Mixed martial arts (MMA) fans can barely go two weeks without there being an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event to enjoy. And tonight (Sat., May 10, 2014) the world’s leading promotion is set to deliver brings UFC Fight Night 40, which is set to pop off inside U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The CNBC 25th Anniversary is celebrated with this Television Specisl, covering 25 of the most important business leaders of the time.
Season 4 ends with Grover’s daughter being kidnapped by an old nemesis. The situation forces Grover to help steal $100 million in order to get her back. Meanwhile, Wo Fat escapes from prison and heads back to Oahu.
Scott Mills and Laura Whitmore are live from Copenhagen in Denmark for the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Sixteen acts take to the stage, but only ten will make it through to the Grand Final on Saturday. The UK’s entry, Molly, join Scott and Laura to discuss all things Eurovision.
In the Season 11 finale, Alan comes clean to Larry about his identity, but then has to face the consequences.
Norman is haunted by his past in the Season 2 finale. Later, Romero and Dylan try to bring closure to the drug war.
Undefeated boxing sensation Floyd Mayweather Jr. returns to the “sweet science” this Saturday night (May 3, 2014) in a welterweight title unification bout against Argentine power-puncher Marcos Maidana, live on Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) from inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Killing Fields is a romanticized adaptation of an eyewitness magazine story by New York Times correspondent Sidney Schanberg. Covering the U.S. pullout from Vietnam in 1975, Schanberg (Sam Waterston) relies on his Cambodian friend and translator Dith Pran (Haing S. Ngor) for inside information. Schanberg has an opportunity to rescue Dith Pran when the U.S. army evacuates all Cambodian citizens; instead, the reporter coerces his friend to remain behind to continue sending him news flashes. Although his family is helicoptered out of Saigon (a recreation of the famous TV news clip), Dith Pran stays with Schanberg on the ground. Racked with guilt, Schanberg does his best to arrange for Dith Pran’s escape, but the Cambodian is captured by the dreaded Khmer Rouge. Accepting his Pulitzer Prize on behalf of Dith Pran, Schanberg vows to do right by his friend and extricate him from Cambodia. The rest of the film details Dith Pran’s harrowing experiences at the hands of the Khmer Rouge, and his attempt to escape on his own. The Killing Fields won Academy Awards for Hang S. Ngor (a Cambodian doctor who lived through many of the horrific events depicted herein), cinematographer Chris Menges, and editor Jim Clark; an Oscar nomination went to Roland Joffe, who made his directorial debut with this film. Spalding Gray, who played a small role in the film, later elaborated on this experiences in his one-man stage presentation Swimming to Cambodia.
Catch this Preview Special from the new 12-episode event series, ‘24: Live Another Day,’ debuts with two hours of badassness on Monday, May 5.
NBC and Clear Channel Media and Entertainment present the first-ever iHeartRadio Music Awards, which will be televised live on NBC from the historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. By using hashtags to cast more than 13.2 million votes on Facebook and Twitter, music fans turned their favorite artists and songs into iHeartRadio Music Awards’ finalists.
Oscar Pistorius has been charged with the premeditated murder of his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. This historic South African trial is in its Easter break until 5 May. Discovery channel documentary “The Trial of Oscar Pistorius” summarises the trial so far and includes exclusive interviews with Reeva’s parents.
Based on a true story, Parer’s War tells the story of WWII cameraman Damien Parer. Battling his own demons, his work won Australia’s first Oscar but almost cost him the woman he loved. CAST: Matt Le Nevez, Adelaide Clemens
