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Film Four & Film Four +1: 29-03-11
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FilmFour TV listings guide Today.
11:00The Iron Petticoat
A female Russian pilot defects to the West due to anger at sexual discrimination in the Soviet Air Force. A US Air Force officer tries to convince the committed communist of the benefits of life in the West and romance blossoms - but the KGB are soon stalking the couple. Comedy, starring Bob Hope, Katharine Hepburn, James Robertson Justice and Robert HelpmannFilm/Comedy
12:50The Inn of the Sixth Happiness[SUB HD]
English servant Gladys Aylward fulfils her dream of becoming a missionary in China. Working from a roadside inn used by mule caravans, she e$$$ up caring for dozens of orphans, who she courageously leads to safety through hostile and mountainous territory during the Sino-Japanese War. Fact-based drama, starring Ingrid Bergman, with Curt Jurgens, Ronald Squire and Robert DonatFilm/General Movie/Drama
15:55Belles on Their Toes
A mother of 12 decides to carry on the family engineering business in the wake of her husband's death - but fi$$$ many of their long-standing clients are unhappy working with a woman. Meanwhile, her offspring are growing up fast, and love blossoms for her eldest daughter. Sequel to 1950 comedy Cheaper By the Dozen, starring Myrna Loy, Edward Arnold, Jeanne Crain, Debra Paget and Hoagy CarmichaelFilm/Comedy
17:40Niagara[SUB HD]
Polly and Ray are on honeymoon at Niagara Falls where they meet George and Rose, whose own marriage is falling apart. Polly later discovers that the brazen and alluring Rose has a lover waiting in the shadows and they are scheming to kill the emotionally unstable George - but Polly is unable to convince anyone of the danger as the murder plot edges towards a tragic conclusion. Thriller, with Marilyn Monroe, Joseph Cotten and Jean PetersFilm/Detective/Thriller
19:25The Man[SUB HD]
A federal agent is accused of corruption following the murder of his partner and sets out to clear his name. However, a series of mistakes leads the tough-talking gunman to a dental supply salesman, whom he wrongly arrests - leaving both men struggling to solve the complex case. Comedy, starring Samuel L Jackson, Eugene Levy, Miguel Ferrer, Anthony Mackie and Luke GossFilm/Comedy
21:00PS I Love You[SUB AD HD]
Widowed Holly feels she cannot cope following the death of her husband. However, on her birthday, she receives a letter he sent to her before he died, encouraging her to live life to the full rather than languish in sorrow. This is just the first in a series of messages, each one sending her on wild misadventures and helping her to move on. Romantic drama, starring Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler and Lisa KudrowFilm/General Movie/Drama
23:25Hide and Seek[SUB AD HD]
A widower is left to pick up the pieces after his wife's suicide, and settles in a new town with his daughter, where the youngster fi$$$ solace in an imaginary friend. However, events take a dark turn when the unseen playmate proves to have a bloodthirsty streak. Horror, starring Robert De Niro, Dakota Fanning, Elisabeth Shue and Famke JanssenFilm/Horror
01:20La femme infidele
A man whose wife is having an affair hires a private eye to identify her lover, and ultimately kills the man in a fit of jealous rage. When his wife learns what he has done, she is thrilled at the thought of a man killing for her, leaving their marriage stronger than before. Thriller, directed by Claude Chabrol and starring Michel Bouquet, Stephane Audran and Maurice Ronet. In FrenchFilm/Detective/Thriller
03:15Submarine Special[SUB REP]
Richard Ayoade discusses making his debut as a film director with coming-of-age comedy drama SubmarineFilm/Cinema
03:254Films For[SUB REP]
Armstrong and Miller offer words of advice taken from classic movie momentsFilm/Cinema
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22 April
11:00am Batman
1:00pm Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2:40pm Black Narcissus
4:40pm The African Queen
6:45pm 4Films Preview
6:50pm Grease
9:00pm
Team America: World Police
From Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creative geniuses behind South Park, comes the tongue-in-cheek... (read more)
10:50pm
Volver
Part of the Films for Life season. Pedro Almodovar's drama stars Penelope Cruz as sing... (read more)
1:05am Trading Places
3:20am 4Films Preview
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29 April
11:00am Tulpan
1:00pm Funny Face
3:00pm Brief Encounter
4:40pm An Affair to Remember
6:50pm Amelie
9:00pm
The Devil Wears Prada
Part of the Films for Life season. Anne Hathaway plays Andy Sachs, a would-be journalist from Ohio w... (read more)
11:10pm
Withnail and I
Part of the Films for Life season. Bruce Robinson's witty and perceptive first film as writer an... (read more)
1:15am L.A. Confidential
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6 May
3:30am Tales From the Golden Age: Legend of the Party Activist
12:45pm The Gunfighter
2:25pm An Affair to Remember
4:35pm Sabrina
6:45pm Romancing the Stone
8:50pm Attack the Block Special
9:00pm
Predator
John McTiernan's cult sci-fi actioner stars Arnold Schwarzennegger as Major Dutch Schaefer, lead... (read more)
11:05pm Predator 2
The predator returns, this time hunting the streets of Los Angeles for his prey. The alien has decid... (read more)
1:10am The Limey
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27 May
11:00am To be Announced
12:55pm To be Announced
2:55pm To be Announced
4:55pm The Duellists
6:55pm The Secret Life of Bees
9:00pm
Joy Ride
John Dahl's chiller stars Steve Zahn and Paul Walker as Fuller Thomas and his brother Lewis who,... (read more)
10:50pm
Lucky Number Slevin
Paul McGuigan's tricksy thriller stars Josh Hartnett as Slevin Kelevra, who pitches up at his fr... (read more)
12:55am Alfie
Michael Caine, in his breakthrough role, stars as Alfie Elkins, a shallow and amoral sexual hedonist... (read more)
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3 June
11:00am The Comancheros
1:10pm Monkey Business
3:05pm The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
4:50pm The Woodlanders
6:45pm Attack the Block Special
6:55pm The Seeker: The Dark is Rising
8:50pm X-Men: First Class Special
9:00pm
X-Men
Adaptation of the long-running Marvel comic book series. As mutations in humans become more widespre... (read more)
11:00pm Love Exposure
Film4 Premiere.
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10 June 11:00am The League of Gentlemen 1:15pm A Man Alone 3:10pm Genevieve 4:55pm Destination Moon 6:55pm Paper Moon 9:00pm Mr. & Mrs. Smith Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie star in Doug Liman's all-action thriller as an apparently typical subur... (read more) 11:15pm Near Dark Kathryn Bigelow's chilling and compelling shocker stars Adrian Pasdar as a Midwestern farmboy who be... (read more) 1:05am Pathfinder Reply With Quote
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7 June
11:00am Sea of Sand
12:55pm Broken Arrow
2:45pm Roman Holiday
5:00pm Lassie
6:50pm Grease
9:00pm Double Jeopardy
Tense thriller about a woman convicted for her husband's murder after she wakes covered in blood whe... (read more)
11:05pm
Zatoichi
Takeshi 'Beat' Kitano directs, scripts and stars in this martial arts adventure as Zatoichi, a chara... (read more)
1:20am Mask
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Film Four & Film Four +1: 13-10-11
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11:00Pather Panchali[BW]
A priest in a poor Bengali village struggles to support his family in the early days of the 20th century, while one of his children resorts to stealing from a nearby orchard. Drama, the first of Satyajit Ray's Apu trilogy, starring Kanu, Karuna and Subir Bannerjee. With Uma Das Gupta and Chunibala Devi. In BengaliFilm/General Movie/Drama
13:25Oliver Twist[SUB AD BW HD]
A runaway orphan becomes involved with a dangerous gang of backstreet thieves and pickpockets led by the elderly crook Fagin, and e$$$ up in peril after a wealthy benefactor tries to save him from a life of crime. Drama, based on the Charles Dickens novel, starring Alec Guinness, Anthony Newley, John Howard Davies and Robert NewtonFilm/General Movie/Drama
15:40The Long Memory[SUB BW]
A man is released from prison after serving a 12-year sentence for a crime he did not commit, and immediately sets about tracking down three witnesses who lied in court, bringing about his conviction. However, while seeking revenge, he discovers the case is more complicated than expected. Thriller, starring John Mills, Elizabeth Sellars, John McCallum and Geoffrey KeenFilm/Detective/Thriller
17:30The Law and Jake Wade
A reformed outlaw becomes a US marshal, but veers off the straight and narrow when a former crony calls in a favour and persuades him to spring him out of jail. The crook then repays the lawman by kidnapping his fiancee to force him to reveal where he hid the loot from the last robbery they pulled together. Western, starring Robert Taylor, Richard Widmark, Patricia Owens and Robert MiddletonFilm/Western
19:15The Golden Child[SUB HD]
A private eye is recruited by a group of Buddhist mystics and sent on a mission to rescue an abducted boy whose supernatural powers will enable him to bring about world peace. However, the kidnapper is actually a demon in human form, determined to ensure the youngster does not fulfil his destiny. Fantasy adventure, starring Eddie Murphy, Charles Dance and Charlotte LewisFilm/Fantasy
21:00The Sixth Sense[SUB AD HD]
A child psychologist, disheartened after the suicide of a former patient, takes on the case of a terrified boy haunted by ghostly apparitions, and tries to help him discover what the spirits want from him. M Night Shyamalan's supernatural thriller, starring Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette and Olivia WilliamsFilm/Detective/Thriller
23:05The Red Desert[HD]
An Italian housewife suffers from depression, but struggles to keep her condition a secret from her husband. A British engineer takes an interest in her, leading to an affair, but she is also plagued by fears for her son's health. Michelangelo Antonioni's drama, starring Monica Vitti and Richard Harris. In Italian and TurkishFilm/General Movie/Drama
01:20Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff[SUB HD]
Documentary about the acclaimed cinematographer, whose work included The African Queen, War and Peace, and a run of successful films for Powell and Pressburger, including The Red Shoes, A Matter of Life and Death and his Oscar-winning work on Black NarcissusFilm/Film/Cinema/Documentary
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Film Four & Film Four +1: 15-10-11
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11:00The Drum
A courageous prince in early 20th-century India enlists the help of the British Army to defeat his villainous uncle, who murdered his father and seized the throne - and is now plotting to massacre leading military officers after luring them to his palace. Period adventure, directed by Zoltan Korda and starring Raymond Massey, Sabu, Roger Livesey, Valerie Hobson and David TreeFilm/Adventure
13:00Son of the Mask[SUB HD]
The life of an unassuming cartoonist is turned upside down by a mysterious wooden mask, which endows his baby son with fantastic eye-popping powers. However, the chaos escalates when mischievous Norse god Loki decides he wants the mask back - no matter what the cost. Comedy sequel, starring Jamie Kennedy, Alan Cumming, Bob Hoskins and Traylor HowardFilm/Comedy
14:50How to Marry a Millionaire[SUB AD HD]
Three manipulative gold-diggers rent a luxurious New York apartment as part of a scheme to get their claws into wealthy husba$$$ - but their plans become unstuck when they start to fall for their targets. Comedy, starring Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, William Powell, Cameron Mitchell, David Wayne, Rory Calhoun and Fred ClarkFilm/Comedy
16:45That Thing You Do![SUB HD]
A small-town beat combo become a national overnight sensation with their debut record - but their sudden success looks to be a one-off, leaving them struggling to find a way of repeating the formula. Comedy drama set in the 1960s, written and directed by Tom Hanks, who also appears as the band's manager. With Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler and Johnathon SchaechFilm/General Movie/Drama/Comedy
18:55Footloose[SUB HD]
A rebellious, hip-swinging student from the city moves to a small religious community, where he instantly clashes with an old-school fire-and-brimstone preacher - who has banned dancing and rock 'n' roll because he considers them immoral. Drama, starring Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Chris Penn, Dianne Wiest and Sarah Jessica ParkerFilm/General Movie/Drama
21:00Definitely, Maybe[SUB AD HD]
A New York advertising executive on the eve of his divorce tells his daughter about his love life before he was married, including how he met her mother. However, he changes the names of his former lovers, leaving the girl - and viewers - to guess which one of three women he ended up marrying. Romantic comedy, starring Ryan Reynolds and Elizabeth Banks, with Abigail Breslin, Rachel Weisz and Isla FisherFilm/Comedy
23:10Wrong Turn
Six travellers stranded in the deep woodla$$$ of West Virginia muster the courage to split up and go in search of help. Eventually, one group stumbles across a cabin, unaware it belongs to mutant cannibalistic hillbillies. Horror, starring Eliza Dushku, Desmond Harrington, Jeremy Sisto and Emmanuelle ChriquiFilm/Horror
00:50Wrong Turn 2: Dead End[SUB HD]
An army veteran starts a showbiz career, hosting a reality TV show where contestants are challenged to survive in the wilderness for six days. However, the latest group end up fighting for their lives against a family of bloodthirsty mutants with an insatiable hunger for human flesh. Horror sequel, starring Henry Rollins and Erica LeerhsenFilm/Horror
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Film Four & Film Four +1: 16-10-11
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11:00The Long Memory[SUB BW]
A man is released from prison after serving a 12-year sentence for a crime he did not commit, and immediately sets about tracking down three witnesses who lied in court, bringing about his conviction. However, while seeking revenge, he discovers the case is more complicated than expected. Thriller, starring John Mills, Elizabeth Sellars, John McCallum and Geoffrey KeenFilm/Detective/Thriller
13:00Eragon[SUB AD HD]
A young farm boy discovers a dragon's egg, which hatches into the last surviving specimen of its mighty race. His frie$$$hip with the winged creature soon comes in handy when he discovers he is destined to overthrow the evil tyrant who has taken control of the kingdom. Fantasy adventure, starring Edward Speleers, Jeremy Irons, Robert Carlyle and Sienna Guillory, with Rachel Weisz providing the voice of the dragonFilm/Fantasy
15:00Murder at the Gallop[SUB BW HD]
Miss Marple focuses her powers of deduction on the case of an elderly and wealthy recluse, who was apparently frightened to death by a cat. But the inquisitive spinster's suspicions are aroused when she learns four of the dead man's relatives stand to benefit from his demise. Mystery, starring Margaret Rutherford, Flora Robson, Robert Morley, Stringer Davis and Charles TingwellFilm/Mystery
16:40The Sea Chase[SUB AD]
The captain of a ramshackle German freighter is nearing the end of his tour of duty. He fi$$$ getting his vessel home safely is hampered by a pursuing British warship whose commander is determined to avenge the murder of a fisherman. Second World War adventure, with John Wayne, Lana Turner, David Farrar and Lyle BettgerFilm/Adventure/War
18:55Never Been Kissed[SUB AD HD]
A clumsy 25-year-old would-be reporter is given the chance to prove herself when she is sent on an assignment to get an inside take on high-school life. However, when she falls for an English teacher, she has trouble maintaining the facade of a calm and sophisticated young lady, as all the bad memories of her awkward and embarrassing younger days come flooding back. Romantic comedy, with Drew Barrymore, Michael Vartan, and David ArquetteFilm/Comedy
21:00The Illusionist[SUB AD HD]
In early 20th-century Vienna, a man becomes obsessed with the art of conjuring after an encounter with a travelling magician. He decides to leave his homeland to explore the world and perfect his skills. He returns years later a very talented illusionist, and is bent on using his gift to save the love of his life from a marriage to a cruel and vicious prince. Mystery thriller, starring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel and Rufus SewellFilm/Detective/Thriller/Mystery
23:05Notorious[SUB HD]
Biopic of Notorious B.I.G., whose rise to fame took him from being a Brooklyn street hustler and exploit dealer to become a respected and influential rap artist, before he was brutally murdered at the age of 24. Starring Jamal Woolard, Derek Luke. Dennis LA White and Angela BassettFilm/General Movie/Drama
01:25The Dreamers[SUB HD]
An American student travels to Paris, where he strikes up a close bond with a French brother and sister and the three of them throw themselves wholeheartedly into the `free love' philosophy. However, the ensuing romantic complications lead to trouble, while the city around them is ultimately plunged into the historic riots of 1968. Bernardo Bertolucci's drama, starring Michael Pitt, Eva Green and Louis Garrel. In English and FrenchFilm/General Movie/Drama
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Film Four & Film Four +1: 17-10-11
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11:00That Touch of Mink[SUB AD]
A sophisticated millionaire businessman goes in passionate pursuit of a strait-laced secretary, but while he is only interested in the thrill of the chase, she is determined to save herself for marriage. Romantic comedy, starring Cary Grant, Doris Day, Gig Young, John Astin and Audrey MeadowsFilm/Comedy
12:55Call Northside 777[SUB BW]
A journalist investigates a woman's bid to prove her imprisoned son is innocent of the murder of a policeman 11 years earlier. As he gathers material for his piece, he discovers vital evidence in the case is missing, leading him to champion her cause and secure her son's release. Henry Hathaway's fact-based crime drama, starring James Stewart, Helen Walker, Lee J Cobb and Richard ConteFilm/Detective/Thriller
15:05Thunder Over Arizona
An honest cowboy is mistaken for the notorious outlaw he killed in self-defence. Before he can clear up the misunderstanding, he is approached by a corrupt mayor who draws him into a conspiracy to wrest control of a silver mine from its rightful owners. Western, starring Skip Homeier, Kristine Miller, George Macready and Wallace FordFilm/Western
16:35The Four Feathers
A 19th-century British military officer resigns his commission just as his unit goes into battle in the Sudan, and is accused of cowardice as a result. In a bid to redeem himself, he volunteers as an undercover agent. Zoltan Korda's adaptation of AEW Mason's adventure novel, starring John Clements, June Duprez, Ralph Richardson, C Aubrey Smith and Jack AllenFilm/Adventure/War
18:50Local Hero
An American oil company representative is sent to buy a Scottish coastal village so it can be demolished to make way for a new refinery. He gradually takes a shine to the place, while the locals are more interested in the money they can get for parting with it. Bill Forsyth's comedy drama, starring Peter Riegert, Burt Lancaster, Denis Lawson, Peter Capaldi, Jenny Seagrove and Fulton MackayFilm/Comedy
21:00Die Hard[SUB AD HD]
New York cop John McClane is in LA to visit his wife and kids over the Christmas holiday. Stopping off at his wife's place of work, he realises terrorists have hijacked the building and are holding the corporation's staff to ransom - and only he has the ability to fight back. Action thriller, starring Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman and Bonnie BedeliaFilm/Detective/Thriller
23:35The Hills Have Eyes 2[SUB HD]
National Guard recruits on a training mission in the desert respond to a distress call from an isolated research camp. Finding the outpost abandoned, the soldiers investigate the fate of the scientists who were working there - only to stumble into the clutches of a band of mutant cannibals. Sequel to the remake of the cult horror movie, starring Michael McMillian and Jessica StroupFilm/Horror
01:20L'Avventura[BW]
A woman disappears without a trace during a yachting trip to a deserted volcanic island. Reluctant to give up hope of finding her alive and well, two of her frie$$$ search high and low, but soon become distracted by their feelings for one another. Mystery, starring Gabriele Ferzetti, Monica Vitti, Lea Massari, Dominique Blanchar, Renzo Ricci and James Addams. In Italian and EnglishFilm/Mystery
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Film Four & Film Four +1: 19-10-11
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11:00Warlock[SUB HD]
A ruthless vigilante is recruited as a sheriff to clean up the streets of a crime-ridden town, but his strong-arm tactics soon antagonise the townsfolk. When a woman turns up and accuses the lawman of murdering her fiance, the residents rally to her cause with the help of a rival gunslinger. Western, starring Henry Fonda, Richard Widmark, Anthony Quinn, DeForest Kelley and Dorothy MaloneFilm/Western
13:20Operation Pacific[SUB BW]
A submarine commander is troubled by his failing marriage and the death of his commanding officer, but puts his personal demons aside and embarks on a dangerous mission against the Japanese fleet. Second World War adventure, starring John Wayne, Patricia Neal, Ward Bond, Scott Forbes and Philip CareyFilm/Adventure/War
15:35Doctor Dolittle[SUB HD]
A Victorian veterinary surgeon is certified insane after developing the ability to talk to his patients in their own language. Undaunted, he manages to escape from the asylum and embark on a quest to locate a rare aquatic snail. Oscar-winning musical comedy, with Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Richard Attenborough and Anthony Newley. Songs include Talk to the Animals and I've Never Seen Anything Like ItFilm/Musical/Comedy
18:20The Phantom of the Opera[SUB AD HD]
A disfigured composer lurks in the catacombs beneath a Paris opera house, giving rise to stories that the building is haunted. The lonely maestro becomes infatuated with a talented young singer, and plans to turn her into a star. However, his love for her is doomed to end in tragedy. Adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, starring Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Miranda Richardson and Minnie DriverFilm/Musical
21:00Volver[HD]
Two sisters return to their home town and are astonished to discover the spirit of their dead mother is paying visits to their aunt. When the spirit returns with one of them to Madrid by stowing away in the boot of her car, long-buried secrets from the past begin to resurface. Pedro Almodovar's comedy drama, starring Penelope Cruz, Lola Duenas, Carmen Maura, Blanca Portillo and Yohana Cobo. In SpanishFilm/Comedy/General Movie/Drama
23:15Talk to Her[HD]
A nurse who has long admired a beautiful dancer from afar spe$$$ hours at her bedside after a car accident leaves her in a coma. At the same hospital he meets a travel writer in a strangely similar situation - he too has fallen for a woman who is fighting for her life after being gored by a bull. Romantic drama from director Pedro Almodovar, starring Javier Camara, Dario Grandinetti, Leonor Watling and Rosario Flores. In SpanishFilm/General Movie/Drama
01:30Little Fish
A reformed drug addict struggles to turn her life around, making plans to open her own business. However, the reappearance of some shady figures from her past jeopardise her dreams for the future. Drama, starring Cate Blanchett, Sam Neill, Hugo Weaving and Martin HendersonFilm/General Movie/Drama
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Film Four & Film Four +1: 20-10-11
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11:00L'Avventura[BW]
A woman disappears without a trace during a yachting trip to a deserted volcanic island. Reluctant to give up hope of finding her alive and well, two of her frie$$$ search high and low, but soon become distracted by their feelings for one another. Mystery, starring Gabriele Ferzetti, Monica Vitti, Lea Massari, Dominique Blanchar, Renzo Ricci and James Addams. In Italian and EnglishFilm/Mystery
13:40The Lady Vanishes[SUB AD]
An American heiress befrie$$$ an elderly lady on a continental train journey, but wakes one morning to find she has disappeared and the other passengers deny having ever seen the missing woman - leading to suspicions that a conspiracy is afoot. Remake of Hitchcock's 1938 mystery, starring Elliott Gould, Cybill Shepherd, Angela Lansbury, Herbert Lom, Arthur Lowe and Ian CarmichaelFilm/Mystery
15:35Broken Arrow
A former Union scout is befriended by famed chief Cochise after he saves the life of a native boy. Having witnessed 10 years of conflict between Apaches and advancing settlers, the veteran soldier seizes the fleeting chance to broker a ceasefire between the two sides. Western, starring James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget and Basil RuysdaelFilm/Western
17:20The Colditz Story[SUB BW]
A medieval castle in Germany is turned into a PoW camp during the Second World War, and used to house the most rebellious Allied prisoners, all of whom have made repeated escape attempts. While breaking out is supposedly impossible, the determined inmates refuse to be beaten and continue in their bids for freedom. Second World War drama, starring John Mills and Eric PortmanFilm/War
19:10Clueless[SUB HD]
A rich high-school student uses all her charm and financial clout to boost a new pupil's image, but soon fi$$$ she has created a monster - while her own popularity suffers in the process. Teen comedy, inspired by Jane Austen's Emma, starring Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy and Paul RuddFilm/Comedy
21:00The Illusionist[SUB AD HD]
In early 20th-century Vienna, a man becomes obsessed with the art of conjuring after an encounter with a travelling magician. He decides to leave his homeland to explore the world and perfect his skills. He returns years later a very talented illusionist, and is bent on using his gift to save the love of his life from a marriage to a cruel and vicious prince. Mystery thriller, starring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel and Rufus SewellFilm/Detective/Thriller/Mystery
23:05Underworld: Evolution
As the war between vampires and werewolves rages, death-dealing Selene and hybrid lycan Michael try to trace their bloodlines, in the hope of bringing an end to the centuries-old feud. Horror fantasy sequel, starring Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Bill Nighy and Derek JacobiFilm/Horror/Fantasy
01:05The Libertine[SUB HD]
Biopic of 17th-century poet and author John Wilmot who caused various scandals due to his dashing and debauched behaviour. Becoming a close friend of Charles II, the rebellious writer enjoyed a relationship with a beautiful actress, but his lifestyle eventually caught up with him when he was exiled from Britain and later contracted syphilis. Starring Johnny Depp, John Malkovich and Samantha MortonFilm/General Movie/Drama
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Film Four & Film Four +1: 21-10-11
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11:00Heaven Can Wait[SUB HD]
A roguish playboy dies and goes to Hell, but the Devil is not convinced he has sinned enough or has the right wicked credentials to merit entry. This prompts the old rascal to recount the story of his outrageously immoral life, from stealing his cousin's fiancee to meddling in his son's romance with a singer. Fantasy comedy, starring Don Ameche, Laird Cregar, Gene Tierney and Spring ByingtonFilm/Fantasy/Comedy
13:10How to Marry a Millionaire[SUB AD HD]
Three manipulative gold-diggers rent a luxurious New York apartment as part of a scheme to get their claws into wealthy husba$$$ - but their plans become unstuck when they start to fall for their targets. Comedy, starring Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, William Powell, Cameron Mitchell, David Wayne, Rory Calhoun and Fred ClarkFilm/Comedy
15:00The Sea Chase[SUB AD]
The captain of a ramshackle German freighter is nearing the end of his tour of duty. He fi$$$ getting his vessel home safely is hampered by a pursuing British warship whose commander is determined to avenge the murder of a fisherman. Second World War adventure, with John Wayne, Lana Turner, David Farrar and Lyle BettgerFilm/Adventure/War
17:15Murder at the Gallop[SUB BW HD]
Miss Marple focuses her powers of deduction on the case of an elderly and wealthy recluse, who was apparently frightened to death by a cat. But the inquisitive spinster's suspicions are aroused when she learns four of the dead man's relatives stand to benefit from his demise. Mystery, starring Margaret Rutherford, Flora Robson, Robert Morley, Stringer Davis and Charles TingwellFilm/Mystery
18:55That Thing You Do![SUB HD]
A small-town beat combo become a national overnight sensation with their debut record - but their sudden success looks to be a one-off, leaving them struggling to find a way of repeating the formula. Comedy drama set in the 1960s, written and directed by Tom Hanks, who also appears as the band's manager. With Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler and Johnathon SchaechFilm/General Movie/Drama/Comedy
21:00Definitely, Maybe[SUB AD HD]
A New York advertising executive on the eve of his divorce tells his daughter about his love life before he was married, including how he met her mother. However, he changes the names of his former lovers, leaving the girl - and viewers - to guess which one of three women he ended up marrying. Romantic comedy, starring Ryan Reynolds and Elizabeth Banks, with Abigail Breslin, Rachel Weisz and Isla FisherFilm/Comedy
23:10Night Watch[HD]
Two factions of mystical beings are engaged in a cold war on the streets of Moscow, which the human populace remain unaware of. A boy is discovered who has the power to bring their ancient rivalry to a decisive conclusion, but an uneasy truce is shattered as each side battles to make sure the child chooses to join them. Fantasy thriller, starring Konstantin Khabensky and Galina Tyunina. In RussianFilm/Fantasy
01:25Day Watch[HD]
Troubled hero Anton tries to redeem his son, who has fallen in with the forces of darkness, but his efforts lead to him being framed for breaking a centuries-long truce and marked for death. Meanwhile, the hunt is on for an ancient mystical artefact that could bring the conflict between light and dark to an end. The sequel to Russian fantasy Night Watch, starring Konstantin Khabensky and Mariya Poroshina. In RussianFilm/Fantasy
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11:00The Bridges at Toko-Ri[SUB HD]
An American naval reserve pilot is called up for service in the Korean War, and must leave his family and civilian job as a lawyer. In command of a corps of naval pilots, he heads a bombing campaign on strategic Communist positions, but later comes to question the morality of the war. Adventure, starring William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March and Mickey RooneyFilm/Adventure/War
13:00The Italian Job[SUB AD HD]
A crook puts together a motley gang to steal £4million in gold bullion from an Italian armoured car, which brings Turin to a sta$$$till and enables the robbers to make a quick getaway in a fleet of minis - but they end up falling foul of the Mafia along the way. Crime comedy, starring Michael Caine, Noel Coward, Benny Hill, Tony Beckley and John Le MesurierFilm/Comedy
15:00The Man in the Iron Mask[SUB HD]
The despotic king of France imprisons his identical twin and sees to it that he always wears a metal mask to avoid being identified, but musketeer D'Artagnan has a plan to restore the rightful heir to the throne. Swashbuckling adventure, based on the classic story by Alexandre Dumas, starring Richard Chamberlain in a dual role, with Patrick McGoohan, Louis Jourdan and Jenny AgutterFilm/Adventure
17:05The Lady Vanishes[SUB AD]
An American heiress befrie$$$ an elderly lady on a continental train journey, but wakes one morning to find she has disappeared and the other passengers deny having ever seen the missing woman - leading to suspicions that a conspiracy is afoot. Remake of Hitchcock's 1938 mystery, starring Elliott Gould, Cybill Shepherd, Angela Lansbury, Herbert Lom, Arthur Lowe and Ian CarmichaelFilm/Mystery
19:00Eragon[SUB AD HD]
A young farm boy discovers a dragon's egg, which hatches into the last surviving specimen of its mighty race. His frie$$$hip with the winged creature soon comes in handy when he discovers he is destined to overthrow the evil tyrant who has taken control of the kingdom. Fantasy adventure, starring Edward Speleers, Jeremy Irons, Robert Carlyle and Sienna Guillory, with Rachel Weisz providing the voice of the dragonFilm/Fantasy
21:00Cloverfield[SUB AD HD]
A gigantic monster of unknown origin attacks New York. The ensuing carnage is recorded on a single hand-held video camera, carried by one of five survivors on a dangerous journey across the city to rescue a friend. Thriller, starring Michael Stahl-David, Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas and TJ MillerFilm/Detective/Thriller
22:35Death Note
A law student fi$$$ a mysterious notebook and discovers if he writes someone's name on the pages, they will die.Accompanied by a demonic creature, he resolves to use his power to wipe out the world's most dangerous criminals - but a teenage detective is soon investigating the spate of mysterious deaths. Fantasy thriller, based on the comic-book series, starring Tatsuya Fujiwara and Ken'ichi Matsuyama. In JapaneseFilm/Detective/Thriller/Fantasy
01:00Death Note: The Last Name
Light, the student in possession of a notebook giving him the power to decide who dies, becomes corrupted by his power, turning his attention from criminals to anyone who crosses him. Meanwhile, a TV presenter also comes into possession of one of the books and a dangerous romance develops between her and Light. Fantasy thriller sequel, starring Tatsuya Fujiwara and Erika Toda. In JapaneseFilm/Fantasy/Detective/Thriller
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11:00Blithe Spirit[SUB HD]
A novelist is shocked to find the ghost of his first wife haunting him and his new spouse and sets out to find a way of getting rid of the annoying apparition. He employs the services of a clairvoyant in an attempt to drive the phantom away - but her methods seem doomed to failure. David Lean's adaptation of Noel Coward's supernatural comedy, starring Rex Harrison, Kay Hammond and Margaret Rutherford, with Coward himself providing the narrationFilm/Comedy
13:00Taxi[SUB HD]
A bumbling New York cop is unable to pursue a gang of bank robbers in their souped-up getaway car because he does not have a driving licence. Fortunately, help is on hand in the form of a taxi driver with dreams of becoming a racing driver, and whose customised cab can give the crooks a run for their money. Comedy thriller remake, starring Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon and Gisele BundchenFilm/Comedy
14:55Operation Crossbow[SUB HD]
Three Allied engineers parachute into occupied Holland on a mission to infiltrate and destroy a German missile base. The trio team up with the local resistance, but two of the men are unaware the third is a Nazi agent. Second World War adventure, starring George Peppard, Sophia Loren, Trevor Howard, Tom Courtenay and John MillsFilm/Adventure/War
17:15Guns of the Magnificent Seven[SUB AD HD]
Surviving gunslinger Chris is hired by Mexican revolutionaries to rescue their leader from a military prison. After assembling a exploit team including a knife-fighting expert and a firearms aficionado, the group embark on their mission - but underestimate the depths to which their enemies will sink. Second sequel to the Western, starring George Kennedy, James Whitmore, Monte Markham, Joe Don Baker and Reni SantoniFilm/Western
19:20Hot Shots! Part Deux[SUB HD]
A misunderstood hero takes on a special mission to rescue a platoon of highly trained soldiers kidnapped by Middle Eastern terrorists. Spoof action movie sequel, starring Charlie Sheen, Valeria Golino and Rowan Atkinson. Martin Sheen makes a cameo appearance alongside his real-life sonFilm/Comedy
21:00Die Hard[SUB AD HD]
New York cop John McClane is in LA to visit his wife and kids over the Christmas holiday. Stopping off at his wife's place of work, he realises terrorists have hijacked the building and are holding the corporation's staff to ransom - and only he has the ability to fight back. Action thriller, starring Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman and Bonnie BedeliaFilm/Detective/Thriller
23:35Kama Sutra: A Tale Of Love
A princess in 16th-century India befrie$$$ a servant girl, and allows her to observe her lessons as she studies the famous sexual text. The servant proves a far more gifted student and her relationship with her mistress's husband drives them apart. Drama, starring Indira Varma, Naveen Andrews and Sarita ChoudhuryFilm/General Movie/Drama
01:45Bombon el Perro
An unemployed mechanic struggles to make e$$$ meet by selling home-made knives. However, when he is given a pedigree dog by a grateful stranger, his fortunes begin to change as he throws himself into the dog show circuit. Argentinian comedy drama, starring Juan Villegas, Walter Donado, Rosa Valsecchi and Mariela Diaz. In SpanishFilm/General Movie/Drama
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11:00Guns of the Magnificent Seven[SUB AD HD]
Surviving gunslinger Chris is hired by Mexican revolutionaries to rescue their leader from a military prison. After assembling a exploit team including a knife-fighting expert and a firearms aficionado, the group embark on their mission - but underestimate the depths to which their enemies will sink. Second sequel to the Western, starring George Kennedy, James Whitmore, Monte Markham, Joe Don Baker and Reni SantoniFilm/Western
13:05Doctor Dolittle[SUB HD]
A Victorian veterinary surgeon is certified insane after developing the ability to talk to his patients in their own language. Undaunted, he manages to escape from the asylum and embark on a quest to locate a rare aquatic snail. Oscar-winning musical comedy, with Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Richard Attenborough and Anthony Newley. Songs include Talk to the Animals and I've Never Seen Anything Like ItFilm/Musical/Comedy
16:00Warlock[SUB HD]
A ruthless vigilante is recruited as a sheriff to clean up the streets of a crime-ridden town, but his strong-arm tactics soon antagonise the townsfolk. When a woman turns up and accuses the lawman of murdering her fiance, the residents rally to her cause with the help of a rival gunslinger. Western, starring Henry Fonda, Richard Widmark, Anthony Quinn, DeForest Kelley and Dorothy MaloneFilm/Western
18:20The Phantom of the Opera[SUB AD HD]
A disfigured composer lurks in the catacombs beneath a Paris opera house, giving rise to stories that the building is haunted. The lonely maestro becomes infatuated with a talented young singer, and plans to turn her into a star. However, his love for her is doomed to end in tragedy. Adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, starring Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Miranda Richardson and Minnie DriverFilm/Musical
21:00Hitman[SUB AD HD]
A nameless genetically engineered assassin exists at the beck and call of a mysterious organisation. When he fails in his latest mission, the cold-blooded killer becomes a target himself, as security forces worldwide become aware of his existence and a rival agent is assigned to tie up loose e$$$. Action thriller, starring Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott and Olga KurylenkoFilm/Detective/Thriller
22:50Black God, White Devil[BW]
A ranch hand in 1940s Brazil kills the employer who is trying to cheat him out of his wages. He is forced to become an outlaw and joins the gang of a ruthless fanatical bandit, eventually getting drawn into an infamous massacre. Crime drama, starring Geraldo Del Rey and Yona Magalhaes. In PortugueseFilm/General Movie/Drama
01:05Hero[HD]
A warlord in ancient China se$$$ out messengers throughout his kingdom to declare a reward for whoever can kill three assassins who intend to murder him. In response, a warrior arrives at the ruler's palace and claims that he has already defeated the would-be killers, but his story does not quite ring true. Martial arts adventure, starring Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk. In MandarinFilm/Adventure
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11:00Dragoon Wells Massacre[SUB AD]
A cavalry officer and the killer he is escorting to prison are compelled to join forces to survive when Apache warriors raid their wagon train as it moves across Arizona into hostile territory. Western, starring Barry Sullivan, Dennis O'Keefe, Mona Freeman and Katy JuradoFilm/Western
12:45Day of the Evil Gun
A rancher learns after three years away from home that Apaches have kidnapped his wife and children. He turns to a neighbour, a retired gunslinger, to help bring them back - but their alliance grows uneasy when it comes to light his wife had promised to marry the gunman, believing her husband to be dead. Meanwhile, the pair embark on a journey of revenge in which the rancher revels in the bloodshed while his partner takes the back seat. Western, with Glenn Ford, Arthur Kennedy and Dean JaggerFilm/Western
14:35Only the Valiant[SUB BW]
A tough cavalry officer selects six unlikely comrades to undertake a vital mission to defend an isolated fort against marauding Apaches. His men's initial hostility soon turns to respect, however, as they realise his wily ways will see them through the conflict. Western adventure based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren, starring Gregory Peck, Barbara Payton, Ward Bond and Lon Chaney JrFilm/Western
16:40Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines[SUB HD]
A publisher offers to sponsor the first London-to-Paris air race In a bid to boost the sales of his newspaper. Among the motley assortment of characters who sign up for the challenge is a scheming nobleman bent on sabotaging the efforts of the other entrants. British period comedy, starring Terry-Thomas, Sarah Miles, James Fox, Robert Morley, Benny Hill, Tony Hancock, Eric Sykes and Gert FrobeFilm/Comedy
19:15Stormbreaker[SUB AD]
Teenager Alex Rider discovers his late uncle was a secret agent, and is assigned the task of completing his last mission - uncovering a criminal mastermind's plan to cause mayhem with a new kind of super-computer. Adventure based on Anthony Horowitz's novel, starring Alex Pettyfer, Bill Nighy, Mickey Rourke, Alicia Silverstone and Stephen FryFilm/Adventure
21:00Heartbeats
Premiere. Close frie$$$ Francis and Marie meet a new arrival in their town and are both instantly attracted to him, but are uncertain of his sexual preferences. They vie with each other for the mysterious stranger's attention, putting a terrible strain on their frie$$$hip. Drama, directed by and starring Xavier Dolan. With Monia Chokri and Niels Schneider. In French and EnglishFilm/General Movie/Drama
22:55Underworld: Evolution
As the war between vampires and werewolves rages, death-dealing Selene and hybrid lycan Michael try to trace their bloodlines, in the hope of bringing an end to the centuries-old feud. Horror fantasy sequel, starring Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Bill Nighy and Derek JacobiFilm/Horror/Fantasy
01:00California Dreamin'
American Nato troops in the last days of the Kosovo War are left stranded in a remote Romanian town through the petty bureaucracy of a corrupt stationmaster. Meanwhile, as diplomats try to break the deadlock, the townsfolk and local factory workers exploit the presence of the soldiers to protest against victimisation by their new capitalist bosses. Satirical comedy drama, with Armand Assante, Jamie Elman and Razvan Vasilescu. In Romanian, English, Spanish and ItalianFilm/Comedy/General Movie/Drama
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11:00Tulpan
Former soldier Asa goes to live with his sister and her family on the steppes of Kazakhstan. Asa longs to be a shepherd, but needs to marry first, so sets out to woo a local woman, only to be rejected before he has even met her. Undaunted, he resolves to prove to her that he is a worthy husband. Comedy drama, with Askhat Kuchinchirekov and Ondas Besikbasov. In Kazakh and RussianFilm/Comedy/General Movie/Drama
12:55The Bridges at Toko-Ri[SUB HD]
An American naval reserve pilot is called up for service in the Korean War, and must leave his family and civilian job as a lawyer. In command of a corps of naval pilots, he heads a bombing campaign on strategic Communist positions, but later comes to question the morality of the war. Adventure, starring William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March and Mickey RooneyFilm/Adventure/War
15:05Heaven Can Wait[SUB HD]
A roguish playboy dies and goes to Hell, but the Devil is not convinced he has sinned enough or has the right wicked credentials to merit entry. This prompts the old rascal to recount the story of his outrageously immoral life, from stealing his cousin's fiancee to meddling in his son's romance with a singer. Fantasy comedy, starring Don Ameche, Laird Cregar, Gene Tierney and Spring ByingtonFilm/Fantasy/Comedy
17:15The Man in the Iron Mask[SUB HD]
The despotic king of France imprisons his identical twin and sees to it that he always wears a metal mask to avoid being identified, but musketeer D'Artagnan has a plan to restore the rightful heir to the throne. Swashbuckling adventure, based on the classic story by Alexandre Dumas, starring Richard Chamberlain in a dual role, with Patrick McGoohan, Louis Jourdan and Jenny AgutterFilm/Adventure
19:20Hot Shots! Part Deux[SUB HD]
A misunderstood hero takes on a special mission to rescue a platoon of highly trained soldiers kidnapped by Middle Eastern terrorists. Spoof action movie sequel, starring Charlie Sheen, Valeria Golino and Rowan Atkinson. Martin Sheen makes a cameo appearance alongside his real-life sonFilm/Comedy
21:00Boomerang[SUB HD]
A high-flying advertising executive is also an insatiable womaniser. However, he is brought down to earth with a bump by his glamorous new boss, who seduces then discards him, giving him a taste of the way he has previously treated women. Romantic comedy, starring Eddie Murphy, Robin Givens, Halle Berry, Grace Jones, Eartha Kitt and Chris RockFilm/Comedy
23:15The Savages[SUB HD]
An estranged sister and brother with disastrous personal lives and unfulfilled ambitions are thrown back together when they are forced to care for their elderly father, who is suffering from dementia. But, before long, the middle-aged siblings' neuroses bubble to the surface as they trawl from care home to care home trying to manage their father's final days. Comedy drama, with Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco and Peter FriedmanFilm/General Movie/Drama/Comedy
01:25Election
A Hong Kong crime syndicate needs to appoint a new boss, and two ambitious gangsters compete for the position. The matter is settled by a vote, but when a ceremonial walking stick carried by the leader goes missing, all hell breaks loose and as the losing party sees a chance to gain power by recovering it, infighting erupts among the other mobsters and the police set out to bring down the organisation once and for all. Crime thriller, starring Simon Yam and Tony Leung Ka FaiFilm/Detective/Thriller
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11:00Dakota Incident
Mismatched travellers including a bank robber, a politician and a dancing girl, come under threat from Cheyenne braves when their stagecoach is ambushed in the Dakota desert. When the coach is set on fire, they take cover in a gully, and a drawn-out conflict ensues. Western, starring Dale Robertson, Linda Darnell, John Lund and Ward BondFilm/Western
12:45Dragoon Wells Massacre[SUB AD]
A cavalry officer and the killer he is escorting to prison are compelled to join forces to survive when Apache warriors raid their wagon train as it moves across Arizona into hostile territory. Western, starring Barry Sullivan, Dennis O'Keefe, Mona Freeman and Katy JuradoFilm/Western
14:25Ice Station Zebra[SUB HD]
An American atomic submarine commander races against time to reach a Soviet spy satellite that has crash-landed near a British research station in the Arctic - before Russian troops arrive to stake their claim to it. Adventure based on Alistair MacLean's novel, starring Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Jim Brown, Tony Bill and Patrick McGoohanFilm/Adventure
17:10Brighton Rock[SUB BW HD]
A baby-faced teenage gangster charms an impressionable waitress into providing him with an alibi for a callous murder - only for the girl to fall head over heels in love with him, leading to his ultimate downfall. Thriller, based on Graham Greene's novel, starring Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley, William Hartnell and Carol MarshFilm/Detective/Thriller
19:00The Italian Job[SUB AD HD]
A crook puts together a motley gang to steal £4million in gold bullion from an Italian armoured car, which brings Turin to a sta$$$till and enables the robbers to make a quick getaway in a fleet of minis - but they end up falling foul of the Mafia along the way. Crime comedy, starring Michael Caine, Noel Coward, Benny Hill, Tony Beckley and John Le MesurierFilm/Comedy
21:00District 13: Ultimatum[HD]
Corrupt cops and government officials stir up a gang war in a lawless walled-off Paris ghetto, hoping to use the violence as an excuse to demolish the area with an air strike. An idealistic criminal and a tough cop get hold of evidence of the scheme, and fight to save their home from destruction. French action thriller sequel, starring David Belle and Cyril Raffaelli. In FrenchFilm/Detective/Thriller
22:5512 Rou$$$[SUB HD]
A New Orleans detective's girlfriend is kidnapped by a vengeful criminal mastermind, who sets him a sadistic challenge. To save her, the cop must successfully complete a series of 12 death-defying challenges that send him on a dangerous race through the city. Action thriller, with John Cena, Aidan Gillen and Ashley ScottFilm/Detective/Thriller
01:00Predator 2[SUB HD]
A Los Angeles cop working to bring down the city's drug gangs suspects Jamaican criminals when he discovers several of his targets killed and skinned alive. However, the culprit behind the murders reveals himself to be an alien big-game hunter - with the stealth and guile to outwit the police and criminals alike. Sci-fi sequel, starring Danny Glover, Bill Paxton, Gary Busey and Maria Conchita AlonsoFilm/Science Fiction
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11:00The Tall Men[SUB HD]
A Civil War veteran and his brother are recruited on a cattle drive by a wealthy rancher. On the journey they rescue a female settler from danger, leading to jealousy and a fierce rivalry between the former soldier and his employer. Western, starring Clark Gable, Jane Russell, Robert Ryan and Cameron MitchellFilm/Western
13:20The Spy in Black[SUB BW]
A German spy falls for an apparently sympathetic schoolteacher during a First World War mission, unaware the object of his affections is in fact an English double agent, a situation that threatens to jeopardise an operation to destroy the British fleet in the Orkneys in 1917. Powell and Pressburger's romantic drama, starring Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson and Marius GoringFilm/General Movie/Drama
15:00Brighton Rock[SUB BW HD]
A baby-faced teenage gangster charms an impressionable waitress into providing him with an alibi for a callous murder - only for the girl to fall head over heels in love with him, leading to his ultimate downfall. Thriller, based on Graham Greene's novel, starring Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley, William Hartnell and Carol MarshFilm/Detective/Thriller
16:50Robots[SUB HD]
Rodney the robot heads for the city, hoping to find an investor for his latest invention. Instead, he wi$$$ up embattled with an evil business mogul intent on stopping a manufacturer from making spare parts needed for ageing robots - so Rodney teams up with assorted rusty rejects to put the matter right. Animated adventure, with the voices of Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Robin Williams and Greg KinnearFilm/Animated Movie/Drama
18:35Chocolat[SUB HD]
A woman and her daughter move to a sleepy French village and brazenly open a chocolate shop directly opposite the Catholic parish church during Lent. At first the locals are enraged and appalled, but her confections soon raise spirits in the community, especially among the wives. Romantic drama adapted from Joanne Harris's novel, with Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Alfred Molina and Judi DenchFilm/General Movie/Drama
20:55The Future Interview Special
Interview with Miranda July, writer, director and star of the new filmFilm/Cinema
21:00Rush Hour 3[SUB HD]
An assassination attempt on the Chinese ambassador sets mismatched detectives Lee and Carter off to Paris, on a mission to protect a woman with information on the Triad gangs. The assignment se$$$ Lee into a confrontation with his own criminal brother. Action comedy sequel, starring Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Max von Sydow, Roman Polanski, Hiroyuki Sanada and Noemie LenoirFilm/Comedy
22:45Me And You And Everyone We Know[SUB HD]
A shoe salesman recovering from the break-up of his marriage encounters an eccentric artist and taxi driver, but remains uncertain about how to respond to her romantic advances. Meanwhile, his two sons are forming unusual relationships of their own, as teenager Peter offers local girls his sexual services and seven-year-old Robby develops an online romance with a stranger. Drama, starring John Hawkes and Miranda JulyFilm/General Movie/Drama
00:40The Serpent
A disturbed man is obsessed with the belief that all the problems in his life stem from a childhood prank that went wrong, so he targets the boyhood friend he holds responsible - a wealthy self-absorbed photographer in the middle of a messy divorce - and sets about systematically ruining his life. Thriller based on the novel by Ted Lewis, starring Yvan Attal, Clovis Cornillac and Pierre Richard. In FrenchFilm/Detective/Thriller
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11:00Battleship Potemkin[SUB BW]
The crew members of a docked Russian battleship rebel against the cruel treatment by their officers. While their mutiny is successful their leader is killed, becoming a hero to the people of the coastal town and inspiring them to launch an uprising of their own. Sergei Eisenstein's silent drama, based on the events of the 1905 mutiny at Odessa, starring Grigori Alexandrov and Aleksandr AntonovFilm/General Movie/Drama
12:30Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs[SUB HD]
Sid the sloth discovers three eggs - but when they hatch into dinosaurs, he struggles to keep them under control. The creatures' mother comes looking for her offspring and takes them and Sid to an underground world where the giant reptiles never became extinct. Sid's frie$$$, aided by a crazed one-eyed weasel, head for this strange new land to rescue him. Animated adventure sequel, with the voices of John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Ray Romano and Simon PeggFilm/Animated Movie/Drama
14:20Darby's Rangers[SUB BW]
A seasoned combat hero puts together and trains an elite team of American commandos for special action behind enemy lines in Italy and North Africa. Second World War adventure based on James J Altieri's autobiographical book The Spearheaders, starring James Garner, Etchika Choureau, Jack Warden and Edd ByrnesFilm/Adventure/War
16:40Time Bandits[SUB HD]
A bemused schoolboy is escorted on a bizarre journey through time by a group of larcenous dwarfs. His adventures lead him to encounters with various characters from history - but none of them are quite what he had imagined. Terry Gilliam's fantasy comedy, starring Craig Warnock, David Rappaport, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Sean Connery, Ian Holm, Ralph Richardson and David WarnerFilm/Fantasy/Comedy
18:55St Trinian's[SUB HD]
An anarchic girls' boarding school is threatened with closure, owing to financial difficulties and a strict education minister determined to clean up its bad reputation. The pupils realise their hapless teachers are unable to deal with the crisis, so plan to save the day by dabbling in art theft. Comedy, starring Rupert Everett in a dual role alongside Colin Firth, Russell Brand and Gemma ArtertonFilm/Comedy
20:50The Iron Lady Interview Special
Meryl Streep discusses her latest film, in which she plays Margaret ThatcherFilm/Cinema
21:00Die Hard 2[SUB AD HD]
Tough cop John McClane arrives at an airport to pick up his wife but fi$$$ himself plunged into a bloody life-or-death struggle. He must battle terrorists who have seized control of the terminal as part of a campaign to secure the release of a convicted drug baron. Action thriller sequel, starring Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, William Sadler, Franco Nero and William AthertonFilm/Detective/Thriller
23:20The French Connection[SUB AD HD]
Two tough New York cops use unorthodox methods to try to break an international drugs ring. When their information leads them to place a candy store under surveillance, they discover the owners are the American agents for a French drugs kingpin planning to ship millions of dollars worth of heroin into the US. Oscar-winning thriller, starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey and Tony Lo BiancoFilm/Detective/Thriller
01:35The Conversation[SUB HD]
An obsessive surveillance expert makes the unprofessional mistake of getting personally involved in a dangerous case. Francis Ford Coppola's thriller, starring Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Robert Duvall, Allen Garfield and Harrison FordFilm/Detective/Thriller
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11:00Love Is a Many Splendored Thing[SUB HD]
A married American news correspondent reporting on the Korean War from his base in Hong Kong falls in love with a widowed Eurasian doctor - but he is unable to get a divorce and the couple find themselves forced to keep their relationship a secret. Romantic drama based on the memoirs of Han Suyin, with William Holden, Jennifer Jones and Torin ThatcherFilm/General Movie/Drama
13:05Up Periscope[SUB AD]
A US Navy frogman is ordered to steal a vital Japanese code book from a Pacific island - but the captain of the submarine entrusted with taking him into enemy waters disapproves of the plan, causing tensions to rise and threatening the mission's success. Second World War adventure, with James Garner, Edmond O'Brien and Alan Hale JrFilm/Adventure/War
15:15I Was Monty's Double[SUB BW]
Fact-based drama about actor and army officer ME Clifton-James, whose remarkable resemblance to General Montgomery saw him selected for a special assignment during the Second World War. He was trained to imitate the general perfectly, and sent on a tour of North Africa to distract the enemy from his real whereabouts. Clifton-James stars as both himself and Monty, alongside John Mills and Cecil ParkerFilm/War
17:15Carry On Cabby[SUB AD BW]
A workaholic taxi-owner's long-suffering wife grows increasingly tired of his lack of interest in their marriage. In a ploy to bring him to his senses, she secretly launches a rival cab firm with a driver roster made up of women, who soon tempt his customers away. Comedy, starring Sid James, Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Connor and Charles HawtreyFilm/Comedy
19:05Monster-in-Law[SUB AD HD]
An unlucky-in-love woman thinks she has finally landed on her feet when she meets the man of her dreams. However, his meddling mother proves to be an overprotective nightmare who is adamant the would-be bride is Miss Wrong and hatches a plan to drive her away. Romantic comedy, starring Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda and Michael VartanFilm/Comedy
21:00Fatal Attraction[SUB AD HD]
A married lawyer has a weekend fling with a business associate. Unluckily, she turns out to be psychotic and proceeds to stalk him and his family, making their lives a living hell. Thriller, starring Michael Douglas, Glenn Close and Anne ArcherFilm/Detective/Thriller
23:20Four Brothers[SUB HD]
When their adoptive mother is killed in a robbery, her four sons reunite and swear vengeance on the murderers. But the background to her apparently random death turns out to be more complex than it first appeared, as the trail leads to corrupt cops and a notorious local gang boss. Thriller, starring Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin, Garrett Hedlund, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Terrence HowardFilm/Detective/Thriller
01:30Enduring Love[SUB HD]
After witnessing a shocking accident, a man and his girlfriend attempt to put the traumatic events behind them - but their efforts are thwarted by the increasingly obsessive attentions of a loner who was also at the scene. Thriller, adapted from a novel by Ian McEwan, starring Daniel Craig, Rhys Ifans and Samantha MortonFilm/Detective/Thriller
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11:00The Moonraker[SUB HD]
A foppish royalist nobleman leads a double life as a Roundhead-baiting highwayman. However, after Cromwell's final victory at the battle of Worcester, the dashing hero has to smuggle the son of Charles I to safety in France. Swashbuckling English Civil War adventure, starring George Baker, Sylvia Syms, Marius Goring, John Le Mesurier and Patrick TroughtonFilm/Adventure
12:40David and Bathsheba[SUB HD]
King David embarks on a reckless affair with the wife of a loyal soldier, and arranges for her husband to be killed. In time the monarch starts to neglect his duties to his people, and incurs the wrath of God - who forces him to atone for his sins by sending drought and famine to plague the land. Biblical drama, starring Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Raymond Massey and Kieron MooreFilm/General Movie/Drama
14:55Moonfleet
A dandified 18th-century Dorset gent who leads a double life as a smuggler is entrusted with looking after a boy whose mother has just died - but the orphan uncovers his secret and the pair become embroiled in an adventure involving a diamond and an evil aristocrat. Fritz Lang's period drama based on J Meade Falkner's novel, starring Stewart Granger, Jon Whiteley, Joan Greenwood and George SandersFilm/Adventure
16:4023 Paces to Baker Street[SUB AD]
A blind playwright overhears a conversation in a London pub concerning a kidnapped child. He goes straight to the police, but they dismiss his story as the product of an overactive imagination, forcing him to take matters into his own ha$$$. With the help of his fiancee and secretary, he sets out to rescue the child and catch the crooks - but his only clue is the scent of a distinctive perfume. Thriller, with Van Johnson, Cecil Parker, Patricia Laffan and Vera MilesFilm/Detective/Thriller
18:45The Land Girls[SUB AD]
Three Land Army agricultural volunteers from very different social backgrou$$$ are sent to work on a Dorset farm. Despite their differences, the three women become close frie$$$, and one falls in love with the farmer's son. Wartime drama, with Catherine McCormack, Anna Friel, Rachel Weisz, Tom Georgeson and Steven MackintoshFilm/General Movie/Drama
21:00Taken[SUB HD]
An American teenager travelling through Europe is abducted by a gang of sex traffickers. However, what the kidnappers do not realise is that the girl's father is a former CIA agent, who employs all his old skills as he searches for the criminals and tries to rescue his daughter. Thriller, starring Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen and Maggie GraceFilm/Detective/Thriller
22:50Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street[SUB AD HD]
A Victorian barber returns to London after imprisonment in Australia and seeks revenge on the man who parted him from his wife and daughter. But his lust for vengeance turns into a hatred of all humanity, leading to the indiscriminate slaughter of his customers - while his pie-maker accomplice comes up with a gruesome way to dispose of the bodies. Tim Burton's adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's musical horror, with Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman and Timothy SpallFilm/Musical/Horror
01:05Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus[HD]
Fictionalised biopic of legendary and controversial photographer Diane Arbus, chronicling her relationship with husband Allan and her peculiar relationship with neighbour Lionel. Starring Nicole Kidman, Robert Downey Jr and Ty BurrellFilm/General Movie/Drama
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11:00Black Narcissus[SUB HD]
Five British nuns establish a school and hospital on a remote mountainside in the Himalayas, where the nursing sisters face isolation as well as native distrust. However, it is the presence of a male land agent that takes a final toll on their peace of mind. Oscar-winning drama from directorial team Powell and Pressburger. With Deborah Kerr, David Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Flora Robson and Jean SimmonsFilm/General Movie/Drama
13:00In & Out[SUB AD HD]
An Oscar-winning actor announces on national TV that his former schoolteacher is gay, causing uproar in the close-knit community where he grew up, and forcing the beleaguered tutor to convince his family, fiancee and pupils that he is straight. Comedy, starring Kevin Kline, Matt Dillon, Tom Selleck and Joan CusackFilm/Comedy
14:50The Truman Show[SUB AD HD]
A man is unaware his uneventful life is really a sham, and his every move is being secretly filmed and broadcast to the world as part of a 24-hour TV soap. However, a series of unforeseen events leads him to question the nature of his existence. Peter Weir's media satire, starring Jim Carrey, Natascha McElhone, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich and Ed HarrisFilm/Comedy
16:45Star Trek: Insurrection[SUB AD HD]
Captain Picard and the Enterprise crew uncover a conspiracy by their own superiors and a sinister alien race to take over a peaceful planet and exploit its power to prolong life. However, the crew is forced to defy Federation orders and turns renegade to protect the planet's inhabitants. Sci-fi adventure sequel, starring Patrick Stewart, F Murray Abraham, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner and Michael DornFilm/Science Fiction
18:50Amelia[SUB HD]
Biopic of American pilot Amelia Earhart, who made history in 1932 by becoming the first woman to fly a plane solo across the Atlantic Ocean. However, her life was cut tragically short when she disappeared in 1937 while attempting to circumnavigate the globe. Starring Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, Joe Anderson and Cherry JonesFilm/General Movie/Drama
21:00A Time to Kill[SUB AD HD]
A lawyer in Mississippi agrees to defend a black man charged with killing the two racist thugs who raped his 10-year-old daughter - but he is ill-prepared for the racial tension and violence which erupts during the course of the trial. Courtroom drama, based on a novel by John Grisham and starring Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L Jackson, Donald Sutherland and Kevin Spacey. Part of the Revenge SeasonFilm/General Movie/Drama
23:50Confessions
Premiere. A teacher learns that two of her own students were responsible for her daughter's death, and that the law has no power to punish them due to their young age. As the class drink their milk, she calmly announces that she knows who the guilty parties are and has poisoned them. Thriller, starring Takako Matsu and Yoshino Kimura. In Japanese. Part of the Revenge SeasonFilm/Detective/Thriller
02:00See Me[SUB HD REP]
Short film about three bored teenage girls and their equally frustrated teacher, who experience something unexpected in detention. Drama, starring Olivia Colman, Sophie Wu, Scarlett Marshall and Tahirah SharifGeneral Movie/Drama
02:20The Foot Fist Way[SUB HD]
A small town tae kwondo teacher claims to be a master martial artist, but lacks the genuine skills to back this up. Plunged into misery when his wife leaves him, he sees a chance to turn his life around by seeking the aid of his action movie star hero. Comedy, starring Danny McBride, Ben Best and Mary Jane BosticFilm/Comedy
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11:00Campbell's Kingdom[SUB HD]
A man who has only six months to live returns to the land his family owns in the Canadian Rockies. He inte$$$ to prove his grandfather's frequently derided theory that there is oil to be found there, but he has little time to find it, as the area will be flooded when construction is completed on a nearby dam. Adventure, with Dirk Bogarde, Stanley Baker, Michael Craig and Barbara MurrayFilm/Adventure
13:05Moonfleet
A dandified 18th-century Dorset gent who leads a double life as a smuggler is entrusted with looking after a boy whose mother has just died - but the orphan uncovers his secret and the pair become embroiled in an adventure involving a diamond and an evil aristocrat. Fritz Lang's period drama based on J Meade Falkner's novel, starring Stewart Granger, Jon Whiteley, Joan Greenwood and George SandersFilm/Adventure
14:50Sea of Sand[SUB AD BW]
Allied troops fighting in North Africa in 1943 are redeployed as saboteurs behind enemy lines to blow up Rommel's desert fuel dumps. A clash of personalities between officers initially causes problems, but the military men overcome their differences to work together. Second World War adventure, starring Richard Attenborough, John Gregson, Michael Craig and Vincent BallFilm/Adventure/War
16:45Up Periscope[SUB AD]
A US Navy frogman is ordered to steal a vital Japanese code book from a Pacific island - but the captain of the submarine entrusted with taking him into enemy waters disapproves of the plan, causing tensions to rise and threatening the mission's success. Second World War adventure, with James Garner, Edmond O'Brien and Alan Hale JrFilm/Adventure/War
18:55Another Stakeout[SUB HD]
Two bickering cops embark on another undercover mission, keeping watch on a house where a missing witness in a Mafia trial is thought to be staying, while an overbearing district attorney oversees the operation. Comedy adventure sequel, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Rosie O'Donnell, Dennis Farina and Marcia StrassmanFilm/Comedy
21:00Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer[SUB AD HD]
The super-powered team takes on a mysterious alien who has been sent by his planet-eating master to prepare Earth for obliteration. While the four heroes try to find a way to foil its plans, an old enemy returns intent on seizing the extraterrestrial's power. Sci-fi adventure sequel, starring Ioan Gruffudd, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans and Jessica Alba, with the voice of Laurence FishburneFilm/Fantasy/Science Fiction/Adventure
22:45Employee Of The Month[SUB AD HD]
A lazy shelf stacker suddenly fi$$$ the motivation for hard work when he becomes smitten with a new cashier who only dates men who have been awarded employee of the month. However, he faces stiff competition for both the title and the girl in the shape of an ambitious checkout attendant. Comedy, starring Dane Cook, Dax Shepard, Jessica Simpson and Efren RamirezFilm/Comedy
00:50The Conformist
A sexually repressed man in 1930s Italy is consumed by an irresistible need to fit in with society, which leads him to embrace fascism as Mussolini rises to power. As his allegiance to the regime takes over his life, he agrees to assassinate his old college professor. Bernardo Bertolucci's drama, with Jean-Louis Trintignant and Stefania Sandrelli. In Italian, French and LatinFilm/General Movie/Drama
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22 May
11:00am David and Bathsheba
1:25pm White Feather
3:30pm The Moonraker
5:05pm Genevieve
6:50pm Last Holiday
9:00pm
Saving Private Ryan
Steven Spielberg's Second World War blockbuster stars Tom Hanks as Capt John H Miller, the leader of... (read more)
12:20am Meek's Cutoff
Director Kelly Reichardt's western is set in the open-skied, arid wilderness of Oregon in 1845, and... (read more)
2:15am Far North
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11:00All That Heaven Allows[SUB HD]
A wealthy New England widow breaks all the taboos of her narrow social circle by falling madly in love with her younger gardener. Her frie$$$ and grown-up children are scandalised as she contemplates marrying him, leaving her with a dilemma - to either fall in with convention or take a chance at being happy. Romantic drama, with Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Agnes Moorehead and Conrad NagelFilm/General Movie/Drama
12:45The Well[SUB BW]
The son of a rich white man is suspected of being behind the disappearance of a five-year-old black girl, causing a near riot among the black community. When she is later found trapped in a well, the townspeople set aside their racial differences and unite to rescue her. Drama, starring Richard Rober, Henry Morgan, Barry Kelley and Christine LarsonFilm/General Movie/Drama
14:30The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance[SUB BW HD]
A shy, naive lawyer falls foul of a gunslinger while on his way to the backwoods town of Shinbone. His life is saved by a local woman, and he in turn devotes himself to helping the townsfolk while searching for a way to bring the bandit to justice. However, he finally comes to realise that a more aggressive approach will be needed. John Ford's Western, starring James Stewart, Lee Marvin, John Wayne, Woody Strode and Vera MilesFilm/Western
17:00The Drum
A courageous prince in early 20th-century India enlists the help of the British Army to defeat his villainous uncle, who murdered his father and seized the throne - and is now plotting to massacre leading military officers after luring them to his palace. Period adventure, directed by Zoltan Korda and starring Raymond Massey, Sabu, Roger Livesey, Valerie Hobson and David TreeFilm/Adventure
18:55Men in Black[SUB HD]
A streetwise cop is enlisted by a top-secret government force dedicated to policing alien visitors to Earth, teaming up with a veteran agent just as a body-swapping extraterrestrial giant insect begins a reign of terror throughout New York City. Sci-fi comedy, starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Fiorentino, Rip Torn and Vincent D'Onofrio. Includes an introduction by star Will Smith marking the cinema release of Men in Black III on FridayFilm/Science Fiction/Comedy
20:50Men in Black 3 Interview Special
Will Smith discusses returning to the role of Agent J for the third film in the sci-fi comedy series, and director Barry Sonnenfeld speaks about his role behind the camera on the three movies. Newcomer Josh Brolin shares his thoughts on filling Tommy Lee Jones' shoes as a younger version of veteran alien-catcher Agent KFilm/Cinema
21:00Blade: Trinity[SUB AD HD]
The fearless warrior's blood-sucking foes frame him for murder, forcing him to go on the run from the FBI while his enemies resurrect the first and most powerful of their kind - Dracula himself. Joining forces with a team of human vampire slayers, Blade embarks on a quest to wipe out the undead menace once and for all. Action thriller sequel, with Wesley Snipes, Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds, Parker Posey, Kris Kristofferson and Dominic PurcellFilm/Detective/Thriller
23:10Copycat[SUB HD]
A gifted psychologist who is an authority on serial killers is left traumatised by an attempt on her life and becomes agoraphobic. Unable to leave her apartment, she nevertheless aids the police in the pursuit of a publicity-seeking mass murderer re-enacting famous killings. Thriller, with Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Harry Connick Jr, Dermot Mulroney, William McNamara and Will PattonFilm/Detective/Thriller
01:35Sherrybaby
A former drug addict is released from prison and sets out to rebuild her relationship with her daughter. However, staying on the straight and narrow proves difficult, and her sister-in-law starts to believe the child would be better off without her mother - forcing the ex-convict to resort to desperate measures. Drama, with Maggie Gyllenhaal, Giancarlo Esposito, Ryan Simpkins, Bridget Barkan and Brad William HenkeFilm/General Movie/Drama
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24 May
11:00am Alexandra
12:50pm Broken Arrow
2:40pm The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
4:25pm Operation Pacific
6:45pm Star Trek: Insurrection
8:50pm Wes Anderson Interview Special
9:00pm
Fantastic Mr. Fox
A well-received and witty stop-motion animated version of the Roald Dahl children's classic from off... (read more)
10:45pm The Darjeeling Limited
Wes Anderson's comedy stars Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman as brothers Francis, Pet... (read more)
12:35am
Rushmore
Tonight's triple-bill of Wes Anderson movies concludes with his quirky comedy-drama, scripted by And... (read more)
2:25am Lake Tahoe
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25 May
11:00am Call Northside 777
1:15pm Waterloo Road
2:50pm Ride the High Country
4:50pm In and Out
6:50pm Amelia
9:00pm X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Tsotsi and Rendition director Gavin Hood's fantasy adventure starring Hugh Jackman explores the back... (read more)
11:05pm
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Rap superstar 50 Cent stars in Jim Sheridan's street-tough drama as Marcus, a dime-bag dealing kid w... (read more)
1:20am Inside Deep Throat
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26 May
11:00am Sea of Sand
1:00pm Nacho Libre
2:45pm Flight of the Phoenix
4:55pm The Man Who Knew Too Little
6:45pm Another Stakeout
9:00pm The Client
Joel Schumacher's thriller, based on John Grisham's novel, stars Brad Renfro, in his film debut, as... (read more)
11:20pm Deathwatch
On the Western Front during the First World War, the soldiers of Y Company are sent over the top of... (read more)
1:10am Basic Instinct 2
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27 May
11:00am The Drum
1:00pm Fever Pitch
3:05pm Carry on Behind
4:55pm Bee Season
7:05pm
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
In Tim Story's sequel to the foursome's first adventure, the superheroes are suffering from very hum... (read more)
8:50pm Snow White and the Huntsman Interview Special
9:00pm
Saving Private Ryan
Steven Spielberg's Second World War blockbuster stars Tom Hanks as Capt John H Miller, the leader of... (read more)
12:20am Employee of the Month
Greg Coolidge's comedy is set in a department store and stars Dane Cook as Zack, who works in the pa... (read more)
2:25am Killer of Sheep
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28 May
11:00am D.O.A.
12:40pm The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
2:45pm White Feather
4:50pm All That Heaven Allows
6:45pm Mad Money
8:50pm Prometheus Interview Special
9:00pm Blade: Trinity
Wesley Snipes returns in the final Blade film as the eponymous vampire slayer. Half-human, half-vamp... (read more)
11:10pm Johnny Mad Dog
15 Part of Film4's Africa season - a selection of vital and vibrant contemporary stories covering a... (read more)
1:05am Xala
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29 May
11:00am The Silent Enemy
1:10pm Dallas
3:00pm The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
4:45pm This Happy Breed
6:55pm Fever Pitch
9:00pm
Rendition
Gavin Hood's thriller stars Reese Witherspoon as Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi, the wife of American-E... (read more)
11:20pm A Screaming Man
A Screaming Man Director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's drama views troubled times in Chad through the ey... (read more)
1:10am Bamako
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30 May
11:00am Waterloo Road
12:35pm Call Northside 777
2:45pm Carry on Behind
4:35pm Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
6:50pm Rat Race
9:00pm
Clear and Present Danger
Harrison Ford returns as CIA agent Jack Ryan in Phillip Noyce's all-action thriller, the third film... (read more)
11:45pm Benda Bilili!
Part of Film4's Africa season - a selection of vital and vibrant contemporary stories covering a wid... (read more)
1:25am Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
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31 May
11:00am Meek's Cutoff
12:55pm Ride the High Country
2:45pm D.O.A.
4:25pm The Silent Enemy
6:40pm Flight of the Phoenix
8:50pm Snow White and the Huntsman Interview Special
9:00pm X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Gavin Hood's fantasy adventure starring Hugh Jackman explores the backstory of the most hirsute and... (read more)
11:05pm Viva Riva!
Part of Film4's Africa season - a selection of vital and vibrant contemporary stories covering a wid... (read more)
12:55am
Shopgirl
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1 June
11:00am Dallas
12:50pm Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
2:40pm The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
4:50pm The Man Who Knew Too Little
6:50pm The Duellists
8:50pm Prometheus Interview Special
9:00pm
Monsters
British director Gareth Edwards' widely lauded ultra-low budget sci-fi adventure-cum-romance stars W... (read more)
10:50pm
Friday the 13th
After his sister goes missing at Camp Crystal Lake, Clay Miller returns to search for her. While the... (read more)
12:40am Cronos
In the first of two nights of Guillermo Del Toro the director's cult horror film stars Federico Lupp... (read more)
2:25am Highwaymen
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2 June
11:00am Courage of Lassie
1:00pm Night at the Museum
3:10pm Singin' in the Rain
5:15pm Robots
7:00pm Mad Money
Callie Khouri's comedy crime caper stars Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes as Bridget Car... (read more)
9:00pm
Layer Cake
A clever gangster movie, based on J.J. Connolly's London based crime thriller. Daniel Craig stars as... (read more)
11:05pm Chocolate - Deep Dark Secret
Prachya Pinkaew directs this martial arts action adventure starring JeeJa Yanin. Zen is the product... (read more)
12:55am The Devil's Backbone
Guillermo del Toro's haunting tale is set during the dog days of the Spanish Civil War at a remote '... (read more)
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3 June
11:00am King Solomon's Mines
1:00pm Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian
3:05pm Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
5:15pm The Simpsons Movie
7:00pm
Down with Love
Romantic comedy starring Ewan McGregor, Rene Zellweger and David Hyde Pierce. Zellweger and McGregor... (read more)
9:00pm
The Time Traveler's Wife
Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams star in Robert Schwentke's romantic sci-fi drama, based on the bestsell... (read more)
11:05pm Chopper
Mark 'Chopper' Read, played by Eric Bana, was one of Australia's most infamous, vicious criminals, s... (read more)
12:55am Le Serpent
Eric Barbier's tense thriller stars Yvan Attal as Mandel, a photographer in the process of divorcing... (read more)
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4 June
11:00am This Happy Breed
1:10pm Aliens in the Attic
3:00pm Inspector Gadget
4:35pm Rat Race
6:45pm Never Been Kissed
9:00pm
Star Trek
JJ Abram's sci-fi adventure prequel, starring Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto, uses the twin devices o... (read more)
11:25pm
28 Weeks Later
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's horror sequel to Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later is set after Britain starts t... (read more)
1:20am Riffraff
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5 June
11:00am Aquamarine
1:00pm Home Alone
3:00pm Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
5:20pm Home Alone 3
7:20pm
Hot Shots! Part Deux
In the comedy sequel, directed by Jim Abrahams, Charlie Sheen returns as Topper Harley. Sickened by... (read more)
9:00pm
Clear and Present Danger
Harrison Ford returns as CIA agent Jack Ryan in Phillip Noyce's all-action thriller, the third film... (read more)
11:45pm
Mary and Max
Academy Award-winning writer/director Adam Elliot's 'clayography' is an animated film featuring the... (read more)
1:35am A Complete History of My Sexual Failures
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6 June
11:00am Sabrina
1:15pm Rio Grande
3:20pm Carry on Teacher
5:05pm Passport to Pimlico
6:45pm Night at the Museum
9:00pm
Under Siege
A US battleship on its way to be decommissioned is the target for a ruthless gang of terrorists. For... (read more)
11:00pm Paris, Texas
Wim Wenders' film, written by Sam Shepard, is a tour-de-force that established Harry Dean Stanton as... (read more)
1:50am 5x2
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7 June
11:00am Le Quattro Volte
12:45pm Robots
2:30pm Barefoot in the Park
4:35pm The First Wives Club
6:45pm Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian
9:00pm
The Time Traveler's Wife
Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams star in Robert Schwentke's romantic sci-fi drama, based on the bestsell... (read more)
11:05pm Wrong Turn at Tahoe
In Franck Khalfoun's crime thriller, Joshua fi$$$ himself losing his appetite for 'the life'. After... (read more)
12:50am Mister Lonely
Harmony Korine's Film4-funded film stars Diego Luna as a disillusioned Michael Jackson impersonator... (read more)
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11:00Home Alone 3[SUB HD]
Cheeky eight-year-old Alex Pruitt is delighted to be given a remote-controlled toy car by his neighbour - unaware it contains a stolen microchip. A gang of crooks head to Alex's town with the intention of recovering their valuable item, but the resourceful youngster has prepared for their arrival with a series of nasty booby-traps. Comedy sequel, starring Alex D Linz, Olek Krupa, Rya Kihlstedt and Lenny von DohlenFilm/Comedy
13:00Never Been Kissed[SUB AD HD]
A clumsy 25-year-old would-be reporter is given the chance to prove herself when she is sent on an assignment to get an inside take on high-school life. However, when she falls for an English teacher, she has trouble maintaining the facade of a calm and sophisticated young lady, as all the bad memories of her awkward and embarrassing younger days come flooding back. Romantic comedy, with Drew Barrymore, Michael Vartan and David ArquetteFilm/Comedy
15:15Inspector Gadget[SUB HD]
A clumsy security guard is critically injured during a run-in with a thief, so his cybernetics-expert employer transforms him into the ultimate crime-fighting machine - a bionic officer with an array of gadgets and weaponry cunningly concealed inside his body. Disney comedy adventure based on the 1980s cartoon series, starring Matthew Broderick, Rupert Everett and Joely FisherFilm/Comedy/Adventure
16:50Ladyhawke[SUB HD]
A medieval knight and his lover are separated by the effects of a wicked curse that turns her into a hawk during the day, and him into a wolf at night. A thief rescued by the knight is determined to break the spell - but his stubborn saviour is more concerned with taking revenge on the jealous bishop who cast it. Fantasy adventure, starring Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Broderick and John WoodFilm/Fantasy/Adventure
19:20Hot Shots! Part Deux[SUB HD]
A misunderstood hero takes on a special mission to rescue a platoon of highly trained soldiers kidnapped by Middle Eastern terrorists. Spoof action movie sequel, starring Charlie Sheen, Valeria Golino and Rowan Atkinson. Martin Sheen makes a cameo appearance alongside his real-life sonFilm/Comedy
21:00Premonition[SUB AD HD]
A woman is devastated to learn her husband has died in a car crash - but the next day he turns out to be alive and well. As the past and the future blur into one, she fi$$$ herself living the days before and after the tragedy in seemingly random order and tries to find a way to prevent the accident from happening. Supernatural thriller, starring Sandra Bullock and Julian McMahonFilm/Detective/Thriller
22:50Under Siege[SUB HD]
Terrorists infiltrate a US battleship in a carefully orchestrated move to steal its arsenal of nuclear weapons, unaware the ship's resourceful cook - a veteran US Navy Seal - and a scantily clad stripper are about to foil their plans. Action adventure, starring Steven Seagal, Erika Eleniak, Gary Busey and Tommy Lee JonesFilm/Adventure
00:50Beyond the Sea
Musical biopic of singer Bobby Darin, exploring his formative years, during which he develops his love of music, his subsequent success as a rock 'n' roller and a lounge singer, and his struggle to maintain popularity during the 1960s. Kevin Spacey directs and stars, alongside Bob Hoskins, John Goodman and Kate BosworthFilm/General Movie/Drama
03:25Close
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11:00Rio Grande[SUB AD BW HD]
A cavalry officer has to avoid showing preferential treatment when the son he has not seen for 15 years is posted to his fort as a cadet. His estranged wife also turns up wanting to take the boy away, but he is forced to put duty before his family when called on to rescue children kidnapped by Apaches on the Mexican border. John Ford's Western, with John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson and J Carrol NaishFilm/Western
13:05The Good Die Young[SUB AD BW]
A psychotic playboy persuades three equally troubled crooks to help rob a mail van. However, while the heist itself succeeds, violent tensions among the gang members threaten to ruin their triumph. Thriller, starring Laurence Harvey, Richard Basehart and Joan CollinsFilm/Detective/Thriller
15:00Carry On Teacher[SUB AD BW]
A headmaster hopes to land a more prestigious job at a better school, but his pupils do not want him to leave. When two inspectors pay a visit, the mischievous students see a chance to sabotage his career plans with a series of pranks. Comedy, starring Ted Ray, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey and Kenneth WilliamsFilm/Comedy
16:45Sabrina[SUB AD BW HD]
A chauffeur's daughter falls for her father's playboy employer, and to recover from his rejection she flees to Paris. On her return, however, and even though he is about to be married, he is smitten by the alluring and blossoming woman she has become. To ensure the wedding takes place, his older brother decides to woo the beauty himself. Comedy, starring Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Humphrey Bogart and Walter HampdenFilm/Comedy
19:05Mirrormask[SUB HD]
Premiere. A Brighton circus owner's daughter is magically transported to an alternative reality known as the Dark La$$$. Trapped inside a strange world, the girl must find a special artefact that will restore power over the realm to the Queen of Light and grant her wish to go home. Fantasy adventure written by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean, starring Stephanie Leonidas, Gina McKee, Rob Brydon and Stephen FryFilm/Fantasy/Adventure
21:00Predator[SUB HD]
An elite military team on a top-secret mission in the jungles of Central America encounters a merciless alien hunter, which starts to pick them off one by one and skin its human prey alive. Sci-fi thriller, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Bill Duke, Sonny Landham, Jesse Ventura and Shane BlackFilm/Science Fiction/Detective/Thriller
23:05Looking for Eric[SUB AD HD]
A stressed postman's life is starting to unravel, as he tries to cope with two rebellious teenage stepsons and wonders if he made a mistake leaving his first wife. Desperately seeking salvation, he fi$$$ an unlikely mentor when Eric Cantona miraculously appears in his bedroom and provides the benefit of his philosophical wisdom. Ken Loach's comedy drama, starring the former footballer alongside Steve EvetsFilm/Comedy/General Movie/Drama
01:20Porky's[SUB HD]
Four raucous high school students who are desperate to lose their virginity decide to visit the redneck owner of a strip bar in the hope that he can help. However, he makes off with their money and dumps the teenagers in a swamp, leading them to hatch an elaborate revenge plot. Sex comedy, starring Kim Cattrall, Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier and Wyatt KnightFilm/Comedy
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11:00Yangtse Incident[SUB AD BW]
A British frigate is heavily shelled and taken captive by Chinese communists on the Yangtse River during the 1940s. After a failed rescue mission by a sister ship, the remaining crew puts into action a daring escape plan that involves disguising the vessel and slipping her moorings under the cover of darkness. Fact-based action adventure, starring Richard Todd, William Hartnell and Akim TamiroffFilm/Adventure/War
12:50The House on 92nd Street[SUB BW]
A German-American student in New York is approached by members of a Nazi spy ring looking to recruit him. At the same time, he offers his services to the FBI as a double agent, and is sent on a mission to locate and infiltrate the ring. Having tracked the spies down to a house on 92nd Street, he goes on to discover a Nazi plan to steal the secrets of America's atomic research. Spy thriller, with William Eythe, Leo G Carroll, Lloyd Nolan and Gene LockhartFilm/Detective/Thriller
14:35The Admirable Crichton[SUB HD]
Lord Loam is proud of his tendency to treat his staff as equals - to a point - while his manservant Crichton believes people should know their place. However, when the entire household is shipwrecked on a desert island, it is the resourceful butler who rises to the top of the pecking order - to the horror of his supposedly liberal master. Comedy based on JM Barrie's play, starring Kenneth More, Cecil Parker, Diane Cilento and Peter GravesFilm/Comedy
16:25Gunfight at the OK Corral[SUB HD]
US Marshal Wyatt Earp lays down his badge to live a peaceful life with his brothers in the town of Tombstone. As a feud erupts with the ruthless Clanton gang, he forms an unlikely alliance with hard-drinking gambler Doc Holliday to face them in a historic showdown. Western, starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Dennis Hopper, Lee Van Cleef and DeForest KelleyFilm/Western
18:50Young Sherlock Holmes[SUB HD]
The teenage detective and his future sidekick Watson meet for the first time at boarding school. The death of Holmes's mentor sets the youngsters on their first case, and they discover that former members of an archaeological survey team have died under suspicious circumstances - pointing to a sinister Egyptian cult using hallucinogenic poisons to kill its victims. Adventure, starring Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox and Sophie WardFilm/Adventure
21:00No Country for Old Men[SUB AD HD]
A Texan hunter who took a stash of money abandoned at the site of a botched drug deal is pursued across the state by an implacable hitman with no qualms about killing anyone who gets in his way. Meanwhile, a world-weary sheriff struggles to make sense of the escalating chain of violence. The Coen brothers' Oscar-winning crime thriller, starring Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones, Kelly Macdonald and Woody HarrelsonFilm/Detective/Thriller
23:20Copycat[SUB HD]
A gifted psychologist who is an authority on serial killers is left traumatised by an attempt on her life and becomes agoraphobic. Unable to leave her apartment, she nevertheless aids the police in the pursuit of a publicity-seeking mass murderer re-enacting famous killings. Thriller, with Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Harry Connick Jr, Dermot Mulroney, William McNamara and Will PattonFilm/Detective/Thriller
01:45The Ballad Of Jack And Rose[SUB HD]
A teenage girl raised on an isolated island by her reclusive environmentalist father has had no contact with the outside world. When her father announces his girlfriend and her two sons will be joining them on the island, she feels overwhelmed by the changes to her life and the awakening of her own sexual desires. Drama, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Camilla Belle and Catherine KeenerFilm/General Movie/Drama
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11:00Bal[HD]
A six-year-old boy in a Turkish village has trouble reading and speaks with a stutter, making him isolated from his classmates. He is devoted to his beekeeper father, but when a tragedy separates them, he becomes ever more withdrawn, to the concern of his mother. Drama, starring Bora Altas and Erdal Besikcioglu. In TurkishFilm/General Movie/Drama
13:05They Who Dare[SUB HD]
A dedicated lieutenant brings together elite commandos to carry out a series of daring raids on German-controlled airfields on the Greek island of Rhodes, and then rendezvous with a submarine to make their escape. Second World War drama, starring Dirk Bogarde, Denholm Elliott, Akim Tamiroff, Gerard Oury and Eric PohlmannFilm/War
15:15Broken Lance[SUB HD]
A cattle baron's son seeks revenge on his three wayward stepbrothers for driving their father to an early grave and then seizing control of the family business he worked tirelessly to build up. Epic Western loosely based on Shakespeare's King Lear, starring Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Richard Widmark and Earl HollimanFilm/Western
17:10Faintheart[SUB HD]
Family man Richard fi$$$ solace from his humdrum life in the world of historical battle re-enactments. However, when his hobby sees him spend more time on the battlefield than at home, his wife leaves him for a gym instructor, forcing Richard to reassess his priorities. Romantic comedy, starring Eddie Marsan, Ewen Bremner, Jessica Hynes, Bronagh Gallagher, Tim Healy and Paul NichollsFilm/Comedy
18:55Romancing the Stone[SUB HD]
A romantic novelist goes in search of her kidnapped sister in the steamy jungles of South America, only to become the target of a villainous general who dema$$$ as a ransom the valuable treasure map in her possession. Help is at hand in the form of a craggy daredevil fortune hunter, who has his eye on a share of the profits. Comedy adventure, starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVitoFilm/Comedy/Adventure
21:00The Manchurian Candidate[SUB AD HD]
A Gulf War veteran is plagued by nightmares, convinced something strange happened to him and his comrades during the conflict. As he tries to get to the root of the problem, it becomes clear that powerful, shadowy figures in the political world do not want him to probe too deeply. Jonathan Demme's remake of the 1962 thriller, with Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Meryl Streep and Jon VoightFilm/Detective/Thriller
23:30Rising Sun[SUB HD]
A cop reluctantly teams up with a mysterious detective to investigate the murder of a prostitute in the Los Angeles offices of a Japanese company. Thriller, adapted from the novel by Michael Crichton, starring Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes, with Harvey Keitel, Tia Carrere, Tatjana Patitz and Cary-Hiroyuki TagawaFilm/Detective/Thriller
02:05Resurrected
A soldier goes missing during the Falkla$$$ War and is presumed dead. However, he later reappears, claiming to be suffering from amnesia. In an attempt to save themselves the embarrassment of explaining the situation, the British Army label the young man a deserter, leading to a tragic outcome. Drama, the debut of United 93 director Paul Greengrass, starring David Thewlis and Tom BellFilm/General Movie/Drama
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15 June
11:00am The Good Die Young
Powerful British film noir starring Laurence Harvey as Miles Ravenscourt, an amoral, psychotic playb... (read more)
12:55pm
The Bravados
Henry King's brooding western stars Gregory Peck as a stranger who arrives in a small town to witnes... (read more)
3:00pm The Black Swan
With the pardon of notorious pirate Henry Morgan by the English King, Caribbean pirates are offered... (read more)
4:40pm Those Glory Glory Days
Written by Julie Welch, one of Fleet Street's first female football writers and directed by Philip S... (read more)
6:30pm K-Pax
In Iain Softley's assured, gripping sci-fi fantasy, a man found wandering at New York Central Statio... (read more)
9:00pm
Double Jeopardy
Tense thriller about a woman convicted for her husband's murder after she wakes covered in blood whe... (read more)
11:00pm The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The original Swedish adaptation of the best-selling novel by Stieg Larsson, directed by Niels Arden... (read more)
1:55am
The Hills Have Eyes II
Martin Weisz's sequel to Wes Craven's re-make of his 1977 original is just as satisfyingly horrific... (read more)
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16 June
11:00am That Riviera Touch
Comedy starring Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise as Eric Simpson and Ernest Clerk, caught up in a comic... (read more)
1:00pm Ladyhawke
Medieval fantasy adventure about a mysterious black-clad knight and his mistress, both victims of a... (read more)
3:20pm
Young Sherlock Holmes
Barry Levinson's family film, scripted by Chris Columbus, stars Nicholas Rowe as Sherlock Holmes and... (read more)
5:30pm P'Tang Yang Kipperbang
Based on Jack Rosenthal's childhood memories, Michael Apted's film, set in the summer of 1948, stars... (read more)
7:05pm
Drillbit Taylor
Steven Brill's comedy stars Troy Gentile, Nate Hartley and Ian Roberts as Ryan, Wade, and Jim, high... (read more)
9:00pm
Assault on Precinct 13
A bus carrying druglord Bishop is diverted to Detroit's Precinct 13 during a storm. When the underma... (read more)
11:05pm The Beast Stalker
Dante Lam's full-on Hong Kong action thriller stars Nicholas Tse, Jingchu Zhang and Nick Cheung. Ser... (read more)
1:20am
Predator
John McTiernan's cult sci-fi actioner stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as Major Dutch Schaefer, leader of... (read more)
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17 June
11:00am
Broken Lance
Edward Dmytryk's Oscar-winning western stars Spencer Tracy as Matt Devereaux, a strict disciplinaria... (read more)
1:00pm
Romancing the Stone
Fast-paced action comedy in which a dowdy romantic-adventure writer is hurled into a real-life adven... (read more)
3:05pm Ben Hur
William Wyler's famed, multi-Oscar-winning, epic Biblical extravaganza stars Charlton Heston and fea... (read more)
7:05pm Mirrormask
A visually arresting, dark family fantasy - part live action, part CGI - from long-time graphic nove... (read more)
9:00pm The General's Daughter
Drama set on a US military base about the brutal rape and murder of an Army General's daughter and i... (read more)
11:15pm
The Black Dahlia
Brian De Palma's crime drama, based on James Ellroy's novel, draws on a true-life murder in Los Ange... (read more)
1:35am
Kinsey
Liam Neeson stars in Bill Condon's second biopic as the eponymous Alfred Kinsey, whose groundbreakin... (read more)
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18 June
11:00am Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
John Sturges' telling of the infamous battle in Tombstone stars Burt Lancaster as Wyatt Earp and Kir... (read more)
1:25pm
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Michael Anderson's thrilling account of the true story of HMS Ameythst, a British frigate held capti... (read more)
3:15pm
Town on Trial
A Thrilling British whodunnit with a sharp twist, simmering social tension and a rare performance o... (read more)
5:10pm They Who Dare
Lewis Milestone, better known for classics such as Mutiny on the Bounty and All Quiet on the Western... (read more)
7:20pm
The Wedding Date
12A Debra Messing plays Kat Ellis, a Brit living in New York whose sister is getting married back i... (read more)
9:00pm The Square
A stylish, twist-filled film noir, The Square centres on an adulterous couple whose scheming leads t... (read more)
11:05pm
L.A. Confidential
Oscar winning dark, fast double-cross thriller about two very different cops drawn together by an ob... (read more)
1:50am Yes
Sally Potter's film stars Joan Allen as the bored wife of British politician Sam Neill. At a dinner... (read more)
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19 June
11:00am
The House on 92nd Street
Henry Hathaway's thriller, based on real-life FBI files and made with the blessing of J Edgar Hoover... (read more)
12:45pm The Battle of The River Plate
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's wartime drama is based on the true story of the hunt for the... (read more)
3:05pm
The Bravados
Henry King's brooding western stars Gregory Peck as a stranger who arrives in a small town to witnes... (read more)
5:00pm
The Admirable Crichton
Lewis Gilbert's film, based on J M Barrie's play, stars Kenneth More as the admirable Crichton, butl... (read more)
6:50pm
Waitress
In Adrienne Shelly's bittersweet romantic comedy, Keri Russell plays Jenna Hunterson, a waitress and... (read more)
9:00pm
Escape From Alcatraz
Clint Eastwood stars in Dirty Harry director Don Siegel's prison break classic, which is based on a... (read more)
11:10pm Out of Time
Denzel Washington plays Matt Whitlock, Chief of Police of a small Florida town in Carl Franklin's th... (read more)
1:15am Chopper
Mark 'Chopper' Read, played by Eric Bana, was one of Australia's most infamous, vicious criminals, s... (read more)
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Wednesday 20 Jun
01:15Chopper
Fact-based Australian drama charting the rise and fall of notorious criminal Mark `Chopper' Read, based on events described in his best-selling autobiographical books, some of which he wrote while serving a jail sentence for murder. Starring Eric Bana, Simon Lyndon, David Field, Daniel Wyllie and Bill YoungFilm/General Movie/Drama
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11:00Desk Set[SUB HD]
An engineer is sent in to discreetly modernise a TV research department, but no one is supposed to know what he is doing. However, nothing gets past the wily and strong-willed head of the department, who takes a dim view of any interference - but nonetheless fi$$$ herself attracted to the newcomer. Romantic comedy, starring Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Joan Blondell, Gig Young and Dina MerrillFilm/Comedy
13:05Doctor in Distress
Amorous medic Simon Sparrow tries to sort out the romantic problems in his life - but has the added complication of playing Cupid for his pompous boss Sir Lancelot Spratt. Hospital comedy, with Dirk Bogarde making his last appearance in the role alongside James Robertson Justice, Samantha Eggar, Barbara Murray, Donald Houston and Mylene DemongeotFilm/Comedy
15:10Cry Havoc[SUB BW]
Female volunteers assist two veteran American nurses tending the casualties of battle on the Bataan peninsula in the Philippines, as Japanese forces are about to overrun the isla$$$. Second World War drama, starring Margaret Sullavan, Joan Blondell, Ann Sothern, Fay Bainter and Marsha HuntFilm/War
17:007th Cavalry
An army officer is branded a coward for failing to fight in the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and is unable to convince anyone that official business had detained him. In a bid to repair his damaged reputation, he leads a cavalry detail to retrieve the dead from the battlefield. Western, starring Randolph Scott, Jay C Flippen and Jeanette NolanFilm/Western
18:35Stardust[SUB AD HD]
A young shop assistant in Victorian England enters a magical parallel world in search of a fallen star to give to the girl of his dreams. However, the star has taken on the form of a beautiful woman, whom he helps flee from a wicked witch and a murderous prince. Fantasy adventure, based on Neil Gaiman's graphic novel, with Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, Mark Strong and Sienna Miller. Narrated by Ian McKellenFilm/Fantasy/Adventure
21:00Double Jeopardy[SUB AD HD]
A man fakes his own death and frames his wife for murder, but after six years in prison she is released. Since she has already served her time, she has nothing to lose by really killing him - but her mission of vengeance is complicated by a zealous parole officer determined to stop her. Thriller, starring Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Greenwood and Annabeth Gish. Part of the Tightly Wound seasonFilm/Detective/Thriller
23:05French Connection II[SUB AD HD]
Hard-nosed New York narcotics cop Popeye Doyle pursues a drug dealer to his lair in Marseille. However, he soon lives to regret his decision when he is captured by the criminal and subjected to a cruel revenge by being forcibly addicted to heroin. John Frankenheimer's thriller sequel, starring Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson, Jean-Pierre Castaldi and Charles Millot. Part of the Tightly Wound seasonFilm/Detective/Thriller
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Thursday 21 June
01:25The Principles of Lust
An aspiring artist is faced with a dilemma when he is forced to choose between a normal family life with his girlfriend and her son, or a hedonistic whirl of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll with a risk-taking friend. Drama, starring Alec Newman, Marc Warren, Sienna Guillory and Lara CliftonFilm/General Movie/Drama
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11:00Alamar[HD]
A child is born to a Mexican father and an Italian mother, who go their separate ways to live in their respective home countries. When he is five, the boy goes to visit his father in Mexico. As their time together comes to an end, father and son go on a journey to the Caribbean in a fishing boat. Drama, starring Jorge Machado and Natan Machado Palombini. In Spanish and ItalianFilm/General Movie/Drama
12:30The Black Swan
Notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, and offers other buccaneers the choice of giving up their lawless ways or facing justice. Two rogues refuse to toe the line, so Morgan's trusted ally James Waring is sent to track them down, but has other things on his mind - namely winning the daughter of the previous governor away from her duplicitous fiance. High-seas adventure, with Tyrone Power, Laird Cregar, George Sanders, Maureen O'Hara and Anthony QuinnFilm/Adventure
14:10The Cowboys[SUB HD]
An ageing rancher fi$$$ himself short-handed when his workers abandon him in the gold rush, and grudgingly hires a group of schoolboys to help him on a 400-mile cattle drive. Although at first out of their depth, the youngsters quickly learn to work like men - but face a dangerous challenge ahead as a gang of rustlers begins to stalk them. Western, with John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne and Bruce DernFilm/Western
16:40The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
A middle-aged Queen Elizabeth I is tempted to marry her long-term favourite, the Earl of Essex. However, during the course of their tempestuous relationship, the queen comes to realise his warlike nature and lust for royal power are a threat to the safety of the nation, driving her to drastic measures. Historical drama, with Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland and Vincent PriceFilm/General Movie/Drama
18:50In Good Company[SUB AD HD]
A middle-aged executive has to defer to an arrogant whizz-kid after a corporate takeover, and his sense of pride is further dented when the new boss starts to date his daughter. Satirical comedy, starring Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson and Marg HelgenbergerFilm/Comedy
21:00High Crimes[SUB AD HD]
A leading attorney's idyllic life turns sour when her husband is accused by the military of slaughtering defenceless villagers in El Salvador. Her battle to prove his innocence leads to some unexpected and unsettling revelations, forcing her to question everything she knows about him. Thriller, starring Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Jim Caviezel, Adam Scott and Amanda PeetFilm/Detective/Thriller
23:15Shinjuku Incident
A Chinese mechanic travels to Japan in search of his missing girlfriend, but fi$$$ she is now married to a Yakuza boss whose life he saved. The mobster makes the immigrant a gang boss in his own right, but his honourable methods prove unpopular in the underworld, leading to a gang war. Martial arts thriller, starring Jackie Chan and Daniel Wu. In Mandarin, Japanese, Cantonese, English, Min Nan and Hokkien. Part of the Tightly Wound seasonFilm/Detective/Thriller
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Friday 22 June
01:35If[SUB HD]
Public schoolboys express their contempt for the institution in small acts of rebellion, but their non-conformity is greeted with harsh punishment, prompting them to adopt more extreme methods. Li$$$ay Anderson's surreal satirical drama, the first of three films starring Malcolm McDowell as iconoclastic anti-hero Mick Travis. With David Wood, Richard Warwick, Arthur Lowe and Graham CrowdenFilm/General Movie/Drama
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11:00Town on Trial[SUB BW]
A woman living in a quiet suburban town is found strangled to death. Scotland Yard se$$$ an inspector to investigate the case, but he fi$$$ there are no shortage of locals with a motive for killing her, while his anger at the hypocritical attitudes he encounters threatens to distract him from the evidence. Murder mystery, starring John Mills, Charles Coburn, Derek Farr and Barbara BatesFilm/Mystery
12:55That Riviera Touch
Two clumsy traffic wardens take a break in the South of France, not realising a notorious jewel thief plans to use them to unwittingly smuggle his ill-gotten gains out of the country. The criminal mastermind employs his seductive sidekick to lure the hapless duo to his villa - and rival crooks are also after the loot. Comedy, starring Morecambe and Wise alongside Suzanne Lloyd and Peter JeffreyFilm/Comedy
14:50The Battle of the River Plate[SUB HD]
British naval forces pursue German battleship the Admiral Graf Spee, finally blockading the vessel in Montevideo harbour, where its commanding officer is faced with an impossible choice. Second World War adventure from Powell and Pressburger, starring John Gregson, Anthony Quayle, Peter Finch, Bernard Lee and Jack GwillimFilm/Adventure/War
17:10Carry on Regardless[SUB BW]
A businessman starts up an odd-job agency, but employs seven hopeless handymen incapable of completing any task without causing utter chaos. Matters come to a head when their landlord tries to evict them - forcing the bungling workmen to finally prove their worth. Slapstick comedy, starring Sid James, Charles Hawtrey and Kenneth WilliamsFilm/Comedy
19:05Drillbit Taylor[SUB AD HD]
Three kids fall foul of the local bully on their first day at high school, so they advertise for a bodyguard. However, they end up hiring a man who turns out to be a low-rent mercenary, and discover their new-found protector is not quite the hardened soldier of fortune he claims to be. Comedy, starring Owen Wilson, Leslie Mann, Nate Hartley and Troy GentileFilm/Comedy
21:00The Godfather: Part II[SUB HD]
Mafia don Michael Corleone sets out to clinch a make-or-break deal with an ageing gangster - but his plans are blown apart by a traitor within the family. Michael's story is intercut with flashback sequences chronicling the early life of his father Vito, as he makes the shift from immigrant grocery-store clerk to Mob kingpin. Francis Ford Coppola's Oscar-winning crime drama sequel, with Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, John Cazale, Michael V Gazzo and Lee Strasberg. Part of the Tightly Wound seasonFilm/General Movie/Drama/Detective/Thriller
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Saturday 23 June
00:50Street Kings[SUB HD]
A determined Los Angeles cop becomes obsessed with tracking down the men who killed his partner. Accused of having a hand in the murder, he fi$$$ fellow officers turning on him and begins to question where his loyalties lie. Crime drama, with a script by James Ellroy, starring Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker and Hugh Laurie. Part of the Tightly Wound seasonFilm/Detective/Thriller
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11:00The Virgin Queen[SUB HD]
Sir Walter Raleigh forms a close relationship with Elizabeth I, hoping to gain her political support to further his ambition to head an expedition to America. However, his plans are compromised by his love for one of the monarch's ladies-in-waiting. Historical drama, starring Bette Davis, Richard Todd and Joan CollinsFilm/General Movie/Drama
13:00The Addams Family[SUB HD]
Creepy couple Morticia and Gomez find their unconventional life threatened by a man claiming to be a long-lost relative. When they welcome him with open arms, they fall prey to a plot that could cost them their ancestral home and the family fortune. Black comedy based on the 1960s TV series, starring Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci, Jimmy Workman and Carel StruyckenFilm/Comedy
14:55Big[SUB AD HD]
A boy ridiculed for his size makes a wish on a fairground machine to become bigger - only to wake up as a 30-year-old man. Driven from his home by his terrified mother, the bewildered youngster trapped in a grown-up body makes his way to New York, where he rises high in the ranks of a toy manufacturing company and applies his childlike brain and emotions to the complexities of NSFW life. Comedy, starring Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins and Robert LoggiaFilm/Comedy
17:00In Good Company[SUB AD HD]
A middle-aged executive has to defer to an arrogant whizz-kid after a corporate takeover, and his sense of pride is further dented when the new boss starts to date his daughter. Satirical comedy, starring Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson and Marg HelgenbergerFilm/Comedy
19:10My Super Ex-girlfriend[SUB AD HD]
Ordinary New Yorker Matt starts dating a woman he meets on the subway, unaware she is the superhero G-Girl. When he breaks up with the insecure crimefighter, she is outraged and uses her superpowers to make his life a misery. Meanwhile, her arch-enemy sees Matt as a potential ally in defeating G-Girl once and for all. Fantasy comedy, starring Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson and Eddie IzzardFilm/Comedy/Fantasy
21:00Boomerang[SUB HD]
A high-flying advertising executive is also an insatiable womaniser. However, he is brought down to earth with a bump by his glamorous new boss, who seduces then discards him, giving him a taste of the way he has previously treated women. Romantic comedy, starring Eddie Murphy, Robin Givens, Halle Berry, Grace Jones, Eartha Kitt and Chris RockFilm/Comedy
23:15Wolf Creek[SUB HD]
Three backpackers get stranded in the Australian Outback when their car breaks down, and are assisted by a seemingly friendly local. However, the trio wake the next day to find themselves in the middle of a living nightmare as their host reveals his deranged and violent side. Horror, starring John Jarratt, Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath and Kestie MorassiFilm/Horror
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Sunday 24 June
01:15Benny's Video
A 14-year-old video enthusiast is so caught up in film fantasy that he can no longer relate to the real world, to such an extent that he commits murder and records an on-camera confession for his parents. Drama, starring Arno Fisch and Angela Winkler. In German, English, Arabic and FrenchFilm/General Movie/Drama
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11:00Carry on Regardless[SUB AD BW]
A businessman starts up an odd-job agency, but employs seven hopeless handymen incapable of completing any task without causing utter chaos. Matters come to a head when their landlord tries to evict them - forcing the bungling workmen to finally prove their worth. Slapstick comedy, starring Sid James, Charles Hawtrey and Kenneth WilliamsFilm/Comedy
13:00Stardust[SUB AD HD]
A young shop assistant in Victorian England enters a magical parallel world in search of a fallen star to give to the girl of his dreams. However, the star has taken on the form of a beautiful woman, whom he helps flee from a wicked witch and a murderous prince. Fantasy adventure, based on Neil Gaiman's graphic novel, with Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, Mark Strong and Sienna Miller. Narrated by Ian McKellenFilm/Fantasy/Adventure
15:25Doctor in Distress
Amorous medic Simon Sparrow tries to sort out the romantic problems in his life - but has the added complication of playing Cupid for his pompous boss Sir Lancelot Spratt. Hospital comedy, with Dirk Bogarde making his last appearance in the role alongside James Robertson Justice, Samantha Eggar, Barbara Murray, Donald Houston and Mylene DemongeotFilm/Comedy
17:30Cheaper by the Dozen 2[SUB HD]
Tom and Kate Baker and their 12 children are enjoying a summer holiday together at their lakeside cabin before the last of the kids flies the nest. All is well until Tom realises arch-rival Jimmy and his family are staying nearby, and even though the youngsters are having fun, the fathers succumb to increasing displays of one-upmanship. Comedy sequel, with Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, Bonnie Hunt and Hilary DuffFilm/Comedy
19:20The Wedding Date[SUB AD HD]
A single woman is horrified by the thought of attending her sister's wedding alone, a task made all the more daunting by the presence of her ex-fiance. Taking the bull by the horns, she hires a male escort for the occasion - but her decision has unexpected results. Romantic comedy, starring Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, Dermot Mulroney and Sarah ParishFilm/Comedy
21:00Dorian Gray[SUB AD HD]
A naive Victorian man unthinkingly sells his soul for eternal youth, wishing that a portrait of him should age instead. His wish is granted and he is drawn into a life of debauchery by a hedonistic lord, while over the years, the painting becomes increasingly horrific as it reflects his corrupt true nature. Horror, based on Oscar Wilde's short story, starring Ben Barnes, Colin Firth and Ben ChaplinFilm/Horror
23:10Sunshine[SUB AD HD]
Fifty years in the future, Earth faces extinction, so a spacecraft sets out to reignite the sun with an experimental nuclear device. The crew intercepts a message from a previous ship, which disappeared - but the unexpected contact sets off a dangerous chain of events. Danny Boyle's sci-fi thriller, starring Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Michelle Yeoh and Rose ByrneFilm/Science Fiction/Detective/Thriller
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Monday 25th June
11:00
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (Film)
Nominated for five Oscars, Michael Curtiz's lush historical drama stars Bette Davis as Queen Elizabeth I, with Errol Flynn as one of her favourites, the Earl of Essex. She is infatuated with him but is also aware he has designs on her throne. Essex, while not immune to her charms, has a roving eye which encourages Lady Penelope Gray, only for her hopes to be dashed. Donald Crisp plays Francis Bacon, friend to both the Queen and the Earl while among those plotting Essex's downfall are Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Robert Cecil.
