A special line-up for the start of a special month!

With its exclusive array of critically acclaimed movies, HBO is all set to give a vibrant kick start to the Year 2012. Get ready to experience this knock out of a year opener with your favorite English movie channel-HBO!

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“THE AMERICAN”

As an assassin, Jack is constantly on the move and always alone. After a job that ended more harshly than expected, Jack retreats to the Italian countryside. He relishes being away from death for a spell as he holes up in a small medieval town. While there, Jack takes an assignment to construct a weapon for a mysterious contact, Mathilde. Savoring the peaceful quietude he finds in the mountains of Abruzzo, Jack accepts the friendship of local priest Father Benedetto and pursues a torrid liaison with a beautiful woman, Clara. Jack and Clara’s time together evolves into a romance, one seemingly free of danger. But by stepping out of the shadows, Jack may be tempting fate.

STARRING: George Clooney, Violante Placido, Thekla Reuten

GENRE: Suspense

Watch “The American “, a story about an assassin hiding out in Italy for one last assignment on Thursday, 22nd March at 9 PM, only on HBO!

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“THE SCORPION KING”

With the help of his right-hand sorcerer, Memnon slaughters countless desert people and enslaves the rest. Those who oppose him are immediately leveled. But from the dust rises a warrior who has the power to change all this. The scattered tribes of the desert people are counting on Akkadian assassin, Mathayus, to eliminate the sorcerer who has been giving Memnon dreams, and the desert people nightmares. As it turns out, the sorcerer is the beautiful and melancholic Cassandra. Rewriting desert history with both courage and combat savvy, Mathayus is ready to start his own sandstorm.

STARRING: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Kelly Hu

GENRE: Action/Adventure

TRIVIA: This movie is a prequel to a sequel (The Mummy Returns) to a movie (The Mummy) that was a re-make of another movie (The Mummy) that was made 70 years prior.

Watch “The Scorpian King “an intense action flick on Friday, 23rd March at 9 PM, only on HBO!

HBO ACTION SATURDAY

“BANGKOK DANGEROUS”

The life of an anonymous assassin takes an unexpected turn when he travels to Thailand to complete a series of contract killings. Joe, a remorseless hitman, is in Bangkok to execute four enemies who work for a ruthless boss named Surat. Joe hires Kong, a street punk who pickpockets, to run errands for him with the intention of covering his own tracks by killing Kong at the end of the assignment. However, Joe, the ultimate lone wolf, finds himself mentoring the young man instead, while simultaneously being drawn into a tentative romance with a local shop girl. As he falls further under the sway of Bangkok’s intoxicating beauty, Joe begins to question his lonely existence and lets his guard down just as Surat decides it’s time Joe gets the job done.

STARRING: Nicolas Cage, Charlie Young, Shahkrit Yamnarm

GENRE: Action/Adventure

Watch crime thriller “Bangkok Dangerous” on Saturday, 24th March at 9.00PM.

Action speaks twice as louder on Saturday now, two action movies back-to-back with hottest action stars.

HBO GOLDEN TICKET:

“FROZEN”

As Sunday evening falls, three snowboarding friends decide to take one last run down the slope.

Halfway up the mountain, their chair lift stops, the lights go out and the resort closes for the week.

They are stranded, but the worst is still to come. A storm is approaching. Frostbite is setting in. And

on the ground below them, a pack of hungry wolves has gathered to wait.

STARRING: Emma Bell, Shawn Ashmore, Kevin Zegers

GENRE: Horror/Thriller 

TRIVIA: The film was shot entirely practically, meaning no sound stage or green screen or CGI. The actors were truly suspended over fifty feet in the air on the side of a real mountain in Utah.

“Frozen “a Survival thriller film on Sunday, 25th March at 9:00pm.

Sunday Nights have become better with HBO with latest premieres and blockbusters that you have always loved, Week after week.

Watch this space for more weekly updates. So have a great weekend, only with HBO!