Film4 Listings for Saturday 23rd October
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03:25
The Social Network Special (Documentary)
Writer Aaron Sorkin and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake talk about their acclaimed new drama The Social Network.
(Repeat)
11:00
A Letter to Three Wives (Film)
Witty Oscar winning comedy-drama about three friends who all receive a letter from another friend. This letter informs them that she is about to leave town with one of their husbands: but which one?
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Starring: Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Kirk Douglas, Paul Douglas, Jeffrey Lynn, Barbara Lawrence
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1949, U, 4 Star)
13:00
Anna and the King (Film)
Jodie Foster stars as Anna Leonowens, a prim English governess engaged by King Mongkut of Siam to educate his children. At first, the two cultures clash but as the pair get to know each other, romance begins to blossom, threatened only by a plot against the throne.
Director: Andy Tennant
Starring: Jodie Foster, Yun-Fat Chow, Ling Bai, Tom Felton, Syed Alwi, Randall Duk Kim
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1999, 12, 3 Star)
15:45
The Mark of Zorro (Film)
Feckless Mexican nobleman Don Diego returns to his family home to discover the locality has been taken over by venal officials. Consequently, he adopts the disguise of Zorro, masked master swordsman, and attempts to clear the land of corruption. Also starring Ricardo Montalban, Yvonne De Carlo, Anne Archer and Inez Perez.
Director: Don McDougall
Starring: Frank Langella, Ricardo Montalban, Gilbert Roland, Yvonne de Carlo, Louise Sorel, Robert Middleton
(Subtitles, Audio Described, Made For TV, 1974, U, 2 Star)
17:15
Singin' in the Rain (Film)
Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds star in Stanley Donen and Kelly's classic musical, set at the time of the beginning of talkies. Kelly plays Don Lockwood, a matinee idol, Jean Hagen LIna Lamont, his bitchy Bronx-accented co-star and Reynolds Kathy SEldon his true love in a film littered with classic sequences, from O'Connor's Make 'Em Laugh to Good Morning and, of course, Kelly's classic routine, Singin' in the Rain.
Director: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
Starring: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Cyd Charisse
(Subtitles, 1952, U, 5 Star)
19:20
Hot Shots! (Film)
Topper Harley is a maverick air force pilot who constantly lives in the shadow of his father's legacy. Unable to handle the pressure, Harley has left the Air Force to live among a tribe of Native Americans. But when the United States seeks to destroy some Iraqi nuclear facilities there's only one man for the job.
Director: Jim Abrahams
Starring: Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges, Kevin Dunn, Jon Cryer
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1991, PG, 4 Star)
21:00
Sleepy Hollow (Film)
Tim Burton's rollicking adaptation of Washington Irving's tale stars Johnny Depp as Constable Ichabod Crane, who is sent to the tiny village of Sleepy Hollow, where a headless horseman is leaving a trail of decapitated bodies. Crane believes in the science of detection, but will his skills solve the mystery, or is there really a supernatural explanation? Stunningly realised and shot, the film also stars Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson and Michael Gambon.
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, Jeffrey Jones
(Subtitles, 1999, 15, 4 Star)
23:00
The Devil's Backbone (Film)
Guillermo del Toro's spine chilling thriller is set during the dog days of the Spanish Civil War at a remote 'orphanage', where children of the soon-to-be defeated Republican cause are given refuge. It is run by Dr Casares, who desires the headmistress Carmen. But she in turn is having an affair with the young janitor Jacinto, who is looking for the secret stash of gold bullion used to finance the left wing cause. Into this heady mix comes young Carlos, who is assigned the bed of Santi, who drowned in mysterious circumstances in the basement pool and whose ghost now haunts the establishment. As the corporeal and the spiritual worlds clash in a mix of lust, revenge and greed, the gripping climax sees avarice punished but at the expense of the greater good. Del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth screens tomorrow night.
Director: Guillermo Del Toro
Starring: Eduardo Noriega, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve, Ăñigo GarcĂ©s, Irene Visedo
(Premiere, Subtitles, Subtitled, In Spanish with English Subtitles, 2001, 15, 3 Star)
01:05
Terminal Velocity (Film)
Deran Sarafian's all-action film stars Charlie Sheen as Richard 'Ditch' Brodie, a skydiving instructor. He's approached by a new pupil, Chris Morrow but while he takes his eye off her, she makes an unscheduled jump which ends in tragedy. Facing a manslaughter charge, Brodie starts his own investigations only to find himself caught up in a conspiracy involving stolen gold, the Russian mafia and enough bullets and explosions to last him a lifetime.
Director: Deran Serafian
Starring: Charlie Sheen, Nastassja Kinski, James Gandolfini, Christopher McDonald, Gary Bullock, Hans Howes
(Widescreen, 1994, 15, 3 Star)
03:05
The Social Network Special (Documentary)
Writer Aaron Sorkin and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake talk about their acclaimed new drama The Social Network.
(Repeat)