Director: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Donald Crisp, Alan Hale Jr., Vincent Price
(Subtitles, 1939, U, 3 Star)
13:05
Pony Express (Film)
Jerry Hopper's all-action western stars Charlton Heston as Buffalo Bill Cody, and Forrest Tucker as Wild Bill Hickock, who set up the legendary Pony Express mail route. But when Rance and Evelyn Hastings and stagecoach owner Joe Cooper plot to split California from the union, the two Bills are forced to intervene to save their new business.
Director: Jerry Hopper
Starring: Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming, Jan Sterling, Forrest Tucker, Michael Thomas Moore, Porter Hall
(Subtitles, 1953, U, 3 Star)
15:05
Desk Set (Film)
The eighth Spencer Tracy/Katharine Hepburn collaboration, directed by Walter Lang, stars Tracy as Richard Sumner, a computer inventor hired by a TV company to modernise their research library, run by Bunny Watson. He must work in secret, but Bunny and her staff soon cotton on to what's going on and start fearing for their jobs. As Bunny tries to wheedle information from Richard, their relationship blossoms but what will happen when the big day arrives and the machine is turned on?
Director: Walter Lang
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Gig Young, Joan Blondell, Dina Merrill, Sue Randall
(Subtitles, 1957, U, 4 Star)
17:10
20 Million Miles to Earth (Film)
A US army rocketship, returning from an exploratory flight to Venus, crashes into the sea off Sicily and only Colonel Calder survives. A sealed container from the wreck is opened by zoologist Dr Leonardo and his granddaughter Marisa, whereupon a gelatinous mass inside turns into a clawed monster that doubles in size overnight and escapes, with horrific consequences.
Director: Nathan Juran
Starring: William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia, John Zaremba, Thomas Browne Henry, Tito Vuolo
(Subtitles, Black and White, 1957, PG, 3 Star)
18:50
Coco Before Chanel (Film)
Audrey Tautou stars in the title role of Anne Fontaine's biopic of the hugely influential French fashion designer Coco Chanel. Fontaine begins her telling of Gabrielle Chanel's life at the moment she and her sister Adrienne are dropped off, aged around 12 and following their mother's death, at a convent-run orphanage; she continues tracing the Chanel story, as suggested by the title, through to the 1920s, just before Coco becomes the fashion phenomenon she is remembered as today. After their time at the orphanage, the sisters find themselves struggling to make their name as entertainers in a local music hall, where Gabrielle picks up her nickname, Coco.
Director: Anne Fontaine
Starring: Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain, Emmanuelle Devos, Régis Royer
(Editor's Choice, Subtitles, Subtitled, In French with English Subtitles, Edited for Language, Widescreen, 2009, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Film)
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie star in Doug Liman's all-action thriller as an apparently typical suburban couple, attending marriage counselling in an attempt to reignite their relationship. What neither of them knows is that the other is a highly skilled assassin; until they each get a call for their next job. Accidentally double-booked, they both discover the truth about their spouse's secret existence and are now in danger, not only from their respective organisations, but also from each other. But it's amazing what the frisson of danger can do for a jaded marriage... As well as becoming an off-screen item during filming, Pitt and Jolie play a believable couple on screen, bickering through the mayhem and looking like they actually had fun making the film.
Director: Doug Liman
Starring: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vince Vaughn, Adam Brody, Kerry Washington, Keith David
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2005, 15, 3 Star)
23:20
After the Sunset (Film)
Pierce Brosnan plays top jewel thief Max Burdett, with Salma Hayek as his accomplice and moll, Lola Cirillo, in Brett Ratner's smart comedy-caper. Having pulled off the big heist, and embarrassing FBI man Stan Lloyd into the bargain, Burdett and Cirillo retire to the Bahamas. But the arrival of a yacht whose owner also possesses a prize diamond might just tempt them to come out of retirement. However, Lloyd has followed the thieving duo, determined to get his own back.
Director: Brett Ratner
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Woody Harrelson, Don Cheadle, Naomie Harris, Chris Penn
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2004, 12, 3 Star)
01:10
Little Fish (Film)
Cate Blanchett plays Tracy Heart, an ex-drug addict looking to go straight running her own video shop in Sydney's Little Saigon district. As well as raising the necessary money, she has to escape the grip of her addicted stepfather Lionel Dawson and his lover, crime boss Brad Thompson, and decide if her ex-boyfriend Jonny really has gone straight or is planning to slip back into a life of dealing. Rowan Woods' film concentrates on Tracy and her struggle to escape her past life, but adds in a gripping subplot, as Jonny tries to make one last big score against dangerous odds.
Director: Rowan Woods
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Sam Neill, Hugo Weaving, Martin Henderson, Noni Hazlehurst, Dustin Nguyen
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, 15, 3 Star)
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Tuesday 26th June
11:00
7th Cavalry (Film)
Western starring Randolph Scott as a cavalry officer accused of cowardice after he is unable to prove he was not present at the massacre at Little Big Horn because General Custer sent him to meet his fiancé. Starring Jay C Flippen, Jeanette Nolan, Frank Faylen and Leo Gordon.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Starring: Randolph Scott, Barbara Hale, Jay C. Flippen, Frank Faylen, Jeanette Nolan, Leo Gordon
(Subtitles, 1956, U, 3 Star)
12:40
Cry 'Havoc' (Film)
Richard Thorpe's World War II drama, set on the Pacific island of Bataan, tells the story of a group of women who volunteer to nurse the wounded GIs holding out against the invading Japanese troops. Led by veteran nurses Mary Smith and Alice Marsh, the disparate group, including stripper Grace Lambert, fashion writer Connie Booth and southern belle Nydia Joyce, become battle hardened as the casualties flood in but have to make a difficult decision as the Japanese close in on the hospital.
Director: Richard Thorpe
Starring: Margaret Sullavan, Ann Sothern, Joan Blondell, Fay Bainter, Marsha Hunt, Ella Raines
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1943, PG, 4 Star)
14:35
The Virgin Queen (Film)
Bette Davis and Richard Todd star in Henry Koster's lavish historical melodrama about Queen Elizabeth I's love for Sir Walter Raleigh. Unfortunately for Her Royal Highness, Raleigh is more interested in exploring the New World and the affections of lady-in-waiting Beth Throgmorton. This was Davis's second portrayal of the Tudor monarch: she had played the lead role in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex 16 years earlier.
Director: Henry Koster
Starring: Bette Davis, Richard Todd, Joan Collins, Jay Robinson, Herbert Marshall, Dan O'Herlihy
(Subtitles, 1955, U, 3 Star)
16:25
The Cowboys (Film)
Mark Rydell's western stars John Wayne as an ageing Montana rancher whose regular ha$$$ desert him for a gold rush. So, with little other choice, he hires 11 boys to help him drive his 1200 head of cattle 400 miles over tough terrain to the railhead. It's a journey that pushes each of the drovers to their limit. With Roscoe Lee Browne and Bruce Dern. Edited for violence and language.
Director: Mark Rydell
Starring: John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst, Alfred Barker Jr., Nicolas Beauvy
(Subtitles, 1972, PG, 2 Star)
18:55
Big (Film)
Tom Hanks received a best actor Oscar nomination for his role in Penny Marshall's comedy drama. Josh Baskin is on the cusp of adolescence and eager to grow up. One day, he makes a wish at a fortune-telling machine and the next morning he wakes up as an NSFW. His childish ways win him a job with MacMillan Toys, where his colleague Susan can't understand why he doesn't respond to her advances. But after a while Josh realises he misses home and the joys that growing up will hold, and he sets out to find the fortune-telling machine, hoping to change things back to how they were before.
Director: Penny Marshall
Starring: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard, Jared Rushton, David Moscow
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1988, PG, 5 Star)
21:00
Enemy at the Gates (Film)
Fact-based war drama set during the 1942-3 battle of Stalingrad. A Russian marksman is given the task of killing a German major, whose own expert shooting skills make him a formidable enemy. Supported by a propaganda officer, the Russian soldier takes up the challenge with resilient determination. But a personal battle develops between the two allies when they both fall for an attractive Jewish comrade.
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Starring: Jude Law, Ed Harris, Rachel Weisz, Joseph Fiennes, Bob Hoskins, Ron Perlman
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2001, 15, 4 Star)
23:35
Le Quattro Volte (Film)
Michelangelo Frammartino's quietly mesmeric drama sees the turning of the seasons and the cycle of life through the eyes of an ageing, ailing Calabrian shepherd. The setting is the fields and countryside around an ancient southern Italian village, beautifully captured by cinematographer Andrea Locatelli. And sharing equal billing with the work's near-silent central human protagonist are the goats of the flock he is nominally in charge of, and the man's mischievously intelligent sheep dog. The story also incorporates sections dedicated to a lost kid goat, a felled tree and a charcoal kiln. It's a simple tale that unfolds slowly, with ravishing beauty, but it also leaves the viewer with plenty to think about.
Director: Michelangelo Frammartino
Starring: Giuseppe Fuda, Bruno Timpano, Nazareno Timpano
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Subtitled, In Italian with English Subtitles, 2010, U, 4 Star)
01:20
Cop Land (Film)
James Mangold's thriller stars Sylvester Stallone in one of his best roles, as Freddy Heflin, the sheriff of Garrison, a small town in New Jersey. But Garrison is also home to a group of corrupt New York cops, led by Ray Donlan, who protects his own when two innocent young men are shot by a drunken rookie. Heflin's only hope of getting justice is to team up with Moe Tilden of Internal Affairs.
Director: James Mangold
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert de Niro, Peter Berg, Janeane Garofalo
(Subtitles, 1997, 15, 3 Star)
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Wednesday 27th June
11:00
An American Guerrilla in the Philippines (Film)
Fritz Lang made five war movies in his long career, four during or just after the Second World War and this one, released as America was about to embark on the Korean War. Based on a true story, it stars Tyrone Power as Ensign Chuck Palmer, the leader of a group of US servicemen left stranded in the Philippines in 1942, when General MacArthur withdrew from the Japanese invasion. Teaming up with the local resistance, he and his group, including buddy Jim Mitchell, evade the occupying forces and set up a makeshift radio station to bolster morale. Despite the wartime setting, Palmer still fi$$$ time for romance with Jeanne Martinez, the widow of a local resistance hero.
Director: Fritz Lang
Starring: Tyrone Power, Micheline Presle, Tom Ewell, Robert Patten, Tommy Cook, Juan Torena
(Subtitles, 1950, PG, 3 Star)
13:10
The Gentle Sex (Film)
This Second World War documentary-style morale booster, directed by Leslie Howard, emphasised the role of women on the home front by following the fortunes of seven very different females, who all join the ATS on the same day. The story follows them through basic training to their eventual postings, when they are reunited at an anti-aircraft station.
Director: Leslie Howard, Maurice Elvey
Starring: Joan Gates, Jean Gillie, Joan Greenwood, Joyce Howard, Rosamund John, Lilli Palmer
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1941, U, 3 Star)
15:00
Challenge to Lassie (Film)
Somewhat unashamedly stealing from the legend of Greyfriars Bobby, Richard Thorpe's film has Lassie raised from a pup by shepherd Jock Gray. When, on a trip to Edinburgh, he dies and is interred in Greyfriars, Lassie guards his grave day and night. Innkeeper John Traill cares for her but Sergeant Davie inte$$$ to enforce the law against stray, unregistered dogs and the faithful hound's fate e$$$ up a matter for the courts of law. The lush score is from a then 20-year-old Andr? Previn.
Director: Richard Thorpe
Starring: Edmund Gwenn, Donald Crisp, Geraldine Brooks, Reginald Owen, Alan Webb, Ross Ford
(Subtitles, 1949, U, 3 Star)
16:35
Can-Can (Film)
Shirley MacLaine stars in Walter Lang's Oscar-nominated musical as Simone Pistache, the owner of a Parisian cafe where the can-can, which has been declared illegal, is still danced. Frank Sinatra plays Francois Durnais, her playboy lover/lawyer who keeps her out of trouble, while Maurice Chevalier plays Paul Barriere, a judge who turns a blind eye to Simone's antics in return for a little cash and a view of some naked flesh. Songs include Let's Do It and Just One of Those Things while MacLaine shows her hoofing talents in a passionate Apache dance.
Director: Walter Lang
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Juliet Prowse, Marcel Dalio
(Subtitles, 1960, U, 3 Star)
19:10
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (Film)
In Ivan Reitman's comedy Uma Thurman plays dowdy Jenny Johnson, who falls in love with Matt Saunders, who she meets on the subway. But when he fi$$$ her a little too possessive he dumps her, a decision he soon regrets, because Jenny Johnson has an alter-ego: superhero G-Girl. Saunders soon fi$$$ out that hell hath no fury like a woman with super powers scorned. Edited for language and content.
Director: Ivan Reitman
Starring: Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Anna Faris, Rainn Wilson, Eddie Izzard, Stelio Savante
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, 15, 3 Star)
21:00
How to Lose Frie$$$ and Alienate People (Film)
Arrogant Brit journalist Sidney Young la$$$ his dream magazine job in New York and quickly proceeds to make a total mess of it.
Director: Robert B. Weide
Starring: Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Danny Huston, Gillian Anderson, Megan Fox, Jeff Bridges
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 15, 3 Star)
23:10
AVP: Alien vs. Predator (Film)
Two of the greatest threats to Mankind are about to meet in battle. The shadowy alien terrors that are Predators face the extra-terrestrial monsters called Aliens, in a long-awaited movie that brings the real stars of two of Hollywood's biggest hit sci-fi series together. An archaeological expedition to Antarctica discovers an ancient Aztec temple, consequently awakening a dormant Queen Alien, who immediately starts breeding again. Meanwhile, five teenage Predators are about to arrive to take part in a coming-of-age ritual involving a fight to the death with the Aliens - neither race is likely to take kindly to any humans that get in the way... The stunning computer graphics and great fight sequences will certainly appeal to any devotees of the two great fantasy creations.
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Lance Henriksen, Ewen Bremner, Colin Salmon, Tommy Flanagan
(Editor's Choice, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2004, 15, 4 Star)
01:00
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (Film)
Cristi Puiu's curiously absorbing, stylish debut film is a darkly comic look at the way the safety nets that are meant to help and protect can easily be withdrawn. Mr Lazarescu, is a 63-year-old bachelor who shares his flat with his cats and a regular supply of booze. Finding himself in constant pain, he calls an ambulance. But, when it eventually arrives, he's just shuttled backwards and forwards across Bucharest as each hospital in turn refuses to accept the gravely ill man as a patient.
Director: Cristi Puiu
Starring: Doru Ana, Monica Dean, Alina Berzunteanu, Doru Boguta, Mimi Branescu, Mihai Bratila
(In Romanian with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2005, 15, 4 Star)
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Thursday 28th June
11:00
The Lemon Tree (Film)
Eran Riklis's moving film is set in the West Bank, where Palestinian widow Salma Zidane te$$$ her lemon grove. But when Israeli Defense Minister Navon moves in across the way, his security guards demand she removes the trees, which could shelter terrorists. Refusing to bow down, she engages lawyer Ziad Daud to take her case to the Supreme Court, which brings international attention. But there is another figure in the drama, the Minister's wife Mira, who sympathises with Salma, wishing for a neighbourly resolution. What could easily have been a political polemic becomes instead an emotional drama as the three protagonists face up to past losses and future hopes. In Arabic, Hebrew and English with English subtitles.
Director: Eran Riklis
Starring: Hiam Abbass, Doron Tavory, Ali Suliman, Rona Lipaz-Michael, Tarik Kopty, Amos Lavi
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, PG, 4 Star)
13:05
Guns of Fort Petticoat (Film)
George Marshall's western action-romance offers a unique feminine twist. Lt Frank Hewitt deserts the Union army to warn of an impending Native American attack on Texan farmers. But all the men are away fighting and the only hope the women have is to band together under Hewitt's command and learn how to fight. Hewitt's love interest comes in the form of the sassy Anne Martin.
Director: George Marshall
Starring: Audie Murphy, Kathryn Grant, Hope Emerson, Jeff Donnell, Jeanette Nolan, Sean McClory
(Subtitles, 1957, 15, 3 Star)
14:45
The Bridges of Toko-Ri (Film)
Mark Robson's vivid fact-based depiction of the US Navy's air support of ground troops during the Korean War stars William Holden as Lt Harry Brubaker, a Second World War pilot recalled from civilian life to serve in Korea. He's far from happy to be dragged from blissful domestic stability but dutifully follows orders to participate in a risky bombing raid on a series of bridges that are essential to North Korean supply lines. The Navy gave Robson access to film many of the ship and plane sequences, but the action is also backed up by convincing special effects, for which the movie won an Oscar.
Director: Mark Robson
Starring: William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March, Mickey Rooney, Robert Strauss, Charles McGraw
(Subtitles, 1954, PG, 3 Star)
16:50
Von Ryan's Express (Film)
Mark Robson's Second World War adventure stars Frank Sinatra as the leader of Allied prisoners of war attempting to slip the clutches of their captors. In occupied Italy, a group of mainly English PoWs are set to make their escape from their camp when a tough American Colonel, Joseph Ryan, is incarcerated with them. On learning the details of their plot, and thinking it amounts to suicide, he blows their plans by telling the Italian guards. His action earns their hatred, and the moniker 'von Ryan'. However, Ryan is eventually able to make it up to his comrades when he spies the opportunity to hijack a train, and the possibility of conveying them all to safety in Switzerland. Even so, that still leaves them with a lot of the Italian countryside to cover, with the Nazis and Fascists determined to stop them, plus more trouble than they were expecting from their fellow Allied forces.
Director: Mark Robson
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Raffaella Carrà, Brad Dexter, Sergio Fantoni, John Leyton
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1965, PG, 3 Star)
19:05
The Addams Family (Film)
Anjelica Huston and Raul Julia star in Barry Sonnenfeld's comedy as Morticia and Gomez Addams, head of one of cinema's more morbidly funny families. Based on Charles Addams' famous cartoons, the family welcome long-lost Uncle Fester to their bosom. But is he really all he seems? Featuring Christina Ricci and Jimmy Workman as Wednesday and Pugsley Addams, the delightfully malicious offspring.
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Starring: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Elizabeth Wilson, Christina Ricci, Judith Malina
(Subtitles, 1991, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
What's Love Got to Do with It? (Film)
Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne received Oscar nominations for their portrayals of Tina and ike Turner in Brian Gibson's Turner biopic. The film charts Tina's life from her youth as a rebellious gospel singer through her turbulent and violent marriage to Ike, and contains classic Turner songs, including River Deep, Mountain High, Shake a Tail Feather and Nutbush City Limits.
Director: Brian Gibson
Starring: Angela Bassett, Virginia Capers, Laurence Fishburne, Khandi Alexander, Dororthy Thorton, Demetrice Cheathon
(Subtitles, 1993, 18, 4 Star)
23:15
Away We Go (Film)
A romantic comedy-drama from director Sam Mendes, from a script by husband-and-wife team Dave Eggars and Vendela Vida, and starring John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph. Burt and Verona are in their thirties, have been together a long time and are deeply in love. Verona is also heavily pregnant. Their lives aren't exactly mapped out, but they have the sort of jobs that mean they can work from their scruffy-but-comfortable Colorado home, and Burt's parents, Gloria and Jerry, live just down the road, so they've got the childcare covered and things are looking good. But when Gloria and Jerry announce they're off on an extended trip to Belgium when the baby is due to arrive, suddenly all bets are off.
Director: Sam Mendes
Starring: John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Carmen Ejogo, Catherine O'Hara, Jeff Daniels, Allison Janney
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 15, 4 Star)
01:05
Sunshine (Film)
Danny Boyle's science fiction epic is set 50 years in the future. The sun is dying, Earth suffers a perpetual winter and humanity's only hope is a spaceship that will deliver an atomic device into the heart of the Sun to 'kickstart' it again. Icarus II is captained by Kaneda, with Capa, a physicist, and Corazon in charge of the ship's environment. But as Icarus II approaches Mercury, it begins to receive signals from Icarus I, and when they board the supposedly lost craft, they encounter an entity that endangers the whole mission. Sunshine is written by Alex Garland, who also collaborated with Boyle on 28 Days Later.
Director: Danny Boyle
Starring: Cliff Curtis, Chipo Chung, Cillian Murphy, Michelle Yeoh, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rose Byrne
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2007, 15, 4 Star)
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Friday 29th June
11:00
Pony Express (Film)
Jerry Hopper's all-action western stars Charlton Heston as Buffalo Bill Cody, and Forrest Tucker as Wild Bill Hickock, who set up the legendary Pony Express mail route. But when Rance and Evelyn Hastings and stagecoach owner Joe Cooper plot to split California from the union, the two Bills are forced to intervene to save their new business.
Director: Jerry Hopper
Starring: Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming, Jan Sterling, Forrest Tucker, Michael Thomas Moore, Porter Hall
(Subtitles, 1953, U, 3 Star)
13:00
20 Million Miles to Earth (Film)
A US army rocketship, returning from an exploratory flight to Venus, crashes into the sea off Sicily and only Colonel Calder survives. A sealed container from the wreck is opened by zoologist Dr Leonardo and his granddaughter Marisa, whereupon a gelatinous mass inside turns into a clawed monster that doubles in size overnight and escapes, with horrific consequences.
Director: Nathan Juran
Starring: William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia, John Zaremba, Thomas Browne Henry, Tito Vuolo
(Subtitles, Black and White, 1957, PG, 3 Star)
14:40
Ben-Hur (Film)
William Wyler's famed, multi-Oscar-winning, epic Biblical extravaganza stars Charlton Heston and features, literally, a cast of thousa$$$. It's the tale of Jewish prince Judah Ben-Hur, who, refusing to betray his people, is in turn betrayed by a friend from his past, Messala. Stripped of his privileged life and his family, he is condemned to the gruelling existence of a galley slave. Eventually rescued by a Roman nobleman, Ben-Hur is propelled on a trajectory that will see him cross paths with Jesus Christ on several occasions, as well as reunite with his beloved mother and sister, and get the chance to confront Messala on more equal terms. But, of course, it's the lavish spectacle that lodges in the viewers' memory, particularly the thrilling chariot race sequence; the massive, purpose-built set for which, jam-packed with extras, went quite some way to making this film more expensive than any prior to it.
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1959, PG, 5 Star)
18:40
Around the World in 80 Days (Film)
Frank Coraci's remake of the classic 1956 film, based on Jules Verne's novel, stars Steve Coogan as eccentric inventor Phileas Fogg and Jackie Chan as his new manservant Passepartout. Fogg accepts a challenge from his fellow club member Lord Kelvin to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days and, with Passepartout, sets off on a series of adventures, picking up a love interest in the shape of Monique La Roche in Paris, but trailed by Inspector Fix, who suspects the duo of a daring crime.
Director: Frank Coraci
Starring: Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Robert Fyfe, Jim Broadbent, Ian McNeice, David Ryall
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2004, PG, 2 Star)
21:00
The Day the Earth Stood Still (Film)
Director Scott Derrickson's remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic replaces the original's theme of fear of impending nuclear war with current concerns for environmental catastrophe. Keanu Reeves stars as Klaatu, an alien sent by a confederation of extraterrestrial beings to warn the inhabitants of Earth that the biosphere is on the verge of collapse. Predictably, as soon as he emerges from his spaceship a trigger-happy soldier ignores his instructions and takes a shot at the visitor. The wounded Klaatu asks for access to the United Nations to deliver his message, but the Secretary of Defence, Regina Jackson, instead orders that he should be taken away for further investigations. Klaatu becomes increasingly convinced that Earth can only survive if mankind is eradicated.
Director: Scott Derrickson
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 12, 3 Star)
23:00
Domino (Film)
Tony Scott's fast-moving action drama starring Keira Knightley is loosely based on the real life story of Domino Harvey, daughter of movie star Laurence. Despite her background, she opts for a career as a bounty hunter and teams up with mentor Ed Moseby and the slightly unhinged Choco to track down and bring in - by any means legal - those wanted by the law.
Director: Tony Scott
Starring: Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Édgar Ramírez, Riz Abbasi, Delroy Lindo, Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2005, 15, 3 Star)
01:25
Tony Manero (Film)
Chilean director Pablo Larrain's film is set in Santiago during the darkness of the Pinochet regime. Alfredo Castro plays Raul Peralta, who idolises Tony Manero, John Travolta's character in Saturday Night Fever. He's determined to perfect the film's dance routines at the seedy club-cum-cantina where he dominates a group of deadbeats, with the dream of honing his performance to TV-talent show winning heights. But in order to realise his dream, he resorts to murder, theft and the destruction of a rival's chances with a psychopathic intensity, mirroring the activities of the junta's police and army as they stamp out dissent with equal mindless brutality.
Director: Pablo Larrain
Starring: Alfredo Castro, Paola Lattus, Héctor Morales, Amparo Noguera, Elsa Poblete
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Subtitled, In Spanish with English Subtitles, 2008, 18, 4 Star)
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Saturday 30th June
11:00
To be Announced (Film)
More information will be available closer to broadcast.
(PG)
13:00
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (Film)
Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as Tom and Kate Baker, parents to 12 kids, in Adam Shankman's sequel to the comedy hit. The children are now older, and getting ready to leave home, so Tom arranges a final family holiday in rural Wisconsin. Unfortunately, also at the campsite are his rival Jimmy Murtaugh, his trophy wife Sarina and their eight offspring. But despite the two men trying to outdo each other, the two sets of kids become frie$$$, with Sarah Baker and Eliot Murtaugh touching as the two teenagers experiencing first love.
Director: Adam Shankman
Starring: Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Welling, Piper Perabo, Carmen Electra
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, PG, 3 Star)
14:50
Around the World in 80 Days (Film)
Frank Coraci's remake of the classic 1956 film, based on Jules Verne's novel, stars Steve Coogan as eccentric inventor Phileas Fogg and Jackie Chan as his new manservant Passepartout. Fogg accepts a challenge from his fellow club member Lord Kelvin to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days and, with Passepartout, sets off on a series of adventures, picking up a love interest in the shape of Monique La Roche in Paris, but trailed by Inspector Fix, who suspects the duo of a daring crime.
Director: Frank Coraci
Starring: Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Robert Fyfe, Jim Broadbent, Ian McNeice, David Ryall
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2004, PG, 2 Star)
17:10
The Ladykillers (Film)
Alexander Mackendrick's classic Ealing comedy stars Alec Guinness as the sinister, eccentric leader of a gang of crooks whose perfect crime meets its nemesis at the unwitting ha$$$ of Guinness's elderly landlady, played by BAFTA-winner Katie Johnson.
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Starring: Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Danny Green, Jack Warner
(Subtitles, 1955, U, 4 Star)
19:00
To be Announced (Film)
More information will be available closer to broadcast.
(PG)
21:00
Dorian Gray (Film)
Ben Barnes, Colin Firth and Ben Chaplin star in this Gothic horror directed by Oliver Parker, who's obviously a bit of an Oscar Wilde fan, this being his third adaptation from the literary legend's canon. Around the dawn of the 20th century, the young, naive Dorian Gray arrives in London to take possession of his inheritance. He also meets Lord Henry Wotton, who enthusiastically takes the attractive bachelor under his wing, introducing him to society in general, and in particular to their artist of choice, Basil Hallward.
Director: Oliver Parker
Starring: Colin Firth, Ben Barnes, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Rebecca Hall, Emilia Fox, Ben Chaplin
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 15)
23:10
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Film)
The original Swedish adaptation of the best-selling novel by Stieg Larsson, directed by Niels Arden Oplev and starring Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace. About to go to jail, having been convicted of criminal libel, journalist Mikael Blomkvist realises he has time for one more investigation before he himself starts doing time. The case he looks into involves the disappearance of a rich business magnate's niece some 40 years earlier. As he delves into the mystery, the darker and darker it gets - and it's not difficult to see why the original Swedish title was Män som hatar kvinnor - as the violence and misogyny mounts. It's a complicated tangle of clues to unpick, but not as complicated as the character of the computer hacker Lisbeth Salander who at least one of the stra$$$ leads him to.
Director: Niels Arden Oplev
Starring: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre, Peter Haber, Sven-Bertil Taube, Peter Andersson
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, 18, 4 Star)
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Sunday 1st July
11:00
Written on the Wind (Film)
Douglas Sirk's commentary on 50s life presaged the glamour and drama of Dallas and Dynasty as Robert Stack and Rock Hudson are the two men both in love with Lauren Bacall, Stack's wife. When Stack suspects he's impotent just as Bacall announces her pregnancy, the fur flies. Dorothy Malone won an Oscar for her role as nymphomaniac sister of Stack who secretly yearns for Hudson.
Director: Douglas Sirk
Starring: Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, Robert Keith, Grant Williams
(Subtitles, 1956, PG, 4 Star)
13:00
Edward Scissorha$$$ (Film)
Tim Burton's dark fantasy stars Johnny Depp in the title role, a humanoid construct made by The Inventor but whose ha$$$ - long, sharp blades - are left unfinished following his creator's death. Discovered alone in his Gothic castle by Avon lady Peg Boggs, he is taken home to her suburban family: husband Bill, daughter Kim and son Kevin. Edward soon becomes a social hit; thanks to his ha$$$, he is in demand for exotic dog styling, hair dos and hedge clipping. But Kim's boyfriend plays a cruel trick on him which turns the neighbourhood against him. With Edward now an outcast, hunted by a baying mob of suburbanites, only Kim can help him return to his true home.
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Robert Oliveri
(Edited for Language, Subtitles, 1990, PG, 5 Star)
15:05
To be Announced (Film)
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(PG)
17:05
The Italian Job (Film)
Classic comedy crime caper. Newly released from jail, Charlie Croker discovers that he has 'inherited' a brilliant plan for a bullion robbery in Italy. Aided and abetted by an imprisoned mastermind, the scheme calls for him to engineer the biggest traffic jam in history in order to steal the gold. All he has to do is overcome a few obstacles - such as a lack of money, not having a gang, and the wrath of the local Mafia.
Director: Peter Collinson
Starring: Michael Caine, Noel Coward, Benny Hill, Raf Vallone, Tony Beckley, Rossano Brazzi
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1969, PG, 4 Star)
19:10
Legend (Film)
Ridley Scott's fantasy film stars Tom Cruise as Jack, the hero whose mission is to conquer Darkness. But he must also rescue his love Lili, held captive by Darkness, who is trying to force her to aid his plan to kill the last unicorn and thus plunge Earth into eternal night.
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent, Alice Playten, Billy Barty
(Subtitles, 1985, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Film)
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie star in Doug Liman's all-action thriller as an apparently typical suburban couple, attending marriage counselling in an attempt to reignite their relationship. What neither of them knows is that the other is a highly skilled assassin; until they each get a call for their next job. Accidentally double-booked, they both discover the truth about their spouse's secret existence and are now in danger, not only from their respective organisations, but also from each other. But it's amazing what the frisson of danger can do for a jaded marriage... As well as becoming an off-screen item during filming, Pitt and Jolie play a believable couple on screen, bickering through the mayhem and looking like they actually had fun making the film.
Director: Doug Liman
Starring: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vince Vaughn, Adam Brody, Kerry Washington, Keith David
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2005, 15, 3 Star)
23:20
AVP: Alien vs. Predator (Film)
Two of the greatest threats to Mankind are about to meet in battle. The shadowy alien terrors that are Predators face the extra-terrestrial monsters called Aliens, in a long-awaited movie that brings the real stars of two of Hollywood's biggest hit sci-fi series together. An archaeological expedition to Antarctica discovers an ancient Aztec temple, consequently awakening a dormant Queen Alien, who immediately starts breeding again. Meanwhile, five teenage Predators are about to arrive to take part in a coming-of-age ritual involving a fight to the death with the Aliens - neither race is likely to take kindly to any humans that get in the way... The stunning computer graphics and great fight sequences will certainly appeal to any devotees of the two great fantasy creations.
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Lance Henriksen, Ewen Bremner, Colin Salmon, Tommy Flanagan
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2004, 15, 4 Star)
01:10
To be Announced (Film)
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Monday 2nd July
11:00
The Gentle Sex (Film)
This Second World War documentary-style morale booster, directed by Leslie Howard, emphasised the role of women on the home front by following the fortunes of seven very different females, who all join the ATS on the same day. The story follows them through basic training to their eventual postings, when they are reunited at an anti-aircraft station.
Director: Leslie Howard, Maurice Elvey
Starring: Joan Gates, Jean Gillie, Joan Greenwood, Joyce Howard, Rosamund John, Lilli Palmer
(Black and White, 1941, U, 3 Star)
12:50
Can-Can (Film)
Shirley MacLaine stars in Walter Lang's Oscar-nominated musical as Simone Pistache, the owner of a Parisian cafe where the can-can, which has been declared illegal, is still danced. Frank Sinatra plays Francois Durnais, her playboy lover/lawyer who keeps her out of trouble, while Maurice Chevalier plays Paul Barriere, a judge who turns a blind eye to Simone's antics in return for a little cash and a view of some naked flesh. Songs include Let's Do It and Just One of Those Things while MacLaine shows her hoofing talents in a passionate Apache dance.
Director: Walter Lang
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Juliet Prowse, Marcel Dalio
(1960, U, 3 Star)
15:25
The Guns of Fort Petticoat (Film)
George Marshall's western action-romance offers a unique feminine twist. Lt Frank Hewitt deserts the Union army to warn of an impending Native American attack on Texan farmers. But all the men are away fighting and the only hope the women have is to band together under Hewitt's command and learn how to fight. Hewitt's love interest comes in the form of the sassy Anne Martin.
Director: George Marshall
Starring: Audie Murphy, Kathryn Grant, Hope Emerson, Jeff Donnell, Jeanette Nolan, Sean McClory
(1957, PG, 3 Star)
17:00
To be Announced (Film)
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19:00
To be Announced (Film)
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21:00
Enemy at the Gates (Film)
Fact-based war drama set during the 1942-3 battle of Stalingrad. A Russian marksman is given the task of killing a German major, whose own expert shooting skills make him a formidable enemy. Supported by a propaganda officer, the Russian soldier takes up the challenge with resilient determination. But a personal battle develops between the two allies when they both fall for an attractive Jewish comrade.
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Starring: Jude Law, Ed Harris, Rachel Weisz, Joseph Fiennes, Bob Hoskins, Ron Perlman
(Widescreen, 2001, 15, 4 Star)
23:35
Bully (Film)
In Larry Clark's brilliant yet disturbing second feature, Marty Puccio, Lisa Connelly and Ali Willis are just three of a group of teenagers who gang up to murder bully Bobby Kent, who uses psychological violence as well as physical and sexual violence against them.
Director: Larry Clark
Starring: Brad Renfro, Rachel Miner, Bijou Phillips, Nick Stahl, Michael Pitt, Kelli Garner
(2001, 18, 3 Star)
01:50
To be Announced (Film)
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(PG)
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Tuesday 3rd July
11:00
To be Announced (Film)
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(PG)
13:00
Challenge to Lassie (Film)
Somewhat unashamedly stealing from the legend of Greyfriars Bobby, Richard Thorpe's film has Lassie raised from a pup by shepherd Jock Gray. When, on a trip to Edinburgh, he dies and is interred in Greyfriars, Lassie guards his grave day and night. Innkeeper John Traill cares for her but Sergeant Davie inte$$$ to enforce the law against stray, unregistered dogs and the faithful hound's fate e$$$ up a matter for the courts of law. The lush score is from a then 20-year-old Andr? Previn.
Director: Richard Thorpe
Starring: Edmund Gwenn, Donald Crisp, Geraldine Brooks, Reginald Owen, Alan Webb, Ross Ford
(1949, U, 3 Star)
14:35
An American Guerrilla in the Philippines (Film)
Fritz Lang made five war movies in his long career, four during or just after the Second World War and this one, released as America was about to embark on the Korean War. Based on a true story, it stars Tyrone Power as Ensign Chuck Palmer, the leader of a group of US servicemen left stranded in the Philippines in 1942, when General MacArthur withdrew from the Japanese invasion. Teaming up with the local resistance, he and his group, including buddy Jim Mitchell, evade the occupying forces and set up a makeshift radio station to bolster morale. Despite the wartime setting, Palmer still fi$$$ time for romance with Jeanne Martinez, the widow of a local resistance hero.
Director: Fritz Lang
Starring: Tyrone Power, Micheline Presle, Tom Ewell, Robert Patten, Tommy Cook, Juan Torena
(1950, PG, 3 Star)
16:40
The Professionals (Film)
Fast-moving, action-packed western starring Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan and Woody Strode as soldiers of fortune hired by millionaire rancher Ralph Bellamy to rescue his wife Claudia Cardinale, who has been kidnapped by Mexican bandit Jack Palance. Directed by Richard Brooks. Edited for language and violence.
Director: Richard Brooks
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale
(1966, PG, 4 Star)
19:05
Hero (Film)
Zhang Yimou's stunning all-action film is set during the time of China's warring states, before the country was unified. To the court of the King of Qin, who seeks to rule the united country, comes Nameless, who claims to have killed three deadly assassins who were all determined to kill the King. As Nameless recounts his exploits in flashback, each time the wily King respo$$$ with his version. Is Nameless a true servant of Qin or does he have a secret agenda? Hero was more expensive than Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - and this is reflected on screen, with breathtaking special effects and wire-work coupled with a gripping, Rashomon-like story that intrigues to the end.
Director: Yimou Zhang
Starring: Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung, Ziyi Zhang, Daoming Chen, Donnie Yen
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Mandarin with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2002, 12, 4 Star)
21:00
How to Lose Frie$$$ and Alienate People (Film)
Arrogant Brit journalist Sidney Young la$$$ his dream magazine job in New York and quickly proceeds to make a total mess of it.
Director: Robert B. Weide
Starring: Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Danny Huston, Gillian Anderson, Megan Fox, Jeff Bridges
(Widescreen, 2008, 15, 3 Star)
23:10
44 Inch Chest (Film)
Malcolm Venville's chamber revenge drama features a screenplay from the writers of Sexy Beast, Louis Mellis and David Scinto, and a stellar cast that includes Ray Winstone, Joanne Whalley, John Hurt, Ian McShane and Tom Wilkinson. When hard man Colin Diamond discovers that his wife Liz is having an affair with a young waiter and wants to end their marriage, he falls to pieces. This is more than his frie$$$ can bear to see and they rally to support him and come up with a plan to put things right again. Unfortunately for 'Loverboy', the waiter, as well as being splendidly foul-mouthed, Colin's frie$$$ are also terrifyingly, clinically brutal psychopathic gangsters. Their solution is to kidnap Liz's new love and encourage Colin to exact bloody revenge. With most of the action taking place in just one room, the stage is set for a character study master-class, and an uncertain end for Loverboy.
Director: Malcolm Venville
Starring: Ray Winstone, Ian McShane, John Hurt, Tom Wilkinson, Stephen Dillane, Joanne Whalley
(Widescreen, 2009, 18, 3 Star)
00:50
Bal (Film)
The final part of Semih Kaplanoglu's trilogy about the life of Yusuf - which began by detailing his NSFW years in Yumurta and traced his adolescence - explores the protagonist's childhood. Yusuf is six years old and lives in the undeveloped, verdant la$$$ of north-east Turkey, up by the Black Sea. He fi$$$ reading difficult and also has a stutter, which both makes him yearn all the more for one of the rewards his teacher awards for reading aloud, and makes him a target for school bullies. Yusuf's father, Yakup, is a subsistence farmer, keeping his family afloat by tending semi-wild beehives, precariously located near the tops of tall trees.
Director: Semih Kaplanoglu
Starring: Bora Altas, Erdal Besikçioglu, Tülin Özen, Ayse Altay, Alev Uçarer, Özkan Akcay
(Widescreen, 2010, PG, 4 Star)
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Wednesday 4th July
11:00
The Bridges of Toko-Ri (Film)
Mark Robson's vivid fact-based depiction of the US Navy's air support of ground troops during the Korean War stars William Holden as Lt Harry Brubaker, a Second World War pilot recalled from civilian life to serve in Korea. He's far from happy to be dragged from blissful domestic stability but dutifully follows orders to participate in a risky bombing raid on a series of bridges that are essential to North Korean supply lines. The Navy gave Robson access to film many of the ship and plane sequences, but the action is also backed up by convincing special effects, for which the movie won an Oscar.
Director: Mark Robson
Starring: William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March, Mickey Rooney, Robert Strauss, Charles McGraw
(Subtitles, 1954, PG, 3 Star)
13:05
Carry on Sergeant (Film)
The first of the Carry On movies was inspired by R.F. Delderfield's novel The Bull Boys. William Hartnell plays Sergeant Grimshawe, the retiring army training sergeant faced with possibly the worst group of national service recruits ever to have been called up, including Charlie Sage, Horace Strong, Peter Golightly and James Bailey.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: William Hartnell, Shirley Eaton, Eric Barker, Dora Bryan, Bill Owen, Charles Hawtrey
(Black and White, 1958, PG, 3 Star)
14:45
Von Ryan's Express (Film)
Mark Robson's Second World War adventure stars Frank Sinatra as the leader of Allied prisoners of war attempting to slip the clutches of their captors. In occupied Italy, a group of mainly English PoWs are set to make their escape from their camp when a tough American Colonel, Joseph Ryan, is incarcerated with them. On learning the details of their plot, and thinking it amounts to suicide, he blows their plans by telling the Italian guards. His action earns their hatred, and the moniker 'von Ryan'. However, Ryan is eventually able to make it up to his comrades when he spies the opportunity to hijack a train, and the possibility of conveying them all to safety in Switzerland. Even so, that still leaves them with a lot of the Italian countryside to cover, with the Nazis and Fascists determined to stop them, plus more trouble than they were expecting from their fellow Allied forces.
Director: Mark Robson
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Raffaella Carrà, Brad Dexter, Sergio Fantoni, John Leyton
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1965, PG, 3 Star)
17:00
Went The Day Well? (Film)
Classic Second World War Ealing propaganda thriller, based on a story by Graham Greene, and directed by Alberto Cavalcanti. The storyline evokes with a convincing passion the determination of a nation that had to be defended against an invader. The setting is a small English village that is so cut off that the arrival of a car is an event. When lorryloads of Royal Engineers led by Major Ortler turn up, the villagers have no reason to suspect that they are really disguised German paratroopers, and that the squire, Oliver Wilsford, is a Fifth Columinst. The villagers eagerly billet the soldiers but slowly their suspicions are aroused. However, the Germans move first and the village is held captive. Suspense mounts as the villagers attempt to outwit the enemy.
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti
Starring: Leslie Banks, C.V. France, Valerie Taylor, Marie Lohr, Basil Sydney, David Farrar
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1944, 12, 2 Star)
18:50
One Fine Day (Film)
George Clooney plays Jack Taylor, a 24/7 reporter exposing city hall corruption, who is left holding his daughter when his wife walks out. Michelle Pfeiffer plays Melanie Parker, an architect preparing a major presentation, who has to 'hide' her son from her child-hating boss. And when they learn of each other's problems, taking turns to care for the kids also leads to love in Michael Hoffman's outstanding romantic comedy.
Director: Michael Hoffman
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Clooney, Mae Whitman, Alex D. Linz, Charles Durning, Jon Robin Baitz
(Edited for Language, Subtitles, 1996, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
The Day the Earth Stood Still (Film)
Director Scott Derrickson's remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic replaces the original's theme of fear of impending nuclear war with current concerns for environmental catastrophe. Keanu Reeves stars as Klaatu, an alien sent by a confederation of extraterrestrial beings to warn the inhabitants of Earth that the biosphere is on the verge of collapse. Predictably, as soon as he emerges from his spaceship a trigger-happy soldier ignores his instructions and takes a shot at the visitor. The wounded Klaatu asks for access to the United Nations to deliver his message, but the Secretary of Defence, Regina Jackson, instead orders that he should be taken away for further investigations. Klaatu becomes increasingly convinced that Earth can only survive if mankind is eradicated.
Director: Scott Derrickson
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 12, 3 Star)
23:00
Mirrors (Film)
Kiefer Sutherland stars in hardcore horror director Alexandre Aja's remake of the Korean psychological/supernatural chiller Into the Mirror. Ben Carson's life is on a downward trajectory: he's been suspended from his police detective post; he's losing his battle with alcoholism; and he seems determined to test to destruction his relationship with his estranged wife Amy. To make e$$$ meet, Carson takes a night watchman job at the Mayflower, a massive department store that was badly damaged in an arson attack some time ago. While on his rou$$$, he starts to catch sight of startling images featuring violent visions of self-mutilation in the abandoned shop's various mirrors. Initially he ascribes his experiences to being alone in unsettling isolation at night. However, when his family also starts to be affected, he is convinced they are all in danger.
Director: Alexandre Aja
Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Cameron Boyce, Erica Gluck, Amy Smart, Mary Beth Peil
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, 15, 3 Star)
01:10
Bal (Film)
The final part of Semih Kaplanoglu's trilogy about the life of Yusuf - which began by detailing his NSFW years in Yumurta and traced his adolescence - explores the protagonist's childhood. Yusuf is six years old and lives in the undeveloped, verdant la$$$ of north-east Turkey, up by the Black Sea.
Director: Semih Kaplanoglu
Starring: Bora Altas, Erdal Besikçioglu, Tülin Özen, Ayse Altay, Alev Uçarer, Özkan Akcay
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, PG, 4 Star)
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Thursday 5th July
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11:00
Tulpan (Film)
Sergei Dvortsevoy's amazing Cannes-winning comedy drama is set on Kazakhstan's bleak Hunger Steppe where Asa, a young sailor recently discharged from the Russian Navy, is living in a yurt with his sister Samal and her family. He is determined to become a shepherd and to marry a local woman but the only available single woman is Tulpan, who turns him down because his ears are too big. Can Asa change her mind and can he and Samal halt the increase in stillborn lambs in their flock?
Director: Sergei Dvortsevoy
Starring: Tolepbergen Baisakalov, Ondas Besikbasov, Samal Esljamova, Askhat Kuchencherekov, Bereke Turganbayev
(Widescreen, Subtitles, In Kazakh and Russian with English Subtitles, 2008, 12, 4 Star)
12:55
The Tall Men (Film)
Rousing action Western about a Civil War veteran who, with his brother Cameron Mitchell, agrees to crooked cattleman Robert Ryan's offer to be trail boss on a massive cattle drive from Texas to Montana. On the way they meet Nella from the Indians who decides to ride with them.
Director: Raoul Walsh
Starring: Clark Gable, Jane Russell, Robert Ryan, Cameron Mitchell, Juan García, Harry Shannon
(Subtitles, 1955, U, 3 Star)
15:20
The Enemy Below (Film)
Robert Mitchum takes the lead as Captain Murrell, commanding an American destroyer in the North Atlantic and hunting down a German U-boat captained by a world-weary Von Stolberg. With David 'Al' Hedison, Theodore Bikel and Russell Collins.
Director: Dick Powell
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Curd Jürgens, David Hedison, Theodore Bikel, Russell Collins, Kurt Kreuger
(Subtitles, 1957, PG, 3 Star)
17:15
The Ladykillers (Film)
Alexander Mackendrick's classic Ealing comedy stars Alec Guinness as the sinister, eccentric leader of a gang of crooks whose perfect crime meets its nemesis at the unwitting ha$$$ of Guinness's elderly landlady, played by BAFTA-winner Katie Johnson.
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Starring: Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Danny Green, Jack Warner
(Subtitles, 1955, U, 4 Star)
19:05
Clueless (Film)
Amy Heckerling's high-school take on Jane Austen's novel Emma. Alicia Silverstone plays Cher Horowitz who, thanks to her rich lawyer daddy, has it all. She and her school friend Dionne decide to take new girl Tai under their wing and make sure she fi$$$ a date. They succeed, only to find that they've created a monster.
Director: Amy Heckerling
Starring: Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd, Brittany Murphy, Stacey Dash, Donald Faison, Dan Hedaya
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, 1995, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
Babylon A.D. (Film)
Mathieu Kassowitz's science fiction film is set in a dystopian future where corporations rule the cities. Mercenary Toorop is hired by Gorsky to pick up a 'package' from Russia and deliver it, via Alaska and Canada, to the high priestess of a new religion in New York. The package turns out to be a young woman, Aurora, accompanied by a nun, Sister Rebeka. But as the journey progresses, Aurora demonstrates other-worldly powers and, for Toorop, what was simply a job becomes a quest for redemption, as he tries to guard Aurora from the various factions that either wish her harm or want to claim her powers for their own use.
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Starring: Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Mélanie Thierry, Gérard Depardieu, Charlotte Rampling, Mark Strong
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, 12, 3 Star)
22:45
44 Inch Chest (Film)
Malcolm Venville's chamber revenge drama features a screenplay from the writers of Sexy Beast, Louis Mellis and David Scinto, and a stellar cast that includes Ray Winstone, Joanne Whalley, John Hurt, Ian McShane and Tom Wilkinson. When hard man Colin Diamond discovers that his wife Liz is having an affair with a young waiter and wants to end their marriage, he falls to pieces. This is more than his frie$$$ can bear to see and they rally to support him and come up with a plan to put things right again. Unfortunately for 'Loverboy', the waiter, as well as being splendidly foul-mouthed, Colin's frie$$$ are also terrifyingly, clinically brutal psychopathic gangsters. Their solution is to kidnap Liz's new love and encourage Colin to exact bloody revenge. With most of the action taking place in just one room, the stage is set for a character study master-class, and an uncertain end for Loverboy.
Director: Malcolm Venville
Starring: Ray Winstone, Ian McShane, John Hurt, Tom Wilkinson, Stephen Dillane, Joanne Whalley
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, 18, 3 Star)
00:25
Another Country (Film)
Director Marek Kanievska's debut is a biographical drama starring Rupert Everett as Guy Bennett, first seen in old age in his Moscow flat talking to American journalist Betsy Brantley about what made him become a spy for the Russians. The narrative then switches to Bennett's life at public school, where ruthless competitiveness and cruelty are the order of the day, and where the teenager learns his first lessons about what life holds in store.
Director: Marek Kanievska
Starring: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Michael Jenn, Robert Addie, Rupert Wainwright, Tristan Oliver
(Subtitles, 1984, 15, 4 Star)
02:10
Taxidermia (Film)
A bizarre, sometimes grotesque, film encompasses the lives of three generations, beginning with Csaba Czene as Morosgovinyi Vendel, a sexually frustrated orderly during the war, who relieves his tensions in the most outlandish, gross ways. The product of one of his liaisons is Balatony, a glutton who grows up to be a champion speed eater. He, in turn, produces a child, Balatony Lajoska, who becomes obsessed with taxidermy to such an unhealthy degree that he eventually practises his craft before the subject is fully dead.
Director: György Pálfi
Starring: Csaba Czene, Gergely Trócsányi, Marc Bischoff, István Gyuricza, Piroska Molnár, Gábor Máté
(In Hungarian/Russian/English with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2006, 18, 3 Star)
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Friday 6th July
11:00
Air Force (Film)
Howard Hawks' wartime propaganda film tells the story of the Mary Ann, an American B-17 bomber commanded by Captain 'Irish' Quincannon and co-pilot Lt Bill Williams. A motley crew from all walks of American life, their first taste of action comes as they arrive at Pearl Harbor just as the Japanese attack. Surviving the experience, the crew begin to form a bond as they take the fight to the Japanese in Manila, and on to the Battle of the Coral Sea.
Director: Howard Hawks
Starring: John Ridgely, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy, Charles Drake, Harry Carey Jr., George Tobias
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1943, PG, 4 Star)
13:25
Written on the Wind (Film)
Douglas Sirk's commentary on 50s life presaged the glamour and drama of Dallas and Dynasty as Robert Stack and Rock Hudson are the two men both in love with Lauren Bacall, Stack's wife. When Stack suspects he's impotent just as Bacall announces her pregnancy, the fur flies. Dorothy Malone won an Oscar for her role as nymphomaniac sister of Stack who secretly yearns for Hudson.
Director: Douglas Sirk
Starring: Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, Robert Keith, Grant Williams
(Subtitles, 1956, PG, 4 Star)
15:25
Merrill's Marauders (Film)
In his last film, Jeff Chandler takes on the title role, as General Frank Merrill, leading his troops behind Japanese lines in Second World War Burma, through harsh jungle terrain, and frequent skirmishes with their enemy, to a final showdown at the strategically important Myitkyina. Samuel Fuller's drama is based on the true story of General Merrill and his troops: the 5307th Composite Unit.
Director: Samuel Fuller
Starring: Jeff Chandler, Ty Hardin, Peter Brown
(Widescreen, 1962, U, 3 Star)
17:20
Carry on Nurse (Film)
Bawdy comedy featuring high jinks on a men's surgical ward at Haven Hospital, where no entendre is left undoubled.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Kenneth Connor, Shirley Eaton, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques, Terence Longdon, Bill Owen
(Black and White, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1959, U, 3 Star)
19:05
The Italian Job (Film)
Classic comedy crime caper. Newly released from jail, Charlie Croker discovers that he has 'inherited' a brilliant plan for a bullion robbery in Italy. Aided and abetted by an imprisoned mastermind, the scheme calls for him to engineer the biggest traffic jam in history in order to steal the gold. All he has to do is overcome a few obstacles - such as a lack of money, not having a gang, and the wrath of the local Mafia.
Director: Peter Collinson
Starring: Michael Caine, Noel Coward, Benny Hill, Raf Vallone, Tony Beckley, Rossano Brazzi
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1969, PG, 4 Star)
21:00
The Illusionist (Film)
Neil Burger's period mystery-romance starring Edward Norton, Jessica Biel and Paul Giamatti. In 1900s Vienna there's only one show in town - and that's the one featuring mesmeric entertainer Eisenheim. His magical abilities are wowing the crowds, with an act that ranges from mere tricks to an apparent capacity to raise the dead. However, he has also long been in love with Duchess Sophie von Teschen, which puts him in dangerous competition with the violent, scheming Crown Prince Leopold. And, after Eisenheim uses one of his performances as an opportunity to humiliate the Crown Prince, Leopold jumps at the opportunity to have the magician arrested by Inspector Uhl on grou$$$ of necromancy. It's only then, during Eisenheim's interrogation, that we learn the full story of his life and the political plot upon which he's stumbled.
Director: Neil Burger
Starring: Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel, Rufus Sewell, Eddie Marsan, Jake Wood
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, PG, 4 Star)
23:10
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (Film)
Hark Tsui's action-murder-mystery is set in late seventh-century China, during the Tang dynasty. Andy Lau stars as the eponymous sleuth who, despite having languished in prison for treason, is released and charged with investigating the strange deaths of officials working on a monument that's intended to mark the inauguration of Empress Wu Zetian. Dee soon fi$$$ himself at the centre of a maelstrom of plots and murderous animosities - but who is at the heart of the conspiracy to disrupt the coronation of China's first female ruler, and will he survive long enough to find out? Tsui's exhilarating thriller zips along at a smart pace, with great CGI effects and tonnes of martial-arts set-pieces.
Director: Hark Tsui
Starring: Tony Leung Ka Fai, Chao Deng, Carina Lau, Bingbing Li, Andy Lau, Jean-Michel Casanova
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Mandarin with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2010, 12, 3 Star)
01:35
The Host (Film)
Bong Joon-ho's monster-horror movie begins on the banks of the River Han in Seoul. Park Gang Du works on his father's food stand and witnesses a huge mutant creature suddenly rear up out of the water into the riverside park and make off with lunch in the shape of several citizens, including his daughter Hyun-seo. But the monster doesn't eat her straight away. Using her mobile, she calls her father from the creature's lair in the city's sewers. As the Korean and US governments try to deny the incident, it's up to Park and his family to gather what weapons they can and kill the monster. Stunning special effects and a certain tongue-in-cheek tone make this one of the best horrors to come out of Korea in recent times.
Director: Joon-ho Bong
Starring: Kang-ho Song, Hie-bong Byeon, Hae-il Park, Du-na Bae, Ah-sung Ko, David Joseph Anselmo
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Korean with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2006, 15, 4 Star)
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Saturday 7th July
11:00
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13:00
Only You (Film)
Director: Norman Jewison
Starring: Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr., Bonnie Hunt, Joaquim de Almeida, Fisher Stevens, Billy Zane
(1994, PG, 3 Star)
15:10
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17:10
To be Announced (Film)
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19:10
Legend (Film)
Ridley Scott's fantasy film stars Tom Cruise as Jack, the hero whose mission is to conquer Darkness. But he must also rescue his love Lili, held captive by Darkness, who is trying to force her to aid his plan to kill the last unicorn and thus plunge Earth into eternal night.
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent, Alice Playten, Billy Barty
(Subtitles, 1985, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
Shooter (Film)
Mark Wahlberg stars in Antoine Fuqua's thriller as Bob Swagger, an ex-Special Ops sharpshooter. He's called out of retirement by Col Isaac Johnson to help foil an assassination attempt on the President, but e$$$ up framed as the assassin. Injured and on the run, he can only rely on Sara Fenn, the girlfriend of his ex-partner, and FBI agent Nick Memphis, who's come across evidence of the conspiracy. The three have to evade Johnson and his cohorts in a race to prove their innocence in this intelligent action movie.
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Peña, Danny Glover, Kate Mara, Elias Koteas, Rhona Mitra
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2007, 15, 3 Star)
23:25
The Omen (Film)
A remake of the 1976 classic horror. American ambassador Robert Thorn swaps his stillborn son for a healthy baby without telling his wife. Five years later it becomes clear that the demon child is responsible for a string of grisly deaths.
Director: John Sanford Moore
Starring: Liev Schreiber, Pete Postlethwaite, Julia Stiles, Predrag Bjelac, Carlo Sabatini, Bohumil Svarc
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, 15, 3 Star)
01:35
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Sunday 8th July
11:00
Went The Day Well? (Film)
Classic Second World War Ealing propaganda thriller, based on a story by Graham Greene, and directed by Alberto Cavalcanti. The storyline evokes with a convincing passion the determination of a nation that had to be defended against an invader. The setting is a small English village that is so cut off that the arrival of a car is an event. When lorryloads of Royal Engineers led by Major Ortler turn up, the villagers have no reason to suspect that they are really disguised German paratroopers, and that the squire, Oliver Wilsford, is a Fifth Columinst. The villagers eagerly billet the soldiers but slowly their suspicions are aroused. However, the Germans move first and the village is held captive. Suspense mounts as the villagers attempt to outwit the enemy.
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti
Starring: Leslie Banks, C.V. France, Valerie Taylor, Marie Lohr, Basil Sydney, David Farrar
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1944, 12, 2 Star)
13:00
To be Announced (Film)
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15:00
One Million Years B.C. (Film)
Director Don Chaffey's reunion with special effects supremo Ray Harryhausen created a prehistoric world, rife with earthquakes and dinosaurs - and Raquel Welch in her famous fur bikini - in which man doesn't quite rule the Earth. An inhospitable la$$$cape is populated by two tribes: the Rock People and the Shell People. When, following a fight with his father, Tumak is banished from the Rock People, he wanders the land, battling with roving dinosaurs before teaming up with Loana to head off into the sunset, and face new hazards.
Director: Don Chaffey
Starring: Raquel Welch, John Richardson, Percy Herbert, Robert Brown, Martine Beswick, Jean Wladon
(Subtitles, 1966, PG, 3 Star)
16:55
Mirrormask (Film)
A visually arresting, dark family fantasy - part live action, part CGI - from long-time graphic novel collaborators Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean, here working as screenwriter and director respectively. The story centres on Helen, who's fed up with life at her parents' circus and desperately wants to get away. But one day she loses her temper and wishes her mother dead - and is mortified to see her cruel wish seemingly begin to come true. She realises that she'd do anything to retract her 'curse', but instead fi$$$ herself thrown suddenly into a surreal la$$$cape that's by turns beautiful, sinister and scary. It is a realm ruled by the Queen of Shadows and the Queen of Light, who once balanced each other out - to the benefit of their subjects. But now the Queen of Shadows is in the ascendant, and only Helen can restore the land's much-needed equilibrium by seeking out the immensely powerful MirrorMask, which is also her only way out of this strange and troubling new world.
Director: Dave McKean
Starring: Jason Barry, Rob Brydon, Stephanie Leonidas, Gina McKee
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, PG, 3 Star)
19:00
Coraline (Film)
Director Henry Selick delivers a deliciously dark stop-motion animated adventure for children who don't mind a scare or two, based on Neil Gaiman's much-praised book. Coraline Jones and her parents have just moved into the Pink Palaces Apartments in Oregon, where they find themselves surrounded by eccentric neighbours, including a pair of ageing burlesque performers. It should be an exciting time, but Coraline's parents are too busy working as horticultural journalists to spend any time with her, so she is deeply bored. That is until she discovers a mysterious door that only appears after dark.
Director: Henry Selick
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith David, John Hodgman
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, PG, 4 Star)
21:00
What Happens in Vegas (Film)
Career woman Joy heads off to Las Vegas to cheer herself up after being very publicly dumped by her boyfriend. Fate leads her to meeting amiable slacker Jack and the new frie$$$ soon enjoy a boozy evening. Later, and by now rather drunk, they end up getting hitched. As reality dawns the next morning, the duo plan to divorce as quickly as they married. But Jack then wins a massive amount of money, after putting one of Joy's coins in a slot machine. Their squabble over the money leads to a judge freezing the assets and sentencing them to make a go of their marriage - for at least six months. Tom Vaughan's romantic comedy also stars Queen Latifah as the marriage guidance expert who tries to keep the couple together.
Director: Tom Vaughan
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher, Rob Corddry, Lake Bell, Jason Sudeikis, Treat Williams
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 12, 3 Star)
22:55
Happy-Go-Lucky (Film)
Mike Leigh's Oscar-nominated comedy/drama stars Sally Hawkins as Poppy, a perpetually optimistic primary school teacher. After introducing her frie$$$, and setting up Poppy's character, Leigh moves the plot along with the introduction of Scott, Poppy's misanthropic driving instructor, who is her exact opposite. As her lessons progress, in tandem with a tentative romance, the relationship between the pair develops.
Director: Mike Leigh
Starring: Sally Hawkins, Elliot Cowan, Alexis Zegerman, Andrea Riseborough, Sinead Matthews, Kate O'Flynn
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 15, 4 Star)
01:15
To be Announced (Film)
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Monday 9th July
11:00
The Tall Men (Film)
Rousing action Western about a Civil War veteran who, with his brother Cameron Mitchell, agrees to crooked cattleman Robert Ryan's offer to be trail boss on a massive cattle drive from Texas to Montana. On the way they meet Nella from the Indians who decides to ride with them.
Director: Raoul Walsh
Starring: Clark Gable, Jane Russell, Robert Ryan, Cameron Mitchell, Juan García, Harry Shannon
(Subtitles, 1955, U, 3 Star)
13:25
Dragoon Wells Massacre (Film)
This intriguing western from Harold D Schuster stars Dennis O'Keefe as cavalry officer Matt Riordan, assigned to lead marshall Bill Haney and his prisoner Link Ferris through Apache territory. But when they reach Dragoon Wells, they're ambushed and Riordan must lead a disparate band of survivors to safety while trying to prevent Ferris's escape.
Director: Harold D. Schuster
Starring: Dennis O'Keefe, Barry Sullivan, Mona Freeman, Katy Jurado, Sebastian Cabot, Max Showalter
(1957, 12)
15:10
To be Announced (Film)
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19:00
To be Announced (Film)
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21:00
Nowhere Boy (Film)
British artist Sam Taylor-Wood makes her feature directorial debut with this Film4-funded exploration of John Lennon's early life. The biopic opens in 50s Liverpool, with the teenage Lennon living with his aunt Mimi and uncle George, who have brought him up in lower-middle-class security since his mother effectively abandoned him at the age of four. However, the kind-but-strict couple's efforts to give him a respectable start in life are fated to unravel. When George suddenly dies, Lennon discovers that his real mother, Julia, lives close by with her husband and kids. Julia, closer to John's age than aunt Mimi and very different in character, introduces her estranged son to the nascent delights of rock 'n' roll and buys him his first guitar, setting him on a path to musical legend via the formation of the Quarrymen.
Director: Sam Taylor Wood
Starring: Aaron Johnson, Kristin Scott-Thomas, David Threlfall, Josh Bolt, Ophelia Lovibond, Kerrie Hayes
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 15, 4 Star)
22:55
Predator 2 (Film)
The predator returns, this time hunting the streets of Los Angeles for his prey. The alien has decided to take the feuding drug-dealing gangsters who are threatening to overrun the city as trophies. But when he starts taking out the police as well, tough cop Lt Mike Harrigan and partners Danny Archuleta and Leona Cantrell set out on its trail. However, they must also contend with special agent Peter Keyes, who seems to know what happened to a mercenary patrol in the South American jungle.
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Starring: Kevin Peter Hall, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Rubén Blades, Maria Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton
(1990, 18, 3 Star)
01:05
Goodbye Bafana (Film)
Bille August's drama is based on the real-life story of James Gregory, a prison guard on Robben Island who is in charge of Nelson Mandela. Gregory, a product of the country's apartheid system, is at first contemptuous of Mandela and his beliefs but, as the years pass, he is increasingly impressed by his prisoner's demeanour and strength. As Gregory begins to read material censored by the state, his beliefs change, and he starts coming in to conflict with both his superiors and his family.
Director: Bille August
Starring: Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger, Shiloh Henderson, Patrick Lyster, Faith Ndukwana
(Widescreen, 2007, 15, 3 Star)
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Tuesday 10th July
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11:00
The Professionals (Film)
Fast-moving, action-packed western starring Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan and Woody Strode as soldiers of fortune hired by millionaire rancher Ralph Bellamy to rescue his wife Claudia Cardinale, who has been kidnapped by Mexican bandit Jack Palance. Directed by Richard Brooks. Edited for language and violence.
Director: Richard Brooks
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale
(1966, PG, 4 Star)
13:20
To be Announced (Film)
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(PG)
15:10
To be Announced (Film)
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(PG)
17:10
Carry on Sergeant (Film)
The first of the Carry On movies was inspired by RF Delderfield's novel The Bull Boys. William Hartnell plays Sergeant Grimshawe, the retiring army training sergeant faced with possibly the worst group of national service recruits ever to have been called up, including Charlie Sage, Horace Strong, Peter Golightly and James Bailey.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: William Hartnell, Shirley Eaton, Eric Barker, Dora Bryan, Bill Owen, Charles Hawtrey
(Black and White, 1958, PG, 3 Star)
18:50
Only You (Film)
Director: Norman Jewison
Starring: Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr., Bonnie Hunt, Joaquim de Almeida, Fisher Stevens, Billy Zane
(1994, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
Transporter 2 (Film)
In Louis Leterrier's all-action film, co-written by Luc Besson, Frank Martin is back as the Transporter, who'll take anything anywhere, no questions asked, for the right money. This time, he's earning what should be easy money guarding the son of government drugs czar Billings. But when the boy is kidnapped by drugs lord Gianni, Martin takes it as a professional slur and sets out to find the boy and the baddies.
Director: Louis Leterrier
Starring: Jason Statham, Alessandro Gassman, Amber Valletta, Kate Nauta, Matthew Modine, Jason Flemyng
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, 15, 3 Star)
22:40
Pride and Glory (Film)
Gavin O'Connor's New York-set police corruption thriller starring Edward Norton, Colin Farrell and Jon Voight. Full.
Director: Gavin O'Connor
Starring: Colin Farrell, Edward Norton, Jon Voight, Noah Emmerich, Jennifer Ehle, John Ortiz
(Widescreen, 2008, 15, 4 Star)
01:20
To be Announced (Film)
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Wednesday 11th July
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11:00
The Tall Men (Film)
Rousing action Western about a Civil War veteran who, with his brother Cameron Mitchell, agrees to crooked cattleman Robert Ryan's offer to be trail boss on a massive cattle drive from Texas to Montana. On the way they meet Nella from the Indians who decides to ride with them.
Director: Raoul Walsh
Starring: Clark Gable, Jane Russell, Robert Ryan, Cameron Mitchell, Juan García, Harry Shannon
(Subtitles, 1955, U, 3 Star)
13:25
The Drum (Film)
Producer Alexander Korda's stirring and spectacular melodrama is set on the Northwest Frontier of India, where young Prince Azim helps the British defeat his evil uncle, who has murdered his father and usurped his throne.
Director: Zoltan Korda
Starring: Sabu, Raymond Massey, Roger Livesey, Valerie Hobson, David Tree, Desmond Tester
(Subtitles, 1938, U, 3 Star)
15:20
Ride the High Country (Film)
Sam Peckinpah's western classic in which once-respected, now down-on-his-luck lawman Steve Judd accepts the job of transporting gold from a remote mining camp to a small-town bank. Judd meets his former colleague Gil Westrum and his young assistant Hank Longtree, who agree to join Judd, but plan to steal the gold en-route.
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Starring: Joel McCrea, Randolph Scott, Mariette Hartley, Ron Starr, Edgar Buchanan, R.G. Armstrong
(Subtitles, 1962, PG, 4 Star)
17:10
The Mistress of Spices (Film)
In Paul Mayeda Berges's mystical romantic drama, former Miss World Aishwarya Raj plays Tilo, a member of a secret clan of women who draw on the mystical properties of Indian spices to cure anything from heartache to heartburn. Practising her delicate skills in California, she is courted by both homesick taxi driver Haroun and sexy architect Doug but which one will steal her heart? Edited for language and content.
Director: Paul Mayeda Berges
Starring: Aishwarya Rai, Dylan McDermott, Nitin Ganatra, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Caroline Chikezie, Anupam Kher
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, PG, 3 Star)
19:00
The Addams Family Values (Film)
Black comedy sequel. The Addams family has two new members - baby Pubert and sunny nanny Debbie Jellinsky. Whilst Debbie charms the adults of the family, Uncle Fester in particular, the children discover she is actually a lot more evil than she lets on.
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Starring: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Joan Cusack, Christina Ricci, Carol Kane
(Subtitles, 1993, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
Crash (Film)
Paul Haggis won two Oscars for his major feature debut as director and co-writer. Set in Los Angeles over two days, it is a picaresque, episodic film with a cast of disparate characters whose lives coincide for one reason or another, from racist cop John Ryan who pulls over black TV director Cameron Thayer and his wife Christine, to the simple hassles that Iranian Farad encounters. Haggis shows a city where racism and its manifestations are easily encountered but where those at both the giving and receiving end are not simple ciphers but complex human beings, whose intolerance is caused by both personal problems and issues within society at large.
Director: Paul Haggis
Starring: Matt Dillon, Ryan Phillippe, Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Jennifer Esposito, Brendan Fraser
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2004, 15, 4 Star)
23:10
Jackass: Number Two (Film)
Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Chris Pontius and the rest of the gang return with another series of japes. This time around, they get to swig horse semen, apply leeches to their eyeballs and use Steve-O as human shark bait. These are just some of the stunts, but Johnny Knoxville tops them all, straddling the sort of giant rocket that Wile E Coyote favours - and with almost the same dire consequences.
Director: Jeff Tremaine
Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Ryan Dunn, Jason Acuña
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, 18, 4 Star)
01:00
Saturday Night Fever (Film)
This is the film that sold a million white jackets, took disco out from the underground and into the charts, revived the careers of The Bee Gees and made a superstar out of Oscar-nominated John Travolta. Travolta plays Tony Manero, a no-hoper paint delivery boy by day, who comes alive at night on the dance floor, either alone or with partner Stephanie, as they try to win the $500 dancing prize on offer.
Director: John Badham
Starring: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali, Paul Pape, Donna Pescow
(1977, PG, 4 Star)
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Thursday 12th July
11:00
Good Morning (Film)
Yasujiro Ozu's film explores the power of speech. Two small boys refuse to speak until their family get a television, but the parents resist because they fear it will kill the art of conversation. Ozu shows, in a series of episodic vignettes, how the ripples of the family's tensions affect the community, ironically using dialogue and relationships to make his case.
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Starring: Keiji Sada, Yoshiko Kuga, Chishu Ryu, Kuniko Miyake, Haruko Sugimura, Koji Shitara
(In Japanese with Subtitles, 1959, U, 4 Star)
12:55
Victim (Film)
Basil Dearden's classic film stars Dirk Bogarde as a gay barrister who falls victim to blackmailers who are threatening to expose his homosexuality following an affair with a younger man. Bogarde can choose between silence or admission and, in choosing the latter, places an incredible strain on his marriage.
Director: Ringo Lam
Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Sylvia Syms, Dennis Price, Anthony Nicholls, Peter Copley, Norman Bird
(Black and White, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1961, 15, 4 Star)
14:55
Air Force (Film)
Howard Hawks' wartime propaganda film tells the story of the Mary Ann, an American B-17 bomber commanded by Captain 'Irish' Quincannon and co-pilot Lt Bill Williams. A motley crew from all walks of American life, their first taste of action comes as they arrive at Pearl Harbor just as the Japanese attack. Surviving the experience, the crew begin to form a bond as they take the fight to the Japanese in Manila, and on to the Battle of the Coral Sea.
Director: Howard Hawks
Starring: John Ridgely, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy, Charles Drake, Harry Carey Jr., George Tobias
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1943, PG, 4 Star)
17:20
Robots (Film)
An animated coming-of-age-tale from the people responsible for Ice Age. Chris Wedge's film features Rodney Copperbottom, an inventor who travels to Robot City to sell his ideas to the tycoon Big Weld. On arrival in the metropolis, he's befriended by Fender, who acts as his guide to the town and its mores. Rodney quickly fi$$$ that even a society of robots isn't interested in the perfection he's offering, especially when the need for perpetual upgrades results in a constant flow of profits. But, with Fender's help and the love of Cappy, he decides to confront the Big Weld and attempt to change society.
Director: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Starring: Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Mel Brooks, Lucille Bliss, Paula Abdul, Terry Bradshaw, Drew Carey
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, U, 3 Star)
19:05
Monster-in-Law (Film)
Robert Luketic's romantic comedy stars Jennifer Lopez as Charlotte 'Charlie' Cantilini, who lives on Venice Beach, works as a temp and is lucky enough to be engaged to the ha$$$ome Dr Kevin Fields. But Fields has the mother from Hell, Viola, a disgraced chat show host, just out of rehab, who will do anything short of murder to stop her son marrying Charlie. Fonda is wonderfully OTT as the acid-tongued, relationship-destroying harridan, but Lopez also gives as good as she gets.
Director: Robert Luketic
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan, Wanda Sykes, Adam Scott, Monet Mazur
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2005, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
Shooter (Film)
Mark Wahlberg stars in Antoine Fuqua's thriller as Bob Swagger, an ex-Special Ops sharpshooter. He's called out of retirement by Col Isaac Johnson to help foil an assassination attempt on the President, but e$$$ up framed as the assassin. Injured and on the run, he can only rely on Sara Fenn, the girlfriend of his ex-partner, and FBI agent Nick Memphis, who's come across evidence of the conspiracy. The three have to evade Johnson and his cohorts in a race to prove their innocence in this intelligent action movie.
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Pena, Danny Glover, Kate Mara, Elias Koteas, Rhona Mitra
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2007, 15, 3 Star)
23:25
White Noise (Film)
Geoffrey Sax's chiller stars Michael Keaton as architect Jonathan Rivers, who is in deep mourning for his murdered wife Anna. He's approached by Raymond Price who shockingly tells him that Anna is attempting to contact him through the medium of Electronic Voice Phenomenon, the static of radio and TV frequencies that can be used as a channel from the 'other side'. Rivers becomes obsessed, tuning in through the night. But, as well as receiving messages from Anna, he begins to see others who are dead and, more frighteningly, forewarnings of the deaths of others.
Director: Geoffrey Sax
Starring: Michael Keaton, Chandra West, Deborah Kara Unger, Ian McNeice, Sarah Strange, Nicholas Elia
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2005, 15, 2 Star)
01:20
White Noise 2: The Light (Film)
Patrick Lussier's chilling sequel to the 2005 orginal stars Nathan Fillion as Abe Dale. When Dale's wife and child are shot dead in front of him by Henry Caine, who then shoots himself, a grief-stricken Dale tries to take his own life. Brought back from the dead at the last minute, he discovers he can see the auras of those about to die. He begins to intervene, and among the lives he saves are those of his nurse Sherry Clarke, with whom he forms a relationship. But then he discovers Caine also suffered a near death experience and, like Dale, started to save those with auras. And that three days past their 'death date', an even more terrible fate overcame them.
Director: Patrick Lussier
Starring: Nathan Fillion, Katee Sackhoff, Ed Anders, Joshua Ballard, Kendall Cross, D. Harlan Cutshall
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2007, 15, 3 Star)
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Friday 13th July
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11:00
The Bounty Hunter (Film)
Andre de Toth's western stars Randolph Scott as Jim Kipp, a bounty hunter hired by the Pinkerton Detective Agency to track down the whereabouts of $100,000 of government money stolen in a train robbery by three men, who are all wanted for murder. The trail leads him to the small mining town of Twin Forks but, with the three suspects masquerading as upright citizens and none of the money surfacing in the town's stores and saloons, Kipp has his work cut out earning his money.
Director: Andre de Toth
Starring: Randolph Scott, Dolores Dorn, Marie Wi$$$or, Howard Petrie, Harry Antrim, Robert Keys
(Subtitles, 1954, PG, 2 Star)
12:35
The Shepherd of the Hills (Film)
The first talkie version of the much-filmed Harold Bell Wright novel is directed by Henry Hathaway and stars John Wayne, in his first Technicolor movie. In the Ozark Mountains of Missouri, Young Matt Matthews blames his long-absent father for his mother's death and has sworn to kill him should their paths ever cross. The rest of the mountain community seem to have been affected by Young Matt's dark emotions, and rivalries and animosities are rife. Into this tense environment steps a mysterious stranger whose acts of kindness begin to heal the troubled populace. But who is he and why does he want to live among them?
Director: Henry Hathaway
Starring: John Wayne, Betty Field, Harry Carey Jr., Beulah Bondi, James Barton, Samuel S. Hi$$$
(Subtitles, 1941, PG, 3 Star)
14:30
Zulu (Film)
Based on an actual historic event, this is the story of a small group of British soldiers stationed at Rorke's Drift in Africa who are forced to defend their tiny outpost against an attack by powerful Zulu warriors. They are outnumbered forty-to-one but are still ready to fight to the finish.
Director: Cy Endfield
Starring: Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1964, PG, 4 Star)
17:20
One Million Years B.C. (Film)
Director Don Chaffey's reunion with special effects supremo Ray Harryhausen created a prehistoric world, rife with earthquakes and dinosaurs - and Raquel Welch in her famous fur bikini - in which man doesn't quite rule the Earth. An inhospitable la$$$cape is populated by two tribes: the Rock People and the Shell People. When, following a fight with his father, Tumak is banished from the Rock People, he wanders the land, battling with roving dinosaurs before teaming up with Loana to head off into the sunset, and face new hazards.
Director: Don Chaffey
Starring: Raquel Welch, John Richardson, Percy Herbert, Robert Brown, Martine Beswick, Jean Wladon
(Subtitles, 1966, PG, 3 Star)
19:15
Fantastic Mr. Fox (Film)
A well-received and witty stop-motion animated version of the Roald Dahl children's classic from offbeat comedy writer-director Wes Anderson. Now that Mr Fox has become the proud father of a cub, he declares to his wife that he will finally grow up and stop his chicken-pilfering ways. But when some wicked farmers move in to Mr Fox's neck of the woods, it starts to look as though temptation will prove too hard to resist for our hero... Also featuring the voices of Bill Murray, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson and... Jarvis Cocker! This screening is introduced by the director.
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wallace Wolodarsky, Eric Chase Anderson
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, PG, 4 Star)
21:00
What Happens in Vegas (Film)
Career woman Joy heads off to Las Vegas to cheer herself up after being very publicly dumped by her boyfriend. Fate leads her to meeting amiable slacker Jack and the new frie$$$ soon enjoy a boozy evening. Later, and by now rather drunk, they end up getting hitched. As reality dawns the next morning, the duo plan to divorce as quickly as they married. But Jack then wins a massive amount of money, after putting one of Joy's coins in a slot machine. Their squabble over the money leads to a judge freezing the assets and sentencing them to make a go of their marriage - for at least six months. Tom Vaughan's romantic comedy also stars Queen Latifah as the marriage guidance expert who tries to keep the couple together.
Director: Tom Vaughan
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher, Rob Corddry, Lake Bell, Jason Sudeikis, Treat Williams
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 12, 3 Star)
22:55
End of Days (Film)
Violent supernatural thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a burnt out, alcoholic ex-cop, who takes on The Devil himself. As Millenium eve approaches, Satan hatches a plan to find a bride and, consequently, bring about the destruction of Earth. Only suicidal atheist Jericho Cane sta$$$ in his way.
Director: Peter Hyams
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Byrne, Robin Tunney, Kevin Pollak, CCH Pounder, Derrick O'Connor
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1999, 18, 3 Star)
01:15
Predator 2 (Film)
The predator returns, this time hunting the streets of Los Angeles for his prey. The alien has decided to take the feuding drug-dealing gangsters who are threatening to overrun the city as trophies. But when he starts taking out the police as well, tough cop Lt Mike Harrigan and partners Danny Archuleta and Leona Cantrell set out on its trail. However, they must also contend with special agent Peter Keyes, who seems to know what happened to a mercenary patrol in the South American jungle.
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Starring: Kevin Peter Hall, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Rubén Blades, Maria Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton
(Subtitles, 1990, 18, 3 Star)
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Saturday 14th July
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11:00
Mirrormask (Film)
The first part of a double-bill celebrating the work of writer Neil Gaiman. A visually arresting, dark family fantasy - part live action, part CGI - from long-time graphic novel collaborators Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean, here working as screenwriter and director respectively. The story centres on Helen, who's fed up with life at her parents' circus and desperately wants to get away. But one day she loses her temper and wishes her mother dead - and is mortified to see her cruel wish seemingly begin to come true. She realises that she'd do anything to retract her 'curse', but instead fi$$$ herself thrown suddenly into a surreal la$$$cape that's by turns beautiful, sinister and scary.
Director: Dave McKean
Starring: Jason Barry, Rob Brydon, Stephanie Leonidas, Gina McKee
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, PG, 3 Star)
13:00
Coraline (Film)
The concluding part of this morning's double-bill celebrating the work of writer Neil Gaiman. Director Henry Selick delivers a deliciously dark stop-motion animated adventure for children who don't mind a scare or two, based on Neil Gaiman's much-praised book. Coraline Jones and her parents have just moved into the Pink Palaces Apartments in Oregon, where they find themselves surrounded by eccentric neighbours, including a pair of ageing burlesque performers. It should be an exciting time, but Coraline's parents are too busy working as horticultural journalists to spend any time with her, so she is deeply bored.
Director: Henry Selick
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith David, John Hodgman
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, PG, 4 Star)
15:00
Doctor Dolittle (Film)
Rex Harrison stars in Richard Fleischer's charming adaptation of Hugh Lofting's classic children's book as the eccentric Doctor Dolittle, who can converse with animals in 849 languages. Wrongly imprisoned for releasing a captive seal into the wild, he is rescued by his friend Tommy and the pair set off with Matthew Muggins in search of the mythical pink sea snail.
Director: Richard Fleischer
Starring: Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley, Richard Attenborough, Peter Bull, Muriel Landers
(Subtitles, 1967, U, 3 Star)
18:00
The Abyss (Film)
After Aliens, James Cameron took to the ocean's depths for this sci-fi thriller. Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio star as Bud and Li$$$ey Brigman, a husband-and-wife team running the rescue rig that's trying to get to a nuclear submarine that's gone down on the lip of one of the world's deepest sea trenches. But when psychotic Navy SEAL commander Lt Hiram Coffey launches a nuclear warhead into the trench, they discover they are not alone in the depths.
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, Leo Burmester, Todd Graff, John Bedford Lloyd
(Subtitles, 1989, 15, 4 Star)
21:00
Avatar (Film)
Twelve years after the hugely successful Titanic, James Cameron returned to filmmaking with another spectacular, this time set in outer space and part-animated. When disabled ex-Marine Jake Sully replaces his recently killed brother on a mission to the distant world of Pandora, he discovers that the mining company Resources Development Administration plans to drive off the planet's native inhabitants for the precious mineral unobtainium. With orders to infiltrate the Na'vi, Jake fi$$$ himself falling in love with beautiful alien Neytiri, but complications soon ensue. An immersive visual experience, Avatar's imagery is often breath-taking and the battle scenes brilliantly staged. A genuinely awe-inspiring cinematic experience and, without question, the most successful blue movie of all time. Starring Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver and Zo? Saldana.
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Joel Moore, Giovanni Ribisi
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 12, 4 Star)
00:10
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (Film)
and indeed they do, though they are bound to pay a high price for their infatuation in Jonathan Levine's slasher horror. Mandy Lane is a popular student at her Texan high school, but she doesn't have the best of luck when it comes to love. Nine months earlier, her friend Dylan, egged on by Emmet, had a fatal encounter with the edge of a swimming pool while trying to impress her. Now, she and a group of frie$$$ are invited to a party at an isolated ranch. But instead of the anticipated weekend of booze, drugs and hormonal impulses, the teenagers find themselves on the wrong end of a bloody psychopathic rampage.
Director: Jonathan Levine
Starring: Amber Heard, Anson Mount, Whitney Able, Michael Welch, Edwin Hodge, Aaron Himelstein
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, 18, 3 Star)
01:55
Pathfinder (Film)
Marcus Nispel's all-action drama is set in pre-Columbus America when the first invaders are Vikings. Beaten back by the Native Americans, they accidentally abandon one of their number, a young child who is reared by the natives and named 'Ghost'. In his adulthood, he considers himself to be Native American but when the Vikings return, it is up to him to save his peaceful adopted tribe from slaughter. Based on Norway's Oscar-nominee Ofelas, Nispel's film is full of spectacular set pieces and battles.
Director: Marcus Nispel
Starring: Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means, Clancy Brown, Jay Tavare, Nathaniel Arcand
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2007, 15, 2 Star)
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Sunday 15th July
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11:00
The Man Who Knew Too Little (Film)
Jon Amiel's film, with its nod towards Hitchcock's classic, stars Bill Murray as Wallace Ritchie, an American tourist on holiday in London, who accidentally becomes involved in a plot to assassinate world leaders. Caught up in the murky world of espionage, matters go from bad to worse for Ritchie, as innocent conversations are misconstrued and he fi$$$ himself being tracked by a hitman. Also starring Richard Wilson, Joanne Whalley and Alfred Molina. Edited for language and content.
Director: Jon Amiel
Starring: Bill Murray, Pete Gallagher, Joanne Whalley, Alfred Molina, Richard Wilson, Geraldine James
(Subtitles, 12, 1998, 3 Star)
13:00
Only You (Film)
Director: Norman Jewison
Starring: Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr., Bonnie Hunt, Joaquim de Almeida, Fisher Stevens, Billy Zane
(PG, 1994, 3 Star)
15:15
To be Announced (Cookery)
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17:25
Titanic (Film)
James Cameron's Oscar-laden epic tells of the first and final voyage of the 'unsinkable' luxury liner through the love story of two very different passengers. Leonardo DiCaprio plays Jack Dawson, a brash chancer in the steerage section of the ship who talks his way up to the staterooms and fancy restaurants, where he meets Rose DeWitt Bukater. She is promised to Cal Hockley in a loveless match but quickly falls for Jack. The first half of the film establishes their story, the second the fate of the Titanic once it has struck the iceberg. The destinies of all the crew and passengers are mirrored by the tragedy that befalls the two lovers, while spectacular special effects recreate the ship's fate. Edited for language and nudity.
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 12, 1997, 4 Star)
21:00
Aliens (Film)
James Cameron took the helm for this frightening sequel, with Sigourney Weaver reprising her role as Ellen Ripley. After 57 years in deep sleep Ripley is rescued from the escape capsule of the starship Nostromo, the sole survivor of the alien attack. Back on Earth, she fi$$$ that the planet where she and her late crewmates first made contact has since been colonised, but all communication has been lost. Persuaded that the mission is to destroy the aliens, Ripley joins a group of marines sent to investigate. Inside the colonists' complex, they discover a terrified girl, Newt who reveals the truth; a group of aliens are using the human hosts to incubate. With most of the marines killed, Corporal Hicks takes charge and decides to nuke the planet. But when their shuttlecraft crashes, the survivors find shelter and must hope their mother ship will pick them up before the raging fires consume the planet and cause a nuclear explosion.
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Paul Reiser, Bill Paxton
(Subtitles, 18, 1986, 5 Star)
00:05
Without a Paddle (Film)
Buddies Dan, Jerry and Tom decide to go on a bonding canoe trip in the Oregon wilderness and, at the same time, search for the legendary 'Mr Cooper' fortune. But the untamed wilderness soon sours their dream trip through encounters with a grizzly bear, a crazed mountain man, comely redwood-saving tree-huggers, and locals who don't take kindly to strangers. Steven Brill follows on the success of Little Nicky and Mr Deeds with this comedy that pays homage to both City Slickers and Deliverance.
Director: Steven Brill
Starring: Matthew Price, Andrew Hampton, Jarred Rumbold, Carl Snell, Antony Starr, Dax Shepard
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 12, 2004, 2 Star)
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Monday 16th July
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11:00
Warlock (Film)
Romantic western about a town that is led by a town of thugs. Gunfighter Curt was supposed to be the saviour of Warlock. But after he turns out wilder than the cowboys he was hired to tame, former gunslinger Johnny joins the good guys as sheriff.
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Starring: Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn, Dorothy Malone, Dolores Michaels, Wallace Ford
(Subtitles, 1959, U, 4 Star)
14:45
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16:45
Housekeeping (Film)
Following his success with Gregory's Girl and Local Hero, Bill Forsyth directed this American comedy-drama starring Christine Lahti, Sara Walker and Andrea Burchill. When their mother commits suicide, sisters Ruth and Lucille are shipped off to be cared for by their Aunt Sylvie, who has elevated her eccentricities to the level of an art form. Their new domestic arrangements only serve to cause the girls embarrassment, until Lucille is taken in by a new guardian, and Aunt Sylvie and Ruth head off on an eventful road trip, where they begin to bond. However, their adventures look like being curtailed when Lucille tells the authorities what the duo are up to.
Director: Bill Forsyth
Starring: Christine Lahti, Sara Walker, Andrea Burchill, Anne Pitoniak, Barbara Reese, Margot Pinvidic
(Subtitles, 1987, PG, 3 Star)
19:05
Monster-in-Law (Film)
Robert Luketic's romantic comedy stars Jennifer Lopez as Charlotte 'Charlie' Cantilini, who lives on Venice Beach, works as a temp and is lucky enough to be engaged to the ha$$$ome Dr Kevin Fields. But Fields has the mother from Hell, Viola, a disgraced chat show host, just out of rehab, who will do anything short of murder to stop her son marrying Charlie. Fonda is wonderfully OTT as the acid-tongued, relationship-destroying harridan, but Lopez also gives as good as she gets.
Director: Robert Luketic
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan, Wanda Sykes, Adam Scott, Monet Mazur
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2005, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
Transporter 2 (Film)
In Louis Leterrier's all-action film, co-written by Luc Besson, Frank Martin is back as the Transporter, who'll take anything anywhere, no questions asked, for the right money. This time, he's earning what should be easy money guarding the son of government drugs czar Billings. But when the boy is kidnapped by drugs lord Gianni, Martin takes it as a professional slur and sets out to find the boy and the baddies.
Director: Louis Leterrier
Starring: Jason Statham, Alessandro Gassman, Amber Valletta, Kate Nauta, Matthew Modine, Jason Flemyng
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, 15, 3 Star)
22:40
Alfie (Film)
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Tuesday 17th July
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11:00
Ride the High Country (Film)
Sam Peckinpah's western classic in which once-respected, now down-on-his-luck lawman Steve Judd accepts the job of transporting gold from a remote mining camp to a small-town bank. Judd meets his former colleague Gil Westrum and his young assistant Hank Longtree, who agree to join Judd, but plan to steal the gold en-route.
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Starring: Joel McCrea, Randolph Scott, Mariette Hartley, Ron Starr, Edgar Buchanan, R.G. Armstrong
(Subtitles, 1962, PG, 4 Star)
12:50
Ice Cold in Alex (Film)
Classic British war movie. Captain Anson is the leader of a dangerous drive by in whihc a group of army personnel and nurses attempt a dangerous mission as they go through the enemy-occupied Libyan desert in 1942 to reach safety in Alexandria.
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Starring: John Mills, Sylvia Syms, Anthony Quayle, Harry Andrews, Diane Clare, Richard Leech
(Black and White, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1958, PG, 5 Star)
15:25
The Badlanders (Film)
Delmer Daves' western stars Alan Ladd as Peter van Hoek, a mining engineer framed for a gold robbery he didn't commit. Freed from prison, he enrols fellow ex-con John MacBain as a reluctant accomplice in his plan for revenge, a robbery of the mine which will gain him riches and frame the man who sent him to prison. MacBain's reluctance vanishes when he meets the alluring Anita and realises his share of the robbery would win her love but, as the plan proceeds, crosses and double-crosses abound.
