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[01/07/11 - 03:01 PM]
HBO/Cinemax Programming Overview
Among its 2011 plans: fantasy drama "Game of Thrones," premiering Sunday, April 17.

[01/07/11 - 10:26 AM]
Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson Star in HBO Films' "The Sunset Limited," Debuting Feb. 12
Jones also directed and executive produced the film from a script by playwright Cormac McCarthy.

[08/07/10 - 03:22 PM]
Hbo/Cinemax Programming Overview
IN TREATMENT to return in October; THE SUNSET LIMITED to bow in February; and MILDRED PIERCE is due in March.

[08/07/10 - 03:15 PM]
HBO Films and HBO Miniseries Line Up Star-Studded Casts and Filmmakers for 2011
The pay channel details the casts of THE SUNSET LIMITED, CINEMA VERITE and HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN.

[01/14/10 - 02:44 PM]
Hbo/Cinemax Programming Overview
The pay channel gives a status update on all its various properties.

[08/21/09 - 06:19 PM]
Development Update: Friday, August 21
Updates include: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau joins HBO's "Game of Thrones"; Hiroyuki Sanada lands "Lost" role at ABC; and Tommy Lee Jones to helm an HBO original.







SUNSET LIMITED, THE (HBO)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
2/12/11
STATUS:
telefilm/mini-series in the can
DESCRIPTION:
(from HBO's press release, January 2011) Based on the play of the same name by Pulitzer Prize winner Cormac McCarthy, this searing two-character drama tells the story of a stranger who saves another man from throwing himself in front of a Harlem subway train known as the Sunset Limited. Secluded in the apartment of the rescuer, the two men from vastly different backgrounds engage in an intense exchange of ideas as they debate the value of their existence. Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson star; written by Cormac McCarthy; directed and executive produced by Tommy Lee Jones; produced by Barbara Hall. Debuts Feb. 12.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Samuel L. Jackson as Black
· Tommy Lee Jones as White
CREW INFORMATION:
· Barbara A. Hall as PROD
· Cormac McCarthy as WRTR/PLAY
· Tommy Lee Jones as EP/DIR
GENRE(S):
· based on a play
· mow
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Javelina Film Company, The