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What’s on Sky Movies this year? 2013 Preview

Coming Soon to a TV near you…

Avengers Assemble, Snow White and the Huntsman, The Pirates! In An Adventure with Scientists!, John Carter and The Artist are just some of the big premieres on Sky Movies/HD in 2013.

Watch the clip (at source) to see what’s in store. Then scroll down for a gallery of what’s on and when during January, February and beyond. Plus, you will be able to see all the movies that they’ve listed below through their On Demand service and on Sky Go at the same time as they air on Sky Movies Premiere/HD.

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Sky Movies 007 HD Launches October 2012

Sky Movies 007 HDSky Movies HD will dedicate an entire channel to the full James Bond film catalogue from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc (MGM). SKY MOVIES 007 HD will be available to customers throughout October 2012.

For the first time in history all twenty-two Bond films, as well as two non-EON titles 1967 Casino Royale and Never Say Never Again, will be available to enjoy in one place, in HD and without commercial interruption.

Bond fans will have the films at their fingertips via Sky Movies’ comprehensive TV on-demand service Sky Anytime+, with all of the films also available on demand and on the move via Sky Go, Sky’s award-winning multiplatform TV service available across PC, Mac, laptop, iPhone, iPad and Android phones. In addition, customers who subscribe to Sky Movies via NOW TV, the brand new internet TV service from Sky, will also be able to enjoy entire the Bond catalogue. The twenty-third film in the franchise, Skyfall, will be available to rent through Sky Store and on Sky Movies in 2013.

The films arrive on Sky Movies to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the franchise, with the first film, DR NO, released on 5 October 1962.

Ian Lewis, Director of Sky Movies comments, “The Bond movies are a very special franchise and we want to ensure that our customers will be able to experience it in a way they’ve never been able to before, and so we’re going to create a dedicated channel SKY MOVIES 007 HD devoted entirely to James Bond showing the entire catalogue of films and loads of extra material. We’re delighted that our customers will have the best Bond movie-watching experience ever with Sky Movies – uninterrupted, in HD, on demand and on the go.”

The SKY MOVIES 007 HD channel will launch on 5 October.

For more information visit: www.skymovies.com, or www.sky.com.

James Bond Uninterrupted

JAMES BOND: UNINTERRUPTED AND ON DEMAND COMING SOON TO SKY MOVIES HD

Sky Movies HD announces deal with MGM to show entire James Bond library

Sky Movies HD has today announced that the entire James Bond film catalogue, from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, will be available on the service from October 2012. Customers will be able to enjoy all of the titles from the iconic franchise, as well as upcoming releases, in HD and without commercial interruption.

The twenty-two official Bond titles from EON Productions, from DR NO to QUANTUM OF SOLACE, will be shown on Sky Movies Showcase HD. In addition, the two non EON titles 1967 CASINO ROYALE and NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN will also be available in HD to Sky Movies Showcase HD customers. The upcoming official Bond film SKYFALL, which will be released theatrically on October 26, 2012 in the UK, will arrive on Sky Movies Box Office and in the Sky Store in the spring of 2013.

The deal marks the first time the complete catalogue of Bond films will have ever been shown uninterrupted and in high definition (HD) in the UK. It offers Bond fans an unrivalled opportunity to experience the films via Sky Movies’ comprehensive movies service – on the linear channels, on demand and on the go.

The films will come into license to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the franchise, with the first film, DR NO, released on 5 October 1962.

What Would Be The Ultimate Oscar Film?

Well, in the latest Sky Movies HD Poll we do, indeed, find out:

Film fans have named their ‘Ultimate’ Oscar(r) line-up as a combination of Titanic starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep, directed by Steven Spielberg, according to new research from Sky Movies HD.

Morgan Freeman and Dame Judi Dench would be the ideal support cast according to the poll of over 1,000 UK and Irish film fans, commissioned to highlight Sky Movies HD’s 8th consecutive year of covering the Oscars(r) live on Sunday 26th February. This year’s live coverage begins with Oscars(r) 2012: Red Carpet Live simulcast across Sky Movies Premiere/HD and Sky Living/HD before The 84th Annual Academy Awards(r) hosted by movie critic Alex Zane on Sky Movies Premiere/HD. Oscars(r) 2012: The Highlights will air at 10pm on Monday 27th February on Sky Living/HD.

The epic disaster movie Titanic, which originally won a total of 11 Academy Awards(r) in 1997 was named the Ultimate Best Picture winning film with 10.2% of the vote, followed by Schindler’s List with 9.6% and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – which received 9.4% despite rivalling the winner’s haul of 11 Oscars(r).

Double Oscar(r) winner Tom Hanks narrowly stole victory over Sir Anthony Hopkins to take the Ultimate Lead Actor crown with 14.1% compared with the Welshman’s 14%. Hardman Robert De Niro followed in third position in the poll with 10.4%.

Current awards favourite Meryl Streep – the most nominated actress of all time – was a clear winner as the Ultimate Lead Actress with 18.7% of votes. With two Academy Awards(r) already under her belt and a third possible for The Iron Lady, Streep even overtook British acting royalty Dame Helen Mirren (14.4%) and Dame Maggie Smith (8.1%). Voters put on a clearly patriotic display, choosing UK names over such US luminaries as Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock.

