Troy
This is the story of ancient Greece when men fought for glory, honour and sometimes love. Paris (Orlando Bloom), Prince of Troy, falls in love with the wife of King Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson), Helen (Diane Druger), Queen of Sparta. He convinces her to leave her husband and come with him. Such is his obsession with her that he abducts her, provoking the wrath of King Menelaus’ brother Agamemnon (Brian Cox), King of the Mycenaean’s, who is deeply insulted by this crime and decides that war is the only way to respond.
Cast: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Brian Cox, Sean Bean
Zee Studio, 5 p.m.
The Princess Diaries
Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) is a fifteen-year-old tenth grade private school student who lives with her mother Helen Thermopolis (Caroline Goodall) and fat cat Louie in a San Francisco firehouse. Her father, Philippe Renaldi (who was divorced but in touch with her) died two months earlier in a car crash. Mia who is regularly teased by her peers for her gawkiness and frizzy hair learns that her father was the crown prince of Genovia and she is the next crown princess of Genovia.
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Hector Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo
Star Movies, 9 p.m.
Wild Things 2
Brittany Havers has it all the looks, the car, the house and while classmate Maya King may not have all those things, she does have others to her advantage cunning, intelligence, as well as looks. When Brittany’s stepfather, Nyles Dunlap, is involved in a mysterious plane crash, Maya comes forth claiming to be Nyles’ illegitimate daughter. Insurance investigator Terrence Bridge knows something’s not right and does all he can to reveal the girls’ real intentions.
Cast: Susan Ward, Katie Stuart, Leila Arcieri, Dorit Wolf, Brett Gilbert
Sony PIX, 8 p.m.
The Departed
A new American crime classic” (Rolling Stone). Winner of four 2006 Academy Awards., including Best Picture, this gripping remake of the Hong Kong hit Infernal Affairs follows cops and mobsters on the mean streets of Boston. At its core are two young cops--one a rising star on the force who happens to be an informant for local mob boss Frank Costello; the other a hard-luck kid who takes on the thankless and deadly job of going undercover to infiltrate Costello’s organization.
Cast: Leonardo Dicaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen
HBO, 11.15 p.m.