heels and Excess Baggage only on HBO Teen Zone every Saturday at 12:00 noon. Get ready for a month of late-night movies with genres ranging from thrillers, suspense to sci-fi only on HBO Late Night Chills every Tuesday to Friday after the 9:00pm movie. The line up includes Return to Paradise, Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America, Inside Man, Bait, Single White Female, Glass House: The Good Mother, Mobsters and many more.

Prime time viewing on HBO includes HBO Blockbuster Of The Month, a special television event that premieres a mega blockbuster movie every month, HBO See It First, which showcases a new box office hit each week throughout the year; HBO Friday Blockbusters, which presents a star studded line up of blockbuster hits across all genres, and so much more! In addition, HBO features at least 3- 4 new movie hits every month to offer viewers an interesting mix of Hollywood movies based on exciting themes.

For further information, please contact:

HBO Asia

Ruchika Chaudhry

E-mail: ruchika_chaudhry@hboasia.com.sg

Tel: 0124 4028888

IPAN

Geetanjali Lahiri

E-mail: geetanjali.lahiri@ipan.com

Tel: 011- 42492100