The owner of one of the most recognisable voices in movies, Morgan Freeman took the honours for the Ultimate Supporting Actor with 17.6%, taking the edge over double-Oscar(r) winners Michael Caine (10.1%) and Denzel Washington, third with 9.9%.

Brit legend Dame Judi Dench secured her position in the line-up with the top place as the Ultimate Supporting Actress, taking over a fifth of votes (21.6%) and striding ahead of runners up Meryl Streep and Maggie Smith – both also named in the Best Actress category. Other names completing the top five in this category were Angelina Jolie and Whoopi Goldberg who received 8% and 7.3% respectively.

Completing the ‘Ultimate’ Oscar(r) line-up was the nod for Ultimate Best Director, which went to double Oscar(r) winner Steven Spielberg with a unanimous 40% of the final vote. Spielberg’s nearest competition for the crown was this year’s hopeful Martin Scorsese with 10.1% and Clint Eastwood with 7.8% of the vote.

Sky Movies presenter and Oscars(r) anchor Alex Zane comments: “Well, film fans clearly know a winning combination when they see one and with an impressive combined 19 gold statuettes to its – as yet untitled – name, it’s safe to say this ‘Ultimate’ Oscar(r) movie would be one spectacular watch! Now as for this year’s winners, you’re going to have to join me on the night to find out who will be taking home the most sought-after accolades in Hollywood as I present Sky Movies’ live and exclusive coverage of The Academy Awards

Sky Movies Live & OD on Tablets

The movies you want, when you want, where you want –

Sky Movies live and on demand on TV, online and now on mobiles and tablets too

Sky Movies live and on demand comes to Sky Go

To give customers the ultimate control over how and when they access the movies, Sky Movies is now available live and on demand on mobile and tablets as well as on TV and online.  Following the launch today of a movies on demand service on the Sky Go app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, millions of Sky TV customers now have access to hundreds of movies to enjoy when and where they want – all at no extra charge.

The move means that customers can enjoy complete flexibility and convenience over how, when and where they enjoy Sky Movies with a truly seamless multi-platform, multi-screen experience spanning 3D, HD, Anytime+, Sky+ and Sky Go.

Sky Movies subscribers using Sky Go can stream movies on demand via a Wi-Fi connection, with 3G capability to be introduced by the end of the year.   They will also be able to view all 11 Sky Movies channels on a linear basis.  New release titles available through Sky Go over the coming weeks include Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Little Fockers, Black Swan, Gulliver’s Travels and Limitless.

The introduction of on demand movies is the latest step in the expansion of Sky Go, which offers Sky TV customers access to Sky content across PC, Mac, laptop, iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, in line with their core subscription.  Since its launch in July 2011, Sky Go has attracted almost two million unique users, with over 30 million pieces of content viewed in the last month alone, across more than 2.5 million devices.  It also provides access to a range of other channels, including Sky Sports and Sky News.

Ian Lewis, Director of Sky Movies, comments: “Sky Movies on demand is a great addition to Sky Go and gives customers complete control over how, when and now where they enjoy the latest movies.   Whether customers want to kick back at home and watch the latest movies in widescreen 3D or HD, catch a movie on the laptop while on holiday or at the office, or watch a blockbuster out and about on their phone or tablet, we’ve got it covered.  Alongside other recent additions to Sky Movies like Anytime+ and 3D, the launch of Sky Movies on Sky Go helps customers get even more value out of Sky.

The announcement follows several recent enhancements to Sky Movies.  As well as offering hundreds of movies to watch on demand as part of a Sky Movies subscription, Sky Anytime+ also now offers an enlarged Sky Box office service.  As well as offering customers on demand pay-per-view access to titles at the same time as they are available on DVD, Sky Movies Box Office also now offers access to hundreds of classic library titles, all available to rent on demand.

Earlier this month, Sky also launched a dedicated Sky Movies App for iPhone and iPad, offering listings for movies currently showing on Sky Movies and at the cinema, movie trailers and the option to record movies via Sky+ remote record.

Sky Go app is to launch on Android handsets in the coming months.  Next year the Sky Go experience will be supported by the ability for Sky customers to use at least 5,700 public Wi-Fi hotspots, spanning coffee shops, restaurants, pubs, transport hubs, hotels and gyms.  This follows Sky’s acquisition of the Cloud, a leading public Wi-Fi network.

The Sky Go app is available for free to Sky Customers from the App Store on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore

Sci-Fi Blockbusters Weekend: 16th–18th September

Sky Movies Sci-Fi & Horror HD are dedicating a weekend to the most recent blockbusters of this genre.

Titles include the visually stunning and long-awaited sequel Tron: Legacy and Tim Burton’s all-star remake of Planet Of The Apes (2001).  The weekend also includes an action-packed day of Comic Book Heroes on Sunday including Superman, The Hulk and Wolverine.

Friday 16th

G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra – 7:00 pm

Tron Legacy – 9:00 pm

The Matrix Revolutions – 11:05 pm

Saturday 17th

Predators (2010) – 7:10 pm

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen – 9:00 pm

The Book Of Eli – 11:30 pm

Sunday 18th

Superman – 2:25 pm

Hulk -4:50 pm

X-Men Origins: Wolverine -7:10 pm

Superman Returns -9:00 pm

Planet Of The Apes (2001) -11:35 pm

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