Director: Delmer Daves
Starring: Alan Ladd, Ernest Borgnine, Katy Jurado, Claire Kelly, Kent Smith, Nehemiah Persoff
(Subtitles, 1958, PG, 3 Star)
17:00
To be Announced (Film)
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19:00
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21:00
Daredevil (Film)
Mark Steven Johnson's violent superhero fantasy-morality play stars Ben Affleck as Matt Murdock, a guilt-wracked blind vigilante with a penchant for red leather. During his childhood, an accident involving toxic waste blinded Murdock, but it also enhanced his other senses and gave him a kind of 'radar vision'. The incident was partially caused by his discovery that his father was involved with the Mob. Now, the NSFW Murdock, spurred partly by Catholic guilt over his role in his father's death, has dedicated this life to fighting crime and protecting the innocent. By day Murdock's a defence lawyer, but by night he dispenses summary justice to criminals who've escaped the courts.
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Starring: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jon Favreau, Scott Terra
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2003, 15, 2 Star)
23:00
Cypher (Film)
Director Vincenzo Natali, famed for the cult sci-fi classic Cube, keeps his audience on their toes again with this slick psychological thriller. Jeremy Northam plays Morgan Sullivan, who swaps his dull life to become Jack Thursby, an industrial spy for a secretive organisation. But what does the mysterious, beautiful Rita Foster know of his work? Why does he find himself easily persuaded to become a double-spy? What is the secret on the computer disc he must deliver to a top secret facility? And who is the mysterious cyber-mercenary, Sebastian Rooks, who agrees to help him?
Director: Vincenzo Natali
Starring: Jeremy Northam, Lucy Liu, Nigel Bennett, Timothy Webber, David Hewlett, Kari Matchett
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2002, 15, 4 Star)
00:50
To be Announced (Film)
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Wednesday 18th July
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11:00
To be Announced (Film)
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13:00
To be Announced (Film)
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15:00
To be Announced (Film)
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18:15
The Abyss (Film)
After Aliens, James Cameron took to the ocean's depths for this sci-fi thriller. Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio star as Bud and Li$$$ey Brigman, a husband-and-wife team running the rescue rig that's trying to get to a nuclear submarine that's gone down on the lip of one of the world's deepest sea trenches. But when psychotic Navy SEAL commander Lt Hiram Coffey launches a nuclear warhead into the trench, they discover they are not alone in the depths.
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, Leo Burmester, Todd Graff, John Bedford Lloyd
(Subtitles, 1989, 15, 4 Star)
21:00
Good Morning, Vietnam (Film)
In his breakthrough Hollywood role, Robin Williams stars in Barry Levinson's black comedy as DJ Adrian Cronauer, assigned to the US Armed Services Radio station in Vietnam. His outrageous quip-laden, cynical broadcasting style, matched by his choice of records, immediately la$$$ him in hot water with the top brass; however, his popularity with the soldiers in the field saves his bacon. But as the war comes closer to home and he becomes involved with a Vietnamese girlfriend, he is forced to take both himself and the war a little more seriously.
Director: Barry Levinson
Starring: Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Tung Thanh Tran, Chintara Sukapatana, Bruno Kirby, Robert Wuhl
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1987, 15, 4 Star)
23:20
Harsh Times (Film)
Christian Bale plays Jim Luther Davis, a disturbed Iraq veteran back on civvy street and looking for easy money. He and his childhood buddy, the easily led Mike Alonzo, are out on the streets, juiced up on beer and dope, but when they find a gun, things take a darker turn as they get involved with the Mexican drugs dealers who owned the piece. In David Ayer's stark drama also contains an intriguing subplot as agents from the Department of Homeland Security approach Davis, hoping to use his skills for their own purposes.
Director: David Ayer
Starring: Christian Bale, Freddy Rodríguez, Eva Longoria Parker, Chaka Forman, Tammy Trull, J.K. Simmons
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, 15, 4 Star)
01:35
Croupier (Film)
Mike Hodges' film was a surprise sleeper, ignored in this country until it was lauded in the States. Clive Owen plays Jack Manfred, a croupier who works by night and writes by day. His girlfriend Marion becomes increasingly frustrated by his seemingly aimless life, but he becomes focused when glamorous South African Jani de Villiers arrives in his casino, and then his bed, with a plan to defraud the house. But is she playing with a straight deck of cards?
Director: Mike Hodges
Starring: Clive Owen, Alex Kingston, Nick Reding, Nicholas Ball, Alexander Morton, Barnaby Kay
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1998, 15, 4 Star)
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Thursday 19th July
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11:00
Day of Wrath (Film)
Carl Theodor Dreyer's masterpiece is set in 17th-century Denmark, where a pastor's second wife confesses her love for his son. The shock kills her husband and, accused of witchcraft, she is sent for trial. Certain that reason will prevail, she slowly begins to think that her accusers want her dead and that her fate is inescapable. Released under the Nazi occupation, its themes so offended the Germans that Dreyer was forced to flee to Sweden until the war ended.
Director: Carl-Theodor Dreyer
Starring: Thorkild Roose, Lisbeth Movin, Sigrid Neiiendam, Preben Lerdorff-Rye, Anna Svierkier, Albert Høeberg
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Danish with English Subtitles, Black and White, 1943, PG, 4 Star)
12:55
The Moonraker (Film)
This cavalier romantic thriller is essentially the Scarlet Pimpernel relocated in place and time across the Channel during the English Civil War. George Baker plays the eponymous hero, fighting off the Roundhead foe as he single-handedly saves the country's aristocracy, smuggling them to safety in France. But when Charles II decides to take the trip, Cromwell's cronies are waiting in the wings. Marius Goring and John Le Mesurier beef up the supporting cast, while stunning Sylvia Syms provides the romantic interest in a dashing yarn of love, courage and betrayal.
Director: David MacDonald
Starring: George Baker, Sylvia Syms, Peter Arne, Marius Goring, Richard Leech, Clive Morton
(Subtitles, 1958, PG, 3 Star)
14:35
The Virgin Queen (Film)
Bette Davis and Richard Todd star in Henry Koster's lavish historical melodrama about Queen Elizabeth I's love for Sir Walter Raleigh. Unfortunately for Her Royal Highness, Raleigh is more interested in exploring the New World and the affections of lady-in-waiting Beth Throgmorton. This was Davis's second portrayal of the Tudor monarch: she had played the lead role in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex 16 years earlier.
Director: Henry Koster
Starring: Bette Davis, Richard Todd, Joan Collins, Jay Robinson, Herbert Marshall, Dan O'Herlihy
(Subtitles, 1955, U, 3 Star)
16:25
Donovan's Reef (Film)
John Ford directs John Wayne in this romantic comedy; their last film together. Wayne plays Michael Donovan who, with his ex-Navy pals Thomas Gilhooley and William Dedham, has ended up on a South Pacific island after the war. Trouble threatens their paradise when Dedham's estranged daughter Amelia arrives with news that he's heir to the family's shipping company; but he could lose the inheritance to her if he's seen to be living in an 'immoral' way. As Dedham is away, Donovan convinces her that he's responsible for Dedham's children and, while he maintains the subterfuge, the beauty of the island and its way of life get under Amelia's skin, as do Donovan's romantic overtures.
Director: John Ford
Starring: John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Elizabeth Allen, Jack Warden
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1963, U, 3 Star)
18:35
The Princess Diaries (Film)
Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews star in Garry Marshall's family comedy about an ordinary girl who suddenly fi$$$ out that she is, in fact, a princess. Mia Thermopolis is a pleasant, if slightly awkward and geeky, 15-year-old high school student living in San Francisco. She's not the most popular pupil at school, and is regularly picked on by the cheerleader clique. However, all that could be about to change: after her estranged father dies, it's discovered that she's directly in line to the throne of a tiny European country. But first she must show she has the bearing and beauty necessary for the role - and her grandmother Queen Clarisse Renaldi's first impressions are far from positive. Can Mia prove her regal relative wrong?
Director: Garry Marshall
Starring: Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo, Mandy Moore, Caroline Goodall
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2001, U, 3 Star)
21:00
Memento (Film)
Complex thriller about a man whose struggle to piece his life back together after the brutal murder of his wife is hindered by his loss of short-term memory, the result of the beating he received at the ha$$$ of his wife's killer. As he attempts to track down the culprit, he is unable to retain new information and must arduously write notes, take photographs and tattoo his body with essential clues to the elusive truth.
Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior
(Subtitles, 2000, 15, 4 Star)
23:15
Bronson (Film)
Tom Hardy stars in Nicolas Winding Refn's disturbing, stylised biopic, which recounts the ignoble, incarcerated life of the man who has been dubbed Britain's longest-serving and most violent prisoner: Charles Bronson. Though from a good background, Michael Peterson quickly developed a gourmand's taste for violence and illegality. He changed his name to Charles Bronson at the behest of a bare-knuckle boxing promoter, and was imprisoned for seven years in 1974 for his part in an armed robbery. Since then he's had a total of four months of liberty; the rest of his time has been behind bars, mostly in solitary confinement; ever-extending his sentence through persistent brutal attacks on prison guards, hostage-taking, and attempts to kill and maim.
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Starring: Tom Hardy, Matt King, Kelly Adams, Katy Barker, Edward Bennett-Coles, June Bladon
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 18, 3 Star)
01:05
The Machinist (Film)
Brad Anderson's stark drama stars Christian Bale as Trevor Reznik, a factory machinist who accidentally maims a colleague. He becomes convinced he's the victim of a secret conspiracy and retreats into himself, eating nothing, not sleeping and becoming more and more paranoid. In spite of Reznik's physical and mental state, both call girl Stevie and coffee shop waitress Marie take an interest in him, and slowly he reveals incidents both in his past and at work that have made him what he is. Bale, who lost 63lbs to play the skeletal Reznik, conveys the anguish of a tortured man who lives a life of continual despair, in fear of enemies who may or may not be tangible.
Director: Brad Anderson
Starring: Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason-Leigh, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, John Sharian, Michael Ironside, Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2004, 15, 4 Star)
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Friday 20th July
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11:00
Waterloo Road (Film)
In Sidney Gilliat's wartime drama AWOL squaddie Jim Colter returns to his south London turf to save his wife Lillie from the advances of philandering draft-dodger Ted Purvis. Pace, natural characterisation and warm humour elevate a simple story into an entertaining and humane drama that provides a finely observed depiction of life during the Blitz.
Director: Sidney Gilliat
Starring: John Mills, Stewart Granger, Alastair Sim, Joy Shelton, Alison Leggatt, Beatrice Varley
(Black and White, Subtitles, PG, 1944, 4 Star)
12:30
The Time Machine (Film)
George Pal's Oscar-winning film stars Rod Taylor as Victorian scientist H George Wells, who invents a time machine. Travelling through the far distant future, with stop-overs for World Wars I, II and III, he finally e$$$ up in the year 802,701. Here, he encounters the peaceful Eloi race and falls for the beautiful Weena, but then discovers that another race exists: the underground-dwelling, cannibalistic Morlocks, who feast on the Eloi. Can Wells save the Eloi - and Weena - from their grisly fate?
Director: George Pal
Starring: Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux, Sebastian Cabot, Tom Hel, Whit Bissell
(Subtitles, 12, 1960, 4 Star)
14:30
Doctor Dolittle (Film)
Rex Harrison stars in Richard Fleischer's charming adaptation of Hugh Lofting's classic children's book as the eccentric Doctor Dolittle, who can converse with animals in 849 languages. Wrongly imprisoned for releasing a captive seal into the wild, he is rescued by his friend Tommy and the pair set off with Matthew Muggins in search of the mythical pink sea snail.
Director: Richard Fleischer
Starring: Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley, Richard Attenborough, Peter Bull, Muriel Landers
(Subtitles, U, 1967, 3 Star)
17:20
Titanic (Film)
James Cameron's Oscar-laden epic tells of the first and final voyage of the 'unsinkable' luxury liner through the love story of two very different passengers. Leonardo DiCaprio plays Jack Dawson, a brash chancer in the steerage section of the ship who talks his way up to the staterooms and fancy restaurants, where he meets Rose DeWitt Bukater. She is promised to Cal Hockley in a loveless match but quickly falls for Jack. The first half of the film establishes their story, the second the fate of the Titanic once it has struck the iceberg. The destinies of all the crew and passengers are mirrored by the tragedy that befalls the two lovers, while spectacular special effects recreate the ship's fate.
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, 12, 1997, 4 Star)
21:00
Avatar (Film)
Twelve years after the hugely successful Titanic, James Cameron returned to filmmaking with another spectacular, this time set in outer space and part-animated. When disabled ex-Marine Jake Sully replaces his recently killed brother on a mission to the distant world of Pandora, he discovers that the mining company Resources Development Administration plans to drive off the planet's native inhabitants for the precious mineral unobtainium. With orders to infiltrate the Na'vi, Jake fi$$$ himself falling in love with beautiful alien Neytiri, but complications soon ensue. An immersive visual experience, Avatar's imagery is often breath-taking and the battle scenes brilliantly staged. A genuinely awe-inspiring cinematic experience and, without question, the most successful blue movie of all time. Starring Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver and Zo? Saldana.
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Joel Moore, Giovanni Ribisi
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 12, 2009, 4 Star)
00:05
Battle Royale (Film)
In a future where society is on the verge of collapse, the government takes drastic action against the problem of rebellious teenagers in this violent cult sci-fi opus from Japan.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Starring: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto, Masanobu Ando, Kou Shibasaki, Chiaki Kuriyama
(In Japanese with Subtitles, 18, 2000, 4 Star)
02:25
Alamar (Film)
Beautifully shot semi-documentary exploring the bo$$$ between a father and his young son at the point of their separation. Five-year-old Natan Machado Palombini is the product of a love affair between an Italian woman, Roberta Palombini, and a Yucatán tour guide, Jorge Machado. But their relationship has foundered and Roberta is returning to her native Rome, possibly for good. Before he is also whisked off to the Italian capital, Natan is given a chance to spend a little more time with his father in Jorge's Mexican fishing community. Living in a shack on stilts above the sea, the youngster deepens his ties with his father through everyday tasks such as painting the house and preparing food, as well as learning to fish and exploring the region's rich variety of wildlife.
Director: Pedro González-Rubio
Starring: Natan Machado Palombini, Jorge Machado, Nestór Marín, Roberta Palombini
(Widescreen, Subtitles, U, 2009, 4 Star)
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Saturday 21st July
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11:00
The Master of Ballantrae (Film)
William Keighley's adventure film, based on Robert Louis Stevenson's tale, stars Errol Flynn as Jamie Durrisdeer, a Jacobite forced to flee Scotland from the English. Joining Irish adventurer Francis Burke in the West Indies, he battles pirates for the English and, in doing so, makes a small fortune. Now free to return home, he hopes to marry his sweetheart Lady Alison, only to find she, thinking him dead, is engaged to his brother Henry, the man who betrayed Jamie to the English.
Director: William Keighley
Starring: Errol Flynn, Roger Livesey, Anthony Steel, Beatrice Campbell, Yvonne Furneaux, Felix Aylmer
(Subtitles, PG, 1953, 3 Star)
13:00
The Princess Diaries (Film)
Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews star in Garry Marshall's family comedy about an ordinary girl who suddenly fi$$$ out that she is, in fact, a princess. Mia Thermopolis is a pleasant, if slightly awkward and geeky, 15-year-old high school student living in San Francisco. She's not the most popular pupil at school, and is regularly picked on by the cheerleader clique. However, all that could be about to change: after her estranged father dies, it's discovered that she's directly in line to the throne of a tiny European country. But first she must show she has the bearing and beauty necessary for the role - and her grandmother Queen Clarisse Renaldi's first impressions are far from positive. Can Mia prove her regal relative wrong?
Director: Garry Marshall
Starring: Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo, Mandy Moore, Caroline Goodall
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, U, 2001, 3 Star)
15:15
Carry on Spying (Film)
When the dastardly organisation STENCH steals a top secret chemical formula, it's clear the British secret service must do something - and quick. Unfortunately, their sole available resource is Agent Desmond Simpkins and his bumbling trainees Crump, Bind and Honeybutt. Nevertheless, the country's finest are soon in hot pursuit of the terrorists, on a trail that will take them as far afield as Austria and Algeria. The only thing that sta$$$ between them and success is their incompetence. Gerald Thomas's spy spoof also stars Jim Dale and Eric Barker.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Kenneth Williams, Barbara Wi$$$or, Bernard Cribbins, Charles Hawtrey, Eric Barker, Dilys Laye
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, Black and White, PG, 1964, 3 Star)
17:00
The Mistress of Spices (Film)
In Paul Mayeda Berges's mystical romantic drama, former Miss World Aishwarya Rai plays Tilo, a member of a secret clan of women who draw on the mystical properties of Indian spices to cure anything from heartache to heartburn. Practising her delicate skills in California, she is courted by both homesick taxi driver Haroun and sexy architect Doug but which one will steal her heart? Edited for language and content.
Director: Paul Mayeda Berges
Starring: Aishwarya Rai, Dylan McDermott, Nitin Ganatra, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Caroline Chikezie, Anupam Kher
(Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 2005, 3 Star)
18:55
Footloose (Film)
Herbert Ross's musical romance stars Kevin Bacon as Ren McCormack, a teenager who moves from Chicago to a small town where, to his horror, he discovers rock music and dancing are outlawed at the behest of preacher Shaw Moore, who blames the death of his daughter on the Devil's music. And to complicate matters, Ren falls for Moore's surviving daughter Ariel, who is not as innocent as she seems. As Ren tries to persuade Moore that rock music isn't the root of all evil, a confrontation with both his daughter and the more bigoted members of his congregation give him food for thought in this classic feel-good film.
Director: Herbert Ross
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 15, 1984, 3 Star)
21:00
The Happening (Film)
M Night Shyamalan's end-of-the-world thriller begins in New York City with an outbreak of inexplicable suicides, which rapidly starts to take on plague proportions. As the wave of self-destruction spreads, people naturally enough do their best to escape whatever it is that's causing it. Among them are Philadelphia science teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma, along with Mark's friend Julian and his daughter Jess. Their initial plans to flee to the state capital don't work out, so they take off to the countryside, where they think they'll be safe. But it's not long before they discover that they may have made a bad choice.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, Ashlyn Sanchez, Betty Buckley, Spencer Breslin
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 15, 2008, 3 Star)
22:45
Aliens (Film)
James Cameron took the helm for this frightening sequel, with Sigourney Weaver reprising her role as Ellen Ripley. After 57 years in deep sleep Ripley is rescued from the escape capsule of the starship Nostromo, the sole survivor of the alien attack. Back on Earth, she fi$$$ that the planet where she and her late crewmates first made contact has since been colonised, but all communication has been lost. Persuaded that the mission is to destroy the aliens, Ripley joins a group of marines sent to investigate. Inside the colonists' complex, they discover a terrified girl, Newt who reveals the truth; a group of aliens are using the human hosts to incubate. With most of the marines killed, Corporal Hicks takes charge and decides to nuke the planet. But when their shuttlecraft crashes, the survivors find shelter and must hope their mother ship will pick them up before the raging fires consume the planet and cause a nuclear explosion.
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Paul Reiser, Bill Paxton
(Subtitles, 18, 1986, 5 Star)
01:50
The Fly (Film)
Jeff Goldblum plays solitary scientist Seth Brundle in David Cronenberg's 80s classic horror movie. Seth is obsessed with matter-transfer, but fi$$$ his work is interrupted by science journalist Veronica Quaife. She becomes fascinated by his work and by him, but when she goads Seth to experiment on a life form, he chooses himself - and, unwittingly, fuses his body cells with those of a fly, an unobserved insectoid companion in his machine. On emerging from his pod he fi$$$ that he is not the man he used to be.
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, Joy Boushel, Leslie Carlson, George Chuvalo
(18, 1986, 5 Star)
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Sunday 22nd July
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11:00
Very Important Person (Film)
Lively comedy sending up British stiff-upper-lipped prisoner of war dramas, starring James Robertson Justice as Sir Ernest Pease, a bombastic scientist who e$$$ up in a German PoW camp during the Second World War. The inmates, led by Jimmy Cooper and Jock Everett, are forced to help him escape.
Director: Ken Annakin
Starring: James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips, Stanley Baxter, Eric Sykes, Richard Wattis, Godfrey Winn
(Subtitles, Black and White, 1961, 12, 3 Star)
13:00
Marley and Me (Film)
The Devil Wears Prada director David Frankel's light comedy-drama - based on a best-selling autobiography - stars Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston as a pair of married journalists who welcome a truly unruly dog into their lives. Relocating to Florida, newlyweds John and Jenny Grogan end up working for rival newspapers, and it's soon obvious that Jenny has landed the more high-profile job. But when she starts to become broody, one of John's colleagues suggests they see how they cope with a puppy before trying for a baby. John duly picks a cute yellow Labrador Retriever as a gift for his spouse.
Director: David Frankel
Starring: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane, Kathleen Turner, Alan Arkin, Ann Dowd
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, PG, 4 Star)
15:15
To be Announced (Film)
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17:15
Brief Encounter (Film)
One of the timeless classics of British cinema, David Lean's Oscar-nominated, heart-breaking romantic drama stars Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard as Laura Jesson and Dr Alec Harvey, two married people whose chance meeting in a railway station's caf? sees them tempted to commit adultery. But will their marriages prove more important than fleeting happiness?
Director: David Lean
Starring: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond, Everley Gregg
(Black and White, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1945, PG, 5 Star)
19:10
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Film)
In Tim Story's sequel to the foursome's first adventure, the superheroes are suffering from very human problems. The Thing fi$$$ it hard to believe that Alicia wants him for himself rather than out of pity; Mr Fantastic and Invisible Woman are having second thoughts about their wedding; and Human Torch is having relationship problems of his own. But when mysterious huge craters start appearing around the world, the authorities call on the Four's help. The vast indentations are being caused by the other-worldly Silver Surfer, precursor of the planet-destroying Galactus. Can the Four stop him in time, as well as preventing Victor von Doom from stealing the Surfer's secrets for his own evil e$$$? Edited for language and violence.
Director: Tim Story
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2007, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
The Hunt for Red October (Film)
John McTiernan's thriller stars Alec Baldwin as CIA officer Jack Ryan, who gets caught in a tense, volatile standoff between the US and renegade Russian submarine commander Marko Ramius. Ramius is in charge of Red October, a submarine far in advance of American technology and strike capability. But, on its maiden voyage, Ramius sets sail for American waters. Is he just testing the sub, or is he planning to unleash a nuclear strike, or setting out to defect? Ryan believes the Russian commander is defecting. But, with both the Americans and the Russians intent on destroying the vessel, does Ryan have enough time to save craft and crew from both sides?
Director: John McTiernan
Starring: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, James Earl Jones, Joss Ackland
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1990, PG, 4 Star)
23:40
Viva Riva! (Film)
Djo Munga's violent, erotic crime thriller stars Patsha Bay and Manie Malone and is set in the tough urban jungle of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After years away from the anarchic sprawl of Africa's second city, Riva has arrived back in his hometown, flush with cash and in possession of a truck full of petrol, stolen from his Angolan employers. He's picked a good time to come home - a severe fuel shortage means he can get a high price for his contraband from those of the city's 10 million inhabitants rich enough to run cars. But first it's time to celebrate. Riva hits the nightclubs, with booze and sex on his mind. Both are plentiful - but it's the stunningly beautiful redhead Nora who captures his heart, and he doesn't let the fact that she's already claimed by a local gangster stop him from eloping with her.
Director: Djo Munga
Starring: Patsha Bay, Manie Malone, Hoji Fortuna, Marlene Longange, Diplome Amekindra, Alex Herabo
(In Lingala and French with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2010, 15, 3 Star)
01:35
Alfie (Film)
In Lewis Gilbert's swinging-sixties comedy-drama, Michael Caine, in his breakthrough role, stars as Alfie Elkins, a shallow and amoral sexual hedonist whose series of amorous adventures lead eventually to loneliness. Shelley Winters, Millicent Martin, Jane Asher and Vivien Merchant star as just some of his conquests.
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Starring: Michael Caine, Shelley Winters, Millicent Martin, Julia Foster, Jane Asher, Shirley Anne Field
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1966, 15, 4 Star)
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Tuesday 10th July
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11:00
The Shepherd of the Hills (Film)
The first talkie version of the much-filmed Harold Bell Wright novel is directed by Henry Hathaway and stars John Wayne, in his first Technicolor movie. In the Ozark Mountains of Missouri, Young Matt Matthews blames his long-absent father for his mother's death and has sworn to kill him should their paths ever cross. The rest of the mountain community seem to have been affected by Young Matt's dark emotions, and rivalries and animosities are rife. Into this tense environment steps a mysterious stranger whose acts of kindness begin to heal the troubled populace. But who is he and why does he want to live among them?
Director: Henry Hathaway
Starring: John Wayne, Betty Field, Harry Carey Jr., Beulah Bondi, James Barton, Samuel S. Hi$$$
(Subtitles, 1941, PG, 3 Star)
12:55
The Bounty Hunter (Film)
Andre de Toth's western stars Randolph Scott as Jim Kipp, a bounty hunter hired by the Pinkerton Detective Agency to track down the whereabouts of $100,000 of government money stolen in a train robbery by three men, who are all wanted for murder. The trail leads him to the small mining town of Twin Forks but, with the three suspects masquerading as upright citizens and none of the money surfacing in the town's stores and saloons, Kipp has his work cut out earning his money.
Director: Andre de Toth
Starring: Randolph Scott, Dolores Dorn, Marie Wi$$$or, Howard Petrie, Harry Antrim, Robert Keys
(Subtitles, 1954, PG, 2 Star)
14:30
Carry on Sergeant (Film)
The first of the Carry On movies was inspired by RF Delderfield's novel The Bull Boys. William Hartnell plays Sergeant Grimshawe, the retiring army training sergeant faced with possibly the worst group of national service recruits ever to have been called up, including Charlie Sage, Horace Strong, Peter Golightly and James Bailey.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: William Hartnell, Shirley Eaton, Eric Barker, Dora Bryan, Bill Owen, Charles Hawtrey
(Black and White, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1958, PG, 3 Star)
16:10
Warlock (Film)
Romantic western about a town that is led by a town of thugs. Gunfighter Curt was supposed to be the saviour of Warlock. But after he turns out wilder than the cowboys he was hired to tame, former gunslinger Johnny joins the good guys as sheriff.
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Starring: Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn, Dorothy Malone, Dolores Michaels, Wallace Ford
(Subtitles, 1959, U, 4 Star)
18:30
Housekeeping (Film)
Following his success with Gregory's Girl and Local Hero, Bill Forsyth directed this American comedy-drama starring Christine Lahti, Sara Walker and Andrea Burchill. When their mother commits suicide, sisters Ruth and Lucille are shipped off to be cared for by their Aunt Sylvie, who has elevated her eccentricities to the level of an art form. Their new domestic arrangements only serve to cause the girls embarrassment, until Lucille is taken in by a new guardian, and Aunt Sylvie and Ruth head off on an eventful road trip, where they begin to bond. However, their adventures look like being curtailed when Lucille tells the authorities what the duo are up to.
Director: Bill Forsyth
Starring: Christine Lahti, Sara Walker, Andrea Burchill, Anne Pitoniak, Barbara Reese, Margot Pinvidic
(Subtitles, 1987, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
Transporter 2 (Film)
In Louis Leterrier's all-action film, co-written by Luc Besson, Frank Martin is back as the Transporter, who'll take anything anywhere, no questions asked, for the right money. This time, he's earning what should be easy money guarding the son of government drugs czar Billings. But when the boy is kidnapped by drugs lord Gianni, Martin takes it as a professional slur and sets out to find the boy and the baddies.
Director: Louis Leterrier
Starring: Jason Statham, Alessandro Gassman, Amber Valletta, Kate Nauta, Matthew Modine, Jason Flemyng
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, 15, 3 Star)
22:40
Pride and Glory (Film)
Gavin O'Connor's New York-set police corruption thriller starring Edward Norton, Colin Farrell and Jon Voight. When four cops are shot dead in a drugs bust gone bad, detective Ray Tierney is persuaded by his father, NYPD chief Francis Sr, to lead the investigation into what went wrong. But as Ray delves further, it becomes ever more apparent that the corruption he uncovers no only threatens scandal for the Washington Heights precinct, but is also likely to rip apart his own family, most of whom are also in the force. Also starring Noah Emmerich and Jennifer Ehle. Film4 premiere.
Director: Gavin O'Connor
Starring: Colin Farrell, Edward Norton, Jon Voight, Noah Emmerich, Jennifer Ehle, John Ortiz
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, 15, 4 Star)
01:15
Tigerland (Film)
Joel Schumacher's film stars Colin Farrell as a draftee into the US Army at the time of the Vietnam war. Determined to avoid being shipped out, he decides to rebel - only for his superiors to decide that his insubordination shows rare intelligence and he should instead be groomed as officer material. As he and his fellow misfit colleagues are trained to kill and not be killed, they wonder if they can manage to make it back alive in this low-key, gritty military drama.
Director: Joel Schumacher
Starring: Colin Farrell, Matthew Davis, Clifton Collins Jr., Tom Guiry, Shea Whigham, Russell Richardson
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2000, 18, 4 Star)
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Tuesday 24th July
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11:00
The Man Behind the Gun (Film)
Felix E Feist's western stars Randolph Scott as Major Ransome Callicutt, a US agent sent to Los Angeles to investigate rumours of Southern California seceding. Posing as a schoolteacher, he fi$$$ romance with fellow teacher Lora Roberts, and, in his rival in love, army officer Roy Giles, a possible lead to uncovering the plot. Edited for content.
Director: Felix E. Feist
Starring: Randolph Scott, Patrice Wy, Dick Wesson, Philip Carey
(Subtitles, 1953, U, 3 Star)
12:40
Gaslight (Film)
Thorold Dickinson's classic thriller stars Anton Walbrook as Paul Mallen, who moves into a London townhouse with his new bride Bella. Her family has a history of mental instability so, when objects go missing without reason and when she claims the gaslight dims of its own accord, he suggests she is beginning to lose her mind. But ex-policeman BG Rough, who now works as an ostler, recognises Mallen as the nephew of a woman brutally murdered in the very house in which he and his wife now live and, what's more, a house that still harbours a fortune in rubies that the killer never found. Could Mallen be somehow connected to the crime and is the parlour maid Nancy, a conspirator in her master's plans?
Director: Thorold Dickinson
Starring: Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard, Frank Pettingell, Cathleen Cordell, Robert Newton, Minnie Rayner
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1940, PG, 4 Star)
14:20
The Conqueror (Film)
Dick Powell's historical epic, Howard Hughes' final movie as a producer, stars John Wayne as Temujin, later Genghis Khan, the feared Mongol leader. The film charts his rise to power and his love for the beautiful kidnapped Tartar princess Bortai, who first despises him and then falls for him. The exteriors were shot in the deserts of Utah, which were used for nuclear testing; of the 220 crew, over 90, including Wayne, Hayward and Powell, subsequently contracted cancer.
Director: Dick Powell
Starring: John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Agnes Moorehead, Thomas Gomez, John Hoyt
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1956, PG, 2 Star)
16:30
Donovan's Reef (Film)
John Ford directs John Wayne in this romantic comedy; their last film together. Wayne plays Michael Donovan who, with his ex-Navy pals Thomas Gilhooley and William Dedham, has ended up on a South Pacific island after the war. Trouble threatens their paradise when Dedham's estranged daughter Amelia arrives with news that he's heir to the family's shipping company; but he could lose the inheritance to her if he's seen to be living in an 'immoral' way. As Dedham is away, Donovan convinces her that he's responsible for Dedham's children and, while he maintains the subterfuge, the beauty of the island and its way of life get under Amelia's skin, as do Donovan's romantic overtures.
Director: John Ford
Starring: John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Elizabeth Allen, Jack Warden
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1963, U, 3 Star)
19:00
To be Announced (Film)
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(PG)
21:00
Run, Fat Boy, Run (Film)
David Schwimmer's debut directorial feature stars Simon Pegg as Dennis Doyle, seen in the film's opening sequence abandoning a very pregnant Libby Odell at the altar. Five years later, he's an overweight security guard with limited access rights to their son Jake, but still holds a torch for her. When he fi$$$ she has a new boyfriend, superfit all-round jock Whit, he decides to win her back by entering the same charity marathon as Whit and beating him. With coaching from his landlord and encouragement of sorts from his friend Gordon, he sets off over the start line, but has he prepared enough to make it to the finish?
Director: David Schwimmer
Starring: Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria, Dylan Moran, Harish Patel, Ameet Chana
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2007, 12, 3 Star)
22:55
The Wrestler (Film)
Darren Aronofsky's drama stars Mickey Rourke as Randy 'The Ram' Robinson, an ageing, burnt-out wrestler who supplements his deli-counter wages with the prize money he earns on the local circuit at weeke$$$. But it's a world away from his professional heyday, and it's long after he should have quit the sport entirely. His health is suffering and his estranged daughter Stephanie doesn't want to hear from him. Things start to look up when he chats with Cassidy, a stripper considered equally long in the tooth for her line of work, but she has a policy of not dating clients. Then a medical emergency forces him to reconsider his approach to life. The film garnered many awards worldwide, including a BAFTA for Rourke, and Oscar-nominations for both him and Tomei.
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Mark Margolis, Todd Barry, Wass Stevens
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 15, 4 Star)
01:05
To be Announced (Film)
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Wednesday 25th July
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11:00
The Virgin Queen (Film)
Bette Davis and Richard Todd star in Henry Koster's lavish historical melodrama about Queen Elizabeth I's love for Sir Walter Raleigh. Unfortunately for Her Royal Highness, Raleigh is more interested in exploring the New World and the affections of lady-in-waiting Beth Throgmorton. This was Davis's second portrayal of the Tudor monarch: she had played the lead role in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex 16 years earlier.
Director: Henry Koster
Starring: Bette Davis, Richard Todd, Joan Collins, Jay Robinson, Herbert Marshall, Dan O'Herlihy
(Subtitles, 1955, U, 3 Star)
12:50
Pony Express (Film)
Jerry Hopper's all-action western stars Charlton Heston as Buffalo Bill Cody, and Forrest Tucker as Wild Bill Hickock, who set up the legendary Pony Express mail route. But when Rance and Evelyn Hastings and stagecoach owner Joe Cooper plot to split California from the union, the two Bills are forced to intervene to save their new business.
Director: Jerry Hopper
Starring: Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming, Jan Sterling, Forrest Tucker, Michael Thomas Moore, Porter Hall
(Subtitles, 1953, U, 3 Star)
14:55
Millions Like Us (Film)
Vintage British drama, directed by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder, about the fortunes of a family who are split up during the Second World War, concentrating on Celia Crowson, who gives up her middle-class life to work in a munitions factory and who falls in love with airman Fred Blake. And to show the British pluck, Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne reprise English gents Charters and Caldicott from Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes.
Director: Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat
Starring: Patricia Roc, Gordon Jackson, Anna Crawford, Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne, Moore Marriott
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1943, U, 3 Star)
16:55
Gideon of Scotland Yard (Film)
87 min PG
Legendary director John Ford crosses the Atlantic for this film in which the eponymous Inspector Gideon faces outrage and danger in his quest to bring London's criminals to justice. Comic tone offsets the drama, with an occasional sense of menace hinting at Ford's mastery of the medium.
Director: John Ford
Starring: Jack Hawkins, Dianne Foster, Cyril Cusack, Andrea Aureli, James Hayter, Ronald Howard
(Subtitles, Black and White, 1958, PG, 3 Star)
18:45
Marley and Me (Film)
The Devil Wears Prada director David Frankel's light comedy-drama - based on a best-selling autobiography - stars Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston as a pair of married journalists who welcome a truly unruly dog into their lives. Relocating to Florida, newlyweds John and Jenny Grogan end up working for rival newspapers, and it's soon obvious that Jenny has landed the more high-profile job. But when she starts to become broody, one of John's colleagues suggests they see how they cope with a puppy before trying for a baby. John duly picks a cute yellow Labrador Retriever as a gift for his spouse.
Director: David Frankel
Starring: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane, Kathleen Turner, Alan Arkin, Ann Dowd
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, PG, 4 Star)
21:00
The Reader (Film)
Kate Winslet won a lead actress Academy Award for her role in Stephen Daldry's multi Oscar-nominated drama, an adaptation of German author Bernhard Schlink's best-selling novel Der Vorleser, which reflects upon the difficulties faced by Germans growing up in the shadow of the horrors of the Second World War. In 1958, in a town on the Rhine, a tram conductor called Hanna happens upon a boy, Michael, who's been violently sick and has a fever. She takes him to her place, cleans him up and makes sure he gets home safely. After his recuperation, Michael returns to give Hanna flowers in gratitude for helping him, whereupon she seduces him and the two embark on a passionate affair - characterised by her insistence that he read aloud to her between bouts of lovemaking. Their fling e$$$ when she suddenly disappears from his life.
Director: Stephen Daldry
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, Jeanette Hain, David Kross, Susanne Lothar, Alissa Wilms
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 15, 4 Star)
23:20
Alien 3 (Film)
Ellen Ripley's escape pod crashes into a penal colony. The crew and Newt are killed in the crash and Ripley must convince both prison staff prisoners that something alien has joined them. It's only when the killings begin that they believe Ripley's tale and join her in the battle for survival.
Director: David Fincher
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Paul McGann, Brian Glover, Ralph Brown
(Subtitles, 1992, 18, 4 Star)
01:35
I Killed My Mother (Film)
French Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan stars in his directorial debut, a semi-autobiographical comedy-drama about the bo$$$ between mother and son. Surly 16-year-old Hubert lives in suburban Montreal with his single mother Chantale. He doesn't make life easy for her, loudly contradicting or objecting to virtually everything she says or does; understandably, in return, she barely pays attention to his constant negative barrage. But she only starts to realise quite how far they've drifted apart when she discovers, via another mother, that Hubert is gay and going out with his schoolmate Antonin... The Xavier Dolan double-bill continues tomorrow with Heartbeats.
Director: Xavier Dolan
Starring: Anne Dorval, Xavier Dolan, François Arnaud, Suzanne Clément, Patricia Tulasne, Niels Schneider
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In French with English Subtitles, Widescreen, Black and White, 2009, 15, 4 Star)
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Thursday 26th July
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11:00
Endurance (Film)
Leslie Woodhead and Bud Greenspan's film - part documentary, part drama - is the story of one of the world's greatest long distance athletes, Haile Gebrselassie. The documentary side follows him metre by metre in his run for gold in the 10,000m at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, shot by Greenspan, a veteran of Olympic camerawork. Intercut is the story of how Gebrselassie, the son of a poor farmer in southern Ethiopia, never gave up on his dream of becoming a great athlete. It shows not only his strength of personality but also his humanity and the closeness of family, as he struggled for success.
Director: Leslie Woodhead, Bud Greenspan
Starring: Haile Gebrsellasie, Shawananness Gebrselassie, Yonas Zergaw, Tedesse Haile, Bekele Gebrselassie, Alem Tellahun
(In Amharic with Subtitles, Widescreen, 1998, PG, 3 Star)
12:40
Bad Day at Black Rock (Film)
John Sturges's suspenseful western stars Spencer Tracy as John J Macreedy, a one-armed stranger whose arrival in a small desert town, while looking for a Japanese farmer, arouses hostility and violence among the locals.
Director: John Sturges
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, John Ericson
(Subtitles, 1955, PG, 4 Star)
14:20
The Big Trees (Film)
Felix Feist's western stars Kirk Douglas as Jim Fallon, an unscrupulous lumberman who goes to northern California to part Quaker settlers from their Giant Redwoods, but who has a change of heart when he falls for Alicia Chadwick.
Director: Felix E. Feist
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Eve Miller, Patrice Wy, Edgar Buchanan, John Archer, Alan Hale Jr.
(Subtitles, 1952, PG, 3 Star)
16:10
Bhowani Junction (Film)
Ava Gardner stars in George Cukor's epic film as Victoria Jones, the Anglo/Indian assistant to Colonel Rodney Savage, who is charged with keeping things under control during the British handover to India. As riots simmer and terrorists seize trains, so their growing relationship is threatened by her anguished search for her identity, symbolising the cultural and political divides of the time.
Director: George Cukor
Starring: Ava Gardner, Stewart Granger, Bill Travers, Abraham Sofaer, Francis Matthews, Marne Maitland
(Subtitles, 1956, PG, 2 Star)
18:20
The Hunt for Red October (Film)
John McTiernan's thriller stars Alec Baldwin as CIA officer Jack Ryan, who gets caught in a tense, volatile standoff between the US and renegade Russian submarine commander Marko Ramius. Ramius is in charge of Red October, a submarine far in advance of American technology and strike capability. But, on its maiden voyage, Ramius sets sail for American waters. Is he just testing the sub, or is he planning to unleash a nuclear strike, or setting out to defect? Ryan believes the Russian commander is defecting. But, with both the Americans and the Russians intent on destroying the vessel, does Ryan have enough time to save craft and crew from both sides?
Director: John McTiernan
Starring: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, James Earl Jones, Joss Ackland
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1990, PG, 4 Star)
21:00
The Happening (Film)
M Night Shyamalan's end-of-the-world thriller begins in New York City with an outbreak of inexplicable suicides, which rapidly starts to take on plague proportions. As the wave of self-destruction spreads, people naturally enough do their best to escape whatever it is that's causing it. Among them are Philadelphia science teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma, along with Mark's friend Julian and his daughter Jess. Their initial plans to flee to the state capital don't work out, so they take off to the countryside, where they think they'll be safe. But it's not long before they discover that they may have made a bad choice.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, Ashlyn Sanchez, Betty Buckley, Spencer Breslin
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, 15, 3 Star)
22:45
Midnight Express (Film)
Alan Parker's Oscar-winning, fact-based drama portraying of life in a hellish Turkish jail. Billy Hayes is an American student holidaying in Europe. But, in Turkey, he makes a very unwise decision, is arrested for drug trafficking and incarcerated in a prison that's notorious for its brutal treatment of inmates. Inside, he meets Jimmy Booth and Max, fellow foreigners also convicted for drugs offences, who help him to cope with the depressing conditions. But Billy chose the wrong moment to start a career in narcotics - the Turks are under international pressure to exploit down hard on smuggling and give him a lengthy sentence in order to deter others. As times passes, and his family's attempts to secure his release through legal channels seem to be getting nowhere, a desperate Billy starts to think about taking the 'midnight express': organising his own jailbreak; but no one has ever survived that route out.
Director: Alan Parker
Starring: Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paolo Bonacelli, William Paul Smith, Randy Quaid
(Subtitles, 1978, 18, 4 Star)
01:05
Heartbeats (Film)
The second in the double-bill, shown over two nights, from French Canadian writer-director wunderkind Xavier Dolan, whose 2009 debut feature I Killed My Mother scooped a zillion prizes at festivals around the world. Here he returns with this tale of amour fou, strongly reminiscent in form and content of Tuffaut's nouvelle vague classic Jules et Jim. The narrative centres on two frie$$$, gay man Francis and his straight friend Marie, and tells the story of their growing obsession with - and competitive lust for - an enticingly attractive blond called Nicolas. The stylish, stylised musing on love, requited and otherwise, is intercut with vox-pops from a variety of people recalling the objects of their own intense passions. Heartbeats, like its predecessor, also picked up the Prix Regards Jeunes at the Cannes Film Festival.
Director: Xavier Dolan
Starring: Monia Chokri, Niels Schneider, Xavier Dolan, Anne Dorval, Anne-Élisabeth Bossé, Olivier Morin
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In French with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2010, 15, 3 Star)
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Saturday 28th July
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11:00
The Last Mimzy (Film)
Chris O'Neil and Rhiannon Leigh Wryn star as siblings Noah and Emma Wilder in Bob Shaye's intelligent family sci-fi adventure drama that doesn't talk down to children. While staying at their family beach house near Seattle, the two find a box of things that look like toys, but prove to be far more mysterious. Sent back in time, the 'toys' are trying to pass on a message about the future. And the more Noah and Emma play with the objects from the box, the more their intelligence grows. But one day Noah lines up the toys and accidentally activates a powerful force that creates a state-wide blackout. With her family under arrest by the FBI, Emma must make sense of the messages Mimzy, the toy rabbit, has been telepathically communicating to her.
Director: Robert Shaye
Starring: Chris O'Neil, Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Joely Richardson, Timothy Hutton, Rainn Wilson, Kathryn Hahn
(Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 2007, 4 Star)
13:00
Entrapment (Film)
Sean Connery plays Robert 'Mac' MacDougal, one of the finest art thieves in the world, while Catherine Zeta-Jones is Virginia 'Gin' Baker, an insurance company agent who plans to trap him by offering the opportunity to crown his career: the theft of a $40 million Chinese mask. To do so, she has to set herself up as a thief eager to learn from the master, which she does, passing a series of tests. But as Jon Amiel's all-action thriller reaches its climax high above Kuala Lumpur's skyscrapers, both of them realise there are still lessons to be learnt.
Director: Jon Amiel
Starring: Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ving Rhames, Will Patton, Maury Chaykin, Kevin McNally
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, 12, 1999, 3 Star)
15:10
To be Announced (Film)
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17:10
To be Announced (Film)
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19:15
Jumper (Film)
Doug Liman's sci-fi thriller stars Hayden Christensen as David Rice, a 'jumper', who can teleport anywhere instantly. He uses his powers to accumulate wealth for his idea of an ideal lifestyle, but fi$$$ himself threatened by the Paladins, a shadowy organisation led by Roland, who are dedicated to tracking down and killing jumpers. Rice teams up with fellow jumper Griffin to take on the Paladins and to save his sweetheart Millie, who has become an innocent pawn in the battle.
Director: Doug Liman
Starring: Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson, Diane Lane, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Rooker
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 12, 2008, 3 Star)
21:00
Run, Fat Boy, Run (Film)
David Schwimmer's debut directorial feature stars Simon Pegg as Dennis Doyle, seen in the film's opening sequence abandoning a very pregnant Libby Odell at the altar. Five years later, he's an overweight security guard with limited access rights to their son Jake, but still holds a torch for her. When he fi$$$ she has a new boyfriend, superfit all-round jock Whit, he decides to win her back by entering the same charity marathon as Whit and beating him. With coaching from his landlord and encouragement of sorts from his friend Gordon, he sets off over the start line, but has he prepared enough to make it to the finish?
Director: David Schwimmer
Starring: Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria, Dylan Moran, Harish Patel, Ameet Chana
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 12, 2007, 3 Star)
22:55
Team America: World Police (Film)
From Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creative geniuses behind South Park, comes the tongue-in-cheek story of a world police force consisting of puppets that target terrorists. However their aim is exceptionally bad... Team America's opponents include The Film Actors' Guild, which gives Parker and Stone a chance to lampoon top Hollywood stars too. Not a film for the easily shocked.
Director: Trey Parker
Starring: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Kristen Miller, Masasa Moyo, Daran Norris, Phil Hendrie
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 15, 2004, 3 Star)
00:45
Children of the Corn (Film)
Donald P Borchers' remake of the supernatural horror, based on a short story by Stephen King, and.
Director: Donald P. Borchers
Starring: David Anders, Kandyse McClure, Daniel Newman, Preston Bailey, Robert Gerdisch, Jordan Schmidt
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Made For TV, 2009, 2 Star)
02:30
The Edge of the World (Film)
Michael Powell's debut feature, shot on location in the Shetland Isles, is the moving story of an isolated island where the declining population are to be re-settled, leading to strained frie$$$hips between those happy to leave and those wanting to stay.
Director: Michael Powell
Starring: Finlay Currie, Grant Sutherland, John Laurie, Niall MacGinnis, Eric Berry, Belle Chrystall
(Subtitles, Black and White, U, 1937)
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Sunday 29th July
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11:00
Gideon of Scotland Yard (Film)
87 min PG
Legendary director John Ford crosses the Atlantic for this film in which the eponymous Inspector Gideon faces outrage and danger in his quest to bring London's criminals to justice. A comic tone offsets the drama, with an occasional sense of menace hinting at Ford's mastery of the medium.
Director: John Ford
Starring: Jack Hawkins, Dianne Foster, Cyril Cusack, Andrea Aureli, James Hayter, Ronald Howard
(Subtitles, Black and White, 1958, PG, 3 Star)
13:00
Meet Dave (Film)
Director Brian Robbins' sci-fi comedy stars Eddie Murphy as both a man-sized humanoid spaceship and the diminutive captain of the same vessel. When a piece of extraterrestrial technology crash-la$$$ in young Josh Morrison's bedroom, he initially thinks it's a meteorite. But it's actually an alien device designed to drain the Earth's oceans and save its home planet from salt-depleted doom. And when it fails its mission, a team of 100 tiny aliens are sent to complete the job, arriving amid a fireball on Liberty Island. Tenacious cop Officer Dooley is soon on their trail, while the alien crew start to mutiny over their plans to totally dehydrate Earth when they discover that the locals are much less primitive than they'd expected.
Director: Brian Robbins
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, Scott Caan, Ed Helms, Kevin Hart
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, PG, 2 Star)
14:45
The Poseidon Adventure (Film)
Disaster movie set aboard a luxury cruise liner which is hit by a huge tidal wave and capsizes. With time running out. the passengers are forced to fight for their survival and make their way to the surface through air pockets in the upturned ship.
Director: Ronald Neame, Irwin Allen
Starring: Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters
(Subtitles, 1972, PG, 3 Star)
17:00
Jungle 2 Jungle (Film)
Tim Allen plays Wall Street high-flyer Michael Cromwell. Before he can marry his fiancé Charlotte, he must divorce his wife Patricia, who works with indigenous people deep in the South American jungle. When he tracks her down, he also discovers he has a teenage son, Mimi-Siku, raised as one of the natives, who wants Michael to take him to New York to experience life in the Big Apple. Cue fish-out-of-water gags galore in John Pasquin's comedy, as Mimi-Siku's innocent ways create mayhem in Michael's ordered metropolitan WASP life. Edited for content.
Director: John Pasquin
Starring: Tim Allen, Martin Short, JoBeth Williams, Lolita Davidovich, Sam Huntington, David Ogden-Stiers
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1997, PG, 4 Star)
19:00
To be Announced (Film)
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21:00
Taken (Film)
Liam Neeson stars as former CIA operative Bryan Mills, who's desperate to track down his kidnapped daughter in Pierre Morel's Luc Besson-produced action-thriller. Mills' life hasn't panned out well; his dedication to the CIA wrecked his marriage and made him neglect his daughter Kim. Now, retired from the Agency, he wants to make things up to Kim. But to do so, he has to contend with his ex-wife's animosity and Kim's new step-father's wealth. So when he has an opportunity to advance Kim's pop star ambitions he jumps at the chance, even if that means her and a friend crossing the Atlantic to brave 'the dangers of Europe'. As things turn out, he has a point: in Paris, the two girls are kidnapped by vicious Eastern European sex traffickers. As they are being abducted, Bryan tells one of the baddies, via Kim's mobile phone: 'I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you'. He subsequently does his best to make good on his promise, using all the violent tricks of the trade his time at the CIA taught him.
Director: Pierre Morel
Starring: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Holly Valance, Famke Janssen, Radivoje Bukvic, Leland Orser
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, 15, 4 Star)
22:50
Law Abiding Citizen (Film)
A brutal, gory revenge thriller starring Gerald Butler and directed by F Gary Gray. Could anything be worse than seeing your wife and child brutally killed in front of you? Well, probably not, but seeing one of their killers walk free after striking a bargain with the prosecuting lawer wouldn't make things any easier. And so it is for Clyde Shelton. But the experience doesn't destroy him; instead it eats away at him for a decade, at which point he snaps and takes sadistic revenge on the freed murderer. And then, even after he himself has been jailed, he embarks on a deadly campaign against everyone else connected with the case - including the police and legal representatives.
Director: F. Gary Gray
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Colm Meaney, Bruce McGill, Leslie Bibb, Michael Irby
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 18, 4 Star)
00:55
The War of the Roses (Film)
Danny DeVito directs and stars in this black comedy as Gavin D'Amato, a high-powered divorce lawyer who is called in by his frie$$$ Oliver and Barbara Rose. After 17 years of marriage, Barbara realises she's been trapped and wants her own life, a divorce and all of the highly prized home. The arguments begin in D'Amato's office but the conflict gets more bitter and violent at home, as each of the Roses escalates the dispute.
Director: Danny DeVito
Starring: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Marianne Sägebrecht, Sean Astin, Heather Fairfield
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1989, 15, 4 Star)
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Thursday 2nd August
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11:00
Ocean Waves (Film)
Tomomi Mochizuki directs this Studio Ghibli animated romantic drama. As he journeys back from Tokyo to his high school for a reunion, Taku Morisaki recounts his memories of his school days, focussing in particular on a love triangle that developed between him and two of his frie$$$.
Director: Tomomi Mochizuki
Starring: Nobuo Tobita, Toshihiko Seki, Yoko Sakamoto, Yuri Amano, Kae Araki, Jun'ichi Kanemaru
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Subtitled, In Japanese with English Subtitles, Made For TV, 1993, PG, 4 Star)
12:35
Ivanhoe (Film)
Richard Thorpe's Oscar-nominated swashbuckler, based on Sir Walter Scott's classic novel, stars Robert Taylor as Saxon hero Wilfred of Ivanhoe, who sets out on a quest to raise the ransom to free King Richard the Lionheart from imprisonment in an Austrian castle. Not only must he outwit Richard's evil brother Prince John, who plans to seize the throne with his Norman allies, he must cope with the attentions of both his betrothed, Lady Rowena, and Rebecca, daughter of Isaac of York, who is helping Ivanhoe raise the ransom.
Director: Richard Thorpe
Starring: Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Emlyn Williams, Robert Douglas
(Subtitles, 1952, U, 3 Star)
14:45
Rooster Cogburn (Film)
Rooster Cogburn is back in the saddle. This time he join forces with a vengeful spinster to search for and punish the outlaw who killed her father. Between chasing bandits and arguing, the two also find time to form a loving realtionship.
Director: Stuart Millar
Starring: John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Zerbe, Richard Jordan, John McIntire, Richard Romancito
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1974, U, 3 Star)
16:55
Jungle 2 Jungle (Film)
Tim Allen plays Wall Street high-flyer Michael Cromwell. Before he can marry his fiancé Charlotte, he must divorce his wife Patricia, who works with indigenous people deep in the South American jungle. When he tracks her down, he also discovers he has a teenage son, Mimi-Siku, raised as one of the natives, who wants Michael to take him to New York to experience life in the Big Apple. Cue fish-out-of-water gags galore in John Pasquin's comedy, as Mimi-Siku's innocent ways create mayhem in Michael's ordered metropolitan WASP life. Edited for content.
Director: John Pasquin
Starring: Tim Allen, Martin Short, JoBeth Williams, Lolita Davidovich, Sam Huntington, David Ogden-Stiers
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1997, PG, 4 Star)
18:55
X-Men: The Last Stand (Film)
When a mutant called Leech produces an antibody that cures all mutants, billionaire Warren Worthington II, driven by shame of his mutant son, kidnaps Leech to manufacture the cure and rid the world of mutants. But while Professor Charles Xavier advises negotiation and understanding, Magneto favours using mutant force against Worthington. Caught in the middle is government advisor Dr Hank McCoy, aka Beast. As the mutants, including Wolverine, Storm, Phoenix and Juggernaut, take sides, the battle becomes the final stand for the X-Men. Directed by Brett Ratner. Edited for violence and language.
Director: Brett Ratner
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Kelsey Grammer
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, 12, 4 Star)
21:00
Appaloosa (Film)
Ed Harris directs and stars in this western as Virgil Cole, who, with his lifelong buddy Everett Hitch, plays a lawman for hire, cleaning up towns beset by bad guys before moving on. The duo's latest job is in the town of Appaloosa, which is terrorised by evil rancher Randall Bragg. But matters get complicated when Virgil falls for widow Allison French. Everett, worried his distracted friend will lose his edge when Bragg makes his move, must decide on the best course of action as, between the shoot-outs, a delicate balance between romance and frie$$$hip must be struck.
Director: Ed Harris
Starring: Robert Jauregui, Jeremy Irons, Timothy V. Murphy, Luce Rains, James Tarwater, Boyd Kestner
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, 15, 4 Star)
23:15
Omen III: The Final Conflict (Film)
The conclusion of this week's Omen triple-bill. In Graham Baker's concluding film of the Omen trilogy, Damien Thorn, the Antichrist, is played by Sam Neill. Now head of Thorn Industries, he has his eyes set first on the Senate, then the White House, from where he can, of course, trigger the final Apocalypse. All that sta$$$ in his way are seven monks, led by Father DeCarlo, armed with the seven daggers which can end his corporeal existence. But, more worryingly for Thorn, are rumours of the Second Coming of the one entity who can defeat him spiritually.
Director: Graham Baker
Starring: Sam Neill, Rossano Brazzi, Don Gordon, Lisa Harrow, Barnaby Holm, Mason Adams
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1981, 18, 2 Star)
01:25
Out of Time (Film)
Denzel Washington plays Matt Whitlock, Chief of Police of a small Florida town in Carl Franklin's thriller. He and his wife, Detective Alex Whitlock, are divorcing and he's started an affair with high school sweetheart Ann Merai Harrison. She's married to the violent Chris Harrison and is suffering from cancer. She has an insurance policy worth $1m, but needs half to pay for treatment now. Whitlock 'borrows' it from recovered drugs money, but then his life gets messy. Two bodies are found in the gutted Harrison household; his wife is heading up the investigation; and the DEA wants to know where the money has gone. Whitlock is now the number-one suspect and has to find the murderer and the missing money while staying one step ahead of his colleagues.
Director: Carl Franklin
Starring: Denzel Washington, Eva Mendes, Sanaa Lathan, Dean Cain, John Billingsley, Robert Baker
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2003, 12, 3 Star)
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Friday 3rd August
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11:00
King of Kings (Film)
Nicholas Ray's epic film tells the story of Jesus Christ, played by Jeffrey Hunter, from his birth to the Ascension. The cast also includes Robert Ryan as John the Baptist, Siobhan McKenna as Mary, Rip Torn as Judas and Harry Guardino as Barabbas, a fiery rebel leader whose message of violence contrasts with Christ's message of peace.
Director: Nicholas Ray
Starring: Jeffrey Hunter, Siobhan McKenna, Hurd Hatfield, Ron Randell, Viveca Lindfors, Rita Gam
(Widescreen, Subtitles, U, 1961, 3 Star)
14:10
The Hindenburg (Film)
Robert Wise's dramatic retelling of 1937's ill-fated transatlantic flight suggests conspiracy and cover-up were at the heart of the tragedy. Following a swirl of rumours about sabotage, Colonel Franz Ritter is assigned to the airship's flight as chief of security. He travels from Europe with an interesting set of passengers: from Anne Bancroft's countess to scheming businessmen, an entertainer, a Gestapo man and others with potentially suspicious reasons for being on that particular flight. The film's conspiracy theory hints that the full facts will never be known, as its story builds to its dramatic conclusion in the airspace over New Jersey.
Director: Robert Wise
Starring: George C. Scott, Anne Bancroft, William Atherton, Roy Thinnes, Gig Young, Burgess Meredith
(Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 1975, 3 Star)
16:35
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Film)
The first spin-off movie from the TV series, directed by Robert Wise, stars William Shatner as Admiral James T Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Mr Spock and DeForst Kelley as Dr Leonard McCoy in a spectacular adventure. Kirk, deskbound at Starfleet Command, goes aboard the Enterprise to hand over command but he has to take control again in order to avert a crisis. A huge energy cloud that destroys everything in its path is heading towards Earth, apparently seeking its creator. Can Kirk and his crew solve the mystery of its origins and avert disaster?
Director: Robert Wise
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Majel Barrett
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, U, 1979, 3 Star)
19:10
Elf (Film)
Will Ferrell plays Buddy who, as a kid, crawled into Santa's sack, ended up at the North Pole and was reared as an elf. Reaching adulthood, he sets off to find his real father, Walter. But, on finding him, he is dismissed as a nut. However, with the help of shop girl Jovie, he tries to win his father over and bring back the true spirit of Christmas to Manhattan. Director Jon Favreau and Ferrell keep the schmaltz to a minimum, instead using the actor's comedy skills to produce a film that that has a wicked sense of humour as well as a seasonal heart.
Director: Jon Favreau
Starring: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Edward Asner, Mary Steenburgen, Zooey Deschanel
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, PG, 2003, 4 Star)
21:00
Terminator Salvation (Film)
Director McG takes the helm for the fourth instalment of the sci-fi action franchise, starring Christian Bale and Sam Worthington. The principal action takes place in the not-too-distant 2018, in the devastated world that was glimpsed early in the series, where a determined group of resistance fighters are battling killing machines that are set on sole control of the planet. John Connor is one of the resistance leaders who discovers that their Skynet robot adversaries have a potentially fatal design flaw; they also learn that Skynet plans to imminently assassinate the top resistance leaders; Connor is second on the kill list to Kyle Reese, a civilian whose significance is known only to Connor. Meanwhile, Marcus Wright has also appeared on the scene - is he a mysterious warrior, out to defeat the machines, or does he have darker motives?
Director: Joseph McGinty Nichol
Starring: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Helena Bonham Carter, Anton Yelchin, Jadagrace
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 12, 2009, 3 Star)
23:10
Paprika (Film)
Satoshi Kon's Japanese animation about the chaos unleashed when a machine that can invade people's dreams is stolen.
Director: Satoshi Kon
Starring: Megumi Hayashibara, Tôru Furuya, Kôichi Yamadera, Katsunosuke Hori, Toru Emori, Akio Ôtsuka
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 15, 2006, 4 Star)
00:55
Dreams that Money Can Buy (Film)
A rare screening for this intriguing piece of experimental filmmaking; an astonishing collaboration between a group of modern art luminaries. The portmanteau was put together under the aegis of German Dadaist Hans Richter, and features segments from a stellar line-up of 20th-century artists, namely French cubist Fernand Lager, American photographer Man Ray, American sculptor Alexander Calder, German surrealist Max Ernst and French avant-garde artist Marcel Duchamp. Other notables involved include influential art collector Peggy Guggenheim, who was one of the producers; Josh White, the blues singer and civil rights campaigner, whose left-leaning sympathies would plunge him into a McCarthyite nightmare shortly after this film was released; and the composers Paul Bowles and John Cage.
Director: Man Ray, Hans Richter
Starring: Louis Applebaum, Ethel Beseda, Jack Bittner, Samuel Cohen, Max Ernst, Jo Fontaine-Maison
(Subtitles, 12, 1947, 3 Star)
02:35
The Exiles (Film)
Director Kent MacKenzie's slice of very low-budget, US independent filmmaking looks at life in the margins of the American dream. His quasi-documentary, beautifully shot in black and white, focuses on a group of young Native Americans who've abandoned their Indian reservation for the Los Angeles slum of Bunker Hill. Yvonne Williams and Homer Nish take the lead roles as a husband and wife, while Tommy Reynolds plays one of Homer's frie$$$. The movie opens with the camera following Yvonne traversing an open-air market, it trails her to her cramped home, where Homer's frie$$$ are introduced, then follows them all through an evening's carousing in town, finishing with a till-dawn traditional drumming ceremony/jam session up in the hills.
Director: Kent MacKenzie
Starring: Yvonne Williams, Homer Nish, Tom Reynolds, Ann Amiador, Ned Casey, Mary Donahue
(Black and White, Subtitles, 12, 1961, 4 Star)
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Saturday 4th August
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11:00
The Valley of Gwangi (Film)
Dinosaurs meet cowboys in Jim O'Connolly's cult film, with the monsters animated by the inimitable Ray Harryhausen. In a small Mexican town, horse trader Tuck Kirby meets up with old flame T J Breckinridge, owner of a rundown circus. He runs into palaeontologist Professor Horace Bromley, who has found a living eohippus, the prehistoric ancestor of the horse. Nursing their own agendas, the scientist and the cowboy venture into the Forbidden Valley only to find that larger, more deadly creatures have also survived from prehistoric times.
Director: Jim O'Connolly
Starring: James Franciscus, Gila Golan, Richard Carlson, Laurence Naismith, Freda Jackson, Gustavo Rojo
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1968, 12, 2 Star)
13:00
Elf (Film)
Will Ferrell plays Buddy who, as a kid, crawled into Santa's sack, ended up at the North Pole and was reared as an elf. Reaching adulthood, he sets off to find his real father, Walter. But, on finding him, he is dismissed as a nut. However, with the help of shop girl Jovie, he tries to win his father over and bring back the true spirit of Christmas to Manhattan. Director Jon Favreau and Ferrell keep the schmaltz to a minimum, instead using the actor's comedy skills to produce a film that that has a wicked sense of humour as well as a seasonal heart.
Director: Jon Favreau
Starring: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Edward Asner, Mary Steenburgen, Zooey Deschanel
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2003, PG, 4 Star)
16:40
Meet Dave (Film)
Director Brian Robbins' sci-fi comedy stars Eddie Murphy as both a man-sized humanoid spaceship and the diminutive captain of the same vessel. When a piece of extraterrestrial technology crash-la$$$ in young Josh Morrison's bedroom, he initially thinks it's a meteorite. But it's actually an alien device designed to drain the Earth's oceans and save its home planet from salt-depleted doom. And when it fails its mission, a team of 100 tiny aliens are sent to complete the job, arriving amid a fireball on Liberty Island. Tenacious cop Officer Dooley is soon on their trail, while the alien crew start to mutiny over their plans to totally dehydrate Earth when they discover that the locals are much less primitive than they'd expected.
Director: Brian Robbins
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, Scott Caan, Ed Helms, Kevin Hart
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, PG, 2 Star)
18:25
The Great Debaters (Film)
Denzel Washington directs and star in this fact-based civil rights drama. He tells the inspirational story of how a small black college in Marshall, Texas, defied the racist norms of 1930s America to take on the pampered white frat boys of the Ivy League in the national debating championship. Washington stars as Melvin B Tolson, the professor who set up a debating forum for the students at Wiley College, which proved so popular and successful under his tutelage that they collectively took the brave decision to compete not only against bigger black colleges, but also to take on white academia. Though uplifting, the team's journey graphically demonstrates the appalling injustices, violence and contempt that African Americans were then forced to endure.
Director: Denzel Washington
Starring: Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Forest Whitaker
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2007, 12, 4 Star)
21:00
The Bank Job (Film)
Roger Donaldson's bank heist conspiracy-thriller - scripted by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais - stars Jason Statham as the leader of a gang of thieves who bite off more than they can chew. When car dealer and one-time crook Terry Leather is approached by his old flame Martine Love with a proposition that would put his money worries behind him for good, he jumps at the chance. Leather quickly assembles a team which digs a tunnel directly into a London bank's vault. But what he hasn't been told is that, in addition to the money, he'll also be stealing a safety box containing material that, if it saw the light of day, would be extremely damaging to the royal family. Another box they take holds further dramatic revelations concerning establishment figures. So it's not long before Leather and the gang are pursued by the police, MI5 and various thugs, all keen to get their ha$$$ on the incendiary information... Edited for sexual scenes.
Director: Roger Donaldson
Starring: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays, James Faulkner, Alki David
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 15, 4 Star)
23:10
30 Days of Night (Film)
The small Alaskan town of Barrow is so far north, it suffers 30 days of full darkness... Which is ideal for a band of vampires, led by Marlow, who descend on the town to feast. Local sheriff Eben Oleson and his estranged wife Stella lead a small group of survivors who hole up in a secret hideout. But, with supplies running out and the vampires closing in, can they stay hidden or must they risk taking on the undead? David Slade's all-action, visceral horror film mixes fast-moving action with claustrophobic tension as the body count rises and the days slowly pass.
Director: David Slade
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston, Ben Foster, Mark Boone Junior, Mark Rendall
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2007, 18, 3 Star)
01:20
Control (Film)
Moving biopic of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis (Sam Riley), who battled depression and epilepsy before taking his own life. Samantha Morton shines as his neglected wife.
Director: Anton Corbijn
Starring: Samantha Morton, Sam Riley, Alexandra Maria Lara, Joe Anderson, Toby Kebbell, Craig Parkinson
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2007, 15, 4 Star)
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Sunday 5th August
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11:00
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Film)
Howard Hawks' musical stars Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe as Dorothy Shaw and Lorelei Lee, two singers on a luxury liner en route from France to New York. While Dorothy is on the lookout for love rather than money, Lorelei is hoping her millionaire boyfriend Gus Esmond Jr will marry her, his father's approval permitting. As the voyage continues, will both of them find their heart's desire? The film's two standout numbers are Monroe's Diamo$$$ Are a Girl's Best Friend, which became her signature tune, and Russell's ultra-camp Ain't There Anyone Here for Love, accompanied by Olympic athletes in gold lam? trunks.
Director: Howard Hawks
Starring: Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan, George Winslow
(Subtitles, 1953, U, 4 Star)
13:00
To be Announced (Film)
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15:10
James and the Giant Peach (Film)
Part live action, part animated adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's book from director Henry Selick. Orphan James lives with his tyrannical aunts. Through a magical series of events, a giant peach grows in their garden and when James takes a bite, it takes on a life of its own. He fi$$$ the peach is inhabited by colourful creatures including a spider, a centipede and a grasshopper. The motley crew set off on a sea voyage, via the frozen north, to find happiness in New York - but not before encountering fabulous creatures and having dangerous adventures.
Director: Henry Selick
Starring: Paul Terry, Susan Sarandon, Joanna Lumley, Simon Callow, Richard Dreyfuss, Jane Leeves
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1996, U, 3 Star)
16:45
Chariots of Fire (Film)
Hugh Hudson's Oscar-winning film goes back to the 1924 Paris Olympics, where Cambridge student Harold Abrahams and Scottish devout Christian Eric Liddell represented Britain on the track. The tale of commitment, integrity and sacrifice follows their lives and loves before the two come together in Paris, where Liddell must overcome religious considerations to compete.
Director: Hugh Hudson
Starring: Nicholas Farrell, Ben Cross, Nigel Havers, Ian Charleson, Daniel Gerroll, Ian Holm
(Subtitles, 1981, U, 4 Star)
19:10
Legend (Film)
Ridley Scott's fantasy stars Tom Cruise as Jack, the hero whose mission is to conquer Darkness. But he must also rescue his love Lili, held captive by Darkness, who is trying to force her to aid his plan to kill the last unicorn and thus plunge Earth into eternal night.
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent, Alice Playten, Billy Barty
(Subtitles, 1985, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
P.S. I Love You (Film)
Director Richard LaGravenese's romantic drama stars Hilary Swank as Holly Kennedy, a New York real estate agent forced to come to terms with the unexpected death of her young husband Gerry. Before he died, Gerry wrote her a series of letters, to be delivered across the forthcoming year, hoping to help her grieve. The letters give her vivid flashbacks to their life together and, under his written direction, she visits Gerry's parents in Ireland, where she ultimately fi$$$ the strength to move on. Lisa Kudrow, Gina Gershon, Harry Connick Jr and Jeffrey Dean Morgan also star.
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Starring: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow, Gina Gershon, James Marsters, Kathy Bates
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2007, 12, 3 Star)
23:25
Final Destination 3 (Film)
James Wong, who directed the first film in the horror franchise, returns to helm this sequel starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Wendy Christensen has a premonition that the roller coaster she and her school frie$$$ are on is going to crash. And, sure enough, soon after they disembark, there is a spectacular, gory accident on the attraction. But, once again, Death will not be cheated of his due and, as the survivors succumb one-by-one in suitably ingenious ways, Wendy and her friend Kevin Fischer desperately try to work out who is next, and how they'll escape.
Director: James Wong
Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman, Kris Lemche, Alexz Johnson, Sam Easton, Jesse Moss
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, 15, 2 Star)
01:10
El Perro (Film)
Gentle drama set in Patagonia where Juan 'Coco' Villegas ekes out a living selling handmade knives. When he's given Bombón, a game dog of questionable beauty but certifiable breeding he hits the canine competition circuit where Villegas, under the tutelage of his manager Walter Donado, broadens his horizons in all directions.
Director: Carlos Sorin
Starring: Juan Villegas, Walter Donado, Gregorio, Rosa Valsecchi, Mariela Díaz, Sabino Morales
(In Spanish with Subtitles, Widescreen, 2004, 15, 4 Star)
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Monday 6th August
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11:00
Damn the Defiant! (Film)
Alec Guinness stars as Captain Crawford, an 18th-century ship's captain. Crawford's crew, led by Vizard, is driven to mutiny by the viciousness of one of his officers, Lieutenant Scott-Padget, despite the dangers of invasion by the French.
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Starring: Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Maurice Denham, Nigel Stock, Richard Carpenter, Peter Gill
(Subtitles, 1962, PG, 3 Star)
13:00
To be Announced (Film)
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(PG)
15:00
To be Announced (Film)
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(PG)
17:00
To be Announced (Film)
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(PG)
19:00
Love Story (Film)
Oscar-nominee Arthur Hiller's heart-breaking romantic drama starring Oscar-nominees Ryan O'Neal and Ali MacGraw. Oliver Bartlett IV and Jennifer Cavalleri are two Harvard students who fall in love. Sadly, Cavalleri has a fatal disease, so the two, knowing they only have a short time together, decide to live life to the full.
Director: Arthur Hiller
Starring: Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal, John Marley, Ray Milland, Tommy Lee Jones, Russell Nype
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, 1970, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
The Day After Tomorrow (Film)
As Earth is suddenly devasted by multiple hurricanes, tornadoes, tidal waves, floods and the beginning of the next Ice Age; a climatologist tries to figure out how to save his young son who is stranded in New York, before more devastating weather arrives.
Director: Roland Emmerich
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Dash Mihok, Jay O. Sanders, Sela Ward
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2004, 12, 3 Star)
23:25
The Burning Plain (Film)
Guillermo Arriaga's feature directorial debut is a romantic crime drama starring Charlize Theron, John Corbett and Jose Maria Yazpik.
Director: Guillermo Arriaga
Starring: Charlize Theron, Kim Basinger, Jennifer Lawrence, José María Yazpik, Joaquim de Almeida, Tessa Ia
(Widescreen, 2008, 15, 3 Star)
01:40
The War of the Roses (Film)
Danny DeVito directs and stars in this black comedy as Gavin D'Amato, a high-powered divorce lawyer who is called in by his frie$$$ Oliver and Barbara Rose. After 17 years of marriage, Barbara realises she's been trapped and wants her own life, a divorce and all of the highly prized home. The arguments begin in D'Amato's office but the conflict gets more bitter and violent at home, as each of the Roses escalates the dispute.
Director: Danny DeVito
Starring: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Marianne Sägebrecht, Sean Astin, Heather Fairfield
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1989, 15, 4 Star)
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Tuesday 7th August
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11:00
Ivanhoe (Film)
Richard Thorpe's Oscar-nominated swashbuckler, based on Sir Walter Scott's classic novel, stars Robert Taylor as Saxon hero Wilfred of Ivanhoe, who sets out on a quest to raise the ransom to free King Richard the Lionheart from imprisonment in an Austrian castle. Not only must he outwit Richard's evil brother Prince John, who plans to seize the throne with his Norman allies, he must cope with the attentions of both his betrothed, Lady Rowena, and Rebecca, daughter of Isaac of York, who is helping Ivanhoe raise the ransom.
Director: Richard Thorpe
Starring: Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Emlyn Williams, Robert Douglas
(Subtitles, 1952, U, 3 Star)
13:00
To be Announced (Film)
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15:00
To be Announced (Film)
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17:00
To be Announced (Film)
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19:00
To be Announced (Film)
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21:00
The X Files (Film)
Rob Bowman's sci-fi thriller feature, based on the popular TV series, stars David Duchonovy and Gillian Anderson as special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. The two are in disgrace after failing to stop the bombing of a Federal building in Dallas. But conspiracy theorist Alvin Kurtzwell believes the bodies caught up in the explosion were not only already dead but killed by something agelessly evil. Aided by Cigarette Smoking Man, the duo find themselves caught up in a worldwide conspiracy that could change the future of mankind.
Director: Rob Bowman
Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, John Neville, William B. Davis, Martin Landau, Mitch Pileggi
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1998, 15, 3 Star)
23:20
Inglourious Basterds (Film)
Quentin Tarantino's history-tweaking homage to the war movie sees the director back on exhilarating form. American officer Aldo Raine leads a squad of soldiers into occupied France on a Dirty-Dozen-style assassination mission to kill as many Nazis as possible and spread fear through the Third Reich. They become involved in a Jewish resistance fighter's plan to blow up the Parisian premiere of one of Goebbels's propaganda films - an event due to be attended by Hitler himself. Inglourious Basterds features the entertainingly showy performances, encyclopaedic movie references and oodles of self-conscious dialogue that you'd expect from a Tarantino film, as well as a superb turn from Christoph Waltz as a charmingly evil SS colonel. In English, and German, French and Italian with English subtitles.
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 18, 4 Star)
02:20
Endurance (Film)
Leslie Woodhead and Bud Greenspan's film - part documentary, part drama - is the story of one of the world's greatest long distance athletes, Haile Gebrselassie. The documentary side follows him metre by metre in his run for gold in the 10,000m at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, shot by Greenspan, a veteran of Olympic camerawork. Intercut is the story of how Gebrselassie, the son of a poor farmer in southern Ethiopia, never gave up on his dream of becoming a great athlete. It shows not only his strength of personality but also his humanity and the closeness of family, as he struggled for success.
Director: Leslie Woodhead, Bud Greenspan
Starring: Haile Gebrsellasie, Shawananness Gebrselassie, Yonas Zergaw, Tedesse Haile, Bekele Gebrselassie, Alem Tellahun
(In Amharic with Subtitles, Widescreen, 1998, PG, 3 Star)
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8th August -05:00
She Led Two Lives (Film)
One made her feel passionately loved. The other made her feel safe.They were both her husba$$$ - at the same time. An extraordinary case of bigamy lies at the heart of this story about a lie that could not remain a secret forever.
Director: Bill Corcoran
Starring: Connie Sellecca, Perry King, A. Martinez, Patricia Clarkson, J. Smith-Cameron, David Wohl
(Made For TV, 1995, PG, 3 Star)
07:00
The Waltons (Drama)
The Boondoggle. Series 4, episode 5.
When an investigative reporter, arrives at Walton Mountain to write a historical guide to the State of Virginia, he uncovers a secret that angers the rest of the community.
(1975, U)
08:00
The Waltons (Drama)
The Breakdown. Series 4, episode 6.
Jason Walton stretches himself to the breaking point by working too hard to prove his self-worth.
(1975, PG)
09:00
Tuesdays with Morrie (Film)
Jack Lemmon features in this Emmy award-winning tale of a man who seems to have everything, apart from love. Can one of his former professors teach him the importance of living life to the full?
Director: Mick Jackson
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Hank Azaria, Wendy Moniz, Caroline Aaron, Bonnie Bartlett, Aaron Lustig
(Made For TV, 1999, PG, 4 Star)
11:00
The Road to Avonlea (Drama)
Sara's Homecoming - Sara has mixed feelings about returning to her Father, however feeling guilty about the general stores fire she feels it's for the best.
(Part 1, PG)
12:00
The Road to Avonlea (Drama)
How Kissing was discovered - The Annual Cricket Match has everyone buzzing, the more so because Alec King is resident Cricket champion.
(Part 2, PG)
13:00
The Bachelor's Baby (Film)
few months ago, Jake Henry didn't even know he had a son. Now he'll do anything to stay part of his life. This is the emotional - and often humorous - story of how a selfish, womanising bachelor is forced to transform himself into the ideal father.
Director: Paul Schneider
Starring: Scott Bakula, Chelsea Field, Dan Lauria, Cynthia Martells, Pamela Brull, Belita Moreno
(Made For TV, 1996, 15, 3 Star)
15:00
Little House on the Prairie (Drama)
Troublemaker.
When teacher, Miss Beadle is deemed unable to control some of the older boys in her class, Mrs. Oleson convinces the school board to replace her with a firmer male hand, Mr.Applewood.
(1974, U, 3 Star)
16:00
Little House on the Prairie (Drama)
The Long Road Home.
During a recession, Charles and Mr. Edwards take a dangerous job handling highly explosive liquid dynamite.
(1974, U, 3 Star)
17:00
North and South (Drama)
1842. Two West Point military academy cadets form a strong frie$$$hip. Is it strong enough to survive the forces, forces that will rip their country into North and South.
(2004, PG, 5 Star)
19:00
Lakota Woman (Film)
In 1890, at Wounded Knee, the US Army murdered 350 of its own citizens, all Native Americans, in a massacre that ended a movement to regain the Indians' way of life. Now one woman tells her story.
Director: Frank Pierson
Starring: Charles Abourezk, Dave Bald Eagle, Lawrence Bayne, Edgar Bear Runner, Irene Bedard, Nathan Bison
(Made For TV, 1994, PG, 4 Star)
21:00
Without Her Consent (Film)
The controversial issue of date rape is the subject of this emotionally tangled drama starring Melissa Gilbert, Barry Tubb, Scott Valentine, Bebe Neuwirth and Crystal Bernard.
Director: Sandor Stern
Starring: Melissa Gilbert, Barry Tubb, Scott Valentine, Bebe Neuwirth, Crystal Bernard, Robin Riker
(Made For TV, 1990, 15, 3 Star)
23:00
Roots: The Next Generation (Drama)
In 1865 the United States' Civil War and slavery end, but Alex Haley's family history continues. A new chapter begins for the descendants of Kunta Kinte and their quest for full freedom.
(Part 1 of 7, 1979, PG)
01:00
For the Love of My Child (Film)
A mother and father frantically battle to save their daughter from dying of leukemia. Their decision to conceive another child to provide a compatible bone marrow transplant donor sparks controversy.
Director: Waris Hussein
Starring: Priscilla Lopez, Tony Perez, Robin Thomas, Danny Nucci, Luis Antonio Ramos, L. Scott Caldwell
(Made For TV, 1993, PG, 2 Star)
03:00
Living Proof (Film)
Richard Thomas stars as legendary country music star Hank Williams Jr. In this biopic of his life, we see his dominating mother try to control him and the reasons behind his suicide attempt.
Director: Steve Gomer
Starring: Jason Priestley, Teri Polo, Cheech Marin, Shalim Ortiz, Rebeka Montoya, Ed Lauter
(Made For TV, 2009, 12, 3 Star)
05:00
You Must Remember This (Film)
When a young girl discovers that her beloved great-uncle, was one of Hollywood's first black film directors, she seeks to learn why he has kept silent all these years. Robert Guillame stars.
Director: Helaine Head
Starring: Tim Reid, Vonte Sweet, Vonetta McGee, María Celedonio, Robert Guillaume, Zero Hubbard
(Made For TV, 1992, PG, 2 Star)
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Thursday 9th August
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11:00
A Town Called Panic (Animation)
A feature-length version of Belgian animators Vincent Patar and Stephane Aubier's kids' show Panique au village, which concerns the everyday adventures of three housemates living in a very small village. The principal characters are plastic toys called Cowboy and Indian, who share their home with a talking horse called... Horse. The 'human' duo don't possess the sharpest of intellects and spend most of their time squabbling, while Horse's days are largely spent homemaking and keeping the other two in line.
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In French with English Subtitles, Widescreen, PG)
12:30
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Film)
Howard Hawks' musical stars Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe as Dorothy Shaw and Lorelei Lee, two singers on a luxury liner en route from France to New York. While Dorothy is on the lookout for love rather than money, Lorelei is hoping her millionaire boyfriend Gus Esmond Jr will marry her, his father's approval permitting. As the voyage continues, will both of them find their heart's desire? The film's two standout numbers are Monroe's Diamo$$$ Are a Girl's Best Friend, which became her signature tune, and Russell's ultra-camp Ain't There Anyone Here for Love, accompanied by Olympic athletes in gold lam? trunks.
Director: Howard Hawks
Starring: Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan, George Winslow
(Subtitles, 1953, U, 4 Star)
14:25
James and the Giant Peach (Film)
Part live action, part animated adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's book from director Henry Selick. Orphan James lives with his tyrannical aunts. Through a magical series of events, a giant peach grows in their garden and when James takes a bite, it takes on a life of its own. He fi$$$ the peach is inhabited by colourful creatures including a spider, a centipede and a grasshopper. The motley crew set off on a sea voyage, via the frozen north, to find happiness in New York - but not before encountering fabulous creatures and having dangerous adventures.
Director: Henry Selick
Starring: Paul Terry, Susan Sarandon, Joanna Lumley, Simon Callow, Richard Dreyfuss, Jane Leeves
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1996, U, 3 Star)
16:00
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Film)
Henry Levin's glorious adventure movie, inspired by the Jules Verne novel, stars James Mason as Professor Oliver Lindenbrook, who embarks on an expedition to the centre of the planet: a world of prehistoric beasts, rock falls, scorching heat and lethal wi$$$, accompanied by murderous attempts on the explorers' lives. But will his team, including student Alec McKuen and glamorous widow Carla Goteborg, ever be able to return?
Director: Henry Levin
Starring: Pat Boone, James Mason, Arlene Dahl, Diane Baker, Thayer David, Peter Ronson
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1959, U, 4 Star)
18:35
Chariots of Fire (Film)
Hugh Hudson's Oscar-winning film goes back to the 1924 Paris Olympics, where Cambridge student Harold Abrahams and Scottish devout Christian Eric Liddell represented Britain on the track. The tale of commitment, integrity and sacrifice follows their lives and loves before the two come together in Paris, where Liddell must overcome religious considerations to compete.
Director: Hugh Hudson
Starring: Nicholas Farrell, Ben Cross, Nigel Havers, Ian Charleson, Daniel Gerroll, Ian Holm
(Subtitles, 1981, U, 4 Star)
21:00
Terminator Salvation (Film)
Director McG takes the helm for the fourth instalment of the sci-fi action franchise, starring Christian Bale and Sam Worthington. The principal action takes place in the not-too-distant 2018, in the devastated world that was glimpsed early in the series, where a determined group of resistance fighters are battling killing machines that are set on sole control of the planet. John Connor is one of the resistance leaders who discovers that their Skynet robot adversaries have a potentially fatal design flaw; they also learn that Skynet plans to imminently assassinate the top resistance leaders; Connor is second on the kill list to Kyle Reese, a civilian whose significance is known only to Connor. Meanwhile, Marcus Wright has also appeared on the scene - is he a mysterious warrior, out to defeat the machines, or does he have darker motives?
Director: Joseph McGinty Nichol
Starring: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Helena Bonham Carter, Anton Yelchin, Jadagrace
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 12, 3 Star)
23:10
Tekkonkinkreet (Film)
Michael Arias's anime adaptation of Taiyo Matsumoto's manga series tells the tale of a pair of orphans who attempt to prevent the Yakuza and their assorted violent and corrupt allies from taking over their city. The Cats, streetwise orphan Black and his naive friend White, are on a mission to control the violence on the streets of Treasure Town by beating down any foes. They come across thugs, religious fanatics and the Yakuza before meeting their fiercest opponents yet: a foreign-run company called Kiddy Kastle which is planning on tearing down the town and replacing it with an amusement park. It's up to Black and White to use their very different approaches to save their city. With Tekkonkinkreet, Arias became the first American director to direct a major anime in a Japanese studio.
Director: Michael Arias
Starring: Kazunari Ninomiya, Yû Aoi, Yûsuke Iseya, Kankurô Kudô, Min Tanaka, Rokurô Naya
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Subtitled, In Japanese with English Subtitles, 2006, 12, 4 Star)
01:20
Johnny Mad Dog (Film)
94 min 15 Jean-Stephane Sauvaire's widely praised, grimly realistic drama portrays the brutal lives of African child soldiers, and features a cast largely consisting of first-time actors, some of whom had themselves been child soldiers. The film was shot in conflict-devastated Liberia and follows a troop of children and youths sent as a vanguard by the rebels to take control of a government position. They are led by a teenager known only as Johnny Mad Dog, and as they advance they heap terror, death and atrocity on anyone who gets in their way.
Director: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
Starring: Carlos Badawi, Teddy Boy, Maxwell Carter, Amil Cash, Galaxy Chea, Jerry B. Chea
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, 15, 3 Star)
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Friday 10th August
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11:00
Challenge to Lassie (Film)
Somewhat unashamedly stealing from the legend of Greyfriars Bobby, Richard Thorpe's film has Lassie raised from a pup by shepherd Jock Gray. When, on a trip to Edinburgh, he dies and is interred in Greyfriars, Lassie guards his grave day and night. Innkeeper John Traill cares for her but Sergeant Davie inte$$$ to enforce the law against stray, unregistered dogs and the faithful hound's fate e$$$ up a matter for the courts of law. The lush score is from a then 20-year-old Andr? Previn.
Director: Richard Thorpe
Starring: Edmund Gwenn, Donald Crisp, Geraldine Brooks, Reginald Owen, Alan Webb, Ross Ford
(Subtitles, U, 1949, 3 Star)
12:35
Funny Face (Film)
Classic, stylish musical starring Fred Astaire as a fashion photographer who turns a Greenwich Village bookshop assistant into a top model, and falls in love with her in Paris.
Director: Stanley Donen
Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson, Michel Auclair, Robert Flemyng, Dovima
(Widescreen, Subtitles, U, 1957, 4 Star)
14:40
Carry on Cabby (Film)
Gerald Thomas's war-of-the-sexes comedy concerns an on-going battle between two rival taxi companies run by a feuding husband and wife. When her husband Charlie Hawkins neglects to celebrate their wedding anniversary, Peggy takes revenge by secretly setting up her own cab business. Entirely female-staffed, Peggy's GlamCabs soon fi$$$ favour with the lecherous local male clientele and quickly inflicts a serious financial blow to Charlie's Speedee Taxis empire. However, Peggy's victory is a pyrrhic one, only serving to push the couple further apart. But a bank robbery is set to provide the couple with a chance for reconciliation... Kenneth Williams was missing from the cast this time round, but the film features Carry On debuts for Jim Dale and writer Talbot Rothwell, who would provide scripts for the next 19 editions of the series.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Sid James, Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, Esma Cannon, Liz Fraser
(Black and White, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, U, 1963, 3 Star)
16:35
Rear Window (Film)
Alfred Hitchcock's masterful thriller stars James Stewart as news photographer LB 'Jeff' Jeffries, confined to a wheelchair in his New York apartment after breaking his leg. Bored in his convalescence, he takes to watching his neighbours across the courtyard. Through his increasingly unhealthy fascination with observing his neighbours he becomes convinced that one of his subjects, Lars, has murdered his wife. But Jeff is unable to convince either his fiancé Lisa or a detective friend, leading the couple into life-threatening danger - and a suspenseful climax - as Jeff becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth. A sense of intimacy and voyeurism, and of mini-dramas being played out in each apartment, is enhanced by Hitchcock's decision to shoot the entire film on one set. Though On the Waterfront dominated the year's Oscars the film has justifiably garnered its reputation as a classic for both cineastes and wider audiences.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Raymond Burr, Judith Evelyn
(Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 1954, 5 Star)
18:50
Bride and Prejudice: The Bollywood Musical (Film)
The determined Mrs. Bakshi sets out to find marriage matches for her four beautiful daughters while there's a lavish wedding party in town. Right away, the smart and headstrong Lalita announces she will only marry for love, giving her mother nightmares. Then Lalita meets wealthy American Will Darcy, and sparks immediately fly. But is it love or hate?
Director: Gurinder Chadha
Starring: Aishwarya Rai, Martin Henderson, Nadira Babbar, Anupam Kher, Naveen Andrews, Namrata Shirodkar
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, 12, 2004, 3 Star)
21:00
The Bank Job (Film)
Roger Donaldson's bank heist conspiracy-thriller - scripted by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais - stars Jason Statham as the leader of a gang of thieves who bite off more than they can chew. When car dealer and one-time crook Terry Leather is approached by his old flame Martine Love with a proposition that would put his money worries behind him for good, he jumps at the chance. Leather quickly assembles a team which digs a tunnel directly into a London bank's vault. But what he hasn't been told is that, in addition to the money, he'll also be stealing a safety box containing material that, if it saw the light of day, would be extremely damaging to the royal family. Another box they take holds further dramatic revelations concerning establishment figures. So it's not long before Leather and the gang are pursued by the police, MI5 and various thugs, all keen to get their ha$$$ on the incendiary information... Edited for sexual scenes.
Director: Roger Donaldson
Starring: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays, James Faulkner, Alki David
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 15, 2008, 4 Star)
23:10
Black Rain (Film)
Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia star in Ridley Scott's thriller as New York cops Nick Conklin and Charlie Vincent, charged with returning yakusa gangster Sato to Osaka to stand trial. But the pair are tricked into handing him over to his fellow gangsters and must, with the help of local cop Masahiro Matsumoto, track him down amid the violence and corruption of a city where they are strangers.
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw, Yusaku Matsuda, Shigeru Kôyama
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 18, 1989, 3 Star)
01:35
30 Days of Night (Film)
The small Alaskan town of Barrow is so far north, it suffers 30 days of full darkness... Which is ideal for a band of vampires, led by Marlow, who descend on the town to feast. Local sheriff Eben Oleson and his estranged wife Stella lead a small group of survivors who hole up in a secret hideout. But, with supplies running out and the vampires closing in, can they stay hidden or must they risk taking on the undead? David Slade's all-action, visceral horror film mixes fast-moving action with claustrophobic tension as the body count rises and the days slowly pass.
Director: David Slade
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston, Ben Foster, Mark Boone Junior, Mark Rendall
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 18, 2007, 3 Star)
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Saturday 11th August
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11:00
To be Announced (Film)
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13:00
The First Wives Club (Film)
Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton star as Brenda, Elise and Annie, three women who meet at the funeral of a mutual college friend, where they discover they have something else in common: they've all been dumped by their husba$$$ for a younger model. Vowing revenge, they decide to hit them where it hurts most: the pocket. Using the skills of socialite Gunilla Garson Goldberg, Annie's lesbian daughter Chris and Mob boss Carmine Morelli, they begin to pick them off one by one in Hugh Wilson's sharp comedy.
Director: Hugh Wilson
Starring: Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, Maggie Smith, Dan Hedaya, Sarah Jessica Parker
(Edited for Language, Subtitles, 1996, PG, 3 Star)
15:00
To be Announced (Film)
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(PG)
17:00
Love Story (Film)
Oscar-nominee Arthur Hiller's heartbreaking romantic drama starring fellow Oscar-nominees Ryan O'Neal and Ali MacGraw. Oliver Bartlett IV and Jennifer Cavalleri are two Harvard students who fall in love. Sadly, Cavalleri has a fatal disease, so the two, knowing they only have a short time together, decide to live life to the full.
Director: Arthur Hiller
Starring: Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal, John Marley, Ray Milland, Tommy Lee Jones, Russell Nype
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, 1970, PG, 3 Star)
19:05
Big Momma's House (Film)
Comedy about an FBI officer on the trail of a violent bank robber who has escaped from prison. He stakes out the home of Big Momma, a large elderly woman with a sharp tongue. But when she leaves town, he needs to maintain his cover. Fortunately, he is a master of disguise.
Director: Raja Gosnell
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Paul Giamatti, Jascha Washington, Terrence Howard, Ella Mitchell
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2000, 15, 2 Star)
21:00
The Ghost (Film)
Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan star in Roman Polanski's much lauded adaptation of author Robert Harris's political conspiracy thriller. When the corpse of the man ghost-writing the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang is found, apparently having accidentally fallen from a ferry, another writer is quickly hired to finish the job. The new man is dispatched to the ex-PM's swish home in the States, where he now resides. As the writer begins his task, he's frustrated that he's not allowed completely free access to his predecessor's draft but gets on with the work, under pressure from all sides to finish the job quickly. But, later, he uncovers documents, seemingly left by the dead man, which throw a new light on everything: they suggest Lang and his wealthy frie$$$ have very dark secrets, ones they'd possibly even kill for to keep them hidden. Will the new ghost-writer now suffer the same fate as the previous one?
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Williams, James Belushi
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2010, 15, 4 Star)
23:30
Final Destination 3 (Film)
James Wong, who directed the first film in the horror franchise, returns to helm this sequel starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Wendy Christensen has a premonition that the roller coaster she and her school frie$$$ are on is going to crash. And, sure enough, soon after they disembark, there is a spectacular, gory accident on the attraction. But, once again, Death will not be cheated of his due and, as the survivors succumb one-by-one in suitably ingenious ways, Wendy and her friend Kevin Fischer desperately try to work out who is next, and how they'll escape.
Director: James Wong
Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman, Kris Lemche, Alexz Johnson, Sam Easton, Jesse Moss
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, 15, 2 Star)
01:15
Day Watch (Film)
Timur Bekmambetov's sequel to the Russian fantasy blockbuster Night Watch begins with Anton discovering his son Yegor has gone over to the dark side and is now one of the Great Others, who threatens the truce. When Yegor's tutor Olga is found killed, Anton is accused of murder by the Day Watch, but a mind-swap between him and the murdered woman offers him a chance of salvation if he can find an ancient warrior's tomb and the legendary Chalk of Fate, which can re-write history. From the opening stupendous battle sequence, Bekmambetov's cinematic visions complement the fantasy of the film, providing a feast for the eye as well as the mind.
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Starring: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Mariya Poroshina, Vladimir Menshov, Galina Tyunina, Viktor Verzhbitskiy, Zhanna Friske
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Subtitled, In Russian with English Subtitles, 2006, 12, 3 Star)
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Monday 13th August
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11:00
20 Million Miles to Earth (Film)
A US army rocketship, returning from an exploratory flight to Venus, crashes into the sea off Sicily and only Colonel Calder survives. When a sealed container from the wreck is opened by zoologist Dr Leonardo and his granddaughter Marisa, a gelatinous mass inside turns into a clawed monster that doubles in size overnight and escapes, with horrific consequences.
Director: Nathan Juran
Starring: William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia, John Zaremba, Thomas Browne Henry, Tito Vuolo
(Subtitles, Black and White, 1957, PG, 3 Star)
12:40
Guns at Batasi (Film)
Richard Attenborough won a BAFTA for his role in John Guillermin's drama as RSM Lauderdale, martinet of the sergeants' mess of a British army garrison in one of Britain's last remaining African colonies. When a coup d'état is declared by British-educated Lt Boniface, the British officers, including Lt Col John Deal, find themselves caught in a tricky political situation. But for someone like Lauderdale, with his entrenched values and beliefs, duty calls before any compromise, as he prepares to defend those for whom he is responsible.
Director: John Guillermin
Starring: Richard Attenborough, Jack Hawkins, Flora Robson, John Leyton, Mia Farrow, Cecil Parker
(Black and White, Widescreen, Subtitles, 1964, PG, 3 Star)
14:50
The Man in the Iron Mask (Film)
Richard Chamberlain stars in the dual role as the wicked Louis XIV of France and his twin brother Philippe, imprisoned and with his identity hidden behind an iron mask in Mike Newell's film, based on Alexandre Dumas's novel. However, the ageing D'Artagnan learns of the deception and, getting back together with his old musketeer comrades, concocts a plan to restore the rightful King to the throne.
Director: Mike Newell
Starring: Richard Chamberlain, Patrick McGoohan, Louis Jourdan, Jenny Agutter, Ian Holm, Ralph Richardson
(Subtitles, Made For TV, 1976, PG, 3 Star)
16:55
The Thirty-Nine Steps (Film)
Don Sharp's remake, the third cinematic adaptation of John Buchan's spy thriller, places the action back in its original setting, just prior to the Great War. Richard Hannay, a mining engineer, inadvertently stumbles upon an international espionage plot, and must flee for his life. He's doggedly pursued by both the police and enemy agents, from the start of his ordeal in London, all the way up to the Scottish Highla$$$ and then back down again to the movie's precarious climax back in the capital. And it's not just his own life he must worry about: he picks up an initially unwilling accomplice along the way, and must also find a means of persuading the authorities that he's not a turncoat and that they must act upon the information he has discovered.
Director: Don Sharp
Starring: Robert Powell, David Warner, Eric Porter, Karen Dotrice, John Mills, George Baker
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1978, PG, 2 Star)
19:00
To be Announced (Film)
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21:00
Mission: Impossible (Film)
Brian De Palma took the helm for this first instalment of the action thriller franchise that rebooted the American TV series. Tom Cruise stars as agent Ethan Hunt, member of America's elite IMF team. Hunt and a group of colleagues are sent to Prague to both prevent a list of undercover agents' real identities from being disclosed, and to reveal who within the IMF has turned traitor. But things go disastrously wrong and all but one of the team are massacred. As the sole survivor, Hunt must now try to prove his innocence and discover the real betrayer before he is terminated by his own government.
Director: Brian de Palma
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Emmanuelle Béart, Henry Czerny, Jean Reno, Ving Rhames
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1996, PG, 4 Star)
23:10
Jackie Brown (Film)
Scintillating drama in which a middle-aged air stewardess smuggles cash for a ruthless gun salesman. When she is arrested, federal officers expect her to talk in return for a light sentence. However, she has other plans and, with the help of a bail bo$$$man, soon embarks on a scheme which will keep her one step ahead of the police and a world away from her old life. Based on the novel 'Rum Punch' by Elmore Leonard.
