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11 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 28 JULY 2019 LISTINGS TV & FILM SUNDAY Guy's Grocery Games [Culinary Game Show] 7pm on Food Network (Channel 353) Going to the grocery store could be worth $20,000 for one chef in each episode of this competition series. Four chefs compete in three elimination challenges testing their culinary skills as they make their way through the store's aisles. Each challenge features a theme – such as using only items from frozen foods – and is judged by a rotating list of guest judges who determine which contestant is eliminated. The chef who makes it through all three challenges then has two minutes to go through the aisles collecting items on a shopping list. Each item on the list is worth $2,000 and if the chef gets every item, the $20,000 grand prize is awarded. MONDAY Veep S7 Ep.02: "Discovery Weekend" [Drama Series] 9pm on Melita More (Channel 315) Selina and Tom compete to gain the support of a very important campaign donor. Amy begins suffering from morning sickness. Jonah's attempt to squash a potential scandal spirals out of control. TUESDAY Get Crazy (1983) [Film] 9.20pm on AMC Channel (Channel 312) A long-time employee of Fillmore East, a popular rock- concert locale of the 1960s and 1970s, Arkush brought a great deal of insider's savvy to this comedy about the concert circuit and its denizens. Malcolm McDowell stars as a Mick Jagger- type rocker who is one of several acts lined up for a big New Years' Eve show. If villains Ed Begley Jr., Bobby Sherman and Fabian have their way, however, the show will never get off the ground. The supporting cast is dotted with such cult-flick icons as Dick Miller, Jackie Joseph and Mary Woronov. WEDNESDAY The Perfect Guy (2015) [Drama] 9pm on Melita More (Channel 315) With a fulfilling career and a loving relationship, lobbyist Leah Vaughn (Sanaa Lathan) seems to have it all. Things come crashing down when Dave, her long-term boyfriend, questions her future plans for marriage and a family. The resulting break-up leaves Leah heartbroken, until she meets the charming and handsome Carter Duncan (Michael Ealy). Soon, the budding romance turns dangerous as Carter reveals his volatile nature, forcing Leah to turn the tables on the man she thought was Mr Right. THURSDAY Wolves at the Door (2017) [Film] 10pm on GO Stars (Channel 104) Wolves at the Door is a 2016 American horror film directed by John R. Leonetti and written by Gary Dauberman. The film is loosely based on the murder of Sharon Tate, the wife of Roman Polanski, and her friends in 1969 by members of the Manson Family. The cast features Katie Cassidy, Elizabeth Henstridge, Adam Campbell and Miles Fisher as four friends who are stalked and murdered by a group of intruders at a farewell party. FRIDAY When Billie Beat Bobby [Film] 8pm on AMC Channel (Channel 312) Bobby Riggs (Ron Silver), a middle-aged former tennis champion, challenges female players to exhibition matches as a way to make money and generate publicity for himself. The chauvinistic Riggs is riding high after he defeats Margaret Court (Jacqueline McKenzie), a top-ranked player. Then he publicly challenges another woman, Billie Jean King (Holly Hunter). King accepts, but takes the match more seriously than Riggs, and uses the ensuing media circus to promote women's equality in sports. SATURDAY Solo - A Star Wars Story (2018) [Film] 1.30pm on GO Stars (Channel 104) Young Han Solo finds adventure when he joins forces with a gang of galactic smugglers and a 190-year-old Wookie named Chewbacca. Indebted to the gangster Dryden Vos, the crew devises a daring plan to travel to the mining planet Kessel to steal a batch of valuable coaxium. In need of a fast ship, Solo meets Lando Calrissian, the suave owner of the perfect vessel for the dangerous mission – the Millennium Falcon. Solo: A Star Wars Story is a 2018 American space Western film based on the Star Wars character Han Solo. Directed by Ron Howard. What to watch this week Streaming picks Your guide to the best shows on streaming platforms Hanna Amazon Hanna is an extraordinar y girl who has been raised in the forest, evading the relentless pursuit of an of f-the-book CIA agent. This series – par t high-concept thriller, par t coming-of-age drama – follows the girl on her journey as she tries to unear th the truth behind who she is. "Hanna" is based on the 2011 film of the same name that starred Oscar-nominated actress Saoirse Ronan in the title role. Our Planet Netflix Sir David At tenborough narrates this eight- par t series that explores the unique wonders of the natural world. Produced in par tnership with the World Wildlife Fund, "Out Planet " uses a combination of stunning photography and technology to present Ear th's remaining wilderness areas and their animal inhabitants. The project took four years to complete, with more than 600 crew members filming in 50 countries across the world to showcase the diversit y that exists among habitats, from the remote Arctic wilderness to the jungles of South America. Hanna The Perfect Guy Guy's Grocery Games Our Planet

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