KEY POINTS:
7PM, TV2
SHORTLAND STREET
Sarah lands herself in another love triangle. This time it's a Sarah-Craig-TK isosceles after Huia is removed from the picture. Craig is back from his anger-management course. Tune in to see if it had any effect.
8.30PM, TV3
THE UNIT
The team tackles big issues tonight when they try to thwart an arms deal in Brazil that could lead to a terror attack against Americans; Kim tries to do something about the female leadership in the Army.
8.30PM, PRIME
MYTHBUSTERS
Jamie and Adam head to the ocean and break out the artillery to test the idea of bullet-proof water. Then they take to the playground to try to swing up and over the bar. Mission impossible? Not with explosives. Kids, don't even think about it.
8.30PM, TV ONE
MAYDAY: HANGING BY A THREAD
Those flying in the next week or so would be best to avoid this. A short flight from Maui to Honolulu quickly turns into a nightmare when a huge chunk of the plane's roof and walls flies off mid-flight. The plane lands safely but you can bet a few of the passengers had to re-do their hair.
MOVIES
[rated out of 5]
8.30PM, SKY MOVIES 1
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
Herald rating: * * *
Enjoyable Middle Ages romp from director Ridley Scott. Orlando Bloom stars as Balian, a French blacksmith who inherits land and an army in the Middle East. Better than most other ancient epics like Troy, Alexander and King Arthur, and set in Jerusalem circa 1184, when Muslims and Christians co-existed and allowed each other to worship in their own way. Edward Norton plays the masked leper King Baldwin. (2005)
10.10PM, RIALTO SKY DIGITAL
HAPPINESS
Herald rating: * * * *
Comedy from director Todd Solondz. Many movies look for the seedy underbelly in suburban life, but this one takes it one step closer to plain uncomfortable viewing, revealing the supposed abnormalities of a related group of characters, and deals with taboo subjects such as unhealthy obsession and paedophilia. Stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Lara Flynn Boyle and Ben Gazzara. (1998)
10.55PM, SKY MOVIES 1
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
Herald rating: * * * *
From screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, who wrote Being John Malkovich. Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet star as Joel and Clementine, lovers who decide to break up and each undergo a procedure to erase the hurtful memories of each other. Most of the film takes place inside Joel's mind, as his memories of Clementine slowly dissolve. (2004)