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, Robert de Niro
(Subtitles, 1997, 15, 4 Star)
02:05
Déficit (Film)
In his directorial debut, Gael Garcia Bernal stars as Cristobal, one of Mexico's middle class elite, who arranges a party at his absent parents' country home. Among those present are his younger sister Elisa, her gang of frie$$$ and Dolores, for whom Cristobal makes a play. But behind the scenes, all is not well as the family's servants rebel against the orders from the partygoers and it becomes apparent that the parents have fled abroad, faced with corruption charges.
Director: Gael García Bernal
Starring: Gael García Bernal, Luz Cipriota, Camila Sodi, Ana Serradilla, Jorge Luis Moreno, Pamela Reiter
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Subtitled, In Spanish with English Subtitles, 2007, 12, 2 Star)
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Wednesday 15th August
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11:00
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (Film)
Spoof western directed by Raoul Walsh. Having inherited a failing gunsmith business, quintessential Englishman Jonathan Tibbs decides that the real market for his wares is in the Wild West. But after falling foul of both cowboys and Native Americans, he fi$$$ himself conned into becoming the sheriff in the lawless town of Fractured Jaw. Co-starring Jayne Mansfield as a pistol-packing saloon owner.
Director: Raoul Walsh
Starring: Kenneth More, Jayne Mansfield, Henry Hull, Bruce Cabot, Ronald Squire, William Campbell
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1958, PG, 3 Star)
13:05
Cloak and Dagger (Film)
Fritz Lang's spy thriller stars Gary Cooper as Professor Alvah Jesper, a mild-mannered American physicist who, sent on a mission to Europe to rescue a nuclear scientist held by the Nazis, falls in love with an Italian underground fighter.
Director: Richard Franklin, Fritz Lang
Starring: Gary Cooper, Lilli Palmer, Robert Alda
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1946, 12, 3 Star)
15:15
Passport to Pimlico (Film)
Director Henry Cornelius's classic Ealing comedy set in the austere climate of post-war Britain. The discovery of a 15th-century charter confers on the people of Pimlico - led by Stanley Holloway, Betty Warren, Margaret Rutherford and Raymond Huntley - the status of Burgundians, enabling them to declare themselves an independent state within the United Kingdom, free from rationing and bureaucracy.
Director: Henry Cornelius
Starring: Stanley Holloway, Betty Warren, Barbara Murray, Paul Dupuis, John Slater, Jane Hylton
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1949, U, 4 Star)
16:55
One Million Years B.C. (Film)
Director Don Chaffey's reunion with special effects supremo Ray Harryhausen created a prehistoric world, rife with earthquakes and dinosaurs - and Raquel Welch in her famous fur bikini - in which man doesn't quite rule the Earth. An inhospitable la$$$cape is populated by two tribes: the Rock People and the Shell People. When, following a fight with his father, Tumak is banished from the Rock People, he wanders the land, battling with roving dinosaurs before teaming up with Loana to head off into the sunset, and face new hazards.
Director: Don Chaffey
Starring: Raquel Welch, John Richardson, Percy Herbert, Robert Brown, Martine Beswick, Jean Wladon
(Subtitles, 1966, PG, 3 Star)
18:50
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Film)
In the second Star Trek movie, Admiral Kirk's midlife crisis is interrupted by the return of enemy Khan who is looking for revenge and a potentially destructive device.
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, George Takei
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1982, 15, 4 Star)
21:00
The Last Exorcism (Film)
Kicking off this year's FrightFest season, Daniel Stamm's documentary-style horror presents the spine-chilling footage shot by filmmaker Iris Reisen and her cameraman following the Reverend Cotton Marcus. Marcus is a Louisiana evangelist famed for his ability to drive demons from the possessed. However, aside from the mental respite he brings the afflicted, he has become disillusioned with the process, seeing his own 'skills' as little more than well-meaning tricks. Already on the verge of ending this work, he is easily persuaded to collaborate with Reisen on a film that is designed to reveal that exorcism has nothing at all to do with divine intervention. And, when he is asked to help Nell, a troubled teenager who intermittently appears to host violent forces which mutilate the local livestock, they think they have the perfect case for his final exorcism.
Director: Daniel Stamm
Starring: Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Iris Bahr, Louis Herthum, Caleb Landry Jones, Tony Bentley
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, 15, 3 Star)
22:45
Film4 Frightfest Special (Entertainment)
Interviews with some of the stars and directors from this year's Film4 FrightFest, taking place over Bank Holiday weekend in Leicester Square.
23:00
Antichrist (Film)
Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg star in Lars von Trier's horror-drama about a marriage that violently implodes after a tragic accident; and, featuring scenes of explicit sex, disturbing violence and graphic genital mutilation, it's not for the squeamish. Dafoe and Gainsbourg, the unnamed protagonists, are making love in their lofty apartment when their young child manages to crawl out of an open window and plunge fatally to the pavement below. Naturally, their lives fall apart. However, the father is a psychiatrist, and he persuades his wife to forgo anti-depressants and travel with him to an isolated house in the woods, where he can put his own therapeutic theory into effect. But instead of healing their hurt, their isolation, and her research into witchcraft and pagan religions, results in them succumbing to otherworldly influences and a grisly descent into brutal savagery. This screening is introduced by Mark Kermode.
Director: Lars von Trier
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, 18, 3 Star)
01:15
Rosemary's Baby (Film)
Roman Polanski's mould-breaking horror story stars Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes as Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse, a young couple who move into an apartment block where they are befriended by Minnie and Roman Castevet. When Rosemary becomes pregnant, even though the circumstances of the conception are hazy, she is pleased by the concern of her husband, her neighbours and their frie$$$, who are prepared to go to any lengths to ensure she has a healthy baby.
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans, Ralph Bellamy
(Subtitles, 1968, 18, 4 Star)
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Thursday 16th August
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11:00
Offside (Film)
Jafar Panahi directs this charming, witty drama that follows the fortunes of an unnamed teenage Iranian football fan, played by Ayda Sadeqi. She tries to sneak into Iran's World Cup qualifier against Bahrain, but women are banned from watching football and her disguise is penetrated. Placed in a corral with other women who tried to sneak in, where they are guarded by young conscript soldiers, the film plays out during the duration of the match, as the women taunt the soldiers about the rules that exclude them, while trying to follow the game by the crowd's noise. Shot on digital video cameras with a non-professional cast, the film is both challenging and uplifting, with one sequence, where one of the women must be escorted to the men's toilet, wonderfully absurd.
Director: Jafar Pahani
Starring: Sima Mobarak-Shahi, Shayesteh Irani, Ayda Sadeqi, Golnaz Farmani, Mahnaz Zabihi, Nazanin Sediq-zadeh
(In Persian with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2006, PG, 4 Star)
12:50
Bataan (Film)
Tay Garnett's Second World War film is based on a true story about 13 men left to fight against the advancing troops of the Japanese army. Robert Taylor stars as the sergeant in charge, Bill Dane, who, along with Lt Steve Bentley and Cpl Jake Feingold, is on a mission to stop the Japanese from building a vital bridge into the Philippines' Bataan peninsula. But it becomes increasingly apparent that none of them is likely to survive.
Director: Tay Garnett
Starring: Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Nolan, Lee Bowman, Robert Walker Jr.
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1943, PG, 3 Star)
15:05
Casablanca (Film)
Michael Curtiz's classic drama stars Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine, who owns a shady bar in Second World War Casablanca. Into Rick's nest of Allied and Axis interests walk Victor Laszlo, a resistance hero on the run to a neutral country, and his wife Ilsa Lund. She and Rick have history, which left him with a broken heart, but will he now find it in his heart to forgive her and save a life precious to her?
Director: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet
(Black and White, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1942, U, 5 Star)
17:10
The Time Machine (Film)
George Pal's Oscar-winning film stars Rod Taylor as Victorian scientist H George Wells, who invents a time machine. Travelling through the far distant future, with stop-overs for World Wars I, II and III, he finally e$$$ up in the year 802,701. Here, he encounters the peaceful Eloi race and falls for the beautiful Weena, but then discovers that another race exists: the underground-dwelling, cannibalistic Morlocks, who feast on the Eloi. Can Wells save the Eloi - and Weena - from their grisly fate?
Director: George Pal
Starring: Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux, Sebastian Cabot, Tom Hel, Whit Bissell
(Subtitles, 1960, 12, 4 Star)
19:15
How She Move (Film)
Ian Iqbal Rashid's drama stars Rutina Wesley as Raya, a young woman mourning the death of her sister from a drugs overdose and spurning the street culture around her. Hearing of a dance contest that could fund the private education her parents can't afford, she hooks up with the streetwise but bookish Quake, joining a dance crew vying for supremacy in the final against rival Michelle. Choreographed by Hi-Hat, this is an exuberant mix of dance and teen drama. Edited for language and content.
Director: Ian Iqbal Rashid
Starring: Tre Armstrong, Boyd Banks, Clé Bennett, Ardon Bess, Conrad Coates, Keyshia Cole
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2007, 12, 1 Star)
21:00
Frozen (Film)
Written and directed by Adam Green, this chilly thriller stars three frie$$$ whose ill-advised bribery of a chair lift operator results in a terrifying night at the top of a mountain. On a weekend away in New England, Dan Walker, his girlfriend Parker O'Neill and best friend Joe Lynch insist on one last trip on the ski lift before the slopes close for the night. But when the chair gri$$$ to a halt, and they see that the lights of the ski resort have been turned off, they face a life-threatening night of frostbite, hypothermia and hail, as well as unknown dangers lurking below. With judicious use of gore, the suspense builds as the frie$$$' fear of their extreme situation spirals. Film4 premiere.
Starring: Kevin Zegers, Emma Bell, Shawn Ashmore
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, 15)
22:50
Thirst (Film)
South Korean director Park Chan-wook's Cannes-winning horror combines eroticism, spiritual conflict and black comedy - along with the expected gore - to provide an unconventional take on all things vampire. Sang-hyun is a Christian priest who, in order to help find a cure, volunteers to be infected with a terrible virus that's devastating Africa. Miraculously, he survives the deadly disease. However, he's left with an intense craving for both blood and sex; as well as developing some extraordinary supernatural powers. His priestly role as a hospital visitor enables him to quell his thirst for blood without killing his 'donors', or destroying his still-intact Christian ethics.
Director: Chan-wook Park
Starring: Kang-ho Song, Ok-bin Kim, Hae-sook Kim, Ha-kyun Shin, In-hwan Park, Dal-su Oh
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Korean with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2009, 18, 4 Star)
01:25
Near Dark (Film)
Kathryn Bigelow's chilling and compelling shocker stars Adrian Pasdar as a Midwestern farmboy who becomes terrifyingly involved with a gang of travelling modern-day vampires.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Starring: Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein, Tim Thomerson
(Subtitles, 1987, 18, 4 Star)
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Friday 17th August
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11:00
Carry on Regardless (Film)
Gerald Thomas's classic Carry On comedy charts the wild adventures of Bert Handy's Helping Ha$$$ agency, which supplies staff for a variety of outside jobs. Its employees include characters played by Carry On regulars Williams, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey and Joan Sims, along with Liz Fraser and Bill Owen. But the jobs that the agency attracts range from the bizarre to the curious, and even the simplest task proves too much for the willing staff.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Sid James, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Kenneth Williams, Bill Owen
(Black and White, Subtitles, Audio Described, PG, 1961, 2 Star)
12:50
The Day the Earth Stood Still (Film)
In Robert Wise's classic science fiction film, a flying saucer piloted by alien Klaatu la$$$ in Washington to warn Earth to change its warring ways or risk destruction. But along the way, Klaatu fi$$$ time to learn more about Earthlings' habits in the company of Helen Benson and her son.
Director: Robert Wise
Starring: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier
(Black and White, Subtitles, U, 1951, 4 Star)
14:40
The Cruel Sea (Film)
Charles Frend's film was one of Ealing Studio's most successful dramatic productions, starring Jack Hawkins as Ericson, commander of the corvette Compass Rose during the Battle of the Atlantic. Ericson, the only experienced sailor on board, suffers an emotional crisis arising from his decision to run down survivors of a torpedoed ship in order to attack a suspected lurking submarine.
Director: Charles Frend
Starring: Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, John Stratton, Denholm Elliott, John Warner, Stanley Baker
(Black and White, Subtitles, PG, 1953, 4 Star)
17:10
Inspector Gadget (Film)
It's the comedy with a thousand moving parts, the story of the crazy, crackpot crime fighter who's not so much a detective, more a toolbox! Wowser, you'll thrill to the tall tale of a naïve and inept security guard who dreams of becoming the world's greatest law enforcement officer. Then one day he gets involved in a top secret project with a leading robotics scientist, and becomes a man of many parts - all of them moving! With the help of the pretty scientist, our bumbling, accident prone hero fights the nefarious, villainous Claw in this Disney big screen adaptation of the much loved cartoon series.
Director: David Kellogg
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Rupert Everett, Joely Fisher, Michelle Trachtenberg, Andy Dick, Cheri Oteri
(Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 1999, 2 Star)
18:45
Holy Man (Film)
In Stephen Herek's comedy drama Jeff Goldblum plays Ricky Hayman, head of a failing shopping cable channel recently acquired by McBainbridge, who gives him just two weeks to turn the foundering business around. To help him, McBainbridge appoints Ivy League graduate Kate Newell - but nothing they do increases viewing figures or sales. But following a freeway accident, they encounter 'G', an enigmatic holy man, who changes not just the channel but their lives with his wisdom and insight.
Director: Stephen Herek
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Kelly Preston, Robert Loggia, Jon Cryer, Eric McCormack
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 1998, 2 Star)
21:00
District 13: Ultimatum (Film)
Writer-producer Luc Besson's Parkour action-adventure sequel, this time with director Patrick Alessandrin at the helm, again features sequence after sequence of stunning set-pieces in which the principal actors jump, bounce and seemingly fly over and around various architectural obstacles. Three years have gone by since Leito and Damien ended gangster Taha Bemamud's stranglehold over their walled-off district, and also prevented the French authorities from detonating a massive bomb there.
Director: Patrick Alessandrin
Starring: David Belle, Cyril Raffaelli, Philippe Torreton, Daniel Duval, Elodie Yung, MC Jean Gab'1
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In French with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 15, 2009, 3 Star)
22:55
The Crazies (Film)
Timothy Olyphant, Joe Anderson and Radha Mitchell star in Breck Eisner's remake of George A Romero's cult horror from 1973(Romero is present, as.
Starring: Lane Carroll, Will MacMillan, Harold Wayne Jones, Lloyd Hollar, Lynn Lowry, Richard Liberty
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 18, 1973, 3 Star)
00:50
Film4 Frightfest Special (Entertainment)
Interviews with some of the stars and directors from this year's Film4 FrightFest, taking place over Bank Holiday weekend in Leicester Square.
01:05
Dawn of the Dead (Film)
After a plague turns most of humanity into blood-crazed zombies, a small band of survivors find refuge in a shopping mall. But it's only a matter of time before the undead hordes get in. Splattery remake of George A Romero's classic horror satire.
Director: Zack Snyder
Starring: Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Mekhi Phifer, Ty Burrell, Michael Kelly
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 18, 2004, 4 Star)
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Saturday 18th August
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11:00
One Million Years B.C. (Film)
Director Don Chaffey's reunion with special effects supremo Ray Harryhausen created a prehistoric world, rife with earthquakes and dinosaurs - and Raquel Welch in her famous fur bikini - in which man doesn't quite rule the Earth. An inhospitable la$$$cape is populated by two tribes: the Rock People and the Shell People. When, following a fight with his father, Tumak is banished from the Rock People, he wanders the land, battling with roving dinosaurs before teaming up with Loana to head off into the sunset, and face new hazards.
Director: Don Chaffey
Starring: Raquel Welch, John Richardson, Percy Herbert, Robert Brown, Martine Beswick, Jean Wladon
(Subtitles, 1966, PG, 3 Star)
13:00
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Film)
In the second Star Trek movie, Admiral Kirk's midlife crisis is interrupted by the return of enemy Khan who is looking for revenge and a potentially destructive device.
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, George Takei
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1982, 15, 4 Star)
15:10
The Rocker (Film)
This comedy from The Full Monty director Peter Cattaneo stars Rainn Wilson as a man whose life has well and truly fallen apart. Twenty years previously, Robert 'Fish' Fishman was heavy rock band Vesuvius's drummer. But when Vesuvius were offered a support slot for Whitesnake on the condition that they ditch their drummer, Fish found himself packing his sticks. Two decades later, he's been sacked from his dead-end job, ditched by his girlfriend and forced to move into his sister's attic. However, he unexpectedly - and unwittingly - gets another bite at stardom while preparing for a one-off gig with his 18-year-old nephew Josh's band. The only place Fish can find to rehearse in is very stuffy and humid, so - because he's on his own - he chooses to play naked. But he doesn't realise he's being recorded. And when the clip is posted on the web it goes viral... Edited for language and content.
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Starring: Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Teddy Geiger, Josh Gad, Emma Stone, Jeff Garlin
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, 12, 3 Star)
17:10
That Thing You Do! (Film)
Lovingly accurate pastiche of Beatles mayhem written and directed by Tom Hanks. Guy, a talented drummer joins an amateur band with his frie$$$. They pen a smash-hit record, only to find that the rewards of fame are cursed with pressures. A funny and charming tale, with an excellent title track.
Director: Tom Hanks
Starring: Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn, Ethan Embry, Tom Hanks
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1996, PG, 3 Star)
19:20
Zoolander (Film)
Derek Zoolander is a self-obsessed male supermodel who loses his position as the top male model on the planet to younger, blond newcomer Hansel. In the midst of his midlife crisis, the dim-witted Zoolander is brainwashed at a day spa by the mysterious Katinka into assassinating the prime minister of Malaysia.
Director: Ben Stiller
Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Christine Taylor, Will Ferrell, Milla Jovovich, Jerry Stiller
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 2001, 12, 2 Star)
21:00
The Lovely Bones (Film)
After bringing Middle-earth to life Peter Jackson turned his attention to Alice Sebold's best-selling novel. From difficult source material, Jackson's contemporary fantasy drama sees the recently deceased Susie Salmon watch the aftermath of her brutal murder from on high as her killer prepares for his next attack. Jackson does a terrific job with much-loved and complex source material and his depiction of Susie's sometimes harrowing, sometimes beautiful afterlife lives long in the memory.
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Rose McIver, Christian Thomas Ashdale, Stanley Tucci
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 12, 4 Star)
23:35
Hansel and Gretel (Music)
Yim Pil-sung's Korean horror draws its inspiration from the classic fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, but switches the protagonists' roles and also adds hefty doses of the surreal and the supernatural. Expectant father Eun-soo is on his way to visit his ill mother, but crashes his car while having an argument on the phone with his girlfriend. He comes to in a deep, dark forest, where he is rescued by a young girl, who takes him deep into the trees to her home. Inside the unexpectedly bright and twee cottage, she introduces him to her family, who start to treat Eun-soo's minor injuries. But Eun-soo soon realises that the children are almost impossibly sweet and innocent, and wonders why their parents seem to be so wary of them. Then, when he decides it's time to leave and resume his journey, things start to get very, very bad for him, as he discovers the appalling truth behind the house in the woods... Film4 premiere.
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Korean with English Subtitles, 15)
01:50
The Disappeared (Film)
Johnny Kevorkian's assured directorial debut is set on a south London estate where Matthew Ryan is stuggling to come to terms with the guilt he feels over the disappearance, while he was meant to be looking after him, of his younger brother Tom, five months earlier. Then Matthew starts to hear and even glimpse Tom - or so he believes. Beginning his own investigations, helped by his neighbour Amy Tyler, he fi$$$ himself in contact with a psychic, Shelley Cartwright, and a cynical hack, Jason Saks. Their leads set him on a journey through decaying estates, old wharfs and an abandoned tunnel as he searches for his missing sibling.
Director: Johnny Kevorkian
Starring: Harry Treadaway, Greg Wise, Alex Jennings, Finlay Robertson, Tom Felton, Nikki Amuka-Bird
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, 18, 3 Star)
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Monday 20th August
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11:00
Sink the Bismarck! (Film)
Lewis Gilbert's Second World War film stars Kenneth More as Captain John Shepherd, charged with masterminding the British attack on Germany's largest battleship, The Bismarck. As the ship, captained by Captain Lindemann, breaks out from its anchorage in Norway to join the rest of the German fleet at Brest, Shepherd, from his control room in London's Admiralty building, se$$$ out the British ships to take on her might. The mix of war footage, newsreels and superb models conveys the climatic sea battles, while More, nursing the loss of his wife in an air raid, gives a solid performance as the unflappable Shepherd.
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Starring: Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Carl Möhner, Laurence Naismith, Karel Stepanek, Maurice Denham
(Black and White, Subtitles, Audio Described, U, 1960, 4 Star)
12:55
The African Queen (Film)
John Huston's classic Oscar-winning tough comedy-adventure is set in First World War German East Africa. Humphrey Bogart plays Charlie Allnut, the hard-drinking, woman-hating owner of The African Queen, a decrepit steamer that trades up and down the river. Katharine Hepburn plays Rose Sayer, the strait-laced spinster sister of missionary Rev Samuel Sayer, whom Charlie has agreed to take back to civilisation. But when the Reverend dies after the mission is attacked by German troops, Charlie and Rose set off on a journey of escape that turns into one of revenge as the disparate couple reach a touching accord.
Director: John Huston
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Peter Bull, Theodore Bikel, Walter Gotell
(Subtitles, Audio Described, U, 1951, 5 Star)
15:00
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (Film)
Spoof western directed by Raoul Walsh. Having inherited a failing gunsmith business, quintessential Englishman Jonathan Tibbs decides that the real market for his wares is in the Wild West. But after falling foul of both cowboys and Native Americans, he fi$$$ himself conned into becoming the sheriff in the lawless town of Fractured Jaw. Co-starring Jayne Mansfield as a pistol-packing saloon owner.
Director: Raoul Walsh
Starring: Kenneth More, Jayne Mansfield, Henry Hull, Bruce Cabot, Ronald Squire, William Campbell
(Subtitles, Audio Described, PG, 1958, 3 Star)
17:05
Passport to Pimlico (Film)
Director Henry Cornelius's classic Ealing comedy set in the austere climate of post-war Britain. The discovery of a 15th-century charter confers on the people of Pimlico - led by Stanley Holloway, Betty Warren, Margaret Rutherford and Raymond Huntley - the status of Burgundians, enabling them to declare themselves an independent state within the United Kingdom, free from rationing and bureaucracy.
Director: Henry Cornelius
Starring: Stanley Holloway, Betty Warren, Barbara Murray, Paul Dupuis, John Slater, Jane Hylton
(Black and White, Subtitles, U, 1949, 4 Star)
18:45
Runaway Bride (Film)
Garry Marshall's romantic-comedy stars Julia Roberts as Maggie Carpenter, who has apparently left seven, maybe eight, grooms at the altar. USA Today journalist Ike Graham uses her as an example for a female-bashing piece, only for Carpenter to angrily reply she only jilted three men, one of only 15 inaccuracies in his piece. Stung by the rebuke, Graham travels to her small home town to get the story directly from her. But when the pair meet, it's soon apparent wedding bells might ring again - and for the last time.
Director: Garry Marshall
Starring: Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Joan Cusack, Hector Elizondo, Rita Wilson, Paul Dooley
(Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 1998, 3 Star)
21:00
The Last Exorcism (Film)
Daniel Stamm's documentary-style horror presents the spine-chilling footage shot by filmmaker Iris Reisen and her cameraman following the Reverend Cotton Marcus. Marcus is a Louisiana evangelist famed for his ability to drive demons from the possessed. However, aside from the mental respite he brings the afflicted, he has become disillusioned with the process, seeing his own 'skills' as little more than well-meaning tricks. Already on the verge of ending this work, he is easily persuaded to collaborate with Reisen on a film that is designed to reveal that exorcism has nothing at all to do with divine intervention. And, when he is asked to help Nell, a troubled teenager who intermittently appears to host violent forces which mutilate the local livestock, they think they have the perfect case for his final exorcism.
Director: Daniel Stamm
Starring: Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Iris Bahr, Louis Herthum, Caleb Landry Jones, Tony Bentley
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 15, 2010, 3 Star)
22:45
F (Film)
David Cameron may have once advocated hugging 'hoodies', but he might not have been quite so keen to do so after watching Johannes Roberts' high-school slasher. David Schofield plays Robert Anderson, a divorced, alcoholic English teacher in a tough north London comprehensive. One day, he returns an essay to a particularly nasty piece of work in his class, marked 'F', along with some cutting remarks which result in laughter from the whole class. Humiliated, the boy punches him and storms out. But, some months later, he returns, along with a hoodie crew, intent on unleashing an Assault-on-Precinct-13-style nightmare on the people who belittled him. A genuinely chilling, atmospheric British horror, with an unexpected finale.
Director: Johannes Roberts
Starring: David Schofield, Eliza Bennett, Ruth Gemmell, Juliet Aubrey, Emma Cleasby, Finlay Robertson
(Widescreen, 18, 2010, 2 Star)
00:20
Ils (Film)
David Moreau and Xavier Palud's chilling Gallic thriller is set in Romania, where teacher Clementine shares a remote mansion with her novelist partner Lucas. Their weekend idyll is shattered when she awakes to a strange noise and then, with the film playing out in real time, the pair are hunted through their home by hooded stalkers who seem to have no other motive than to kill them. As they scrabble into nooks and crannies, desperately trying to stay ahead of their assailants, a chilling climax beckons.
Director: David Moreau, Xavier Palud
Starring: Olivia Bonamy, Michaël Cohen, Adriana Mocca, Maria Roman, Camelia Maxim, Alexandru Boghiu
(In French and Romanian with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 15, 2006, 3 Star)
01:55
Vinyan (Film)
Rufus Sewell and Emmanuelle Beart play Paul and Jeanne Bellmer, a couple who lost their son in the 2004 tsunami. Remaining in Thailand as aid workers, they view a video of children in the refugee communities on the Thai/Burmese border at a fund-raising event. Jeanne becomes convinced one of the children is their son. Hiring a local 'fixer', Thaksin Gao, they set off into the jungles of Burma, stumbling unwittingly into a heart of darkness where a feral foe destroys all intruders. Fabrice Du Welz's Film4-funded follow-up to Calvaire proves to be an equally chilling film.
Director: Fabrice Du Welz
Starring: Emmanuelle Béart, Rufus Sewell, Petch Osathanugrah, Julie Dreyfus, Amporn Pankratok, Josse de Pauw
(Subtitles, In Thai with English Subtitles, 18, 2008, 3 Star)
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Tuesday 21st August
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11:00
Cloak and Dagger (Film)
Fritz Lang's spy thriller stars Gary Cooper as Professor Alvah Jesper, a mild-mannered American physicist who, sent on a mission to Europe to rescue a nuclear scientist held by the Nazis, falls in love with an Italian underground fighter.
Director: Richard Franklin, Fritz Lang
Starring: Gary Cooper, Lilli Palmer, Robert Alda
(Black and White, Subtitles, 12, 1946, 3 Star)
13:10
Casablanca (Film)
Michael Curtiz's classic drama stars Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine, who owns a shady bar in Second World War Casablanca. Into Rick's nest of Allied and Axis interests walk Victor Laszlo, a resistance hero on the run to a neutral country, and his wife Ilsa Lund. She and Rick have history, which left him with a broken heart, but will he now find it in his heart to forgive her and save a life precious to her?
Director: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet
(Black and White, Subtitles, Audio Described, U, 1942, 5 Star)
15:15
The Time Machine (Film)
George Pal's Oscar-winning film stars Rod Taylor as Victorian scientist H George Wells, who invents a time machine. Travelling through the far distant future, with stop-overs for World Wars I, II and III, he finally e$$$ up in the year 802,701. Here, he encounters the peaceful Eloi race and falls for the beautiful Weena, but then discovers that another race exists: the underground-dwelling, cannibalistic Morlocks, who feast on the Eloi. Can Wells save the Eloi - and Weena - from their grisly fate?
Director: George Pal
Starring: Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux, Sebastian Cabot, Tom Hel, Whit Bissell
(Subtitles, 12, 1960, 4 Star)
17:20
Dr. Strangelove (Film)
Peter Sellers stars in three roles in Stanley Kubrick's Oscar-nominated black comedy about the Cold War. A room is packed full of politicians and military officials trying to stop the nuclear attack that paranoid US Air Force General Jack Ripper has secretly launched on the USSR. When US President Merkin meets with his advisors, not only does he have to contend with super-hawk General Buck Turgidson, who sees the situation as an opportunity to do something about Communism in general, but he also learns that the Soviets already have a Doomsday Machine in place, which will destroy all plant and animal life on Earth should the USSR be attacked. The only person other than General Ripper who might be able to recall the bombers is his executive officer, RAF Group Captain Lionel. But General Ripper is holding Captain Lionel hostage, and unless Captain Lionel can get a message to the outside world, no one will be able to figure out the bombers' abort code.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, Peter Bull
(Subtitles, PG, 1964, 5 Star)
19:15
How She Move (Film)
Ian Iqbal Rashid's drama stars Rutina Wesley as Raya, a young woman mourning the death of her sister from a drugs overdose and spurning the street culture around her. Hearing of a dance contest that could fund the private education her parents can't afford, she hooks up with the streetwise but bookish Quake, joining a dance crew vying for supremacy in the final against rival Michelle. Choreographed by Hi-Hat, this is an exuberant mix of dance and teen drama. Edited for language and content.
Director: Ian Iqbal Rashid
Starring: Tre Armstrong, Boyd Banks, Clé Bennett, Ardon Bess, Conrad Coates, Keyshia Cole
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 12, 2007, 1 Star)
21:00
Avatar (Film)
Twelve years after the hugely successful Titanic, James Cameron returned to filmmaking with another spectacular, this time set in outer space and part-animated. When disabled ex-Marine Jake Sully replaces his recently killed brother on a mission to the distant world of Pandora, he discovers that the mining company Resources Development Administration plans to drive off the planet's native inhabitants for the precious mineral unobtainium. With orders to infiltrate the Na'vi, Jake fi$$$ himself falling in love with beautiful alien Neytiri, but complications soon ensue. An immersive visual experience, Avatar's imagery is often breath-taking and the battle scenes brilliantly staged. A genuinely awe-inspiring cinematic experience and, without question, the most successful blue movie of all time. Starring Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver and Zo? Saldana.
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Joel Moore, Giovanni Ribisi
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 12, 2009, 4 Star)
00:05
The Crazies (Film)
Timothy Olyphant, Joe Anderson and Radha Mitchell star in Breck Eisner's remake of George A Romero's cult horror from 1973(Romero is present, as.
Starring: Lane Carroll, Will MacMillan, Harold Wayne Jones, Lloyd Hollar, Lynn Lowry, Richard Liberty
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 18, 1973, 3 Star)
02:00
The Breed (Film)
Nicholas Mastandrea's chiller begins with a bunch of teenagers landing by seaplane at a deserted island, ready for a party weekend. But then from the woods comes a chilling howl. Slowly, the group, led by Nicki, realise that they are being hunted by a pack of genetically modified, highly intelligent super dogs that have escaped from a training establishment on the other side of the island. And the hou$$$ haven't eaten for a while.
Director: Nicholas Mastandrea
Starring: Michelle Rodriguez, Oliver Hudson, Taryn Manning, Eric Lively, Hill Harper, Nick Boraine
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 15, 2006, 2 Star)
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Tuesday 21st August
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11:00
Cloak and Dagger (Film)
Fritz Lang's spy thriller stars Gary Cooper as Professor Alvah Jesper, a mild-mannered American physicist who, sent on a mission to Europe to rescue a nuclear scientist held by the Nazis, falls in love with an Italian underground fighter.
Director: Richard Franklin, Fritz Lang
Starring: Gary Cooper, Lilli Palmer, Robert Alda
(Black and White, Subtitles, 12, 1946, 3 Star)
13:10
Casablanca (Film)
Michael Curtiz's classic drama stars Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine, who owns a shady bar in Second World War Casablanca. Into Rick's nest of Allied and Axis interests walk Victor Laszlo, a resistance hero on the run to a neutral country, and his wife Ilsa Lund. She and Rick have history, which left him with a broken heart, but will he now find it in his heart to forgive her and save a life precious to her?
Director: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet
(Black and White, Subtitles, Audio Described, U, 1942, 5 Star)
15:15
The Time Machine (Film)
George Pal's Oscar-winning film stars Rod Taylor as Victorian scientist H George Wells, who invents a time machine. Travelling through the far distant future, with stop-overs for World Wars I, II and III, he finally e$$$ up in the year 802,701. Here, he encounters the peaceful Eloi race and falls for the beautiful Weena, but then discovers that another race exists: the underground-dwelling, cannibalistic Morlocks, who feast on the Eloi. Can Wells save the Eloi - and Weena - from their grisly fate?
Director: George Pal
Starring: Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux, Sebastian Cabot, Tom Hel, Whit Bissell
(Subtitles, 12, 1960, 4 Star)
17:20
Dr. Strangelove (Film)
Peter Sellers stars in three roles in Stanley Kubrick's Oscar-nominated black comedy about the Cold War. A room is packed full of politicians and military officials trying to stop the nuclear attack that paranoid US Air Force General Jack Ripper has secretly launched on the USSR. When US President Merkin meets with his advisors, not only does he have to contend with super-hawk General Buck Turgidson, who sees the situation as an opportunity to do something about Communism in general, but he also learns that the Soviets already have a Doomsday Machine in place, which will destroy all plant and animal life on Earth should the USSR be attacked. The only person other than General Ripper who might be able to recall the bombers is his executive officer, RAF Group Captain Lionel. But General Ripper is holding Captain Lionel hostage, and unless Captain Lionel can get a message to the outside world, no one will be able to figure out the bombers' abort code.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, Peter Bull
(Subtitles, PG, 1964, 5 Star)
19:15
How She Move (Film)
Ian Iqbal Rashid's drama stars Rutina Wesley as Raya, a young woman mourning the death of her sister from a drugs overdose and spurning the street culture around her. Hearing of a dance contest that could fund the private education her parents can't afford, she hooks up with the streetwise but bookish Quake, joining a dance crew vying for supremacy in the final against rival Michelle. Choreographed by Hi-Hat, this is an exuberant mix of dance and teen drama. Edited for language and content.
Director: Ian Iqbal Rashid
Starring: Tre Armstrong, Boyd Banks, Clé Bennett, Ardon Bess, Conrad Coates, Keyshia Cole
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 12, 2007, 1 Star)
21:00
Avatar (Film)
Twelve years after the hugely successful Titanic, James Cameron returned to filmmaking with another spectacular, this time set in outer space and part-animated. When disabled ex-Marine Jake Sully replaces his recently killed brother on a mission to the distant world of Pandora, he discovers that the mining company Resources Development Administration plans to drive off the planet's native inhabitants for the precious mineral unobtainium. With orders to infiltrate the Na'vi, Jake fi$$$ himself falling in love with beautiful alien Neytiri, but complications soon ensue. An immersive visual experience, Avatar's imagery is often breath-taking and the battle scenes brilliantly staged. A genuinely awe-inspiring cinematic experience and, without question, the most successful blue movie of all time. Starring Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver and Zo? Saldana.
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Joel Moore, Giovanni Ribisi
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 12, 2009, 4 Star)
00:05
The Crazies (Film)
Timothy Olyphant, Joe Anderson and Radha Mitchell star in Breck Eisner's remake of George A Romero's cult horror from 1973(Romero is present, as.
Starring: Lane Carroll, Will MacMillan, Harold Wayne Jones, Lloyd Hollar, Lynn Lowry, Richard Liberty
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 18, 1973, 3 Star)
02:00
The Breed (Film)
Nicholas Mastandrea's chiller begins with a bunch of teenagers landing by seaplane at a deserted island, ready for a party weekend. But then from the woods comes a chilling howl. Slowly, the group, led by Nicki, realise that they are being hunted by a pack of genetically modified, highly intelligent super dogs that have escaped from a training establishment on the other side of the island. And the hou$$$ haven't eaten for a while.
Director: Nicholas Mastandrea
Starring: Michelle Rodriguez, Oliver Hudson, Taryn Manning, Eric Lively, Hill Harper, Nick Boraine
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 15, 2006, 2 Star)
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Wednesday 22nd August
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11:00
Bataan (Film)
Tay Garnett's Second World War film is based on a true story about 13 men left to fight against the advancing troops of the Japanese army. Robert Taylor stars as the sergeant in charge, Bill Dane, who, along with Lt Steve Bentley and Cpl Jake Feingold, is on a mission to stop the Japanese from building a vital bridge into the Philippines' Bataan peninsula. But it becomes increasingly apparent that none of them is likely to survive.
Director: Tay Garnett
Starring: Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Nolan, Lee Bowman, Robert Walker Jr.
(Black and White, Subtitles, PG, 1943, 3 Star)
13:15
The Cruel Sea (Film)
Charles Frend's film was one of Ealing Studio's most successful dramatic productions, starring Jack Hawkins as Ericson, commander of the corvette Compass Rose during the Battle of the Atlantic. Ericson, the only experienced sailor on board, suffers an emotional crisis arising from his decision to run down survivors of a torpedoed ship in order to attack a suspected lurking submarine.
Director: Charles Frend
Starring: Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, John Stratton, Denholm Elliott, John Warner, Stanley Baker
(Black and White, Subtitles, PG, 1953, 4 Star)
15:45
Hills of Home (Film)
Fred M Wilcox directs this adventure, starring Lassie and Edmund Gwenn as her owner, Dr William MacLure. Lassie has an aversion to water, despite the doctor's best efforts to coax her into it, but when his life is in danger, she overcomes her phobia and saves him. Unfortunately, not soon enough, but MacLure manages to pass on her ownership to the two romantic leads, Tammas Milton and Margit Mitchell.
Director: Fred M. Wilcox
Starring: Edmund Gwenn, Donald Crisp, Tom Drake, Janet Leigh, Rhys Williams, Reginald Owen
(Subtitles, U, 1948, 3 Star)
17:40
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who (Film)
Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino's animated family film, based on Dr Seuss's book, stars Horton, an elephant. One day, wandering through the jungle, he hears a voice coming from a mote of dust. It turns out to be the tiny planet of the Whos, who are threatened with destruction. Horton agrees to help them and, catching them safely on a flower, seeks the help of the others in the jungle. But the Kangaroo, ruler of the jungle, believes, 'If you can't see it, it's not there' and hires the vulture Vlad to eliminate the planet. Can Horton save the Whos? With Steve Carrell as the voice of the Mayor of Whoville, and Isla Fisher as a Who doctor, Mary Lou Larue.
Director: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino
Starring: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Dan Fogler
(Widescreen, Subtitles, U, 2008, 4 Star)
19:20
Zoolander (Film)
Derek Zoolander is a self-obsessed male supermodel who loses his position as the top male model on the planet to younger, blond newcomer Hansel. In the midst of his midlife crisis, the dim-witted Zoolander is brainwashed at a day spa by the mysterious Katinka into assassinating the prime minister of Malaysia.
Director: Ben Stiller
Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Christine Taylor, Will Ferrell, Milla Jovovich, Jerry Stiller
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 12, 2001, 2 Star)
21:00
The Time Traveler's Wife (Film)
Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams star in Robert Schwentke's romantic sci-fi drama, based on the bestselling novel of the same name by American author Audrey Niffenegger. Henry is a Chicago research librarian who experiences an unusual genetic condition: he's prone to 'fits' which result in him waking up, stark naked, at some point in the not-too-distant future or past. The common denominator to his time-travelling is that, wherever/whenever he e$$$ up, it always relates directly to his personal life. However, it's this very fact that causes him his biggest problem: those regular disappearances, for anything up to weeks at a time, have begun to take their toll on his relationship with the spouse referred to in the film's title, his wife Clare.
Director: Robert Schwentke
Starring: Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams, Jane McLean, Ron Livingston, Michelle Nolden, Arliss Howard
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 12, 2009, 4 Star)
23:05
Audition (Film)
Takashi Miike's psychological horror movie caused furore on its release in this country for its shocking ending. Ryo Ishibashi, a lonely widower, owns a video company. On the advice of a friend, he sets up auditions for a video movie to 'vet' prospective brides. Only the mysterious, obedient Eihi Shiina attracts him but when he confesses his ruse to her she disappears. Tracking her down, he learns of her past life, but nothing could prepare him for their reconciliation, as things take a disturbingly dark and violent turn.
Director: Takashi Miike
Starring: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki, Jun Kunimura, Renji Ishibashi, Miyuki Matsuda
(In Japanese with Subtitles, 18, 1999, 4 Star)
01:20
Silent Hill (Film)
Christophe Gans' stylish horror film, based on the classic video game of the same name, stars Radha Mitchell as Rose Da Silva, whose infant daughter Sharon keeps having nightmares about the town of Silent Hill. Rosa decides to take her there in an attempt to solve the puzzle, but she blacks out following a minor road accident en-route. When she comes round, her daughter has disappeared into the deserted town; a place of evil that sits atop a smouldering mine where grey ash falls, making it perpetually night and where the inhabitants include bloodthirsty babies and zombie nurses. Can she avoid their murderous attentions, and get to Sharon before it's too late?
Director: Christophe Gans
Starring: Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Laurie Holden, Deborah Kara Unger, Kim Coates, Tanya Allen
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 15, 2006, 3 Star)
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Thursday 23rd August
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11:00
Tales From Earthsea (Film)
Goro Miyazaki's dazzling Studio Ghibli animation brings to life Ursula Le Guin's superlative fantasy novels. Young Prince Arren leaves his homeland in a quest to find out why Earthsea's biosphere seems to be failing. In the company of Archmage Sparrowhawk, they discover that the evil wizard Cob is draining the planet's powers for his own purpose, one that needs Arren's life to reach completion. As good and evil meet in a final battle, the fate of Earthsea hangs in the balance.
Director: Goro Miyazaki
Starring: Junichi Okada, Aoi Teshima, Bunta Sugawara, Yûko Tanaka, Teruyuki Kagawa, Jun Fubuki
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Subtitled, In Japanese with English Subtitles, PG, 2006, 3 Star)
13:20
The Riddle of the Sa$$$ (Film)
Tony Maylam's thriller is based on Erskine Childers' classic novel. Set in 1901, when Britannia ruled the waves, it stars Simon MacCorkindale as Arthur Davies who, while out sailing in the North Sea, has a run-in with a German captain, Dollmann. His suspicions aroused, Davies calls in his old friend Charles Carruthers of the Foreign Office and the two set sail again, only to find that the Germans are planning an invasion of Britain and they are the only two who can stop them. Beautifully shot by cinematographer Christopher Challis, this is a thoroughly enjoyable drama, based on one of the earliest spy novels.
Director: Tony Maylam
Starring: Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Simon MacCorkindale
(Subtitles, U, 1979, 2 Star)
15:25
Carry on Behind (Film)
Saucy British comedy with the Carry On crew as Prof. Roland Crump enlists a band of students to investigate the remains of a Roman encampment in Britain. Together with the professor's glamorous Russian assistant, the team arrive at the historic site only to find it crawling with a motley selection of holidaymaking caravan enthusiasts.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Kenneth Williams, Elke Sommer, Bernard Bresslaw, Kenneth Connor, Joan Sims, Wi$$$or Davies
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, PG, 1975, 2 Star)
17:15
Aliens in the Attic (Film)
A kids' sci-fi comedy-adventure from director John Schultz, penned by British screenwriter Mark Burton. Teen maths whiz Tom Pearson is on holiday with his extended family at a remote lakeside cottage, where he and the other children make an unexpected discovery: four small, green extra-terrestrial creatures lurking in the loft. The aliens are freshly arrived from outer space and don't waste too much time in setting about their goal - the subjugation of mankind. However, it's equally swiftly apparent that their chosen method of conquest - a mind-control device - only works on adults. And so the scene is set for Tom and the other minors to make a brave stand against the incomers on behalf of Earth's human population.
Director: John Schultz
Starring: Carter Jenkins, Austin Robert Butler, Ashley Tisdale, Ashley Boettcher, Henri Young, Regan Young
(Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 2009, 3 Star)
18:55
Love Happens (Film)
Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart star in Brandon Camp's directorial debut, which he co-wrote with long-time collaborator Mike Thompson. The romantic drama tells the story of Burke Ryan, who wrote a best-selling self-help manual following his wife's death in a car crash three years earlier. He's currently, under the guidance of his manager Lane, touring a seminar for the bereaved, which has brought him to Seattle, his late wife's hometown. And it's here, at his hotel, that he bumps into Eloise Chandler, the local florist who supplies the establishment's flowers. He's clearly taken with her, but she's quite frosty towards him. Even so, he pursues her - but It soon transpires that, despite his new career, both he and she have a lot of emotional baggage that will need to be dealt with before a relationship is likely to succeed.
Director: Brandon Camp
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Jennifer Aniston, Dan Fogler, John Carroll Lynch, Martin Sheen, Judy Greer
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, 12, 2009, 3 Star)
21:00
Along Came a Spider (Film)
World-weary criminal profiler Alex Cross is challenged to a nasty game when a senator's daughter is kidnapped whilst under Secret Service protection. Cross is still bruised from his last assignment and the loss of his partner, but he needs his wits about him ... as this new case is not as it seems.
Director: Lee Tamahori
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter, Michael Wincott, Dylan Baker, Mika Boorem, Anton Yelchin
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 15, 2001, 3 Star)
23:05
Mother (Film)
Bong Joon-ho, director of Korean horror The Host, returns with this unsettling thriller about the lengths to which a mother will go to prove her son Do-joon is not guilty of a horrific murder. Often forgetful, 27-year-old Do-joon has the mental capacity of a child, making the increasingly violent chain of events more and more disturbing. After he confesses to the crime, Mother ratchets up the suspense by playing detective, revealing unsettling truths about herself, her son and the small community they live in. Jong-ho weaves a thread of dark humour throughout, keeping the story unpredictable and the characters sympathetic. Film4 premiere.
Director: Albert Brooks
Starring: Paul Collins, Laura Weekes, Albert Brooks, John C. McGinley, Debbie Reynolds, Richard Assad
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Korean with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 12, 1996, 3 Star)
01:35
Frozen (Film)
Written and directed by Adam Green, this chilly thriller stars three frie$$$ whose ill-advised bribery of a chair lift operator results in a terrifying night at the top of a mountain. On a weekend away in New England, Dan Walker, his girlfriend Parker O'Neill and best friend Joe Lynch insist on one last trip on the ski lift before the slopes close for the night. But when the chair gri$$$ to a halt, and they see that the lights of the ski resort have been turned off, they face a life-threatening night of frostbite, hypothermia and hail, as well as unknown dangers lurking below. With judicious use of gore, the suspense builds as the frie$$$' fear of their extreme situation spirals.
Director: Adam Green
Starring: Emma Bell, Shawn Ash, Kevin Zegers, Ed Ackerman, Rileah Vanderbilt, Kane Hodder
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 15, 2010, 3 Star)
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11:00
Quo Vadis (Film)
Epic historical drama set in 64AD. After three years at war, General Marcus Vinicius returns home to Rome to further his career and look for a wife. Unfortunately, the woman he falls for, Lygia, is a Christian and - due to the persecution of her fellow believers - has no interest in becoming a Roman general's wife. But Vinicius is determined, and turns to the eccentric Emperor Nero for help. Things start to look promising for Vinicius, until a fire burns out of control and engulfs Rome. Following the inferno, Nero accuses the Christians of arson and starts throwing them to the lions at an alarming rate, threatening the growing romance between the general and Lygia. Mervyn LeRoy's over-the-top epic can be interpreted as both a lavish spectacle designed to counter television's growing threat to cinema in the 50s, and a subtle attack on McCarthy's Communist witch-hunts.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Starring: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov, Patricia Laffan, Finlay Currie
(Subtitles, PG, 1951, 3 Star)
14:30
That Thing You Do! (Film)
Lovingly accurate pastiche of Beatles mayhem written and directed by Tom Hanks. Guy, a talented drummer joins an amateur band with his frie$$$. They pen a smash-hit record, only to find that the rewards of fame are cursed with pressures. A funny and charming tale, with an excellent title track.
Director: Tom Hanks
Starring: Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn, Ethan Embry, Tom Hanks
(Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 1996, 3 Star)
16:40
The Addams Family (Film)
Anjelica Huston and Raul Julia star in Barry Sonnenfeld's comedy as Morticia and Gomez Addams, head of one of cinema's more morbidly funny families. Based on Charles Addams' famous cartoons, the family welcome long-lost Uncle Fester to their bosom. But is he really all he seems? Featuring Christina Ricci and Jimmy Workman as Wednesday and Pugsley Addams, the delightfully malicious offspring.
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Starring: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Elizabeth Wilson, Christina Ricci, Judith Malina
(Subtitles, PG, 1991, 3 Star)
18:40
Around the World in 80 Days (Film)
Frank Coraci's remake of the classic 1956 film, based on Jules Verne's novel, stars Steve Coogan as eccentric inventor Phileas Fogg and Jackie Chan as his new manservant Passepartout. Fogg accepts a challenge from his fellow club member Lord Kelvin to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days and, with Passepartout, sets off on a series of adventures, picking up a love interest in the shape of Monique La Roche in Paris, but trailed by Inspector Fix, who suspects the duo of a daring crime.
Director: Frank Coraci
Starring: Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Robert Fyfe, Jim Broadbent, Ian McNeice, David Ryall
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, PG, 2004, 2 Star)
21:00
Premonition (Film)
Menna Yapo's fantasy drama stars Sandra Bullock as Linda Hanson, an ordinary housewife with two children whose life is thrown upside down when her husband Jim is killed in a car crash. After falling into a grief-stricken sleep, she awakens to find him in the kitchen drinking coffee. At first she believes she has had a nightmare but the next morning she awakes to his funeral preparations. While everyone else thinks she's going mad, Linda realises that she's caught in a time slip, with the days before and after Jim's death all mixed up. Now she must work out how to prevent his death without causing tragic consequences for her or her daughters.
Director: Mennan Yapo
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Julian McMahon, Shyann McClure, Courtney Taylor Burness, Nia Long, Irene Ziegler
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 12, 2007, 3 Star)
22:55
Carriers (Film)
Chris Pine stars in writer/directors Alex and David Pastor's bleak post-apocalypse horror-thriller. A deadly viral pandemic has hit America and taken a devastating toll on the population. Brothers Danny and Brian Green decide to see if they can make it from their landlocked home to the isolated beach they spent happier times at in their youth, and where they hope to hunker down and wait for the lethal contagion to peter out. Along for the ride, and the chance of survival, are their girlfrie$$$ Bobby and Kate. But can they really traverse the country without any of them coming into contact with the infected, and just how far are they prepared to bend their morals and the normal rules of human interaction in order to safely make it to their goal?
Director: Àlex Pastor, David Pastor
Starring: Lou Taylor Pucci, Chris Pine, Piper Perabo, Emily VanCamp, Christopher Meloni, Kiernan Shipka
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 15, 2009, 3 Star)
00:30
Sorority Row (Film)
Stewart Hendler's grainy remake of the cult 1983 slasher horror The House on Sorority Row tells the tale of a university prank gone wrong, and the terrible revenge that the act provokes. When the women of Rosman University's Theta Pi house throw a wild party, they set up Megan's boyfriend Garrett to think that he's overdosed her on a date-rape drug. Together, Garrett and Megan's frie$$$ Jessica, Chugs and Ellie take the 'corpse' off to a disused quarry for disposal. Unfortunately, at the quarry things don't go to plan and Megan is killed by accident. After a quick discussion, the shocked students decide to hide their friend's body and hope for the best. Eight months later it seems as though they have managed to get away with their crime. But, on the night of Theta Pi's graduation party, it becomes suddenly, violently clear that someone hasn't forgotten the sorority sisters' misdeed, and is out for bloody revenge on all participants in Megan's manslaughter.
Director: Stewart Hendler
Starring: Briana Evigan, Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis, Jamie Chung, Margo Harshman, Audrina Patridge
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 18, 2009, 3 Star)
02:25
Lake Placid (Film)
Horror comedy about the hunt for a huge man-eating reptile living in a lake in Maine. Following the death of a local diver, a New York palaeontologist is sent out to help the local fisheries warden investigate the case. Also on the trail of the creature is the local sheriff, who is keen to kill it, and an eccentric millionaire who wishes to capture and study it.
Director: Steve Miner
Starring: Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt, Brendan Gleeson, Betty White, David Lewis
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 15, 1999, 2 Star)
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Sunday 26th August
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11:00
Carry on Behind (Film)
Saucy British comedy with the Carry On crew as Prof. Roland Crump enlists a band of students to investigate the remains of a Roman encampment in Britain. Together with the professor's glamorous Russian assistant, the team arrive at the historic site only to find it crawling with a motley selection of holidaymaking caravan enthusiasts.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Kenneth Williams, Elke Sommer, Bernard Bresslaw, Kenneth Connor, Joan Sims, Wi$$$or Davies
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1975, PG, 2 Star)
13:00
To be Announced (Film)
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15:00
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who (Film)
Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino's animated family film, based on Dr Seuss's book, stars Horton, an elephant. One day, wandering through the jungle, he hears a voice coming from a mote of dust. It turns out to be the tiny planet of the Whos, who are threatened with destruction. Horton agrees to help them and, catching them safely on a flower, seeks the help of the others in the jungle. But the Kangaroo, ruler of the jungle, believes, 'If you can't see it, it's not there' and hires the vulture Vlad to eliminate the planet. Can Horton save the Whos? With Steve Carrell as the voice of the Mayor of Whoville, and Isla Fisher as a Who doctor, Mary Lou Larue.
Director: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino
Starring: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Dan Fogler
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, U, 4 Star)
16:45
Runaway Bride (Film)
Garry Marshall's romantic-comedy stars Julia Roberts as Maggie Carpenter, who has reportedly left seven, maybe eight, grooms at the altar. USA Today journalist Ike Graham uses her as an example for a female-bashing piece, only for Carpenter to angrily reply she only jilted three men, one of only 15 inaccuracies in his piece. Stung by the rebuke, Graham travels to her small home town to get the story directly from her. But when the pair meet, it's soon clear that wedding bells might ring again - and for a final time.
Director: Garry Marshall
Starring: Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Joan Cusack, Hector Elizondo, Rita Wilson, Paul Dooley
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, 1998, PG, 3 Star)
19:00
To be Announced (Film)
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21:00
Avatar (Film)
Twelve years after the hugely successful Titanic, James Cameron returned to filmmaking with another spectacular, this time set in outer space and part-animated. When disabled ex-Marine Jake Sully replaces his recently killed brother on a mission to the distant world of Pandora, he discovers that the mining company Resources Development Administration plans to drive off the planet's native inhabitants for the precious mineral unobtainium. With orders to infiltrate the Na'vi, Jake fi$$$ himself falling in love with beautiful alien Neytiri, but complications soon ensue. An immersive visual experience, Avatar's imagery is often breath-taking and the battle scenes brilliantly staged. A genuinely awe-inspiring cinematic experience and, without question, the most successful blue movie of all time. Starring Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver and Zo? Saldana.
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Joel Moore, Giovanni Ribisi
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 12, 4 Star)
00:05
The Descent (Film)
Six women arrange a caving expedition to help one of them, Sarah overcome a personal tragedy. But once they are down in the dark, they realise that not only are they not alone, their 'companions' aren't necessarily human.
Director: Neil Marshall
Starring: Shauna MacDonald, Natalie Jackson Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, MyAnna Buring, Nora-Jane Noone
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2005, 18, 4 Star)
02:00
Isolation (Film)
Farmer Dan Reilly is struggling financially, so when he is offered a tidy sum in return for allowing one of his cows to have DNA experiments carried out on it, he reluctantly agrees. But soon the cow is not the only victim of the gruesome interventions. Horror.
Director: Billy O'Brien
Starring: Essie Davis, Sean Harris, Marcel Iures, Crispin Letts, John Carroll Lynch, Ruth Negga
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Monday 27th August
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11:00
Hills of Home (Film)
Fred M Wilcox directs this adventure, starring Lassie and Edmund Gwenn as her owner, Dr William MacLure. Lassie has an aversion to water, despite the doctor's best efforts to coax her into it, but when his life is in danger, she overcomes her phobia and saves him. Unfortunately, not soon enough, but MacLure manages to pass on her ownership to the two romantic leads, Tammas Milton and Margit Mitchell.
Director: Fred M. Wilcox
Starring: Edmund Gwenn, Donald Crisp, Tom Drake, Janet Leigh, Rhys Williams, Reginald Owen
(1948, U, 3 Star)
12:55
The Love Bug (Film)
Robert Stevenson's much-loved family film stars Dean Jones as Jim Douglas, a struggling racing driver. He 'rescues' a VW Beetle from rival racer Peter Thorndyke and in gratitude the car, which has a 'life' of its own, starts winning races for Jim. Infuriated, Thorndyke tries to reappropriate the car, now christened Herbie; can Jim and Herbie outwit him?
Director: Robert Stevenson
Starring: Dean Jones, Michele Lee, David Tomlinson, Buddy Hackett, Joe Flynn, Benson Fong
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1968, U, 3 Star)
15:05
Aliens in the Attic (Film)
A kids' sci-fi comedy-adventure from director John Schultz, penned by British screenwriter Mark Burton. Teen maths whiz Tom Pearson is on holiday with his extended family at a remote lakeside cottage, where he and the other children make an unexpected discovery: four small, green extra-terrestrial creatures lurking in the loft. The aliens are freshly arrived from outer space and don't waste too much time in setting about their goal - the subjugation of mankind. However, it's equally swiftly apparent that their chosen method of conquest - a mind-control device - only works on adults. And so the scene is set for Tom and the other minors to make a brave stand against the incomers on behalf of Earth's human population.
Director: John Schultz
Starring: Carter Jenkins, Austin Robert Butler, Ashley Tisdale, Ashley Boettcher, Henri Young, Regan Young
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, PG, 3 Star)
17:00
To be Announced (Film)
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19:00
To be Announced (Film)
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21:00
Rush Hour 3 (Film)
Brett Ratner's martial-arts action-comedy sequel starring Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan. When the Chinese Ambassador to the US is shot while divulging the whereabouts of a major Triad leader, the American authorities once again send Chief Inspector Lee and Detective James Carter into the fray. Lee quickly corners the would-be assassin, Kenji, but Lee's shock at coming face-to-face with an old friend gives the baddie just enough time to escape. Kenji's trail leads the mismatched cops to Paris, where car chases and a sequence among the under-dressed dancers of the Folies Bergore await them, plus rather a lot of dodgy French stereotypes and a finale atop the Eiffel Tower. Also starring Youki Kudoh and Noimie Lenoir, together with, in unlikely cameos, Max von Sydow and Roman Polanski.
Director: Brett Ratner
Starring: Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan, Hiroyuki Sanada, Youki Kudoh, Max von Sydow, Yvan Attal
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2007, 12, 3 Star)
22:45
The Final Destination (Film)
David R Ellis takes the helm for the fourth instalment of this increasingly gory horror franchise. This time around, Nick O'Bannon saves the lives of the people near him at a motor racing track when he has a vivid premonition of disaster and is able to act on it, seco$$$ before a crash obliterates the stand in which they were seated. However, as aficionados of the series know only too well, Death is not easily cheated, and it's only a matter of time before the scythe-wielder catches up with the escapees and sets in train an intricate series of deadly events designed to reclaim what is his.
Director: David R. Ellis
Starring: Bobby Campo, Shantel VanSanten, Nick Zano, Haley Webb, Mykelti Williamson, Krista Allen
(Premiere, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 15, 2 Star)
00:20
Curse of the Demon (Film)
Jacques Tourneur directs this classic British horror movie, an adaptation of a story by the master of the supernatural, MR James. Dana Andrews stars as Dr John Holden, an American psychologist who comes to Britain to expose a sinister secret society, but becomes dangerously involved with the cult headed by Dr Julian Karswell. The cult's members pass on runic scrips of paper to their victims, and the receiver is visited by a demon from hell; given the state of special effects of the day, this is created in truly memorable form. Andrews' performance is perhaps overshadowed by McGinnis, whose suave evil persona is chillingly convincing. Tourneur uses suggestion as much as shown horror, as he did in his seminal Cat People, and the denouement remains horrifyingly gripping even today.
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Starring: Peggy Cummins, Maurice Denham, Athene Seyler, Niall MacGinnis
(Black and White, 1958, PG, 3 Star)
01:50
Ju-on: The Grudge 2 (Film)
Following the success of Ju-On: The Grudge, director Takashi Shimizu's sequel was released in the same year. The cursed building is now the setting for a TV special, presented by Tomoko Miura and directed by Keisuke Okuni, with special guest horror actress Kyoko Harase. But for each of them, and other members of the crew, strange events presage the appearance of a ghostly young boy and a mysterious woman with long flowing hair, precursors of macabre deaths guaranteed to jolt any viewer out of their seat.
Director: Takashi Shimizu
Starring: Noriko Sakai, Chiharu Nîyama, Kei Horie, Yui Ichikawa, Shingo Katsurayama, Takako Fuji
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Subtitled, In Japanese with English Subtitles, 2003, 15, 3 Star)
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11:00
Good Morning (Film)
Yasujiro Ozu's film explores the power of speech. Two small boys refuse to speak until their family get a television, but the parents resist because they fear it will kill the art of conversation. Ozu shows, in a series of episodic vignettes, how the ripples of the family's tensions affect the community, ironically using dialogue and relationships to make his case.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu
Starring: Keiji Sada, Yoshiko Kuga, Chishû Ryû, Kuniko Miyake, Haruko Sugimura, Kôji Shitara
(In Japanese with Subtitles, 1959, U, 4 Star)
13:00
Quo Vadis (Film)
Epic historical drama set in 64AD. After three years at war, General Marcus Vinicius returns home to Rome to further his career and look for a wife. Unfortunately, the woman he falls for, Lygia, is a Christian and - due to the persecution of her fellow believers - has no interest in becoming a Roman general's wife. But Vinicius is determined, and turns to the eccentric Emperor Nero for help. Things start to look promising for Vinicius, until a fire burns out of control and engulfs Rome. Following the inferno, Nero accuses the Christians of arson and starts throwing them to the lions at an alarming rate, threatening the growing romance between the general and Lygia. Mervyn LeRoy's over-the-top epic can be interpreted as both a lavish spectacle designed to counter television's growing threat to cinema in the 50s, and a subtle attack on McCarthy's Communist witch-hunts.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Starring: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov, Patricia Laffan, Finlay Currie
(Subtitles, 1951, PG, 3 Star)
16:20
The Parent Trap (Film)
Family comedy about identical twin sisters who are separated at birth when their parents divorce. Years later the girls meet at a summer camp and, despite strikingly different personalities, agree to a scheme to reunite their parents. When camp e$$$, they change places and start their plan with the first goal to scare off a gold-digger pursuing their father. A new remake of the 1961 favourite staring Hayley Mills.
Director: Nancy Meyers
Starring: Li$$$ay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Elaine Hendrix, Lisa Ann Walter
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1998, PG, 3 Star)
18:50
Young Sherlock Holmes (Film)
Barry Levinson's family film, scripted by Chris Columbus, stars Nicholas Rowe as Sherlock Holmes and Alan Cox as John Watson, who meet up as teenagers at boarding school. Holmes, already developing his detective skills, becomes interested in the seemingly unconnected deaths of prominent men, but by acting upon his deductive powers he places himself and Watson in mortal danger. The influence of Steven Spielberg as executive producer can be seen, with scenes that could have appeared in The Goonies or Indiana Jones, but Levinson gives the film its own distinctive style. Nigel Stock plays an eccentric teacher at the school; he played Watson in the 1960s BBC TV series.
Director: Barry Levinson
Starring: Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox, Sophie Ward, Anthony Higgins, Susan Fleetwood, Freddie Jones
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1985, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
Dear John (Film)
Two weeks' military leave is all it takes for US Army Staff Sergeant John Tyree and college student Savannah Curtis to fall in love in this Lasse Hallstrom-directed adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel. Having depended on letters to keep their romance alive, their relationship falters when John unexpectedly decides to re-enlist in the army following the September 11 attacks in New York. Then it arrives - the Dear John letter informing him that Savannah is engaged to someone else. With no hope of being together, John rededicates himself to the military, surviving injury and only seeing Savannah when family events force him to return home. Months later, John receives another letter from Savannah with their sign-off of old, 'I'll see you soon, then'. Could there be hope for the couple yet?
Director: Lasse Hallström
Starring: Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins, Henry Thomas, D.J. Cotrona, Cullen Moss
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2010, 12, 3 Star)
23:10
Berberian Sound Studio Interview Special (Entertainment)
Actor Toby Jones talks about his role as a foley artist on an Italian horror film in the eerie new film about aural terror from director Peter Strickland. This special is followed by a screening of The Conversation, with Gene Hackman as a sound expert in a film that has its own unique take on the use of sound as part of the narrative.
23:15
The Conversation (Film)
Francis Ford Coppola's classic Oscar-nominated thriller stars Gene Hackman, in one of his stand-out roles, as Harry Caul, one of the best surveillance experts in the business. He is asked by the head of a large corporation to record a conversation between a young couple in a public plaza. Using all his technical expertise, Caul gets three recordings of the conversation but as he plays them backwards and forwards, refining each one to achieve the most perfectly audible copy, he realises that delivering the finished product could end in tragedy.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Frederic Forrest, Cindy Williams, Michael Higgins
(Subtitles, 1974, 15, 4 Star)
01:30
Red Desert (Film)
Il deserto rosso was Michelangelo Antonioni's first work using colour film and the director intended it to be akin to a painting, resulting in a bold experiment in colour and tone, often bordering on abstraction. The drama itself is set in the factory-polluted valley of Ravenna, in which Italy's post-Second World War industrial renaissance is well under way, though at an apparently heavy cost to the environment. Against this backdrop, Giuliana is a young mother fighting a suicidal depression, not helped by the grimness of her surroundings and the fact that her engineer husband, Ugo, is out of work while there's a strike at his factory. And when Corrado Zeller one of Ugo's frie$$$ arrives in town, Giuliana is dangerously drawn to him.
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Starring: Monica Vitti, Richard Harris, Carlo Chionetti, Xenia Valderi, Rita Renoir, Lili Rheims
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Subtitled, In Italian with English Subtitles, 1964, 15, 4 Star)
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11:00
Kim (Film)
Based on Rudyard Kipling's famous tale, Victor Saville's epic film stars Errol Flynn as Mahbub Ali, the 'Red Beard', a dashing thief who befrie$$$ Kim, the orphaned son of a British soldier, and sees him through adventures including the thwarting of Russian agitators in the Khyber Pass and a sojurn with a holy lama.
Director: Victor Saville
Starring: Errol Flynn, Dean Stockwell, Paul Lukas, Robert Douglas, Thomas Gomez, Cecil Kellaway
(Subtitles, U, 1950, 4 Star)
13:15
The Love Bug (Film)
Robert Stevenson's much-loved family film stars Dean Jones as Jim Douglas, a struggling racing driver. He 'rescues' a VW Beetle from rival racer Peter Thorndyke and in gratitude the car, which has a 'life' of its own, starts winning races for Jim. Infuriated, Thorndyke tries to reappropriate the car, now christened Herbie; can Jim and Herbie outwit him?
Director: Robert Stevenson
Starring: Dean Jones, Michele Lee, David Tomlinson, Buddy Hackett, Joe Flynn, Benson Fong
(Widescreen, Subtitles, U, 1968, 3 Star)
15:25
The Spiderwick Chronicles (Film)
Mark Waters' fast-moving, gripping fantasy begins as Jared Grace, his twin brother Simon and their sister Mallory move with their mother Helen to their great-great uncle's creepy home in the middle of nowhere. Jared fi$$$ his great-great uncle's secret study and a book, the Field Guide to the Fantastical World around Them, which opens up a world of goblins, spirits, ogres, trolls and griffins. Some of the creatures are friendly and helpful, but some are determined to gain possession of the book so they can take over the world. Can the Graces stop their evil plans?
Director: Mark Waters
Starring: Freddie Highmore, Sarah Bolger, Nick Nolte, Mary-Louise Parker, Joan Plowright, David Strathairn
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, PG, 2008, 3 Star)
17:15
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (Film)
Gurinder Chadha's charming coming-of-age comedy stars Georgia Groome as Georgia Nicholson, who's about to turn 15 and is eager to meet boys. When brothers Tom and Robbie join her school, she and her best mate Jas set their sights on them, but while Jas scores, Georgia loses out to 'slaggy' Li$$$ay. And her bickering parents seem to be heading for a divorce. As her birthday approaches, will her life fall apart or into place?
Director: Gurinder Chadha
Starring: Georgia Groome, Eleanor Tomlinson, Aaron Johnson, Alan Davies, Karen Taylor, Tommy Bastow
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 12, 2008, 3 Star)
19:10
Bedazzled (Film)
Faustian comedy about the mishaps that occur when the devil grants seven wishes to a lovesick divorcee in return for his soul. The Princess of Darkness approaches an office worker harbouring a crush on a colleague with an offer to help in his failing advances. But as the young man is transformed into a plethora of characters, including a rock star and the US president, not one of his personas is able to get the girl.
Director: Harold Ramis
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley, Frances O'Connor, Miriam Shor, Orlando Jones
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 12, 2000, 3 Star)
21:00
Die Hard 4.0 (Film)
Bruce Willis returns once again as John McClane, the wisecracking, old-school New York cop whose impressive CV includes rescuing hostages captured in a swanky LA plaza and saving passengers on a hi-jacked plane circling Washington. In this violent thriller, he's now up against a group of terrorists threatening to hack their way into the US computer infrastructure. When they crash the stock market, sending the economy into meltdown and causing panic on Wall Street, McClane turns to young hacker Matt Farrell. Farrell's wanted by the FBI, but he's also potentially the only man who can help figure out the cyber criminals' next move. When the terrorists respond by kidnapping McClane's daughter Lucy, it's time for the anxious father to load up his ammo clips and go get the bad guys - at the very moment that the country's descending into complete chaos.
Director: Len Wiseman
Starring: Bruce Willis, Timothy Olyphant, Justin Long, Maggie Q, Cliff Curtis, Jonathan Sadowski
(Widescreen, In English with Some French and Italian with English Subtitles, Audio Described, 15, 2007, 4 Star)
23:30
The Final Destination (Film)
David R Ellis takes the helm for the fourth instalment of this increasingly gory horror franchise. This time around, Nick O'Bannon saves the lives of the people near him at a motor racing track when he has a vivid premonition of disaster and is able to act on it, seco$$$ before a crash obliterates the stand in which they were seated. However, as aficionados of the series know only too well, Death is not easily cheated, and it's only a matter of time before the scythe-wielder catches up with the escapees and sets in train an intricate series of deadly events designed to reclaim what is his.
Director: David R. Ellis
Starring: Bobby Campo, Shantel VanSanten, Nick Zano, Haley Webb, Mykelti Williamson, Krista Allen
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 15, 2009, 2 Star)
01:10
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Film)
Michel Gondry's film, co-scripted with Charlie Kaufman, is a fascinating melange of romance, fantasy and illusion. Joel Barish and Clementine Kruczynski were once madly in love, but their affair has gone stale. And when they meet again by chance, she doesn't just blank him, she genuinely doesn't know him. Then Joel fi$$$ out the truth. Using a new and highly experimental technology, she is having her memories of him erased from her brain. In revenge, he's determined to undergo the same process but, as dodgy scientist Dr Howard Mierzwiak begins the procedure, Joel changes his mind. Can he hang on to enough memories to win Clementine back?
Director: Michel Gondry
Starring: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Gerry Robert Byrne, Elijah Wood, Thomas Jay Ryan, Mark Ruffalo
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 15, 2004, 3 Star)
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Saturday 1st September
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To be Announced (Film)
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13:00
Night at the Museum (Film)
Ben Stiller stars as Larry Daley, a dreaming slacker who is pushed by his ex-wife Erica to get a job as a night guard at the museum. What he doesn't know is that the exhibits come to life at night. He soon fi$$$ himself being chased by a T-Rex skeleton, trying to stop a miniature Roman general, Octavius, and an equally diminutive cowboy from warring, and attempting to prevent Atilla the Hun running amok. Larry has to develop problem-solving skills - and fast. Shawn Levy's high-speed comedy is blessed with special effects by Jim Rygiel and a strong cast that includes Ricky Gervais, Robin Williams and Mickey Rooney.
Director: Shawn Levy
Starring: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, Jake Cherry
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, PG, 3 Star)
15:10
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (Film)
After the success of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Rick Moranis returns as scientist Wayne Szalinski in Randal Klesier's family comedy. Now employed by a multi-national conglomerate, Wayne's job is to develop a process that can rapidly accelerate growth rather than cause shrinkage. But when one of his experiments goes wrong, his two-year-old son Adam grows to Godzilla proportions and fi$$$ himself in the biggest playground in the world - Las Vegas.
Director: Randal Kleiser
Starring: Rick Moranis, Marcia Strassman, Robert Oliveri, Daniel Shalikar, Joshua Shalikar, Lloyd Bridges
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1992, U, 2 Star)
17:00
The Simpsons Movie (Film)
America's favourite family make their debut on the big screen in David Silverman's comedy. When Homer rescues a pig from certain death, little does he realise the full consequences of his action: Springfield will be isolated from the world by a gargantuan glass dome. It's the only way the government can prevent the pollution that he caused escaping to the outside world and creating a race of six-eyed squirrels. The townsfolk, armed with torches and pitchforks, are soon after him, and the family have to flee to Alaska. But even Homer knows he must return to do the right thing... Warning: contains full frontal Bart nudity.
Director: David Silverman
Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2007, PG, 3 Star)
18:45
Planet of the Apes (Film)
Classic sci-fi story about an exploratory mission which goes drastically wrong, sending a group of astronauts 2,000 years into the future. When they crash-land, they find themselves on a planet where humans live like Neanderthals, controlled and conditioned by a super-intelligent race of apes.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Starring: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whit
(Subtitles, 1968, PG, 4 Star)
21:00
Idiocracy (Film)
In Mike Judge's sci-fi comedy, Corporal Joe Bauers is selected as the US Army's most unremarkable, average individual and plucked from the ranks to participate in a top-secret experiment that aims to put him into hibernation for a year. Bauers is joined in the research project by prostitute Rita, who hopes to escape pending criminal charges if she takes part in the project. But, after a series of mishaps, the unlucky pair are abandoned and forgotten, only to wake up 500 years later in a world populated by a universally dumb society ruled by half-wits. Thus Joe and Rita find themselves in a brave new world, where they are the two most towering intellects on the planet.
Director: Mike Judge
Starring: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Terry Crews, Anthony 'Citric' Campos, David Herman
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, 15, 3 Star)
22:40
The Running Man (Film)
93 min 18
In this breathless futuristic vehicle from the 1980s Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a helicopter pilot framed for the murder of starving civilians, who e$$$ up being forced to take part in a brutal TV game show in which a succession of gadget-wielding killers hunt him down on the streets of LA. Based on a Stephen King novel, Schwarzenegger assumes the role with relish - destroying baddies with killer one-liners - and director Paul Michael Glaser handles the action sequences with panache. Maria Conchita Alonso plays Arnie's reluctant partner, while Richard Dawson steals the show with his take on a smarmy, ratings-obsessed TV host.
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown, Jesse Ventura, Erland Van Lidth
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1987, 18, 3 Star)
00:35
Brazil (Film)
Terry Gilliam's wonderfully realised vision of a dystopian alternative world stars Jonathan Pryce as Sam Lowry, a clerk at the Ministry of Information investigating the condemnation of an innocent man to death. Also starring are Robert De Niro as a guerrilla engineer, Bob Hoskins as Lowry's sworn enemy, Katherine Helmond as Lowry's eternally youth-seeking mother and Michael Palin as Lowry's friend, and friendly torturer.
Director: Terry Gilliam
Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Robert de Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, Michael Palin
(Subtitles, 1985, 15, 5 Star)
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Saturday 1st September
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To be Announced (Film)
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13:00
Night at the Museum (Film)
Ben Stiller stars as Larry Daley, a dreaming slacker who is pushed by his ex-wife Erica to get a job as a night guard at the museum. What he doesn't know is that the exhibits come to life at night. He soon fi$$$ himself being chased by a T-Rex skeleton, trying to stop a miniature Roman general, Octavius, and an equally diminutive cowboy from warring, and attempting to prevent Atilla the Hun running amok. Larry has to develop problem-solving skills - and fast. Shawn Levy's high-speed comedy is blessed with special effects by Jim Rygiel and a strong cast that includes Ricky Gervais, Robin Williams and Mickey Rooney.
Director: Shawn Levy
Starring: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, Jake Cherry
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, PG, 3 Star)
15:10
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (Film)
After the success of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Rick Moranis returns as scientist Wayne Szalinski in Randal Klesier's family comedy. Now employed by a multi-national conglomerate, Wayne's job is to develop a process that can rapidly accelerate growth rather than cause shrinkage. But when one of his experiments goes wrong, his two-year-old son Adam grows to Godzilla proportions and fi$$$ himself in the biggest playground in the world - Las Vegas.
Director: Randal Kleiser
Starring: Rick Moranis, Marcia Strassman, Robert Oliveri, Daniel Shalikar, Joshua Shalikar, Lloyd Bridges
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1992, U, 2 Star)
17:00
The Simpsons Movie (Film)
America's favourite family make their debut on the big screen in David Silverman's comedy. When Homer rescues a pig from certain death, little does he realise the full consequences of his action: Springfield will be isolated from the world by a gargantuan glass dome. It's the only way the government can prevent the pollution that he caused escaping to the outside world and creating a race of six-eyed squirrels. The townsfolk, armed with torches and pitchforks, are soon after him, and the family have to flee to Alaska. But even Homer knows he must return to do the right thing... Warning: contains full frontal Bart nudity.
Director: David Silverman
Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2007, PG, 3 Star)
18:45
Planet of the Apes (Film)
Classic sci-fi story about an exploratory mission which goes drastically wrong, sending a group of astronauts 2,000 years into the future. When they crash-land, they find themselves on a planet where humans live like Neanderthals, controlled and conditioned by a super-intelligent race of apes.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Starring: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whit
(Subtitles, 1968, PG, 4 Star)
21:00
Idiocracy (Film)
In Mike Judge's sci-fi comedy, Corporal Joe Bauers is selected as the US Army's most unremarkable, average individual and plucked from the ranks to participate in a top-secret experiment that aims to put him into hibernation for a year. Bauers is joined in the research project by prostitute Rita, who hopes to escape pending criminal charges if she takes part in the project. But, after a series of mishaps, the unlucky pair are abandoned and forgotten, only to wake up 500 years later in a world populated by a universally dumb society ruled by half-wits. Thus Joe and Rita find themselves in a brave new world, where they are the two most towering intellects on the planet.
Director: Mike Judge
Starring: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Terry Crews, Anthony 'Citric' Campos, David Herman
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, 15, 3 Star)
22:40
The Running Man (Film)
93 min 18
In this breathless futuristic vehicle from the 1980s Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a helicopter pilot framed for the murder of starving civilians, who e$$$ up being forced to take part in a brutal TV game show in which a succession of gadget-wielding killers hunt him down on the streets of LA. Based on a Stephen King novel, Schwarzenegger assumes the role with relish - destroying baddies with killer one-liners - and director Paul Michael Glaser handles the action sequences with panache. Maria Conchita Alonso plays Arnie's reluctant partner, while Richard Dawson steals the show with his take on a smarmy, ratings-obsessed TV host.
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown, Jesse Ventura, Erland Van Lidth
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1987, 18, 3 Star)
00:35
Brazil (Film)
Terry Gilliam's wonderfully realised vision of a dystopian alternative world stars Jonathan Pryce as Sam Lowry, a clerk at the Ministry of Information investigating the condemnation of an innocent man to death. Also starring are Robert De Niro as a guerrilla engineer, Bob Hoskins as Lowry's sworn enemy, Katherine Helmond as Lowry's eternally youth-seeking mother and Michael Palin as Lowry's friend, and friendly torturer.
Director: Terry Gilliam
Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Robert de Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, Michael Palin
(Subtitles, 1985, 15, 5 Star)
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Saturday 8th September
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Gideon of Scotland Yard (Film)
Legendary director John Ford crosses the Atlantic for this film in which the eponymous Inspector Gideon faces outrage and danger in his quest to bring London's criminals to justice. A comic tone offsets the drama, with an occasional sense of menace hinting at Ford's mastery of the medium.
Director: John Ford
Starring: Jack Hawkins, Dianne Foster, Cyril Cusack, Andrea Aureli, James Hayter, Ronald Howard
(Subtitles, Black and White, 1958, PG, 3 Star)
13:00
To be Announced (Film)
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15:00
To be Announced (Film)
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17:00
To be Announced (Film)
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19:10
Clueless (Film)
Amy Heckerling's high-school take on Jane Austen's novel Emma. Alicia Silverstone plays Cher Horowitz who, thanks to her rich lawyer daddy, has it all. She and her school friend Dionne decide to take new girl Tai under their wing and make sure she fi$$$ a date. They succeed, only to find that they've created a monster.
Director: Amy Heckerling
Starring: Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd, Brittany Murphy, Stacey Dash, Donald Faison, Dan Hedaya
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1995, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
Transporter 3 (Film)
Olivier Megaton takes the helm for the third instalment in the high-octane action thriller franchise. Jason Statham returns to his role as Frank Martin, the crook's courier of choice for legally dubious goods. In this outing he is employed by a group of environmental terrorists to drive across Europe with Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukrainian government minister. To make their journey more 'interesting', the pair are fitted with bracelets which will explode if either strays too far from their car. They are, of course, also pursued by numerous brawny types intent on bringing Martin's continental jaunt to a violently abrupt conclusion. In English, and French, Ukranian, Russian and Hungarian with English subtitles.
Director: Olivier Megaton
Starring: Jason Statham, Natalya Rudakova, Francois Berleand, Robert Knepper, Jeroen Krabbe, Alex Kobold
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, 15, 3 Star)
23:00
Oldboy (Film)
Chan-wook Park's visceral thriller begins when Dae-su Oh, an obnoxious drunk, is bailed from the police station yet again by a friend. But he's abducted from the street and wakes up in a cell where he remains for the next 15 years, drugged unconscious when human contact is unavoidable, otherwise with only the television as company. Then he is suddenly released, and invited to track down his jailor. His path to revenge incorporates a superbly choreographed fight against multiple foes in which he is armed with just a hammer, and a scene which features the ingestion of a live octopus. It's not easy viewing but it's always compelling.
Director: Chan-wook Park
Starring: Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yu, Hye-jeong Kang, Dae-han Ji, Dal-su Oh, Byeong-ok Kim
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Korean with English Subtitles, 2003, 18, 4 Star)
01:20
Willard (Film)
Glen Morgan's version of the 1971 original horror movie stars Crispin Glover as Willard Styles, a loner who's picked on at work by his boss Frank Martin and nagged at home by his invalid mother Henrietta. His only frie$$$ are the rats in his mother's basement, as Willard befrie$$$ them and trains them to do his bidding. And as Martin's bullying gets more hateful, Willard plots to use his new frie$$$ to get revenge.
Director: Glen Morgan
Starring: Crispin Glover, R. Lee Ermey, Laura Harring, Jackie Burroughs, Kim McKamy, William S. Taylor
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2003, 15, 3 Star)
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Friday 28th September
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11:00
The Man Who Knew Too Little (Film)
Jon Amiel's film, with its nod towards Hitchcock's classic, stars Bill Murray as Wallace Ritchie, an American tourist on holiday in London, who accidentally becomes involved in a plot to assassinate world leaders. Caught up in the murky world of espionage, matters go from bad to worse for Ritchie, as innocent conversations are misconstrued and he fi$$$ himself being tracked by a hitman.
Director: Jon Amiel
Starring: Bill Murray, Pete Gallagher, Joanne Whalley, Alfred Molina, Richard Wilson, Geraldine James
(Subtitles, 12, 1998, 3 Star)
12:50
Double Take (Entertainment)
Johan Grimonprez's film is a disquisition on the Cold War and its history. But he uses a montage of Alfred Hitchcock's introductions to Alfred Hitchcock Presents... along with a lookalike of the director to present his thesis, which is about duplicity and MacGuffins. As Hitch interacts with, among others, Nixon, JFK and Khrushchev, so the politics and individuals of the Cold War hostilities are bought into focus.
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 12)
14:30
Lifeboat (Film)
Alfred Hitchcock's Oscar-nominated wartime propaganda thriller starring Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix and Walter Slezak as Connie Porter, Gus and Willy, just three of the survivors from a liner torpedoed by the Nazis and now cast adrift in a lifeboat. One of the passengers is the captain of the U-Boat who sank them and, unknown to them, has his own agenda.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson, John Hodiak, Henry Hull
(Black and White, Subtitles, PG, 1944, 4 Star)
16:25
Topaz (Film)
Alfred Hitchcock's spy thriller stars Frederick Stafford as Andre Devereaux, a French secret agent who becomes involved in the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. A mole is leaking secrets to Cuba and, with the help of CIA agent Michael Nordstrom and anti-Castro exile Juanita de Cordoba, the action moves from Russia via Europe to Cuba, as the crisis deepens and time runs out. Can they track down the double agent before it's too late?
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin, Claude Jade, Michel Subor, Karin Dor, John Kerrigan
(Subtitles, PG, 1969, 4 Star)
19:10
Black Knight (Film)
Fish-out-of-water comedy. An employee of the Medieval Worlde amusement park falls into the moat and somehow fi$$$ himself back in the Middle Ages. He disguises himself as a Norman envoy while trying to get back to the 21st century - hoping local enforcer Percival won't rumble him first.
Director: Gil Junger
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Marsha Thomason, Tom Wilkinson, Vincent Regan, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Countryman
(Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 2001, 2 Star)
21:00
Beverly Hills Cop II (Film)
Eddie Murphy returns as Axel Foley, the loud-mouthed cop from Detroit who's back to shake up Beverly Hills after chief Andrew Bogomil is nearly killed. He teams up again with Det Billy Rosewood, who's acquired an unhealthy appetite for firepower from Foley, and Det Sgt John Taggart, and they set out to exploit the 'Alphabet Crimes': robberies from heavily guarded premises. The main suspect is Maxwell Dent, who's protected by heavy Charlie 'Chips' Cain and assassin Karla Fry. And it's not long before the quiet of Beverly Hills is shattered by car chases and shoot-outs in Tony Scott's comedy cop-thriller.
Director: Tony Scott
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Jürgen Prochnow, Ronny Cox, Brigitte Nielsen
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 15, 1987, 3 Star)
23:05
Copycat (Film)
Sigourney Weaver stars in Jon Amiel's lauded thriller as Helen Hudson, an agoraphobic psychologist working with cop MJ Monahan and her partner Reuben Goetz. The trio are on the trail of a serial-killer with a difference: each of his murders is based on the modus operandi of famous serial killers from the past. And in order to track him down, they must call upon the opinions and insights of convicted killer Daryll Lee Cullum, with whom Hudson shares an unsettling past.
Director: Jon Amiel
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney, William McNamara, Harry Connick Jr., J.E. Freeman
(Subtitles, 18, 1995, 3 Star)
01:25
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (Film)
and indeed they do, though they are bound to pay a high price for their infatuation in Jonathan Levine's slasher horror. Mandy Lane is a popular student at her Texan high school, but she doesn't have the best of luck when it comes to love. Nine months earlier, her friend Dylan, egged on by Emmet, had a fatal encounter with the edge of a swimming pool while trying to impress her. Now, she and a group of frie$$$ are invited to a party at an isolated ranch. But instead of the anticipated weekend of booze, drugs and hormonal impulses, the teenagers find themselves on the wrong end of a bloody psychopathic rampage.
Director: Jonathan Levine
Starring: Amber Heard, Anson Mount, Whitney Able, Michael Welch, Edwin Hodge, Aaron Himelstein
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 18, 2006, 3 Star)
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Saturday 29th September
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11:00
Merrill's Marauders (Film)
In his last film, Jeff Chandler takes on the title role as General Frank Merrill, leading his troops behind Japanese lines in Second World War Burma, through harsh jungle terrain, and frequent skirmishes with their enemy, to a final showdown at the strategically important Myitkyina. Samuel Fuller's drama is based on the true story of General Merrill and his troops: the 5307th Composite Unit.
Director: Samuel Fuller
Starring: Jeff Chandler, Ty Hardin, Peter Brown
(Widescreen, Subtitles, U, 1962, 3 Star)
13:00
To be Announced (Film)
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15:00
The Golden Child (Film)
In Michael Ritchie's all-action comedy movie, Eddie Murphy plays Chandler Jarrell, a private eye specialising in missing children cases. Jarrell is called in when sinister agents kidnap the eponymous, world-saving infant from a Tibetan temple. The sleuth's search for the Golden Child takes him through countless adventures and escapades, as well as a romantic dalliance with the mysterious Kee Nang. Edited for violence and language.
Director: Michael Ritchie
Starring: J.L. Reate, Eddie Murphy, Charles Dance, Charlotte Lewis, Victor Wong, Randall 'Tex' Cobb
(Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 1986, 2 Star)
17:05
To be Announced (Film)
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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, PG, 1991, 4 Star)
21:00
(500) Days of Summer (Film)
Director Marc Webbs's feature debut is a romantic comedy, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, which unconventionally focuses on the heartache of unrequited love. Tom Hansen is making a living writing soppy messages for greetings cards. It wasn't meant to be this way - he had hoped to train as an architect, but it didn't quite go to plan. However, things start to look up when his boss hires a new secretary, the ethereally beautiful Summer Finn. Tom is a believer in true love and, on meeting Summer for the first time, is certain he has found 'the one'. Unfortunately, Summer couldn't be more cynical when it comes to romance. She and Tom gradually find they have more and more in common, but she repeatedly repels his amorous advances. And so Tom recounts in flashback, and in no particular order, the highs and lows of the 500 days during which he attempted to persuade her to ditch her scepticism and embrace love - with him.
Director: Marc Webb
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Geoffrey Arend, Chloe Grace Moretz, Matthew Gray Gubler, Clark Gregg
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 12, 2009, 4 Star)
22:50
The Hills Have Eyes (Film)
Alexandre Aja's remake of Wes Craven's 1977 cult horror stars Ted Levine as Bob Carter and Kathleen Quinlan as his wife Ethel who, with five other members of the family, are heading for San Diego with their camper vans. An accident stra$$$ them in the desert and while two of the men go for help, the others are forced to wait. But they're unaware that they've ended up stuck near the site where, decades earlier, nuclear tests gave rise to a group of mutant monsters who have developed a taste for human flesh.
Director: Alexandre Aja
Starring: Maxime Giffard, Michael Bailey Smith, Tom Bower, Ted Levine, Kathleen Quinlan, Dan Byrd
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 18, 2006, 3 Star)
00:55
Lemming (Film)
Dominik Moll's follow-up to Harry, He's Here to Help stars Laurent Lucas, who played Harry, as Alain Getty, whose wife Benedicte invites his boss Richard Pollock and his wife Alice to dinner to show off his invention, a mini flying webcam that spots household problems. Unfortunately, the guests have had a row on the way and, in an unforgettable scene stolen by Rampling, Alice's verbal explosion at the dinner table presages a violent incident, domestic anarchy and a lemming stuck in the wastepipe of the Getty flat. Part comedy, part thriller, part nightmare, Moll's film is surreally, uniquely unmissable.
Director: Dominik Moll
Starring: Laurent Lucas, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Charlotte Rampling, Andre Dussollier, Jacques Bonnaffe, Veronique Affholder
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In French with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 15, 2005, 4 Star)
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11:00
To be Announced (Film)
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13:00
Black Knight (Film)
Fish-out-of-water comedy. An employee of the Medieval Worlde amusement park falls into the moat and somehow fi$$$ himself back in the Middle Ages. He disguises himself as a Norman envoy while trying to get back to the 21st century - hoping local enforcer Percival won't rumble him first.
Director: Gil Junger
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Marsha Thomason, Tom Wilkinson, Vincent Regan, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Countryman
(Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 2001, 2 Star)
14:55
The Man Who Knew Too Much (Film)
Alfred Hitchcock's remake of his own 1934 version of the thriller, this time featuring James Stewart and Doris Day in the lead roles. Doctor Ben McKenna is on holiday in Morocco with his wife, Jo, and son, Hank, when a man is fatally wounded in front of them. Before he dies, the victim manages to whisper something to the shocked doctor. It's incendiary information, and McKenna soon regrets being party to it, as Hank is kidnapped by people keen to ensure that the dead man's words are passed to no one. And so the scene is set for a headlong rush by the McKennas to track down their son and effect his safe release, leading to a memorable climax at London's Royal Albert Hall. The film won an Oscar for Best Song: Whatever Will Be, Will Be, performed by Day.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda de Banzie, Bernard Miles, Ralph Truman, Daniel Gelin
(Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 1956, 4 Star)
17:15
To be Announced (Film)
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19:20
The Wedding Date (Film)
12A
Debra Messing plays Kat Ellis, a Brit living in New York whose sister is getting married back in London. That's the good news; the bad news is that the best man will be Jeff, Kat's ex-fiance. Without a man in her life, Kat is determined to show everyone she's not pathetically single and hires Nick Mercer, the best-looking, most sophisticated male escort money can buy. But as Clare Kilner's romcom proves, money can't buy you love... Edited for content.
Director: Clare Kilner
Starring: Debra Messing, Dermot Mulroney, Amy Adams, Jack Davenport, Sarah Parish, Jeremy Sheffield
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 12, 2005, 3 Star)
21:00
Juno (Film)
Jason Reitman's comedy drama stars Oscar-nominee Ellen Page as Juno McGuff, 16 and pregnant after an encounter with sometime boyfriend Paulie Bleeker. She tells her father Mac and stepmother Bren she inte$$$ to have the baby and then hand it over for adoption. In the pages of the PennySaver, she fi$$$ childless couple Vanessa and Mark Loring who look like the ideal couple. But, as the months progress and her stomach swells, Juno begins to doubt both them and her course of action. Oscar-winning Diablo Cody's whip-smart script keeps the laughs coming and the action moving in one of the most lauded movies of recent years.
Director: Jason Reitman
Starring: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney, J.K. Simmons
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 12, 2007, 4 Star)
22:50
12 Rou$$$ (Film)
John Cena stars in this action adventure from Die Hard 2 director Renny Harlin. New Orleans cop Danny Fisher is given plenty of time to rue ever crossing paths with Miles Jackson, who makes his living supplying weapons to terrorists. A year earlier, a sting operation to capture Jackson resulted in the death of the arms dealer's girlfriend - and a vow of revenge from the criminal. Now, Jackson has escaped prison and is intent on making good his threat. He starts by blowing up Fisher's house and car, before explaining that he has kidnapped the detective's girlfriend, Molly. If Fisher wants to see Molly again, he must first complete a dozen fiendish tasks, most of which are designed to see Fisher blown to bits. And so begins a frantic, destructive rush around The Big Easy.
Director: Renny Harlin
Starring: John Cena, Aidan Gillen, Ashley Scott, Steve Richard Harris, Brian J. White, Gonzalo Menendez
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 12, 2009, 3 Star)
00:55
Melinda and Melinda (Film)
Woody Allen's bittersweet drama stars Radha Mitchell in two roles but both as the eponymous Melinda. One Melinda is the neighbour of indie filmmaker Susan and her 'resting' actor husband Hobie, whom Melinda tempts towards adultery. The other Melinda is frie$$$ with Laura and her alcoholic husband Lee, a serial adulterer with designs on Melinda. Playing one set of circumstances for comedy and the other for tragedy, and cutting between the two scenarios throughout, the film is a fascinating study of characters, and keeps the viewer guessing until the very end.
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Wallace Shawn, Neil Pepe, Stephanie Roth Haberle, Larry Pine, Radha Mitchell, Michael J. Farina
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 12, 2004, 3 Star)
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Air Force (Film)
Howard Hawks' wartime propaganda film tells the story of the Mary Ann, an American B-17 bomber commanded by Captain 'Irish' Quincannon and co-pilot Lt Bill Williams. A motley crew from all walks of American life, their first taste of action comes as they arrive at Pearl Harbor just as the Japanese attack. Surviving the experience, the crew begin to form a bond as they take the fight to the Japanese in Manila, and on to the Battle of the Coral Sea.
Director: Howard Hawks
Starring: John Ridgely, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy, Charles Drake, Harry Carey Jr., George Tobias
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1943, PG, 4 Star)
13:25
Shadow of a Doubt (Film)
Alfred Hitchcock's understated classic thriller, which was the director's personal favourite, stars Joseph Cotten as Charlie Oakley, a killer attempting to evade the law. Oakley murders rich eastern widows for their money and belongings, but things start to get a bit too hot for him, so he heads west to California, where his beloved niece Charlie lives. Pursuing him is Detective Jack Graham, who thinks either Oakley or one other suspect have been committing the murders. At first, the niece absolutely refuses to countenance the notion that her uncle is the 'Merry Widow Murderer'. But little clues start to chip away at her faith in the man, until, after various plot twists and turns, it's not clear who is in the greater danger.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, MacDonald Carey, Henry Travers, Patricia Collinge, Hume Cronyn
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1943, PG, 5 Star)
15:40
Howards End (Film)
Helena Bonham Carter and Emma Thompson are the central figures in James Ivory's adaptation of E M Forster's novel of love, treachery and revenge. Bonham Carter falls for Paul Wilcox but is rebuffed. Her sister Thompson becomes frie$$$ with his mother who promises her the family house, Howards End. But after her death, the will disappears and it appears the inheritance will disappear. Until the widower, Anthony Hopkins, becomes attracted to Thompson.
Director: James Ivory
Starring: Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter, Joseph Bennett, Emma Thompson, Prunella Scales, Adrian Ross-Magenty
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1992, PG, 4 Star)
18:35
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Film)
Leonard Nimoy directs and stars in the follow-up to The Search for Spock, as the re-born Spock. With the USS Enterprise destroyed, he, Kirk, Scotty and Dr McCoy have been in exile on Vulcan, awaiting trial for disobeying orders. However, as they near Earth, a mysterious probe wreaks havoc with the planet's climate. The probe's message, interpreted by Spock, is meant for humpback whales only, a species long extinct. The planet's only hope is for Spock and his team to travel back in time, in a stolen Klingon craft, to bring back a pair of whales. The script allows for a lot of fish-out-of-water jokes as the crew find themselves in 80s San Francisco, with Spock's inability to master swearing a running gag, but there's also tension, as the clock ticks down in the future, with marine biologist Gillian Taylor their best means of finding suitable whales to save a future Earth.
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, 1986, PG, 4 Star)
21:00
Hot Tub Time Machine (Film)
Steve Pink's boisterous sci-fi comedy stars John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson and Clark Duke as four men who find an unusual portal through time. Adam and his frie$$$ Nick and Lou are in their 40s and deeply dissatisfied with the way their lives have turned out. Wanting to recapture a little of the hedonism and youthful anarchy of their 20s, they take a trip to a resort they frequented back then for a trip down memory lane. Taking along Adam's nephew Jacob for the ride, they are disappointed to find that the resort is now more or less a ramshackle ruin.
Director: Steve Pink
Starring: John Cusack, Clark Duke, Craig Robinson, Rob Corddry, Sebastian Stan, Ly$$$y Fonseca
(Premiere, Widescreen, 2010, 15, 3 Star)
23:05
Cocktail (Film)
Roger Donaldson's iconic film stars Tom Cruise as Brian Flanagan, who drops out of school to work in a bar and comes under the influence of the experienced, cynical Doug Coughlin. Following Coughlin's advice to buy his own bar, Flanagan hitches up with Bonnie, a rich Manhattan socialite, but then falls in love with Jordan Mooney. Torn between money and love, he risks losing it all in this glitzy, fast-moving drama.
Director: Roger Donaldson
Starring: Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, Elisabeth Shue, Lisa Banes, Laurence Luckinbill, Kelly Lynch
(Widescreen, 1988, 15, 3 Star)
01:10
Wall Street (Film)
Oliver Stone's morality tale stars Charlie Sheen as Bud Fox, an ambitious young stockbroker, who's willing to do whatever it takes to emulate his hero, supremely wealthy financier Gordon Gekko. Bud's initial attempts to play the market honestly don't light his touchpaper to success. But, when he passes on some insider information to Gekko, his career starts to pick up pace and, as he becomes increasingly embroiled in illegal trading and financial espionage, he begins to make the money of his dreams. However, he fails to fully comprehend the true cost of his deals until one of them threatens the livelihood of his union boss father.
