Bangkok--Sep 30--Total Quality PR(Thailand)
Award-winning programs premiere on AXN all October, including new season premieres of The Shield, Alias and the finale of Next Action Star.
On AXN (Ch.38, UBC), the heart of action and adventure television, this October, see the most hotly debated film of 2002, Bowling for Columbine, as it makes its Asia-wide premiere on 8 October at 10pm, first and exclusively on AXN. The third season of hard-hitting cop drama The Shield also makes its exclusive premiere on AXN on 11 October at 9pm, while Golden Globe winner Jennifer Garner returns in the third season of Alias on 5 October at 9pm. Hollywood blockbuster producer Joel Silver’s Next Action Star has its finale on 7 October at 8pm, and that shows winners make their movie debut in Bet Your Life, on 14 October at 10pm, first and exclusively on AXN.
From the Cannes Palme d'Or-winning filmmaker of Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore, comes Bowling for Columbine, a film that made waves for its controversial, hard look at gun violence in America. America’s leading satirist and social commentator gives a gripping interpretation of the Columbine High School shootout and raises the question of who is to blame when children use guns to kill each other.
The first ever documentary to be selected for competition at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in 46 years, this daring feature-length documentary has garnered several accolades and awards, including:
- 2003 Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary
- 2002 Cannes Film Festival — winner for 55th Anniversary Prize
- 2003 C?sar Award (France) for Best Foreign Film
- 2002 Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary
- 2003 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary
For more hard-hitting, crime-busting action, the brand new third season of the multi-award winning series, The Shield, will take viewers on an explosive trip through the morally ambiguous world of a Los Angeles inner city precinct. Lauded for its relentlessly hard look at the fine line between good and bad, The Shield stars Michael Chiklis in an award-winning performance as the leader of a group of corrupt cops who play by their own rules to keep the streets safe.
The Shield has garnered critical acclaim for being willing to push the limits in exploring the darker side of human nature, and has won numerous awards, including the 2003 Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Drama Series and Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Drama Series, as well as the 2002 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
Nominated for 8 Emmy Awards in 2004, Alias returns to screens across Asia for a sizzling third season of undercover intrigue. Starring Golden Globe Award winner Jennifer Garner as superspy Sydney Bristow, the third season promises more of Alias’ characteristic intelligent storylines and slick, action-packed sequences.
Who will become Hollywood’s next big thing? First and exclusively on AXN, the much-anticipated finale of Next Action Star unveils Hollywood’s newest action stars, following weeks of spectacular screen tests. The winners go on to star in blockbuster Hollywood action movie producer Joel Silver’s (The Matrix, Lethal Weapon) new big movie, Bet Your Life.
Shown exclusively on AXN, Bet Your Life stars Billy Zane (Titanic, The Phantom), and revolves around a gambler who finds himself in more than he bargained for when a debt to a loan shark becomes a gamble of a lifetime.
*Bowling for Columbine premieres first and exclusively on AXN, 8 October at 10pm. Rebroadcasts are on 9 October at 1pm and 24 October at 11pm.
The Shield (Season 3) premieres on 11 October at 9pm, every Monday, first and exclusively on AXN. Rebroadcasts are on Tuesdays at 1am and 12noon
Alias (Season 3) premieres on 5 October at 9pm, every Tuesday on AXN. Rebroadcasts are on Wednesdays at 1am and 12noon, and Saturdays at 9pm.
The Next Action Star finale is on 7 October at 8pm, first and exclusively on AXN. Rebroadcasts are on 7 October 12mn, 9 October 11am, 8pm and 12mn, and 13 October at 4pm and 11pm.
Bet Your Life premieres on 14 October at 10pm, first and exclusively on AXN. Rebroadcasts are on 15 October at 2am and 3pm, 30 October at 10pm and 31 October at 2am and 3pm.
AXN Asia
Delivering top rated series, blockbuster features, adventure-reality and first-run lifestyle sports programming, AXN is a leading international television destination among young adults 18-34. AXN is seen in 46 countries across Asia, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East, and is part of Sony Pictures Television International’s diverse portfolio of over 35 global networks. Sony Pictures Television International is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company.
AXN Asia is available to more than 31 million households 24-hours daily throughout Asia in Taiwan, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Japan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, South Korea, Macau, Papua New Guinea, and in hotels and VIP compounds in China. AXN can also be seen in 40 million cable television households on time-block basis in China. More information about AXN Asia can be found online at http://www.axn-asia.com.
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