MUMBAI: With Valentines Day just around the corner …Love is in the air and not just for your sweethearts, it's the love for your family, friends, pets, cars, diamonds your favourite box of chocolates, a trip around the world maybe? and while you are busy sharing your love for all these and more…PIX brings you an amazing line up of some great stories all through this month to satisfy your love for movies!!! Now isn't that something to LOVE.
If you thought this is going to be another array of romantic mushy movies…you are wrong as this month PIX offers all its viewers an extremely unique and interesting line-up of movies that have a touch of love with lots and lots of wit and humor.
The month begins with the intense love story End of the Affair, starring Julianne Moore and Ralph Fiennes on 1st February at 10 pm. Having got you in the mood for romance, PIX follows it up with the Damn Good Drama, Everytime You Say Goodbye on Saturday, 3rd February at 10 pm. Tom Hanks plays an American Flyer who finds himself in Jerusalem, falling in love with a Jewish girl.
The excitement of love gathers speed as we tumble into the week with Monday - rediscover Peter Sellers and fall in love with great comedies again. It is Mondays with a difference - to wipe away your blues with a collection of the best Peter Sellers movies every Monday night on Perfect 10.
As Inspector Clouseau, the bumbling French policeman, Peter Sellers will have you roaring with laughter in The Pink Panther and its sequel, A Shot in the Dark on 5th and 12th February respectively. Catch one of Peter Sellers most memorable films, The Party, that has been an inspiration for many Bollywood films of the 60's and 70's, on 19th February and rounding off is What's new Pussycat? on 26th February.
By the time of his death in 1980, Peter Sellers had over fifty films to his credit. And yet, it's surprising how many of his finest screen performances have gone unnoticed by today's audiences. PIX stands for "good stories" and it takes a step forward by bringing you some of the finest films of this well loved comedian.
Love is infectious and who knows that better than the English Bard - catch the joyous film adaptation of Much Ado about Nothing on 8th February on Perfect 10. The Love Bug has something for angst ridden lovers too - The Age of Innocence - Daniel day Lewis, Winona Ryder and Michelle Pfeiffer are brilliant in this tale of love and betrayal. Don't miss this Martin Scorsese masterpiece on 24th February at 10 pm.
Finally, February 14th, Valentine's Day is incomplete without watching a romantic movie! PIX pays homage to the trials and tribulations of romance with a full-day marathon of romantic films. With a little twist in the tale, PIX will air more youth oriented films in the Prime Time slots like The Class at 8:00pm and Cruel Intentions at 10:00pm, which deals with the love troubles of today's younger generation.
Therefore tune- in to PIX this Valentine's Day and get set for that perfect date, you had always wished for!!! "February is crawling with these bugs and they are all over PIX! Damn, I am sure to get bitten by the Love Bug", exclaims Gitanjali Murari, Programming Head, PIX.
So what are you waiting for, grab your space on the couch; cool your wine as PIX serves you the best "Love Recipe" to make your special moments just right.