Director: Oliver Stone
Starring: Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen, Daryl Hannah, John C. McGinley, Tamara Tunie
(Widescreen, 1987, 15, 4 Star)
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The Long Memory (Film)
Robert Hamer's British thriller stars John Mills as Phillip Davidson, who is released from jail after serving 12 years for a murder he did not commit. Determined to seek revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment, he at first shuts himself away in a deserted barge on the Thames Estuary, where he is kept under police surveillance and hounded by pressmen after a story. Only a sympathetic refugee girl, Ilse, is slowly able to get through to him and persuade him of the futility of trying to get back at the perjurers who sent him to jail.
Director: Robert Hamer
Starring: John Mills, John McCallum, Elizabeth Sellars, Eva Bergh, Geoffrey Keen, Michael Martin-Harvey
(Black and White, 1953, PG, 3 Star)
12:50
Rear Window (Film)
Alfred Hitchcock's masterful thriller stars James Stewart as news photographer LB 'Jeff' Jeffries, confined to a wheelchair in his New York apartment after breaking his leg. Bored in his convalescence, he takes to watching his neighbours across the courtyard. Through his increasingly unhealthy fascination with observing his neighbours he becomes convinced that one of his subjects, Lars, has murdered his wife. But Jeff is unable to convince either his fiance Lisa or a detective friend, leading the couple into life-threatening danger - and a suspenseful climax - as Jeff becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth. A sense of intimacy and voyeurism, and of mini-dramas being played out in each apartment, is enhanced by Hitchcock's decision to shoot the entire film on one set. Though On the Waterfront dominated the year's Oscars the film has justifiably garnered its reputation as a classic for both cineastes and wider audiences.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Raymond Burr, Judith Evelyn
(Widescreen, 1954, PG, 5 Star)
15:05
Merrill's Marauders (Film)
In his last film, Jeff Chandler takes on the title role as General Frank Merrill, leading his troops behind Japanese lines in Second World War Burma, through harsh jungle terrain, and frequent skirmishes with their enemy, to a final showdown at the strategically important Myitkyina. Samuel Fuller's drama is based on the true story of General Merrill and his troops: the 5307th Composite Unit.
Director: Samuel Fuller
Starring: Jeff Chandler, Ty Hardin, Peter Brown
(Widescreen, 1962, U, 3 Star)
17:00
Hombre (Film)
John, a white man raised by Apaches, is viewed with suspicion by the other passengers in a stagecoach. They force him to sit on the roof of the carriage, but when bandits attack, John is the first man they turn to for help. Impressive western based on an Elmore Leonard novel.
Director: Martin Ritt
Starring: Paul Newman, Fredric March, Richard Boone, Diane Cilento, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Rush
(1967, PG, 4 Star)
19:00
To be Announced (Film)
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21:00
Beverly Hills Cop III (Film)
Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold star in John Landis's contribution to the action comedy franchise. Axel Foley is once again dragged away from his routine police work in Detroit when evidence is discovered linking the shooting of his boss to a counterfeiting outfit in California. It's not long before the unconventional cop is back in the famous Los Angeles suburb and teamed up with his old buddy, detective Billy Rosewood, to discover the illegal goings on in a local tourist attraction called Wonder World.
Director: John Landis
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Jon Tenney, Joey Travolta, Eugene Collier, Jimmy Ortega, Ousaun Elam
(Widescreen, 1993, 15, 2 Star)
23:05
To be Announced (Film)
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Wednesday 3rd October
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They Who Dare (Film)
Lewis Milestone, better known for classics such as Mutiny on the Bounty and All Quiet on the Western Front, directs this World War II drama, set in the Aegean Sea and extolling the Special Boat Service. Led by Lieutenant Graham, the squadron of English and Greek operatives secretly hop from island to island, sabotaging Axis air bases. But their biggest mission comes when they are called upon to dynamite air bases on the heavily defended island of Rhodes.
Director: Lewis Milestone
Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Denholm Elliott, Akim Tamiroff, Gerard Oury, Eric Pohlmann, Alec Mango
(Subtitles, 1953, U, 3 Star)
13:10
Anastasia (Film)
Historical drama directed by Anatole Litvak. In an Oscar-winning role, Ingrid Bergman stars as the amnesiac refugee Anna Koreff who, in 1920s Paris, meets Russian exile General Bounine. Bounine is amazed by her striking resemblance to Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna, who everyone presumed murdered, along with her father Tsar Nicholas II and the rest of her immediate family, during the Russian Revolution. Furthermore, Bounine realises that - if he can successfully pass her off as the Grand Duchess - she could be his key to getting his ha$$$ on a massive fortune that was left by the Tsar in an English bank vault. However, he will first have to convince Anastasia's grandmother, the formidable Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, that his charge is indeed the long-missing Tsarina.
Director: Anatole Litvak, Marvin J. Chomsky
Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, Helen Hayes, Akim Tamiroff, Martita Hunt, Felix Aylmer
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1956, U, 2 Star)
15:15
Merrill's Marauders (Film)
In his last film, Jeff Chandler takes on the title role as General Frank Merrill, leading his troops behind Japanese lines in Second World War Burma, through harsh jungle terrain, and frequent skirmishes with their enemy, to a final showdown at the strategically important Myitkyina. Samuel Fuller's drama is based on the true story of General Merrill and his troops: the 5307th Composite Unit.
Director: Samuel Fuller
Starring: Jeff Chandler, Ty Hardin, Peter Brown
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1962, U, 3 Star)
17:10
Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (Film)
When his bride-to-be is shrunk by an evil magician, Sinbad has no choice but to head for the island of Colossa, where he must overcome a series of daunting adversaries and obstacles in a bid to retrieve both Aladdin's lamp and the piece of giant roc eggshell that will restore his fiance to normal size. Directed by Nathan Juran, with special effects by Ray Harryhausen.
(Subtitles, 1958, U)
18:55
Imagine That (Film)
Eddie Murphy stars in this family comedy from Over the Hedge director Karey Kirkpatrick. Evan Danielson is a divorced workaholic financial advisor, whose young daughter Olivia has come to stay with him for a week. Initially he makes little time for her, worrying instead about his own future at a company that seems about to go under. But when Olivia's imaginary frie$$$ begin to offer remarkably prescient financial advice of their own, Danielson fi$$$ himself drawn into her world of make-believe.
Director: Karey Kirkpatrick
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Thomas Haden-Church, Yara Shahidi, Ronny Cox, Stephen Rannazzisi, Nicole Ari Parker
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
Transporter 2 (Film)
In Louis Leterrier's all-action film, co-written by Luc Besson, Frank Martin is back as the Transporter, who'll take anything anywhere, no questions asked, for the right money. This time, he's earning what should be easy money guarding the son of government drugs czar Billings. But when the boy is kidnapped by drugs lord Gianni, Martin takes it as a professional slur and sets out to find the boy and the baddies.
Director: Louis Leterrier
Starring: Jason Statham, Alessandro Gassman, Amber Valletta, Kate Nauta, Matthew Modine, Jason Flemyng
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, 15, 3 Star)
22:40
Joy Ride (Film)
John Dahl's chiller stars Steve Zahn and Paul Walker as Fuller Thomas and his brother Lewis who, along with Lewis's friend from college, Venna, decide to drive across the States as part of their vacation. To lighten up the trip, they buy an old CB radio and start talking to truckers, eventually winding them up with jokes and tricks. But they go too far, and find that one trucker, who goes by the handle of Rusty Nail, is out for their blood - and he knows the dusty back roads far, far better than they do... Inevitably compared to Spielberg's Duel, Joy Ride is just as tense and scary, but very, very different, with a white knuckle night chase through a cornfield one of the highlights.
Director: John Dahl
Starring: Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski, Jessica Bowman, Stuart Stone, Basil Wallace
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2001, 15, 3 Star)
00:35
Las Acacias (Film)
Pablo Giorgelli's multi-award-winning Argentinian drama is a quiet but subtly engrossing exploration of the relationship between a long-distance trucker and the woman he's giving a lift to as a favour to a friend. Though Ruben is prepared to take Jacinta with him on the long road from Asuncion in Paraguay to the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, he didn't reckon on her also bringing along her eight-month-old baby for the ride. Thus the trip doesn't get off to the best of starts. But there are more than 800 miles of tarmac ahead of them, and plenty of time for each to come to a more considered opinion of the other... Film4 premiere.
Director: Pablo Giorgelli
Starring: German de Silva, Hebe Duarte, Nayra Calle Mamani, Monica Coca, Lili Lopez
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Subtitled, In Spanish with English Subtitles, 2011, 12, 3 Star)
02:15
Circle of Eight (Film)
Stephen Cragg directs this horror story about out-of-towner Jessica moving into a spooky old apartment complex in Los Angeles. The residents of the aptly named Dante building seem friendly enough, although Randal keeps his camcorder trained on Jessica, and artist Evan is cute but furtive. But then people start dying gruesomely, and as the Dante gradually reveals its mysteries it emerges that Jessica is in danger of falling victim to a terrible curse.
Director: Stephen Cragg
Starring: John Bishop, Kirk Bovill, Ryan Doom, Austin Highsmith, Spencer Hill, Jesse Johnson
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, 15, 2 Star)
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11:00
Letter to Elia (Documentary)
Co-directors Martin Scorsese and Kent Jones pay tribute to Elia Kazan, the trailblazing director of such landmark American movies as A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront and East of Eden. The inspirational director's career is traced from Broadway, where he was one of the founders of Method acting, to Hollywood, where he cemented Marlon Brando's screen reputation and helped to make James Dean a star. Scorsese and Jones' affection for their subject is clear, and this documentary is amply illustrated with clips from the three-time Oscar winner's films as well as interview footage with Kazan himself.
(Premiere, Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, 12)
12:15
Bad Day at Black Rock (Film)
John Sturges's suspenseful western stars Spencer Tracy as John J Macreedy, a one-armed stranger whose arrival in a small desert town, while looking for a Japanese farmer, arouses hostility and violence among the locals.
Director: John Sturges
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, John Ericson
(Subtitles, PG, 1955, 4 Star)
13:55
The Password is Courage (Film)
Andrew L Stone's Second World War comedy drama, loosely based on a true story, stars Dirk Bogarde as British soldier Charles Coward, a prisoner of war who made several audacious escape attempts, during one of which he was awarded the German Iron Cross while posing as an injured German soldier. Coward himself makes a cameo appearance in the film.
Director: Andrew L. Stone
Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Maria Perschy, Alfred Lynch, Nigel Stock, Reginald Beckwith, Richard Marner
(Black and White, Subtitles, U, 1962, 3 Star)
16:10
Zulu (Film)
Based on an actual historic event, this is the story of a small group of British soldiers stationed at Rorke's Drift in Africa who are forced to defend their tiny outpost against an attack by powerful Zulu warriors. They are outnumbered forty-to-one but are still ready to fight to the finish.
Director: Cy Endfield
Starring: Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
(Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 1964, 4 Star)
18:55
St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (Film)
Oliver Parker and Barnaby Thompson return to direct this sequel, joined once again by leads Rupert Everett, Colin Firth and Talulah Riley, along with newcomer David Tennant. This time around, the boarding school's anarchic female students discover newly appointed head girl Annabelle Fritton had a 16-century nautical ancestor who 'acquired' a rather large treasure trove on the high seas. The girls have one of the keys to finding its location, but also determinedly on the trail of the Spanish loot is the devious and amoral Sir Piers Pomfrey. But Pomfrey's not alone in his desire to stymie the girls' ambitions - they must also deal with a mysterious misogynistic cult, which is equally keen to stop them. Also starring Gemma Arterton, Jodie Whittaker and Juno Temple. Edited for content.
Director: Oliver Parker, Barnaby Thompson
Starring: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, David Tennant, Gemma Arterton, Talulah Riley, Tamsin Egerton
(Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 2009, 3 Star)
21:00
The Day the Earth Stood Still (Film)
Director Scott Derrickson's remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic replaces the original's theme of fear of impending nuclear war with current concerns about environmental catastrophe. Keanu Reeves stars as Klaatu, an alien sent by a confederation of extraterrestrial beings to warn the inhabitants of Earth that the biosphere is on the verge of collapse. Predictably, as soon as he emerges from his spaceship a trigger-happy soldier ignores his instructions and takes a shot at the visitor. The wounded Klaatu asks for access to the United Nations to deliver his message, but the Secretary of Defence, Regina Jackson, instead orders that he should be taken away for further investigations. Klaatu becomes increasingly convinced that Earth can only survive if mankind is eradicated.
Director: Scott Derrickson
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 12, 2008, 3 Star)
23:05
Saw (Film)
James Wan's mould-breaking crime-horror opens in a derelict public toilet. Two men, Adam and Dr Lawrence Gordon, are chained to the walls by leg irons. Between them are a corpse, a gun, a tape recorder and a saw. They are the latest victims of The Jigsaw Killer, a serial killer with a penchant for setting up bizarre scenarios for his victims and as they find out, only one of them will walk to freedom. On the killer's trail are cops David Tapp and Steven Sing, but can they find his latest victims before time runs out?
Director: James Wan
Starring: Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Ken Leung, Dina Meyer, Mike Butters
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 18, 2004, 4 Star)
01:10
Quills (Film)
Oscar-nominated Geoffrey Rush stars in Philip Kaufman's stunning drama as the Marquis de Sade, imprisoned in the Charenton Asylum for the Insane for his scandalous writings and behaviour. Tormented by the asylum's doctor Royer-Collard and the priest the Abb? du Coulmier, he still manages to smuggle out pages of manuscript thanks to laundress Maddy LeClerc.
Director: Philip Kaufman
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine, Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Malahide
(Subtitles, 18, 2000, 4 Star)
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The Fighting Kentuckian (Film)
In George Waggner's all-action western, John Wayne and Oliver Hardy star as John Breen and Willie Paine, discharged soldiers from a Kentuckian army regiment who take the side of French settlers, exiled from their homeland after Napoleon's defeat and granted land in Alabama. On the other side is ruthless land-grabber Grant Withers. The love interest for Wayne comes from Vera Ralston, as the daughter of one of the French ex-generals.
Director: George Waggner
Starring: John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Philip Dorn, Oliver Hardy, Marie Wi$$$or, John Howard
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1949, U, 3 Star)
13:00
Stalag 17 (Film)
Classic prisoner of war comedy drama starring William Holden in his Oscar- winning performance as an opportunistic American prisoner suspected of being a spy for the Germans.
Director: Billy Wilder
Starring: William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger, Robert Strauss, Harvey Lembeck, Richard Erdman
(Black and White, 1953, PG, 4 Star)
15:25
Quo Vadis (Film)
Epic historical drama set in 64AD. After three years at war, General Marcus Vinicius returns home to Rome to further his career and look for a wife. Unfortunately, the woman he falls for, Lygia, is a Christian and - due to the persecution of her fellow believers - has no interest in becoming a Roman general's wife. But Vinicius is determined, and turns to the eccentric Emperor Nero for help. Things start to look promising for Vinicius, until a fire burns out of control and engulfs Rome. Following the inferno, Nero accuses the Christians of arson and starts throwing them to the lions at an alarming rate, threatening the growing romance between the general and Lygia. Mervyn LeRoy's over-the-top epic can be interpreted as both a lavish spectacle designed to counter television's growing threat to cinema in the 50s, and a subtle attack on McCarthy's Communist witch-hunts.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Starring: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov, Patricia Laffan, Finlay Currie
(Subtitles, 1951, PG, 3 Star)
18:40
The Day After Tomorrow (Film)
As Earth is suddenly devasted by multiple hurricanes, tornadoes, tidal waves, floods and the beginning of the next Ice Age; a climatologist tries to figure out how to save his young son who is stranded in New York, before more devastating weather arrives.
Director: Roland Emmerich
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Dash Mihok, Jay O. Sanders, Sela Ward
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2004, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
Definitely, Maybe (Film)
Romantic comedy directed by Adam Brooks. Ryan Reynolds plays Will Hayes, an advertising executive whose marriage is on the brink of ending in divorce. But before it does, his 10-year-old daughter Maya asks her father to explain how he met her mother. Instead of giving her a straight answer, Reynolds recounts his relationships with three women over the previous 16 years, changing their names and then inviting Maya to guess which woman he married. So, did Reynolds fall for his college sweetheart Emily; the kooky apolitical friend April he met while working on the Bill Clinton campaign in 1992; or is she the ambitious, carefree journalist Summer?
Director: Adam T. Brooks
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Abigail Breslin, Elizabeth Banks, Isla Fisher, Rachel Weisz, Kevin Kline
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 12, 4 Star)
23:10
Babylon A.D. (Film)
Mathieu Kassowitz's science fiction film is set in a dystopian future where corporations rule the cities. Mercenary Toorop is hired by Gorsky to pick up a 'package' from Russia and deliver it, via Alaska and Canada, to the high priestess of a new religion in New York. The package turns out to be a young woman, Aurora, accompanied by a nun, Sister Rebeka. But as the journey progresses, Aurora demonstrates other-worldly powers and, for Toorop, what was simply a job becomes a quest for redemption, as he tries to guard Aurora from the various factions that either wish her harm or want to claim her powers for their own use.
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Starring: Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Melanie Thierry, Gerard Depardieu, Charlotte Rampling, Mark Strong
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, 12, 3 Star)
00:55
Lemming (Film)
Dominik Moll's follow-up to Harry, He's Here to Help stars Laurent Lucas, who played Harry, as Alain Getty, whose wife Benedicte invites his boss Richard Pollock and his wife Alice to dinner to show off his invention, a mini flying webcam that spots household problems. Unfortunately, the guests have had a row on the way and, in an unforgettable scene stolen by Rampling, Alice's verbal explosion at the dinner table presages a violent incident, domestic anarchy and a lemming stuck in the wastepipe of the Getty flat. Part comedy, part thriller, part nightmare, Moll's film is surreally, uniquely unmissable.
Director: Dominik Moll
Starring: Laurent Lucas, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Charlotte Rampling, Andre Dussollier, Jacques Bonnaffe, Veronique Affholder
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In French with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2005, 15, 4 Star)
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To be Announced (Film)
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13:00
Zulu (Film)
Based on an actual historic event, this is the story of a small group of British soldiers stationed at Rorke's Drift in Africa who are forced to defend their tiny outpost against an attack by powerful Zulu warriors. They are outnumbered forty-to-one but are still ready to fight to the finish.
Director: Cy Endfield
Starring: Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
(Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 1964, 4 Star)
15:45
Meet Dave (Film)
Director Brian Robbins' sci-fi comedy stars Eddie Murphy as both a man-sized humanoid spaceship and the diminutive captain of the same vessel. When a piece of extraterrestrial technology crash-la$$$ in young Josh Morrison's bedroom, he initially thinks it's a meteorite. But it's actually an alien device designed to drain the Earth's oceans and save its home planet from salt-depleted doom. And when it fails its mission, a team of 100 tiny aliens are sent to complete the job, arriving amid a fireball on Liberty Island. Tenacious cop Officer Dooley is soon on their trail, while the alien crew start to mutiny over their plans to totally dehydrate the Earth when they discover that the locals are much less primitive than they'd expected.
Director: Brian Robbins
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, Scott Caan, Ed Helms, Kevin Hart
(Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 2008, 2 Star)
17:30
Bride Wars (Film)
In Gary Winick's romantic comedy, Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway star as best frie$$$ competing to nab the same location for their wedding reception. When Liv and Emma were girls they attended such an impressive wedding at New York's landmark Plaza Hotel that they swore that, when the time came, they would each celebrate their nuptials there. Twenty years later, after saying 'yes' to their respective fiances, they've instructed their wedding planner to book the ceremony of their dreams. But because of a clerical error they're both given the same slot - and neither is willing to concede. Instead, their frie$$$hip is jettisoned as they resort to underhand tactics in a bid to sabotage each other and fulfil their marriage fantasies.
Director: Gary Winick
Starring: Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Bryan Greenberg, Chris Pratt, Steve Howey, Candice Bergen
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, PG, 2009, 2 Star)
19:20
The Man (Film)
When dental supplies salesman Andy Fiddler arrives in Detroit, he's mistaken by smooth-talking career criminal Joey for an international arms dealer he's set to meet. At the same time, federal agent Derrick Vann is after the gang who were responsible for the theft of weapons from the agency's storage unit. Vann lifts Fiddler, but soon realises he's innocent. But if he can get Fiddler to keep up the pretence, he'll be able to bust Joey's gang. Les Mayfield's crime caper makes the most of the trusted formula of two misfit characters to comedic effect and also features some smart action.
Director: Les Mayfield
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Eugene Levy, Luke Goss, Miguel Ferrer, Susie Essman, Anthony Mackie
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, 12, 2005, 2 Star)
21:00
Mission: Impossible II (Film)
A secret agent must undertake a difficult assignment to capture a rogue erstwhile colleague who has stolen a deadly genetically engineered virus. With the villain intending to sell the virus and its antidote to the highest bidder, the heroic agent enlists the help of the criminal's former girlfriend. But when the beautiful woman becomes infected, there is a race against time to save her - and the entire human race.
Director: John Woo
Starring: Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton, Ving Rhames, Richard Roxburgh, John Polson
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 15, 2000, 3 Star)
23:35
Saw II (Film)
Darren Lynn Bousman takes the helm for this sequel, with the Jigsaw Killer inviting capture by cop Eric Mathews. But once in custody, he reveals his latest puzzle; eight people, including Mathews' son Daniel are trapped in a derelict house. If they can solve the clues, overcome the murderous traps and work together, they may be able to escape. If not, the deadly nerve gas that's in the air will kill them in just two hours.
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Starring: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Donnie Wahlberg, Erik Knudsen, Franky G., Glenn Plummer
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 18, 2005, 3 Star)
01:25
In the Cut (Film)
Jane Campion's thriller stars Meg Ryan as Frannie Avery, a middle-class teacher in New York who, one night, witnesses a sexual assault that could have been the prelude to a murder by a killer roaming the city. Detective James Malloy arrives to interview her but their relationship soon moves from impersonal to passionate. But, with the killer on the loose and too many suspects close to home, who can she really trust? Edited for content.
Starring: Jennifer Jason-Leigh, Meg Ryan, Micheal Nuccio, Alison Nega, Dominick Aries, Susan Gardner
(Subtitles, 18, 2003, 3 Star)
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13:00
Five Children and It (Film)
John Stephenson's family adventure is based on the classic children's novel by E Nesbit. The First World War is underway and five London kids are packed off to the seaside when their father is dispatched to engage in the hostilities across the Channel. Once at the coast, the siblings lodge with their mildly eccentric uncle Albert at his rambling mansion, where they delight in breaking his various house rules. Then, one day, while at the beach, they find an odd creature called It. They soon discover their strange new friend is a sand fairy who possesses magical powers, which the children aren't slow to take advantage of - to varying degrees of success.
Director: John Stephenson
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Zoe Wanamaker, Freddie Highmore, Jonathan Bailey, Jessica Claridge, Poppy Rogers
(Subtitles, 2004, U, 3 Star)
14:45
Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (Film)
When his bride-to-be is shrunk by an evil magician, Sinbad has no choice but to head for the island of Colossa, where he must overcome a series of daunting adversaries and obstacles in a bid to retrieve both Aladdin's lamp and the piece of giant roc eggshell that will restore his fiance to normal size. Directed by Nathan Juran, with special effects by Ray Harryhausen.
(Subtitles, 1958, U)
16:30
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Film)
Leonard Nimoy directs and stars in the follow-up to The Search for Spock, as the re-born Spock. With the USS Enterprise destroyed, he, Kirk, Scotty and Dr McCoy have been in exile on Vulcan, awaiting trial for disobeying orders. However, as they near Earth, a mysterious probe wreaks havoc with the planet's climate. The probe's message, interpreted by Spock, is meant for humpback whales only, a species long extinct. The planet's only hope is for Spock and his team to travel back in time, in a stolen Klingon craft, to bring back a pair of whales. The script allows for a lot of fish-out-of-water jokes as the crew find themselves in 80s San Francisco, with Spock's inability to master swearing a running gag, but there's also tension, as the clock ticks down in the future, with marine biologist Gillian Taylor their best means of finding suitable whales to save a future Earth.
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1986, PG, 4 Star)
18:50
27 Dresses (Film)
Anne Fletcher's rom-com stars Katherine Heigl as Jane, an amateur wedding planner for her frie$$$, who hopes to be the blushing bride herself to her advertising executive boss George. Her ambition is dashed when her fun-loving gorgeous sister Tess sweeps him off his feet, leaving Jane to plan yet another wedding. But maybe there's hope for her in the shape of Kevin, a journalist who is intrigued by Jane's perpetual bridesmaid role and wants to write a story about her, if only they didn't mix like oil and water.
Director: Anne Fletcher
Starring: Katherine Heigl, Charli Barcena, James Marsden, Malin Akerman, Peyton List, Judy Greer
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 15, 3 Star)
21:00
Hot Tub Time Machine (Film)
Steve Pink's boisterous sci-fi comedy stars John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson and Clark Duke as four men who find an unusual portal through time. Adam and his frie$$$ Nick and Lou are in their 40s and deeply dissatisfied with the way their lives have turned out. Wanting to recapture a little of the hedonism and youthful anarchy of their 20s, they take a trip to a resort they frequented back then for a trip down memory lane. Taking along Adam's nephew Jacob for the ride, they are disappointed to find that the resort is now more or less a ramshackle ruin.
Director: Steve Pink
Starring: John Cusack, Clark Duke, Craig Robinson, Rob Corddry, Sebastian Stan, Ly$$$y Fonseca
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2010, 15, 3 Star)
22:55
To be Announced (Film)
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00:55
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Monday 8th October
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11:00
Drums Along the Mohawk (Film)
99 min PG
Classic John Ford western starring Henry Fonda as a farmer who marries easterner Claudette Colbert and takes her west to his farm in the Mohawk Valley, where they are subjected to attacks by marauding Native Americans.
Director: John Ford
Starring: Claudette Colbert, Henry Fonda, Edna May Oliver, Eddie Collins, John Carradine, Dorris Bowdon
(Subtitles, 1939, PG, 5 Star)
13:05
The Password is Courage (Film)
Andrew L Stone's Second World War comedy drama, loosely based on a true story, stars Dirk Bogarde as British soldier Charles Coward, a prisoner of war who made several audacious escape attempts, during one of which he was awarded the German Iron Cross while posing as an injured German soldier. Coward himself makes a cameo appearance in the film.
Director: Andrew L. Stone
Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Maria Perschy, Alfred Lynch, Nigel Stock, Reginald Beckwith, Richard Marner
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1962, U, 3 Star)
15:20
Bad Day at Black Rock (Film)
John Sturges's suspenseful western stars Spencer Tracy as John J Macreedy, a one-armed stranger whose arrival in a small desert town, while looking for a Japanese farmer, arouses hostility and violence among the locals.
Director: John Sturges
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, John Ericson
(Subtitles, 1955, PG, 4 Star)
17:00
Anastasia (Film)
Historical drama directed by Anatole Litvak. In an Oscar-winning role, Ingrid Bergman stars as the amnesiac refugee Anna Koreff who, in 1920s Paris, meets Russian exile General Bounine. Bounine is amazed by her striking resemblance to Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna, who everyone presumed murdered, along with her father Tsar Nicholas II and the rest of her immediate family, during the Russian Revolution. Furthermore, Bounine realises that - if he can successfully pass her off as the Grand Duchess - she could be his key to getting his ha$$$ on a massive fortune that was left by the Tsar in an English bank vault. However, he will first have to convince Anastasia's grandmother, the formidable Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, that his charge is indeed the long-missing Tsarina.
Director: Anatole Litvak, Marvin J. Chomsky
Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, Helen Hayes, Akim Tamiroff, Martita Hunt, Felix Aylmer
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1956, U, 2 Star)
19:00
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21:00
Transporter 2 (Film)
In Louis Leterrier's all-action film, co-written by Luc Besson, Frank Martin is back as the Transporter, who'll take anything anywhere, no questions asked, for the right money. This time, he's earning what should be easy money guarding the son of government drugs czar Billings. But when the boy is kidnapped by drugs lord Gianni, Martin takes it as a professional slur and sets out to find the boy and the baddies.
Director: Louis Leterrier
Starring: Jason Statham, Alessandro Gassman, Amber Valletta, Kate Nauta, Matthew Modine, Jason Flemyng
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, 15, 3 Star)
22:40
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Tuesday 9th October
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11:00
They Who Dare (Film)
Lewis Milestone, better known for classics such as Mutiny on the Bounty and All Quiet on the Western Front, directs this World War II drama, set in the Aegean Sea and extolling the Special Boat Service. Led by Lieutenant Graham, the squadron of English and Greek operatives secretly hop from island to island, sabotaging Axis air bases. But their biggest mission comes when they are called upon to dynamite air bases on the heavily defended island of Rhodes.
Director: Lewis Milestone
Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Denholm Elliott, Akim Tamiroff, Gerard Oury, Eric Pohlmann, Alec Mango
(Subtitles, 1953, U, 3 Star)
13:10
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16:30
Stalag 17 (Film)
Classic prisoner of war comedy drama starring William Holden in his Oscar-winning performance as an opportunistic American prisoner suspected of being a spy for the Germans.
Director: Billy Wilder
Starring: William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger, Robert Strauss, Harvey Lembeck, Richard Erdman
(Black and White, 1953, PG, 4 Star)
21:00
Kiss the Girls (Film)
Disturbing thriller about the hunt for a killer - known only as Casanova - who has kidnapped a number of women and murdered two of them. When a detective's niece goes missing, he is drawn into a complex and highly personal investigation. The local police are unappreciative of his efforts, but his niece manages to escape with valuable information about the killer.
Director: Gary Fleder
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes, Alex McArthur, Tony Goldwyn, Jay O. Sanders
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1997, 18, 3 Star)
23:15
We 3 (Film)
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Wednesday 10th October
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11:00
All About Eve (Film)
Bette Davis stars in Joseph Mankiewicz's classic drama as Margo Channing, acid-tongued star of the stage who takes the young, innocent, mousey Eve Harrington under her wing. But Margo's repays her kindness by quietly betraying her at every turn, until she has climbed the dizzy heights once occupied by the star. George Sanders stars as the acerbic critic Addison De Witt, with Hugh Marlowe as Margo's writer Lloyd Richards and Gary Merrill as her lover Bill Sampson. The film won six Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director. Davis and Baxter were both nominated as Best Actress but the split vote meant neither won.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Starring: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlowe
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1950, U, 4 Star)
13:45
The Shepherd of the Hills (Film)
The first talkie version of the much-filmed Harold Bell Wright novel is directed by Henry Hathaway and stars John Wayne in his first Technicolor movie. In the Ozark Mountains of Missouri, Young Matt Matthews blames his long-absent father for his mother's death and has sworn to kill him should their paths ever cross. The rest of the mountain community seem to have been affected by Young Matt's dark emotions, and rivalries and animosities are rife. Into this tense environment steps a mysterious stranger whose acts of kindness begin to heal the troubled populace. But who is he and why does he want to live among them?
Director: Henry Hathaway
Starring: John Wayne, Betty Field, Harry Carey Jr., Beulah Bondi, James Barton, Samuel S. Hi$$$
(Subtitles, 1941, PG, 3 Star)
15:40
Quo Vadis (Film)
Epic historical drama set in 64AD. After three years at war, General Marcus Vinicius returns home to Rome to further his career and look for a wife. Unfortunately, the woman he falls for, Lygia, is a Christian and - due to the persecution of her fellow believers - has no interest in becoming a Roman general's wife. But Vinicius is determined, and turns to the eccentric Emperor Nero for help. Things start to look promising for Vinicius, until a fire burns out of control and engulfs Rome. Following the inferno, Nero accuses the Christians of arson and starts throwing them to the lions at an alarming rate, threatening the growing romance between the general and Lygia. Mervyn LeRoy's over-the-top epic can be interpreted as both a lavish spectacle designed to counter television's growing threat to cinema in the 50s, and a subtle attack on McCarthy's Communist witch-hunts.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Starring: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov, Patricia Laffan, Finlay Currie
(Subtitles, 1951, PG, 3 Star)
18:55
Definitely, Maybe (Film)
Romantic comedy directed by Adam Brooks. Ryan Reynolds plays Will Hayes, an advertising executive whose marriage is on the brink of ending in divorce. But before it does, his 10-year-old daughter Maya asks her father to explain how he met her mother. Instead of giving her a straight answer, Reynolds recounts his relationships with three women over the previous 16 years, changing their names and then inviting Maya to guess which woman he married. So, did Reynolds fall for his college sweetheart Emily; the kooky apolitical friend April he met while working on the Bill Clinton campaign in 1992; or is she the ambitious, carefree journalist Summer?
Director: Adam T. Brooks
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Abigail Breslin, Elizabeth Banks, Isla Fisher, Rachel Weisz, Kevin Kline
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 12, 4 Star)
21:00
The Day the Earth Stood Still (Film)
Director Scott Derrickson's remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic replaces the original's theme of fear of impending nuclear war with current concerns about environmental catastrophe. Keanu Reeves stars as Klaatu, an alien sent by a confederation of extraterrestrial beings to warn the inhabitants of Earth that the biosphere is on the verge of collapse. Predictably, as soon as he emerges from his spaceship a trigger-happy soldier ignores his instructions and takes a shot at the visitor. The wounded Klaatu asks for access to the United Nations to deliver his message, but the Secretary of Defence, Regina Jackson, instead orders that he should be taken away for further investigations. Klaatu becomes increasingly convinced that Earth can only survive if mankind is eradicated.
Director: Scott Derrickson
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 12, 3 Star)
23:05
We 3 (Film)
Nando Olival directs this Brazilian drama about three frie$$$ whose unusually close relationship becomes further complicated by their participation in a reality TV show. College students Caz?, Rafael and Camila form an intense three-way frie$$$hip when they meet at a party in Sao Paulo. They grow closer and more tightly entwined when they share an apartment together, but after graduation and a move to Rio de Janeiro, the trio become involved in a product placement reality show, and their decision to act up for the cameras has serious consequences for them all.
(Premiere, In Portugese with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 15)
00:40
Courage Under Fire (Film)
Edward Zwick's drama stars Denzel Washington as Lt Col Nathaniel Serling, shuffled into a desk job after a 'friendly fire' incident during the Gulf War. One of his tasks is to investigate the claims of possible medal recipients, and he is assigned the case of Captain Karen Walden, a Med-Vac helicopter pilot recommended for a posthumous Medal of Honor. But as he questions those involved, including Specialist Ilario and Staff Sergeant John Monfriez, very different pictures of the character and actions of Walden emerge in a film that, like Rashomon, uses flashbacks from various viewpoints to reach its dramatic conclusion.
Director: Edward Zwick
Starring: Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Moriarty
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1996, 15, 3 Star)
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Le Quattro Volte (Film)
Michelangelo Frammartino's quietly mesmeric drama sees the turning of the seasons and the cycle of life through the eyes of an ageing, ailing Calabrian shepherd. The setting is the fields and countryside around an ancient southern Italian village, beautifully captured by cinematographer Andrea Locatelli. And sharing equal billing with the work's near-silent central human protagonist are the goats of the flock he is nominally in charge of, and the man's mischievously intelligent sheep dog. The story also incorporates sections dedicated to a lost kid goat, a felled tree and a charcoal kiln. It's a simple tale that unfolds slowly, with ravishing beauty, but it also leaves the viewer with plenty to think about.
Director: Michelangelo Frammartino
Starring: Giuseppe Fuda, Bruno Timpano, Nazareno Timpano
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Subtitled, In Italian with English Subtitles, U, 2010, 4 Star)
12:45
The Tall Stranger (Film)
Joel McCrea plays Ned Bannon, an American Civil War Union officer wounded in battle and left for dead. Rescued by a wagon train, he's nursed back to health and offers to guide the wagons west, but the Confederates among the passengers ostracise him. He fi$$$ solace with Ellen and acceptance when he thwarts an ambush engineered by land baron Hardy, his half brother. Directed by Thomas Carr, a veteran of western films and TV series.
Director: Thomas Carr
Starring: Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, Barry Kelley, Michael Ansara, Whit Bissell, James Dobson
(Subtitles, 15, 1957, 3 Star)
14:25
Action in the North Atlantic (Film)
A rousing tribute to the men of the wartime Merchant Marine, focusing on the Liberty ship Sea Witch as it makes its perilous journey in a convoy to Murmansk, under attack from German submarines and aircraft. Starring Humphrey Bogart and Raymond Massey as Lt Joe Rossi and Capt Steve Jarvis, the two officers charged with getting the ship to safety.
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Raymond Massey, Alan Hale Jr., Julie Bishop, Ruth Gordon, Sam Levene
(Black and White, Subtitles, PG, 1943, 4 Star)
16:55
The Valley of Gwangi (Film)
Dinosaurs meet cowboys in Jim O'Connolly's cult film, with the monsters animated by the inimitable Ray Harryhausen. In a small Mexican town, horse trader Tuck Kirby meets up with old flame T J Breckinridge, owner of a rundown circus. He runs into palaeontologist Professor Horace Bromley, who has found a living eohippus, the prehistoric ancestor of the horse. Nursing their own agendas, the scientist and the cowboy venture into the Forbidden Valley only to find that larger, more deadly creatures have also survived from prehistoric times.
Director: Jim O'Connolly
Starring: James Franciscus, Gila Golan, Richard Carlson, Laurence Naismith, Freda Jackson, Gustavo Rojo
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 12, 1968, 2 Star)
18:55
She's the Man (Film)
Andy Fickman's comedy, lightly based on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, stars Amanda Bynes as Viola, twin sister of Sebastian. When he plays truant for two weeks from his boarding school, she takes the chance to impersonate him and achieve her ambition of playing soccer for the boys' team. Her disguise works well, fooling even coach Dinklage, but matters get more complicated when Olivia becomes attracted to her as Sebastian, particularly since Viola's roommate Duke is attracted to Olivia. The unusual romantic triangle comes to a head as the boys' team takes on the girls' team.
Director: Andy Fickman
Starring: Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, Vinnie Jones, David Cross, Julie Hagerty
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 12, 2006, 3 Star)
21:00
Kiss the Girls (Film)
Disturbing thriller about the hunt for a killer - known only as Casanova - who has kidnapped a number of women and murdered two of them. When a detective's niece goes missing, he is drawn into a complex and highly personal investigation. The local police are unappreciative of his efforts, but his niece manages to escape with valuable information about the killer.
Director: Gary Fleder
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes, Alex McArthur, Tony Goldwyn, Jay O. Sanders
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 18, 1997, 3 Star)
23:15
Saw III (Film)
Darren Lynn Bousman directs the third edition of the extreme horror franchise. Tobin Bell returns as the terminally ill killer Jigsaw, whose assistant Amanda kidnaps ER surgeon Lynn. Lynn awakes to find an explosive collar around her neck - if Jigsaw's heart rate flatlines the device will detonate, so it is in her interest to keep him alive. Jigsaw has a new game for Jeff to play, in a warehouse where every door conceals another torturous test.
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Starring: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Angus Macfadyen, Bahar Soomekh, Donnie Wahlberg, Dina Meyer
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 18, 2006, 3 Star)
01:25
The Namesake (Film)
Mira Nair's family drama stars Kal Penn as Gogol, a young Indian American whose name, chosen by his parents Ashoke and Ashima after the Russian writer, causes him to question his identity. Is he first generation American or from a long line of Bengali ancestors? As he and his parents try to make sense of his problems and, indeed, their places in the contemporary world, this is a moving, thought-provoking examination of the immigrant experience.
Director: Mira Nair
Starring: Irrfan Khan, Jagannath Guha, Ruma Guha Thakurta, Tabu, Sandip Deb, Sukanya
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 12, 2006, 4 Star)
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11:00
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Film)
118 min U
'When the legend becomes fact, print the legend' is the famous quote from what is considered to be one of John Ford's finest westerns, and it pretty much sums up the film. Greenhorn lawyer Ransom Stoddard sets up in a frontier town where everyone, bar the tough-but-decent Tom Doniphon, fears the brutal bully Liberty Valance. As Stoddard's influence grows and Valance's wanes, a confrontation between the two seems inevitable. And it duly comes, with a result that shocks the town.
Director: John Ford
Starring: John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin, Edmond O'Brien, Andy Devine
(Black and White, Subtitles, PG, 1962, 3 Star)
13:25
That Touch of Mink (Film)
Cary Grant and Doris Day star in Delbert Mann's delightful, frothy comedy-romance. She plays Cathy Timberlake, who falls for businessman Roger Adams when his car coats her in mud. Instantly attracted, she wants a ring while he just wants a fling - she figures the way to get him is to be the playgirl he desires while his plan is to be a straight-ace guy. Inevitably, misunderstandings galore abound but the spark between the two leads is unmistakable. The supporting cast includes Gig Young, John Astin and Audrey Meadows plus cameos from then-baseball superstars Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra.
Director: Delbert Mann
Starring: Cary Grant, Doris Day, Gig Young, Audrey Meadows, Alan Hewitt, John Astin
(Subtitles, Audio Described, U, 1962, 3 Star)
15:20
Carry on Doctor (Film)
Sid James plays Charlie Roper, the rogue patient who smokes under the bed sheets and smuggles in whisky, Jim Dale is the ha$$$ome but accident-prone Dr Jim Kilmore, who is infatuated by beautiful Nurse Clarke, and Kenneth Williams takes the role of hospital head Dr Kenneth Tinkle, the unlikely romantic target of the strict and starched Matron in this classic Carry On comedy directed, as always, by Gerald Thomas.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Frankie Howerd, Kenneth Williams, Sid James, Charles Hawtrey, Jim Dale, Hattie Jacques
(Subtitles, Audio Described, PG, 1968, 3 Star)
17:10
Hills of Home (Film)
Fred M Wilcox directs this adventure, starring Lassie and Edmund Gwenn as her owner, Dr William MacLure. Lassie has an aversion to water, despite the doctor's best efforts to coax her into it, but when his life is in danger, she overcomes her phobia and saves him. Unfortunately, not soon enough, but MacLure manages to pass on her ownership to the two romantic leads, Tammas Milton and Margit Mitchell.
Director: Fred M. Wilcox
Starring: Edmund Gwenn, Donald Crisp, Tom Drake, Janet Leigh, Rhys Williams, Reginald Owen
(U, 1948, 3 Star)
19:05
Bride Wars (Film)
In Gary Winick's romantic comedy, Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway star as best frie$$$ competing to nab the same location for their wedding reception. When Liv and Emma were girls they attended such an impressive wedding at New York's landmark Plaza Hotel that they swore that, when the time came, they would each celebrate their nuptials there. Twenty years later, after saying 'yes' to their respective fiances, they've instructed their wedding planner to book the ceremony of their dreams. But because of a clerical error they're both given the same slot - and neither is willing to concede. Instead, their frie$$$hip is jettisoned as they resort to underhand tactics in a bid to sabotage each other and fulfil their marriage fantasies.
Director: Gary Winick
Starring: Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Bryan Greenberg, Chris Pratt, Steve Howey, Candice Bergen
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, PG, 2009, 2 Star)
20:50
On the Road Interview Special (Entertainment)
Kristen Stewart, Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley and director Walter Salles talk about their big-screen adaptation of Jack Kerouac's iconic novel.
21:00
Mission: Impossible II (Film)
A secret agent must undertake a difficult assignment to capture a rogue erstwhile colleague who has stolen a deadly genetically engineered virus. With the villain intending to sell the virus and its antidote to the highest bidder, the heroic agent enlists the help of the criminal's former girlfriend. But when the beautiful woman becomes infected, there is a race against time to save her - and the entire human race.
Director: John Woo
Starring: Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton, Ving Rhames, Richard Roxburgh, John Polson
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 15, 2000, 3 Star)
23:25
Das Boot (Film)
Wolfgang Petersen's multi-Oscar nominated film is shown here in the full-length director's cut. It follows the fortunes and dangers of a German U-boat, from slipping from its pens into the Atlantic, its hunting of convoys and flight from vengeful destroyers to its eventual return home. Jurgen Prochnow is the captain and Herbert Grunemeyer the war correspondent attached to the trip, in effect the eyes and ears of the audience, in one of the greatest anti-war films ever made.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Starring: Jurgen Prochnow, Herbert Gronemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch, Martin Semmelrogge, Bernd Tauber
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In German with English Subtitles, 12, 1981, 5 Star)
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The Shepherd of the Hills (Film)
The first talkie version of the much-filmed Harold Bell Wright novel is directed by Henry Hathaway and stars John Wayne in his first Technicolor movie. In the Ozark Mountains of Missouri, Young Matt Matthews blames his long-absent father for his mother's death and has sworn to kill him should their paths ever cross. The rest of the mountain community seem to have been affected by Young Matt's dark emotions, and rivalries and animosities are rife. Into this tense environment steps a mysterious stranger whose acts of kindness begin to heal the troubled populace. But who is he and why does he want to live among them?
Director: Henry Hathaway
Starring: John Wayne, Betty Field, Harry Carey Jr., Beulah Bondi, James Barton, Samuel S. Hi$$$
(Subtitles, 1941, PG, 3 Star)
12:55
Siege of the Saxons (Film)
Rousing historical romp in which King Arthur is betrayed and murdered by his champion knight, who assumes the throne in league with the invading Saxons. The only witness is an outlaw, who rescues the King's daughter and goes in search of Merlin, the mystical kingmaker who will be his ally in the battle ahead.
Director: Nathan Juran
Starring: Ronald Lewis, Janette Scott, Ronald Howard, Mark Dignam, John Laurie, Jerome Willis
(Subtitles, 1963, 12, 2 Star)
14:40
Winchester '73 (Film)
Classic western adventure about a man's hunt for a killer, and the quest for a stolen rifle. A man on the trail of his father's murderer wins a prized Winchester 73 rifle in a shooting contest. But when the weapon is stolen, his mission becomes more complex. One of director Anthony Mann's series of westerns that helped revitalise the genre during the 1950s.
Director: Anthony Mann
Starring: James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Stephen McNally, Millard Mitchell, Charles Drake
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1950, U, 5 Star)
16:30
Hellfighters (Film)
Andrew V McLaglen's firefighting action adventure stars John Wayne and is based on the work of famed real-life extinguisher of oil well fires, Red Adair. Chance Buckman and his young partner Greg Parker have established themselves as the people to call whenever a major fire is burning out of control, and their perilous calling takes them around the globe to quell one dangerous conflagration after another. Complicating their lives are Buckman's relationship with his former wife Madelyn and Parker's spouse Tish, who is also Buckman's daughter.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Starring: John Wayne, Katharine Ross, Jim Hutton, Jay C. Flippen, Bruce Cabot, Edward Faulkner
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1969, PG, 2 Star)
18:50
27 Dresses (Film)
Anne Fletcher's rom-com stars Katherine Heigl as Jane, an amateur wedding planner for her frie$$$, who hopes to be the blushing bride herself to her advertising executive boss George. Her ambition is dashed when her fun-loving gorgeous sister Tess sweeps him off his feet, leaving Jane to plan yet another wedding. But maybe there's hope for her in the shape of Kevin, a journalist who is intrigued by Jane's perpetual bridesmaid role and wants to write a story about her, if only they didn't mix like oil and water.
Director: Anne Fletcher
Starring: Katherine Heigl, Charli Barcena, James Marsden, Malin Akerman, Peyton List, Judy Greer
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 15, 3 Star)
21:00
Terminator Salvation (Film)
Director McG takes the helm for the fourth instalment of the sci-fi action franchise, starring Christian Bale and Sam Worthington. The principal action takes place in the not-too-distant 2018, in the devastated world that was glimpsed early in the series, where a determined group of resistance fighters are battling killing machines that are set on sole control of the planet. John Connor is one of the resistance leaders who discovers that their Skynet robot adversaries have a potentially fatal design flaw. They also learn that Skynet plans to imminently assassinate the top resistance leaders; Connor is second on the kill list to Kyle Reese, a civilian whose significance is known only to Connor. Meanwhile, Marcus Wright has also appeared on the scene - is he a mysterious warrior, out to defeat the machines, or does he have darker motives?
Director: Joseph McGinty Nichol
Starring: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Helena Bonham Carter, Anton Yelchin, Jadagrace
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 12, 3 Star)
23:10
Final Destination 3 (Film)
James Wong, who directed the first film in the horror franchise, returns to helm this sequel starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Wendy Christensen has a premonition that the roller coaster she and her school frie$$$ are on is going to crash. And, sure enough, soon after they disembark, there is a spectacular, gory accident on the attraction. But, once again, Death will not be cheated of his due and, as the survivors succumb one-by-one in suitably ingenious ways, Wendy and her friend Kevin Fischer desperately try to work out who is next, and how they can escape.
Director: James Wong
Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman, Kris Lemche, Alexz Johnson, Sam Easton, Jesse Moss
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, 15, 2 Star)
00:55
Volver (Film)
Pedro Almodovar's drama stars Penelope Cruz as single parent Raimunda, whose life is turned upside down by a murder, which leaves her with a body to dispose of and a crime to cover up. Although she manages to find somewhere to put the body, further complications arise when her mother Irene, presumed dead, suddenly reappears. And when Raimunda takes on the management of a holidaying friend's restaurant - which becomes unexpectedly, and riotously, successful - our heroine's makeshift plans start to look very precarious indeed.
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Starring: Penelope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Duenas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, Chus Lampreave
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Subtitled, In Spanish with English Subtitles, 2006, 15, 4 Star)
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Tuesday 16th October
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11:00
Action in the North Atlantic (Film)
A rousing tribute to the men of the wartime Merchant Marine, focusing on the Liberty ship Sea Witch as it makes its perilous journey in a convoy to Murmansk, under attack from German submarines and aircraft. Starring Humphrey Bogart and Raymond Massey as Lt Joe Rossi and Capt Steve Jarvis, the two officers charged with getting the ship to safety.
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Raymond Massey, Alan Hale Jr., Julie Bishop, Ruth Gordon, Sam Levene
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1943, PG, 4 Star)
13:35
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Film)
118 min U
'When the legend becomes fact, print the legend' is the famous quote from what is considered to be one of John Ford's finest westerns, and it pretty much sums up the film. Greenhorn lawyer Ransom Stoddard sets up in a frontier town where everyone, bar the tough-but-decent Tom Doniphon, fears the brutal bully Liberty Valance. As Stoddard's influence grows and Valance's wanes, a confrontation between the two seems inevitable. And it duly comes, with a result that shocks the town.
Director: John Ford
Starring: John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin, Edmond O'Brien, Andy Devine
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1962, PG, 3 Star)
16:10
All About Eve (Film)
Bette Davis stars in Joseph Mankiewicz's classic drama as Margo Channing, acid-tongued star of the stage who takes the young, innocent, mousey Eve Harrington under her wing. But Margo's repays her kindness by quietly betraying her at every turn, until she has climbed the dizzy heights once occupied by the star. George Sanders stars as the acerbic critic Addison De Witt, with Hugh Marlowe as Margo's writer Lloyd Richards and Gary Merrill as her lover Bill Sampson. The film won six Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director. Davis and Baxter were both nominated as Best Actress but the split vote meant neither won.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Starring: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlowe
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1950, U, 4 Star)
18:55
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (Film)
When three consuls on Nimbus III are kidnapped by a Vulcan who has rediscovered his emotions, a Klingon warship sets out to deal with the crisis, and so Kirk, Spock and McCoy are recalled from vacation to help. They are forced to risk their lives by taking the Enterprise into uncharted territory in search of nothing less than the Supreme Being and the meaning of life.
Director: William Shatner
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1989, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
Kiss the Girls (Film)
Disturbing thriller about the hunt for a killer - known only as Casanova - who has kidnapped a number of women and murdered two of them. When a detective's niece goes missing, he is drawn into a complex and highly personal investigation. The local police are unappreciative of his efforts, but his niece manages to escape with valuable information about the killer.
Director: Gary Fleder
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes, Alex McArthur, Tony Goldwyn, Jay O. Sanders
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1997, 18, 3 Star)
23:15
Lucky Number Slevin (Film)
Paul McGuigan's tricksy thriller stars Josh Hartnett as Slevin Kelevra, who arrives at his friend's New York apartment, only to find it empty. He makes himself at home, but his peace is interrupted by employees of crime lord The Boss, who mistake him for his absent friend, who owes The Boss $96,000. The Boss makes Slevin an offer: kill the son of his rival, The Rabbi, and the debt will be wiped clean. But The Rabbi soon gets hold of Slevin and makes a counter-offer. Meanwhile, cynical assassin Mr Goodkat is playing both e$$$ against the middle in what might be a long-term plan, while Slevin's neighbour Li$$$ey soon becomes his love interest. The result is a multi-stranded double-cross that can only have one lucky winner.
Director: Paul McGuigan
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, Michael Rubenfeld
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, 18, 4 Star)
01:25
Black God White Devil (Film)
In this delirious drama, shot in lush black and white, Brazilian director Glauber Rocha combines a variety of influences, including Sergei Eisenstein's montage work, neorealism and the spaghetti westerns of Sergio Leone, to tell the tale of a farm labourer's fall from grace and his struggle to find redemption. During yet another drought-blighted year the arid hinterland of the north-east Brazil, ranch hand Manoel kills his boss after a dispute over money. Manoel and his wife Rosa flee, but instead of finding freedom and happiness, the pair fall prey in succession to the whims of a black preacher who styles himself San Sebastian, and operates far outside the orbit of the Catholic Church, then the revolutionary Corisco and, later, the bounty hunter Antonio das Mortes.
Starring: Geraldo del Rey, Othon Bastos, Lidio Silva
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Portuguese with English Subtitles, Black and White, 1964, 12)
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Wednesday 17th October
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11:00
The Tall Stranger (Film)
Joel McCrea plays Ned Bannon, an American Civil War Union officer wounded in battle and left for dead. Rescued by a wagon train, he's nursed back to health and offers to guide the wagons west, but the Confederates among the passengers ostracise him. He fi$$$ solace with Ellen and acceptance when he thwarts an ambush engineered by land baron Hardy, his half brother. Directed by Thomas Carr, a veteran of western films and TV series.
Director: Thomas Carr
Starring: Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, Barry Kelley, Michael Ansara, Whit Bissell, James Dobson
(Subtitles, 1957, 15, 3 Star)
12:40
That Touch of Mink (Film)
Cary Grant and Doris Day star in Delbert Mann's delightful, frothy comedy-romance. She plays Cathy Timberlake, who falls for businessman Roger Adams when his car coats her in mud. Instantly attracted, she wants a ring while he just wants a fling - she figures the way to get him is to be the playgirl he desires while his plan is to be a straight-ace guy. Inevitably, misunderstandings galore abound but the spark between the two leads is unmistakable. The supporting cast includes Gig Young, John Astin and Audrey Meadows plus cameos from then-baseball superstars Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra.
Director: Delbert Mann
Starring: Cary Grant, Doris Day, Gig Young, Audrey Meadows, Alan Hewitt, John Astin
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1962, U, 3 Star)
14:35
The History of Mr Polly (Film)
In Anthony Pelissier's adaptation of the HG Wells novel, John Mills plays the eponymous Mr Polly who, disillusioned by the constant nagging of his wife and his dull life, torches his shop and takes to the open road. He e$$$ up in the heart of the countryside where, after a few hitches, he begins a new life with a jovial innkeeper. But can this idyllic existence last for ever, and what of the family he left behind?
Director: Anthony Pelissier
Starring: John Mills, Betty Ann Davies, Megs Jenkins, Finlay Currie, Gladys Henson, Diana Churchill
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1949, U, 3 Star)
16:35
Shenandoah (Film)
James Stewart stars as Charlie Anderson in this beautiful drama about a widower and wealthy Virginia farming patriarch trying to keep his family together and safe in the midst of the encroaching Civil War. The family struggles to ignore the war tearing apart their Shenandoah Valley community and ultimately also becomes part of the fight. How Charlie survives overwhelming tragedy, from the capture of his young son by the Confederate Army to his daughter's love for a Confederate soldier and the untimely deaths of his other son and daughter-in-law, with Stewart's famous soliloquy by his wife's grave, is the moving story that made this drama so successful. In fact, Stewart's speech was so popular it was released as a record.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Starring: James Stewart, Doug McClure, Glenn Corbett, Patrick Wayne, Rosemary Forsyth, Phillip Alford
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1965, PG, 4 Star)
18:40
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Film)
This family adventure from Chris Columbus is adapted from the first of Rick Riordan's series of fantasy novels, and stars Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson, an American teen who fi$$$ that Greek myth is much closer to home than he imagined. It turns out that while his mum Sally is human, his father is the Greek god of the sea and earthquakes, Poseidon; which makes our hero a demigod. At first it's all a bit much to take in, as he learns the modern world is teeming with deities and their offspring. And things take a turn for the worse when Zeus suspects Percy of theft after the lightning bolt that confers supreme, terrifying power goes missing. With his mother kidnapped and the errant super weapon threatening to cause a catastrophic clash of the titans among the gods, Percy sets off to recover the artefact. As he does so, he discovers the many creatures and monsters of legend are also alive today, and are as fierce as ever. Also starring Pierce Brosnan, Uma Thurman and Steve Coogan.
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
The King of Comedy (Film)
Rupert Pupkin is an aspiring comedian so desperate to get a spot on Jerry Langford's TV show that he conspires to kidnap his arrogant hero. Jerry Lewis plays against type as the egotistical TV star in Scorsese's unusual black comedy.
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert de Niro, Jerry Lewis, Diahnne Abbott, Sandra Bernhard, Shelley Hack, Ed Herlihy
(1983, PG, 4 Star)
23:10
Four Brothers (Film)
Four adopted brothers reunite when their mother is killed in a botched robbery. In the course of finding those responsible they soon realise the crime is not as straight forward as it at first seems and the revenge they seek will not be easy to obtain.
Director: John Singleton
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin, Garrett Hedlund, Terrence Howard, Josh Charles
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, 15, 3 Star)
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Thursday 18th October
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11:00
Alamar (Film)
Mexican director Pedro Gonzelez-Rubio's beautifully shot semi-documentary explores the bo$$$ between a father and his young son at the point of their separation. Five-year-old Natan Machado Palombini is the product of a love affair between an Italian woman, Roberta Palombini, and a Yucatan tour guide, Jorge Machado. But their relationship has foundered and Roberta is returning to her native Rome, possibly for good. Before he is also whisked off to the Italian capital, Natan is given a chance to spend a little more time with his father in Jorge's Mexican fishing community. Living in a shack on stilts above the sea, the youngster deepens his ties with his father through everyday tasks such as painting the house and preparing food, as well as learning to fish and exploring the region's rich variety of wildlife.
Director: Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio
Starring: Natan Machado Palombini, Jorge Machado, Nestor Marin, Roberta Palombini
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, U, 4 Star)
12:30
The Fighting Seabees (Film)
Edward Ludwig's film is a morale-boosting tribute to the US Navy's Construction Battalions who followed behind the troops invading Pacific isla$$$ occupied by the Japanese to build runways, roads and bridges. John Wayne plays Wedge Donovan, civilian head of a construction company approached by the Navy to train their men as specialists. Instead, the impetuous Donovan wants to prove his already-trained crew are up to the job, but they're unarmed, and come under attack from Japanese troops... Also starring Dennis O'Keefe as Donovan's commanding officer, and Susan Hayward as Constance Chesley, the love interest of both men.
Director: Edward Ludwig
Starring: John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley, Leonid Kinskey, J.M. Kerrigan
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1944, U, 3 Star)
14:30
The Guns of Fort Petticoat (Film)
George Marshall's western action-romance offers a unique feminine twist. Lt Frank Hewitt deserts the Union army to warn of an impending Native American attack on Texan farmers. But all the men are away fighting and the only hope the women have is to band together under Hewitt's command and learn how to fight. Hewitt's love interest comes in the form of the sassy Anne Martin.
Director: George Marshall
Starring: Audie Murphy, Kathryn Grant, Hope Emerson, Jeff Donnell, Jeanette Nolan, Sean McClory
(Subtitles, 1957, PG, 3 Star)
16:10
Jungle Book (Film)
Classic version of Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories, directed by Zoltan Korda and starring Sabu as the young Indian boy who, brought up by wolves in the jungle, returns to his village as an adolescent.
Director: Zoltan Korda
Starring: Sabu, Joseph Calleia, John Qualen, Frank Puglia, Rosemary DeCamp, Patricia O'Rourke
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1942, U, 3 Star)
18:15
The Abyss (Film)
After Aliens, James Cameron took to the ocean's depths for this sci-fi thriller. Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio star as Bud and Li$$$ey Brigman, a husband-and-wife team running the rescue rig that's trying to get to a nuclear submarine that's gone down on the lip of one of the world's deepest sea trenches. But when psychotic Navy SEAL commander Lt Hiram Coffey launches a nuclear warhead into the trench, they discover they are not alone in the depths... Edited for language and violence.
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, Leo Burmester, Todd Graff, John Bedford Lloyd
(Subtitles, 1989, 15, 4 Star)
21:00
Date Night (Film)
Tina Fey and Steve Carell star in Shawn Levy's chase comedy. Phil and Claire Foster feel their marriage has gone a tad stale and decide to pep it up by going out on a date, just like they used to do, before the kids and the mortgage and rest of life's inevitable distractions got in the way. In principal it's a good idea, but their first mistake is to attempt entry into one of Manhattan's swankiest restaurants without a reservation. Their second is far more serious: they bluff their way in, pretending to be a couple who have failed to show up for their table. Unfortunately for the Fosters, the absent diners have serious gangland connections. Even more unfortunately, the people whose identities they've adopted are due to be silenced forever by Mob hitmen. Cue a tightly plotted, gag-packed, headlong flight for survival, which has distinct echoes of the classics of the 40s screwball genre. And keep an eye out for memorable cameos from Mark Wahlberg and James Franco.
Director: Shawn Levy
Starring: Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg, Taraji P. Henson, Jimmi Simpson, Common
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2010, 15, 3 Star)
22:45
Carlos (Music)
In this critically acclaimed, Golden Globe-winning three-part miniseries, French film-maker Olivier Assayas charts the rise and fall of the Venezuelan terrorist Carlos the Jackal. Edgar Ramirez takes the lead role, portraying Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who was born in 1949, and whose father was such a committed Marxist that he named his other two sons Vladimir and Lenin. But it was Ilich's crimes under the guise of Carlos the Jackal that brought him to the attention of the world. Assayas's work was also released as a 165-minute feature film, but Film4 is presenting it in its full miniseries-format glory. Part one begins in 1973, the year in which the murderous ideologue's fight for Palestinian rights saw him conduct attacks in London and Paris on behalf of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, as well as get involved in a plot that would prove both audacious and ultimately cause a massive rift with his sponsors.
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In French with English Subtitles, Widescreen, Part 1, 15)
00:50
Carlos (Film)
The critically acclaimed, Golden Globe-winning three-part miniseries, from French film-maker Olivier Assayas continues, with Edgar Ramirez again starring as international terrorist Carlos the Jackal. In part two, it's now 1975 and Carlos is leading a group of German and Palestinians on behalf of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Their mission: to storm the headquarters of OPEC and take hostage some of the most powerful men in charge of the world's oil production. The film concludes with Carlos - Part Three tomorrow night. Film4 premiere.
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In French with English Subtitles, Widescreen, Part 2, 15)
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Friday 19th October
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11:00
The Bounty Hunter (Film)
Andre de Toth's western stars Randolph Scott as Jim Kipp, a bounty hunter hired by the Pinkerton Detective Agency to track down the whereabouts of $100,000 of government money stolen in a train robbery by three men, who are all wanted for murder. The trail leads him to the small mining town of Twin Forks but, with the three suspects masquerading as upright citizens and none of the money surfacing in the town's stores and saloons, Kipp has his work cut out earning his money.
Director: Andre de Toth
Starring: Randolph Scott, Dolores Dorn, Marie Wi$$$or, Howard Petrie, Harry Antrim, Robert Keys
(Subtitles, PG, 1954, 2 Star)
12:40
Hellfighters (Film)
Andrew V McLaglen's firefighting action adventure stars John Wayne and is based on the work of famed real-life extinguisher of oil well fires, Red Adair. Chance Buckman and his young partner Greg Parker have established themselves as the people to call whenever a major fire is burning out of control, and their perilous calling takes them around the globe to quell one dangerous conflagration after another. Complicating their lives are Buckman's relationship with his former wife Madelyn and Parker's spouse Tish, who is also Buckman's daughter.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Starring: John Wayne, Katharine Ross, Jim Hutton, Jay C. Flippen, Bruce Cabot, Edward Faulkner
(Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 1969, 2 Star)
15:00
Siege of the Saxons (Film)
Rousing historical romp in which King Arthur is betrayed and murdered by his champion knight, who assumes the throne in league with the invading Saxons. The only witness is an outlaw, who rescues the King's daughter and goes in search of Merlin, the mystical kingmaker who will be his ally in the battle ahead.
Director: Nathan Juran
Starring: Ronald Lewis, Janette Scott, Ronald Howard, Mark Dignam, John Laurie, Jerome Willis
(Subtitles, 12, 1963, 2 Star)
16:45
The Man Who Knew Too Much (Film)
Alfred Hitchcock's remake of his own 1934 version of the thriller, this time featuring James Stewart and Doris Day in the lead roles. Doctor Ben McKenna is on holiday in Morocco with his wife, Jo, and son, Hank, when a man is fatally wounded in front of them. Before he dies, the victim manages to whisper something to the shocked doctor. It's incendiary information, and McKenna soon regrets being party to it, as Hank is kidnapped by people keen to ensure that the dead man's words are passed to no one. And so the scene is set for a headlong rush by the McKennas to track down their son and effect his safe release, leading to a memorable climax at London's Royal Albert Hall. The film won an Oscar for Best Song: Whatever Will Be, Will Be, performed by Day.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda de Banzie, Bernard Miles, Ralph Truman, Daniel Gelin
(Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 1956, 4 Star)
19:05
Nine Months (Film)
Hugh Grant plays child psychiatrist Samuel Faulkner who, ironically, can't stand children. So when his girlfriend Rebecca tells him she's pregnant, he's not thrilled. Eventually, fed up with his moaning, she moves out to stay with her frie$$$ Marty and Gail. This being a Chris Columbus film, it all e$$$ happily but not without complications along the way, in particular from Robin Williams as a Russian obstetrician who is prone to malapropisms and hasn't delivered a baby before.
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Hugh Grant, Julianne Moore, Tom Arnold, Joan Cusack, Jeff Goldblum, Robin Williams
(Edited for Language, Subtitles, Audio Described, 12, 1995, 1 Star)
21:00
Semi-Pro (Film)
Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson and Andr? Benjamin star in Kent Alterman's 70s-set, big-haired sports comedy. Jackie Moon is a musician whose sole chart success enables him to fulfil a long-held dream: buying and running a professional basketball team. It's 1976 and Moon's team, the Tropics, plays in the American Basketball Association league, which is about to be merged with the National Basketball Association. But only four teams from the ABA will survive the merger, and Moon is determined not to be left owning a defunct team. And, in addition to garnering the necessary points, the merger requires the successful teams to also attract at least 2000 fans to each home game - provoking Moon to stage a series of desperate game day publicity stunts, which range from the astute to the gloriously insane. Can Moon, his back-from-retirement signing Monix and the self-centred but promising youngster Clarence ensure the Tropics' survival? Film4 premiere.
Director: Kent Alterman
Starring: Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, Andre Benjamin, DeRay Davis, Maura Tierney, Andrew Daly
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 15, 2008, 3 Star)
22:45
Carlos (Film)
The conclusion of the critically acclaimed, Golden Globe-winning three-part miniseries from French film-maker Olivier Assayas, with Edgar Ramirez starring as international terrorist Carlos the Jackal. In the final part, and with the events of 1975 and his links to the Middle East firmly behind him, Carlos has thrown in his lot with a variety of violent European causes. But the coming change in world order is set to turn the terrorist's life upside down... Film4 premiere.
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In French with English Subtitles, Widescreen, Part 3, 15)
01:10
Black Book (Film)
Paul Verhoeven returns to his Dutch roots with this visceral drama of life under Nazi occupation in the Netherla$$$. Rachel Stein is a Jewish woman intent on avenging her family's murder. She joins the Resistance and agrees to become the lover of high-ranking SS officer Ludwig Muntze in order to learn which Dutchmen are secretly collaborating with the occupiers. But she falls in love with the man rather than the monster and fi$$$ herself in danger, not only from the Nazis but also from her compatriots.
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Carice Van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, Halina Reijn, Waldemar Kobus, Derek de Lint
(In Dutch and German with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 15, 2006, 4 Star)
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Saturday 20th October
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11:00
The History of Mr Polly (Film)
In Anthony Pelissier's adaptation of the HG Wells novel, John Mills plays the eponymous Mr Polly who, disillusioned by the constant nagging of his wife and his dull life, torches his shop and takes to the open road. He e$$$ up in the heart of the countryside where, after a few hitches, he begins a new life with a jovial innkeeper. But can this idyllic existence last for ever, and what of the family he left behind?
Director: Anthony Pelissier
Starring: John Mills, Betty Ann Davies, Megs Jenkins, Finlay Currie, Gladys Henson, Diana Churchill
(Black and White, Subtitles, U, 1949, 3 Star)
13:00
Hope Floats (Film)
What's the worst situation in which to discover that your partner has been cheating on you? Birdee Pruitt fi$$$ out her husband Bill has been having an affair with her best friend when they all take part in a daytime chat show. Humiliated, she leaves Chicago for her small home town, where all her old frie$$$ and neighbours have seen the show and are revelling in her downfall from once high-and-mighty prom queen. Except for Justin Matisse, an ex-school friend who has secretly carried a torch for her for years. Forest Whitaker's moving romantic drama charts Birdee's emotional fall and rise, with Gena Rowla$$$ as her mother providing the salty voice of reality, and Mae Whitman as her feisty daughter Bernice.
Director: Forest Whitaker
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., Gena Rowla$$$, Mae Whitman, Michael Pare, Cameron Finley
(Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 1998, 3 Star)
15:15
James and the Giant Peach (Film)
Part live action, part animated adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's book from director Henry Selick. Orphan James lives with his tyrannical aunts. Through a magical series of events, a giant peach grows in their garden and when James takes a bite, it takes on a life of its own. He fi$$$ the peach is inhabited by colourful creatures including a spider, a centipede and a grasshopper. The motley crew set off on a sea voyage, via the frozen north, to find happiness in New York - but not before encountering fabulous creatures and having dangerous adventures.
Director: Henry Selick
Starring: Paul Terry, Susan Sarandon, Joanna Lumley, Simon Callow, Richard Dreyfuss, Jane Leeves
(Widescreen, Subtitles, U, 1996, 3 Star)
16:50
The Nutty Professor (Film)
In the comedy that he both wrote and directed, Jerry Lewis stars as Julius Kelp: a socially awkward, unkempt university science professor. Persona non grata with his colleagues for continually destroying his lab, and picked upon by the students, Professor Kelp creates a potion that physically transforms him into his polar opposite. Kelp's alter ego, Buddy Love, is suave, sophisticated and a big hit with the students, especially Stella Purdy, with whom Love becomes amorously entangled. But the price for the Professor's new-found popularity is an extraordinary arrogance, and a tendency for the effects of his potion to wear off at the most inopportune times. How will Love's new buddies react when Kelp's secret is out?
Director: Jerry Lewis
Starring: Stella Stevens, Del Moore, Kathleen Freeman, Med Flory
(Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 1963, 3 Star)
19:00
Drillbit Taylor (Film)
Steven Brill's comedy stars Troy Gentile, Nate Hartley and Ian Roberts as Ryan, Wade, and Jim, high school students born to be bullied, in this instance by Filkins. Deciding to put an end to it, they advertise for a bodyguard but the only one who comes at a price they can afford is ex-Ranger and black ops specialist Drillbit Taylor. What they don't know is that he is homeless, has no military experience and just wants their money to fund a trip to Canada. He infiltrates the school posing as a supply teacher but as well as falling for the English teacher Lisa, he fi$$$ himself increasingly involved in his employers' plight and has to decide whether to stay and fight or cut and run.
Director: Steven Brill
Starring: Nate Hartley, Troy Gentile, Ian Roberts, Owen Wilson, Casey Boersma, Dylan Boersma
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 12, 2008, 3 Star)
21:00
The Negotiator (Film)
When police hostage negotiator Danny Roman unwittingly gets involved in a colleague's attempt to expose financial fraud within the force he gets into very deep water. With his colleague found shot dead, and the embezzlement being pinned on him, Roman takes hostages from the Internal Affairs Department, including his chief accuser Terence Niebaum, in an attempt to buy himself time to prove his innocence. Roman dema$$$ the presence of Chris Sabian, a fellow hostage negotiator who works on the other side of the city, and who Roman hopes is unconnected to the plot to frame him. But can such a reckless strategy have any chance of paying off? F Gary Gray's action-thriller also stars David Morse, Siobhan Fallon and Paul Giamatti.
Director: F. Gary Gray
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse, Ron Rifkin, John Spencer, J.T. Walsh
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 15, 1998, 4 Star)
23:40
Final Destination 3 (Film)
James Wong, who directed the first film in the horror franchise, returns to helm this sequel starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Wendy Christensen has a premonition that the roller coaster she and her school frie$$$ are on is going to crash. And, sure enough, soon after they disembark, there is a spectacular, gory accident on the attraction. But, once again, Death will not be cheated of his due and, as the survivors succumb one-by-one in suitably ingenious ways, Wendy and her friend Kevin Fischer desperately try to work out who is next, and how they can escape.
Director: James Wong
Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman, Kris Lemche, Alexz Johnson, Sam Easton, Jesse Moss
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 15, 2006, 2 Star)
01:25
A Scanner Darkly (Film)
After his first rotoscoped animation Waking Life, Richard Linklater turned to Philip K Dick's futuristic novel for his second excursion into this form of animation where he shoots live actors and then 'computer paints' over them. Keanu Reeves plays Bob Arctor, an undercover narcs cop who disguises his identity using a 'scramble suit' that transforms him into a walking hologram, changing face and clothes at every stride. He's gone so far undercover that he's become addicted to Substance D, the very drug he's supposedly tracking, and is having a listless affair with supplier Donna Hawthorne. As Arctor splits his days between reporting in to his bosses and mixing with Donna and their fellow addicts, he begins to wonder why his time and energy are being expended on what seems to be a low level operation.
Director: Richard Linklater
Starring: Rory Cochrane, Robert Downey Jr., Mitch Baker, Keanu Reeves, Sean Allen, Cliff Haby
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 15, 2006, 4 Star)
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11:00
Pony Express (Film)
Jerry Hopper's all-action western stars Charlton Heston as Buffalo Bill Cody, and Forrest Tucker as Wild Bill Hickock, who set up the legendary Pony Express mail route. But when Rance and Evelyn Hastings and stagecoach owner Joe Cooper plot to split California from the union, the two Bills are forced to intervene to save their new business.
Director: Jerry Hopper
Starring: Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming, Jan Sterling, Forrest Tucker, Michael Thomas Moore, Porter Hall
(Subtitles, U, 1953, 3 Star)
13:00
Bogus (Film)
Haley Joel Osment plays Albert Franklin, a seven-year-old boy growing up in Las Vegas where his mother works as part of a stage circus act. But when she is killed in a car accident, he is sent to live with her half-sister Harriet Franklin, a businesswoman who has no time for the boy but reluctantly takes him on. To help him through his bereavement and new life, Albert invents an invisible friend, Bogus, a character from one of his books. But is Bogus just a figment of his imagination or a real entity? Norman Jewison, who directed Moonstruck and Only You, directs a winsome film with a feel-good factor that never grates, thanks to the three leads.
Director: Norman Jewison
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Gerard Depardieu, Haley Joel Osment, Andrea Martin, Nancy Travis, Denis Mercier
(Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 1996, 3 Star)
15:10
The War of the Worlds (Film)
Adaptation of H G Wells's classic science fiction novel, updated to 1939 California and heavily influenced by Orson Welles's hoax radio broadcast. Seemingly unstoppable Martians abandon their dying planet and instigate a ruthlessly destructive colonisation of the Earth. Winner of an Oscar for special effects.
Director: Byron Haskin
Starring: Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Robert Cornthwaite, Sandro Giglio, Lewis Martin
(Subtitles, PG, 1953, 4 Star)
16:50
Baby's Day Out (Film)
Patrick Read Johnson's comedy, scripted by John Hughes, stars Joe Mantegna, Joe Pantoliano and Brian Haley as Eddie, Norby and Veeko, three inept criminals who kidnap Baby Bink, the son of a rich Chicago family. But while they are negotiating the ransom, Baby Bink escapes and begins to make his way back home. As the trio chase him, the infant manages to avoid a series of violent dangers, only for his pursuers to run straight into them. The film owes much to the cartoon violence of animation such as Road Runner, where falls and explosions are slapstick rather than fatal, while the interaction of the three criminals carries Hughes' trademark quick-fire humour.
Director: Patrick Read Johnson
Starring: Joe Mantegna, Lara-Flynn Boyle, Joe Pantoliano, Brian Haley, Cynthia Nixon, Fred Dalton Thompson
(Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 1994, 4 Star)
18:50
Entrapment (Film)
Sean Connery plays Robert 'Mac' MacDougal, one of the finest art thieves in the world, while Catherine Zeta-Jones is Virginia 'Gin' Baker, an insurance company agent who plans to trap him by offering the opportunity to crown his career: the theft of a $40 million Chinese mask. To do so, she has to set herself up as a thief eager to learn from the master, which she does, passing a series of tests. But as Jon Amiel's all-action thriller reaches its climax high above Kuala Lumpur's skyscrapers, both of them realise there are still lessons to be learnt.
Director: Jon Amiel
Starring: Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ving Rhames, Will Patton, Maury Chaykin, Kevin McNally
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 12, 1999, 3 Star)
21:00
Terminator Salvation (Film)
Director McG takes the helm for the fourth instalment of the sci-fi action franchise, starring Christian Bale and Sam Worthington. The principal action takes place in the not-too-distant 2018, in the devastated world that was glimpsed early in the series, where a determined group of resistance fighters are battling killing machines that are set on sole control of the planet. John Connor is one of the resistance leaders who discovers that their Skynet robot adversaries have a potentially fatal design flaw. They also learn that Skynet plans to imminently assassinate the top resistance leaders; Connor is second on the kill list to Kyle Reese, a civilian whose significance is known only to Connor. Meanwhile, Marcus Wright has also appeared on the scene - is he a mysterious warrior, out to defeat the machines, or does he have darker motives?
Director: Joseph McGinty Nichol
Starring: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Helena Bonham Carter, Anton Yelchin, Jadagrace
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 12, 2009, 3 Star)
23:10
Choke (Film)
Clark Gregg's black comedy - based on Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk's novel - stars Sam Rockwell as a man taking stock of his frayed life. Victor Mancini's mother Ida suffers from dementia, but his job at an 18th-century theme park doesn't bring in enough cash to cover her care costs. To supplement his income, he prete$$$ to choke on food in expensive restaurants, hoping his 'rescuers' will give him money once they hear his woes. In the meantime, he and his friend Denny attend meetings for their sex-addiction issues, where Victor picks up women for no-strings, no-joy sexual encounters. As Ida's condition worsens, she rarely recognises Victor, but starts to believe that Denny is her son. Anxious to discover who his father was before it's too late, Victor tries to find out via Denny's conversations with Ida. But, ultimately, it's Paige Marshall, an angelic nurse at the home, who gives some surprising news about his parentage, as well as offering Victor the hope of a happier future.
Director: Clark Gregg
Starring: Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kathryn Alexander, Teodorina Bello, Kate Blumberg, Jonah Bobo
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 18, 2008, 3 Star)
01:00
Purely Belter (Film)
Touching comedy drama about a pair of troubled young Geordie boys who are determined to buy season tickets to see their beloved Newcastle United. Realising that giving up smoking will not save them the hefty amount they need, the pair dream up a number of moneymaking schemes before graduating to shoplifting and bank robbery, until events take an unexpected turn.
Director: Mark Herman
Starring: Tracy Whitwell, Chris Beattie, Greg McLane, Charlie Hardwick, Roy Hudd, Kevin Whately
(Subtitles, 15, 2000, 3 Star)
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Monday 22nd October
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11:00
The Professionals (Film)
Fast-moving, action-packed western starring Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan and Woody Strode as soldiers of fortune hired by millionaire rancher Ralph Bellamy to rescue his wife Claudia Cardinale, who has been kidnapped by Mexican bandit Jack Palance.
Director: Richard Brooks
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale
(Subtitles, 1966, PG, 4 Star)
13:25
The Robe (Film)
Henry Koster's Biblical epic stars Oscar-nominated Richard Burton as Marcellus Gallio, a Roman centurion present at the Crucifixion, who wins Jesus's robe in a bet. But he's tormented and fi$$$ his life changed, along with those of his Greek slave Demetrius and his life-long love Diana.
Director: Henry Koster
Starring: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie, Jay Robinson, Dean Jagger
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1953, U, 3 Star)
16:00
Topaz (Film)
Alfred Hitchcock's spy thriller stars Frederick Stafford as Andre Devereaux, a French secret agent who becomes involved in the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. A mole is leaking secrets to Cuba and, with the help of CIA agent Michael Nordstrom and anti-Castro exile Juanita de Cordoba, the action moves from Russia via Europe to Cuba, as the crisis deepens and time runs out. Can they track down the double agent before it's too late?
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin, Claude Jade, Michel Subor, Karin Dor, John Kerrigan
(Subtitles, 1969, PG, 4 Star)
18:50
Hope Floats (Film)
What's the worst situation in which to discover that your partner has been cheating on you? Birdee Pruitt fi$$$ out her husband Bill has been having an affair with her best friend when they all take part in a daytime chat show. Humiliated, she leaves Chicago for her small home town, where all her old frie$$$ and neighbours have seen the show and are revelling in her downfall from once high-and-mighty prom queen. Except for Justin Matisse, an ex-school friend who has secretly carried a torch for her for years. Forest Whitaker's moving romantic drama charts Birdee's emotional fall and rise, with Gena Rowla$$$ as her mother providing the salty voice of reality, and Mae Whitman as her feisty daughter Bernice.
Director: Forest Whitaker
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., Gena Rowla$$$, Mae Whitman, Michael Pare, Cameron Finley
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1998, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
Fracture (Film)
Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling and David Strathairn star in Gregory Hoblit's twist-filled legal drama. When top airplane engineer Ted Crawford discovers that his wife has been cheating on him he takes a devastatingly direct route to revenge: he drives home and shoots his errant spouse in the face. He then waits for the police to turn up and confesses to the crime. With his wife in a coma, Crawford is arrested and enters the justice system. It should, of course, be the simplest prosecution ever. And lawyer Willy Beachum can be forgiven for thinking that his last case as a criminal attorney will be a doddle. However, once in court, Crawford, representing himself, proceeds to tear apart the ample evidence that's stacked against him. Can he possibly get away with his crime?
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike, Embeth Davidtz, Billy Burke
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2007, 15, 3 Star)
23:10
Aeon Flux (Film)
Karyn Kusama's sci-fi thriller is set in the 25th century, when, following the outbreak of a killer virus, the remnants of humanity live in the city of Bregna, ruled by Trevor Goodchild. But his draconian rule is threatened by a bunch of rebels led by Handler, who orders Aeon Flux to kill Goodchild. Aeon also has a personal reason to murder him, since he ordered the death of her sister Una. But when she breaks into his inner sanctum, she discovers awful truths about their joint pasts and why the population of the city is so stable and healthy.
Director: Karyn Kusama
Starring: Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller, Sophie Okonedo, Frances McDormand, Pete Postlethwaite
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, 15, 3 Star)
00:55
A Mighty Heart (Film)
Michael Winterbottom's drama is based on the true, tragic story of the 2002 kidnapping of Wall Street Journal journalist Daniel Pearl in Pakistan. Pearl, played by Dan Futterman, goes missing while working on a story about shoe-bomber Richard Reid. After his kidnapping, the film concentrates on the efforts of his pregnant wife Mariane to find out his whereabouts, pressurising the authorities both in Pakistan and America and making televised appeals for his safe return. Jolie is outstanding at the centre of the film, maintaining a calm exterior while torn apart inside by fear and worry as the days pass without a word.
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Dan Futterman, Angelina Jolie, Archie Panjabi, Mohammed Afzal, Mushtaq Khan, Daud Khan
(Widescreen, In French/Urdu/Arabic with English Subtitles, 2007, 15, 3 Star)
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11:00
The Guns of Fort Petticoat (Film)
George Marshall's western action-romance offers a unique feminine twist. Lt Frank Hewitt deserts the Union army to warn of an impending Native American attack on Texan farmers. But all the men are away fighting and the only hope the women have is to band together under Hewitt's command and learn how to fight. Hewitt's love interest comes in the form of the sassy Anne Martin.
Director: George Marshall
Starring: Audie Murphy, Kathryn Grant, Hope Emerson, Jeff Donnell, Jeanette Nolan, Sean McClory
(Subtitles, 1957, PG, 3 Star)
12:40
The Man Who Knew Too Much (Film)
Alfred Hitchcock's remake of his own 1934 version of the thriller, this time featuring James Stewart and Doris Day in the lead roles. Doctor Ben McKenna is on holiday in Morocco with his wife, Jo, and son, Hank, when a man is fatally wounded in front of them. Before he dies, the victim manages to whisper something to the shocked doctor. It's incendiary information, and McKenna soon regrets being party to it, as Hank is kidnapped by people keen to ensure that the dead man's words are passed to no one. And so the scene is set for a headlong rush by the McKennas to track down their son and effect his safe release, leading to a memorable climax at London's Royal Albert Hall. The film won an Oscar for Best Song: Whatever Will Be, Will Be, performed by Day.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda de Banzie, Bernard Miles, Ralph Truman, Daniel Gelin
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1956, PG, 4 Star)
15:00
Shenandoah (Film)
James Stewart stars as Charlie Anderson in this beautiful drama about a widower and wealthy Virginia farming patriarch trying to keep his family together and safe in the midst of the encroaching Civil War. The family struggles to ignore the war tearing apart their Shenandoah Valley community and ultimately also becomes part of the fight. How Charlie survives overwhelming tragedy, from the capture of his young son by the Confederate Army to his daughter's love for a Confederate soldier and the untimely deaths of his other son and daughter-in-law, with Stewart's famous soliloquy by his wife's grave, is the moving story that made this drama so successful. In fact, Stewart's speech was so popular it was released as a record.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Starring: James Stewart, Doug McClure, Glenn Corbett, Patrick Wayne, Rosemary Forsyth, Phillip Alford
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1965, PG, 4 Star)
17:05
The Nutty Professor (Film)
In the comedy that he both wrote and directed, Jerry Lewis stars as Julius Kelp: a socially awkward, unkempt university science professor. Persona non grata with his colleagues for continually destroying his lab, and picked upon by the students, Professor Kelp creates a potion that physically transforms him into his polar opposite. Kelp's alter ego, Buddy Love, is suave, sophisticated and a big hit with the students, especially Stella Purdy, with whom Love becomes amorously entangled. But the price for the Professor's new-found popularity is an extraordinary arrogance, and a tendency for the effects of his potion to wear off at the most inopportune times. How will Love's new buddies react when Kelp's secret is out?
Director: Jerry Lewis
Starring: Stella Stevens, Del Moore, Kathleen Freeman, Med Flory
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1963, PG, 3 Star)
19:15
The Simpsons Movie (Film)
America's favourite family make their debut on the big screen in David Silverman's comedy. When Homer rescues a pig from certain death, little does he realise the full consequences of his action: Springfield's isolation from the world by a gargantuan glass dome. It's the only way the government can prevent the pollution that he caused from escaping to the outside world and creating a race of six-eyed squirrels. The townsfolk, armed with torches and pitchforks, are soon after him, and the family have to flee to Alaska. But even Homer knows he must return to do the right thing... Warning: contains full frontal Bart nudity.
Director: David Silverman
Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2007, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
Date Night (Film)
Tina Fey and Steve Carell star in Shawn Levy's chase comedy. Phil and Claire Foster feel their marriage has gone a tad stale and decide to pep it up by going out on a date, just like they used to do, before the kids and the mortgage and rest of life's inevitable distractions got in the way. In principal it's a good idea, but their first mistake is to attempt entry into one of Manhattan's swankiest restaurants without a reservation. Their second is far more serious: they bluff their way in, pretending to be a couple who have failed to show up for their table. Unfortunately for the Fosters, the absent diners have serious gangland connections. Even more unfortunately, the people whose identities they've adopted are due to be silenced forever by Mob hitmen. Cue a tightly plotted, gag-packed, headlong flight for survival, which has distinct echoes of 40s screwball classics. And keep an eye out for memorable cameos from Mark Wahlberg and James Franco.
Director: Shawn Levy
Starring: Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg, Taraji P. Henson, Jimmi Simpson, Common
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2010, 15, 3 Star)
22:45
Tiny Furniture (Film)
Writer/director Lena Dunham makes her feature debut and stars with real-life family members Laurie Simmons and Grace Dunham in this smart comedy-drama about a film school graduate struggling to match the success of the rest of her family and frie$$$. Full.
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00:40
Persepolis (Film)
Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi's Oscar-winning animation is based on Satrapi's graphic novel, which, in turn, is based on her life in pre- and post-revolutionary Iran and then in Europe. The film veers between the personal and the political, tracing Satrapi's growth from child to rebellious, Anglo-American-music-loving teenager in Iran. In the background are the growing tensions of the political climate in Iran in the 70s and 80s, with members of her liberal-leaning family detained and even executed; and the repercussions of the protracted Iran-Iraq War. At college in Europe she becomes politicised, and discovers drugs and sex.
Director: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
Starring: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Simon Abkarian, Gabrielle Lopes, Francois Jerosme
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2007, 12, 4 Star)
02:30
Old Joy (Film)
Director-writer Kelly Reichardt's film is a deceptively gentle drama about a frie$$$hip renewed. Kurt and Mark, two frie$$$ who have lost touch, decide to re-kindle their relationship with a weekend trek through Oregon's mountains. They talk, with Mark concerned about imminent fatherhood while Kurt is more meditative, but will their bond be re-forged by the end of the journey?
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Starring: Daniel London, Will Oldham, Tanya Smith, Robin Rosenberg, Keri Moran, Autumn Campbell
(2006, 15, 3 Star)
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11:00
The Bounty Hunter (Film)
Andre de Toth's western stars Randolph Scott as Jim Kipp, a bounty hunter hired by the Pinkerton Detective Agency to track down the whereabouts of $100,000 of government money stolen in a train robbery by three men, who are all wanted for murder. The trail leads him to the small mining town of Twin Forks but, with the three suspects masquerading as upright citizens and none of the money surfacing in the town's stores and saloons, Kipp has his work cut out earning his money.
Director: Andre de Toth
Starring: Randolph Scott, Dolores Dorn, Marie Wi$$$or, Howard Petrie, Harry Antrim, Robert Keys
(Subtitles, 1954, PG, 2 Star)
12:35
Sea Wife (Film)
An offbeat melodrama. An RAF officer, a Sea Wife, a nun, a brash businessman and a purser all end up drifting on a life raft in the Indian Ocean after their ship is torpedoed. Romantic and racial tensions divide the four as they hope for rescue in Bob McNaught's taut film.
Director: Bob McNaught
Starring: Joan Collins, Richard Burton, Basil Sydney, Cy Grant, Ronald Squire, Joan Hickson
(Subtitles, 1957, U, 2 Star)
14:15
'Pimpernel' Smith (Film)
Leslie Howard directs and stars in this wartime morale booster based on Baroness Orczy's novel The Scarlet Pimpernel. Howard plays mild-mannered archaeologist Horatio Smith who, under the guise of searching for Aryan artefacts near the Swiss border, smuggles refugees from the Nazis to safety. But his most dangerous rescue takes him to Berlin, to save a young girl who has been forced to help the Germans find information that will accidentally betray Smith's organisation. Can he spirit her to safety from under the nose of his Gestapo adversary General Von Graum?
Director: Leslie Howard
Starring: Leslie Howard, Francis L. Sullivan, Mary Morris, Hugh McDermott, Raymond Huntley, Manning Whiley
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1941, U, 4 Star)
16:35
The War of the Worlds (Film)
Adaptation of H G Wells's classic science fiction novel, updated to 1939 California and heavily influenced by Orson Welles's hoax radio broadcast. Seemingly unstoppable Martians abandon their dying planet and instigate a ruthlessly destructive colonisation of the Earth. Winner of an Oscar for special effects.
Director: Byron Haskin
Starring: Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Robert Cornthwaite, Sandro Giglio, Lewis Martin
(Subtitles, 1953, PG, 4 Star)
18:15
The Abyss (Film)
After Aliens, James Cameron took to the ocean's depths for this sci-fi thriller. Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio star as Bud and Li$$$ey Brigman, a husband-and-wife team running the rescue rig that's trying to get to a nuclear submarine that's gone down on the lip of one of the world's deepest sea trenches. But when psychotic Navy SEAL commander Lt Hiram Coffey launches a nuclear warhead into the trench, they discover they are not alone in the depths... Edited for content.
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, Leo Burmester, Todd Graff, John Bedford Lloyd
(Subtitles, 1989, 15, 4 Star)
21:00
Twilight (Film)
Kristen Stewart stars in Catherine Hardwicke's adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's best-selling series of romantic fantasy novels about a teenage girl who falls in love with a vampire. When her mother remarries, Bella Swan moves to Washington State to live with her father Charlie. There, in the small, perpetually wintry town of Forks, she starts her new life, though she has no inkling of quite how different it's going to be. At her new school she quickly establishes herself as both a bit of a klutz and a hunk magnet. But she's not interested in most of the guys, apart from the moodily ha$$$ome, ashen complexioned Edward Cullen. And when he saves her from various threatening situations, their mutual attraction is sealed. There's just one problem: he's a vampire. But although Edward and his undead family are 'vegetarians' who don't feed on humans, his breed find it very difficult to control their overwhelming desire for human blood when their emotions switch from love to lust.
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 12, 3 Star)
23:25
Final Destination 3 (Film)
James Wong, who directed the first film in the horror franchise, returns to helm this sequel starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Wendy Christensen has a premonition that the roller coaster she and her school frie$$$ are on is going to crash. And, sure enough, soon after they disembark, there is a spectacular, gory accident on the attraction. But, once again, Death will not be cheated of his due and, as the survivors succumb one-by-one in suitably ingenious ways, Wendy and her friend Kevin Fischer desperately try to work out who is next, and how they can escape.
Director: James Wong
Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman, Kris Lemche, Alexz Johnson, Sam Easton, Jesse Moss
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, 15, 2 Star)
01:10
You, the Living (Film)
Roy Andersson's intriguing comedic meditation on sorrow and suffering uses 50 vignettes to present individuals who believe no one else suffers as they do. A psychiatrist asks what is the point of trying to help people; a girl imagines her marriage to a rock star she has never met; a bass drum player dismisses his neighbours who complain when he rehearses. What could be a seemingly never-ending litany of woes is leavened by dashes of the surreal and plenty of bone-dry humour.
Director: Roy Andersson
Starring: Jessika Lundberg, Elisabeth Helander, Bjorn Englund, Leif Larsson, Olle Olson, Birgitta Persson
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Swedish with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2007, 15, 4 Star)
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The Last Mitterand (Film)
Concentrating on the last year of President Francois Mitterand's life, the film is narrated by journalist Antoine Moreau, who has been hired to write his memoirs and who becomes obsessed with Mitterand's role in the Vichy government during the Second World War. As the film progresses, Antoine's probing reveals the contradictions of one of Europe's last socialist leaders, from his beliefs to his philandering, and offers a fascinating portrait of a flawed statesman who took some of his secrets to the grave.
Director: Robert Guediguian
Starring: Michel Bouquet, Jalil Lespert, Philippe Fretun, Anne Cantineau, Sarah Grappin, Catherine Salviat
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In French with English Subtitles, PG, 2005, 3 Star)
13:15
Pony Express (Film)
Jerry Hopper's all-action western stars Charlton Heston as Buffalo Bill Cody, and Forrest Tucker as Wild Bill Hickock, who set up the legendary Pony Express mail route. But when Rance and Evelyn Hastings and stagecoach owner Joe Cooper plot to split California from the union, the two Bills are forced to intervene to save their new business.
Director: Jerry Hopper
Starring: Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming, Jan Sterling, Forrest Tucker, Michael Thomas Moore, Porter Hall
(Subtitles, U, 1953, 3 Star)
15:15
The Conqueror (Film)
Dick Powell's historical epic, Howard Hughes' final movie as a producer, stars John Wayne as Temujin, later Genghis Khan, the feared Mongol leader. The film charts his rise to power and his love for the beautiful kidnapped Tartar princess Bortai, who first despises him and then falls for him. The exteriors were shot in the deserts of Utah, which were used for nuclear testing; of the 220 crew, over 90, including Wayne, Hayward and Powell, subsequently contracted cancer.
Director: Dick Powell
Starring: John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Agnes Moorehead, Thomas Gomez, John Hoyt
(Widescreen, Subtitles, PG, 1956, 2 Star)
17:25
James and the Giant Peach (Film)
Part live action, part animated adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's book from director Henry Selick. Orphan James lives with his tyrannical aunts. Through a magical series of events, a giant peach grows in their garden and when James takes a bite, it takes on a life of its own. He fi$$$ the peach is inhabited by colourful creatures including a spider, a centipede and a grasshopper. The motley crew set off on a sea voyage, via the frozen north, to find happiness in New York - but not before encountering fabulous creatures and having dangerous adventures.
Director: Henry Selick
Starring: Paul Terry, Susan Sarandon, Joanna Lumley, Simon Callow, Richard Dreyfuss, Jane Leeves
(Widescreen, Subtitles, U, 1996, 3 Star)
19:00
Drillbit Taylor (Film)
Steven Brill's comedy stars Troy Gentile, Nate Hartley and Ian Roberts as Ryan, Wade, and Jim, high school students born to be bullied, in this instance by Filkins. Deciding to put an end to it, they advertise for a bodyguard but the only one who comes at a price they can afford is ex-Ranger and black ops specialist Drillbit Taylor. What they don't know is that he is homeless, has no military experience and just wants their money to fund a trip to Canada. He infiltrates the school posing as a supply teacher but as well as falling for the English teacher Lisa, he fi$$$ himself increasingly involved in his employers' plight and has to decide whether to stay and fight or cut and run. Edited for content.
Director: Steven Brill
Starring: Nate Hartley, Troy Gentile, Ian Roberts, Owen Wilson, Casey Boersma, Dylan Boersma
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 12, 2008, 3 Star)
21:00
Fracture (Film)
Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling and David Strathairn star in Gregory Hoblit's twist-filled legal drama. When top airplane engineer Ted Crawford discovers that his wife has been cheating on him he takes a devastatingly direct route to revenge: he drives home and shoots his errant spouse in the face. He then waits for the police to turn up and confesses to the crime. With his wife in a coma, Crawford is arrested and enters the justice system. It should, of course, be the simplest prosecution ever. And lawyer Willy Beachum can be forgiven for thinking that his last case as a criminal attorney will be a doddle. However, once in court, Crawford, representing himself, proceeds to tear apart the ample evidence that's stacked against him. Can he possibly get away with his crime?
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike, Embeth Davidtz, Billy Burke
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 15, 2007, 3 Star)
23:10
Me, Myself and Irene (Film)
Anarchic comedy about a Rhode Island State Trooper with a split personality who falls in love with the woman he is supposed to be escorting to New York for questioning. When he loses the medication that keeps his unpleasant alter ego at bay, both sides of his personality fight each other for the lady's affections.
Director: Peter Farrelly
Starring: Jim Carrey, Renee Zellweger, Anthony Anderson, Mongo Brownlee, Kate Forster
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 15, 2000, 2 Star)
01:30
A Time to Leave (Film)
Francois Ozon's drama stars Melvil Poupaud as Romain, a gay Parisian photographer who is diagnosed with a fatal tumour. Rather than confiding in frie$$$ and family, he refuses treatment, splits with his boyfriend and poisons his relationship with his sister before opening up to his grandmother Laura. In doing so, he remembers visions of his younger, happier self, even as he prepares to embrace death.
Director: Francois Ozon
Starring: Melvil Poupaud, Jeanne Moreau, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Daniel Duval, Marie Riviere, Christian Sengewald
(In French and German with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 18, 2005, 4 Star)
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11:00
Topaz (Film)
Alfred Hitchcock's spy thriller stars Frederick Stafford as Andre Devereaux, a French secret agent who becomes involved in the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. A mole is leaking secrets to Cuba and, with the help of CIA agent Michael Nordstrom and anti-Castro exile Juanita de Cordoba, the action moves from Russia via Europe to Cuba, as the crisis deepens and time runs out. Can they track down the double agent before it's too late?
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin, Claude Jade, Michel Subor, Karin Dor, John Kerrigan
(Subtitles, 1969, PG, 4 Star)
13:55
The Professionals (Film)
Fast-moving, action-packed western starring Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan and Woody Strode as soldiers of fortune hired by millionaire rancher Ralph Bellamy to rescue his wife Claudia Cardinale, who has been kidnapped by Mexican bandit Jack Palance.
