The King Of All Monsters Stomps Into Sony Movie Channel With A Gargantuan "Godzilla" Block, Highlighting His Biggest Fights And Baddest Foes, Every Monday In September At 10 p.m. ET

CULVER CITY, Calif., Aug. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Godzilla takes over Sony Movie Channel (SMC) with a month-long "Manday" block devoted to the King of All Monsters' biggest fights and baddest foes, every Monday at 10 p.m. ET. The radioactive lineup features Matthew Broderick in the 1998 blockbuster GODZILLA (September 1); GODZILLA VS. MOTHRA and GODZILLA 2000 (September 8); GODZILLA VS. MEGAGUIRUS and GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA (September 15); GODZILLA: TOKYO S.O.S. and GODZILLA: FINAL WARS (September 22); and DRAGON WARS (September 29), starring Craig Robinson. The monster month kicks off with a gargantuan eight-film marathon, on Monday, September 1, at 9:30 a.m. ET.

SMC honors the late James Garner with a special Western marathon on Saturday, September 6, at 11 a.m. ET. The star-studded event boasts Western hero Randolph Scott in RIDE LONESOME; James Stewart in FOOLS' PARADE and THE MAN FROM LARAMIE; Gregory Peck in MACKENNA'S GOLD; and Kevin Costner in SILVERADO. A pair of Oscar®-nominated films headline the night, as Garner and Sally Field star in the small town dramedy MURPHY'S ROMANCE; then, Garner steps into the spurs of Wyatt Earp to solve a Hollywood murder mystery with Bruce Willis as Tom Mix, in SUNSET.

"Sundays in HD" presents four more visual masterpieces, every week at 7 p.m. ET. The roster features a blend of Academy Award® winners and nominees with Daniel Day-Lewis in Scorsese's Oscar®-winning drama THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (September 7); the Oscar®-nominated WWII submarine epic DAS BOOT (September 14); Warren Beatty is the king of Las Vegas in the Oscar®-winning BUGSY (September 21); and James Garner and Sally Field star in the 1985 nominee MURPHY'S ROMANCE (September 28). DAS BOOT, BUGSY and MURPHY'S ROMANCE were all nominated for Best Cinematography and AGE OF INNOCENCE for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design which it won.

Saddle up with James Stewart, as SMC celebrates the beloved silver screen icon with a Western double feature on Wednesday, September 10. The night begins at 8 p.m. ET, as Stewart uncovers a cattle baron's plot to arm Apaches in THE MAN FROM LARAMIE. Then, Stewart is convicted killer Mattie Appleyard, whose attempt to start an honest life is foiled by a corrupt sheriff in 1971's FOOL'S PARADE, with Kurt Russell.

And take the stand for a night of "Courtroom Thrills," as part of SMC's "Friday Features" block on September 19, at 10 p.m. ET. Tom Cruise stars as a rookie defense lawyer, in over his head, in A FEW GOOD MEN, with Jack Nicholson, Keifer Sutherland and Kevin Bacon. Then, jury duty turns deadly when a single mother's life is threatened by the mob in THE JUROR, starring Demi Moore and Alec Baldwin.

SEPTEMBER PROGRAMMING PRIME TIME HIGHLIGHTS  (All Times Eastern)

Mandays with GODZILLA (movies guys like)

Monday, September 1 – GODZILLA SMASH-A-THON
9:30 a.m. – GODZILLA VS. MOTHRA (1992)
11:20 a.m. – MOTHRA (1962)
1 p.m. – GODZILLA 2000 (2000)
2:40 p.m. – GODZILLA VS. MEGAGUIRUS (2003)
4:35 p.m. – GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA (2004)
6:10 p.m. – GODZILLA: TOKYO S.O.S. (2004)
7:45 p.m. – GODZILLA: FINAL WARS (2005)|
10 p.m. & 12:25 a.m. – GODZILLA (1998)

Monday, September 1 – GODZILLA GOES HOLLYWOOD
10 p.m. & 12:25 a.m. – GODZILLA (1998)

Monday, September 8 – GODZILLA REBOOTED, BEFORE AND AFTER
10 p.m. & 1:30 a.m. – GODZILLA VS. MOTHRA (1992)
11:45 p.m. & 3:15 a.m. – GODZILLA 2000 (2000)

Monday, September 15 – GODZILLA'S GREATEST FOES
10 p.m. & 1:20 a.m. – GODZILLA VS. MEGAGUIRUS (2003)
11:50 p.m. & 3:10 a.m. – GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA (2004)

Monday, September 22 – GODZILLA'S FATE
10 p.m. & 1:50 a.m. – GODZILLA: TOKYO S.O.S. (2004)
11:40 p.m. & 3:30 a.m. – GODZILLA: FINAL WARS (2005)

Monday, September 29 – GODZILLA AND DRAGONS
10 p.m. & 2 a.m. – GODZILLA (1998)
12:25 a.m. & 4:25 a.m. – DRAGON WARS (2007)

Take Two Tuesdays (two movies - one theme)

