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You will be glued to your seats this month of February as HBO features the coolest movies this month. Check this out...

Premieres Sunday 14 February at 9pm on HBO / HBO HD

The loveable characters are back in this sequel featuring the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith, David Schwimmer and Sacha Baron Cohen!

Left marooned on the distant shores of Madagascar, the New Yorkers have hatched a plan so crazy it just might work. With military precision, the penguins have (sort of) repaired an old crashed plane. Once aloft, the unlikely crew stays airborne just long enough to make it to the wildest place of all – the vast plains of Africa where the zoo-raised animals encounter species of their own kind for the very first time. While discovering their roots, they quickly realize the differences between the concrete jungle and the heart of Africa. Despite long-lost relatives, romantic rivals and scheming hunters, Africa seems like a “crack-a-lackin” great place… But is it better than their Central Park home?

Find out when MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA premieres for the first time on Asian television, Sunday 14 February at 9pm on HBO and on HBO HD (now available on Cignal DTV). Encores play on Monday 15 February at 1pm, Thursday 18 February at 7pm, Saturday 20 February at 11.30am, and Sunday 21 February at 3pm. Log on to www.hboasia.com for more playtimes.  
 

BORED TO DEATH (HBO Original Series)

Premieres Sunday 7 February at 9pm on HBO Signature

Jonathan Ames, a young Brooklyn writer, is feeling lost. He’s just gone through a painful break-up, thanks in part to his drinking, can’t write his second novel, and carouses too much with his magazine editor. Rather than face reality, Jonathan turns instead to his fantasies – moonlighting as a private detective – because he wants to be a hero and a man of action.

Mixing noir mystery and neurotic humor, this brand new offbeat HBO comedy series created by author Jonathan Ames follows the misadventures of a fictional Jonathan Ames as he pursues his quixotic dream of emulating his heroes from classic private detective novels.

Starring Jason Schwartzman (The Darjeeling Limited), Ted Danson (HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm) and Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover), BORED TO DEATH kicks off its eight-episode season on Sunday 7 February at 9pm on HBO Signature with new episodes daily at the same time. Log on to www.hboasia.com for more playtimes.  
 

CADILLAC RECORDS

Premieres Friday 12 February at 10pm on HBO Signature

In this tale of sex, violence, race and rock n’ roll set in 1950s Chicago, director Darnell Martin chronicles the rise and fall of the influential R&B record label, Chess Records, founded by Leonard Chess, who scoured the South checking out the various blues scenes and selling records from the back of his Cadillac. The blues revival and its influence on the rock music explosion is viewed through the exciting but turbulent lives of America’s musical legends, including Etta James, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and Chuck Berry.

Starring Academy Award® winner Adrien Brody (The Pianist) with Jeffrey Wright (Casino Royale), Beyonce (Dreamgirls), Cedric the Entertainer (Ice Age) and Mos Def (The Italian Job), CADILLAC RECORDS premieres Friday 12 February at 10pm on HBO Signature. Encores air on Sunday 14 February at 2.15pm and Wednesday 17 February at 12pm. Log on to www.hboasia.com for more playtimes.  
 

NICK AND NORAH’S INFINITE PLAYLIST

Premieres Saturday 13 February at 9pm on HBO / HBO HD

Two people are thrust together for one hilarious, sleepless night of adventure in a world of mix tapes, late-night living and loud music. Although they have nothing in common except for their taste in music, their chance encounter leads to an all-night quest to find a legendary band's secret show and ends up becoming the first date in a romance that could change both their lives.

Starring Michael Cera (Superbad) and Kat Dennings (The 40 Year Old Virgin), nick and norah’s infinite playlist premieres Saturday 13 February at 9pm on HBO and HBO HD (now available on Cignal DTV), with encores on Sunday 14 February at 1pm and 11pm, and Wednesday 17 February at 7pm. Log on to www.hboasia.com for more playtimes.  
 

THE HOUSE BUNNY

Premieres Sunday 21 February at 9pm on HBO / HBO HD

Tossed out of the Playboy Mansion with nowhere to go, Playboy Bunny Shelley Darlington is delivered by fate to the sorority of Zeta Alpha Zeta, a group of socially-clueless girls who stand to lose their house unless they learn what only Shelley can teach them - the ways of makeup and men.  

Starring Anna Faris (Brokeback Mountain) who charms as Shelley, the colorful cast also features American Idol finalist Katharine McPhee, Colin Hanks (King Kong), Emma Stone (Superbad), Kat Dennings (The 40 Year Old Virgin), Rumer Willis (Striptease) and Beverly D'Angelo (HBO’s Entourage).  

THE HOUSE BUNNY premieres Sunday 21 February at 9pm on HBO and HBO HD (now available on Cignal DTV). Encores air on Monday 22 February at 1pm, Thursday 25 February at 7pm, Saturday 27 February at 11am and 11.25pm and Sunday 28 February at 4pm. Log on to www.hboasia.com for more playtimes.  
 

RACHEL GETTING MARRIED

Premieres Sunday 28 February at 9pm on HBO / HBO HD

When Kym, an estranged daughter who’s been in and out of rehab returns home for her sister’s wedding, her arrival throws a wrench into the family’s precarious social dynamics, causing long-simmering tensions to boil to the surface in the most hilarious and heartbreaking of ways.  

Nominated for an Academy Award® in her poignant portrayal of Kym, Anne Hathaway (Brokeback Mountain) leads a cast of Rosemarie DeWitt (Afterschool), Mather Zickel (The Ten), Bill Irwin (Across The Universe) and Anna Deavere Smith (Rent) in this nuanced family portrait from Academy Award® winning director, Jonathan Demme.  

RACHEL GETTING MARRIED premieres 28 February at 9pm on HBO and HBO HD (now available on Cignal DTV). Log on to www.hboasia.com for more playtimes.  
 

About HBO HD

The first regional movie channel to broadcast in high definition (HD) in Asia, HBO HD offers commercial-free Hollywood blockbusters and award-winning HBO Original productions and series with better clarity, sharper pictures in wide-screen format and superior sound enhancement from the comfort of the viewers’ home. HBO HD is available in the Philippines as part of the Cignal HD pack on Mediascape Inc.
 

About HBO Asia

Singapore-based HBO Asia is able to bring the best of Hollywood to Asia first because of its exclusive licensing deals with major Hollywood studios - Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios and Warner Bros. In addition to the proprietary and award-winning HBO Original programs that are produced exclusively for HBO viewers, HBO Asia works with a large number of major independent production companies to secure exclusive rights to a host of quality movies. HBO Asia offers five commercial-free subscription movie channels – HBO®, HBO SIGNATURESM, HBO FAMILYSM, HBO HITSSM and MAXSM (a refresh of CINEMAXSM) – as well as a subscription video-on-demand service, HBO ON DEMAND and HBO HD, the first regional movie channel to broadcast in high definition in Asia, in selected markets. HBO Asia is a joint venture of HBO (a Time Warner company) and Paramount. Log on to www.hboasia.com for more information.