Director: Richard Brooks
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale
(Subtitles, 1966, PG, 4 Star)
16:15
Skyfall Interview Special (Entertainment)
This short programme, in which Daniel Craig and his fellow cast members join director Sam Mendes to talk about the new 007 adventure, Skyfall, kicks off an evening of Bond-themed movies to celebrate the release of the latest adventure in the franchise. The evening's subsequent films each feature a key creative talent involved with the making of Skyfall.
16:25
A Room with a View (Film)
Adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel. Maggie Smith encounters the uncouth Denholm Elliott and his son Julian Sa$$$. After an unpleasant incident, the woman returns to Surrey but when Elliott and Sa$$$ turn up as tenants of a nearby house, all sorts of romantic complications ensue.
Director: James Ivory
Starring: Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, Denholm Elliott, Julian Sa$$$, Simon Callow, Patrick Godfrey, Judi Dench
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1985, PG, 4 Star)
18:40
Entrapment (Film)
Sean Connery plays Robert 'Mac' MacDougal, one of the finest art thieves in the world, while Catherine Zeta-Jones is Virginia 'Gin' Baker, an insurance company agent who plans to trap him by offering the opportunity to crown his career: the theft of a $40 million Chinese mask. To do so, she has to set herself up as a thief eager to learn from the master, which she does, passing a series of tests. But as Jon Amiel's all-action thriller reaches its climax high above Kuala Lumpur's skyscrapers, both of them realise there are still lessons to be learnt. Edited for content.
Director: Jon Amiel
Starring: Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ving Rhames, Will Patton, Maury Chaykin, Kevin McNally
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1999, 12, 3 Star)
20:50
Skyfall Interview Special (Entertainment)
Daniel Craig and his fellow cast members join director Sam Mendes to talk about the new 007 adventure, Skyfall.
21:00
Layer Cake (Film)
A clever gangster movie, based on J.J. Connolly's London based crime thriller. Daniel Craig stars as XXXX, a drug dealer who's made his money and plans to retire. He doesn't see himself as a crook, more as a successful businessman about to take a well-earned rest. However, mob boss Mr Big has other ideas, and forces him to do one last job - track down the smack-addicted daughter of a wealthy man.
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Starring: Daniel Craig, Tom Hardy, Jamie Foreman, Sally Hawkins, Burn Gorman, George Harris
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2004, 15, 3 Star)
23:05
Away We Go (Film)
A romantic comedy-drama from director Sam Mendes, from a script by husband-and-wife team Dave Eggars and Vendela Vida, and starring John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph. Burt and Verona are in their thirties, have been together a long time and are deeply in love. Verona is also heavily pregnant. Their lives aren't exactly mapped out, but they have the sort of jobs that mean they can work from their scruffy-but-comfortable Colorado home, and Burt's parents, Gloria and Jerry, live just down the road, so they've got the childcare covered and things are looking good. But when Gloria and Jerry announce they're off on an extended trip to Belgium when the baby is due to arrive, suddenly all bets are off. Realising they can't rely on Burt's parents and that they can work from anywhere in the country, Burt and Verona take to the road, visiting frie$$$ and family in a quest to find the perfect place for them to raise their child... and encountering some 'interesting' parenting methods along the way.
Director: Sam Mendes
Starring: John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Carmen Ejogo, Catherine O'Hara, Jeff Daniels, Allison Janney
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 15, 4 Star)
00:55
The Sea Inside (Film)
Javier Bardem plays quadriplegic Ramon Sampedro, who spent 29 years fighting for his right to die. Remarkable Spanish drama that won the 2005 Best Foreign Film Oscar.
Director: Alejandro Amenabar
Starring: Javier Bardem, Belen Rueda, Lola Duenas, Mabel Rivera, Celso Bugallo, Clara Segura
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Subtitled, In Spanish with English Subtitles, 2004, PG, 4 Star)
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Saturday 27th October
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11:00
Baby's Day Out (Film)
Patrick Read Johnson's comedy, scripted by John Hughes, stars Joe Mantegna, Joe Pantoliano and Brian Haley as Eddie, Norby and Veeko, three inept criminals who kidnap Baby Bink, the son of a rich Chicago family. But while they are negotiating the ransom, Baby Bink escapes and begins to make his way back home. As the trio chase him, the infant manages to avoid a series of violent dangers, only for his pursuers to run straight into them. The film owes much to the cartoon violence of animation such as Road Runner, where falls and explosions are slapstick rather than fatal, while the interaction of the three criminals carries Hughes' trademark quick-fire humour.
Director: Patrick Read Johnson
Starring: Joe Mantegna, Lara-Flynn Boyle, Joe Pantoliano, Brian Haley, Cynthia Nixon, Fred Dalton Thompson
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1994, PG, 4 Star)
13:00
The Addams Family (Film)
Anjelica Huston and Raul Julia star in Barry Sonnenfeld's comedy as Morticia and Gomez Addams, head of one of cinema's more morbidly funny families. Based on Charles Addams' famous cartoons, the family welcome long-lost Uncle Fester to their bosom. But is he really all he seems? Featuring Christina Ricci and Jimmy Workman as Wednesday and Pugsley Addams, the delightfully malicious offspring.
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Starring: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Elizabeth Wilson, Christina Ricci, Judith Malina
(Subtitles, 1991, PG, 3 Star)
14:55
Doctor Dolittle (Film)
Rex Harrison stars in Richard Fleischer's charming adaptation of Hugh Lofting's classic children's book as the eccentric Doctor Dolittle, who can converse with animals in 849 languages. Wrongly imprisoned for releasing a captive seal into the wild, he is rescued by his friend Tommy and the pair set off with Matthew Muggins in search of the mythical pink sea snail.
Director: Richard Fleischer
Starring: Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley, Richard Attenborough, Peter Bull, Muriel Landers
(Subtitles, 1967, U, 3 Star)
17:50
Australia (Film)
Director Baz Luhrmann offers a western-cum-war-adventure-cum-romance hybrid that's set in the Australian outback and stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. It is 1939 and Lady Sarah Ashley has travelled halfway round the world to persuade her husband to sell his cattle station and return back home to Blighty. But she hasn't anticipated the primitive realities of life in northern Australia, nor has her upbringing prepared her for an encounter with the likes of the rough and ready Drover who is instructed to chaperone her from Darwin to the ranch. But the pair are fated to become much more closely acquainted than either could have imagined. The plot also encompasses the lot of the region's Aboriginal people, via the plight of local lad Nullah, and the first Japanese attacks on the northern territories.
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Brandon Walters, Bryan Brown, David Wenham, Jacek Koman
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, 12, 4 Star)
21:00
The Women (Film)
Meg Ryan, Eva Mendes and Annette Bening head an all-female cast in this comedy drama, a remake of George Cukor's 1939 satire, from writer-director Diane English. Mary Haines thinks she has it all - a happy marriage, a lovely daughter, a top clothes designer job at her father's firm and a solid circle of very good frie$$$. But then she hears through the grapevine that her husband is having an affair with a perfume saleswoman and, with that one thread unpicked, her entire world begins to unravel.
Director: Diane English
Starring: Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett Smith, Bette Midler
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 12, 2 Star)
23:20
Mirrors (Film)
Kiefer Sutherland stars in hardcore horror director Alexandre Aja's remake of the Korean psychological/supernatural chiller Into the Mirror. Ben Carson's life is on a downward trajectory: he's been suspended from his police detective post; he's losing his battle with alcoholism; and he seems determined to test to destruction his relationship with his estranged wife Amy. To make e$$$ meet, Carson takes a night watchman job at the Mayflower, a massive department store that was badly damaged in an arson attack some time ago. While on his rou$$$, he starts to catch sight of startling images featuring violent visions of self-mutilation in the abandoned shop's various mirrors. Initially he ascribes his experiences to being alone in unsettling isolation at night. However, when his family also starts to be affected, he is convinced they are all in danger.
Director: Alexandre Aja
Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Cameron Boyce, Erica Gluck, Amy Smart, Mary Beth Peil
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, 15, 3 Star)
01:30
Beneath (Film)
Director Dagen Merrill's horror film stars Nora Zehetner as Christy, the driver in the car crash that terribly disfigured and subsequently killed her older sister, Vanessa. Despite moving away, Christy can't rid herself of the nightmares that have plagued her ever since the accident. Returning to her small hometown six years later for another funeral, she realises her horrifying visions are in fact apocalyptic harbingers of future disasters. Now she must do everything she can to prevent them from coming true. Also starring Brenna O'Brien. Film4 premiere.
Director: Dagen Merrill
Starring: Nora Zehetner, Brenna O'Brien, Carly Pope, Don S. Davis, Beatrice Zeilanger, Matthew Settle
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2007, 15, 3 Star)
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11:00
The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (Film)
When his bride-to-be is shrunk by an evil magician, Sinbad has no choice but to head for the island of Colossa, where he must overcome a series of daunting adversaries and obstacles in a bid to retrieve both Aladdin's lamp and the piece of giant roc eggshell that will restore his fiance to normal size. Directed by Nathan Juran, with special effects by Ray Harryhausen.
Director: Nathan Juran
Starring: Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Richard Eyer, Torin Thatcher, Alec Mango, Danny Green
(Subtitles, 1958, U, 4 Star)
13:00
Eragon (Film)
Stefen Fangmeier's action-packed fantasy film is set in a medieval-like society ruled by the despotic Galbatorix, abetted by his henchman Durza. Galbatorix has exterminated the fabled Dragon Riders who threatened his reign, but a teenage boy, Eragon, discovers a surviving egg from which hatches the dragon Saphira. Unable to control her as she grows, Eragon fi$$$ guidance from village layabout Brom, who reveals himself to be the last of the Dragon Riders. The three raise a rebel army to topple Galbatorix but, at the same time, Eragon and Saphira must rescue princess Arya from Galbatorix's evil clutches.
Director: Stefen Fangmeier
Starring: Edward Speleers, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Guillory, Robert Carlyle, John Malkovich, Garrett Hedlund
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, PG, 2 Star)
15:00
The Simpsons Movie (Film)
America's favourite family make their debut on the big screen in David Silverman's comedy. When Homer rescues a pig from certain death, little does he realise the full consequences of his action: Springfield's isolation from the world by a gargantuan glass dome. It's the only way the government can prevent the pollution that he caused from escaping to the outside world and creating a race of six-eyed squirrels. The townsfolk, armed with torches and pitchforks, are soon after him, and the family have to flee to Alaska. But even Homer knows he must return to do the right thing... Warning: contains full frontal Bart nudity.
Director: David Silverman
Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2007, PG, 3 Star)
16:45
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (Film)
Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as Tom and Kate Baker, parents to 12 kids, in Adam Shankman's sequel to the comedy hit. The children are now older, and getting ready to leave home, so Tom arranges a final family holiday in rural Wisconsin. Unfortunately, also at the campsite are his rival Jimmy Murtaugh, his trophy wife Sarina and their eight offspring. But despite the two men trying to outdo each other, the two sets of kids become frie$$$, with Sarah Baker and Eliot Murtaugh touching as the two teenagers experiencing first love.
Director: Adam Shankman
Starring: Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Welling, Piper Perabo, Carmen Electra
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, PG, 3 Star)
18:35
Iron Man (Film)
Jon Favreau's all-action movie stars Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark, the world's richest and most powerful arms manufacturer and dealer. But, while demonstrating his latest weapon in the Middle East, he's kidnapped by insurgents who are after his knowledge. Kept prisoner with a fellow scientist, he constructs an iron exo-skeleton that gives him super-human strength and enables him to escape. Back home, and now a reformed character, he refines his invention until he becomes Iron Man, scourge of warmongers at home and abroad. But not all of his enemies are out in the open and he soon faces a threat close to home. With Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane, Stark's business partner, and Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, his long-suffering but loyal personal assistant.
Director: Jon Favreau
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb, Shaun Toub
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 12, 4 Star)
21:00
The Negotiator (Film)
When police hostage negotiator Danny Roman unwittingly gets involved in a colleague's attempt to expose financial fraud within the force he gets into very deep water. With his colleague found shot dead, and the embezzlement being pinned on him, Roman takes hostages from the Internal Affairs Department, including his chief accuser Terence Niebaum, in an attempt to buy himself time to prove his innocence. Roman dema$$$ the presence of Chris Sabian, a fellow hostage negotiator who works on the other side of the city, and who Roman hopes is unconnected to the plot to frame him. But can such a reckless strategy have any chance of paying off? F Gary Gray's action-thriller also stars David Morse, Siobhan Fallon and Paul Giamatti.
Director: F. Gary Gray
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse, Ron Rifkin, John Spencer, J.T. Walsh
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1998, 15, 4 Star)
23:40
Indecent Proposal (Film)
Happily married couple Diana and David Murphy find themselves at risk of financial destitution when the recession hits them. Deciding to take a huge risk, they head for Las Vegas hoping to win on the tables. The gamble proves disastrous, but enigmatic millionaire John Gage offers the couple a chance to save themselves from financial ruin. His proposal: that Diana spe$$$ a night with him for in exchange for a million dollars. It's an offer that forces the couple to question their own moral standards and confront the truth about their relationship. Director Adrian Lyne prompted audiences to ask questions of themselves: what comes first, love or money?
Director: Adrian Lyne
Starring: Robert Redford, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, Seymour Cassel, Oliver Platt, Billy Bob Thornton
(Subtitles, 1993, 15, 2 Star)
01:55
Samson and Delilah (Film)
Cannes Film Festival award-winning drama from first-time director Warwick Thornton. Fourteen-year-old Aboriginal kids Samson and Delilah hail from an isolated community in the Central Australian desert, where - for Samson - sniffing petrol is one of the few available ways of escaping the suffocating grimness of daily life. After a persistent campaign to gain Delilah's affections, Sampson steals the community's sole motor car and persuades her to elope with him to Alice Springs. But if they thought things were bad for them at home, their experiences in Alice are far worse. Can their feelings for each other survive the appalling events that happen to them in the big city?
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Starring: Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, Henry Wilcoxon, Olive Deering
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1949, U, 4 Star)
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11:00
Sea Wife (Film)
An offbeat melodrama. An RAF officer, a Sea Wife, a nun, a brash businessman and a purser all end up drifting on a life raft in the Indian Ocean after their ship is torpedoed. Romantic and racial tensions divide the four as they hope for rescue in Bob McNaught's taut film.
Director: Bob McNaught
Starring: Joan Collins, Richard Burton, Basil Sydney, Cy Grant, Ronald Squire, Joan Hickson
(Subtitles, 1957, U, 2 Star)
12:40
Kim (Film)
Based on Rudyard Kipling's famous tale, Victor Saville's epic film stars Errol Flynn as Mahbub Ali, the 'Red Beard', a dashing thief who befrie$$$ Kim, the orphaned son of a British soldier, and sees him through adventures including the thwarting of Russian agitators in the Khyber Pass and a sojurn with a holy lama.
Director: Victor Saville
Starring: Errol Flynn, Dean Stockwell, Paul Lukas, Robert Douglas, Thomas Gomez, Cecil Kellaway
(Subtitles, 1950, U, 4 Star)
15:00
Robots (Film)
An animated coming-of-age-tale from the people responsible for Ice Age. Chris Wedge's film features Rodney Copperbottom, an inventor who travels to Robot City to sell his ideas to the tycoon Big Weld. On arrival in the metropolis, he's befriended by Fender, who acts as his guide to the town and its mores. Rodney quickly fi$$$ that even a society of robots isn't interested in the perfection he's offering, especially when the need for perpetual upgrades results in a constant flow of profits. But, with Fender's help and the love of Cappy, he decides to confront the Big Weld and attempt to change society.
Director: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Starring: Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Mel Brooks, Lucille Bliss, Paula Abdul, Terry Bradshaw, Drew Carey
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, U, 3 Star)
16:45
The 39 Steps (Film)
Kenneth More stars as Richard Hannay in the second film adaptation of John Buchan's ripping espionage yarn. It's more than a simple remake of Alfred Hitchcock's original 1935 movie, played this time for light-hearted excitement rather than suspense. And it certainly fulfils its ambition, as Hannay gamely romps around the Scottish countryside in a 48-hour dash to save the day by cracking an international plot to smuggle defence plans out of Britain.
Director: Ralph L. Thomas
Starring: Kenneth More, Taina Elg, Brenda de Banzie, Barry Jones, Reginald Beckwith, Faith Brook
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1959, U, 3 Star)
18:50
The Devil Wears Prada (Film)
In David Frankel's whip-smart comedy Anne Hathaway stars as Andy Sachs, a would-be journalist from Ohio who la$$$ a job as assistant to the assistant of Miranda Priestly, editor of the successful fashion magazine Runway and an egomaniac in immaculate clothing. Andy soon learns that her personal life and her partner Nate run a distant second to Miranda's whims. But a mutual respect slowly grows between the two women.
Director: David Frankel
Starring: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Simon Baker, Adrian Grenier
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
Twilight (Film)
Kristen Stewart stars in Catherine Hardwicke's adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's best-selling series of romantic fantasy novels about a teenage girl who falls in love with a vampire. When her mother remarries, Bella Swan moves to Washington State to live with her father Charlie. There, in the small, perpetually wintry town of Forks, she starts her new life, though she has no inkling of quite how different it's going to be. At her new school she quickly establishes herself as both a bit of a klutz and a hunk magnet. But she's not interested in most of the guys, apart from the moodily ha$$$ome, ashen complexioned Edward Cullen. And when he saves her from various threatening situations, their mutual attraction is sealed. There's just one problem: he's a vampire. But although Edward and his undead family are 'vegetarians' who don't feed on humans, his breed find it very difficult to control their overwhelming desire for human blood when their emotions switch from love to lust.
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 12, 3 Star)
23:25
Aeon Flux (Film)
Karyn Kusama's sci-fi thriller is set in the 25th century, when, following the outbreak of a killer virus, the remnants of humanity live in the city of Bregna, ruled by Trevor Goodchild. But his draconian rule is threatened by a bunch of rebels led by Handler, who orders Aeon Flux to kill Goodchild. Aeon also has a personal reason to murder him, since he ordered the death of her sister Una. But when she breaks into his inner sanctum, she discovers awful truths about their joint pasts and why the population of the city is so stable and healthy.
Director: Karyn Kusama
Starring: Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller, Sophie Okonedo, Frances McDormand, Pete Postlethwaite
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, 15, 3 Star)
01:10
Che (Film)
Benicio del Toro and Julia Ormond star in Steven Soderbergh's epic two-part biopic of the Argentinian doctor who turned global revolutionary. The first part of Soderbergh's austere representation of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara's contribution to global politics eschews the back story and personal insights that formed the basis of Walter Salles' Motorcycle Diaries and leaps straight to the Cuban revolution. The film kicks off in Mexico in 1955, with Guevara signing up to Fidel Castro's campaign to overthrow Cuba's right-wing Batista regime, and moves swiftly on to painstakingly document the events that occurred after Castro's insurrectionists landed on Cuban soil in 1957, ousting Fulgencio Batista in 1959 and establishing the island as a communist state.
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Julia Ormond, Benicio Del Toro, Oscar Isaac, Pablo Guevara, Franklin Diaz, Armando Suarez Cobian
(Repeat, Widescreen, Subtitles, Part 1, Black and White, 2008, 15, 4 Star)
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11:00
'Pimpernel' Smith (Film)
Leslie Howard directs and stars in this wartime morale booster based on Baroness Orczy's novel The Scarlet Pimpernel. Howard plays mild-mannered archaeologist Horatio Smith who, under the guise of searching for Aryan artefacts near the Swiss border, smuggles refugees from the Nazis to safety. But his most dangerous rescue takes him to Berlin, to save a young girl who has been forced to help the Germans find information that will accidentally betray Smith's organisation. Can he spirit her to safety from under the nose of his Gestapo adversary General Von Graum?
Director: Leslie Howard
Starring: Leslie Howard, Francis L. Sullivan, Mary Morris, Hugh McDermott, Raymond Huntley, Manning Whiley
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1941, U, 4 Star)
13:20
The Conqueror (Film)
Dick Powell's historical epic, Howard Hughes' final movie as a producer, stars John Wayne as Temujin, later Genghis Khan, the feared Mongol leader. The film charts his rise to power and his love for the beautiful kidnapped Tartar princess Bortai, who first despises him and then falls for him. The exteriors were shot in the deserts of Utah, which were used for nuclear testing; of the 220 crew, over 90, including Wayne, Hayward and Powell, subsequently contracted cancer.
Director: Dick Powell
Starring: John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Agnes Moorehead, Thomas Gomez, John Hoyt
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1956, PG, 2 Star)
15:30
A Town Called Panic (Animation)
A feature-length version of Belgian animators Vincent Patar and Stephane Aubier's kids' show Panique au village, which concerns the everyday adventures of three housemates living in a very small village. The principal characters are plastic toys called Cowboy and Indian, who share their home with a talking horse called... Horse. The 'human' duo don't possess the sharpest of intellects and spend most of their time squabbling, while Horse's days are largely spent homemaking and keeping the other two in line.
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In French with English Subtitles, Widescreen, PG)
17:00
Fantastic Four (Film)
Tim Story's action fantasy stars Ioan Gruffudd, Michael Chiklis, Jessica Alba and Chris Evans as Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm and Johnny Storm, four astronauts sent to investigate a cosmic radiation disturbance. Caught by the storm's effects before they can erect safety shields, each of them fi$$$ their bodies transformed, with superhuman effect: Richards becomes the super-elastic Mr Fantastic; Grimm, the super strong Thing; Sue, the Invisible Woman; and Johnny, the Human Torch. At first they revel in their powers to prevent death and disaster, but they are soon drawn into battle with Victor von Doom, who sponsored their experiments and space exploration. Exposure to the same radiation storm transformed him into Dr Doom, a metallic creature who can manipulate electricity and wants to use his power to destroy the Fantastic Four and rule the world. Edited for language and violence.
Director: Tim Story
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Hamish Linklater
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2005, PG, 3 Star)
19:00
Eragon (Film)
Stefen Fangmeier's action-packed fantasy film is set in a medieval-like society ruled by the despotic Galbatorix, abetted by his henchman Durza. Galbatorix has exterminated the fabled Dragon Riders who threatened his reign, but a teenage boy, Eragon, discovers a surviving egg from which hatches the dragon Saphira. Unable to control her as she grows, Eragon fi$$$ guidance from village layabout Brom, who reveals himself to be the last of the Dragon Riders. The three raise a rebel army to topple Galbatorix but, at the same time, Eragon and Saphira must rescue princess Arya from Galbatorix's evil clutches.
Director: Stefen Fangmeier
Starring: Edward Speleers, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Guillory, Robert Carlyle, John Malkovich, Garrett Hedlund
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, PG, 2 Star)
21:00
Fracture (Film)
Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling and David Strathairn star in Gregory Hoblit's twist-filled legal drama. When top airplane engineer Ted Crawford discovers that his wife has been cheating on him he takes a devastatingly direct route to revenge: he drives home and shoots his errant spouse in the face. He then waits for the police to turn up and confesses to the crime. With his wife in a coma, Crawford is arrested and enters the justice system. It should, of course, be the simplest prosecution ever. And lawyer Willy Beachum can be forgiven for thinking that his last case as a criminal attorney will be a doddle. However, once in court, Crawford, representing himself, proceeds to tear apart the ample evidence that's stacked against him. Can he possibly get away with his crime?
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike, Embeth Davidtz, Billy Burke
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2007, 15, 3 Star)
23:10
District 13: Ultimatum (Film)
Writer-producer Luc Besson's Parkour action-adventure sequel, this time with director Patrick Alessandrin at the helm, again features sequence after sequence of stunning set-pieces in which the principal actors jump, bounce and seemingly fly over and around various architectural obstacles. Three years have gone by since Leito and Damien ended gangster Taha Bemamud's stranglehold over their walled-off district, and also prevented the French authorities from detonating a massive bomb there.
Director: Patrick Alessandrin
Starring: David Belle, Cyril Raffaelli, Philippe Torreton, Daniel Duval, Elodie Yung, MC Jean Gab'1
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In French with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2009, 15, 3 Star)
01:05
Che (Film)
Benicio del Toro, Franka Potente and Rodrigo Santoro star in the conclusion of Steven Soderbergh's convincingly realistic, epic two-part biopic of the Argentinian revolutionary Ernesto Guevara. Whereas Part One concentrated on Che's rise to fame through his central involvement in the Cuban revolution, Soderbergh now turns his clinical attention to Guevara's downfall a decade later. It's 1967 and Guevara is determined to lead Bolivia to socialist government. Though he manages to easily gain access to the country, using an almost comically unlikely disguise, his previous success is fated not to be repeated. Soderbergh catalogues the many small failures - from a lack of reliable support from the peasantry, through to medical crises, basic ineptitude and the military wising up to his guerrilla tactics - that push Guevara's enterprise slowly but surely towards his infamous end in the Bolivian mountains.
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Julia Ormond, Benicio Del Toro, Oscar Isaac, Pablo Guevara, Franklin Diaz, Armando Suarez Cobian
(Repeat, Widescreen, Subtitles, Part 2, Black and White, 2008, 15, 4 Star)
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11:00
Doctor Dolittle (Film)
Rex Harrison stars in Richard Fleischer's charming adaptation of Hugh Lofting's classic children's book as the eccentric Doctor Dolittle, who can converse with animals in 849 languages. Wrongly imprisoned for releasing a captive seal into the wild, he is rescued by his friend Tommy and the pair set off with Matthew Muggins in search of the mythical pink sea snail.
Director: Richard Fleischer
Starring: Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley, Richard Attenborough, Peter Bull, Muriel Landers
(Subtitles, 1967, U, 3 Star)
13:50
The Desperadoes (Film)
Charles Vidor's western stars Randolph Scott as Steve Upton, the sheriff of a small Utah town, and Glenn Ford as Cheyenne Rogers, his friend and a reformed outlaw. But the bank is robbed when Rogers is in town and he's arrested. Convinced of his pal's innocence, Upton springs him from jail and the pair set out to find the guilty parties, who may be closer to home than they thought.
Director: Charles Vidor
Starring: Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes, Edgar Buchanan, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
(Subtitles, 1943, U, 3 Star)
15:35
The Iron Giant (Film)
Animated feature based on the story by Ted Hughes. A young boy discovers a huge metal robot in the forest near his home and saves the creature from electrocution, leading to a frie$$$hip which becomes threatened when a suspicious FBI agent learns of the creature's existence.
Director: Brad Bird
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, James Gammon, Cloris Leachman, Christopher McDonald
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1999, U, 4 Star)
17:15
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (Film)
Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as Tom and Kate Baker, parents to 12 kids, in Adam Shankman's sequel to the comedy hit. The children are now older, and getting ready to leave home, so Tom arranges a final family holiday in rural Wisconsin. Unfortunately, also at the campsite are his rival Jimmy Murtaugh, his trophy wife Sarina and their eight offspring. But despite the two men trying to outdo each other, the two sets of kids become frie$$$, with Sarah Baker and Eliot Murtaugh touching as the two teenagers experiencing first love.
Director: Adam Shankman
Starring: Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Welling, Piper Perabo, Carmen Electra
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, PG, 3 Star)
19:05
Theaddams Family (Film)
Anjelica Huston and Raul Julia star in Barry Sonnenfeld's comedy as Morticia and Gomez Addams, head of one of cinema's more morbidly funny families. Based on Charles Addams' famous cartoons, the family welcome long-lost Uncle Fester to their bosom. But is he really all he seems? Featuring Christina Ricci and Jimmy Workman as Wednesday and Pugsley Addams, the delightfully malicious offspring.
Starring: Christopher Lloyd
(Subtitles, 1991, PG)
21:00
The Sixth Sense (Film)
M Night Shyamalan's chiller about a boy who has the not-entirely-welcome ability to directly contact the dead. Bruce Willis stars as child psychologist Dr Malcolm Crowe, who is asked to help Cole Sear, who claims he can 'see dead people'. Crowe is sceptical at first, but he's gradually convinced that the boy is telling the truth. Crowe believes that actively engaging with the ghostly presences could help both Sear and the spirits to find peace. Overcoming his terror, the lad fi$$$ that communicating with the deceased does, at first, seem to be beneficial. But then matters take on their own momentum, leading to one of the director's trademark plot twists.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams, Mischa Barton, Donnie Wahlberg
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1999, 15, 5 Star)
23:05
Angel Heart (Film)
Alan Parker's film stars Mickey Rourke as a private detective engaged by Robert De Niro, his strangest client ever, to track down a missing singer. As Rourke probes the mystery, so he fi$$$ more and more evidence of a supernatural presence behind the murders that start piling up.
Director: Alan Parker
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Robert de Niro, Lisa Bonet, Charlotte Rampling, Stocker Fontelieu, Brownie McGhee
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1987, 18, 4 Star)
01:20
Let the Right One in (Film)
Swedish director Tomas Alfredson's highly regarded 80s-set horror starring Lina Leandersson. Oskar is 12 years old and lives with his mother in a housing block in a snowy, churchless suburb of Stockholm. It's not a happy time for the lad as he is constantly bullied at school. However, his fortunes seem to be about to change when, one night, while stabbing a tree and plotting revenge on his tormentors, he meets Eli, a pale-complexioned girl who seems to be roughly his age and is friendly towards him. It transpires that she has recently moved into the apartment next door, where she lives with her father; she doesn't go to school and only emerges from her home after dark. But Oskar's new neighbours are hiding a dark secret, which could well be connected to a series of grisly murders in the Stockholm area, and which Oskar gradually discovers as his relationship with Eli develops.
Director: Tomas Alfredson
Starring: Kare Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl, Ika Nord, Peter Carlberg
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Swedish with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2008, 15, 3 Star)
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Thursday 1st November
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Tulpan (Film)
Sergei Dvortsevoy's amazing Cannes-winning comedy drama is set on Kazakhstan's bleak Hunger Steppe where Asa, a young sailor recently discharged from the Russian Navy, is living in a yurt with his sister Samal and her family. He is determined to become a shepherd and to marry a local woman but the only available single woman is Tulpan, who turns him down because his ears are too big. Can Asa change her mind and can he and Samal halt the increase in stillborn lambs in their flock?
Director: Sergei Dvortsevoy
Starring: Tolepbergen Baisakalov, Ondas Besikbasov, Samal Esljamova, Askhat Kuchencherekov, Bereke Turganbayev
(Widescreen, Subtitles, In Kazakh and Russian with English Subtitles, 2008, 12, 4 Star)
13:00
The Electric Horseman (Film)
Light comedy about a former champion rodeo rider hired to promote a breakfast cereal who takes off on the $12 million horse condemned to share his degrading assignment. What pushes him over the edge is the discovery that the animal is being pumped with dope to keep it calm. As he heads into the desert in protest, a female reporter hungry for a scoop gives chase.
Director: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine, Willie Nelson, John Saxon, Nicolas Coster
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1979, PG, 3 Star)
15:20
Cocoon: The Return (Film)
Daniel Petric rises to the challenge of directing this sequel to Ron Howard's successful original. Those who chose immortality with the Antareans return with the aliens. The visitors are back to rescue a cocoon that was found on the ocean floor and is now the subject of scientific investigation, while the immortal old folk are back to visit growing gra$$$ons and ageing frie$$$. Once again, Don Ameche, Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn - as Arthur Selwyn, Alma Finley and Joseph Finley respectively - steal the film, but new face Elaine Strich, as Ruby Steinberg, the hotel owner the others try to fix up with stay-behind Bernard Lefkowitz, is also a delight. As the two plots merge, can the Antareans rescue their friend, and will the immortals return to the stars or stay on Earth to grow old and die?
Director: Daniel Petrie
Starring: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Courteney Cox, Hume Cronyn, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg
(Edited for Language, Subtitles, 1988, PG, 2 Star)
17:40
Australia (Film)
Director Baz Luhrmann offers a western-cum-war-adventure-cum-romance hybrid that's set in the Australian outback and stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. It is 1939 and Lady Sarah Ashley has travelled halfway round the world to persuade her husband to sell his cattle station and return back home to Blighty. But she hasn't anticipated the primitive realities of life in northern Australia, nor has her upbringing prepared her for an encounter with the likes of the rough and ready Drover who is instructed to chaperone her from Darwin to the ranch. But the pair are fated to become much more closely acquainted than either could have imagined. The plot also encompasses the lot of the region's Aboriginal people, via the plight of local lad Nullah, and the first Japanese attacks on the northern territories.
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Brandon Walters, Bryan Brown, David Wenham, Jacek Koman
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, 12, 4 Star)
21:00
Punch-Drunk Love (Film)
Adam Sandler and Emily Watson star in this touching, gently quirky romantic comedy from director Paul Thomas Anderson. Emotionally fragile after a lifetime's persistent bullying from his many sisters, bathroom fittings salesman Barry Egan prefers to keep relationships at arm's length. Instead he obsesses over collecting coupons he can trade for air miles, occasionally lets his volatile temper get the better of him and makes do with calls to a telephone sex line. That it is until Lena Leonard enters his life. He's as surprised as anyone when this beautiful, caring woman reciprocates his feelings for her. But she does and it starts to look as though Egan's life may have reached a turning point.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzman, Jason Andrews, Don McManus
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2002, 15, 4 Star)
22:50
Hard Eight (Film)
Paul Thomas Anderson's drama stars Philip Baker Hall as Sydney who picks up John, a drifter, at a coffee shop. John needs $6000 to bury his mother, Sydney is an itinerant gambler happy to teach him ways to lightly scam casinos so they don't suspect anything. Two years pass and the pair are still operating, and John is now in a relationship with waitress Clementine and also befriended a shady security advisor Jimmy, whom Sydney instinctively mistrusts. As the four individuals' lives intersect, Anderson observes their characters through circumstances which, as they affect one, begin to affect all.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson, F. William Parker, Philip Seymour Hoffman
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1996, 18, 4 Star)
00:45
M*A*S*H (Film)
Irreverent surgeons Hawkeye Pierce and Duke Forrest are drafted during the Korean War and assigned to the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. As the war rages on, Hawkeye and Duke clearly outshine the other members of the 4077th, including their tentmate, the deeply religious Frank Burns.
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman, Robert Duvall, Roger Bowen
(Subtitles, 1970, 15, 5 Star)
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11:00
Bullwhip (Film)
When cowboy Steve Daley faces hanging for a murder he didn't commit, he has one way out: if he marries firebrand Cheyenne to save her inheritance he'll walk free. After the ceremony, she wants nothing to do with him but he's intrigued and sets about wooing her for real. Harmon Jones's western mirrors Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew and was an influence on the 1975 comedy western Goin' South, which starred Jack Nicholson.
Director: Harmon Jones
Starring: Guy Madison, Rhonda Fleming, James Griffith, Peter Adams, Don Beddoe, Dan Sheridan
(Subtitles, 1958, 12, 2 Star)
12:35
The Man in the Iron Mask (Film)
Richard Chamberlain stars in the dual role as the wicked Louis XIV of France and his twin brother Philippe, imprisoned and with his identity hidden behind an iron mask in Mike Newell's film, based on Alexandre Dumas's novel. However, the ageing D'Artagnan learns of the deception and, getting back together with his old musketeer comrades, concocts a plan to restore the rightful King to the throne.
Director: Mike Newell
Starring: Richard Chamberlain, Patrick McGoohan, Louis Jourdan, Jenny Agutter, Ian Holm, Ralph Richardson
(Subtitles, Made For TV, 1976, PG, 3 Star)
14:40
Kim (Film)
Based on Rudyard Kipling's famous tale, Victor Saville's epic film stars Errol Flynn as Mahbub Ali, the 'Red Beard', a dashing thief who befrie$$$ Kim, the orphaned son of a British soldier, and sees him through adventures including the thwarting of Russian agitators in the Khyber Pass and a sojurn with a holy lama.
Director: Victor Saville
Starring: Errol Flynn, Dean Stockwell, Paul Lukas, Robert Douglas, Thomas Gomez, Cecil Kellaway
(Subtitles, 1950, U, 4 Star)
16:50
The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (Film)
When his bride-to-be is shrunk by an evil magician, Sinbad has no choice but to head for the island of Colossa, where he must overcome a series of daunting adversaries and obstacles in a bid to retrieve both Aladdin's lamp and the piece of giant roc eggshell that will restore his fiance to normal size. Directed by Nathan Juran, with special effects by Ray Harryhausen.
Director: Nathan Juran
Starring: Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Richard Eyer, Torin Thatcher, Alec Mango, Danny Green
(Subtitles, 1958, U, 4 Star)
18:35
Iron Man (Film)
Jon Favreau's all-action movie stars Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark, the world's richest and most powerful arms manufacturer and dealer. But, while demonstrating his latest weapon in the Middle East, he's kidnapped by insurgents who are after his knowledge. Kept prisoner with a fellow scientist, he constructs an iron exo-skeleton that gives him super-human strength and enables him to escape. Back home, and now a reformed character, he refines his invention until he becomes Iron Man, scourge of warmongers at home and abroad. But not all of his enemies are out in the open and he soon faces a threat close to home. With Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane, Stark's business partner, and Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, his long-suffering but loyal personal assistant. Edited for violence and language.
Director: Jon Favreau
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb, Shaun Toub
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 12, 4 Star)
21:00
Another 48 Hrs (Film)
Comedy thriller reuniting the crimebusting duo of cop and criminal from 48 Hrs as they come up against a drug dealer known only as the Iceman. The detective, in disgrace after an operation that went wrong, is given 48 hours to come up with enough evidence to bring the criminal kingpin to justice. He can think of no-one better to assist him in his mission than his convict colleague - the Iceman's next target.
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Kevin Tighe, Ed O'Ross, David Anthony Marshall
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1990, 18, 3 Star)
22:50
Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay (Film)
Raucous comedy starring John Cho and Kal Penn, with Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg taking the directors' chairs for this outing in addition to their regular writing duties. When the stoner duo unwisely smuggle their drugs paraphernalia on to a US bound flight from Amsterdam, US Homeland Security misinterpret their intentions and they are promptly shipped off to the infamous US Army detention camp in Cuba. And so the scene is set for a series of none-too-subtle gags as our THC-loving heroes seek to make their escape. Sophisticated it may not be, but if crude and politically incorrect humour is your thing then there are certainly plenty of laughs to be had here. And the film also seems to raise the question of who's the more paranoid: two long-term marijuana users or the US Government.
Director: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg
Starring: John Cho, Kal Penn, Rob Corddry, Jack Conley, Roger Bart, Neil Patrick Harris
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, 18, 4 Star)
00:45
The Host (Film)
Bong Joon-ho's monster-horror movie begins on the banks of the River Han in Seoul. Park Gang Du works on his father's food stand and witnesses a huge mutant creature suddenly rear up out of the water into the riverside park and make off with lunch in the shape of several citizens, including his daughter Hyun-seo. But the monster doesn't eat her straight away. Using her mobile, she calls her father from the creature's lair in the city's sewers. As the Korean and US governments try to deny the incident, it's up to Park and his family to gather what weapons they can and kill the monster. Stunning special effects and a certain tongue-in-cheek tone make this one of the best horrors to come out of Korea in recent times.
Director: Joon-ho Bong
Starring: Kang-ho Song, Hie-bong Byeon, Hae-il Park, Du-na Bae, Ah-sung Ko, David Joseph Anselmo
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Korean with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2006, 15, 4 Star)
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Saturday 3rd November
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The 39 Steps (Film)
Kenneth More stars as Richard Hannay in the second film adaptation of John Buchan's ripping espionage yarn. It's more than a simple remake of Alfred Hitchcock's original 1935 movie, played this time for light-hearted excitement rather than suspense. And it certainly fulfils its ambition, as Hannay gamely romps around the Scottish countryside in a 48-hour dash to save the day by cracking an international plot to smuggle defence plans out of Britain.
Director: Ralph L. Thomas
Starring: Kenneth More, Taina Elg, Brenda de Banzie, Barry Jones, Reginald Beckwith, Faith Brook
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1959, U, 3 Star)
13:00
Cocoon: The Return (Film)
Daniel Petric rises to the challenge of directing this sequel to Ron Howard's successful original. Those who chose immortality with the Antareans return with the aliens. The visitors are back to rescue a cocoon that was found on the ocean floor and is now the subject of scientific investigation, while the immortal old folk are back to visit growing gra$$$ons and ageing frie$$$. Once again, Don Ameche, Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn - as Arthur Selwyn, Alma Finley and Joseph Finley respectively - steal the film, but new face Elaine Strich, as Ruby Steinberg, the hotel owner the others try to fix up with stay-behind Bernard Lefkowitz, is also a delight. As the two plots merge, can the Antareans rescue their friend, and will the immortals return to the stars or stay on Earth to grow old and die?
Director: Daniel Petrie
Starring: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Courteney Cox, Hume Cronyn, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg
(Subtitles, 1988, PG, 2 Star)
15:15
Robots (Film)
An animated coming-of-age-tale from the people responsible for Ice Age. Chris Wedge's film features Rodney Copperbottom, an inventor who travels to Robot City to sell his ideas to the tycoon Big Weld. On arrival in the metropolis, he's befriended by Fender, who acts as his guide to the town and its mores. Rodney quickly fi$$$ that even a society of robots isn't interested in the perfection he's offering, especially when the need for perpetual upgrades results in a constant flow of profits. But, with Fender's help and the love of Cappy, he decides to confront the Big Weld and attempt to change society.
Director: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Starring: Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Mel Brooks, Lucille Bliss, Paula Abdul, Terry Bradshaw, Drew Carey
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, U, 3 Star)
17:00
New in Town (Film)
Rene Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr star in this romantic comedy from Danish director Jonas Elmer. Ambitous food company executive Lucy Hill is in two mi$$$ when she's assigned to 'streamline' an underperforming factory in snowbound Minnesota. On the one hand it definitely offers the opportunity for another promotion, while on the other she'll have to abandon her beloved, and warm, Miami. But ambition wins out, and it's not long before she's in New Ulm, where she gets a frosty reception from the locals, who unsurprisingly aren't happy that she's arrived to make a number of them redundant. It's not just the general unfriendliness that she must bear, she also has to deal with single parent Ted Mitchell, the union boss out to save as many of the plant's employees as possible. They don't get off to a great start, but as time goes by their attitudes do begin to thaw.
Starring: Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr., Siobhan Fallon, J.K. Simmons, Mike O'Brien, Frances Conroy
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, 12, 3 Star)
18:50
The Devil Wears Prada (Film)
In David Frankel's whip-smart comedy Anne Hathaway stars as Andy Sachs, a would-be journalist from Ohio who la$$$ a job as assistant to the assistant of Miranda Priestly, editor of the successful fashion magazine Runway and an egomaniac in immaculate clothing. Andy soon learns that her personal life and her partner Nate run a distant second to Miranda's whims. But a mutual respect slowly grows between the two women.
Director: David Frankel
Starring: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Simon Baker, Adrian Grenier
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
Sex and the City (Film)
Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda return in this comedy drama set four years after the finale of the hugely successful TV series. All the key characters are present and correct in the first big-screen version of the franchise, directed by Michael Patrick King. Unsurprisingly, things have moved on for Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda. Samantha is living in LA to be close to her now-famous actor lover Smith, but she's far from happy. Miranda is juggling the competing dema$$$ on her day-to-day life, and her world is rocked when Steve makes a surprise confession. And, while out looking for a new apartment, Big pops the question to a surprised Carrie. But, this being Sex and the City, there are plenty of plot twists for each of the characters before the credits roll.
Director: Michael Patrick King
Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth, Candice Bergen
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 15, 3 Star)
23:45
The Beast Stalker (Film)
Dante Lam's full-on Hong Kong action thriller stars Nicholas Tse, Jingchu Zhang and Nick Cheung. Sergeant Tong's attempt to arrest a fleeing criminal goes spectacularly wrong, ending in a massive pile-up and innocent lives lost in the gunshots exchanged between the police and villains. The incident leaves Tong guilt-wracked and eager to do anything he can to help the principal victim's family. However, the trial of criminal at the root of the chaos leads to a kidnapping that once again propels Tong on a frantic mission, and this time there's no room for error.
Director: Dante Lam
Starring: Nicholas Tse, Jingchu Zhang, Nick Cheung, Kai Chi Liu, Ga-Leung Chan, Kim-Fai Che
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Cantonese with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2008, 15, 3 Star)
02:00
The Descent (Film)
Six women arrange a caving expedition to help one of them, Sarah overcome a personal tragedy. But once they are down in the dark, they realise that not only are they not alone, their 'companions' aren't necessarily human.
Director: Neil Marshall
Starring: Shauna MacDonald, Natalie Jackson Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, MyAnna Buring, Nora-Jane Noone
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2005, 18, 4 Star)
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11:00
Dakota Incident (Film)
In Lewis R Foster's western, which is enhanced by the spectacular photography of Ernest Haller, Dale Robertson plays bank robber John Banner, who decides to go straight. Pitching up in the small town of Christian Flats, he offers to drive the stagecoach to Laramie, despite the last one returning with the driver and passengers killed by Cheyenne warriors. Aboard the coach is a mix of the good and the bad, including bank teller John Carter, suspected of one of Banner's robberies, showgirl Amy Clarke and pro-Native American Senator Blakely. Ambushed by the Cheyenne, the group must fight for their lives.
Director: Lewis R. Foster
Starring: Linda Darnell, Dale Robertson, John Lund, Ward Bond, Regis Toomey, Skip Homeier
(Subtitles, 1956, U, 2 Star)
13:00
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Film)
Nicholas Meyer, who directed Wrath of Khan, returns for the last film featuring the 'old' crew. The Klingon Empire is falling apart and they want to sue for peace. Kirk comma$$$ the USS Enterprise, which is sent to escort the race's representatives to a peace conference. But when an unprotected Klingon craft is attacked, Kirk and Dr McCoy are placed on trial for murder. Spock, now in command, has to prove their innocence by finding the traitor aboard the ship.
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1991, 12, 4 Star)
15:10
The Iron Giant (Film)
Animated feature based on the story by Ted Hughes. A young boy discovers a huge metal robot in the forest near his home and saves the creature from electrocution, leading to a frie$$$hip which becomes threatened when a suspicious FBI agent learns of the creature's existence.
Director: Brad Bird
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, James Gammon, Cloris Leachman, Christopher McDonald
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1999, U, 4 Star)
16:50
Love Happens (Film)
Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart star in Brandon Camp's directorial debut, which he co-wrote with long-time collaborator Mike Thompson. The romantic drama tells the story of Burke Ryan, who wrote a best-selling self-help manual following his wife's death in a car crash three years earlier. He's currently, under the guidance of his manager Lane, touring a seminar for the bereaved, which has brought him to Seattle, his late wife's hometown. And it's here, at his hotel, that he bumps into Eloise Chandler, the local florist who supplies the establishment's flowers. He's clearly taken with her, but she's quite frosty towards him. Even so, he pursues her - but It soon transpires that, despite his new career, both he and she have a lot of emotional baggage that will need to be dealt with before a relationship is likely to succeed.
Director: Brandon Camp
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Jennifer Aniston, Dan Fogler, John Carroll Lynch, Martin Sheen, Judy Greer
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, 12, 3 Star)
18:55
Fantastic Four (Film)
Tim Story's action fantasy stars Ioan Gruffudd, Michael Chiklis, Jessica Alba and Chris Evans as Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm and Johnny Storm, four astronauts sent to investigate a cosmic radiation disturbance. Caught by the storm's effects before they can erect safety shields, each of them fi$$$ their bodies transformed, with superhuman effect: Richards becomes the super-elastic Mr Fantastic; Grimm, the super strong Thing; Sue, the Invisible Woman; and Johnny, the Human Torch. At first they revel in their powers to prevent death and disaster, but they are soon drawn into battle with Victor von Doom, who sponsored their experiments and space exploration. Exposure to the same radiation storm transformed him into Dr Doom, a metallic creature who can manipulate electricity and wants to use his power to destroy the Fantastic Four and rule the world.
Director: Tim Story
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Hamish Linklater
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2005, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
New Moon (Film)
Catherine Hardwicke ha$$$ on the directorial baton to Chris Weitz for this second part of the cinematic adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's chaste teen vampire saga. The chapter opens with Bella Swan on the cusp of her 18th birthday and blissfully happy with her undead beau Edward Cullen. But, while celebrating her birthday with Edward's family of 'vegetarian' vampires, a frightening incident convinces Edward that he's simply too dangerous to be around his sweetheart. He decides to leave the town of Forks in order to ensure her safety - leaving her behind, angry and depressed. Bella fi$$$ some relief from her emotional numbness through recklessly riding motorbikes and succumbing to the attentions of her friend Jacob Black. But he is also a supernatural being, and not one with a natural affinity to vampires.
Director: Chris Weitz
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Ashley Greene, Anna Kendrick
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 12, 2 Star)
23:35
Flags of Our Fathers (Film)
The first in Clint Eastwood's diptych of films takes as its theme the bloody battle for the Pacific island of Iwo Jima during the Second World War. Eastwood takes as his main strand the iconic photograph of marines raising the Stars and Stripes on the island, through scenes from past and present, as survivors recall the battle. The film then shifts to the story of three of the six men who raised the flag, played by Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford and Adam Beach. As they are feted at home as heroes, flashbacks reveal the bloody truth of the battle against an enemy that fought to the last man and the ambiguity they feel about being celebrated when they left so many comrades behind. Letters from Iwo Jima, Eastwood's accompanying view of the battle for the island, this time from a Japanese perspective, is screened tomorrow night on Film4.
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach, John Benjamin Hickey, John Slattery, Barry Pepper
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, 15, 4 Star)
02:10
Mean Creek (Film)
Jacob Aaron Estes' admirable film shows a deep understanding of his young characters, as they confront their emotions and the dark dilemmas they must face in this haunting morality drama. Rory Culkin plays Sam Merric, a school kid who's continually bullied by George Tooney. When Sam's older brother Rocky fi$$$ out, he suggests teaching George a lesson he won't forget and, together with some of Sam's classmates, persuades him to go on a boating trip to a fake birthday party. But, as Sam and some of his frie$$$ realise, there's more to George than meets the eye. Rocky and his pal Marty become even more determined to go ahead with the lesson, which is increasingly cruel and will lead to tragedy.
Director: Jacob Aaron Estes
Starring: Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz, Trevor Morgan, Josh Peck, Carly Schroeder
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2004, 15, 3 Star)
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Monday 5th November
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The Desperadoes (Film)
Charles Vidor's western stars Randolph Scott as Steve Upton, the sheriff of a small Utah town, and Glenn Ford as Cheyenne Rogers, his friend and a reformed outlaw. But the bank is robbed when Rogers is in town and he's arrested. Convinced of his pal's innocence, Upton springs him from jail and the pair set out to find the guilty parties, who may be closer to home than they thought.
Director: Charles Vidor
Starring: Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes, Edgar Buchanan, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
(Subtitles, 1943, U, 3 Star)
12:45
Blossoms in the Dust (Film)
Powerful tearjerker about Edna Gladney, a woman who set up a children's orphanage in Texas after losing her husband and child and discovering how badly the law treats children who are without parents. Edna makes it her life's mission to place orphaned children in good family homes.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Starring: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Felix Bressart, Marsha Hunt, Fay Holden, Samuel S. Hi$$$
(Subtitles, 1941, PG, 3 Star)
14:45
Guns at Batasi (Film)
Richard Attenborough won a BAFTA for his role in John Guillermin's drama as RSM Lauderdale, martinet of the sergeants' mess of a British army garrison in one of Britain's last remaining African colonies. When a coup d'etat is declared by British-educated Lt Boniface, the British officers, including Lt Col John Deal, find themselves caught in a tricky political situation. But for someone like Lauderdale, with his entrenched values and beliefs, duty calls before any compromise, as he prepares to defend those for whom he is responsible.
Director: John Guillermin
Starring: Richard Attenborough, Jack Hawkins, Flora Robson, John Leyton, Mia Farrow, Cecil Parker
(Black and White, Widescreen, Subtitles, 1964, PG, 3 Star)
16:50
The Man in the Iron Mask (Film)
Richard Chamberlain stars in the dual role as the wicked Louis XIV of France and his twin brother Philippe, imprisoned and with his identity hidden behind an iron mask in Mike Newell's film, based on Alexandre Dumas's novel. However, the ageing D'Artagnan learns of the deception and, getting back together with his old musketeer comrades, concocts a plan to restore the rightful King to the throne.
Director: Mike Newell
Starring: Richard Chamberlain, Patrick McGoohan, Louis Jourdan, Jenny Agutter, Ian Holm, Ralph Richardson
(Subtitles, Made For TV, 1976, PG, 3 Star)
18:55
The Wedding Planner (Film)
In Adam Shankman's delightful romantic comedy, Jennifer Lopez plays Mary Fiore, California's top wedding planner. But she's too busy organising other people's happiness to sort out her own. Until, that is, she has a chance meeting with Steve Edison, aka Mr Right. Unfortunately he's the groom of her latest client, Fran Donnolly. And, as the big day looms, so their feelings start to interfere with the plans.
Director: Adam Shankman
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Bridgette Wilson, Justin Chambers, Judy Greer, Alex Rocco
(Subtitles, 2001, PG, 2 Star)
21:00
The Illusionist (Film)
Neil Burger's period mystery-romance starring Edward Norton, Jessica Biel and Paul Giamatti. In 1900s Vienna there's only one show in town - and that's the one featuring mesmeric entertainer Eisenheim. His magical abilities are wowing the crowds, with an act that ranges from mere tricks to an apparent capacity to raise the dead. However, he has also long been in love with Duchess Sophie von Teschen, which puts him in dangerous competition with the violent, scheming Crown Prince Leopold. And, after Eisenheim uses one of his performances as an opportunity to humiliate the Crown Prince, Leopold jumps at the opportunity to have the magician arrested by Inspector Uhl on grou$$$ of necromancy. It's only then, during Eisenheim's interrogation, that we learn the full story of his life and the political plot upon which he's stumbled.
Director: Neil Burger
Starring: Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel, Rufus Sewell, Eddie Marsan, Jake Wood
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, PG, 4 Star)
23:10
Tiny Furniture (Film)
Writer/director Lena Dunham makes her feature debut and stars with real-life family members Laurie Simmons and Grace Dunham in this smart comedy-drama about a film school graduate struggling to match the success of the rest of her family and frie$$$. Full.
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, 15)
01:05
Letters From Iwo Jima (Film)
The second in Clint Eastwood's diptych of films set during the bloody battle for the Pacific island of Iwo Jima in the Second World War. This time the story is told from the Japanese occupiers' point of view. Lt General Kuribayashi is charged with defending the island, but fi$$$ his fellow officers are more keen to commit suicide at the slightest hint of failure than fight, while the troops would rather be going home than defending their positions to the last. As visceral as Flags of Our Fathers, this second film is just as human, with Eastwood refusing to demonise the Allies' enemy.
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase, Shido Nakamura, Hiroshi Watanabe
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Subtitled, In Japanese with English Subtitles, 2006, 15, 4 Star)
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11:00
The One That Got Away (Film)
The true story of the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain who managed to escape and get back to Germany. Roy Baker's film gave German actor Hardy Kruger his first role in a British film as Oberleutnant Franz von Werra of the Luftwaffe, captured when he crashed his Messerschmitt in 1940. Taken before an interrogating officer, he bet a magnum of champagne against ten cigarettes that he would escape in six months and made two audacious attempts to get away, succeeding at the third, when, as part of a group of prisoners being transferred to Canada, he fled from a train and crossed the St Lawrence River into the then neutral United States. The real von Werra eventually reached Germany, returned to flying, and was credited with downing eight more planes before being killed in action.
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Starring: Hardy Kruger, Michael Goodliffe, Colin Gordon, Alec McCowen, Terence Alexander, Jack Gwillim
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1958, 12, 4 Star)
13:10
Bullwhip (Film)
When cowboy Steve Daley faces hanging for a murder he didn't commit, he has one way out: if he marries firebrand Cheyenne to save her inheritance he'll walk free. After the ceremony, she wants nothing to do with him but he's intrigued and sets about wooing her for real. Harmon Jones's western mirrors Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew and was an influence on the 1975 comedy western Goin' South, which starred Jack Nicholson.
Director: Harmon Jones
Starring: Guy Madison, Rhonda Fleming, James Griffith, Peter Adams, Don Beddoe, Dan Sheridan
(Subtitles, 1958, 12, 2 Star)
14:45
Broken Arrow (Film)
This seminal western was one of the first films of the genre to depict Native Americans as real people rather than as tomahawk-wielding mass murderers. Set in Arizona in 1870, gold prospector Tom Jeffords is tired of the repetitive reprisal killings between settlers and the indigenous locals and plans a visit to the Apache leader, Cochise, to try and arrange a truce. But, after first being welcomed into the fold by Cochise, and even marrying the chief's daughter, old racial problems resurface.
Director: Delmer Daves
Starring: James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget, Basil Ruysdael, Will Geer, Joyce Mackenzie
(Subtitles, 1950, 15, 4 Star)
16:35
The Electric Horseman (Film)
Light comedy about a former champion rodeo rider hired to promote a breakfast cereal who takes off on the $12 million horse condemned to share his degrading assignment. What pushes him over the edge is the discovery that the animal is being pumped with dope to keep it calm. As he heads into the desert in protest, a female reporter hungry for a scoop gives chase.
Director: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine, Willie Nelson, John Saxon, Nicolas Coster
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, 1979, PG, 3 Star)
18:55
Love Happens (Film)
Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart star in Brandon Camp's directorial debut, which he co-wrote with long-time collaborator Mike Thompson. The romantic drama tells the story of Burke Ryan, who wrote a best-selling self-help manual following his wife's death in a car crash three years earlier. He's currently, under the guidance of his manager Lane, touring a seminar for the bereaved, which has brought him to Seattle, his late wife's hometown. And it's here, at his hotel, that he bumps into Eloise Chandler, the local florist who supplies the establishment's flowers. He's clearly taken with her, but she's quite frosty towards him. Even so, he pursues her - but It soon transpires that, despite his new career, both he and she have a lot of emotional baggage that will need to be dealt with before a relationship is likely to succeed.
Director: Brandon Camp
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Jennifer Aniston, Dan Fogler, John Carroll Lynch, Martin Sheen, Judy Greer
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
A Time to Kill (Film)
When two rednecks abduct and rape Carl Lee Hailey's daughter, leaving her for dead, he takes revenge on the courthouse steps, shooting them both dead. Now on trial for murder in front of a white judge and jury, he chooses Jake Tyler Brigance to conduct his defence, but as the case starts, Brigance and his team realise that their lives are now in danger from those who want to see Hailey found guilty in Joel Schumacher's thriller.
Director: Joel Schumacher
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Oliver Platt, Charles S. Dutton
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1996, 15, 3 Star)
23:55
Comrades (Film)
Bill Douglas's acclaimed drama tells the story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, six farm workers prosecuted and transported to Australia for daring to form a trade union to fight for better working conditions in the 19th century. Robin Soans plays George Loveless, the leader of the group, with Imelda Staunton as his wife Betsy. Keith Allen plays James Hammett, another of the martyrs, with Michael Horden as Mr Pitt and Vanessa Redgrave as Mrs Carlyle.
Director: Bill Douglas
Starring: Keith Allen, Dave Atkins, Stephen Bateman, Katy Behean, Mark Brown, Michael Clark
(Subtitles, 1986, 18, 4 Star)
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McLintock! (Film)
John Wayne stars as cattle baron McLintock, with Maureen O'Hara as Kate in this comedy western adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew. Set in the eponymous town of McLintock, the local cattle ranchers are in hot dispute with newcomer homesteaders.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Starring: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Patrick Wayne, Stefanie Powers, Jack Kruschen, Chill Wills
(Subtitles, 1963, U, 4 Star)
13:40
Tora! Tora! Tora! (Film)
Oscar-winning, super-realistic wartime drama portraying the bombing of Pearl Harbor from both the American and Japanese perspectives. With Joseph Cotten, Martin Balsam, Jason Robards, So Yamamura, Tatsuya Mihashi and Takahiro Tamura. Directed by Richard Fleischer, Toshio Masuda and Kinji Fukasaku. In English, and Japanese with English subtitles.
Director: Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku
Starring: Martin Balsam, So Yamamura, Joseph Cotten, Tatsuya Mihashi, E.G. Marshall, Takahiro Tamura
(Subtitles, 1970, U, 4 Star)
16:30
The Cowboys (Film)
Mark Rydell's western stars John Wayne as an ageing Montana rancher whose regular ha$$$ desert him for a gold rush. So, with little other choice, he hires 11 boys to help him drive his 1200 head of cattle 400 miles over tough terrain to the railhead. It's a journey that pushes each of the drovers to their limit.
Director: Mark Rydell
Starring: John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst, Alfred Barker Jr., Nicolas Beauvy
(Subtitles, 1972, PG, 2 Star)
19:00
New in Town (Film)
Rene Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr star in this romantic comedy from Danish director Jonas Elmer. Ambitous food company executive Lucy Hill is in two mi$$$ when she's assigned to 'streamline' an underperforming factory in snowbound Minnesota. On the one hand it definitely offers the opportunity for another promotion, while on the other she'll have to abandon her beloved, and warm, Miami. But ambition wins out, and it's not long before she's in New Ulm, where she gets a frosty reception from the locals, who unsurprisingly aren't happy that she's arrived to make a number of them redundant. It's not just the general unfriendliness that she must bear, she also has to deal with single parent Ted Mitchell, the union boss out to save as many of the plant's employees as possible. They don't get off to a great start, but as time goes by their attitudes do begin to thaw.
Starring: Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr., Siobhan Fallon, J.K. Simmons, Mike O'Brien, Frances Conroy
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
Daredevil (Film)
Mark Steven Johnson's violent superhero fantasy-morality play stars Ben Affleck as Matt Murdock, a guilt-wracked blind vigilante with a penchant for red leather. During his childhood, an accident involving toxic waste blinded Murdock, but it also enhanced his other senses and gave him a kind of 'radar vision'. The incident was partially caused by his discovery that his father was involved with the Mob. Now, the NSFW Murdock, spurred partly by Catholic guilt over his role in his father's death, has dedicated this life to fighting crime and protecting the innocent. By day Murdock's a defence lawyer, but by night he dispenses summary justice to criminals who've escaped the courts.
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Starring: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jon Favreau, Scott Terra
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2003, 15, 2 Star)
23:05
Kingpin (Film)
Hilarious and reliably tasteless comedy from the Farrelly brothers, starring Woody Harrelson as Roy Munson, a hapless ex-tenpin bowling champion who strikes it lucky when he unearths a potential new champion, Ishmael Broog, in the Amish community. Bill Murray co-stars as Ernie McCracken, a conniving bowling rival.
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel, Bill Murray, Chris Elliott
(Subtitles, 1996, 12, 3 Star)
01:20
Silent Light (Film)
Carlos Reygadas's Cannes-winning film is set in north Mexico's Mennonite community. Johan is a hard-working farmer, married to Esther but having an affair with single woman Marianne. However, the adulterous affair is seen as a matter for the three principals to somehow cope with - until tragedy strikes, forcing a painful resolution.
Director: Carlos Reygadas
Starring: Cornelio Wall, Miriam Toews, Maria Pankratz, Elizabeth Fehr, Jacobo Klassen, Peter Wall
(In German/French/Spanish/English with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2007, 15, 4 Star)
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Meek's Cutoff (Film)
Director Kelly Reichardt's western is set in the open-skied, arid wilderness of Oregon in 1845, and follows the fortunes of three families seeking the promise of a better life. The voluble Stephen Meek has persuaded his fellow travellers that he knows a shortcut, and so, keen to lessen the grim rigours of their trek through the harsh la$$$cape, the small band have left the established trail. But, despite Meek's frequent assertions that he does know how to safely get them across Native American territory, his authority as guide gradually starts to be questioned. Slowly it dawns upon the pioneers that their water will run our long before Meek's self-confidence. And it's at this point that they run across a Cayuse tribesman and that Emily Tetherow decides that placing any further trust in Meek will surely see them all die a lonely, parched death.
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Starring: Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Will Patton, Zoe Kazan, Paul Dano, Shirley Henderson
(Subtitles, 2010, PG, 3 Star)
12:55
The Edge of the World (Film)
Michael Powell's debut feature, shot on location in the Shetland Isles, is the moving story of an isolated island where the declining population are to be resettled, leading to strained frie$$$hips between those happy to leave and those wanting to stay.
Director: Michael Powell
Starring: Finlay Currie, Grant Sutherland, John Laurie, Niall MacGinnis, Eric Berry, Belle Chrystall
(Subtitles, Black and White, 1937, U)
14:25
Springfield Rifle (Film)
Action-packed western starring Gary Cooper as Major Alex Kearney, a Union officer who goes undercover during the American Civil War to break up a Confederate gang who are stealing horses from the North. Directed by Andr? de Toth.
Director: Andre de Toth
Starring: Gary Cooper, Phyllis Thaxter, David Brian, Paul Kelly, Lon Chaney Jr., Philip Carey
(Subtitles, 1952, 12, 2 Star)
16:20
Scaramouche (Film)
George Sidney's swashbuckling adventure stars Stewart Granger as Andre Moreau, a young man determined to avenge the death of his friend at the hand of the Marquis de Maynes. But the Marquis is the finest swordsman in France, so, to gain the time he needs to learn to fight well enough to take him on, Moreau lays low as the clown Scaramouche. Moreau's journey to face his destiny inevitably features generous helpings of sword-fighting action, numerous cases of mistaken identity and romantic liaisons with Eleanor Parker and Janet Leigh.
Director: George Sidney
Starring: Stewart Granger, Eleanor Parker, Janet Leigh, Mel Ferrer, Henry Wilcoxon, Nina Foch
(Subtitles, 1952, U, 4 Star)
18:35
Beaches (Film)
Garry Marshall's drama stars Bette Midler as CC Bloom, a pop star rehearsing for her big Hollywood show. Suddenly, a phone call sees her drop everything and travel post haste to San Francisco and the bedside of her friend Hillary Whitney. Through flashback, her journey is used to tell the story of the enduring frie$$$hip she and Hillary forged as 12-year-olds, and maintained through their teenage years and adulthood, through the ups-and-downs of their careers - even after both falling for the same guy, John Pierce. And as CC makes it to Hillary's side, she must make a choice that will shape her life and career forever.
Director: Garry Marshall
Starring: Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, Spalding Gray, Lainie Kazan, James Read
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1988, 15, 4 Star)
21:00
New Moon (Film)
Catherine Hardwicke ha$$$ on the directorial baton to Chris Weitz for this second part of the cinematic adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's chaste teen vampire saga. The chapter opens with Bella Swan on the cusp of her 18th birthday and blissfully happy with her undead beau Edward Cullen. But, while celebrating her birthday with Edward's family of 'vegetarian' vampires, a frightening incident convinces Edward that he's simply too dangerous to be around his sweetheart. He decides to leave the town of Forks in order to ensure her safety - leaving her behind, angry and depressed. Bella fi$$$ some relief from her emotional numbness through recklessly riding motorbikes and succumbing to the attentions of her friend Jacob Black. But he is also a supernatural being, and not one with a natural affinity to vampires.
Director: Chris Weitz
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Ashley Greene, Anna Kendrick
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 12, 2 Star)
23:35
Another 48 Hrs (Film)
Comedy thriller reuniting the crimebusting duo of cop and criminal from 48 Hrs as they come up against a drug dealer known only as the Iceman. The detective, in disgrace after an operation that went wrong, is given 48 hours to come up with enough evidence to bring the criminal kingpin to justice. He can think of no-one better to assist him in his mission than his convict colleague - the Iceman's next target.
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Kevin Tighe, Ed O'Ross, David Anthony Marshall
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1990, 18, 3 Star)
01:25
The Crow: Wicked Prayer (Film)
Lance Mungia directs this fourth and final film in the Crow series. At a Native American reservation, Jimmy Cuervo and his girlfriend Lilly are horribly murdered by psychopathic gang leader Luc Crash and his girlfriend Lola Byrne. But the spirit of the crow brings Jimmy back to life to seek revenge and to stop Luc and Lola undergoing a marriage ceremony that will make Luc a servant of Satan.
Director: Lance Mungia
Starring: Yuji Okumoto, Marcus Chong, Tito Ortiz, Tara Reid, David Boreanaz, Rosemberg Salgado
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, 18, 1 Star)
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The Gunfighter (Film)
Gregory Peck stars in Henry King's noir western as Jimmy Ringo, an ageing gunslinger who rides into a strange town. He's there to find his estranged wife and son and maybe settle down. However, wherever he goes there's always some young buck out to make a name for himself by outgunning the notorious Jimmy Ringo. But little do Ringo's would-be usurpers realise that, if successful, they would then be landed with the awful curse of being reputedly the fastest draw. The film was to influence countless westerns, most notably High Noon, released two years later.
Director: Henry King
Starring: Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell, Jean Parker, Karl Malden, Skip Homeier
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1950, U, 4 Star)
12:40
Merrill's Marauders (Film)
In his last film, Jeff Chandler takes on the title role as General Frank Merrill, leading his troops behind Japanese lines in Second World War Burma, through harsh jungle terrain, and frequent skirmishes with their enemy, to a final showdown at the strategically important Myitkyina. Samuel Fuller's drama is based on the true story of General Merrill and his troops: the 5307th Composite Unit.
Director: Samuel Fuller
Starring: Jeff Chandler, Ty Hardin, Peter Brown
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1962, U, 3 Star)
14:35
Dakota Incident (Film)
In Lewis R Foster's western, which is enhanced by the spectacular photography of Ernest Haller, Dale Robertson plays bank robber John Banner, who decides to go straight. Pitching up in the small town of Christian Flats, he offers to drive the stagecoach to Laramie, despite the last one returning with the driver and passengers killed by Cheyenne warriors. Aboard the coach is a mix of the good and the bad, including bank teller John Carter, suspected of one of Banner's robberies, showgirl Amy Clarke and pro-Native American Senator Blakely. Ambushed by the Cheyenne, the group must fight for their lives.
Director: Lewis R. Foster
Starring: Linda Darnell, Dale Robertson, John Lund, Ward Bond, Regis Toomey, Skip Homeier
(Subtitles, 1956, U, 2 Star)
16:25
The One That Got Away (Film)
The true story of the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain who managed to escape and get back to Germany. Roy Baker's film gave German actor Hardy Kruger his first role in a British film as Oberleutnant Franz von Werra of the Luftwaffe, captured when he crashed his Messerschmitt in 1940. Taken before an interrogating officer, he bet a magnum of champagne against ten cigarettes that he would escape in six months and made two audacious attempts to get away, succeeding at the third, when, as part of a group of prisoners being transferred to Canada, he fled from a train and crossed the St Lawrence River into the then neutral United States. The real von Werra eventually reached Germany, returned to flying, and was credited with downing eight more planes before being killed in action.
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Starring: Hardy Kruger, Michael Goodliffe, Colin Gordon, Alec McCowen, Terence Alexander, Jack Gwillim
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1958, 12, 4 Star)
18:40
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Film)
Nicholas Meyer, who directed Wrath of Khan, returns for the last film featuring the 'old' crew. The Klingon Empire is falling apart and they want to sue for peace. Kirk comma$$$ the USS Enterprise, which is sent to escort the race's representatives to a peace conference. But when an unprotected Klingon craft is attacked, Kirk and Dr McCoy are placed on trial for murder. Spock, now in command, has to prove their innocence by finding the traitor aboard the ship.
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1991, 12, 4 Star)
20:50
Attack the Block Special (Entertainment)
First-time director Joe Cornish and his cast of young actors talk about making the fast-paced, funny and south London-set alien-invasion thriller Attack the Block.
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Attack The Block (Film)
Film4's British Connection kicks off with Joe Cornish's directorial debut, part-funded and developed by Film4, a much-praised sci-fi horror-comedy in which extra-terrestrials pick the wrong part of London as the 'beachhead' for their invasion. Moses and his crew aren't the most obvious of heroes - they open the movie mugging Sam, a nurse on her way home after a long day caring for others, and their dreams are limited to getting rich from drug dealing. However, just as they have robbed the terrified Sam of her valuables, an alien invader drops from the sky - and is perfunctorily dispatched by Moses. But that was just the first of the creatures and, unlike the rest, it was relatively benign and easy to kill. Now, using the cover of Guy Fawkes' Night, its vicious, blue-fanged compatriots rain down upon the south London council estate, with vengeance on their mi$$$.
Director: Joe Cornish
Starring: Nicholas Frost, Jodie Whittaker, Luke Treadaway, John Boyega, Terry Notary, Joey Ansah
(Premiere, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2011, 15, 3 Star)
22:45
Scene Stealers Winners (Entertainment)
A chance to see the winning entrants to Film4.0's Scene Stealers competition, which challenged budding filmmakers to recreate their favourite scenes from Film4 productions.
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22:55
Dead Man's Shoes (Film)
Shane Meadows' thriller is set in a small, bleak Derbyshire town. After seven years in the army, Richard returns to find out what happened to his beloved brother Anthony, who latched on to the local drugs cartel and became the butt of their cruelty. As Richard begins to take revenge against the gang, led by Sonny, the story of Anthony's life and fate unfolds through flashback and revelations.
Director: Shane Meadows
Starring: Paddy Considine, Gary Stretch, Toby Kebbell, Jo Hartley, Seamus O'Neill, Stuart Wolfenden
(Subtitles, 2004, 18, 4 Star)
00:40
Le Donk and Scor-Zay-Zee (Film)
Shane Meadows' mockumentary about an ageing roadie vicariously seeking fame may be played straight, but is frequently hilarious, and has its touching moments too. Paddy Considine stars as Nottingham roadie Le Donk, a muso-turned-promoter who's aiming to propel his protege, local white rapper Scor-zay-zee, to stardom via a support slot to the Arctic Monkeys. Le Donk also has to sort out his personal life; his pregnant girlfriend Olivia has had enough of him and is seeking comfort in the arms of a new beau. And is Scor-zay-zee really happy to have a Grade A idiot as his manager?
Director: Shane Meadows
Starring: Paddy Considine, Dean Palinczuk, Olivia Colman, Richard Graham, Seamus O'Neill, Nigel Reeks
(Premiere, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, 15, 3 Star)
02:10
Where's the Money, Ronnie? (Drama)
Shane Meadows' award-winning short that takes a comic look at a bungled heist. While Ronnie blames everyone else, everyone else blames Ronnie.
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02:25
Small Time (Film)
Shane Meadows' assured directorial feature debut is set in an anonymous Nottingham suburb where a group of low-level criminals - led by Jumbo and including Malc, Willy and Bets - scrape a living by petty thieving. Their latest haul, a few crates of dog food, doesn't interest their fence Lenny, but he does offer them a money-making scam. Also involved are Ruby and Kate, Jumbo and Malc's girlfrie$$$, but Kate wants out and also wants the abused Ruby to come with her. Will Malc's loyalty lie with Kate or the gang?
Director: Shane Meadows
Starring: Tim Cunningham, Dominic Dillon, Leon Hammond, Mat Hand, Jimmy Hynd, Gena Kawecka
(Subtitles, 1996, 18, 3 Star)
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11:00
The Gunfighter (Film)
Gregory Peck stars in Henry King's noir western as Jimmy Ringo, an ageing gunslinger who rides into a strange town. He's there to find his estranged wife and son and maybe settle down. However, wherever he goes there's always some young buck out to make a name for himself by outgunning the notorious Jimmy Ringo. But little do Ringo's would-be usurpers realise that, if successful, they would then be landed with the awful curse of being reputedly the fastest draw. The film was to influence countless westerns, most notably High Noon, released two years later.
Director: Henry King
Starring: Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell, Jean Parker, Karl Malden, Skip Homeier
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1950, U, 4 Star)
12:40
Merrill's Marauders (Film)
In his last film, Jeff Chandler takes on the title role as General Frank Merrill, leading his troops behind Japanese lines in Second World War Burma, through harsh jungle terrain, and frequent skirmishes with their enemy, to a final showdown at the strategically important Myitkyina. Samuel Fuller's drama is based on the true story of General Merrill and his troops: the 5307th Composite Unit.
Director: Samuel Fuller
Starring: Jeff Chandler, Ty Hardin, Peter Brown
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1962, U, 3 Star)
14:35
Dakota Incident (Film)
In Lewis R Foster's western, which is enhanced by the spectacular photography of Ernest Haller, Dale Robertson plays bank robber John Banner, who decides to go straight. Pitching up in the small town of Christian Flats, he offers to drive the stagecoach to Laramie, despite the last one returning with the driver and passengers killed by Cheyenne warriors. Aboard the coach is a mix of the good and the bad, including bank teller John Carter, suspected of one of Banner's robberies, showgirl Amy Clarke and pro-Native American Senator Blakely. Ambushed by the Cheyenne, the group must fight for their lives.
Director: Lewis R. Foster
Starring: Linda Darnell, Dale Robertson, John Lund, Ward Bond, Regis Toomey, Skip Homeier
(Subtitles, 1956, U, 2 Star)
16:25
The One That Got Away (Film)
The true story of the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain who managed to escape and get back to Germany. Roy Baker's film gave German actor Hardy Kruger his first role in a British film as Oberleutnant Franz von Werra of the Luftwaffe, captured when he crashed his Messerschmitt in 1940. Taken before an interrogating officer, he bet a magnum of champagne against ten cigarettes that he would escape in six months and made two audacious attempts to get away, succeeding at the third, when, as part of a group of prisoners being transferred to Canada, he fled from a train and crossed the St Lawrence River into the then neutral United States. The real von Werra eventually reached Germany, returned to flying, and was credited with downing eight more planes before being killed in action.
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Starring: Hardy Kruger, Michael Goodliffe, Colin Gordon, Alec McCowen, Terence Alexander, Jack Gwillim
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1958, 12, 4 Star)
18:40
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Film)
Nicholas Meyer, who directed Wrath of Khan, returns for the last film featuring the 'old' crew. The Klingon Empire is falling apart and they want to sue for peace. Kirk comma$$$ the USS Enterprise, which is sent to escort the race's representatives to a peace conference. But when an unprotected Klingon craft is attacked, Kirk and Dr McCoy are placed on trial for murder. Spock, now in command, has to prove their innocence by finding the traitor aboard the ship.
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1991, 12, 4 Star)
20:50
Attack the Block Special (Entertainment)
First-time director Joe Cornish and his cast of young actors talk about making the fast-paced, funny and south London-set alien-invasion thriller Attack the Block.
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21:00
Attack The Block (Film)
Film4's British Connection kicks off with Joe Cornish's directorial debut, part-funded and developed by Film4, a much-praised sci-fi horror-comedy in which extra-terrestrials pick the wrong part of London as the 'beachhead' for their invasion. Moses and his crew aren't the most obvious of heroes - they open the movie mugging Sam, a nurse on her way home after a long day caring for others, and their dreams are limited to getting rich from drug dealing. However, just as they have robbed the terrified Sam of her valuables, an alien invader drops from the sky - and is perfunctorily dispatched by Moses. But that was just the first of the creatures and, unlike the rest, it was relatively benign and easy to kill. Now, using the cover of Guy Fawkes' Night, its vicious, blue-fanged compatriots rain down upon the south London council estate, with vengeance on their mi$$$.
Director: Joe Cornish
Starring: Nicholas Frost, Jodie Whittaker, Luke Treadaway, John Boyega, Terry Notary, Joey Ansah
(Premiere, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2011, 15, 3 Star)
22:45
Scene Stealers Winners (Entertainment)
A chance to see the winning entrants to Film4.0's Scene Stealers competition, which challenged budding filmmakers to recreate their favourite scenes from Film4 productions.
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22:55
Dead Man's Shoes (Film)
Shane Meadows' thriller is set in a small, bleak Derbyshire town. After seven years in the army, Richard returns to find out what happened to his beloved brother Anthony, who latched on to the local drugs cartel and became the butt of their cruelty. As Richard begins to take revenge against the gang, led by Sonny, the story of Anthony's life and fate unfolds through flashback and revelations.
Director: Shane Meadows
Starring: Paddy Considine, Gary Stretch, Toby Kebbell, Jo Hartley, Seamus O'Neill, Stuart Wolfenden
(Subtitles, 2004, 18, 4 Star)
00:40
Le Donk and Scor-Zay-Zee (Film)
Shane Meadows' mockumentary about an ageing roadie vicariously seeking fame may be played straight, but is frequently hilarious, and has its touching moments too. Paddy Considine stars as Nottingham roadie Le Donk, a muso-turned-promoter who's aiming to propel his protege, local white rapper Scor-zay-zee, to stardom via a support slot to the Arctic Monkeys. Le Donk also has to sort out his personal life; his pregnant girlfriend Olivia has had enough of him and is seeking comfort in the arms of a new beau. And is Scor-zay-zee really happy to have a Grade A idiot as his manager?
Director: Shane Meadows
Starring: Paddy Considine, Dean Palinczuk, Olivia Colman, Richard Graham, Seamus O'Neill, Nigel Reeks
(Premiere, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, 15, 3 Star)
02:10
Where's the Money, Ronnie? (Drama)
Shane Meadows' award-winning short that takes a comic look at a bungled heist. While Ronnie blames everyone else, everyone else blames Ronnie.
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02:25
Small Time (Film)
Shane Meadows' assured directorial feature debut is set in an anonymous Nottingham suburb where a group of low-level criminals - led by Jumbo and including Malc, Willy and Bets - scrape a living by petty thieving. Their latest haul, a few crates of dog food, doesn't interest their fence Lenny, but he does offer them a money-making scam. Also involved are Ruby and Kate, Jumbo and Malc's girlfrie$$$, but Kate wants out and also wants the abused Ruby to come with her. Will Malc's loyalty lie with Kate or the gang?
Director: Shane Meadows
Starring: Tim Cunningham, Dominic Dillon, Leon Hammond, Mat Hand, Jimmy Hynd, Gena Kawecka
(Subtitles, 1996, 18, 3 Star)
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Saturday 10th November
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11:00
Blossoms in the Dust (Film)
Powerful tearjerker about Edna Gladney, a woman who set up a children's orphanage in Texas after losing her husband and child and discovering how badly the law treats children who are without parents. Edna makes it her life's mission to place orphaned children in good family homes.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Starring: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Felix Bressart, Marsha Hunt, Fay Holden, Samuel S. Hi$$$
(Subtitles, 1941, PG, 3 Star)
13:00
Star Trek: Generations (Film)
David Carson's film, the seventh in the Star Trek feature film series, opens with Captain James T Kirk leading a rescue mission to save refugees on a planet threatened by a mysterious energy ribbon. But in the process Kirk is lost, presumed dead. Eight decades later, Captain Jean-Luc Picard leads his crew of the new Enterprise on a similar mission, this time rescuing a group of scientists from a Romulan attack. Among them is Dr Solian Soran, an alien who is searching for the Nexus, a place where neither time nor reality has meaning. As Soran's actions place the Enterprise in danger, it may be only the combined talents of her past and present captains that can save the ship.
Director: David Carson
Starring: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1994, PG, 3 Star)
15:15
Carry on Sergeant (Film)
The first of the Carry On movies was inspired by RF Delderfield's novel The Bull Boys. William Hartnell plays Sergeant Grimshawe, the retiring army training sergeant faced with possibly the worst group of national service recruits ever to have been called up, including Charlie Sage, Horace Strong, Peter Golightly and James Bailey.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: William Hartnell, Shirley Eaton, Eric Barker, Dora Bryan, Bill Owen, Charles Hawtrey
(Black and White, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1958, PG, 3 Star)
16:55
The Wedding Planner (Film)
In Adam Shankman's delightful romantic comedy, Jennifer Lopez plays Mary Fiore, California's top wedding planner. But she's too busy organising other people's happiness to sort out her own. Until, that is, she has a chance meeting with Steve Edison, aka Mr Right. Unfortunately he's the groom of her latest client, Fran Donnolly. And, as the big day looms, so their feelings start to interfere with the plans.
Director: Adam Shankman
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Bridgette Wilson, Justin Chambers, Judy Greer, Alex Rocco
(Subtitles, 2001, PG, 2 Star)
18:55
Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (Film)
Shawn Levy's fantasy-adventure sequel again stars Ben Stiller and some impressive CGI effects. It's two years on from the original outing and former museum nightwatchman Larry Daley is now a successful businessman. His commercial venture has kept him so busy that he's not had time to visit his secret chums at New York's Natural History Museum. And when he does finally make it, he discovers that many of them have been packed up and sent off for storage at the Smithsonian in Washington. Then Daley gets a call from Jebediah, one of the exhibits dispatched to Washington, to say that the evil Pharaoh Kahmunrah plans to take over the Smithsonian. Obviously, Daley has no choice but to dash to the capital and help his frie$$$ to quash the megalomaniac's plans... Among those joining in with the CGI-fuelled fun are Amy Adams, Robin Williams, Steve Coogan and Ricky Gervais.
Director: Shawn Levy
Starring: Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria, Robin Williams, Christopher Guest
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
Shallow Grave (Film)
Danny Boyle's award-winning directorial debut tells the tale of three flatmates, one corpse and a suitcase full of money. David, Alex and Juliet are looking for someone to share their trendy Edinburgh flat, and Hugo seems ideal. But shortly after he moves in, they find him dead in bed beside a large suitcase full of cash. Should they inform the police or dispose of the body and keep the cash? They choose the latter, but there are other parties after the money who have little to do with the forces of law and order... So begins a dark and sometimes hilarious journey through death, dismemberment and dementia.
Director: Danny Boyle
Starring: Christopher Eccleston, Ewan McGregor, Kerry Fox, Ken Stott, Keith Allen
(Subtitles, 1994, 18, 5 Star)
22:50
Kill List (Film)
Director: Ben Wheatley
Starring: Neil Maskell, MyAnna Buring, Harry Simpson, Michael Smiley, Emma Fryer, Struan Rodger
(Premiere, Subtitles, 2011, 18, 4 Star)
00:40
Ben Wheatley on Kill List (Entertainment)
Maverick British filmmaker Ben Wheatley talks about his unsettling new thriller Kill List, but doesn't give away any of its dark secrets.
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00:45
Night of the Demon (Film)
Jacques Tourneur directs this classic British horror movie, an adaptation of a story by the master of the supernatural, MR James. Dana Andrews stars as Dr John Holden, an American psychologist who comes to Britain to expose a sinister secret society, but becomes dangerously involved with the cult headed by Dr Julian Karswell. The cult's members pass on runic scrips of paper to their victims, and the receiver is visited by a demon from hell; given the state of special effects of the day, this is created in truly memorable form. Andrews' performance is perhaps overshadowed by McGinnis, whose suave evil persona is chillingly convincing. Tourneur uses suggestion as much as shown horror, as he did in his seminal Cat People, and the denouement remains horrifyingly gripping even today.
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Starring: Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins, Niall MacGinnis, Maurice Denham, Athene Seyler, Liam Redmond
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1957, 12, 4 Star)
02:40
The Guides (Arts)
A naive tourist visits a cathedral to view its paintings, only to find that it is a portal to a grotesque and disturbing realm of distorted time and space. The directorial debut of Jeremy Dyson from The League of Gentlemen.
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02:55
Loving Memory (Film)
A rare chance to see one of the late Tony Scott's earliest works, which demonstrated a subtlety not immediately associated with his more famous films. The film tells the story of an isolated brother and sister living with painful memories and a dark secret. Scott worked with cinematographer Chris Menges on Loving Memory, and the result is a beautiful darkly atmospheric film that captures the haunting atmosphere of life on the Yorkshire Moors.
Director: Tony Scott
Starring: David Pugh, Roy Evans, Rosamund Greenwood
(Subtitles, 1971, 12, 3 Star)
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Sunday 11th November
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11:00
Guns at Batasi (Film)
Richard Attenborough won a BAFTA for his role in John Guillermin's drama as RSM Lauderdale, martinet of the sergeants' mess of a British army garrison in one of Britain's last remaining African colonies. When a coup d'etat is declared by British-educated Lt Boniface, the British officers, including Lt Col John Deal, find themselves caught in a tricky political situation. But for someone like Lauderdale, with his entrenched values and beliefs, duty calls before any compromise, as he prepares to defend those for whom he is responsible.
Director: John Guillermin
Starring: Richard Attenborough, Jack Hawkins, Flora Robson, John Leyton, Mia Farrow, Cecil Parker
(Black and White, Widescreen, Subtitles, 1964, PG, 3 Star)
13:00
Volcano (Film)
Mick Jackson's disaster movie is set in Los Angeles, where, to use the movie's tagline, 'the coast is toast'. The famous La Brea tar pits start bubbling, the first signs that a dormant volcano beneath the city has come to life, and before long lava is flowing through the sewers and the streets. Taking charge of the disaster is Mike Roark, head of the city's Office Emergency Management, assisted by scientist Dr Amy Barnes and his second-in-command Emmitt Reese. Can they save the city by diverting the threatening lava?
Director: Mick Jackson
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann, Don Cheadle, Jacqueline Kim, Keith David
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1997, 12, 2 Star)
14:55
Tora! Tora! Tora! (Film)
Oscar-winning, super-realistic wartime drama portraying the bombing of Pearl Harbor from both the American and Japanese perspectives. With Joseph Cotten, Martin Balsam, Jason Robards, So Yamamura, Tatsuya Mihashi and Takahiro Tamura. Directed by Richard Fleischer, Toshio Masuda and Kinji Fukasaku. In English, and Japanese with English subtitles.
Director: Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku
Starring: Martin Balsam, So Yamamura, Joseph Cotten, Tatsuya Mihashi, E.G. Marshall, Takahiro Tamura
(Subtitles, 1970, U, 4 Star)
17:45
The Rochdale Pioneers (Film)
19:10
The Spy Next Door (Film)
Brian Levant directs martial arts icon Jackie Chan in this family friendly action-comedy about a secret agent pitted against both the Russian mafia and the three children of the single mother he's fallen for. Artsy Gillian leaves 'Bob Ho' in charge of the kids for the weekend, and he uses his espionage skills to try to get to grips with the brood - who cover the traditional bases of bolshie, brainy and adorable - while Poldark and Creel are the villains in a subplot involving a misappropriated chemical formula. Levant includes homages to some of Chan's landmark movies, and the alpha male who's a fish out of water when dealing with kids is a good fit for Chan's likeable screen persona.
Director: Brian Levant
Starring: Jackie Chan, Amber Valletta, Madeline Carroll, Will Shadley, Alina Foley, Magnus Scheving
(Premiere, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
The Bank Job (Film)
Roger Donaldson's bank heist conspiracy-thriller - scripted by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais - stars Jason Statham as the leader of a gang of thieves who bite off more than they can chew. When car dealer and one-time crook Terry Leather is approached by his old flame Martine Love with a proposition that would put his money worries behind him for good, he jumps at the chance. Leather quickly assembles a team which digs a tunnel directly into a London bank's vault. But what he hasn't been told is that, in addition to the money, he'll also be stealing a safety box containing material that, if it saw the light of day, would be extremely damaging to the royal family. Another box they take holds further dramatic revelations concerning establishment figures. So it's not long before Leather and the gang are pursued by the police, MI5 and various thugs, all keen to get their ha$$$ on the incendiary information.
Director: Roger Donaldson
Starring: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays, James Faulkner, Alki David
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 15, 4 Star)
23:10
Walter (Film)
A rare chance to see the film that was screened on the very first night of Channel 4's existence. Ian McKellen stars in this moving drama, adapted by David Cook from his award-winning book, as Walter, a man with learning difficulties, who fi$$$ himself at the mercy of society's blinkered attitudes: some call him 'backward', some say he's 'handicapped' and others think of him as a joke. However, despite their hostility, he manages through his own efforts and the help of his mother to read, write and hold down a mundane job. But when his parents die, a nightmare begins, one which leads him through the forbidding doors of a long-stay mental hospital. Directed by Stephen Frears and filmed by Chris Menges, Walter was the first Film on Four - a series of feature films commissioned specially by Channel 4 at its birth, which marked a substantial boost for the British film industry as well as the beginning of the channel's longstanding and continuing contribution to British drama.
Director: Stephen Frears
Starring: Ian McKellen, Arthur Whybrow, Barbara Jefford, Frankie Connolly, Jim Broadbent, Garry Cooper
(Premiere, Subtitles, 1982, 18, 3 Star)
00:40
Baby (Drama)
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01:05
The Crying Game (Film)
Neil Jordan's highly-acclaimed and Oscar-winning tale of love, loyalty, murder and seduction. Terrorist Fergus decides to track down the girlfriend, Dil, of one of his victims, Jody, and fi$$$ himself falling in love. However, he's not only pursued by his commander, Jude, who believes him to be a traitor, but also fi$$$ his love affair evolving into a series of challenges to his self-image and sexuality.
Director: Neil Jordan
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Rea, Adrian Dunbar, Breffni McKenna, Joe Savino
(Subtitles, 1992, 18, 5 Star)
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11:00
The Edge of the World (Film)
Michael Powell's debut feature, shot on location in the Shetland Isles, is the moving story of an isolated island where the declining population are to be resettled, leading to strained frie$$$hips between those happy to leave and those wanting to stay.
Director: Michael Powell
Starring: Finlay Currie, Grant Sutherland, John Laurie, Niall MacGinnis, Eric Berry, Belle Chrystall
(Subtitles, Black and White, 1937, U)
12:30
Broken Arrow (Film)
This seminal western was one of the first films of the genre to depict Native Americans as real people rather than as tomahawk-wielding mass murderers. Set in Arizona in 1870, gold prospector Tom Jeffords is tired of the repetitive reprisal killings between settlers and the indigenous locals and plans a visit to the Apache leader, Cochise, to try and arrange a truce. But, after first being welcomed into the fold by Cochise, and even marrying the chief's daughter, old racial problems resurface.
Director: Delmer Daves
Starring: James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget, Basil Ruysdael, Will Geer, Joyce Mackenzie
(Subtitles, 1950, 15, 4 Star)
14:25
Scaramouche (Film)
George Sidney's swashbuckling adventure stars Stewart Granger as Andre Moreau, a young man determined to avenge the death of his friend at the hand of the Marquis de Maynes. But the Marquis is the finest swordsman in France, so, to gain the time he needs to learn to fight well enough to take him on, Moreau lays low as the clown Scaramouche. Moreau's journey to face his destiny inevitably features generous helpings of sword-fighting action, numerous cases of mistaken identity and romantic liaisons with Eleanor Parker and Janet Leigh.
Director: George Sidney
Starring: Stewart Granger, Eleanor Parker, Janet Leigh, Mel Ferrer, Henry Wilcoxon, Nina Foch
(Subtitles, 1952, U, 4 Star)
16:40
McLintock! (Film)
John Wayne stars as cattle baron McLintock, with Maureen O'Hara as Kate in this comedy western adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew. Set in the eponymous town of McLintock, the local cattle ranchers are in hot dispute with newcomer homesteaders.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Starring: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Patrick Wayne, Stefanie Powers, Jack Kruschen, Chill Wills
(Subtitles, 1963, U, 4 Star)
19:10
Post Grad (Film)
Working at her dad's luggage store wasn't what Ryden had in mind for her first job. But with her well-intentioned life plan going astray immediately after graduation - her fiercest rival got the job as assistant editor in a Los Angeles publishing house - she moves back home for a new start. Her family welcomes her return, but will their eccentricities get in the way of her dreams? And with Ryden spending more time with her sexy Brazilian neighbour, will long-time best friend Adam decide to take the offer of a place at law school on the other side of the country? Also starring Jane Lynch and Carol Burnett. Written by Kelly Fremon.
Director: Vicky Jenson
Starring: Alexis Bledel, Zach Gilford, Michael Keaton, Jane Lynch, Bobby Coleman, Carol Burnett
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, 12, 3 Star)
20:50
Submarine Special (Chat Show)
Comic actor and star of The IT Crowd Richard Ayoade talks about making his debut as writer-director with the bittersweet coming-of-age story Submarine.
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21:00
Submarine (Film)
Richard Ayoade's directorial debut is an idiosyncratic coming-of-age drama about a teenage pupil navigating the often peculiar trials of his school and home life while also discovering love. At home, 15-year-old Oliver Tate has to deal with parents Jill and Lloyd's troubled marriage which comes under further threat with the arrival of her ex, Graham, a narcissistic guru. Meanwhile at school, Oliver falls for classmate Jordana Bevan. Their chemistry, and the ups and downs of their blossoming adolescent romance, is imaginatively realised, as the hormonally-driven Oliver makes ambitious plans to lose his virginity.
Director: Richard Ayoade
Starring: Noah Taylor, Paddy Considine, Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige, Sally Hawkins, Darren Evans
(Premiere, Subtitles, 2010, 15)
22:50
Alfie (Film)
In Lewis Gilbert's swinging sixties comedy-drama, Michael Caine, in his breakthrough role, stars as Alfie Elkins, a shallow and amoral sexual hedonist whose series of amorous adventures lead eventually to loneliness. Shelley Winters, Millicent Martin, Jane Asher and Vivien Merchant star as just some of his conquests.
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Starring: Michael Caine, Shelley Winters, Millicent Martin, Julia Foster, Jane Asher, Shirley Anne Field
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1966, 15, 4 Star)
01:05
Gee Gee (Film)
The directorial debut from Peter Straughan, whose screenwriting credits include Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Men Who Stare at Goats and How to Lose Frie$$$ and Alienate People, is a Film4-funded short drama adapted from American novelist John Cheever's 1959 short story The Scarlet Moving Van. The narrative, transplanted to modern-day Britain, concerns Gee Gee, a rowdy drunk who has just moved in to a stylish apartment block. But his neighbours don't appreciate him shattering the calm they once enjoyed. So, determined to restore their peace, the community ba$$$ together in an attempt to oust the newcomer.
Director: Peter Straughan
Starring: Elliot Cowan, David Morrissey, Morven Christie, Eva Pope
(Black and White, Subtitles, 2011)
01:25
Huge (Film)
Ben Miller's directorial debut is an adaptation of a play he co-wrote with Simon Godley and Jez Butterworth about a pair of comedians trying to make it big as a double-act. The comedy-drama stars Johnny Harris as Warren, a would-be stand-up comedian grasping shakily at the bottom rungs of his chosen career ladder. Things don't look too promising for Warren. Then, one day, while he's performing his routine, he's heckled by Clark, a disgruntled waiter, bitter at losing his girl to his boss. The two men talk after the show and Warren has the unlikely vision of the duo becoming a comedic pairing to rival the legendary Morecambe and Wise. But, as they embark on their quest for superstardom, they find the stand-up scene is a very hard nut to exploit. Also starring Thandie Newton as a tough, drug-fuelled manager, plus cameo appearances from the likes of Eddie Izzard, Ronni Ancona, Jo Brand and Alan Davies.
Director: Ben Miller
Starring: Noel Clarke, Johnny Harris, Ralph Brown, Thandie Newton, Tamsin Egerton, Michelle Ryan
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, 15, 2 Star)
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11:00
The House on 92nd Street (Film)
Henry Hathaway's thriller, based on real-life FBI files and made with the blessing of J Edgar Hoover, stars William Eythe as Bill Dietrich, a German-American student approached by the Nazis to be a spy. Instead, he becomes an FBI double agent and infiltrates a New York spy ring, based on the 92nd Street of the title, who are stealing information on the A-bomb project. As the group's radio operator, he passes on useless information but can he keep his cover long enough to expose the group's shadowy leader?
Director: Henry Hathaway
Starring: William Eythe, Lloyd Nolan, Signe Hasso, Gene Lockhart, Leo G. Carroll, Lydia St. Clair
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1945, U, 4 Star)
12:45
The Cowboys (Film)
Mark Rydell's western stars John Wayne as an ageing Montana rancher whose regular ha$$$ desert him for a gold rush. So, with little other choice, he hires 11 boys to help him drive his 1200 head of cattle 400 miles over tough terrain to the railhead. It's a journey that pushes each of the drovers to their limit.
Director: Mark Rydell
Starring: John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst, Alfred Barker Jr., Nicolas Beauvy
(Subtitles, 1972, PG, 2 Star)
15:15
One of Our Aircraft is Missing (Film)
Bailing out over Holland, the crew of a British bomber dodge Nazi patrols to make their way home with the help of the Dutch resistance. Superior propaganda piece with an Oscar-nominated script from maverick filmmakers Powell and Pressberger.
Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Starring: Godfrey Tearle, Eric Portman, Hugh Williams, Bernard Miles, Hugh Burden, Emrys Jones
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1942, U, 4 Star)
17:20
Springfield Rifle (Film)
Action-packed western starring Gary Cooper as Major Alex Kearney, a Union officer who goes undercover during the American Civil War to break up a Confederate gang who are stealing horses from the North. Directed by Andr? de Toth.
Director: Andre de Toth
Starring: Gary Cooper, Phyllis Thaxter, David Brian, Paul Kelly, Lon Chaney Jr., Philip Carey
(Subtitles, 1952, 12, 2 Star)
19:10
Big Momma's House (Film)
Comedy about an FBI officer on the trail of a violent bank robber who has escaped from prison. He stakes out the home of Big Momma, a large elderly woman with a sharp tongue. But when she leaves town, he needs to maintain his cover. Fortunately, he is a master of disguise.