Tuesday, September 2 – STARSHIP TROOPERS SERIES
10 p.m. & 1:35 a.m. – STARSHIP TROOPERS 2: HERO OF THE FEDERATION (2004)
11:40 p.m. & 3:15 a.m. – STARSHIP TROOPERS 3: MARAUDER (2008)

Tuesday, September 9 – POP STARS GO HOLLYWOOD
10 p.m. & 1:30 a.m. – SWEPT AWAY (2002)
11:35 p.m. & 3:05 a.m. – GLITTER (2001)

Tuesday, September 16 – BRUCE WILLIS SPOOFS
8:15 p.m. & 11:45 p.m. – ASSASSINATION OF A HIGH SCHOOL PRESIDENT (2009)
10 p.m. & 1:30 a.m. – HUDSON HAWK (1991)

Tuesday, September 23 – RACE AGAINST TIME THRILLERS
8:20 p.m. & 12:05 a.m. – 7 SECONDS (2005)
10 p.m. & 1:45 a.m. – 88 MINUTES (2008)

Tuesday, September 30 – ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
10 p.m. & 1:30 a.m. – BACHELOR PARTY VEGAS (2006)
11:40 p.m. & 3:10 a.m. – SPRING BREAK (1983)

The Recline (classics)

Wednesday, September 3 – BILLY DEE WILLIAMS
8 p.m. & 11 p.m. – BRIAN'S SONG (1971)
9:20 p.m. & 12:20 a.m. – THE TAKE (1974)

Wednesday, September 10 – JIMMY STEWART
8 p.m. & 11:30 p.m. – THE MAN FROM LARAMIE (1955)
9:45 p.m. & 1:20 a.m. – FOOLS' PARADE (1971)

Wednesday, September 17 – BUSTING OUT OF PRISON
8 p.m. & 12 a.m. – BREAKOUT (1975)
9:45 p.m. & 1:45 a.m. – THE CHASE (1966)

Wednesday, September 24 – ESPIONAGE SUSPENSE
8 p.m. & 12:15 a.m. – THE ODESSA FILE (1974)
10:15 p.m. & 2:30 a.m. – OUR MAN IN HAVANA (1960)

Killer Thursdays (horror and suspense)

Thursday, September 4 – CREATURE FEATURES
10 p.m. & 1:35 a.m. – BOA VS. PYTHON (2004)
11:40 p.m. & 3:10 a.m. – NIGHTWING (1979)

Thursday, September 11 – DEAN KOONTZ
6:45 p.m. & 1:00 a.m. – DEAN KOONTZ'S INTENSITY (1997)
10 p.m. & 4:15 a.m. – DEAN KOONTZ'S SOLE SURVIVOR (2000)

Thursday, September 18 – CONTEMPORARY HORROR
10 p.m. & 1:20 a.m. – THE COTTAGE (2008)
11:40 p.m. & 3 a.m. – THE GRUDGE 3 (2009)

Thursday, September 25 – SATANIC SCARES
10 p.m. & 1:10 a.m. – THE DEVIL'S CHAIR (2008)
11:35 p.m. & 2:45 a.m. – THE DEVIL'S TOMB (2009)

Friday Features (popular hits)

Friday, September 5 – UNTRUTHFUL HOTTIES
8:15 p.m. & 12 a.m. – MORTAL THOUGHTS (1991)
10 p.m. & 1:50 a.m. – BASIC INSTINCT 2 (2006)

Friday, September 12 – GRITTY INDIES
10 p.m. & 1:45 a.m. – ASSASSINATION GAMES (2011)
11:45 p.m. & 3:35 a.m. – THE RAID: REDEMPTION (2012)

Friday, September 19 – COURTROOM THRILLS
10 p.m. & 2:30 a.m. – A FEW GOOD MEN (1992)
12:30 a.m. & 4:50 a.m. – THE JUROR (1996)

Friday, September 26 – WESTERNS
7:45 p.m. & 12:15 a.m. – MACKENNA'S GOLD (1969)
10 p.m. & 2:30 a.m. – SILVERADO (1985)

Western Marathon with a Tribute to James Garner

Saturday, September 6
11 a.m. – RIDE LONESOME (1959)
12:15 p.m. – FOOLS' PARADE (1971)
2 p.m. – THE MAN FROM LARAMIE (1955)
3:45 p.m. – MACKENNA'S GOLD (1969)
5:55 p.m. – SILVERADO (1985)
8:10 p.m. & 11:50 p.m. – MURPHY'S ROMANCE (1985)
10 p.m. & 1:40 a.m. – SUNSET (1988)

Sundays in HD (cinematic favorites)

Sunday, September 7
7 p.m. & 9:25 p.m. – THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (1993)

Sunday, September 14
7 p.m. & 9:40 p.m. – DAS BOOT (1982)

Sunday, September 21
7 p.m. & 9:20 p.m. – BUGSY (1991)

Sunday, September 21
7 p.m. & 9 p.m. – MURPHY'S ROMANCE (1985)

For a complete schedule of films and times, visit www.Sonymoviechannel.com/schedule.
In addition to airing these films on the dates noted above, some of the movies mentioned are scheduled for further broadcasts throughout the month. (See listings for further details.)

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