7.30PM, TV3
AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL
Tonight's premiere exposes a strong personality straight away: the girl who won't stop talking.
7.30PM, TV ONE
HOW TO LOOK GOOD NAKED
Leg-loathing for Leanne. That's the diagnosis for a 27-year-old for whom every day is an "ugly day". Time for beauty
therapy, Gok-style.
8.30PM, TV2
WHAT ABOUT BRIAN
Nicole tries everything to induce her labour, Deena goes out with her rich client, and Dave goes out with a much younger woman.
MOVIES
11.30PM, TV3
PAVILION OF WOMEN
Herald Rating: ***
USA/China co-production about a Chinese woman (Yan Luo) who wakes up on her 40th birthday determined to break free from her husband. Set in pre-communist China and based on a novel by Pearl S. Buck. Willem Dafoe also stars. (2001)
8.30PM, SKY MOVIES
STAR WARS EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH
Herald Rating: ****
The final chapter of George Lucas' prequel trilogy has Anakin (Hayden Christensen) sulking away over Padme (Natalie Portman). He is lured to the dark side by the evil Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid), resulting in the birth of Sith Lord Darth Vader. (2005)
10PM, MGM SKY DIGITAL
BLUE VELVET
Herald Rating: *****
David Lynch's cult classic, starring Kyle MacLachlan as a young man who finds a severed ear and gets caught up in a dysfunctional relationship between a jazz singer (Isabella Rossellini) and her psychotic ex-lover (Dennis Hopper). (1986)
10.35PM, SKY MOVIES GREATS
JERRY MAGUIRE
Herald Rating: ****
Tom Cruise stars as the unstoppable sports agent who has a moral crisis, goes independent and is left with just one athlete to represent. Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous) directed this widely-appreciated film, which also stars Renee Zellweger, and is responsible for the phrase: "Show me the money!" (1996)
SPORT
7.30PM, SKY SPORT 1 AND RUGBY LIVE; 3.30PM (SATURDAY), PRIME
AIR NEW ZEALAND CUP QUARTER-FINAL 1 WELLINGTON V SOUTHLAND
Southland have done well to make the cut but you suspect this is where they exit.
11PM, SKY SPORT 1 LIVE
A-LEAGUE: PHOENIX V QUEENSLAND ROAR
Tough away game for the Phoenix but they'll be boosted by their fine win last weekend over Perth Glory.
