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The Weather Channel has announced its intention to begin airing weather-related movies on Friday nights, with the first installment being The Perfect Storm on October 30th — the 18th anniversary of the actual storm.

The films are either weather-themed or have plots in which weather plays a key role, Darby said. Meteorologist Jennifer Carfagno will host movie night and offer commentary.

Other movies include the documentary “March of the Penguins,” the thriller “Deep Blue Sea” and “Misery,” for which Kathy Bates won an Academy Award. [Yahoo]

Pfffft, if you’re going to use a Stephen King-penned movie with a blizzard, I’d go with The Shining over Misery six days a week (Sundays are for watching people get hobbled). But overall, this is a terrific idea. I love movies that feature weather as a character, especially if it’s a villain. And even more so if it’s an overly CGI’d villain. (See: Twister, The Day After Tomorrow, Dante’s Peak.)

And dude, Hard Rain? Hard Rain is an ACTUAL MOVIE. “It keeps raining and won’t stop raining! It really is raining very hard! Starring Christian Slater.” I love Hollywood.

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