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DRAG ME TO HELL!! TRUCKER!! VICKY CRISTINA!! HANGOVER!! GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE!! TRANSFORMERS! LAND OF THE LOST!! May Premieres!!
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These movies may be new to cable in May. Scores from the top critics at Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic are added to help sort out movies viewers might be keen to pursue. The titles are arranged chronologically by cable premiere date to make it most useful to people with DVRs:
FIVE MINUTES OF HEAVEN
Showtime Extreme
May 1
RT: 44
MC: 62 
ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS
HBO
May 1
RT: 32
MC: 50
MEDICINE FOR THE MELANCHOLY
Showtime
May 1
RT: 92
MC: 63
TRUCKER
Starz
May 1
RT: 57
MC: 61
ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO
Showtime
May 1
RT: 49
MC: 56
IGOR
Showtime
May 2
RT: 17
MC: 40
SHORTS
HBO
May 6
RT: 58
MC: 53
THE SPIRIT
Showtime
May 7
RT: 7
MC: 30
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
Starz
May 8
RT: 0
MC: 35
THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE
Showtime
May 8
RT: 52
MC: 66
LAND OF THE LOST
HBO
May 8
RT: 21
MC: 32
PANDORUM
Starz
May 8
RT: 40
MC: 28
VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
Showtime
May 8
RT: 82
MC: 70
THE HANGOVER
HBO
May 15
RT: 78
MC: 73
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
Cinemax
May 15
RT: 16
MC: 35
LORNA’S SILENCE
Starz
May 19
RT: 95
MC: 80
TREELESS MOUNTAIN
Sundance
May 19
RT: 70
MC:
DRAG ME TO HELL
Cinemax
May 22
RT: 88
MC: 83
MY SISTER’S KEEPER
HBO
May 22
RT: 44
MC: 51
VISUAL ACOUSTICS
Sundance
May 24
RT: 83
MC: 67
MY LIFE IN RUINS
Cinemax
May 29
RT: 8
MC: 34
THE STEPFATHER
Starz
May 29
RT: 13
MC: 33
BROTHERS AT WAR
Starz
May 31
RT: 75
MC: 60
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It's been two years.
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and Iron Man are both on Paramount's new pay channel, Epix, available on Cox Cable, Fios and coming soon to Dish.
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...as of last Monday.
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I have Comcast and no Epix channel that I'm aware of exists on it.
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...Valkyrie for months now, but not once did I see a mention for Zack & Miri, or The Spirit. But then again, with a RT meter of 7, it's no wonder.
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Really? Waiting for "Crystal Skull?" Seriously? To each his own, I guess. I'd just about rather choke down a vomit shake with extra chunks than watch that again.
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...given the impending sequel, IRON MAN would've premiered next month. Showtime owes me an explanation. In the meantime, here's to the cable premieres of IGOR, THE SPIRIT and ZACK AND MIRI.
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I remember back when I was in middle school, our cable service screwed up and we inexplicably got Showtime for free. Even then, I never watched it.
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for this column and the info on Ironman/crystal skull being on epix.
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putting actual links to the RT / MC pages, rather than just more diversions to Amazon? Fucking shills.
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I'll never understand why Showtime premieres things a year and a half after they're theatrical run. Especially when HBO, Cinemax and STARZ have all resorted to premiering things 9 to 10 months after its theatrical run. I guess thats why Paramount and Lionsgate started EPIX. They must've got tired of their shit playing long after everyone stopped giving a crap about it.
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It just seems like a lazy way for people to back up their opinions - "I must be right because Rotten Tomatoes agrees with me. Wah."
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Thanks. That is all.
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It's a great "experimental" movie. I call it that because it's not a true movie (@ only about 75 minutes in length). And Sasha Grey (yes Porn Star Sasha Grey) blew me away with her acting ability (no pun intended).
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plus she takes it in the pooper.
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Next to mine, of course.
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...in The Girlfriend Experiment. I want that 75 minutes of my life back. I'm a HUGE Soderbergh fan and I absolutely loath that mess. Could barely keep myself awake. <P>Don't have Epix (yet) here on Comcast in the Bay Area, either.<P>Actually pretty excited for Five Minutes of Heaven, Trucker and Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Also, cable is the only way I ever watched the previous Ice Age films. So I suppose I'll check that one out, too. And maybe now a few more people will finally see Zack and Miri... ehh, probably not.
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...like this column.
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It's good to get Movies 4-5 Months after their theatrical release.With Cable, it's for the most part a full fucking year or more. To hell with that.
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are these premiere date posts... it would be great if they covered whether something is on the HD channels though...
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SHOWTIME is the ONLY pay channel that shows movies OAR. Those of you looking to see CRYSTAL SKULL or IRON MAN (on the TERRIBLE Epix channel...and the wait for new films is just as long as it was with SHOWTIME. The wait is due to the studios...not SHOWTIME) or TRANSFORMERS 2, etc. can watch them with at least one-third or more of the picture missing. At least on SHOWTIME, the movies are presented as seen in theaters. I've dumped HBO and passed on EPIX but I'll never drop SHOWTIME.
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Showtime does not have the rights to IRON MAN. But you can see the cropped version on EPIX.
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...available.
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Why am I still paying to watch year old movies?
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And I've not seen hide nor hair of Epix.
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...yes, but not in HD. All HD movies are cropped on that channel (Except for Pixar films...I guess they don't give Starz a choice, God bless 'em!).
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It wasn't enough to be pimping DVD releases on a daily basis, now this? Herc's output for this site is like 95% shilling and 5% analysis/news.
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actually decent. I really enjoyed it. Anyone else? Man, Showtime pretty much takes up that entire list.
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Meh, not so much. I did learn how the 'Dutch Rudder' works, though. Plus, the film featured an awesome song by Live. Naturally, it's not available on the soundtrack.
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