Director: Raja Gosnell
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Paul Giamatti, Jascha Washington, Terrence Howard, Ella Mitchell
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2000, 15, 2 Star)
21:00
Layer Cake (Film)
A clever gangster movie, based on J.J. Connolly's London based crime thriller. Daniel Craig stars as XXXX, a drug dealer who's made his money and plans to retire. He doesn't see himself as a crook, more as a successful businessman about to take a well-earned rest. However, mob boss Mr Big has other ideas, and forces him to do one last job - track down the smack-addicted daughter of a wealthy man.
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Starring: Daniel Craig, Tom Hardy, Jamie Foreman, Sally Hawkins, Burn Gorman, George Harris
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2004, 15, 3 Star)
23:05
Tyrannosaur (Film)
Actor Paddy Considine's multi-award-winning directorial debut is as assured and compelling as its subject matter is bleakly grim. Peter Mullan plays Joseph, a bitter man who seeks to ease his pain via betting, drinking and raging at anyone unfortunate enough to come into his ambit. One day, Joseph stumbles in to a charity shop, where he is greeted with respect and care by its Christian manager Hannah; he respo$$$ with typical vitriol. However, the two gradually form a bond of frie$$$hip as they get to know one another - but its one that may not survive the deeper, darker revelations each is yet to disclose. Also starring Eddie Marsan as Hannah's exceedingly unpleasant husband James. Film4 premiere.
Director: Paddy Considine
Starring: Peter Mullan, Archie Lal, Jag Sanghera, Mike Fearnley, Paul Conway, Lee Rufford
(Premiere, Subtitles, 2011, 18, 4 Star)
00:55
Mona Lisa (Film)
Neil Jordan's Oscar-nominated, BAFTA-winning drama stars Bob Hoskins as George, a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of date. Reduced to working as a minder/driver for high-class call girl Simone, he has to agree when she asks him to find a young colleague from her King's Cross days. And that's when George's troubles really start.
Director: Neil Jordan
Starring: Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane, Clarke Peters, Kate Hardie
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1986, 18, 4 Star)
03:00
A Gun for George (Film)
Director Matthew Holness's short crime thriller is set on the mean streets of Margate, East Kent. Terry Finch was a pulp fiction author, one of whose books was even turned into a film, starring his brother George. But then the dream turned sour when George was killed by the gangsters that funded the film. Now, some time later, Terry's writing contract has also come to an end - leaving him a bitter man, with revenge for his brother's murder increasingly on his mind... Starring Edward Halsted, Veronica Roberts and Tim Skelton.
Director: Matthew Holness
Starring: Edward Halsted, Veronica Roberts, Tim Skelton, Joseph Bailey, Alistair Gillies, Raman Rai
(Black and White, Subtitles, 2011)
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Wednesday 21st November
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11:00
Campbell's Kingdom (Film)
Having been diagnosed with a terminal disease, Bruce Campbell returns to a town in the Canadian Rockies to prove his grandfather's theory that there is oil in the hills. However, no one believes him and, to make matters worse, Owen Morgan plans to build a dam and flood the land where the oil supposedly lies.
Director: Ralph L. Thomas
Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Stanley Baker, Mikey Craig, Barbara Murray, Robert Brown, John Laurie
(Subtitles, 1958, U, 3 Star)
13:05
Love Me or Leave Me (Film)
Doris Day gave MGM one of her finest performances as famed 1920s torch singer Ruth Etting in this powerful and compelling drama that also stars James Cagney as racketeering laundryman Martin 'The Gimp' Snyder. The two meet in a Chicago club and, Svengali-like, he advances her career. But when Snyder's influence diminishes in New York and Ruth marries him out of pity, his behaviour drives her to drink, leading to the destruction of their marriage... and to murder.
Director: Charles Vidor
Starring: Doris Day, James Cagney, Cameron Mitchell, Robert Keith, Tom Tully, Harry Bellaver
(Subtitles, 1955, PG, 4 Star)
15:30
Battle Cry (Film)
The dramatic story of US marines in training, in combat and in love during World War II. The story centres on a major who guides the raw recruits from their training in Saipan to combat in New Guinea. Based on the novel by Leon Uris. The music by Max Steiner was nominated for an Oscar.
Director: Raoul Walsh
Starring: Van Heflin, Aldo Ray, Mona Freeman, Nancy Olson, James Whit, Raymond Massey
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1955, PG, 3 Star)
18:25
Terms of Endearment (Film)
James L Brooks' five-Oscar-winning film mixes deep emotion with offbeat comedy, in particular from the sparky relationship between Shirley MacLaine and Jack Nicholson. Emma Horton flees her suffocating mother Aurora Greenway for an unsuitable marriage, while Aurora seeks solace with her neighbour Garrett Breedlove, an ex-astronaut. The years go by and the unlikely relationships grow and change until Emma is struck down by a terminal illness and her husband deserts her and their children, forcing Emma to try and rebuild her relationship with her mother.
Director: James L. Brooks
Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Jeff Daniels, John Lithgow
(Edited for Language, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1983, 15, 4 Star)
21:00
Chinatown (Film)
Roman Polanski's classic detective drama, which was nominated for 11 Oscars, stars Jack Nicholson as JJ 'Jake' Gittes, a private eye in 1940s Los Angeles. He's hired by Evelyn Mulwray, who wants evidence of her husband's adulterous affair. What appears to be an open-and-shut case thickens when the real Evelyn Mulwray turns up at his office and the errant husband is found drowned. As Gittes pursues his investigation, he becomes involved with Evelyn's father Noah Cross, a guilty family secret and a water/land-grab conspiracy so lucrative that murder is a small price to pay to protect it.
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, John Hillerman, Darrell Zwerling
(Subtitles, 1974, 18, 5 Star)
23:35
Street Kings (Film)
Keanu Reeves stars in David Ayer's action crime drama, co-scripted by James Ellroy. Detective Tom Ludlow is having a tough time coping after the death of his wife, but things are due to become even more testing when his partner is shot dead. Ludlow's grief turns to bafflement when he fi$$$ himself accused of killing his workmate, and despair when his fellow cops turn against him. Up against a steely Internal Affairs investigation and shut out by his colleagues, it's clear that only Ludlow himself has any interest in proving his innocence.
Director: David Ayer
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans, Cedric the Entertainer, Jay Mohr
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, 15, 3 Star)
01:30
Sleuth (Film)
Kenneth Branagh's remake of the 1972 thriller stars Jude Law as Milo Tindle, a tyro young writer invited by established novelist Andrew Wyke to his home. The ostensible reason is to discuss an insurance scam involving Wyke's jewels which will benefit both parties, but the initially unspoken sub-plot is that Milo is cuckolding Andrew; something for which Andrew seeks revenge. Based on Anthony Shaffer's play and scripted by Harold Pinter, the film has Caine appear for the second time in it; in the original, he played Milo.
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Starring: Michael Caine, Jude Law, Harold Pinter, Carmel O'Sullivan
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2007, 15, 3 Star)
03:15
Chalk (Drama)
Martina Amati directs this short starring Lillie Buttery, Nicole Pavier and Katie Lyons. When two thirteen-year-old gymnasts are selected for the National training camp they learn something new about bodies, boys and frie$$$hip. Film4 premiere.
(Black and White, Subtitles, 2010)
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Thursday 22nd November
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11:00
Alexandra (Film)
Aleksandr Sokurov's moving anti-war film is set in a Russian army base in war-torn Chechnya. Aleksandra Nikolaevna arrives by train to visit her beloved gra$$$on Denis, a captain in the occupying troops. Settling at the base, she soon makes herself known, fussing around the young soldiers and later, she travels into the town on her own to buy cigarettes and sweets for them. Despite the danger, she and the Chechen women she meets share their anti-war emotions, wondering why their husba$$$, sons and brothers are caught up in such a ruthless conflict. Although light on plot, the film, from the director of the acclaimed Russian Ark, is always compelling thanks to Vishnevskaya's outstanding performance and stunning cinematography where bleached tones accentuate the bleakness of life for both the occupiers and the occupied.
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
Starring: Galina Vishnevskaya, Vasily Shevtsov, Raisa Gichaeva, Andrei Bogdanov, Aleksandr Kladko, Aleksei Neymyshev
(Widescreen, Subtitles, In Russian and Chechen with English Subtitles, 2007, 15, 3 Star)
12:50
The Master of Ballantrae (Film)
William Keighley's adventure film, based on Robert Louis Stevenson's tale, stars Errol Flynn as Jamie Durrisdeer, a Jacobite forced to flee Scotland from the English. Joining Irish adventurer Francis Burke in the West Indies, he battles pirates for the English and, in doing so, makes a small fortune. Now free to return home, he hopes to marry his sweetheart Lady Alison, only to find she, thinking him dead, is engaged to his brother Henry, the man who betrayed Jamie to the English.
Director: William Keighley
Starring: Errol Flynn, Roger Livesey, Anthony Steel, Beatrice Campbell, Yvonne Furneaux, Felix Aylmer
(Subtitles, 1953, PG, 3 Star)
14:40
Saboteur (Film)
Alfred Hitchcock's wartime drama stars Robert Cummings as Barry Kane, a worker wrongly accused of sabotaging his factory with a fire that killed his best friend. On the run, trying to track down the real culprit, he teams up with Patricia Martin. They discover a nest of pro-Nazi sympathisers, led by Charles Tobin, who are determined to bring down the government. And so Kane becomes the main hope of foiling Tobin's plans. The dramatic climax takes place on the Statue of Liberty.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Priscilla Lane, Robert Cummings, Otto Kruger, Alan Baxter, Clem Bevans, Norman Lloyd
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1942, PG, 4 Star)
16:50
Shenandoah (Film)
James Stewart stars as Charlie Anderson in this beautiful drama about a widower and wealthy Virginia farming patriarch trying to keep his family together and safe in the midst of the encroaching Civil War. The family struggles to ignore the war tearing apart their Shenandoah Valley community and ultimately also becomes part of the fight. How Charlie survives overwhelming tragedy, from the capture of his young son by the Confederate Army to his daughter's love for a Confederate soldier and the untimely deaths of his other son and daughter-in-law, with Stewart's famous soliloquy by his wife's grave, is the moving story that made this drama so successful. In fact, Stewart's speech was so popular it was released as a record.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Starring: James Stewart, Doug McClure, Glenn Corbett, Patrick Wayne, Rosemary Forsyth, Phillip Alford
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1965, PG, 4 Star)
18:55
Employee of the Month (Film)
Greg Coolidge's comedy is set in a department store and stars Dane Cook as Zack, who works in the packing department, and Dax Shepard as Vince, one of the cashiers. Zack's ambition in life is to perfect the art of slacking while Vince is the store's biggest suck-up. But then they both hear that hot new cashier Amy has one firm rule: she will only date the Employee of the Month. Can Zack manage to beat Vince to the title?
Director: Greg Coolidge
Starring: Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson, Dax Shepard, Efren Ramirez, Andy Dick, Tim Bagley
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
The Departed (Film)
After five previous nominations, director Martin Scorsese finally picked up the Oscar for this thriller, based on Alan Mak and Andrew Lau's Infernal Affairs. Matt Damon plays Colin Sullivan, spotted as a kid by gangster Frank Costello, who grooms him to become a successful cop, Frank's eyes and ears inside the force. Leonardo DiCaprio plays Billy Costigan, who comes from a family with criminal connections. Enlisting into the police force, he is sent undercover into Costello's gang. Both sides know they have an informer in their midst and both use their man to try and uncover the identity of the other. As each gets closer to their target, the tension on both sides rise.
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, 18, 5 Star)
23:55
Harsh Times (Film)
Christian Bale plays Jim Luther Davis, a disturbed Iraq veteran back on civvy street and looking for easy money. He and his childhood buddy, the easily led Mike Alonzo, are out on the streets, juiced up on beer and dope, but when they find a gun, things take a darker turn as they get involved with the Mexican drugs dealers who owned the piece. In David Ayer's stark drama also contains an intriguing subplot as agents from the Department of Homeland Security approach Davis, hoping to use his skills for their own purposes.
Director: David Ayer
Starring: Christian Bale, Freddy Rodríguez, Eva Longoria Parker, Chaka Forman, Tammy Trull, J.K. Simmons
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, 15, 4 Star)
02:10
Downtime (Film)
In Bharat Nalluri's taut thriller, police psychiatrist Rob talks suicidal mother Chrissy down from the block of flats where she lives and later, asks her out on a date. But the lift they, and her young son, are travelling down the block in is wrecked by vandals and suddenly the three are fighting for their lives.
Director: Bharat Nalluri
Starring: Tom Georgeson, Paul McGann, Susan Lynch, David Roper, Denise Bryson, Adam Johnston
(Premiere, Widescreen, Subtitles, 1997, 15, 2 Star)
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11:00
The Man Behind the Gun (Film)
Felix E Feist's western stars Randolph Scott as Major Ransome Callicutt, a US agent sent to Los Angeles to investigate rumours of Southern California seceding. Posing as a schoolteacher, he fi$$$ romance with fellow teacher Lora Roberts, as well as a possible lead to uncovering the plot in army officer Roy Giles, who is also Callicutt's rival in love.
Director: Felix E. Feist
Starring: Randolph Scott, Patrice Wy, Dick Wesson, Philip Carey
(Subtitles, 1953, U, 3 Star)
12:40
The Red Pony (Film)
John Steinbeck wrote the screenplay for this adaptation of his own story. Peter Miles stars as Tom Tiflin, a lonely farm boy who takes refuge from his squabbling parents in the company of his beloved foal, the eponymous equine. The pony is owned by ranch hand Billy Buck, who teaches Miles how to tame it and care for it, providing an escape for the boy and a lesson to his parents. Aaron Copland's score and Tony Gaudio's rich Technicolor photography combine with Lewis Milestone's experienced direction in this dramatic western.
Director: Lewis Milestone
Starring: Myrna Loy, Robert Mitchum, Louis Calhern, Shepperd Strudwick, Peter Miles, Margaret Hamilton
(Subtitles, 1949, U, 3 Star)
14:30
The Silent Enemy (Film)
During 1941, in the Mediterranean, the Italians start using underwater chariots to mine the undersides of allied ships. Explosives expert Lionel Crabbe arrives in Gibralter to organise defences, but fi$$$ only two British divers available to help him. Worryingly, it appears that the Italians might be secretly using neutral Spain across the bay as their key base.
Director: William Fairchild
Starring: Laurence Harvey, Dawn Addams, Mikey Craig, John Clements, Sid James, Alec McCowen, Michael Brill, Laurence Brooks
(Black and White, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1958, U, 3 Star)
16:45
Ever After (Film)
Andy Tennant's romantic comedy fantasy is set in 16th-century France, where, following the death of her father, Danielle de Barbarac is assigned kitchen duties in the castle by her stepmother, Baroness Rodmilla de Ghent. A chance meeting with Prince Henry, heir apparent to the throne, leads to the potential for a romance that she fears could be ruined if he discovers the masquerade. A 'fairy-godmother' in the shape of Leonardo da Vinci eventually smoothes the path of true love. But thanks to Barrymore, this is not another soft retelling of Cinderella but a punchy, energetic film with the star in excellent form as the forthright Danielle. Edited for content.
Director: Andy Tennant
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston, Dougray Scott, Patrick Godfrey, Megan Dodds, Melanie Lynskey
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1998, PG, 4 Star)
19:05
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Film)
In Tim Story's sequel to the foursome's first adventure, the superheroes are suffering from very human problems. The Thing fi$$$ it hard to believe that Alicia wants him for himself rather than out of pity; Mr Fantastic and Invisible Woman are having second thoughts about their wedding; and Human Torch is having relationship problems of his own. But when mysterious huge craters start appearing around the world, the authorities call on the Four's help. The vast indentations are being caused by the other-worldly Silver Surfer, precursor of the planet-destroying Galactus. Can the Four stop him in time, as well as preventing Victor von Doom from stealing the Surfer's secrets for his own evil e$$$? Edited for language and violence.
Director: Tim Story
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2007, PG, 3 Star)
20:50
The A-Team Interview Special (Entertainment)
Bradley Cooper, Liam Neeson and director Joe Carnahan talk about making the big-screen version of the much loved TV series.
(Repeat, Subtitles)
21:00
The A-Team (Film)
Director Joe Carnahan's big-screen take, co-produced by Tony and Ridley Scott, on the 80s TV series, which was an OTT action-fest that, at the same time, gloried in and poked fun at its tough-guy stars and their adventures. This time around, a little brasher and more serious than their first incarnation, the team of soldiers comprises the cigar-chomping Col 'Hannibal' Smith, the wilfully eccentric Murdock, toned babe-magnet Face and, of course, BA Baracus, who famously 'pities the fool', usually with more forceful fisticuffing than is strictly necessary.
Director: Joe Carnahan
Starring: Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel, Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Patrick Wilson
(Premiere, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2010, 12, 3 Star)
23:20
Age of Consent (Film)
James Mason co-produces and stars in director Michael Powell's final feature-length movie. Bradley Morahan is an Australian artist living in New York. But he's sick of the art world and, keen to immerse himself in the creative process again, he decides to ditch the Big Apple and go live by the Great Barrier Reef instead. His hopes for a quiet life don't quite pay off, as his new island home is more populous than he imagined. However, among the residents is the beautiful young woman Cora. The pair strike up a frie$$$hip; and it's not long before she agrees to model for the older man. But trouble is on the horizon: Cora's guardian, the gin-soaked Ma Ryan is furious to discover that her underage granddaughter has been posing nude... Also starring Jack MacGowran and Clarissa Kaye. Film4 premiere.
Director: Michael Powell
Starring: James Mason, Helen Mirren, Jack MacGowran, Neva Carr-Glynn, Andonia Katsaros, Michael Boddy
(Premiere, Widescreen, Subtitles, 1969, 12, 3 Star)
01:30
Holy Smoke (Film)
When, in Jane Campion's psychological drama, Ruth Barron becomes involved with an Indian cult, her mother tricks her into returning to Australia and enrols her in a programme run by American exit counsellor PJ Waters. As he begins to loosen her faith, so he fi$$$ himself falling for her, and soon she discovers that sex allows her to turn the tables on him.
Director: Jane Campion
Starring: Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel, Julie Hamilton, Sophie Lee, Daniel Wyllie, Paul Goddard
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1999, 18, 3 Star)
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Tuesday 8th January
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11:00
Carry on Spying (Film)
When the dastardly organisation STENCH steals a top secret chemical formula, it's clear the British secret service must do something - and quick. Unfortunately, their sole available resource is Agent Desmond Simpkins and his bumbling trainees Crump, Bind and Honeybutt. Nevertheless, the country's finest are soon in hot pursuit of the terrorists, on a trail that will take them as far afield as Austria and Algeria. The only thing that sta$$$ between them and success is their incompetence. Gerald Thomas's spy spoof also stars Jim Dale and Eric Barker.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Kenneth Williams, Barbara Wi$$$or, Bernard Cribbins, Charles Hawtrey, Eric Barker, Dilys Laye
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, Black and White, 1964, PG, 3 Star)
12:45
Ten Tall Men (Film)
Lively spoof adventure with Burt Lancaster as Mike Kincaid, a French Foreign Legion sergeant leading nine men on a dangerous mission to prevent a Berber attack on a North African desert fort.
Director: Willis Goldbeck
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Jody Lawrance, Gilbert Roland, Kieron Moore, George Tobias, John Dehner
(Subtitles, 1951, 15, 3 Star)
14:40
Jungle Book (Film)
Classic version of Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories, directed by Zoltan Korda and starring Sabu as the young Indian boy who, brought up by wolves in the jungle, returns to his village as an adolescent.
Director: Zoltan Korda
Starring: Sabu, Joseph Calleia, John Qualen, Frank Puglia, Rosemary DeCamp, Patricia O'Rourke
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1942, U, 3 Star)
16:50
Imagine That (Film)
Eddie Murphy stars in this family comedy from Over the Hedge director Karey Kirkpatrick. Evan Danielson is a divorced workaholic financial advisor, whose young daughter Olivia has come to stay with him for a week. Initially he makes little time for her, worrying instead about his own future at a company that seems about to go under. But when Olivia's imaginary frie$$$ begin to offer remarkably prescient financial advice of their own, Danielson fi$$$ himself drawn into her world of make-believe.
Director: Karey Kirkpatrick
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Thomas Haden-Church, Yara Shahidi, Ronny Cox, Stephen Rannazzisi, Nicole Ari Parker
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, PG, 3 Star)
18:55
The Three Musketeers (Film)
Stephen Herek's derring-do take on Dumas's tale stars Chris O'Donnell as D'Artagnan, a would-be recruit to the noble Musketeers who fi$$$ that Cardinal Richelieu has disbanded them, leaving only renegades Aramis, Athos and Porthos, who discover the Cardinal is plotting against France. They manage to intercept Richelieu's beautiful but deadly accomplice Milady as she is about to sail for England to make an alliance that will topple France's monarchy. But can they manage to return to Paris in time to thwart the Cardinal and save the throne?
Director: Stephen Herek
Starring: Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris O'Donnell, Oliver Platt, Tim Curry, Rebecca de Mornay
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1993, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
48 Hrs (Film)
Nick Nolte is a tough cop, Eddie Murphy the wise-cracking convict paroled to help him track down a killer who is using Nolte's stolen gun in Walter Hill's hard-hitting comedy thriller, which is scattered with classic lines.
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole, Frank McRae, James Remar
(Subtitles, 1982, 15, 3 Star)
22:55
Poetry (Film)
Lee Chang-dong's award-winning drama is the deceptively simple tale of a Korean grandmother coming to terms with the early onset of Alzheimer's while dealing with the fallout from a serious family crime. Mija is an elderly woman who has started to forget words and has joined a poetry class hoping to regain control of her mind and her past as a local beauty. Mija's teenage gra$$$on Jongwook is linked to the violent death of a girl, and she fi$$$ herself caught up in a conspiracy to pay hush money to the dead girl's family. But Mija's tendency to become lost in poetry, and the wonders of nature, causes her mind to wander at the wrong time, with unfortunate consequences. Lee Chang-dong's heartbreaking, intelligent and flawlessly constructed film, his first to receive a UK cinema release, won the Best Screenplay at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Not only a talented filmmaker and novelist, Lee Chang-dong also served a South Korea's Minister of Culture and Tourism from 2003 to 2004.
Director: Chang-dong Lee
Starring: Jeong-hie Yun, Da-wit Lee, Hira Kim, Nae-sang Ahn, Myeong-shin Park, Yong-taek Kim
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Korean with English Subtitles, Premiere, Widescreen, 2010, 12, 4 Star)
01:40
The Ice Storm (Film)
Ang Lee's BAFTA and Cannes-winning drama follows the stories of two couples and their adolescent children in Connecticut in the early 70s. Their casual affairs, breakdowns, juvenile sexual experimentation and bad parenting lead to a dramatic climax of dysfunction during an ice storm that blankets the area with a frozen glaze.
Director: Ang Lee
Starring: Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Henry Czerny, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1997, 15, 4 Star)
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11:00
D-Day the Sixth of June (Film)
Henry Koster's wartime romance stars Robert Taylor as Captain Brad Parker, stationed in Britain as the Allies prepare for D-Day, who falls for Valerie Russell. But he has a wife back home and Valerie is promised to Lt Colonel John Wynter. When the two men's paths cross on the eve of invasion, they discover camaraderie overcomes jealousy. But as they storm the Normandy beaches, fate intervenes.
Director: Henry Koster
Starring: Robert Taylor, Richard Todd, Dana Wynter, Edmond O'Brien, John Williams, Jerry Paris
(Subtitles, 1956, PG, 3 Star)
13:10
23 Paces to Baker Street (Film)
Thriller starring Van Johnson as Phillip Hanson, a blind playwright who overhears a kidnapping plot in a pub. He approaches the police, but, as his only clue is the perfume that one of the suspects wore, the coppers are unimpressed. Determined to stop the crime, Johnson teams up with his fiancé and secretary, and the detectives set out to bring the villains to book.
Director: Henry Hathaway
Starring: Van Johnson, Vera Miles, Cecil Parker, Patricia Laffan, Maurice Denham, Estelle Winwood
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1956, U, 4 Star)
15:15
The Virgin Queen (Film)
Bette Davis and Richard Todd star in Henry Koster's lavish historical melodrama about Queen Elizabeth I's love for Sir Walter Raleigh. Unfortunately for Her Royal Highness, Raleigh is more interested in exploring the New World and the affections of lady-in-waiting Beth Throgmorton. This was Davis's second portrayal of the Tudor monarch: she had played the lead role in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex 16 years earlier.
Director: Henry Koster
Starring: Bette Davis, Richard Todd, Joan Collins, Jay Robinson, Herbert Marshall, Dan O'Herlihy
(Subtitles, 1955, U, 3 Star)
17:05
Black Narcissus (Film)
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's Oscar-winning classic film of repressed desires and lust among a community of Anglican nuns in the Himalayan hills. Deborah Kerr stars as their leader, Sister Clodagh, trying to hold their faith together in spite of the very un-nun-like leanings of Sister Ruth, who becomes infatuated with local land agent Mr Dean.
Director: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Starring: Deborah Kerr, Flora Robson, Jean Simmons, David Farrar, Sabu, Esmond Knight
(Subtitles, 1947, U, 4 Star)
19:10
New in Town (Film)
Renée Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr star in this romantic comedy from Danish director Jonas Elmer. Ambitous food company executive Lucy Hill is in two mi$$$ when she's assigned to 'streamline' an underperforming factory in snowbound Minnesota. On the one hand it definitely offers the opportunity for another promotion, while on the other she'll have to abandon her beloved, and warm, Miami. But ambition wins out, and it's not long before she's in New Ulm, where she gets a frosty reception from the locals, who unsurprisingly aren't happy that she's arrived to make a number of them redundant. It's not just the general unfriendliness that she must bear, she also has to deal with single parent Ted Mitchell, the union boss who's out to save as many of the plant's employees as possible. They don't get off to a great start, but as time goes by their attitudes do begin to thaw.
Starring: Renée Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr., Siobhan Fallon, J.K. Simmons, Mike O'Brien, Frances Conroy
(Editor's Choice, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
The Notebook (Film)
Tonight's Ryan Gosling double-bill kicks off with Nick Cassavetes's romantic drama, which stars his mother Gena Rowla$$$ and James Garner as Duke and Allie Calhoun, living out their twilight years in a retirement home. She is suffering from Alzheimer's disease but he insists on daily readings to her from a notebook, a record of how they met and married. And in flashback the film tells that story, with Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as the young couple. She comes from a monied North Carolina family, he from local working stock but with aspirations. Despite the obstacles her family put in her way, her engagement to another and his Second World War service, their love overcomes all.
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Starring: Tim Ivey, Gena Rowla$$$, Starletta DuPois, James Garner, Anthony-Michael Q. Thomas, Ed Grady
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2004, 12, 5 Star)
23:25
Stay (Film)
Tonight's Ryan Gosling double-bill continues with Marc Forster's drama starring Ewan McGregor as Sam Foster, a psychiatrist whose patient Henry Latham calmly announces he will kill himself in three days' time. As Foster struggles to get inside his mind to stop him, he must also battle with his own demons in a film which uses visual references, edits and strategies to forward the plot in this fascinating Hitchcockian exercise.
Director: Marc Forster
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Ryan Gosling, Kate Burton, Naomi Watts, Elizabeth Reaser, Bob Hoskins
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, PG, 3 Star)
01:20
Birthday Girl (Film)
Ben Chaplin plays John Buckingham, a bank manager in the very English town of St Albans. Despairing at his inability to find love, he orders mail-order Russian bride Nadia, and is initially delighted with his 'purchase'. But things take a darker turn when her two large, menacing cousins arrive and move in to their tiny house. He quickly realises that not everything bought over the internet comes with a guarantee.
Director: Jez Butterworth
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin, Vincent Cassel, Mathieu Kassovitz, Kate Lynn Evans, Stephen Mangan
(Subtitles, 2001, 15, 3 Star)
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11:00
Tales From the Golden Age: Legend of the Party Activist (Arts)
Cristian Mungiu's collection of five short comedies, directed by himself, Razvan Marculescu, Constantin Popescu and Ioana Uricaru, takes a bitingly satirical look at life in Romania during the final years of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's regime. The individual episodes give an idea of how surreal and absurd the lot of the ordinary Romanian could be made by the machinations of their nation's brand of communism. The stories take the form of blackly comical folk tales: The Legend of the Official Visit tells how villagers could be forced to jump through hoops to satisfy official representatives on even the most fleeting of stops.
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, 12)
13:40
The Greatest Show on Earth (Film)
Cecil B DeMille's double-Oscar-winning epic stars Charlton Heston as Brad Braden, a circus manager who's in charge of the Ringling Brothers Circus on a run through America's small towns. The main plot concerns star attraction trapeze artist The Great Sebastian and his co-performer Holly, who also happens to be Braden's girl. As their love triangle plays out, there is also the mystery of Buttons the clown, who never removes his make-up and is hiding a dark secret; and the secret love that glamorous elephant girl Angel, married to the brutish Klaus, has for one of the circus's top performers. With derring-do high-wire exploits, gangsters after the circus's take and a spectacular train crash, the action never flags, in or out of the Big Top.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Starring: Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame, Henry Wilcoxon
(Subtitles, 1952, U, 4 Star)
16:40
Jesse James (Film)
Henry King's classic western stars Tyrone Power as Missouri farmer Jesse James, who works the land with his brother Frank. When the railroad illegally forces them off their property, leading to the death of their mother, they swear vengeance. Robbing trains, they help fund the fight back against the railroads despite the best efforts of Marshall Will Wright. The ending sets the scenario for Fritz Lang's 1940 revenge-sequel, The Return of Frank James.
Director: Henry King
Starring: Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly
(Subtitles, 1939, U, 3 Star)
18:50
One Fine Day (Film)
George Clooney plays Jack Taylor, a 24/7 reporter exposing city hall corruption, who is left holding his daughter when his wife walks out. Michelle Pfeiffer plays Melanie Parker, an architect preparing a major presentation, who has to 'hide' her son from her child-hating boss. And when they learn of each other's problems, taking turns to care for the kids also leads to love in Michael Hoffman's outstanding romantic comedy.
Director: Michael Hoffman
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Clooney, Mae Whitman, Alex D. Linz, Charles Durning, Jon Robin Baitz
(Edited for Language, Subtitles, 1996, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
Fracture (Film)
The first of tonight's two movies featuring Ryan Gosling. Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling and David Strathairn star in Gregory Hoblit's twist-filled legal drama. When top airplane engineer Ted Crawford discovers that his wife has been cheating on him he takes a devastatingly direct route to revenge: he drives home and shoots his errant spouse in the face. He then waits for the police to turn up and confesses to the crime. With his wife in a coma, Crawford is arrested and enters the justice system. It should, of course, be the simplest prosecution ever. And lawyer Willy Beachum can be forgiven for thinking that his last case as a criminal attorney will be a doddle. However, once in court, Crawford, representing himself, proceeds to tear apart the ample evidence that's stacked against him. Can he possibly get away with his crime?
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike, Embeth Davidtz, Billy Burke
(Editor's Choice, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2007, 15, 3 Star)
23:15
Blue Valentine (Film)
Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams star in Derek Cianfrance's drama that lays bare the final throws of an imploding relationship. Cindy holds down a career in nursing, with all its attendant pressures, while her husband Dean has taken on the role of looking after their young daughter Frankie, as well as picking up house-moving or painting jobs when they crop up.
Starring: John Doman, Mike Vogel
(Premiere, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, 15)
01:30
It's All About Love (Film)
Thomas Vinterberg's sci-fi romance, set in the near future, stars Joaquin Phoenix as John, the estranged husband of ice-skating superstar Elena. Meeting to sign divorce papers, he discovers her life is in danger from her management, who are worried at her appeal waning with age and have a plan to replace her... In a world suffering from cosmological chaos, they are joined by her brother Michael in their flight while his brother Marciello circles the world in a plane, crystallising his philosophy on the planet's ills.
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Claire Danes, Sean Penn, Douglas Henshall, Alun Armstrong, Margo Martindale
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2002, 15, 3 Star)
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Friday 11th January
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11:00
Anne of the Indies (Film)
Fast-moving, action-packed swashbuckler starring Jean Peters in the title role of a brave buccaneer who falls for Captain Pierre François LaRochelle without realising he has been planted in her crew by the French navy to bring about her capture.
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Starring: Jean Peters, Louis Jourdan, Debra Paget, Herbert Marshall, Thomas Gomez, James Robertson Justice
(Subtitles, 1951, 12, 3 Star)
12:40
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (Film)
Henry Koster's comedy stars James Stewart as Roger Hobbs who reluctantly goes on holiday with his family. Apart from complications caused by his couch potato son who's shy of girls, two grown daughters who have married the wrong guys and a yachtsman who takes a shine to Roger's wife Peggy, everything goes swimmingly.
Director: Henry Koster
Starring: James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, Fabian, John Saxon, Marie Wilson, Reginald Gardiner
(Subtitles, 1962, U, 3 Star)
15:00
All That Heaven Allows (Film)
Cary Scott is the wealthy New England widow who is drawn to carefree gardener Ron Kirby. But she fears the scorn of her frie$$$ and her children. Melodrama master Douglas Sirk influenced film-makers from Fassbinder and Todd Haynes to John Waters.
Director: Douglas Sirk
Starring: Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Agnes Moorehead, Conrad Nagel, Virginia Grey, Gloria Talbott
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1955, U, 4 Star)
16:50
Gift Horse (Film)
Compton Bennett's war drama follows the fortunes of ageing destroyer The Ballantrae and her crew, from the time they come together in 1940 until the climactic raid on occupied St Nazaire in 1942. Trevor Howard plays Lt Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser, the newly appointed captain, back in service after having left the navy following a court martial.
Director: Compton Bennett
Starring: Trevor Howard, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Sonny Tufts, Bernard Lee, Dora Bryan
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1952, U, 3 Star)
18:55
Brewster's Millions (Film)
Richard Pryor stars as Montgomery Brewster, a low-league baseball player who suddenly fi$$$ out that a distant relative has left him $300m. But there's a catch: he has to waste $30m in just 30 days without anyone knowing he's doing it, without investing it and without banking it. And his best friend John Candy is no help, trying to make his friend's money earn interest... Walter Hill, better known for tough dramas, turns his hand to comedy for this much-loved and filmed stage play, scripted in this case by Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod of Trading Places fame. Edited for content.
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Stephen Collins, Jerry Orbach
(1985, PG, 2 Star)
21:00
Knowing (Film)
Nicolas Cage stars in Australian director Alex Proyas's science fiction thriller about the discovery of a series of deadly prophecies. Back in 1959, a Boston school buried a time capsule containing the pupils' imaginings of what life would be like in the future; most contributions were in the form of pictures, but one was very different. Now, 50 years later, the experiment has been dug up, and the predictions distributed among the school's current students; the oddity - a long list of numbers that baffles everyone - is given to Caleb Koestler, who takes it home. When Chandler's scientist dad, John, takes a look at it he realises that the list details a series of lethal events, all but three of which have already happened. Convinced he's right, John sets out to both prove his theory and stop the impending disasters. But little does he know the danger he, his family and everyone around him are in.
Director: Alex Proyas
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Chandler Canterbury, Rose Byrne, Lara Robinson, D.G. Maloney, Nadia Townsend
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 15, 3 Star)
23:20
The Informers (Film)
Gregor Jordan's multi-stranded drama of 80s excess is based on a collection of short stories by Bret Easton Ellis. Among the ensemble cast are Kim Basinger, Billy Bob Thornton, Winona Ryder, Mickey O'Rourke and Rhys Ifans. The various elements of the plot are loosely held together by the story of an English band, managed by Rhys Ifans, whose tour has landed them in Los Angeles. But the real narrative unfolds around Graham, his friend Martin and Graham's girlfriend Christie and the various people they are sleeping or taking drugs with. In fact, the entire movie seems to function as a kind of sexual vortex, with any character appearing in it seemingly likely to be drawn inexorably to bed any of the other characters at some point. Against this hedonistic backdrop, there's also a plotline following the ultra-sleazy child-kidnapping Peter, uncle of Jack, who is the doorman at Christie's apartment.
Director: Gregor Jordan
Starring: Jon Foster, Austin Nichols, Amber Heard, Lou Taylor Pucci, Fernando Consagra, Aaron Himelstein
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, 15, 3 Star)
01:15
Bad Education (Film)
Fantasy crime drama. Aspiring actor Ignacio and filmmaker Enrique combine to make a film based on their traumatic schooldays. But dredging up the past exposes a closetful of secrets. A twisting tale of sex, shame and blackmail from Pedro Almódovar.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Starring: Gael García Bernal, Fele Martínez, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Lluís Homar, Javier Cámara, Petra Martínez
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Subtitled, In Spanish with English Subtitles, 2004, 15, 4 Star)
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Saturday 12th January
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11:00
The Admirable Crichton (Film)
Lewis Gilbert's classic comedy, based on J M Barrie's play, stars Kenneth More as the admirable Crichton, butler to Lord Loam and his family. When, while cruising in the South Seas, they are shipwrecked on a desert island, his Lordship takes command but slowly it emerges that Crichton possesses the skills for survival. As the master/servant roles are reversed, even romance is turned upside down; but surely rescue will reassert the status quo?
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Starring: Kenneth More, Diane Cilento, Cecil Parker, Sally Ann Howes, Martita Hunt, Jack Watling
(Subtitles, 1957, U, 3 Star)
13:00
Imagine That (Film)
Eddie Murphy stars in this family comedy from Over the Hedge director Karey Kirkpatrick. Evan Danielson is a divorced workaholic financial advisor, whose young daughter Olivia has come to stay with him for a week. Initially he makes little time for her, worrying instead about his own future at a company that seems about to go under. But when Olivia's imaginary frie$$$ begin to offer remarkably prescient financial advice of their own, Danielson fi$$$ himself drawn into her world of make-believe. Also starring Martin Sheen and Thomas Haden Church. Edited for content.
Director: Karey Kirkpatrick
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Thomas Haden-Church, Yara Shahidi, Ronny Cox, Stephen Rannazzisi, Nicole Ari Parker
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, PG, 3 Star)
15:05
Carry on Spying (Film)
When the dastardly organisation STENCH steals a top secret chemical formula, it's clear the British secret service must do something - and quick. Unfortunately, their sole available resource is Agent Desmond Simpkins and his bumbling trainees Crump, Bind and Honeybutt. Nevertheless, the country's finest are soon in hot pursuit of the terrorists, on a trail that will take them as far afield as Austria and Algeria. The only thing that sta$$$ between them and success is their incompetence. Gerald Thomas's spy spoof also stars Jim Dale and Eric Barker.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Kenneth Williams, Barbara Wi$$$or, Bernard Cribbins, Charles Hawtrey, Eric Barker, Dilys Laye
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, Black and White, 1964, PG, 3 Star)
16:50
Anastasia (Film)
Russian royal Anastasia does not remember her origins and when she travels to St Petersburg to investigate her forgotten past, she falls in with two conmen who want to pass her off as the lost princess, little suspecting that their 'fake' princess is in fact the real thing.
Director: Gary Goldman, Don Bluth
Starring: Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Christopher Lloyd, Hank Azaria, Bernadette Peters
(Subtitles, 1997, U, 3 Star)
18:40
A Good Year (Film)
Ridley Scott's romantic comedy, based on Peter Mayle's novel, stars Russell Crowe as Max Skinner, a ruthless stockbroker who unexpectedly inherits a struggling vineyard in Provence from his uncle Henry. Initially planning to sell the land, he has second thoughts on meeting comely caf? waitress Fanny Chenal who, together with the charms of the region, melts his heart and his avaricious plans.
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Russell Crowe, Abbie Cornish, Albert Finney, Rafe Spall, Marion Cotillard, Archie Panjabi
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
Double Jeopardy (Film)
Tense thriller about a woman convicted for her husband's murder after she wakes covered in blood when he goes missing one night. After being imprisoned for six years she is freed on parole and, increasingly convinced that her husband is still alive and that she was framed, the woman sets out to discover what really happened on the night of the 'murder'.
Director: Bruce Beresford
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Ashley Judd, Benjamin Weir, Jay Brazeau, Bruce Greenwood, Annabeth Gish
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1999, 15, 3 Star)
23:05
Silent Hill (Film)
Christophe Gans' stylish horror film, based on the classic video game of the same name, stars Radha Mitchell as Rose Da Silva, whose infant daughter Sharon keeps having nightmares about the town of Silent Hill. Rosa decides to take her there in an attempt to solve the puzzle, but she blacks out following a minor road accident en-route. When she comes round, her daughter has disappeared into the deserted town; a place of evil that sits atop a smouldering mine where grey ash falls, making it perpetually night and where the inhabitants include bloodthirsty babies and zombie nurses. Can she avoid their murderous attentions, and get to Sharon before it's too late?
Director: Christophe Gans
Starring: Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Laurie Holden, Deborah Kara Unger, Kim Coates, Tanya Allen
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, 15, 3 Star)
01:30
Near Dark (Film)
Kathryn Bigelow's chilling and compelling shocker stars Adrian Pasdar as a Midwestern farm boy who becomes terrifyingly involved with a gang of travelling modern-day vampires. Caleb meets an attractive young vampire, Mae, who instead of killing Caleb, transforms him into a vampire. While Mae accepts Caleb, her vampire family are unwilling to allow the newcomer into their tightly-knit group and demand that Caleb either kills humans for blood like the rest of them or prepare to be killed. When the group set out to kidnap Caleb's little sister, Caleb and Mae must work quickly to save her before daylight when the sun's rays will spell certain death for them both.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Starring: Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein, Tim Thomerson
(Subtitles, 1987, 18, 4 Star)
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Sunday 13th January
Film4 Listings for Sunday 13th January
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11:00
Ten Tall Men (Film)
Lively spoof adventure with Burt Lancaster as Mike Kincaid, a French Foreign Legion sergeant leading nine men on a dangerous mission to prevent a Berber attack on a North African desert fort.
Director: Willis Goldbeck
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Jody Lawrance, Gilbert Roland, Kieron Moore, George Tobias, John Dehner
(Subtitles, 1951, 15, 3 Star)
13:00
The Spy Next Door (Film)
Brian Levant directs martial arts icon Jackie Chan in this family friendly action-comedy about a secret agent pitted against both the Russian mafia and the three children of the single mother he's fallen for. Artsy Gillian leaves 'Bob Ho' in charge of the kids for the weekend, and he uses his espionage skills to try to get to grips with the brood - who cover the traditional bases of bolshie, brainy and adorable - while Poldark and Creel are the villains in a subplot involving a misappropriated chemical formula. Levant includes homages to some of Chan's landmark movies, and the alpha male who's a fish out of water when dealing with kids is a good fit for Chan's likeable screen persona.
Director: Brian Levant
Starring: Jackie Chan, Amber Valletta, Madeline Carroll, Will Shadley, Alina Foley, Magnús Scheving
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, PG, 3 Star)
14:50
Only You (Film)
Marisa Tomei is convinced by a tarot reading she'll marry a man named Damon Bradley, but when he doesn't appear, she commits herself to a safe, if dull doctor. However, on the eve of her marriage, the phone rings and on the line is... Via Venice and Rome, not to mention countless adventures, she subsequently pursues the man of her dreams. Norman Jewison's romcom is delightfully light with a great look, and if the ending is predictable, it's still great fun.
Director: Norman Jewison
Starring: Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr., Bonnie Hunt, Joaquim de Almeida, Fisher Stevens, Billy Zane
(Subtitles, 1994, PG, 3 Star)
17:00
Robots (Film)
An animated coming-of-age-tale from the people responsible for Ice Age. Chris Wedge's film features Rodney Copperbottom, an inventor who travels to Robot City to sell his ideas to the tycoon Big Weld. On arrival in the metropolis, he's befriended by Fender, who acts as his guide to the town and its mores. Rodney quickly fi$$$ that even a society of robots isn't interested in the perfection he's offering, especially when the need for perpetual upgrades results in a constant flow of profits. But, with Fender's help and the love of Cappy, he decides to confront the Big Weld and attempt to change society.
Director: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Starring: Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Mel Brooks, Lucille Bliss, Paula Abdul, Terry Bradshaw, Drew Carey
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, U, 3 Star)
18:45
The Women (Film)
Meg Ryan, Eva Mendes and Annette Bening head an all-female cast in this comedy drama, a remake of George Cukor's 1939 satire, from writer-director Diane English. Mary Haines thinks she has it all - a happy marriage, a lovely daughter, a top clothes designer job at her father's firm and a solid circle of very good frie$$$. But then she hears through the grapevine that her husband is having an affair with a perfume saleswoman and, with that one thread unpicked, her entire world begins to unravel... Also starring Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett Smith, Candice Bergen, Cloris Leachman, Bette Midler and Carrie Fisher. Edited for language and content.
Director: Diane English
Starring: Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett Smith, Bette Midler
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 12, 2 Star)
21:00
The Ugly Truth (Film)
Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler star in this sexually unsophisticated romcom from writer/director Robert Luketic. When a TV morning show's ratings fail to impress the suits, its producer Abby Richter fi$$$ herself having to welcome a new, and hopefully ratings-boosting, host - Mike Chadaway. Trouble is, she's a control-freak perfectionist, while he's the chauvinistic former host of a freewheeling, late-night chat show, who's used to living in the moment. The two are destined from the start not to get along. And so it proves. But when Abby falls for an attractive doctor, she takes the questionable decision to follow Mike's dating advice. Cue a succession of crude and, for Abby, humiliating set-pieces as she aims to snag her man.
Director: Robert Luketic
Starring: Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler, Bree Turner, Eric Winter, Nick Searcy, Jesse D. Goins
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 15, 3 Star)
22:55
Carlos (Film)
In this critically acclaimed, Golden Globe-winning three-part miniseries, French film-maker Olivier Assayas charts the rise and fall of the Venezuelan terrorist Carlos the Jackal. Édgar Ramírez takes the lead role, portraying Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, who was born in 1949, and whose father was such a committed Marxist that he named his other two sons Vladimir and Lenin. But it was Ilich's crimes under the guise of Carlos the Jackal that brought him to the attention of the world. Assayas's work was also released as a 165-minute feature film, but Film4 is presenting it in its full miniseries-format glory. Part one begins in 1973, the year in which the murderous ideologue's fight for Palestinian rights saw him conduct attacks in London and Paris on behalf of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, as well as get involved in a plot that would prove both audacious and ultimately cause a massive rift with his sponsors. The film concludes tomorrow night with parts two and three.
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In French with English Subtitles, Repeat, Widescreen, Part 1, 15)
01:00
SherryBaby (Film)
Maggie Gyllenhaal plays Sherry Swanson, who has just finished three years inside on drugs charges. Determined to go straight and stay clean for the sake of her eight-year-old daughter Alexis, she has to cope with a halfway house that's not much better than prison, as well as an uncaring parole officer. But what makes it hardest is the close relationship Alexis has built up with her brother Bobby and his wife Lynette, who have been looking after Alexis while Sherry has been inside. Laurie Collyer's engaging drama follows Sherry as she struggles to find a job, keep clean and try to regain her daughter's love and trust without alienating her relatives.
Director: Laurie Collyer
Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michelle Hurst, Sandra Rodríguez, Anna Simpson, Giancarlo Esposito, Caroline Clay
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, 15, 3 Star)
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Monday 14th January
Film4 Listings for Monday 14th January
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11:00
The Virgin Queen (Film)
Bette Davis and Richard Todd star in Henry Koster's lavish historical melodrama about Queen Elizabeth I's love for Sir Walter Raleigh. Unfortunately for Her Royal Highness, Raleigh is more interested in exploring the New World and the affections of lady-in-waiting Beth Throgmorton. This was Davis's second portrayal of the Tudor monarch: she had played the lead role in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex 16 years earlier.
Director: Henry Koster
Starring: Bette Davis, Richard Todd, Joan Collins, Jay Robinson, Herbert Marshall, Dan O'Herlihy
(Subtitles, 1955, U, 3 Star)
12:50
Heaven Knows, Mr Allison (Film)
After her acclaimed performance in Black Narcissus, Deborah Kerr donned the wimple again, this time for director John Huston, as a nun stranded on a Japanese-held Pacific island with laconic Marine corporal Robert Mitchum, her only companion and hope of salvation.
Director: John Huston
Starring: Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum
(Subtitles, 1957, PG, 4 Star)
14:55
Carry on Cabby (Film)
Gerald Thomas's war-of-the-sexes comedy concerns an ongoing battle between two rival taxi companies run by a feuding husband and wife. When her husband Charlie Hawkins neglects to celebrate their wedding anniversary, Peggy takes revenge by secretly setting up her own cab business. Entirely female-staffed, Peggy's GlamCabs soon fi$$$ favour with the lecherous local male clientele and quickly inflicts a serious financial blow to Charlie's Speedee Taxis empire. However, Peggy's victory is a pyrrhic one, only serving to push the couple further apart. But a bank robbery is set to provide the couple with a chance for reconciliation... Kenneth Williams was missing from the cast this time round, but the film features Carry On debuts for Jim Dale and writer Talbot Rothwell, who would provide scripts for the next 19 editions of the series.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Sid James, Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, Esma Cannon, Liz Fraser
(Black and White, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1963, U, 3 Star)
16:45
23 Paces to Baker Street (Film)
Thriller starring Van Johnson as Phillip Hanson, a blind playwright who overhears a kidnapping plot in a pub. He approaches the police, but, as his only clue is the perfume that one of the suspects wore, the coppers are unimpressed. Determined to stop the crime, Johnson teams up with his fiancé and secretary, and the detectives set out to bring the villains to book.
Director: Henry Hathaway
Starring: Van Johnson, Vera Miles, Cecil Parker, Patricia Laffan, Maurice Denham, Estelle Winwood
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1956, U, 4 Star)
18:50
Fool's Gold (Film)
Andy Tennant's comedy adventure stars Matthew McConaughey as Benjamin Finnegan, a treasure hunter who finally pins down the Caribbean location of a sunken Spanish galleon loaded with gold. He convinces his ex-wife Tess to persuade her boss Nigel Honeycutt to lend him his luxury cruiser as a base for diving for the treasure. But can they reach the wreck before Benjamin's mentor Moe Fitch and gangster rapper Bigg Bunny, who also have designs on the gold? Edited for language and content.
Director: Andy Tennant
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland, Alexis Dziena, Ewen Bremner, Ray Winstone
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 12, 2 Star)
21:00
Road to Perdition (Film)
Sam Mendes' thriller stars Tom Hanks as killer Michael Sullivan, who is in the employ of crime boss John Rooney. But Newman's son is jealous of the closeness the two share and kills Sullivan's family, apart from his oldest child. The pair go on the road seeking revenge and then a new life. But Rooney knows the only way to save his son is to eliminate Sullivan, and sets another hit man on their trail.
Director: Sam Mendes
Starring: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Jennifer Jason-Leigh, Stanley Tucci, Daniel Craig, Tyler Hoechlin
(Subtitles, 2002, 15, 3 Star)
23:20
Carlos (Film)
The critically acclaimed, Golden Globe-winning three-part miniseries, from French film-maker Olivier Assayas continues, with Édgar Ramírez again starring as international terrorist Carlos the Jackal. In part two, it's now 1975 and Carlos is leading a group of German and Palestinians on behalf of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Their mission: to storm the headquarters of OPEC and take hostage some of the most powerful men in charge of the world's oil production. The concluding part of the triptych follows immediately after this screening.
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In French with English Subtitles, Repeat, Widescreen, Part 2, 15)
01:30
Carlos (Film)
The conclusion of the critically acclaimed, Golden Globe-winning three-part miniseries from French film-maker Olivier Assayas, with Edgar Ramirez starring as international terrorist Carlos the Jackal. In the final part, and with the events of 1975 and his links to the Middle East firmly behind him, Carlos has thrown in his lot with a variety of violent European causes. But the coming change in world order is set to turn the terrorist's life upside down... Film4 premiere.
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In French with English Subtitles, Repeat, Widescreen, Part 3, 15)
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Tuesday 15th January
Film4 Listings for Tuesday 15th January
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11:00
The Black Knight (Film)
British adventure movie starring Alan Ladd as a sword-maker who is tutored at the court of King Arthur, becoming the Black Knight. He needs his new skills to defeat two conspirators who are attempting to overthrow Camelot, and to win the hand of an Earl's daughter.
Director: Tay Garnett
Starring: Alan Ladd, Patricia Medina, André Morell, Harry Andrews, Peter Cushing, Anthony Bushell
(Premiere, Subtitles, 1954, 15, 2 Star)
12:45
Black Narcissus (Film)
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's Oscar-winning classic film of repressed desires and lust among a community of Anglican nuns in the Himalayan hills. Deborah Kerr stars as their leader, Sister Clodagh, trying to hold their faith together in spite of the very un-nun-like leanings of Sister Ruth, who becomes infatuated with local land agent Mr Dean.
Director: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Starring: Deborah Kerr, Flora Robson, Jean Simmons, David Farrar, Sabu, Esmond Knight
(Subtitles, 1947, U, 4 Star)
14:50
D-Day the Sixth of June (Film)
Henry Koster's wartime romance stars Robert Taylor as Captain Brad Parker, stationed in Britain as the Allies prepare for D-Day, who falls for Valerie Russell. But he has a wife back home and Valerie is promised to Lt Colonel John Wynter. When the two men's paths cross on the eve of invasion, they discover camaraderie overcomes jealousy. But as they storm the Normandy beaches, fate intervenes.
Director: Henry Koster
Starring: Robert Taylor, Richard Todd, Dana Wynter, Edmond O'Brien, John Williams, Jerry Paris
(Subtitles, 1956, PG, 3 Star)
17:00
The Great Sioux Massacre (Film)
Sidney Salkow's all-action western traces the events leading up to Custer's last stand, when 251 US troops died at Little Big Horn. Philip Carey plays the doomed Colonel whose political ambition proved so costly, with Iron Eyes Cody as his adversary, Crazy Horse.
Director: Sidney Salkow
Starring: Joseph Cotten, Darren McGavin, Philip Carey, Julie Sommars, Nancy Kovack, Michael Pate
(Premiere, Subtitles, 1965, U, 3 Star)
18:50
Only You (Film)
Marisa Tomei is convinced by a tarot reading she'll marry a man named Damon Bradley, but when he doesn't appear, she commits herself to a safe, if dull doctor. However, on the eve of her marriage, the phone rings and on the line is... Via Venice and Rome, not to mention countless adventures, she subsequently pursues the man of her dreams. Norman Jewison's romcom is delightfully light with a great look, and if the ending is predictable, it's still great fun.
Director: Norman Jewison
Starring: Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr., Bonnie Hunt, Joaquim de Almeida, Fisher Stevens, Billy Zane
(Subtitles, 1994, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
Fracture (Film)
Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling and David Strathairn star in Gregory Hoblit's twist-filled legal drama. When top airplane engineer Ted Crawford discovers that his wife has been cheating on him he takes a devastatingly direct route to revenge: he drives home and shoots his errant spouse in the face. He then waits for the police to turn up and confesses to the crime. With his wife in a coma, Crawford is arrested and enters the justice system. It should, of course, be the simplest prosecution ever. And lawyer Willy Beachum can be forgiven for thinking that his last case as a criminal attorney will be a doddle. However, once in court, Crawford, representing himself, proceeds to tear apart the ample evidence that's stacked against him. Can he possibly get away with his crime?
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike, Embeth Davidtz, Billy Burke
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2007, 15, 3 Star)
23:15
Chinatown (Film)
Roman Polanski's classic detective drama, which was nominated for 11 Oscars, stars Jack Nicholson as JJ 'Jake' Gittes, a private eye in 1940s Los Angeles. He's hired by Evelyn Mulwray, who wants evidence of her husband's $$$$$erous affair. What appears to be an open-and-shut case thickens when the real Evelyn Mulwray turns up at his office and the errant husband is found drowned. As Gittes pursues his investigation, he becomes involved with Evelyn's father Noah Cross, a guilty family secret and a water/land-grab conspiracy so lucrative that murder is a small price to pay to protect it.
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, John Hillerman, Darrell Zwerling
(Subtitles, 1974, 18, 5 Star)
01:50
Cold Weather (Film)
Director Aaron Katz ble$$$ drama, mystery and comedy in this story about Doug's investigation of the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend Rachel. After dropping out of his forensic science university course, Doug returns to his hometown of Portland, Oregon, where he settles into a new life living with his sister Gail, reading detective novels and working at the local ice factory. His colleague Carlos quickly becomes a close friend. When Rachel suddenly disappears, Doug finally gets to put his expertise to work. With Gail and Carlos eagerly in tow, Doug's investigation delves into the mysteries of personal relationships and uncovers more than one secret.
Director: Aaron Katz
Starring: Cris Lankenau, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Raúl Castillo, Robyn Rikoon, Jeb Pearson, Brendan McFadden
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, 15, 3 Star)
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Wednesday 16th January
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11:00
Gift Horse (Film)
Compton Bennett's war drama follows the fortunes of ageing destroyer The Ballantrae and her crew, from the time they come together in 1940 until the climactic raid on occupied St Nazaire in 1942. Trevor Howard plays Lt Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser, the newly appointed captain, back in service after having left the navy following a court martial.
Director: Compton Bennett
Starring: Trevor Howard, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Sonny Tufts, Bernard Lee, Dora Bryan
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1952, U, 3 Star)
13:00
Jesse James (Film)
Henry King's classic western stars Tyrone Power as Missouri farmer Jesse James, who works the land with his brother Frank. When the railroad illegally forces them off their property, leading to the death of their mother, they swear vengeance. Robbing trains, they help fund the fight back against the railroads despite the best efforts of Marshall Will Wright. The ending sets the scenario for Fritz Lang's 1940 revenge-sequel, The Return of Frank James.
Director: Henry King
Starring: Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly
(Subtitles, 1939, U, 3 Star)
15:10
Detective Story (Film)
Kirk Douglas stars in William Wyler's claustrophobically powerful police drama. Philip Yordan and Robert Wyler's clever adaptation of Sidney Kingsley's stage hit won them one of the film's four Oscar nominations. The events take place during a single day in a New York police precinct station and focus on Detective James McLeod, whose obsessive pursuit of criminals, whatever the cost to them or himself, finally explodes into violence when he vengefully pursues a seedy abortionist who has been involved with his wife. There are also strong supporting roles from Joseph Wiseman and William Bendix. Wyler picked up a Best Director nomination and Lee Grant's turn as a shoplifter earned her a Best Supporting Actress nomination.
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell, George Macready, Horace McMahon
(Black and White, Premiere, Subtitles, 1951, PG, 4 Star)
17:15
Anastasia (Film)
Russian royal Anastasia does not remember her origins and when she travels to St Petersburg to investigate her forgotten past, she falls in with two conmen who want to pass her off as the lost princess, little suspecting that their 'fake' princess is in fact the real thing.
Director: Gary Goldman, Don Bluth
Starring: Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Christopher Lloyd, Hank Azaria, Bernadette Peters
(Subtitles, 1997, U, 3 Star)
19:00
The Spy Next Door (Film)
Brian Levant directs martial arts icon Jackie Chan in this family friendly action-comedy about a secret agent pitted against both the Russian mafia and the three children of the single mother he's fallen for. Artsy Gillian leaves 'Bob Ho' in charge of the kids for the weekend, and he uses his espionage skills to try to get to grips with the brood - who cover the traditional bases of bolshie, brainy and adorable - while Poldark and Creel are the villains in a subplot involving a misappropriated chemical formula. Levant includes homages to some of Chan's landmark movies, and the alpha male who's a fish out of water when dealing with kids is a good fit for Chan's likeable screen persona.
Director: Brian Levant
Starring: Jackie Chan, Amber Valletta, Madeline Carroll, Will Shadley, Alina Foley, Magnús Scheving
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, PG, 3 Star)
20:50
Django Unchained Interview Special (Entertainment)
Director Quentin Tarantino and some of his cool cast talk about their exciting new western adventure, Django Unchained.
21:00
Jackie Brown (Film)
Scintillating drama in which a middle-aged air stewardess smuggles cash for a ruthless gun salesman. When she is arrested, federal officers expect her to talk in return for a light sentence. However, she has other plans and, with the help of a bail bo$$$man, soon embarks on a scheme which will keep her one step ahead of the police and a world away from her old life. Based on the novel 'Rum Punch' by Elmore Leonard.
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, Robert de Niro
(Subtitles, 1997, 15, 4 Star)
00:10
From Dusk Till Dawn (Film)
Robert Rodriguez directs this cult horror from Quentin Tarantino's script. Brothers Richard and Seth Gecko hijack the Rev Fuller's mobile home to get to a midnight party at the Titty Twister, Mexico's most famous brothel. But at dusk the brothel turns out to be a far cry from what the brothers thought it was, and much blood is set to flow before dawn.
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Starring: Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Juliette Lewis, Ernest Liu, Salma Hayek
(Subtitles, 1996, 18, 3 Star)
02:15
Old Joy (Film)
Director-writer Kelly Reichardt's film is a deceptively gentle drama about a frie$$$hip renewed. Kurt and Mark, two frie$$$ who have lost touch, decide to re-kindle their relationship with a weekend trek through Oregon's mountains. They talk, with Mark concerned about imminent fatherhood while Kurt is more meditative, but will their bond be re-forged by the end of the journey?
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Starring: Daniel London, Will Oldham, Tanya Smith, Robin Rosenberg, Keri Moran, Autumn Campbell
(Subtitles, 2006, 15, 3 Star)
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Thursday 17th January
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11:00
The Lemon Tree (Film)
Eran Riklis's moving film is set in the West Bank, where Palestinian widow Salma Zidane te$$$ her lemon grove. But when Israeli Defense Minister Navon moves in across the way, his security guards demand she removes the trees, which could shelter terrorists. Refusing to bow down, she engages lawyer Ziad Daud to take her case to the Supreme Court, which brings international attention. But there is another figure in the drama, the Minister's wife Mira, who sympathises with Salma, wishing for a neighbourly resolution. What could easily have been a political polemic becomes instead an emotional drama as the three protagonists face up to past losses and future hopes. In Arabic, Hebrew and English with English subtitles.
Director: Eran Riklis
Starring: Hiam Abbass, Doron Tavory, Ali Suliman, Rona Lipaz-Michael, Tarik Kopty, Amos Lavi
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, PG, 4 Star)
13:05
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (Film)
Ingrid Bergman stars as Gladys Aylward in Oscar-nominated Mark Robson's dramatic film, loosely based on fact. Rejected for missionary work in China, Aylward makes her own way there and wins over a powerful mandarin to Christianity despite his initial suspicions. But the test of her faith comes when the Chino-Japanese war breaks out in 1940 and she must guide 100 children to safety through enemy territory.
Director: Mark Robson
Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Curd Jürgens, Robert Donat, Michael David, Athene Seyler, Ronald Squire
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1958, PG, 3 Star)
16:15
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (Film)
Henry Koster's comedy stars James Stewart as Roger Hobbs who reluctantly goes on holiday with his family. Apart from complications caused by his couch potato son who's shy of girls, two grown daughters who have married the wrong guys and a yachtsman who takes a shine to Roger's wife Peggy, everything goes swimmingly.
Director: Henry Koster
Starring: James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, Fabian, John Saxon, Marie Wilson, Reginald Gardiner
(Subtitles, 1962, U, 3 Star)
18:35
The Women (Film)
Meg Ryan, Eva Mendes and Annette Bening head an all-female cast in this comedy drama, a remake of George Cukor's 1939 satire, from writer-director Diane English. Mary Haines thinks she has it all - a happy marriage, a lovely daughter, a top clothes designer job at her father's firm and a solid circle of very good frie$$$. But then she hears through the grapevine that her husband is having an affair with a perfume saleswoman and, with that one thread unpicked, her entire world begins to unravel... Also starring Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett Smith, Candice Bergen, Cloris Leachman, Bette Midler and Carrie Fisher. Edited for language and content.
Director: Diane English
Starring: Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett Smith, Bette Midler
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 12, 2 Star)
20:50
Green Zone Interview Special (Entertainment)
Star Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass - the men behind the last two Bourne films - talk about re-teaming for the Iraq-set conspiracy action-thriller Green Zone.
(Repeat, Subtitles)
21:00
Double Jeopardy (Film)
Tense thriller about a woman convicted for her husband's murder after she wakes covered in blood when he goes missing one night. After being imprisoned for six years she is freed on parole and, increasingly convinced that her husband is still alive and that she was framed, the woman sets out to discover what really happened on the night of the 'murder'.
Director: Bruce Beresford
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Ashley Judd, Benjamin Weir, Jay Brazeau, Bruce Greenwood, Annabeth Gish
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1999, 15, 3 Star)
23:05
The Insider (Film)
"60 Minutes" producer Lowell Bergman sniffs a story when a former research biologist for Brown & Williamson, Dr. Jeffrey Wigand, won't talk to him. When the company leans hard on Wigand to honour a confidentiality agreement, he gets his back up. Trusting Bergman and despite a crumbling marriage, he goes on camera for a Mike Wallace interview and risks arrest for contempt of court.
Director: Michael Mann
Starring: Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Li$$$ay Crouse
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1999, 15, 4 Star)
02:10
The Neon Bible (Film)
The Neon Bible is the moving, sometimes harrowing, story of a boy, David, whose life in the American deep south in the 40s is profoundly affected by both his overbearing parents and the bible-led environment in which he's raised. Based on the Pulitzer prize winning novel by John Kennedy Toole, director Terence Davies.
Director: Terence Davies
Starring: Jacob Tierney, Drake Bell, Gena Rowla$$$, Diana Scarwid, Denis Leary, Bob Hannah
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1995, 15, 3 Star)
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11:00
Heaven Knows, Mr Allison (Film)
After her acclaimed performance in Black Narcissus, Deborah Kerr donned the wimple again, this time for director John Huston, as a nun stranded on a Japanese-held Pacific island with laconic Marine corporal Robert Mitchum, her only companion and hope of salvation.
Director: John Huston
Starring: Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum
(Subtitles, 1957, PG, 4 Star)
13:05
The Tall T (Film)
Ranch hand Pat Brennan assumes the leadership of a group of stagecoach passengers in the fall-out from a hold-up. Ruthless robber Usher, disgusted at the cowardice of a passenger who offers his new bride as ransom, accepts the terms and then shoots the man.
Director: Budd Boetticher
Starring: Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Sullivan, Arthur Hunnicutt, Skip Homeier, Henry Silva
(Premiere, Subtitles, 1957, PG, 4 Star)
14:50
The Bravados (Film)
Henry King's brooding western stars Gregory Peck as a stranger who arrives in a small town to witness the execution of four bank robbers. He's convinced they raped and murdered his wife and, when they break out of prison, taking Emma Steimmetz hostage, he tracks them down and begins to kill them one by one. But then he discovers a truth that makes him reconsider both his purpose and his beliefs.
Director: Henry King
Starring: Gregory Peck, Joan Collins, Stephen Boyd, Albert Salmi, Henry Silva, Kathleen Gallant
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1958, PG, 3 Star)
16:45
Robots (Film)
An animated coming-of-age-tale from the people responsible for Ice Age. Chris Wedge's film features Rodney Copperbottom, an inventor who travels to Robot City to sell his ideas to the tycoon Big Weld. On arrival in the metropolis, he's befriended by Fender, who acts as his guide to the town and its mores. Rodney quickly fi$$$ that even a society of robots isn't interested in the perfection he's offering, especially when the need for perpetual upgrades results in a constant flow of profits. But, with Fender's help and the love of Cappy, he decides to confront the Big Weld and attempt to change society.
Director: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Starring: Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Mel Brooks, Lucille Bliss, Paula Abdul, Terry Bradshaw, Drew Carey
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, U, 3 Star)
18:30
A Good Year (Film)
Ridley Scott's romantic comedy, based on Peter Mayle's novel, stars Russell Crowe as Max Skinner, a ruthless stockbroker who unexpectedly inherits a struggling vineyard in Provence from his uncle Henry. Initially planning to sell the land, he has second thoughts on meeting comely caf? waitress Fanny Chenal who, together with the charms of the region, melts his heart and his avaricious plans.
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Russell Crowe, Abbie Cornish, Albert Finney, Rafe Spall, Marion Cotillard, Archie Panjabi
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, 12, 3 Star)
20:50
Django Unchained Interview Special (Entertainment)
Director Quentin Tarantino and some of his cool cast talk about their exciting new western adventure, Django Unchained.
21:00
The Others (Film)
Alejandro Amenabar's haunting thriller stars Nicole Kidman as Grace Stewart, who lives in a mansion on Jersey in the days just after the Second World War with her two children. Also part of the household are three elderly servants who appeared, as if from nowhere, to replace the previous staff, after they left suddenly. The two children, Nicholas and Anne, are photosensitive and must never be exposed to light, so all curtains and doors are kept firmly shut. Anne starts claiming that there are other people in the house, something Grace denies until inexplicable events begin to convince her that they are not alone. But who are these Others?
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Alakina Mann, James Bentley, Christopher Eccleston
(Widescreen, 2001, 12, 5 Star)
23:05
Days of Thunder (Film)
Tom Cruise plays Cole Trickle, a young hot-shot stock car racer determined to make it as top gun if he can find the right cocktail of car and manager, who comes along in the guise of racing legend Harry Hogge. As the pair tour the circuits, the climax builds up to Daytona and a showdown between Trickle and his arch-rival Russ Wheeler, who will stop at nothing to beat him. Tony Scott's all-action film captures the all-out excitement and speed of the sport, while Nicole Kidman as Dr Claire Lewicki provides the love interest.
Director: Tony Scott
Starring: Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Nicole Kidman, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes, Michael Rooker
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1990, 12, 2 Star)
01:10
Flash Point (Film)
Wilson Yip directs another martial arts action rollercoaster starring the genre's big hitting superstar Donnie Yen. The plot centres around a violent dispute between pre-Reunification Hong Kong drugs dealers, their Vietnamese suppliers and the cops, led by Detective Sergeant Ma Wun, who are out to kill the import and distribution of narcotics on the island. But the film is really an excuse for a steady stream of flying feet, elbows and feet, leading up to the movie's spectacularly choreographed five-minute climactic fight scene. Also starring Louis Koo, Collin Chou, Ray Lui, Bingbing Fan, Ben Lam and Yu Xing. In Mandarin, Cantonese and English, with English subtitles.
Director: Wilson Yip
Starring: Donnie Yen, Louis Koo, Collin Chou, Ray Lui, Bingbing Fan, Kent Cheng
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2007, 18, 3 Star)
02:55
Loving Memory (Film)
A rare chance to see one of the late Tony Scott's earliest works, which demonstrated a subtlety not immediately associated with his more famous films. The film tells the story of an isolated brother and sister living with painful memories and a dark secret. Scott worked with cinematographer Chris Menges on Loving Memory, and the result is a beautiful darkly atmospheric film that captures the haunting atmosphere of life on the Yorkshire Moors.
Director: Tony Scott
Starring: David Pugh, Roy Evans, Rosamund Greenwood
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1971, 12, 3 Star)
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11:00
The Great Sioux Massacre (Film)
Sidney Salkow's all-action western traces the events leading up to Custer's last stand, when over 250 US troops died at Little Big Horn. Philip Carey plays the doomed Colonel whose political ambition proved so costly, with Iron Eyes Cody as his adversary, Crazy Horse.
Director: Sidney Salkow
Starring: Joseph Cotten, Darren McGavin, Philip Carey, Julie Sommars, Nancy Kovack, Michael Pate
(Subtitles, 1965, U, 3 Star)
13:00
Fool's Gold (Film)
Andy Tennant's comedy adventure stars Matthew McConaughey as Benjamin Finnegan, a treasure hunter who finally pins down the Caribbean location of a sunken Spanish galleon loaded with gold. He convinces his ex-wife Tess to persuade her boss Nigel Honeycutt to lend him his luxury cruiser as a base for diving for the treasure. But can they reach the wreck before Benjamin's mentor Moe Fitch and gangster rapper Bigg Bunny, who also have designs on the gold?
Director: Andy Tennant
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland, Alexis Dziena, Ewen Bremner, Ray Winstone
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 12, 2 Star)
15:10
One Million Years B.C. (Film)
Director Don Chaffey's reunion with special effects supremo Ray Harryhausen created a prehistoric world, rife with earthquakes and dinosaurs - and Raquel Welch in her famous fur bikini - in which man doesn't quite rule the Earth. An inhospitable la$$$cape is populated by two tribes: the Rock People and the Shell People. When, following a fight with his father, Tumak is banished from the Rock People, he wanders the land, battling with roving dinosaurs before teaming up with Loana to head off into the sunset and face new hazards.
Director: Don Chaffey
Starring: Raquel Welch, John Richardson, Percy Herbert, Robert Brown, Martine Beswick, Jean Wladon
(Subtitles, 1966, PG, 3 Star)
17:10
Mirrormask (Film)
A visually arresting, dark family fantasy - part live action, part CGI - from long-time graphic novel collaborators Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean, here working as screenwriter and director respectively. The story centres on Helen, who's fed up with life at her parents' circus and desperately wants to get away. But one day she loses her temper and wishes her mother dead - and is mortified to see her cruel wish seemingly begin to come true. She realises that she'd do anything to retract her 'curse', but instead fi$$$ herself thrown suddenly into a surreal la$$$cape that's by turns beautiful, sinister and scary. It is a realm ruled by the Queen of Shadows and the Queen of Light, who once balanced each other out - to the benefit of their subjects. But now the Queen of Shadows is in the ascendant, and only Helen can restore the land's much-needed equilibrium by seeking out the immensely powerful MirrorMask, which is also her only way out of this strange and troubling new world.
Director: Dave McKean
Starring: Jason Barry, Rob Brydon, Stephanie Leonidas, Gina McKee
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, PG, 3 Star)
19:05
The Seeker: The Dark is Rising (Film)
David L Cunningham's fantasy film is loosely based on Susan Cooper's acclaimed award-winning sequence of novels, The Dark Is Rising. Alexander Ludwig plays Will Stanton, the seventh son of a seventh son, who is the Seeker, charged with finding the six signs hidden throughout time that the forces of The Dark are also pursuing in order to gain global domination. Ian McShane plays Merriman Lyon, Will's guide and mentor, with Christopher Eccleston as The Rider, the envoy of The Dark's forces.
Director: David L. Cunningham
Starring: Alexander Ludwig, Christopher Eccleston, Ian McShane, Frances Conroy, James Cosmo, Jim Piddock
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2007, 12, 2 Star)
21:00
10 Things I Hate About You (Film)
Gil Junger's feel-good teen comedy is loosely based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, with Heath Ledger as Patrick Verona and Julia Stiles as Katarina Stratford. He accepts a bribe to take her to the prom so that her sister can take the beau of her choice. But when Katarina fi$$$ out, she's furious - just as Patrick realises her true character and falls for her... Cue many hysterical misunderstandings, including a wonderful set piece on an athletics field involving a marching band.
Director: Gil Junger
Starring: Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, David Krumholtz, Andrew Keegan
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1998, 15, 3 Star)
22:55
The Keep (Film)
Before Manhunter, Heat and The Insider, Michael Mann made this fascinatingly original horror movie, casting Nazis as the 'good guys'. A group of soldiers hole up in ancient fortress in the Carpathian Mountains, an ideal defensive spot. But they unwittingly unleash an ancient evil, whose plans make Hitler's regime look relatively benign.
Director: Michael Mann
Starring: Scott Glenn, Alberta Watson, Jürgen Prochnow, Robert Prosky, Gabriel Byrne, Ian McKellen
(Subtitles, 1983, 18, 4 Star)
01:00
Black Snake Moan (Film)
Craig Brewer's two-handed drama begins after Rae's soldier husband is called up for duty in Iraq. She goes off the rails, sleeping around, until one encounter leaves her semi-naked in the road, where she's found by Lazarus, who's nursing his own hurt of a cheating wife. Determined to save Rae from herself, he initially imprisons her in his home, but, as the two form a relationship, so she begins to understand the reasons behind her actions.
Director: Craig Brewer
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Ricci, Justin Timberlake, S. Epatha Merkerson, John Cothran Jr., David Banner
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, 15, 4 Star)
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11:00
Springfield Rifle (Film)
Action-packed western starring Gary Cooper as Major Alex Kearney, a Union officer who goes undercover during the American Civil War to break up a Confederate gang who are stealing horses from the North. Directed by Andr? de Toth.
Director: Andre de Toth
Starring: Gary Cooper, Phyllis Thaxter, David Brian, Paul Kelly, Lon Chaney Jr., Philip Carey
(Subtitles, 1952, 12, 2 Star)
13:00
Sister Act (Film)
Whoopi Goldberg stars in Emile Ardolino's comedy thriller as Deloris Van Cartier, a lounge singer at a casino managed by her lover Vince LaRocca. He's also a drugs baron, and when she accidentally interrupts him in the process of disposing of a stool pigeon, she has to run for her life. To keep her safe until LaRocca can be charged, the police arrange for her to become Sister Mary Clarence at a nunnery overseen by stern Mother Superior. But you can't keep a good singer down and Sister Mary has soon so successfully invigorated the choir with her musical talent that the church is packed - and there is even a call from Rome for a Papal performance. Unfortunately, thanks to an inside man in the police department, LaRocca learns of her whereabouts and sets out to prevent her testifying. Can the nuns protect her?
Director: Emile Ardolino
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, Mary Wickes, Harvey Keitel
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1992, PG, 3 Star)
15:00
Carry on Cabby (Film)
Gerald Thomas's war-of-the-sexes comedy concerns an ongoing battle between two rival taxi companies run by a feuding husband and wife. When her husband Charlie Hawkins neglects to celebrate their wedding anniversary, Peggy takes revenge by secretly setting up her own cab business. Entirely female-staffed, Peggy's GlamCabs soon fi$$$ favour with the lecherous local male clientele and quickly inflicts a serious financial blow to Charlie's Speedee Taxis empire. However, Peggy's victory is a pyrrhic one, only serving to push the couple further apart. But a bank robbery is set to provide the couple with a chance for reconciliation... Kenneth Williams was missing from the cast this time round, but the film features Carry On debuts for Jim Dale and writer Talbot Rothwell, who would provide scripts for the next 19 editions of the series.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Sid James, Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, Esma Cannon, Liz Fraser
(Black and White, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1963, U, 3 Star)
16:50
Aquamarine (Film)
Elizabeth Allen's teen comedy stars Sara Paxton as Aquamarine, a mermaid who can take human form during the day and when dry. After being washed ashore in a storm, Aquamarine is befriended by Claire and Hailey. The three concoct a plan to win the heart of hunky lifeguard Raymond, infuriating the jealous Cecilia, who starts snooping around. Can Aquamarine guard her secret, will she learn about love and will she grant a wish for Hailey that will keep her and Emma frie$$$?
Director: Elizabeth Allen
Starring: Emma Roberts, Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque, Sara Paxton, Jake McDorman, Arielle Kebbel, Claudia Karvan
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, PG, 2 Star)
18:55
Monster-in-Law (Film)
Robert Luketic's romantic comedy stars Jennifer Lopez as Charlotte 'Charlie' Cantilini, who lives on Venice Beach, works as a temp and is lucky enough to be engaged to the ha$$$ome Dr Kevin Fields. But Fields has the mother from Hell, Viola, a disgraced chat show host, just out of rehab, who will do anything short of murder to stop her son marrying Charlie. Fonda is wonderfully OTT as the acid-tongued, relationship-destroying harridan, but Lopez also gives as good as she gets.
Director: Robert Luketic
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan, Wanda Sykes, Adam Scott, Monet Mazur
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2005, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
Road to Perdition (Film)
Sam Mendes' thriller stars Tom Hanks as killer Michael Sullivan, who is in the employ of crime boss John Rooney. But Newman's son is jealous of the closeness the two share and kills Sullivan's family, apart from his oldest child. The remaining Sullivans go on the road seeking revenge and then a new life. But Rooney knows the only way to save his son is to eliminate Sullivan, and sets another hit man on their trail.
Director: Sam Mendes
Starring: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Jennifer Jason-Leigh, Stanley Tucci, Daniel Craig, Tyler Hoechlin
(Subtitles, 2002, 15, 3 Star)
23:20
Paris, Texas (Film)
Wim Wenders' film, written by Sam Shepard, is a tour de force that both established Harry Dean Stanton as an actor of stature and won the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Stanton plays a driven, obsessed man who, having been believed lost to his family for four years, stumbles out of the desert and, with his brother, reunites with his son before returning again to Texas in search of his estranged wife. Visually stunning, and with rounded yet flawed characters, this is one of the cinema's milestones.
Director: Wim Wenders
Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, Sam Berry, Bernhard Wicki, Dean Stockwell, Aurore Clément, Claresie Mobley
(Subtitles, 1984, 15, 4 Star)
02:10
Genova (Film)
Michael Winterbottom's supernatural drama stars Colin Firth as Joe, a widowed teacher bereft at the death of his wife Marianne in an accident caused by their youngest daughter Mary. Offered a teaching job in Italy, he takes Mary and her older sibling Kelly to Genova. Initially loving the sun, beaches and new lifestyle, Joe soon fi$$$ himself torn between memories of Marianne and the possibility of a new romance, while the guilt-wracked Mary seeks dangerous solace with role models who resemble her mother.
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Monica Bennati, Dante Ciari, Gherardo Crucitti, Hope Davis, Colin Firth, Alessandro Giuggioli
(Subtitles, 2008, 15, 3 Star)
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Monday 21st January
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11:00
The Bravados (Film)
Henry King's brooding western stars Gregory Peck as a stranger who arrives in a small town to witness the execution of the four bank robbers he believes raped and murdered his wife. When the criminals break out of prison, taking Emma Steimmetz hostage, he tracks them down, determined to kill them one by one. But then he discovers a truth that makes him reconsider both his purpose and his beliefs.
Director: Henry King
Starring: Gregory Peck, Joan Collins, Stephen Boyd, Albert Salmi, Henry Silva, Kathleen Gallant
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1958, PG, 3 Star)
12:55
The Black Knight (Film)
British adventure movie starring Alan Ladd as a sword-maker who is tutored at the court of King Arthur, becoming the Black Knight. He needs his new skills to defeat two conspirators who are attempting to overthrow Camelot, and to win the hand of an Earl's daughter.
Director: Tay Garnett
Starring: Alan Ladd, Patricia Medina, André Morell, Harry Andrews, Peter Cushing, Anthony Bushell
(Subtitles, 1954, 15, 2 Star)
14:40
Footsteps in the Fog (Film)
Stewart Granger stars alongside Jean Simmons, his off-screen wife at the time, in this atmospheric Victorian melodrama. Granger plays Stephen Lowry, a sinister aristocrat who poisons his wife. His maid, Lily Watkins, knows what he has done and uses this knowledge to her advantage. But, will the fact that she knows too much put her in danger with her murderous boss?
Director: Arthur Lubin
Starring: Stewart Granger, Jean Simmons, Bill Travers, Finlay Currie
(Subtitles, 1955, PG, 3 Star)
16:30
The Last Frontier (Film)
Portraying the character of Jed, Victor Mature gets to flex both his muscles and his acting abilities in this gripping western from Anthony Mann. Notable for some excellent action sequences and its stunning Mexican locations, The Last Frontier is an archetypal cavalry-versus-Indians saga, as three primitive frontiersmen are glad to accept an offer to become Indian scouts for a cavalry fort. But tension arises between the fort's colonel and Jed when the frontiersman displays his clear liking for the officer's wife, Corinna.
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Storey
Starring: Lon Chaney Jr., Dorothy Gulliver, Ralph Bushman, William Desmond, Joe Bonomo, Pete Morrison
(Premiere, Subtitles, Black and White, 1932, PG, 3 Star)
18:30
Marley and Me (Film)
The Devil Wears Prada director David Frankel's light comedy-drama - based on a best-selling autobiography - stars Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston as a pair of married journalists who welcome a truly unruly dog into their lives. Relocating to Florida, newlyweds John and Jenny Grogan end up working for rival newspapers, and it's soon obvious that Jenny has landed the more high-profile job. But when she starts to become broody, one of John's colleagues suggests they see how they cope with a puppy before trying for a baby. John duly picks a cute yellow Labrador Retriever as a gift for his spouse.
Director: David Frankel
Starring: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane, Kathleen Turner, Alan Arkin, Ann Dowd
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, PG, 4 Star)
21:00
Elizabeth (Film)
Cate Blanchett received an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I in Shekhar Kapur's award-winning Film Four production. The historical drama traces the early years of the monarch, from her battle for the throne against her stepsister Mary Tudor through political and emotional intrigues to her seizure of absolute power as the Virgin Queen, answerable to no man.
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Starring: Liz Giles, Rod Culbertson, Paul Fox, Terence Rigby, Christopher Eccleston, Peter Stockbridge
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1998, 15, 4 Star)
23:25
Reindeer Games (Film)
John Frankenheimer's thriller stars Ben Affleck as Rudy Duncan, an ex-prisoner who assumes a dead cellmate's identity to hijack his romance with Ashley, who had been sending him love letters. But her brother Gabriel knows Nick used to work in a casino and wants the security details so he can stage a spectacular robbery. Now Rudy has to stay one step ahead of the game to stay alive.
Director: John Frankenheimer
Starring: Ben Affleck, James Frain, Dana Stubblefield, Mark Acheson, Tom Heaton, Isaac Hayes
(Widescreen, 2000, 15, 3 Star)
01:30
Croupier (Film)
Mike Hodges' film was a surprise sleeper, ignored in this country until it was lauded in the States. Clive Owen plays Jack Manfred, a croupier who works by night and writes by day. His girlfriend Marion becomes increasingly frustrated by his seemingly aimless life, but he becomes focused when glamorous South African Jani de Villiers arrives in his casino, and then his bed, with a plan to defraud the house. But is she playing with a straight deck of cards?
Director: Mike Hodges
Starring: Clive Owen, Alex Kingston, Nick Reding, Nicholas Ball, Alexander Morton, Barnaby Kay
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1998, 15, 4 Star)
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Tuesday 5th February
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11:00
Cheyenne Autumn (Film)
Perhaps feeling guilty at the way he'd portrayed Native Americans in his previous films, director John Ford's final western is a fact-based work concerning the late-19th-century travails of a group of Northern Cheyenne people. By 1878, 300 of the Cheyenne have had enough of the woefully inadequate, barren reservation allotted to them by the US government, so chiefs Little Wolf and Dull Knife decide to lead their people to their ancestral homeland by the Yellowstone River. Wanting to stamp on this rebellion as quickly and forcefully as possible, the government dispatches cavalry officer Captain Thomas Archer to impel the Native Americans back to their purgatorial existence. But America's rulers don't count on their man developing a keen sympathy for those he's been sent to subjugate.
Director: John Ford
Starring: Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker, Karl Malden, Sal Mineo, Dolores del Rio, Ricardo Montalban
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1964, U, 3 Star)
15:00
To be Announced (Film)
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(PG)
17:00
To be Announced (Film)
More information will be available closer to broadcast.
(PG)
19:00
X-Men (Film)
Adaptation of the long-running Marvel comic book series. As mutations in humans become more widespread, a US senator attempts to pass legislation that would effectively criminalise their existence. Two very different factions of mutants stand in his way: one open to peaceful coexistence, the other openly hostile.
Director: Bryan Singer
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2000, 12, 4 Star)
21:00
Muriel's Wedding (Film)
Sparkling comedy about a frumpy girl who equates marriage with success and will go to any lengths to get wed. Stuck in a small provincial town in Northern Australia, Muriel spe$$$ her days sitting in her bedroom, daydreaming and listening to Abba. After conning her parents out of a large sum of money and moving to Sydney, she manages to turn her life around - and learns some valuable lessons in the process.
Director: P.J. Hogan
Starring: Sophie Lee, Rosalind Hammond, Toni Collette, Belinda Jarrett, Pippa Grandison, Bill Hunter
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1994, 15, 4 Star)
23:05
Equilibrium (Film)
In the near future, following the Third World War, the population of the nation of Libria must take the drug Prozia II to suppress the emotions their ruler Dupont believes caused the war. To prevent violation of the law, enforcement officers called Grammatons punish anyone that shows signs of emotion. But when one of them, John Preston, forgets his dose, the scales fall from his eyes and he discovers a rebel group who have kept art and literature alive. However, they are under threat; can he help them survive? Kurt Wimmer's sci-fi film, like Fahrenheit 451, concentrates primarily on raising moral and ethical issues, although there are also spectacular Gun-Kata fights, where special techniques allow combatants to anticipate the path of bullets and avoid them.
Director: Kurt Wimmer
Starring: Christian Bale, Taye Diggs, Dominic Purcell, Sean Bean, Christian Kahrmann, John Keogh
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2002, 15, 4 Star)
01:15
To be Announced (Film)
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Wednesday 6th February
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11:00
Bullwhip (Film)
When cowboy Steve Daley faces hanging for a murder he didn't commit, he has one way out: if he marries firebrand Cheyenne to save her inheritance he'll walk free. After the ceremony, she wants nothing to do with him but he's intrigued and sets about wooing her for real. Harmon Jones's western mirrors Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew and was an influence on the 1975 comedy western Goin' South, which starred Jack Nicholson.
Director: Harmon Jones
Starring: Guy Madison, Rhonda Fleming, James Griffith, Peter Adams, Don Beddoe, Dan Sheridan
(Subtitles, 1958, 12, 2 Star)
12:40
The History of Mr Polly (Film)
In Anthony Pelissier's adaptation of the HG Wells novel, John Mills plays the eponymous Mr Polly who, disillusioned by the constant nagging of his wife and his dull life, torches his shop and takes to the open road. He e$$$ up in the heart of the countryside where, after a few hitches, he begins a new life with a jovial innkeeper. But can this idyllic existence last for ever, and what of the family he left behind?
Director: Anthony Pelissier
Starring: John Mills, Betty Ann Davies, Megs Jenkins, Finlay Currie, Gladys Henson, Diana Churchill
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1949, U, 3 Star)
14:35
Saboteur (Film)
Alfred Hitchcock's wartime drama stars Robert Cummings as Barry Kane, a worker wrongly accused of sabotaging his factory with a fire that killed his best friend. On the run, trying to track down the real culprit, he teams up with Patricia Martin. They discover a nest of pro-Nazi sympathisers, led by Charles Tobin, who are determined to bring down the government. And so Kane becomes the main hope of foiling Tobin's plans. The dramatic climax takes place on the Statue of Liberty.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Priscilla Lane, Robert Cummings, Otto Kruger, Alan Baxter, Clem Bevans, Norman Lloyd
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1942, PG, 4 Star)
16:45
The Professionals (Film)
Fast-moving, action-packed western starring Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan and Woody Strode as soldiers of fortune hired by millionaire rancher Ralph Bellamy to rescue his wife Claudia Cardinale, who has been kidnapped by Mexican bandit Jack Palance.
Director: Richard Brooks
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale
(Subtitles, 1966, PG, 4 Star)
19:05
The Honeymooners (Film)
Cedric the Entertainer and Mike Epps play Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton, two blue collar workers who dream of making a killing through get-rich-quick schemes, but always pick ones that fail. However, when their long-suffering wives Alice and Trixie come up with a plan for the down payment on a dream home, it's up to the men to come up with the money, which they aim to raise by investing all their savings in running an abandoned, broken-down greyhound at the track... John Schultz's comedy is based on the popular 50s comedy series of the same name, which starred Jackie Gleason and Art Carney. Edited for content.
Director: John Schultz
Starring: Cedric the Entertainer, Mike Epps, Gabrielle Union, Regina Hall, Eric Stoltz, Jon Polito
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, PG, 1 Star)
20:50
Hyde Park on Hudson Interview Special (Entertainment)
Director Roger Michell and actress Olivia Colman talk about the new period comedy-drama.
Starring: Bill Murray
21:00
Transporter 2 (Film)
In Louis Leterrier's all-action film, co-written by Luc Besson, Frank Martin is back as the Transporter, who'll take anything anywhere, no questions asked, for the right money. This time, he's earning what should be easy money guarding the son of government drugs czar Billings. But when the boy is kidnapped by drugs lord Gianni, Martin takes it as a professional slur and sets out to find the boy and the baddies.
Director: Louis Leterrier
Starring: Jason Statham, Alessandro Gassman, Amber Valletta, Kate Nauta, Matthew Modine, Jason Flemyng
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, 15, 3 Star)
22:40
Olivia Colman Interview Special (Entertainment)
The popular British actress talks about her TV and film career, from Peep Show to Tyrannosaur and the new release Hyde Park on Hudson.
22:50
Tyrannosaur (Film)
Actor Paddy Considine's multi-award-winning directorial debut is as assured and compelling as its subject matter is bleakly grim. Peter Mullan plays Joseph, a bitter man who seeks to ease his pain via betting, drinking and raging at anyone unfortunate enough to come into his ambit. One day, Joseph stumbles in to a charity shop, where he is greeted with respect and care by its Christian manager Hannah; he respo$$$ with typical vitriol. However, the two gradually form a bond of frie$$$hip as they get to know one another - but it's one that may not survive the deeper, darker revelations each is yet to disclose.
Director: Paddy Considine
Starring: Peter Mullan, Archie Lal, Jag Sanghera, Mike Fearnley, Paul Conway, Lee Rufford
(Subtitles, 2011, 18, 4 Star)
00:40
See Me (Drama)
This explosive Film4-funded short drama is the directorial debut of actor and writer Catherine Shepherd. Three 16-year-old schoolgirls are stuck in a boring summertime detention with their teacher. They're all frustrated and waiting for something to happen... and then it does. Starring Olivia Colman, Sophie Wu, Scarlett Marshall and Tahirah Sharif.
(Black and White, Subtitles, 2011)
01:10
Le Donk and Scor-Zay-Zee (Film)
Shane Meadows' mockumentary about an ageing roadie vicariously seeking fame may be played straight, but is frequently hilarious, and has its touching moments too. Paddy Considine stars as Nottingham roadie Le Donk, a muso-turned-promoter who's aiming to propel his protege, local white rapper Scor-zay-zee, to stardom via a support slot to the Arctic Monkeys. Le Donk also has to sort out his personal life; his pregnant girlfriend Olivia has had enough of him and is seeking comfort in the arms of a new beau. And is Scor-zay-zee really happy to have a Grade A idiot as his manager?
Director: Shane Meadows
Starring: Paddy Considine, Dean Palinczuk, Olivia Colman, Richard Graham, Seamus O'Neill, Nigel Reeks
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, 15, 3 Star)
02:25
Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl (Film)
A romantic drama from Portugal's prolific director Manoel de Oliveira, who was born in 1908. Adapted from a story by the 19th-century Portuguese novelist Jose Maria de Ela de Quieroz, this brief tale of love's rocky road is leisurely recounted to a stranger by its main protagonist while they share a train journey down to the Algarve. Machrio, a young accountant working in Lisbon, is captivated by a beautiful woman he can see in the apartment opposite his office window. The more he sees her from afar, the more his infatuation grows. But, as he reveals to his fellow passenger, his path to romantic fulfilment proved not to be an easy one.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira
Starring: Ricardo Trêpa, Catarina Wallenstein, Diogo Dória, Júlia Buisel, Leonor Silveira, Luís Miguel Cintra
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Portuguese with English Subtitles, 2009, U, 3 Star)
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Thursday 7th February
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11:00
Lights in the Dusk (Film)
Things seem to look up for a shopping centre security guard whose dreams of a better life are continually crushed, when Mirja shows an amorous interest in him. But what he doesn't realise is that he's being set up as the fall guy by a gang of jewel thieves.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Starring: Janne Hyytiäinen, Maria Järvenhelmi, Maria Heiskanen, Ilkka Koivula, Sergei Doudko, Andrei Gennadiev
(Widescreen, Subtitles, In Finnish and Russian with English Subtitles, 2006, PG, 3 Star)
12:35
Arizona Raiders (Film)
Buster Crabbe exchanges his swimming trunks for a badge and braces to star alongside real-life war hero Audie Murphy in this slap-bang western by High Chaparral director William Witney. Clint Stuart is freed from gaol by army captain Tom Andrews, to help track down a gang of renegade outlaws terrorising Arizona.
Director: William Witney
Starring: Audie Murphy, Michael Dante, Ben Cooper, Buster Crabbe, Gloria Talbott, Ray Stricklyn
(Subtitles, 1965, PG, 3 Star)
14:25
Double Take (Entertainment)
Johan Grimonprez's film is a disquisition on the Cold War and its history. But he uses a montage of Alfred Hitchcock's introductions to Alfred Hitchcock Presents... along with a lookalike of the director to present his thesis, which is about duplicity and MacGuffins. As Hitch interacts with, among others, Nixon, JFK and Khrushchev, so the politics and individuals of the Cold War hostilities are bought into focus.
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 12)
16:05
Topaz (Film)
Alfred Hitchcock's spy thriller stars Frederick Stafford as Andre Devereaux, a French secret agent who becomes involved in the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. A mole is leaking secrets to Cuba and, with the help of CIA agent Michael Nordstrom and anti-Castro exile Juanita de Cordoba, the action moves from Russia via Europe to Cuba, as the crisis deepens and time runs out. Can they track down the double agent before it's too late?
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin, Claude Jade, Michel Subor, Karin Dor, John Kerrigan
(Subtitles, 1969, PG, 4 Star)
18:55
3 Men and a Baby (Film)
Leonard Nimoy's classic comedy stars Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson as Peter Mitchell, Michael Kellam and Jack Holden, three very determined bachelors who share an apartment. They're all rich and successful, both professionally and with the ladies, and their lives are perfect... until one of Holden's conquests leaves the fruit of his loins at their front door and suddenly all three men have to cope with the unthinkable: looking after a 24/7 eating, crying, sleeping, pooing machine. Edited for content.
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Starring: Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson, Nancy Travis, Margaret Colin, Alexandra Amini
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1987, U, 3 Star)
21:00
The Brave One (Film)
Neil Jordan's violent psychological thriller stars Jodie Foster as Erica Bain, a talk-radio jock who lives near Central Park with her fiancé David Kirmani. Walking their dog late one night in the Park, they are attacked by hoodlums who kill David and hospitalise Erica. On leaving hospital, she fi$$$ the police frustrated in their investigations and succumbs to agoraphobia. Determined to overcome it, she buys a gun to make her feel secure and soon feels confident enough to return to the streets. But when she's in a late-night store as it's being robbed, she uses her gun and the strength she feels begins to dominate her life as she seeks out other potentially dangerous situations. Her activities begin to attract the attention of Detective Mercer, who was assigned to investigate David's death but fi$$$ himself wondering if the grieving Erica is all she seems.
Director: Neil Jordan
Starring: Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Nicky Katt, Naveen Andrews, Mary Steenburgen, Luis Da Silva Jr.
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2007, 18, 3 Star)
23:25
Hero (Film)
Zhang Yimou's stunning all-action film is set during the time of China's warring states, before the country was unified. To the court of the King of Qin, who seeks to rule the united country, comes Nameless, who claims to have killed three deadly assassins who were all determined to kill the King. As Nameless recounts his exploits in flashback, each time the wily King respo$$$ with his version. Is Nameless a true servant of Qin or does he have a secret agenda? Hero was more expensive than Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - and this is reflected on screen, with breathtaking special effects and wire-work coupled with a gripping, Rashomon-like story that intrigues to the end.
Director: Yimou Zhang
Starring: Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung, Ziyi Zhang, Daoming Chen, Donnie Yen
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Mandarin with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2002, 12, 4 Star)
01:25
Better Luck Tomorrow (Film)
Justin Lin's crime thriller centres on a group of young Asian-Americans who, chasing a quick buck, become disastrously embroiled in criminal activities. Student Ben is bored: his curriculum isn't stretching him and he gets his kicks via minor pranks and scams with his frie$$$ Virgil and Han. But then Daric enters the story, offering Ben the enticing prospect of using his brain to make some serious - if highly dodgy - money. However, with excess cash, a lack of direction and too much time on their ha$$$, the frie$$$ quickly find themselves wading further and further into criminality; and it's not long before they've seemingly crossed the point of no return... With Karin Anna Cheung and Steve Cho.
Director: Justin Lin
Starring: Parry Shen, Jason J. Tobin, Shirley Anderson, Nanette Matoba, Kenji Matoba, Sung Kang
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2002, 15, 3 Star)
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Friday 8th February
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11:00
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (Film)
Spoof western directed by Raoul Walsh. Having inherited a failing gunsmith business, quintessential Englishman Jonathan Tibbs decides that the real market for his wares is in the Wild West. But after falling foul of both cowboys and Native Americans, he fi$$$ himself conned into becoming the sheriff in the lawless town of Fractured Jaw. Co-starring Jayne Mansfield as a pistol-packing saloon owner.
Director: Raoul Walsh
Starring: Kenneth More, Jayne Mansfield, Henry Hull, Bruce Cabot, Ronald Squire, William Campbell
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1958, PG, 3 Star)
13:05
Winchester '73 (Film)
Classic western adventure about a man's hunt for a killer, and the quest for a stolen rifle. A man on the trail of his father's murderer wins a prized Winchester 73 rifle in a shooting contest. But when the weapon is stolen, his mission becomes more complex. One of director Anthony Mann's series of westerns that helped revitalise the genre during the 1950s.
