MUMBAI: English movie channel Movies Now will kick off the year with a slew of new programming blocks. The properties include ?Grandmasters? and ?Sons of Guns? along with some comedy in the form of ?Crack it up?.

The ?Crack It Up? comedy block is airing Monday ? Friday at 7 pm with movies like ?Dude Where?s my Car?, ?Austin Powers? and ?Hangover.

The ?Grandmasters? block looks at Kung Fu?s greatest personalities like Bruce Lee in ?Enter the Dragon?, Jackie Chan in ?Rush Hour 2, the Wushu champion Jet Li in ?Legend of The Red Dragon?. This airs on Thursdays at 9 pm.

Another programming block is ?Sons of Guns? which wil focus on charismatic movie stars who are also bad boys like Will Smith, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Colin Farrell and Bradley Cooper. Films like ?Bad Boys?, ?S.W.A.T?, ?Oceans 11? will air
from 18 January, every Friday at 9 pm.

?Badge of Courage? is there to celebrate the 64nd Republic Day. The films tell stories of strength, courage and determination. ?Iron Man?, ?True Lies?, ?Knight and Day?, ?Quantum of Solace?, ?Demolition Man? and ?Robocop? will air on a 12 hour block from 9 am ? 9 pm on 26 January 2013.