Director: Anthony Mann
Starring: James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Stephen McNally, Millard Mitchell, Charles Drake
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1950, U, 5 Star)
14:55
To Catch a Thief (Film)
Alfred Hitchcock's romantic mystery-thriller stars Cary Grant as John Robie, a former jewel thief who has traded a life of crime for comfortable retirement in the south of France. But, shortly after the beautiful Frances Stevens arrives in Cannes with her mother Jessie, a spate of cat burglaries hits the town - and suspicion quickly falls on Robie. In order to prove his innocence, the reformed Robie must now use all the wiles he once relied on to steal to instead track down and capture the real culprit. However, his new hometown is a renowned hangout for crooks, and everyone he meets seems to be a possible candidate.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams, Charles Vanel, Brigitte Auber
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1955, PG, 4 Star)
17:15
Little Manhattan (Film)
A pre-teen romantic comedy from the writer-producer of the 90s TV series The Wonder Years, Mark Levin, written by his wife Jennifer Flackett. Over the course of one New York summer, the scales fall from 11-year-old Gabe's eyes and he discovers girls. Or, to be more accurate, he tumbles deeply into love with schoolmate and fellow karate pupil Rosemary. The only problem is that he's new to this game and love is a terribly confusing business. Nevertheless, Gabe has found his reason for living and he's determined to win her heart. As he strives for his goal, the viewer is given a wryly amusing glimpse into his joys and anguishes along the way via a voiceover detailing Gabe's inner thoughts. Also starring Bradley Whitford and Cynthia Nixon as Gabe's warring parents. Edited for content.
Director: Mark Levin
Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Charlie Ray, Bradley Whitford, Cynthia Nixon, Willie Garson, Tonye Patano
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, PG, 4 Star)
19:00
Hero (Film)
Zhang Yimou's stunning all-action film is set during the time of China's warring states, before the country was unified. To the court of the King of Qin, who seeks to rule the united country, comes Nameless, who claims to have killed three deadly assassins who were all determined to kill the King. As Nameless recounts his exploits in flashback, each time the wily King respo$$$ with his version. Is Nameless a true servant of Qin or does he have a secret agenda? Hero was more expensive than Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - and this is reflected on screen, with breathtaking special effects and wire-work coupled with a gripping, Rashomon-like story that intrigues to the end.
Director: Yimou Zhang
Starring: Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung, Ziyi Zhang, Daoming Chen, Donnie Yen
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Mandarin with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2002, 12, 4 Star)
21:00
The Waterboy (Film)
Adam Sandler stars in Frank Coraci's comedy as Bobby Boucher, the waterboy of a top Louisiana university American football team. When his temper gets the better of him, he loses his job, and is hired by jittery coach Klein of the Mud Dogs. But when Bobby reveals a hidden talent for football, he's offered the chance to lead the team to glory and a chance to get one over on the team who sacked him at the championship game. Kathy Bates features in scene-stealing mode as Bobby's possessive, manipulative mother.
Director: Frank Coraci
Starring: Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk, Henry Winkler, Jerry Reed, Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1998, 12, 2 Star)
22:45
Donkey Punch (Film)
Oliver Blackburn's teen thriller starts out in Mallorca, where a group of up-for-it girls meet a bunch of middle class lads who are crewing a luxury yacht. The lads don't waste time in inviting the girls down to the marina. Initially, once everyone is on board, all is fine and they take the boat out to sea. But, as the drink flows and the drugs take hold, one of the lads, while having sex with one of the girls, foolishly takes the opportunity to try out a dangerous sexual kink his mates told him about - with lethal consequences. Now the surviving girls are in danger, as the boys realise they face charges of rape and murder. And so, on the high seas, begins a cat-and-mouse struggle to remain alive.
Director: Oliver Blackburn
Starring: Robert Boulter, Sian Breckin, Tom Burke, Nichola Burley, Julian Morris, Jay Taylor
(Subtitles, 2008, 18, 3 Star)
00:40
The Fly (Film)
Jeff Goldblum stars in David Cronenberg's 80s classic horror as loner scientist Seth Brundle, who's obsessed with matter-transfer. Science journalist Veronica Quaife becomes fascinated by Seth's work and by him, but when she challenges him to experiment on a life form, he chooses himself and unwittingly fuses his body cells with those of a fly that had snuck unnoticed into his machine. When Seth leaves his pod he's no longer the man he used to be... This screening is introduced by the director.
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, Joy Boushel, Leslie Carlson, George Chuvalo
(Subtitles, 1986, 18, 5 Star)
02:35
Small Time (Film)
Shane Meadows' assured directorial feature debut is set in an anonymous Nottingham suburb where a group of low-level criminals - led by Jumbo and including Malc, Willy and Bets - scrape a living by petty thieving. Their latest haul, a few crates of dog food, doesn't interest their fence Lenny, but he does offer them a money-making scam. Also involved are Ruby and Kate, Jumbo and Malc's girlfrie$$$, but Kate wants out and also wants the abused Ruby to come with her. Will Malc's loyalty lie with Kate or the gang?
Director: Shane Meadows
Starring: Tim Cunningham, Dominic Dillon, Leon Hammond, Mat Hand, Jimmy Hynd, Gena Kawecka
(Subtitles, 1996, 18, 3 Star)
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Saturday 9th February
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11:00
The Frogmen (Film)
Powerful Second World War action thriller centred on the exploits of divers in an underwater demolition team, headed by Lt Cmdr John Lawrence as they fight the Japanese.
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Starring: Richard Widmark, Dana Andrews, Gary Merrill, Jeffrey Hunter, Warren Stevens, Robert Wagner
(Black and White, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1953, PG, 3 Star)
13:00
To be Announced (Film)
More information will be available closer to broadcast.
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15:00
Carry on Regardless (Film)
Gerald Thomas's classic Carry On comedy charts the wild adventures of Bert Handy's Helping Ha$$$ agency, which supplies staff for a variety of outside jobs. Its employees include characters played by Carry On regulars Williams, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey and Joan Sims, along with Liz Fraser and Bill Owen. But the jobs that the agency attracts range from the bizarre to the curious, and even the simplest task proves too much for the willing staff.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Sid James, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Kenneth Williams, Bill Owen
(Black and White, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1961, PG, 2 Star)
16:55
To be Announced (Film)
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(PG)
18:55
The First Wives Club (Film)
In Hugh Wilson's sharp comedy, Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton star as Brenda, Elise and Annie, three women who meet at the funeral of a mutual college friend, where they discover they have something else in common: they've all been dumped by their husba$$$ for a younger model. Vowing revenge, they decide to hit the men where it hurts most: the pocket. Using the skills of socialite Gunilla Garson Goldberg, Annie's lesbian daughter Chris and Mob boss Carmine Morelli, they begin to pick them off one by one.
Director: Hugh Wilson
Starring: Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, Maggie Smith, Dan Hedaya, Sarah Jessica Parker
(Subtitles, 1996, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
Blade: Trinity (Film)
Wesley Snipes returns in the final Blade film as the eponymous vampire slayer. Half-human, half-vampire himself, he is joined by Abigail Whistler and Hannibal King for the final confrontation. The Vampire Nation have found Dracula and with his DNA, they will be able to operate by day as well as night. The two sides meet in the final confrontation that will decide who rules Earth, in David S Goyer's smart horror.
Director: David S. Goyer
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Dominic Purcell, Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds, Parker Posey
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2004, 15, 2 Star)
23:10
Jennifer's Body (Film)
Megan Fox stars in director Karyn Kusama's horror satire, from a script by Juno writer Diablo Cody. Student Jennifer Check is the stereotypical cheerleader: beautiful, bitchy and adored by all at her school in Devil's Kettle. However, local indie band Low Shoulder are more interested in her body than everyone else. In a bid to further their careers, they've made a pact with the Devil: one that requires the soul of a virgin. They kidnap and kill Jennifer, but unfortunately she was no virgin - and she rises again as a literal man-eater to take terrible retribution by ravenously rampaging her way through the school. Only one person sta$$$ a chance of halting the carnage: Jennifer's best friend Anita 'Needy' Lesnicky, who's nerdy, for sure, but also may have the strength of character to succeed where others have been ingested.
Director: Karyn Kusama
Starring: Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, Adam Brody, Sal Cortez, Ryan Levine
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, 15, 3 Star)
01:15
Km 31 (Film)
Mexican director Rigoberto Castaleda's horror movie draws on many of the finer aspects of the recent mould-breaking Asian horror films but adds a very Latin American flavour to the terrors. The title refers to a road distance indicator bollard just outside Mexico City where strange accidents happen. Agata runs her car off the road avoiding a naked child and is left in a coma. Her twin sister Catalina begins to investigate and discovers an ancient tale about an indigenous girl duped by her Spanish lover during the country's conquest. As Catalina learns more, so the evils begin to close in, culminating in a terrifying climax in the dark, dank sewers of Mexico City.
Director: Rigoberto Castañeda
Starring: Iliana Fox, Adrià Collado, Raúl Méndez, Carlos Aragon, Everardo Arzate, Giselle Audirac
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Subtitled, In Spanish with English Subtitles, 2006, 18, 3 Star)
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11:00
Very Important Person (Film)
Lively comedy sending up British stiff-upper-lipped prisoner of war dramas, starring James Robertson Justice as Sir Ernest Pease, a bombastic scientist who e$$$ up in a German PoW camp during the Second World War. The inmates, led by Jimmy Cooper and Jock Everett, are forced to help him escape.
Director: Ken Annakin
Starring: James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips, Stanley Baxter, Eric Sykes, Richard Wattis, Godfrey Winn
(Subtitles, Black and White, 1961, 12, 3 Star)
13:00
To be Announced (Film)
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15:00
To be Announced (Film)
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16:45
P'Tang Yang Kipperbang (Film)
Based on Jack Rosenthal's childhood memories, Michael Apted's film, set in the summer of 1948, stars John Albasiny as 14-year-old Alan, who has just three wishes: that there will be lasting peace, that England will win the Ashes and that he will finally kiss classmate Ann. So when he's cast opposite her in a play that requires a kiss and England seem to be doing well in the cricket, life couldn't be better.
Director: Michael Apted
Starring: John Albasiny, Abigail Cruttenden, Maurice Dee, Alison Steadman, Mark Brailsford, Christopher Karallis
(Subtitles, Made For TV, 1982, PG, 4 Star)
18:25
Big Fish (Film)
An estranged son tries to reconcile with his dying father, a Southern raconteur, by piecing together the stories he has gathered over the years. William Bloom recreates his father's elusive life in a series of lege$$$ and myths inspired by the few facts he knows. Through these tales of giants, circuses, lost towns, love, war and bank robbery, the son begins to understand his father's great feats and failings.
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Buscemi, Danny DeVito
(Premiere, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2003, PG, 4 Star)
21:00
Predators (Film)
Adrien Brody, Alice Braga and Topher Grace star in this well-received addition to the Predator sci-fi action-adventure franchise, this time with Hungarian director Nimrod Antal at the helm. The action opens with Royce waking in a parachute that's drifting down towards a jungle. On landing he discovers he's one of a small group of people, all of whom have been similarly mysteriously delivered to their current location. With the exception of Edwin, a doctor, their only common trait is that all are expert killers, whether from the military or the wrong side of the law.
Director: Nimród Antal
Starring: Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walton Goggins, Oleg Taktarov, Laurence Fishburne
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, 15, 3 Star)
23:10
Witness (Film)
Oscar-nominee Harrison Ford plays detective John Book, who is assigned to guard Amish mother Rachel Lapp and her son Samuel, who witnessed a murder at Philadelphia railway station. But the killers are after them and the three must hide out in Lapp's community, where Book's aggressive, hard-bitten manner clashes with the gentler beliefs of the Amish in Peter Weir's tough, Oscar-winning romantic drama.
Director: Peter Weir
Starring: Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer, Lukas Haas, Jan Rubes, Alexander Godunov
(Subtitles, 1985, 12, 4 Star)
01:25
Double Take (Entertainment)
Johan Grimonprez's film is a disquisition on the Cold War and its history. But he uses a montage of Alfred Hitchcock's introductions to Alfred Hitchcock Presents... along with a lookalike of the director to present his thesis, which is about duplicity and MacGuffins. As Hitch interacts with, among others, Nixon, JFK and Khrushchev, so the politics and individuals of the Cold War hostilities are bought into focus.
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 12)
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Monday 11th February
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11:00
The Professionals (Film)
Fast-moving, action-packed western starring Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan and Woody Strode as soldiers of fortune hired by millionaire rancher Ralph Bellamy to rescue his wife Claudia Cardinale, who has been kidnapped by Mexican bandit Jack Palance.
Director: Richard Brooks
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale
(1966, PG, 4 Star)
13:30
Topaz (Film)
Alfred Hitchcock's spy thriller stars Frederick Stafford as Andre Devereaux, a French secret agent who becomes involved in the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. A mole is leaking secrets to Cuba and, with the help of CIA agent Michael Nordstrom and anti-Castro exile Juanita de Cordoba, the action moves from Russia via Europe to Cuba, as the crisis deepens and time runs out. Can they track down the double agent before it's too late?
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin, Claude Jade, Michel Subor, Karin Dor, John Kerrigan
(1969, PG, 4 Star)
16:20
The Devil at 4 O'Clock (Film)
Spencer Tracy is a whisky-drinking priest on a volcanic South Pacific island. When three convicts are shipped to the island the priest attempts to recruit them as orderlies at a children's leper hospital. Frank Sinatra, a graduate of Hell's Kitchen, decides this is a better fate than jail, especially when he meets nurse Barbara Luna.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Frank Sinatra, Kerwin Mathews, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Grégoire Aslan, Alexander Scourby
(1961, PG, 3 Star)
18:50
X-Men (Film)
Adaptation of the long-running Marvel comic book series. As mutations in humans become more widespread, a US senator attempts to pass legislation that would effectively criminalise their existence. Two very different factions of mutants stand in his way: one open to peaceful coexistence, the other openly hostile.
Director: Bryan Singer
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin
(Widescreen, 2000, 12, 4 Star)
21:00
The General's Daughter (Film)
Drama set on a US military base about the brutal rape and murder of an Army General's daughter and its aftermath. A hard-nosed investigator is called in to solve the crime. He soon discovers that the victim was not all she appeared to be, and that there are certain things the military is determined to keep secret.
Director: Simon West
Starring: John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe, James Cromwell, Timothy Hutton, Leslie Stefanson, Daniel von Bargen
(Widescreen, 1999, 18, 3 Star)
23:20
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Film)
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Starring: Muhammet Uzuner, Yilmaz Erdogan, Taner Birsel, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan, Firat Tanis, Ercan Kesal
(Premiere, 2011, 15, 4 Star)
02:25
Wendy and Lucy (Film)
Michelle Williams plays Wendy, who's on her way to a possible job in Alaska when her car breaks down in a small Oregon town. Broke, she tries to work out how she can afford to get the car fixed. Then, her beloved golden retriever, Lucy, goes missing. Wendy realises she's in a small town with no frie$$$ or money and must call on her inner strengths to find Lucy. Kelly Reichardt's sombre but moving drama refuses to portray Wendy as a victim, more as a woman who maintains a strong purpose amid all her difficulties.
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Starring: Michelle Williams, David Koppell, Max Clement, Sid Shanley, Dave Hubner, Michelle Worthey
(2008, 15, 4 Star)
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Tuesday 12th February
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11:00
Winchester '73 (Film)
Classic western adventure about a man's hunt for a killer, and the quest for a stolen rifle. A man on the trail of his father's murderer wins a prized Winchester 73 rifle in a shooting contest. But when the weapon is stolen, his mission becomes more complex. One of director Anthony Mann's series of westerns that helped revitalise the genre during the 1950s.
Director: Anthony Mann
Starring: James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Stephen McNally, Millard Mitchell, Charles Drake
(Black and White, 1950, U, 5 Star)
12:50
Saboteur (Film)
Alfred Hitchcock's wartime drama stars Robert Cummings as Barry Kane, a worker wrongly accused of sabotaging his factory with a fire that killed his best friend. On the run, trying to track down the real culprit, he teams up with Patricia Martin. They discover a nest of pro-Nazi sympathisers, led by Charles Tobin, who are determined to bring down the government. And so Kane becomes the main hope of foiling Tobin's plans. The dramatic climax takes place on the Statue of Liberty.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Priscilla Lane, Robert Cummings, Otto Kruger, Alan Baxter, Clem Bevans, Norman Lloyd
(Black and White, 1942, PG, 4 Star)
15:00
The Wife of Monte Cristo (Film)
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Starring: John Loder, Lenore Aubert, Charles Dingle, Fritz Kortner, Eduardo Ciannelli, Martin Kosleck
(Black and White, Premiere, 1946, 3 Star)
16:35
Because of Winn-Dixie (Film)
Wayne Wang's charming family film stars AnnaSophia Robb as Opal, who lives with her dad Preacher. Following his wife's death, Preacher sinks into a depression, leaving Opal neglected and lonely. Then she adopts a stray mutt, which she names Winn-Dixie, after the supermarket where she found him causing chaos. Through the dog, she begins to make frie$$$ of her own age, as well as with pet shop worker Otis and elderly Southern belle Miss Franny.
Director: Wayne Wang
Starring: AnnaSophia Robb, Jeff Daniels, Cicely Tyson, Dave Matthews, Eva Marie Saint, Courtney Jines
(Widescreen, 2005, U, 3 Star)
18:40
Chocolat (Film)
When a single mother and her six-year-old daughter move to rural France and open a chocolate shop - with Sunday hours - across the street from the local church, they are met with scepticism and some loathing. But as soon as they coax the townspeople into enjoying their delicious products, they are warmly welcomed.
Director: Lasse Hallström
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Alfred Molina, Carrie-Anne Moss, Judi Dench
(Widescreen, 2000, 12, 5 Star)
21:00
Die Hard (Film)
Tough, energetic action yarn about a New York cop who launches a one-man rescue operation when a gang of crooks crash a party in an LA office block and take everyone hostage, including his estranged wife. In the chaos the cop manages to slip away to the building's top floors. From here he fights back as the LAPD, FBI, and media look on.
Director: John McTiernan
Starring: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson, Alexander Godunov, Paul Gleason
(Widescreen, 1988, 18, 5 Star)
23:50
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (Film)
Larry Charles's spoof documentary follows Borat Sagdiyev, Kazakhstan's leading journalist and TV presenter, as he travels through the heart of America in an attempt to understand the land of the free and the home of the brave. Along the way, he's able to congratulate a packed rodeo crowd for their country's 'war of terror', enjoy a dinner with the cream of Southern society and engage in an unforgettable hotel-room wrestle that spills into a shocked conference hall. Sacha Baron Cohen stars as the eponymous Borat, scabrously exposing smalltown America's prejudices in the company of his producer Azamat Bagatov. In English, and Romanian, Hebrew, Polish and Armenian with English subtitles.
Director: Larry Charles
Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Luenell, Ilham Äliyev, Bob Barr, Alan Keyes
(Widescreen, 2006, 15, 4 Star)
01:30
Uzak (Film)
A beautifully shot, moving drama about two men who are seeking purpose and direction in their lives, from Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, who also made the highly regarded Three Monkeys and Once Upon a Time in Anatolia. Mahmut is a successful photographer living alone in his tidy Istanbul flat. He's engaged in a half-hearted affair with a married woman, while his former wife is about to leave the country for a new life in Canada; his job bores him and he has the energy to do little more than watch television in his spare time.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Starring: Mehmet Emin Toprak, Zuhal Gencer Erkaya
(Widescreen, Subtitles, In Turkish with English Subtitles, 2002, 15)
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Wednesday 13th February
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11:00
D.O.A. (Film)
Frank tells police that he has been murdered. Knowing that a slow-acting poison will leave him dead in a week, Frank desperately tries to find his own killer. Innovative film noir, remade in 1988 with Dennis Quaid as the doomed man.
Director: Rudolph Maté
Starring: Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler, Beverly Garland, Lynn Baggett, William Ching
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1950, PG, 3 Star)
12:40
Very Important Person (Film)
Lively comedy sending up British stiff-upper-lipped prisoner of war dramas, starring James Robertson Justice as Sir Ernest Pease, a bombastic scientist who e$$$ up in a German PoW camp during the Second World War. The inmates, led by Jimmy Cooper and Jock Everett, are forced to help him escape.
Director: Ken Annakin
Starring: James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips, Stanley Baxter, Eric Sykes, Richard Wattis, Godfrey Winn
(Subtitles, Black and White, 1961, 12, 3 Star)
14:35
The Day Will Dawn (Film)
Gripping wartime thriller with Hugh Williams as Colin Metcalfe, a British journalist working in Norway who fi$$$ himself hunted by the Germans when he uncovers a secret U-boat base. Deborah Kerr co-stars as Kari, the daughter of a Norwegian sea captain helping the British combat the Nazi menace.
Director: Harold French
Starring: Hugh Williams, Griffith Jones, Deborah Kerr, Ralph Richardson, Francis L. Sullivan, Roland Culver
(Subtitles, Black and White, 1942, U, 2 Star)
16:35
Cat Ballou (Film)
Elliot Silverstein's influential comedy western starring Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin. Catherine 'Cat' Ballou is visiting her rancher father Frankie when she learns that a corporation is aggressively intent on snatching his la$$$. Realising her father needs some serious protection, Cat gathers together a small group of people for the purpose, and also hires the once-notorious gunfighter Kid Shelleen. But she soon discovers he's now no more than a permanently sozzled drunk, and unlikely to be of any use against the mean killing machine Tim Strawn, who is in the developers' pay. But, as things take darker turn, Cat fi$$$ the strength and determination to fight back, by any means necessary. With its mix of daft comedy, songs and classic revenge-western theme, the film is great fun - and it's difficult not to imagine that it provided the creative spark for Mel Brooks's Blazing Saddles a decade later.
Director: Elliot Silverstein
Starring: Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan, Dwayne Hickman, Nat 'King' Cole, Stubby Kaye
(Premiere, Widescreen, Subtitles, 1965, PG, 4 Star)
18:30
Chocolat (Film)
When a single mother and her six-year-old daughter move to rural France and open a chocolate shop - with Sunday hours - across the street from the local church, they are met with scepticism and some loathing. But as soon as they coax the townspeople into enjoying their delicious products, they are warmly welcomed.
Director: Lasse Hallström
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Alfred Molina, Carrie-Anne Moss, Judi Dench
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2000, 12, 5 Star)
20:50
Die Hard Interview Special (Entertainment)
Bruce Willis and co-star Jai Courtney talk about making the fifth in the Die Hard series.
21:00
Die Hard 2 (Film)
Bruce Willis returns as Lt John McClane in Renny Harlin's all-action thriller, this time walking into trouble at Washington's Dulles Airport, where he's meeting his wife Holly. At the same time, a military jet is bringing in a South American drug baron to face justice. But a group of terrorists led by ex-CIA renegade Colonel Stewart has been hired to free him, even if that means crashing fuel-hungry planes, including the one Holly is aboard, to achieve his e$$$. McClane, whose cop instincts meant he saw the plot unfold from the beginning, is on the case, but it would help if airport security, led by Carmine Lorenzo, got up to his speed.
Director: Renny Harlin
Starring: Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, William Atherton, William Sadler, Reginald VelJohnson, Franco Nero
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1990, 18, 4 Star)
23:25
Hot Rod (Film)
Akiva Schaffer's slapstick comedy stars Andy Samberg as Rod Kimble, a daredevil motorcycle stunt rider in the mould of Evel Knievel. Well, not quite - most of his stunts end in disaster and he lives at home with his stepdad Frank Powell and mum Marie. But, when his overbearing stepfather needs $50,000 for a heart operation, Rod swears to raise the cash somehow. Initial efforts, including a stint as a children's entertainer and as a daredevil show at the local swimming pool, end in abject failure. But Rod, unbowed, goes for the big one: he aims to jump 15 school buses. Samberg is an alumnus of Saturday Night Live, and the show's wacky humour translates well to this picaresque comedy that never flags.
Director: Akiva Schaffer
Starring: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Bill Hader, Danny R. McBride, Isla Fisher, Sissy Spacek
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2007, 12, 3 Star)
01:10
Black God, White Devil (Film)
In this delirious drama, shot in lush black and white, Brazilian director Glauber Rocha combines a variety of influences, including Sergei Eisenstein's montage work, neorealism and the spaghetti westerns of Sergio Leone, to tell the tale of a farm labourer's fall from grace and his struggle to find redemption. During yet another drought-blighted year in the sertão, the arid hinterland of the north-east Brazil, ranch hand Manoel (Geraldo del Rey) kills his boss after a dispute over money. Manoel and his wife Rosa (Yoná Magalhães) flee, but instead of finding freedom and happiness, or at least expiation, the pair fall prey in succession to the whims of a black preacher who styles himself San Sebastian (Othon Bastos), and operates far outside the orbit of the Catholic Church, then the revolutionary Corisco (Lidio Silva) and, later, the bounty hunter Antônio das Mortes (Maurício do Valle).
Director: Glauber Rocha
Starring: Geraldo del Rey, Yoná Magalhães, Othon Bastos, Maurício do Valle, Lidio Silva, Sonia Dos Humildes
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Portuguese with English Subtitles, Black and White, 1964, 18, 4 Star)
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Thursday 14th February
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11:00
Tulpan (Film)
Sergei Dvortsevoy's amazing Cannes-winning comedy drama is set on Kazakhstan's bleak Hunger Steppe where Asa, a young sailor recently discharged from the Russian Navy, is living in a yurt with his sister Samal and her family. He is determined to become a shepherd and to marry a local woman but the only available single woman is Tulpan, who turns him down because his ears are too big. Can Asa change her mind and can he and Samal halt the increase in stillborn lambs in their flock?
Director: Sergei Dvortsevoy
Starring: Tolepbergen Baisakalov, Ondas Besikbasov, Samal Esljamova, Askhat Kuchencherekov, Bereke Turganbayev
(Widescreen, Subtitles, In Kazakh and Russian with English Subtitles, 2008, 12, 4 Star)
13:05
Sabrina (Film)
Witty and sophisticated romantic comedy starring Audrey Hepburn as a Long Island chauffeur's daughter who is romantically pursued by two wealthy sons of an upper-crust family, business tycoon Humphrey Bogart and William Holden. With Walter Hampden and John Williams. Directed by Billy Wilder and written by Wilder, Samuel Taylor and Ernest Lehman, and based on Taylor's play Sabrina Fair.
Director: Billy Wilder
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Walter Hampden, John Williams, Martha Hyer
(Black and White, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1954, U, 4 Star)
15:25
Brief Encounter (Film)
One of the timeless classics of British cinema, David Lean's Oscar-nominated, heart-breaking romantic drama stars Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard as Laura Jesson and Dr Alec Harvey, two married people whose chance meeting in a railway station's caf? sees them tempted to commit $$$$$ery. But will their marriages prove more important than fleeting happiness?
Director: David Lean
Starring: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond, Everley Gregg
(Black and White, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1945, PG, 5 Star)
17:10
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (Film)
Gurinder Chadha's charming coming-of-age comedy stars Georgia Groome as Georgia Nicholson, who's about to turn 15 and is eager to meet boys. When brothers Tom and Robbie join her school, she and her best mate Jas set their sights on them, but while Jas scores, Georgia loses out to 'slaggy' Li$$$ay. And her bickering parents seem to be heading for a divorce. As her birthday approaches, will her life fall apart or into place? Edited for content.
Director: Gurinder Chadha
Starring: Georgia Groome, Eleanor Tomlinson, Aaron Johnson, Alan Davies, Karen Taylor, Tommy Bastow
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 12, 3 Star)
19:05
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Film)
Woody Allen's Spanish-set romantic comedy stars Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz. Christopher Evan Welch narrates the exploits of two American frie$$$, Vicky and Cristina, who are spending the summer in Barcelona. Vicky is engaged to Doug, who's back in the States, while Cristina is most definitely single, and adventurous. At an art exhibition, they meet Juan Antonio Gonzalo, artist and lothario, who takes a shine to both women, and invites them back to his hometown Oviedo, hoping to be more than just their tour guide. Vicky's initial unease at the jaunt is overruled by Cristina, and the visit sparks a complex romantic entanglement. But the fireworks are truly lit when Gonzalo's unstable wife Maria Elena arrives on the scene... Edited for content.
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Christopher Evan Welch, Chris Messina
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 12, 4 Star)
21:00
I Love You Phillip Morris (Film)
Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor star in this comedy from Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. Steven Russell is seemingly the ultimate wholesome family man: he plays the organ at church, celebrates good news with a nice glass of healthy milk and prays nightly beside his blonde, blue-eyed wife.
Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Starring: Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, Ted Alderman, Nicolas Alexandre
(Premiere, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, 15, 3 Star)
22:50
An Officer and a Gentleman (Film)
Richard Gere plays Zack Mayo, a would-be navy pilot whose uptight attitude at training camp makes him the butt of drill sergeant Emil Foley's attentions. Similarly, Mayo's relationship with Paula Pokrifi is equally compromised because of his indifference, until the unexpected and tragic suicide of his best friend Sid Worsley becomes the catalyst for both his professional and personal maturity. Taylor Hackford's drama follows its key protagonists through the 13 weeks of training and the emotions that shape all their lives in a film that is at heart an intense love story in a military setting.
Director: Taylor Hackford
Starring: Richard Gere, Debra Winger, David Keith, Robert Loggia, Lisa Blount, Lisa Eilbacher
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1982, 15, 3 Star)
01:15
The Fountain (Film)
Darren Aronofsky's ambitious time-travel saga stars Hugh Jackman as Tomas/Tommy/Tom Creo who shuffles through the 16th, 21st and 26th centuries searching for a cure for his cancer-stricken wife Izzi. Weisz also plays Queen Isabel in the 16th century section of the film, in which Tomas is a conquistador searching the New World for the Tree of Life which may also provide, in the future, the cure for Izzi. In the present, Tommy is a scientist searching for a cure using conventional research methods. While in the future, he is Tom, an aged space traveller aiming for a nebula that could be the underworld, sustained by memories of Izzi who he hopes to meet there in her pre-cancerous state.
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn, Mark Margolis, Stephen McHattie, Fernando Hernandez
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, 15)
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Friday 15th February
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11:00
The Wife of Monte Cristo (Film)
Bluebeard director Edgar G. Ulmer revives the wrongfully imprisoned Count of Monte Cristo for a swashbuckling dose of vengeance as masked good guy 'The Avenger'. Along for the ride is the wife of the title, who gets to take over when her husband is injured by the Paris gendarmerie.
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Starring: John Loder, Lenore Aubert, Charles Dingle, Fritz Kortner, Eduardo Ciannelli, Martin Kosleck
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1946, U, 3 Star)
12:40
Donovan's Reef (Film)
John Ford directs John Wayne in this romantic comedy; their last film together. Wayne plays Michael Donovan who, with his ex-Navy pals Thomas Gilhooley and William Dedham, has ended up on a South Pacific island after the war. Trouble threatens their paradise when Dedham's estranged daughter Amelia arrives with news that he's heir to the family's shipping company; but he could lose the inheritance to her if he's seen to be living in an 'immoral' way. As Dedham is away, Donovan convinces her that he's responsible for Dedham's children and, while he maintains the subterfuge, the beauty of the island and its way of life get under Amelia's skin, as do Donovan's romantic overtures.
Director: John Ford
Starring: John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Elizabeth Allen, Jack Warden
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1963, U, 3 Star)
14:50
It's a Wonderful Life (Film)
Frank Capra's enduring comedy/drama stars James Stewart as George Bailey, condemned by fate to stay in smalltown Bedford Falls where he runs a small bank until a shortfall in fu$$$ threatens his very freedom. Wishing he were dead, his planned suicide is prevented by an angel, who shows him how the town and his frie$$$ and family would have fared if he had never existed. With Donna Reid, Lionel Barrymore and Thomas Mitchell.
Director: Frank Capra
Starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1946, U, 5 Star)
17:25
Dragonball Evolution (Film)
James Wong's live-action take on the long-running, popular Japanese manga series stars Justin Chatwin as the leader of a mystical band of warriors out to save the world. Ancient demon Lord Piccolo, freshly escaped from 2000 bitter years of confinement, has embarked on a vengeful mission to destroy Earth. After his grandfather is attacked by Piccolo, 18-year-old martial artist Goku, aided by Bulma Briefs and guided by the mystical Master Roshi, sets out on an odyssey to prevent the demon from fulfilling his dastardly plan... Edited for content.
Director: James Wong
Starring: Justin Chatwin, Yun-Fat Chow, Emmy Rossum, Jamie Chung, James Marsters, Joon Park
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, PG, 2 Star)
19:05
Big Momma's House 2 (Film)
Martin Lawrence hits the dressing-up box again as FBI agent and master of disguise Malcolm Turner in John Whitesell's comedy sequel. This time he's transformed into his gargantuan grandmother alter-ego Hattie Mae Pierce to go undercover as a childminder in the home of the criminal mastermind behind a new computer virus that poses a threat to the free world. It's robust visual gags and pratfalls all the way, as Lawrence navigates Big Momma past the perils of childcare as well as espionage, and tries to negotiate a series of slapstick situations without getting her bloomers in a twist. Edited for content.
Director: John Whitesell
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Emily Procter, Zachary Levi, Mark Moses, Kat Dennings
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, PG, 2 Star)
21:00
(500) Days of Summer (Film)
Director Marc Webbs's feature debut is a romantic comedy, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, which unconventionally focuses on the heartache of unrequited love. Tom Hansen is making a living writing soppy messages for greetings cards. It wasn't meant to be this way - he had hoped to train as an architect, but it didn't quite go to plan. However, things start to look up when his boss hires a new secretary, the ethereally beautiful Summer Finn. Tom is a believer in true love and, on meeting Summer for the first time, is certain he has found 'the one'. Unfortunately, Summer couldn't be more cynical when it comes to romance. She and Tom gradually find they have more and more in common, but she repeatedly repels his amorous advances. And so Tom recounts in flashback, and in no particular order, the highs and lows of the 500 days during which he attempted to persuade her to ditch her scepticism and embrace love - with him.
Director: Marc Webb
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Geoffrey Arend, Chloë Grace Moretz, Matthew Gray Gubler, Clark Gregg
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 12, 4 Star)
22:50
Bully (Film)
In Larry Clark's brilliant yet disturbing second feature, Marty Puccio, Lisa Connelly and Ali Willis are just three of a group of teenagers who gang up to murder bully Bobby Kent, who uses psychological violence as well as physical and sexual violence against them.
Director: Larry Clark
Starring: Brad Renfro, Rachel Miner, Bijou Phillips, Nick Stahl, Michael Pitt, Kelli Garner
(2001, 18, 3 Star)
01:05
In the Cut (Film)
Jane Campion's thriller stars Meg Ryan as Frannie Avery, a middle-class teacher in New York who, one night, witnesses a sexual assault that could have been the prelude to a murder by a killer roaming the city. Detective James Malloy arrives to interview her but their relationship soon moves from impersonal to passionate. But, with the killer on the loose and too many suspects close to home, who can she really trust? Edited for content.
Starring: Jennifer Jason-Leigh, Meg Ryan, Micheal Nuccio, Alison Nega, Dominick Aries, Susan Gardner
(Subtitles, 2003, 18, 3 Star)
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Saturday 16th February
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11:00
To be Announced (Film)
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(PG)
13:00
Volcano (Film)
Mick Jackson's disaster movie is set in Los Angeles, where, to use the movie's tagline, 'the coast is toast'. The famous La Brea tar pits start bubbling, the first signs that a dormant volcano beneath the city has come to life, and before long lava is flowing through the sewers and the streets. Taking charge of the disaster is Mike Roark, head of the city's Office Emergency Management, assisted by scientist Dr Amy Barnes and his second-in-command Emmitt Reese. Can they save the city by diverting the threatening lava?
Director: Mick Jackson
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann, Don Cheadle, Jacqueline Kim, Keith David
(1997, 12, 2 Star)
15:00
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who (Film)
Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino's animated family film, based on Dr Seuss's book, stars Horton, an elephant. One day, wandering through the jungle, he hears a voice coming from a mote of dust. It turns out to be the tiny planet of the Whos, who are threatened with destruction. Horton agrees to help them and, catching them safely on a flower, seeks the help of the others in the jungle. But the Kangaroo, ruler of the jungle, believes, 'If you can't see it, it's not there' and hires the vulture Vlad to eliminate the planet. Can Horton save the Whos? With Steve Carrell as the voice of the Mayor of Whoville, and Isla Fisher as a Who doctor, Mary Lou Larue.
Director: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino
Starring: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Dan Fogler
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, U, 4 Star)
16:50
To be Announced (Film)
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(PG)
19:00
X-Men (Film)
Adaptation of the long-running Marvel comic book series. As mutations in humans become more widespread, a US senator attempts to pass legislation that would effectively criminalise their existence. Two very different factions of mutants stand in his way: one open to peaceful coexistence, the other openly hostile.
Director: Bryan Singer
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2000, 12, 4 Star)
21:00
Knight and Day (Film)
James Mangold's action-comedy is a jet-setting caper that opens June Havens crossing paths with Roy Miller at an airport. He's a CIA assassin whose colleagues think has turned rogue agent and are now out to put him permanently out of the game. He realises that, now she's met him, June's life is also in danger from those chasing him, so he kidnaps her to keep her safe. Forced to flee with him, the duo dash around the globe - with locations sweeping from the South Pacific to Seville - and must survive chase after chase in the fight to clear his name and return June to her 'regular' life in Wichita, Kansas.
Director: James Mangold
Starring: Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard, Jordi Mollà, Viola Davis, Paul Dano
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, 12, 3 Star)
23:10
Inferno (Film)
Dario Argento's tale of the occult, the second in a planned trilogy which started with Suspiria sees Rose Elliot, a young poet in Rome, murdered after she reads a Latin book that tells the supernatural story of the Three Mothers. Her brother Mark investigates her murder and, after his friend Sara is killed, takes off for New York, where he becomes entangled in a chilling web of supernatural forces.
Director: Dario Argento
Starring: Leigh McCloskey, Irene Miracle, Eleonora Giorgi, Daria Nicolodi, Sacha Pitoëff, Alida Valli
(Premiere, Subtitles, 1980, 18, 3 Star)
01:20
To be Announced (Film)
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Monday 18th February
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11:00
Sabrina (Film)
Witty and sophisticated romantic comedy starring Audrey Hepburn as a Long Island chauffeur's daughter who is romantically pursued by two wealthy sons of an upper-crust family, business tycoon Humphrey Bogart and William Holden. With Walter Hampden and John Williams. Directed by Billy Wilder and written by Wilder, Samuel Taylor and Ernest Lehman, and based on Taylor's play Sabrina Fair.
Director: Billy Wilder
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Walter Hampden, John Williams, Martha Hyer
(Black and White, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1954, U, 4 Star)
13:15
The Anderson Tapes (Film)
Sidney Lumet's thriller stars Sean Connery as a master burglar who moves into Dyan Cannon's plush apartment block planning to rob the residents but not realising that, by chance, all his plans are being recorded and observed by a range of planted devices. Also starring Christopher Walken. Edited for content.
Director: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Sean Connery, Dyan Cannon, Martin Balsam, Ralph Meeker, Alan King, Christopher Walken
(Subtitles, 1971, 15, 3 Star)
15:15
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (Film)
Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as Tom and Kate Baker, parents to 12 kids, in Adam Shankman's sequel to the comedy hit. The children are now older, and getting ready to leave home, so Tom arranges a final family holiday in rural Wisconsin. Unfortunately, Tom's rival Jimmy Murtaugh, his trophy wife Sarina and their eight offspring are also at the campsite. While the two men try to outdo each other, the two sets of kids become frie$$$, with Sarah Baker and Eliot Murtaugh touching as the two teenagers experiencing first love.
Director: Adam Shankman
Starring: Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Welling, Piper Perabo, Carmen Electra
(Widescreen, 2005, PG, 3 Star)
18:55
America's Sweethearts (Film)
Studio publicist Billy Crystal has a problem or two. The latest film he's promoting stars Catherine Zeta-Jones and John Cusack, happily together and loved by America until they split due to her $$$$$ery. Meanwhile, director Christopher Walken has spent the $86m budget but won't let anyone see the finished product and the press screening is imminent... Complicating matters is Julia Roberts, Zeta-Jones sister and PA, who pines after Cusack.
Director: Joe Roth
Starring: Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Cusack, Hank Azaria, Stanley Tucci
(Edited for Language, 2001, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
My Sister's Keeper (Film)
Writer and director Nick Cassavetes' drama, based on the best-selling novel by Jodi Picoult, raises interesting ethical and legal questions. Eleven-year-old Anna Fitzgerald and her family tell, in flashbacks, the story of her older sister Kate's diagnosis of leukaemia and her mother Sara's and father Brian's decision to conceive a genetically engineered daughter for the express purpose of donating body parts to Kate. When Kate desperately needs a kidney, Anna decides that she doesn't want to donate hers and goes to the lengths of hiring a lawyer, Campbell Alexander, in her quest for medical emancipation from her family. Anna's decision se$$$ shock waves through the family, with angry Sara eventually taking their fight to court.
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Starring: Abigail Breslin, Walter Raney, Sofia Vassilieva, Cameron Diaz, Heather Wahlquist, Jason Patric
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 12, 4 Star)
23:10
Once upon a Time in America (Film)
Sergio Leone's epic tale of New York gangsters stars Robert De Niro as David 'Noodles' Aaronson, a gangster returning to Brooklyn after 30 years in exile for betraying his frie$$$. While he waits to find out who has invited him back and why, the film reveals, in flashback, the story of his rise from street urchin to violent criminal alongside his childhood friend Max Bercovicz.
Director: Sergio Leone
Starring: Robert de Niro, James A. Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Treat Williams, Tuesday Weld, Joe Pesci
(Subtitles, 1984, 18, 4 Star)
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Sunday 17th February
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11:00
The Day Will Dawn (Film)
Gripping wartime thriller with Hugh Williams as Colin Metcalfe, a British journalist working in Norway who fi$$$ himself hunted by the Germans when he uncovers a secret U-boat base. Deborah Kerr co-stars as Kari, the daughter of a Norwegian sea captain helping the British combat the Nazi menace.
Director: Harold French
Starring: Hugh Williams, Griffith Jones, Deborah Kerr, Ralph Richardson, Francis L. Sullivan, Roland Culver
(Subtitles, Black and White, 1942, U, 2 Star)
13:00
Nacho Libre (Film)
Jared Hess's comedy stars Jack Black as Brother Ignacio, a monk in a destitute Mexican monastery who is distressed by the poor quality of the food he is forced, through penury, to offer his orphans. He decides the only way he could make money to feed them properly is to become a lucha libre wrestler (the immensely popular Mexican 'sport' where masked wrestlers battle it out for fame and fortune). He becomes 'Nacho' and, with his tag partner 'Esqueleto' (aka The Skeleton; Héctor Jiménez), begins to fight his way to the top and take a exploit at the arrogant Ramses (Cesar Gonzalez). Ana de la Reguera plays Sister Encarnación, with whom Ignacio is platonically besotted, but the bulk of the film largely concerns men in tights and their frantic efforts in the ring.
Director: Jared Hess
Starring: Jack Black, Ana de la Reguera, Héctor Jiménez, Darius Rose, Moises Arias, Carlos Maycotte
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, 12, 3 Star)
14:50
The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (Film)
When his bride-to-be is shrunk by an evil magician, Sinbad has no choice but to head for the island of Colossa, where he must overcome a series of daunting adversaries and obstacles in a bid to retrieve both Aladdin's lamp and the piece of giant roc eggshell that will restore his fiancé to normal size. Directed by Nathan Juran, with special effects by Ray Harryhausen.
Director: Nathan Juran
Starring: Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Richard Eyer, Torin Thatcher, Alec Mango, Danny Green
(Subtitles, 1958, U, 4 Star)
16:35
Five Children and It (Film)
John Stephenson's family adventure is based on the classic children's novel by E Nesbit. The First World War is underway and five London kids are packed off to the seaside when their father is dispatched to engage in the hostilities across the Channel. Once at the coast, the siblings lodge with their mildly eccentric uncle Albert at his rambling mansion, where they delight in breaking his various house rules. Then, one day, while at the beach, they find an odd creature called It. They soon discover their strange new friend is a sand fairy who possesses magical powers, which the children aren't slow to take advantage of - with varying degrees of success.
Director: John Stephenson
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Zoë Wanamaker, Freddie Highmore, Jonathan Bailey, Jessica Claridge, Poppy Rogers
(Subtitles, 2004, U, 3 Star)
18:35
Big Fish (Film)
An estranged son tries to reconcile with his dying father, a Southern raconteur, by piecing together the stories he has gathered over the years. William Bloom recreates his father's elusive life in a series of lege$$$ and myths inspired by the few facts he knows. Through these tales of giants, circuses, lost towns, love, war and bank robbery, the son begins to understand his father's great feats and failings.
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Buscemi, Danny DeVito
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2003, PG, 4 Star)
21:00
Die Hard 2 (Film)
Bruce Willis returns as Lt John McClane in Renny Harlin's all-action thriller, this time walking into trouble at Washington's Dulles Airport, where he's meeting his wife Holly. At the same time, a military jet is bringing in a South American drug baron to face justice. But a group of terrorists led by ex-CIA renegade Colonel Stewart has been hired to free him, even if that means crashing fuel-hungry planes, including the one Holly is aboard, to achieve his e$$$. McClane, whose cop instincts meant he saw the plot unfold from the beginning, is on the case, but it would help if airport security, led by Carmine Lorenzo, got up to his speed.
Director: Renny Harlin
Starring: Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, William Atherton, William Sadler, Reginald VelJohnson, Franco Nero
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1990, 18, 4 Star)
23:25
Four Brothers (Film)
Four adopted brothers reunite when their mother is killed in a botched robbery. In the course of finding those responsible they soon realise the crime is not as straight forward as it at first seems and the revenge they seek will not be easy to obtain.
Director: John Singleton
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André Benjamin, Garrett Hedlund, Terrence Howard, Josh Charles
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, 15, 3 Star)
01:35
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (Film)
Larry Charles's spoof documentary follows Borat Sagdiyev, Kazakhstan's leading journalist and TV presenter, as he travels through the heart of America in an attempt to understand the land of the free and the home of the brave. Along the way, he's able to congratulate a packed rodeo crowd for their country's 'war of terror', enjoy a dinner with the cream of Southern society and engage in an unforgettable hotel-room wrestle that spills into a shocked conference hall. Sacha Baron Cohen stars as the eponymous Borat, scabrously exposing smalltown America's prejudices in the company of his producer Azamat Bagatov. In English, and Romanian, Hebrew, Polish and Armenian with English subtitles.
Director: Larry Charles
Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Luenell, Ilham Äliyev, Bob Barr, Alan Keyes
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, 15, 4 Star)
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Monday 18th February
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11:00
Sabrina (Film)
Witty and sophisticated romantic comedy starring Audrey Hepburn as a Long Island chauffeur's daughter who is romantically pursued by two wealthy sons of an upper-crust family, business tycoon Humphrey Bogart and William Holden. With Walter Hampden and John Williams. Directed by Billy Wilder and written by Wilder, Samuel Taylor and Ernest Lehman, and based on Taylor's play Sabrina Fair.
Director: Billy Wilder
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Walter Hampden, John Williams, Martha Hyer
(Black and White, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1954, U, 4 Star)
13:15
The Anderson Tapes (Film)
Sidney Lumet's thriller stars Sean Connery as a master burglar who moves into Dyan Cannon's plush apartment block planning to rob the residents but not realising that, by chance, all his plans are being recorded and observed by a range of planted devices. Also starring Christopher Walken. Edited for content.
Director: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Sean Connery, Dyan Cannon, Martin Balsam, Ralph Meeker, Alan King, Christopher Walken
(Subtitles, 1971, 15, 3 Star)
15:15
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (Film)
Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as Tom and Kate Baker, parents to 12 kids, in Adam Shankman's sequel to the comedy hit. The children are now older, and getting ready to leave home, so Tom arranges a final family holiday in rural Wisconsin. Unfortunately, Tom's rival Jimmy Murtaugh, his trophy wife Sarina and their eight offspring are also at the campsite. While the two men try to outdo each other, the two sets of kids become frie$$$, with Sarah Baker and Eliot Murtaugh touching as the two teenagers experiencing first love.
Director: Adam Shankman
Starring: Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Welling, Piper Perabo, Carmen Electra
(Widescreen, 2005, PG, 3 Star)
18:55
America's Sweethearts (Film)
Studio publicist Billy Crystal has a problem or two. The latest film he's promoting stars Catherine Zeta-Jones and John Cusack, happily together and loved by America until they split due to her $$$$$ery. Meanwhile, director Christopher Walken has spent the $86m budget but won't let anyone see the finished product and the press screening is imminent... Complicating matters is Julia Roberts, Zeta-Jones sister and PA, who pines after Cusack.
Director: Joe Roth
Starring: Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Cusack, Hank Azaria, Stanley Tucci
(Edited for Language, 2001, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
My Sister's Keeper (Film)
Writer and director Nick Cassavetes' drama, based on the best-selling novel by Jodi Picoult, raises interesting ethical and legal questions. Eleven-year-old Anna Fitzgerald and her family tell, in flashbacks, the story of her older sister Kate's diagnosis of leukaemia and her mother Sara's and father Brian's decision to conceive a genetically engineered daughter for the express purpose of donating body parts to Kate. When Kate desperately needs a kidney, Anna decides that she doesn't want to donate hers and goes to the lengths of hiring a lawyer, Campbell Alexander, in her quest for medical emancipation from her family. Anna's decision se$$$ shock waves through the family, with angry Sara eventually taking their fight to court.
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Starring: Abigail Breslin, Walter Raney, Sofia Vassilieva, Cameron Diaz, Heather Wahlquist, Jason Patric
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 12, 4 Star)
23:10
Once upon a Time in America (Film)
Sergio Leone's epic tale of New York gangsters stars Robert De Niro as David 'Noodles' Aaronson, a gangster returning to Brooklyn after 30 years in exile for betraying his frie$$$. While he waits to find out who has invited him back and why, the film reveals, in flashback, the story of his rise from street urchin to violent criminal alongside his childhood friend Max Bercovicz.
Director: Sergio Leone
Starring: Robert de Niro, James A. Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Treat Williams, Tuesday Weld, Joe Pesci
(Subtitles, 1984, 18, 4 Star)
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Tuesday 19th February
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11:00
Cat Ballou (Film)
Elliot Silverstein's influential comedy western starring Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin. Catherine 'Cat' Ballou is visiting her rancher father Frankie when she learns that a corporation is aggressively intent on snatching his la$$$. Realising her father needs some serious protection, Cat gathers together a small group of people for the purpose, and also hires the once-notorious gunfighter Kid Shelleen. But she soon discovers he's now no more than a permanently sozzled drunk, and unlikely to be of any use against the mean killing machine Tim Strawn, who is in the developers' pay. But, as things take darker turn, Cat fi$$$ the strength and determination to fight back, by any means necessary. With its mix of daft comedy, songs and classic revenge-western theme, the film is great fun - and it's difficult not to imagine that it provided the creative spark for Mel Brooks's Blazing Saddles a decade later.
Director: Elliot Silverstein
Starring: Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan, Dwayne Hickman, Nat 'King' Cole, Stubby Kaye
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1965, PG, 4 Star)
12:55
D.O.A. (Film)
Frank tells police that he has been murdered. Knowing that a slow-acting poison will leave him dead in a week, Frank desperately tries to find his own killer. Innovative film noir, remade in 1988 with Dennis Quaid as the doomed man.
Director: Rudolph Maté
Starring: Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler, Beverly Garland, Lynn Baggett, William Ching
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1950, PG, 3 Star)
14:40
To be Announced (Film)
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(PG)
16:40
To be Announced (Film)
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(PG)
19:10
(500) Days of Summer (Film)
Director Marc Webbs's feature debut is a romantic comedy, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, which unconventionally focuses on the heartache of unrequited love. Tom Hansen is making a living writing soppy messages for greetings cards. It wasn't meant to be this way - he had hoped to train as an architect, but it didn't quite go to plan. However, things start to look up when his boss hires a new secretary, the ethereally beautiful Summer Finn. Tom is a believer in true love and, on meeting Summer for the first time, is certain he has found 'the one'. Unfortunately, Summer couldn't be more cynical when it comes to romance. She and Tom gradually find they have more and more in common, but she repeatedly repels his amorous advances. And so Tom recounts in flashback, and in no particular order, the highs and lows of the 500 days during which he attempted to persuade her to ditch her scepticism and embrace love - with him.
Director: Marc Webb
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Geoffrey Arend, Chloë Grace Moretz, Matthew Gray Gubler, Clark Gregg
(Widescreen, 2009, 12, 4 Star)
21:00
The Wolfman (Film)
Joe Johnston's re-boot of the classic 1940s Universal gothic horror. Benicio Del Toro plays Lawrence Talbot, a Victorian actor who returns to the ancestral home to discover that his brother has been savagely murdered. But when Talbot sets out in search of the mysterious perpetrator, he is himself attacked by a vicious creature and succumbs to a family curse that strikes with every full moon... Also starring Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt and Hugo Weaving. Rick Baker and Dave Elsey won an Oscar for the film's Best Makeup; an award the former artist had previously secured for An American Werewolf in London. In English, and some Romanian.
Director: Joe Johnston
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Simon Merrells, Gemma Whelan, Emily Blunt, Mario Marin-Borquez
(Premiere, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, 15, 3 Star)
23:00
I Love You Phillip Morris (Film)
Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor star in this comedy from Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. Steven Russell is seemingly the ultimate wholesome family man: he plays the organ at church, celebrates good news with a nice glass of healthy milk and prays nightly beside his blonde, blue-eyed wife.
Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Starring: Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, Ted Alderman, Nicolas Alexandre
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, 15, 3 Star)
00:50
To be Announced (Film)
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Wednesday 20th February
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11:00
Brief Encounter (Film)
One of the timeless classics of British cinema, David Lean's Oscar-nominated, heart-breaking romantic drama stars Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard as Laura Jesson and Dr Alec Harvey, two married people whose chance meeting in a railway station's caf? sees them tempted to commit $$$$$ery. But will their marriages prove more important than fleeting happiness?
Director: David Lean
Starring: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond, Everley Gregg
(Black and White, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1945, PG, 5 Star)
12:45
Donovan's Reef (Film)
John Ford directs John Wayne in this romantic comedy; their last film together. Wayne plays Michael Donovan who, with his ex-Navy pals Thomas Gilhooley and William Dedham, has ended up on a South Pacific island after the war. Trouble threatens their paradise when Dedham's estranged daughter Amelia arrives with news that he's heir to the family's shipping company; but he could lose the inheritance to her if he's seen to be living in an 'immoral' way. As Dedham is away, Donovan convinces her that he's responsible for Dedham's children and, while he maintains the subterfuge, the beauty of the island and its way of life get under Amelia's skin, as do Donovan's romantic overtures.
Director: John Ford
Starring: John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Elizabeth Allen, Jack Warden
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1963, U, 3 Star)
14:55
To be Announced (Film)
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17:00
Inkheart (Film)
Iain Softley's CGI fantasy adventure about a man with an extraordinary talent - and the consequences of his using it - stars Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany and Andy Serkis. Mo Folchart is a 'silvertongue' - someone who possesses the ability to summon forth characters from the pages of novels and bring them into physical being in the real world. But it's a gift he does his best to hide from the rest of us, because there's a terrible price to be paid: each time a fictional character is brought to life, the vacuum created within the written work must be filled by a real-life person. And this is how his wife Resa came to vanish, after he manifested three ne'er-do-wells from a story.
Director: Iain Softley
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Sienna Guillory, Eliza Bennett, Richard Strange, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren
(Premiere, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, PG, 3 Star)
19:05
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Film)
Woody Allen's Spanish-set romantic comedy stars Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz. Christopher Evan Welch narrates the exploits of two American frie$$$, Vicky and Cristina, who are spending the summer in Barcelona. Vicky is engaged to Doug, who's back in the States, while Cristina is most definitely single, and adventurous. At an art exhibition, they meet Juan Antonio Gonzalo, artist and lothario, who takes a shine to both women, and invites them back to his hometown Oviedo, hoping to be more than just their tour guide. Vicky's initial unease at the jaunt is overruled by Cristina, and the visit sparks a complex romantic entanglement. But the fireworks are truly lit when Gonzalo's unstable wife Maria Elena arrives on the scene... Edited for content.
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Christopher Evan Welch, Chris Messina
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 12, 4 Star)
21:00
Wolf (Film)
Director Mike Nichols' satirical updating of the werewolf legend. Jack Nicholson stars as the humble editor bitten by a wolf-creature, who then becomes a corporate predator, taking on slimy Stewart Swinton and power-hungry Raymond Alden, while romancing the fiery Laura Alden.
Director: Mike Nichols
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, Kate Nelligan, Richard Jenkins
(Premiere, Subtitles, 1994, 15, 3 Star)
23:30
Aeon Flux (Film)
Karyn Kusama's sci-fi thriller is set in the 25th century, when, following the outbreak of a killer virus, the remnants of humanity live in the city of Bregna, ruled by Trevor Goodchild. But his draconian rule is threatened by a bunch of rebels led by Handler, who orders Aeon Flux to kill Goodchild. Aeon also has a personal reason to murder him, since he ordered the death of her sister Una. But when she breaks into his inner sanctum, she discovers awful truths about their joint pasts and why the population of the city is so stable and healthy.
Director: Karyn Kusama
Starring: Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller, Sophie Okonedo, Frances McDormand, Pete Postlethwaite
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, 15, 3 Star)
01:15
The Passion of the Christ (Film)
Betrayal, torture, abandonment and crucifixion: Focussing on the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life, this powerful and graphic account begins in the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus has gone to pray after sitting the Last Supper and concludes with his trial and condemnation to death.
Director: Mel Gibson
Starring: James Caviezel, Maia Morgenstern, Hristo Jivkov, Francesco de Vito, Monica Bellucci, Mattia Sbragia, Toni Bertorelli, Luca Lionello, Hristo Shopov
(In Aramaic and Latin with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2004, 18, 4 Star)
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Thursday 21st February
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11:00
Tales From Earthsea (Film)
Goro Miyazaki's dazzling Studio Ghibli animation brings to life Ursula Le Guin's superlative fantasy novels. Young Prince Arren leaves his homeland in a quest to find out why Earthsea's biosphere seems to be failing. In the company of Archmage Sparrowhawk, they discover that the evil wizard Cob is draining the planet's powers for his own purpose, one that needs Arren's life to reach completion. As good and evil meet in a final battle, the fate of Earthsea hangs in the balance.
Director: Goro Miyazaki
Starring: Junichi Okada, Aoi Teshima, Bunta Sugawara, Yûko Tanaka, Teruyuki Kagawa, Jun Fubuki
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Subtitled, In Japanese with English Subtitles, 2006, PG, 3 Star)
13:15
Gunman's Walk (Film)
Western family saga starring Van Heflin as Lee Hackett, a veteran of the Wild West who has failed to adapt to the changing life of the frontier. His determination to mould his sons Ed and Davy in his gun-totin' image backfires when one of them turns into a murderous desperado in Philip Karlson's mature examination of racism, violence and parental ambition.
Director: Phil Karlson
Starring: Van Heflin, Tab Hunter, Kathryn Grant, James Darren, Mickey Shaughnessy, Robert F. Simon
(Premiere, Subtitles, 1958, PG, 3 Star)
15:10
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who (Film)
Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino's animated family film, based on Dr Seuss's book, stars Horton, an elephant. One day, wandering through the jungle, he hears a voice coming from a mote of dust. It turns out to be the tiny planet of the Whos, who are threatened with destruction. Horton agrees to help them and, catching them safely on a flower, seeks the help of the others in the jungle. But the Kangaroo, ruler of the jungle, believes, 'If you can't see it, it's not there' and hires the vulture Vlad to eliminate the planet. Can Horton save the Whos? With Steve Carrell as the voice of the Mayor of Whoville, and Isla Fisher as a Who doctor, Mary Lou Larue.
Director: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino
Starring: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Dan Fogler
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, U, 4 Star)
16:50
Explorers (Film)
Joe Dante's family sci-fi adventure stars Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix. When Ben Crandall's dreams inspire him and his friend Wolfgang to create a giant circuit board, they discover that they've invented a craft that can pass through solid matter. At first, they just enjoy the thrills, but they soon find the military interested in their exploits, as well as aliens who are rather disturbed by the implications of the kids' discovery.
Director: Joe Dante
Starring: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Bobby Fite, Bradley Gregg, Georg Olden, Chance Schwass
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1985, U, 3 Star)
19:05
Volcano (Film)
Mick Jackson's disaster movie is set in Los Angeles, where, to use the movie's tagline, 'the coast is toast'. The famous La Brea tar pits start bubbling, the first signs that a dormant volcano beneath the city has come to life, and before long lava is flowing through the sewers and the streets. Taking charge of the disaster is Mike Roark, head of the city's Office Emergency Management, assisted by scientist Dr Amy Barnes and his second-in-command Emmitt Reese. Can they save the city by diverting the threatening lava? Edited for content.
Director: Mick Jackson
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann, Don Cheadle, Jacqueline Kim, Keith David
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1997, 12, 2 Star)
21:00
Eclipse (Film)
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart star in the third instalment of the teen fantasy romance-thriller, with David Slade taking custody of the director's chair for this outing. Bella Swan remains torn over whether to plight her troth to the chill-skinned, undead Edward Cullen or instead opt for Jacob Black, whose warm-bloodedness is offset by his periodic bouts of lupine transformation. But rivalries and romantic choices must be set aside when an old enemy unleashes a merciless horde of 'newborn' vampires, aiming to kill Bella and settle a score with Edward. Also starring Bryce Dallas Howard. While the narrative is, naturally, bound by Stephenie Meyer's theme of sexual abstinence, Slade's direction brings new vigour to the action scenes and the backstory flashbacks.
Director: David Slade
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Xavier Samuel, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anna Kendrick
(Premiere, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2010, 12, 2 Star)
23:20
Perrier's Bounty (Film)
Ian Fitzgibbon's comedy crime thriller starring Cillian Murphy, Jodie Whittaker and Jim Broadbent. Michael is left with a bounty on his head following his non-payment of a debt to, and a rather more serious misunderstanding with, some particularly nasty Dublin gangsters, led by Darren Perrier. Understandably, Michael isn't keen to hang around and let the mobsters claim their prize easily, so he goes on the run, taking along his neighbour Brenda and his father. But Brenda knows more than she's letting on, and Michael's father is, well, a tad erratic of late - and neither of these factors improves Michael's chances of survival. The cast also features Gabriel Byrne as the voice of the Grim Reaper. Film4 premiere.
Director: Ian Fitzgibbon
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Cillian Murphy, Michael McElhatton, Don Wycherley, Jodie Whittaker, Brendan Coyle
(Premiere, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, 15)
01:05
Le Serpent (Film)
Eric Barbier's tense thriller stars Yvan Attal as Mandel, a photographer in the process of divorcing his wife. Into his life comes former classmate Plender, who is now psychopathically obsessed with avenging a childhood slight. Framing Mandel for the murder of a model, he also begins to inveigle his way into Mandel's family to inflict further damage - can Mandel stop him and prove his innocence?
Director: Eric Barbier
Starring: Yvan Attal, Clovis Cornillac, Pierre Richard, Simon Abkarian, Minna Haapkylä, Olga Kurylenko
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In French with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2006, 15, 3 Star)
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Friday 22nd February
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11:00
Carry on Up the Khyber (Film)
Classic Carry On fun from stalwart director Gerald Thomas, featuring the core team of regulars. Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond is in charge of the motley kilted crew of the Third Foot and Mouth regiment at a British outpost in the Khyber Pass. The Khasi of Kalabar has other ideas and wants the 'British devils' dead, but his troops fear what they may or may not have under their 'skirts'. But when one of the regiment is seen wearing underpants the fate of the British in India is at stake.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Roy Castle, Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1969, PG, 3 Star)
12:45
The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (Film)
When his bride-to-be is shrunk by an evil magician, Sinbad has no choice but to head for the island of Colossa, where he must overcome a series of daunting adversaries and obstacles in a bid to retrieve both Aladdin's lamp and the piece of giant roc eggshell that will restore his fiancé to normal size. Directed by Nathan Juran, with special effects by Ray Harryhausen.
Director: Nathan Juran
Starring: Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Richard Eyer, Torin Thatcher, Alec Mango, Danny Green
(Subtitles, 1958, U, 4 Star)
14:30
Clash of the Titans (Film)
Desmond Davis's fantasy adventure, featuring the legendary stop-motion special effects of Ray Harryhausen. In Greece's mythical past, Perseus sets out on his quest to save the beautiful Andromeda from a sticky end at the tentacles of the fearsome sea monster the Kraken. But Perseus also has to deal with sundry other malevolent creatures along the way, including Medusa the snake-haired Gorgon and the two-headed wolf Dioskilos. Also starring Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom, Maggie Smith and Ursula Andress.
Director: Desmond Davis
Starring: Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker, Burgess Meredith, Maggie Smith, Ursula Andress, Claire Bloom
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1981, PG, 3 Star)
16:50
Five Children and It (Film)
John Stephenson's family adventure is based on the classic children's novel by E Nesbit. The First World War is underway and five London kids are packed off to the seaside when their father is dispatched to engage in the hostilities across the Channel. Once at the coast, the siblings lodge with their mildly eccentric uncle Albert at his rambling mansion, where they delight in breaking his various house rules. Then, one day, while at the beach, they find an odd creature called It. They soon discover their strange new friend is a sand fairy who possesses magical powers, which the children aren't slow to take advantage of - with varying degrees of success.
Director: John Stephenson
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Zoë Wanamaker, Freddie Highmore, Jonathan Bailey, Jessica Claridge, Poppy Rogers
(Subtitles, 2004, U, 3 Star)
18:40
Cutthroat Island (Film)
In Renny Harlin's swashbuckling adventure, Geena Davis plays Morgan Adams, whose pirate father bequeaths her one third of a treasure map. Her two uncles have the other two sections, while an evil third uncle, Dawg Brown, is after the complete map and the treasure. Matthew Modine plays William Shaw, a convict Adams buys at a slave auction to translate the map's Latin inscriptions and who soon becomes her love interest. The stage is set for storms, sea battles, swordfights and, of course, the discovery of the treasure and the final confrontation. Edited for content.
Director: Renny Harlin
Starring: Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella, Maury Chaykin, Patrick Malahide, Stan Shaw
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1995, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
Knight and Day (Film)
James Mangold's action-comedy is a jet-setting caper that opens June Havens crossing paths with Roy Miller at an airport. He's a CIA assassin whose colleagues think has turned rogue agent and are now out to put him permanently out of the game. He realises that, now she's met him, June's life is also in danger from those chasing him, so he kidnaps her to keep her safe. Forced to flee with him, the duo dash around the globe - with locations sweeping from the South Pacific to Seville - and must survive chase after chase in the fight to clear his name and return June to her 'regular' life in Wichita, Kansas.
Director: James Mangold
Starring: Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard, Jordi Mollà, Viola Davis, Paul Dano
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, 12, 3 Star)
23:10
Underworld: Evolution (Film)
The battle for supremacy between the vampires and the werewolves, as chronicled in Underworld, continues. The vampiric Selene and Lycan Michael have to deal both with their forbidden romance and those who now pursue them. The hunters are Marcus, who seeks Selene's knowledge of the whereabouts of his long-lost brother, and Alexander Corvinus, an immortal who, unknown to them, is the father of Marcus and his psychopathic Lycan brother. Len Wiseman's action fantasy thriller is fast-moving, with great special effects, and Beckinsale in particular is in thrilling form.
Director: Len Wiseman
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Tony Curran, Shane Brolly, Derek Jacobi, Bill Nighy
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, 18, 3 Star)
01:15
The Breed (Film)
Nicholas Mastandrea's chiller begins with a bunch of teenagers landing by seaplane at a deserted island, ready for a party weekend. But then from the woods comes a chilling howl. Slowly, the group, led by Nicki, realise that they are being hunted by a pack of genetically modified, highly intelligent super dogs that have escaped from a training establishment on the other side of the island. And the hou$$$ haven't eaten for a while.
Director: Nicholas Mastandrea
Starring: Michelle Rodriguez, Oliver Hudson, Taryn Manning, Eric Lively, Hill Harper, Nick Boraine
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, 15, 2 Star)
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Saturday 23rd February
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11:00
Just My Luck (Film)
Donald Petrie's romcom stars Li$$$ay Lohan as Ashley Albright, who is probably the luckiest girl in the United States: the sun always shines on her, there's always a cab at her call and every scratch card she buys is a winner. Jake Hardin is her polar opposite; if there's something nasty on the pavement, he'll tread in it. But after a chance kiss their luck is reversed and, as Ashley struggles with life's travails, Jake revels in his new good fortune, until the mismatched pair realise that being together is a matter of sharing the good times as well as the bad.
Director: Donald Petrie
Starring: Li$$$ay Lohan, Chris Pine, Faizon Love, Samaire Armstrong, Bree Turner, Missi Pyle
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, PG, 2 Star)
13:00
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (Film)
Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as Tom and Kate Baker, parents to 12 kids, in Adam Shankman's sequel to the comedy hit. The children are now older, and getting ready to leave home, so Tom arranges a final family holiday in rural Wisconsin. Unfortunately, Tom's rival Jimmy Murtaugh, his trophy wife Sarina and their eight offspring are also at the campsite. While the two men try to outdo each other, the two sets of kids become frie$$$, with Sarah Baker and Eliot Murtaugh touching as the two teenagers experiencing first love.
Director: Adam Shankman
Starring: Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Welling, Piper Perabo, Carmen Electra
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, PG, 3 Star)
14:50
Speed 2: Cruise Control (Film)
Sandra Bullock returns alongside director Jan de Bont for this sequel. Annie and her boyfriend Alex take a romantic cruise to the Caribbean, but also aboard the cruise liner are a gathering of diamond merchants, and arch-villain John Geiger, who inte$$$ to steal their merchandise. He plans to ram the ship into dry land and, in the mayhem, escape with the loot. Bullock and Patric are perfect as the dynamic duo who save the day, and the ocean-going scenario allows for more spectacular special effects than the original.
Director: Jan de Bont
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Jason Patric, Willem Dafoe, Temuera Morrison, Brian McCardie, Christine Firkins
(Subtitles, 1997, PG, 1 Star)
17:10
Nacho Libre (Film)
Jared Hess's comedy stars Jack Black as Brother Ignacio, a monk in a destitute Mexican monastery who is distressed by the poor quality of the food he is forced, through penury, to offer his orphans. He decides the only way he could make money to feed them properly is to become a lucha libre wrestler (the immensely popular Mexican 'sport' where masked wrestlers battle it out for fame and fortune). He becomes 'Nacho' and, with his tag partner 'Esqueleto' (aka The Skeleton; Héctor Jiménez), begins to fight his way to the top and take a exploit at the arrogant Ramses (Cesar Gonzalez). Ana de la Reguera plays Sister Encarnación, with whom Ignacio is platonically besotted, but the bulk of the film largely concerns men in tights and their frantic efforts in the ring.
Director: Jared Hess
Starring: Jack Black, Ana de la Reguera, Héctor Jiménez, Darius Rose, Moises Arias, Carlos Maycotte
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, 12, 3 Star)
18:55
America's Sweethearts (Film)
Studio publicist Billy Crystal has a problem or two. The latest film he's promoting stars Catherine Zeta-Jones and John Cusack, happily together and loved by America until they split due to her $$$$$ery. Meanwhile, director Christopher Walken has spent the $86m budget but won't let anyone see the finished product and the press screening is imminent... Complicating matters is Julia Roberts, Zeta-Jones sister and PA, who pines after Cusack.
Director: Joe Roth
Starring: Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Cusack, Hank Azaria, Stanley Tucci
(Subtitles, 2001, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
The Runaways (Film)
Director: Floria Sigismondi
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon, Stella Maeve, Scout Taylor-Compton, Alia Shawkat
(Premiere, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, 15, 3 Star)
23:05
Dog Soldiers (Film)
Neil Marshall's dashing debut feature is a delicious mix of gory horror and outrageous humour. Sean Pertwee stars as an army sergeant leading a disgruntled group on a routine exercise in the Highla$$$. The exercise becomes less routine when a carcass la$$$ on their campfire, followed by the discovery of a dying captain, surrounded by his dead squadron. The mortally wounded man explains that giant werewolves are on the prowl and, on cue, the troop is attacked. Taking refuge in a deserted farmhouse with a zoologist who knows the creatures' history, the soldiers must use every weapon at their disposal to survive.
Director: Neil Marshall
Starring: Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd, Emma Cleasby, Liam Cunningham, Thomas Lockyer, Darren Morfitt
(Subtitles, 2002, 15, 3 Star)
01:10
Wolf (Film)
Director Mike Nichols' satirical updating of the werewolf legend. Jack Nicholson stars as the humble editor bitten by a wolf-creature, who then becomes a corporate predator, taking on slimy Stewart Swinton and power-hungry Raymond Alden, while romancing the fiery Laura Alden.
Director: Mike Nichols
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, Kate Nelligan, Richard Jenkins
(Subtitles, 1994, 15, 3 Star)
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Sunday 24th February
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11:00
Bless This House (Film)
Movie spin-off from the popular 70s TV series, starring Sid James as Sid Abbott, the middle-class, middle-aged father who doesn't understand the youth of the day; in particular his own children, Mike and Sally, who both seem keener to attend demos than get a job. Plus, he's also having problems with his new neighbour Ronald Baines. So when Baines's daughter Kate falls for Mike, comic confusions ensue.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Sid James, Diana Coupland, Sally Geeson, Peter Butterworth, Terry Scott, June Whitfield
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1972, PG, 3 Star)
13:00
Hocus Pocus (Film)
Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Thora Birch star in this slightly dark Disney family fantasy-comedy, directed by Kenny Ortega. Max is not happy that his family have moved to Salem, Massachusetts, and he's even less pleased that he has to look after his younger sister Dani on Halloween. While attempting to prove to his sister and his sweetheart Allison that Halloween is all just superstition and nonsense, he accidentally resurrects Winnie, Sarah and Mary, three witches put to death 300 years earlier for killing children to create rejuvenating potions. The revived crones resume their quest for eternal youth, and only Max, Dani and Allison can stop them.
Director: Kenny Ortega
Starring: Jason Marsden, Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz, Thora Birch
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1993, PG, 3 Star)
14:55
Explorers (Film)
Joe Dante's family sci-fi adventure stars Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix. When Ben Crandall's dreams inspire him and his friend Wolfgang to create a giant circuit board, they discover that they've invented a craft that can pass through solid matter. At first, they just enjoy the thrills, but they soon find the military interested in their exploits, as well as aliens who are rather disturbed by the implications of the kids' discovery.
Director: Joe Dante
Starring: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Bobby Fite, Bradley Gregg, Georg Olden, Chance Schwass
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1985, U, 3 Star)
17:05
Inkheart (Film)
Iain Softley's CGI fantasy adventure about a man with an extraordinary talent - and the consequences of his using it - stars Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany and Andy Serkis. Mo Folchart is a 'silvertongue' - someone who possesses the ability to summon forth characters from the pages of novels and bring them into physical being in the real world. But it's a gift he does his best to hide from the rest of us, because there's a terrible price to be paid: each time a fictional character is brought to life, the vacuum created within the written work must be filled by a real-life person. And this is how his wife Resa came to vanish, after he manifested three ne'er-do-wells from a story.
Director: Iain Softley
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Sienna Guillory, Eliza Bennett, Richard Strange, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, PG, 3 Star)
19:10
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (Film)
In Ivan Reitman's comedy Uma Thurman plays dowdy Jenny Johnson, who falls in love with Matt Saunders, who she meets on the subway. But when he fi$$$ her a little too possessive he dumps her, a decision he soon regrets, because Jenny Johnson has an alter-ego: superhero G-Girl. Saunders soon fi$$$ out that hell hath no fury like a woman with super powers scorned.
Director: Ivan Reitman
Starring: Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Anna Faris, Rainn Wilson, Eddie Izzard, Stelio Savante
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, 15, 3 Star)
21:00
High Crimes (Film)
Legal thriller from One False Move director Carl Franklin. Ashley Judd stars as Claire Kubik, a successful lawyer who resigns her post in order to defend her husband Tom. He's been accused of committing war crimes during his time as a covert special ops Marine in El Salvador in the late 80s. She was blissfully unaware of his past, but remains convinced of his innocence. However, Claire needs some assistance with some of the more obscure aspects of military law and procedure, and so calls upon the services of Charlie Grimes, a washed up, alcoholic former military attorney. Can they establish that Tom wasn't involved in the massacre of civilians? Indeed, is he actually innocent?
Director: Carl Franklin
Starring: Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, James Caviezel, Adam Scott, Amanda Peet, Bruce Davison
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2002, PG, 3 Star)
23:15
Blood and Chocolate (Film)
Katja von Garnier's romantic horror film stars Agnes Bruckner as Vivian, a Romanian werewolf promised to pack leader Gabriel as his seventh wife; according to clan law, he must take a fresh young spouse every seven years. She is reluctant to take on the role, especially as she has fallen in love with graphic novelist Aiden, managing to conceal her secret from him. But Aiden has his own secrets which will threaten both their lives.
Director: Katja von Garnier
Starring: Agnes Bruckner, Hugh Dancy, Olivier Martinez, Katja Riemann, Bryan Dick, Chris Geere
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2007, 12, 3 Star)
01:10
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (Film)
Nicole Kidman plays Diane Arbus, the legendary photographer, in Steven Shainberg's imagined biography of her rise to fame. She breaks out of the shadow of her photographer husband Allan through a relationship with a neighbour, Lionel Sweeney, who has a physical hereditary trait that fascinates Arbus both as a photographer and as a woman.
Director: Steven Shainberg
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Robert Downey Jr., Ty Burrell, Harris Yulin, Jane Alexander, Emmy Clarke
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, 15, 3 Star)
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11:00
The Shanghai Gesture (Film)
Josef von Sternberg's 1940's drama is based on a then-daring Broadway play that was set in a brothel. In the port of Shanghai, Mother Gin Sling runs a crooked casino frequented by a variety of lowlife. She is informed that the owner of the property, Sir Guy Charteris, plans to close it down but, through her sources, she fi$$$ he had a daughter by a Chinese woman. That daughter, Poppy, is a selfish, addicted woman who, encouraged to gamble, soon runs up massive debts as well as being seduced by Dr Omar. But as well as arranging Poppy's downfall, Mother Gin Sling has another reason to hate Sir Guy, one that will become apparent at a climactic dinner on the casino's last night... The Hays Office turned down 15 film scripts before finally accepting Josef von Sternberg's version, which he went on to direct. Sternberg transferred his action from a brothel to a casino, but it is still a delirious story of decadence and depravity.
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Starring: Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Victor Mature, Ona Munson, Phyllis Brooks, Albert Bassermann
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1941, PG, 3 Star)
13:00
The Violent Men (Film)
Based on the Donald Hamilton novel Smokey Valley, this Cold War western stars Glenn Ford, Edward G Robinson and the formidable Barbara Stanwyck. A smallholder sta$$$ alone against the brutal tactics of a tyrannical rancher's plans for expansion. Made in the aftermath of Senator McCarthy's Hollywood witchhunts, director Rudolph Mat?'s film is a thinly-veiled allegory of America's stance against communism.
Director: Rudolph Maté
Starring: Glenn Ford, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Dianne Foster, Brian Keith, May Wynn
(Premiere, Subtitles, 1955, 15, 3 Star)
14:55
Gunman's Walk (Film)
Western family saga starring Van Heflin as Lee Hackett, a veteran of the Wild West who has failed to adapt to the changing life of the frontier. His determination to mould his sons Ed and Davy in his gun-totin' image backfires when one of them turns into a murderous desperado in Philip Karlson's mature examination of racism, violence and parental ambition.
Director: Phil Karlson
Starring: Van Heflin, Tab Hunter, Kathryn Grant, James Darren, Mickey Shaughnessy, Robert F. Simon
(Subtitles, 1958, PG, 3 Star)
16:50
Kidnapped (Film)
Following a bloody defeat at the Battle of Culloden in 1746, naive young David Balfour is cheated of his inheritance by his avaricious Uncle Ebenezer. Kidnapped to be sold into slavery by Captain Hoseason, Balfour meets Jacobite rebel Alan Breck on board the slave ship. After the vessel runs aground, the pair are thrown into a succession of adventures that lead them to Edinburgh and a fight for justice. Based on the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Director: Delbert Mann
Starring: Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Jack Hawkins, Donald Pleasence, Gordon Jackson, Vivien Heilbron
(Subtitles, 1971, U, 3 Star)
18:55
X-Men: The Last Stand (Film)
When a mutant called Leech produces an antibody that cures all mutants, billionaire Warren Worthington II, driven by shame of his mutant son, kidnaps Leech to manufacture the cure and rid the world of mutants. But while Professor Charles Xavier advises negotiation and understanding, Magneto favours using mutant force against Worthington. Caught in the middle is government advisor Dr Hank McCoy, aka Beast. As the mutants, including Wolverine, Storm, Phoenix and Juggernaut, take sides, the battle becomes the final stand for the X-Men.
Director: Brett Ratner
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Kelsey Grammer
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, 12, 4 Star)
21:00
The Wolfman (Film)
Joe Johnston's reboot of the classic 1940s Universal gothic horror. Benicio Del Toro plays Lawrence Talbot, a Victorian actor who returns to the ancestral home to discover that his brother has been savagely murdered. But when Talbot sets out in search of the mysterious perpetrator, he is himself attacked by a vicious creature and succumbs to a family curse that strikes with every full moon... Also starring Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt and Hugo Weaving. Rick Baker and Dave Elsey won an Oscar for the film's Best Makeup; an award the former artist had previously secured for An American Werewolf in London. In English, and some Romanian.
Director: Joe Johnston
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Simon Merrells, Gemma Whelan, Emily Blunt, Mario Marin-Borquez
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, 15, 3 Star)
23:00
The Future Interview Special (Entertainment)
An interview with Miranda July, writer, director and star of the 2011 release The Future.
(Repeat, Subtitles)
23:05
The Future (Film)
(Black and White, 2011)
00:50
Me and You and Everyone We Know (Film)
In the second of tonight's Miranda July double-bill, July directs and stars in this Sundance-winning film as Christine Jesperson, a struggling artist who meets divorced father-of-two Richard Swersey. There's a mutual attraction but she moves too fast, and what could have been an easy relationship takes time to re-establish itself. Pleasantly quirky, with great support from Miles Thompson and Brandon Ratcliff as the two sons, July's film exemplifies the spirit of independent filmmaking in America.
Director: Miranda July
Starring: John Hawkes, Miranda July, Miles Thompson, Brandon Ratcliff, Carlie Westerman, Hector Elias
(Subtitles, 2005, 15, 3 Star)
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11:00
The Seven Year Itch (Film)
Billy Wilder's comedy of the sexes stars Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman, a publishing executive who lives in New York with his wife of seven years and their son. While his wife and son decamp to the lakes for the summer, he is forced to stay behind in the sweltering heat to meet a deadline. But his discomfort may be alleviated by the girl who's just moved in upstairs. As the pair get to know each other, her innocent flirting begins to make him wonder whether, while the cat's away, it's time for the mouse to play. Ewell reprised his role from the Broadway hit, while Monroe was at her most luminously beautiful, epitomised by the iconic moment when the subway breeze provides her with some welcome cool air, and the audience a glimpse of her legs.
Director: Billy Wilder
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell, Evelyn Keyes, Sonny Tufts, Robert Strauss, Oskar Homolka
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1955, PG, 4 Star)
13:05
Seven Days to Noon (Film)
Barry Jones stars as Professor Willingdon, a leading atomic research scientist who rebels and devises a plan to prevent the potential for nuclear war: he steals an atomic bomb and announces that, unless all work on the atomic project stops, he'll detonate it in central London. Special Branch officer Superintendent Folland is given the thankless task of trying to track the scientist down. Co-starring Olive Sloane and Joan Hickson.
Director: John Boulting, Roy Boulting
Starring: Barry Jones, André Morell, Hugh Cross, Sheila Manahan, Olive Sloane, Joan Hickson
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1950, PG, 4 Star)
15:00
That Touch of Mink (Film)
Cary Grant and Doris Day star in Delbert Mann's delightful, frothy comedy-romance. She plays Cathy Timberlake, who falls for businessman Roger Adams when his car coats her in mud. Instantly attracted, she wants a ring while he just wants a fling. She figures the way to get him is to be the playgirl he desires, while his plan is to be a straight-ace guy. Inevitably, misunderstandings galore abound but the spark between the two leads is unmistakable. The supporting cast includes Gig Young, John Astin and Audrey Meadows, plus cameos from then-baseball superstars Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra.
Director: Delbert Mann
Starring: Cary Grant, Doris Day, Gig Young, Audrey Meadows, Alan Hewitt, John Astin
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1962, U, 3 Star)
17:00
Akeelah and the Bee (Film)
Doug Atchison's charming drama stars Keke Palmer as Akeelah Anderson, a young girl attending a tough ghetto school in Los Angeles. When she sees the finals of the National Spelling Bee, she decides to enter the competition on the strength of her special skill at spelling. Despite her classmates derision and the antipathy of her mother Tanya, thanks to the efforts of her teacher Dr Joshua Larabee, she reaches the final. But when she meets her fellow competitors, she learns a lesson that will stand her in better stead in the future as she realises that coming first isn't everything in life.
Director: Doug Atchison
Starring: Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal, Sean Michael Afable
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, 12, 4 Star)
19:10
Hocus Pocus (Film)
Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Thora Birch star in this slightly dark Disney family fantasy-comedy, directed by Kenny Ortega. Max is not happy that his family have moved to Salem, Massachusetts, and he's even less pleased that he has to look after his younger sister Dani on Halloween. While attempting to prove to his sister and his sweetheart Allison that Halloween is all just superstition and nonsense, he accidentally resurrects Winnie, Sarah and Mary, three witches put to death 300 years earlier for killing children to create rejuvenating potions. The revived crones resume their quest for eternal youth, and only Max, Dani and Allison can stop them.
Director: Kenny Ortega
Starring: Jason Marsden, Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz, Thora Birch
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1993, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
The Sentinel (Film)
Clark Johnson's thriller stars Michael Douglas as Peter Garrison, a veteran Secret Service agent guarding President Ballentine but, to complicate matters, Ballentine's wife Sarah is having an affair with Garrison. After an agent is shot dead trying to reach Garrison, a mole tells him there's a traitor in the White House bent on assassinating the President. When investigator David Breckinridge learns of this, he screens everyone and only one agent fails the test - Garrison. Garrison, now on the run, has to find the crucial information that will clear his name, expose the traitor and save Ballentine's life as the President prepares to attend a crucial summit.
Director: Clark Johnson
Starring: Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Eva Longoria Parker, Martin Donovan, Ritchie Coster, Kim Basinger
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, 12, 3 Star)
23:10
Oldboy (Film)
Chan-wook Park's visceral thriller begins when Dae-su Oh, an obnoxious drunk, is bailed from the police station yet again by a friend. But he's abducted from the street and wakes up in a cell where he remains for the next 15 years, drugged unconscious when human contact is unavoidable, otherwise with only the television as company. Then he is suddenly released and invited to track down his jailor. His path to revenge incorporates a superbly choreographed fight against multiple foes in which he is armed with just a hammer, and a scene which features the ingestion of a live octopus. It's not easy viewing but it's always compelling.
Director: Chan-wook Park
Starring: Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yu, Hye-jeong Kang, Dae-han Ji, Dal-su Oh, Byeong-ok Kim
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Korean with English Subtitles, 2003, 18, 4 Star)
01:30
Walter (Film)
A chance to see the film that was screened on the very first night of Channel 4's existence. Ian McKellen stars in this moving drama, adapted by David Cook from his award-winning book, as Walter, a man with learning difficulties, who fi$$$ himself at the mercy of society's blinkered attitudes: some call him 'backward', some say he's 'handicapped' and others think of him as a joke. However, despite their hostility, he manages through his own efforts and the help of his mother to read, write and hold down a mundane job. But when his parents die, a nightmare begins, one which leads him through the forbidding doors of a long-stay mental hospital. Directed by Stephen Frears and filmed by Chris Menges, Walter was the first Film on Four - a series of feature films commissioned specially by Channel 4 at its birth, which marked a substantial boost for the British film industry as well as the beginning of the channel's longstanding and continuing contribution to British drama.
Director: Stephen Frears
Starring: Ian McKellen, Arthur Whybrow, Barbara Jefford, Frankie Connolly, Jim Broadbent, Garry Cooper
(Subtitles, 1982, 18, 3 Star)
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Wednesday 27th February
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11:00
Anastasia (Film)
Historical drama directed by Anatole Litvak. In an Oscar-winning role, Ingrid Bergman stars as the amnesiac refugee Anna Koreff who, in 1920s Paris, meets Russian exile General Bounine. Bounine is amazed by her striking resemblance to Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna, who everyone presumed murdered, along with her father Tsar Nicholas II and the rest of her immediate family, during the Russian Revolution. Furthermore, Bounine realises that - if he can successfully pass her off as the Grand Duchess - she could be his key to getting his ha$$$ on a massive fortune that was left by the Tsar in an English bank vault. However, he will first have to convince Anastasia's grandmother, the formidable Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, that his charge is indeed the long-missing Tsarina.
Director: Anatole Litvak, Marvin J. Chomsky
Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, Helen Hayes, Akim Tamiroff, Martita Hunt, Felix Aylmer
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1956, U, 2 Star)
13:05
Thunder Over Arizona (Film)
Joseph Kane's all-action western stars Skip Homeier as Tim Mallory, a cowboy who arrives in Tombstone and is mistaken for a hired gun by Mayor Ervin Plummer. Once it's discovered that a rich vein of gold runs through their land, Plummer wants the Warren family, led by the beautiful Fay, driven off their claim - by any means. Mallory is subsequenty recruited to the Mayor's gang to assist with the eviction, but where do his loyalties really lie?
Director: Joseph Kane
Starring: Skip Homeier, Kristine Miller, George Macready, Wallace Ford, Nacho Galindo, Gregory Walcott
(Subtitles, 1956, U, 2 Star)
14:40
Sunset Boulevard (Film)
Billy Wilder's classic acerbic look at 1950s Hollywood was nominated for 11 Oscars and is probably the first film to have the opening narration spoken by a corpse. Joe Gillis is a penniless screenwriter who pitches up by accident at the mansion of silent star Norma Desmond, who is still dreaming of a comeback. She inveigles him to stay and work on her script but, with time, he becomes her gigolo, under the watchful eye of butler Max Von Mayerling.
Director: Billy Wilder
Starring: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1950, PG, 4 Star)
16:50
Major Dundee (Film)
Sam Peckinpah's western stars Charlton Heston as the eponymous Union Major. It's the end of the Civil War and he's guarding Confederate prisoners, Union deserters and ordinary hard-bitten criminals in a remote fort. But when Apaches attack the fort and make off with three children, Dundee must set up a posse including Confederates, led by Captain Tyreen, who face the choice of joining up or being shot. The feud between Dundee and Tyreen is heated up by a sultry Mexican widow, and when the Apaches are finally caught, there's more than one battle in store.
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Starring: Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton, James Coburn, Michael Anderson Jr., Senta Berger
(Premiere, Subtitles, 1965, PG, 4 Star)
19:15
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Film)
A Valley Girl learns she belongs to a line of ancient vampire slayers. After training under the watchful eye of a mentor, she becomes a spandex-wearing, kung-fu kicking, stake-stabbing babe and the mortal enemy of a narcissistic master vampire.
Director: Fran Rubel Kuzui
Starring: Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland, Paul Reubens, Rutger Hauer, Luke Perry, Michele Abrams
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1992, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
Eclipse (Film)
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart star in the third instalment of the teen fantasy romance-thriller, with David Slade taking custody of the director's chair for this outing. Bella Swan remains torn over whether to plight her troth to the chill-skinned, undead Edward Cullen or instead opt for Jacob Black, whose warm-bloodedness is offset by his periodic bouts of lupine transformation. But rivalries and romantic choices must be set aside when an old enemy unleashes a merciless horde of 'newborn' vampires, aiming to kill Bella and settle a score with Edward. Also starring Bryce Dallas Howard. While the narrative is, naturally, bound by Stephenie Meyer's theme of sexual abstinence, Slade's direction brings new vigour to the action scenes and the backstory flashbacks.
Director: David Slade
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Xavier Samuel, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anna Kendrick
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2010, 12, 2 Star)
23:20
Thirst (Film)
South Korean director Park Chan-wook's Cannes-winning horror combines eroticism, spiritual conflict and black comedy - along with the expected gore - to provide an unconventional take on all things vampire. Sang-hyun is a Christian priest who, in order to help find a cure, volunteers to be infected with a terrible virus that's devastating Africa. Miraculously, he survives the deadly disease. However, he's left with an intense craving for both blood and sex; as well as developing some extraordinary supernatural powers. His priestly role as a hospital visitor enables him to quell his thirst for blood without killing his 'donors', or destroying his still-intact Christian ethics.
Director: Chan-wook Park
Starring: Kang-ho Song, Ok-bin Kim, Hae-sook Kim, Ha-kyun Shin, In-hwan Park, Dal-su Oh
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Korean with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2009, 18, 4 Star)
02:00
Taxidermia (Film)
A bizarre, sometimes grotesque film encompasses the lives of dysfunctional men from three generations of the same family. It begins with Csaba Czene as Morosgovinyi Vendel, a sexually frustrated orderly during the war, who relieves his tensions in the most outlandish, gross ways.
Director: György Pálfi
Starring: Csaba Czene, Gergely Trócsányi, Marc Bischoff, István Gyuricza, Piroska Molnár, Gábor Máté
(In Hungarian/Russian/English with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2006, 18, 3 Star)
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Thursday 28th February
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11:00
The Sea Inside (Film)
Javier Bardem plays quadriplegic Ramon Sampedro, who spent 29 years fighting for his right to die. Remarkable Spanish drama that won the 2005 Best Foreign Film Oscar.
Director: Alejandro Amenábar
Starring: Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas, Mabel Rivera, Celso Bugallo, Clara Segura
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Subtitled, In Spanish with English Subtitles, 2004, PG, 4 Star)
13:25
The Gentle Sex (Film)
This Second World War documentary-style morale booster, directed by Leslie Howard, emphasised the role of women on the home front by following the fortunes of seven very different females, who all join the ATS on the same day. The story follows them through basic training to their eventual postings, when they are reunited at an anti-aircraft station.
Director: Leslie Howard, Maurice Elvey
Starring: Joan Gates, Jean Gillie, Joan Greenwood, Joyce Howard, Rosamund John, Lilli Palmer
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1941, U, 3 Star)
15:15
Carry on Up the Khyber (Film)
Classic Carry On fun from stalwart director Gerald Thomas, featuring the core team of regulars. Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond is in charge of the motley kilted crew of the Third Foot and Mouth regiment at a British outpost in the Khyber Pass. The Khasi of Kalabar has other ideas and wants the 'British devils' dead, but his troops fear what they may or may not have under their 'skirts'. But when one of the regiment is seen wearing underpants the fate of the British in India is at stake.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Roy Castle, Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1969, PG, 3 Star)
17:00
The Bridges of Toko-Ri (Film)
Mark Robson's vivid fact-based depiction of the US Navy's air support of ground troops during the Korean War stars William Holden as Lt Harry Brubaker, a Second World War pilot recalled from civilian life to serve in Korea. He's far from happy to be dragged from blissful domestic stability but dutifully follows orders to participate in a risky bombing raid on a series of bridges that are essential to North Korean supply lines. The Navy gave Robson access to film many of the ship and plane sequences, but the action is also backed up by convincing special effects, for which the movie won an Oscar.
Director: Mark Robson
Starring: William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March, Mickey Rooney, Robert Strauss, Charles McGraw
(Subtitles, 1954, PG, 3 Star)
19:05
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (Film)
In Ivan Reitman's comedy Uma Thurman plays dowdy Jenny Johnson, who falls in love with Matt Saunders, who she meets on the subway. But when he fi$$$ her a little too possessive he dumps her, a decision he soon regrets, because Jenny Johnson has an alter-ego: superhero G-Girl. Saunders soon fi$$$ out that hell hath no fury like a woman with super powers scorned. Edited for content.
Director: Ivan Reitman
Starring: Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Anna Faris, Rainn Wilson, Eddie Izzard, Stelio Savante
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, 15, 3 Star)
21:00
Adaptation (Film)
Drama about a screenwriter struggling to adapt a novel about an eccentric naturalist who illegally hunts down orchids in the Florida swamps. In an effort to rid himself of writers block he decides to visit the plant thief himself.
Director: Spike Jonze
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Cara Seymour, Tilda Swinton, Ron Livingston
(Premiere, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2002, 15, 4 Star)
23:15
Underworld: Evolution (Film)
The battle for supremacy between the vampires and the werewolves, as chronicled in Underworld, continues. The vampiric Selene and Lycan Michael have to deal both with their forbidden romance and those who now pursue them. The hunters are Marcus, who seeks Selene's knowledge of the whereabouts of his long-lost brother, and Alexander Corvinus, an immortal who, unknown to them, is the father of Marcus and his psychopathic Lycan brother. Len Wiseman's action fantasy thriller is fast-moving, with great special effects, and Beckinsale in particular is in thrilling form.
Director: Len Wiseman
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Tony Curran, Shane Brolly, Derek Jacobi, Bill Nighy
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, 18, 3 Star)
01:20
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (Film)
The final film in this week's triple bill dedicated to the Korean director Park Chan-Wook is a deliriously daft romcom. Young-goon works in a maddening dead-end job making transistor radios. Flipping, she insists she's a cyborg and that she only needs to lick batteries for sustenance rather than eating. She's sent to a psychiatric ward where she's befriended by schizophrenic kleptomaniac Il-Sun. The two damaged souls fall in love, combating the staff at the hospital as Young-goon becomes a battle-bot in one of the many fantasy sequences shot in surreally bright colours that punctuate the film.
Director: Chan-wook Park
Starring: Su-jeong Lim, Rain, Hie-jin Choi, Byeong-ok Kim, Yong-nyeo Lee, Dal-su Oh
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Korean with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2006, 15, 3 Star)
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Friday 1st March
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11:00
The Violent Men (Film)
Based on the Donald Hamilton novel Smokey Valley, this Cold War western stars Glenn Ford, Edward G Robinson and the formidable Barbara Stanwyck. A smallholder sta$$$ alone against the brutal tactics of a tyrannical rancher's plans for expansion. Made in the aftermath of Senator McCarthy's Hollywood witchhunts, director Rudolph Mat?'s film is a thinly-veiled allegory of America's stance against communism.
Director: Rudolph Maté
Starring: Glenn Ford, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Dianne Foster, Brian Keith, May Wynn
(Subtitles, 1955, 15, 3 Star)
12:55
Hellfighters (Film)
Andrew V McLaglen's firefighting action adventure stars John Wayne and is based on the work of famed real-life extinguisher of oil well fires, Red Adair. Chance Buckman and his young partner Greg Parker have established themselves as the people to call whenever a major fire is burning out of control, and their perilous calling takes them around the globe to quell one dangerous conflagration after another. Complicating their lives are Buckman's relationship with his former wife Madelyn and Parker's spouse Tish, who is also Buckman's daughter.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Starring: John Wayne, Katharine Ross, Jim Hutton, Jay C. Flippen, Bruce Cabot, Edward Faulkner
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1969, PG, 2 Star)
15:15
The Hot Rock (Film)
Robert Redford plays ex-con John Dortmunder, who plans, with his brother-in-law Andrew Kelp, to steal a priceless diamond from the Brooklyn Museum. Helped by expert getaway man Stan Murch and explosives wizard Alan Greenberg, the daring duo steal the gem with a little assistance from bombs, a faked car crash and a little dressing up. But almost as soon as they get their ha$$$ on the loot, they lose it and must retrieve it from the various ha$$$ into which it falls. The mixture of farce, slapstick and fast-moving thrills comes off entertainingly under the direction of Peter Yates, who makes excellent use of well-chosen New York locations and stages a memorable wild helicopter ride through the city's concrete canyons.
Director: Peter Yates
Starring: Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman, Paul Sand, Moses Gunn, William Redfield
(Subtitles, 1972, U, 3 Star)
17:15
Big Top Pee-Wee (Film)
In the sequel to Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Pee-wee Herman fi$$$ his peace and quiet interrupted by the arrival in his farmyard of a circus led by ringmaster Mace Montana. Allowing them to stay, Pee-wee falls for trapeze artist Gina Piccolapupula, much to the chagrin of his fiancé Winnie. But all's well that e$$$ well in Randal Kleiser's family fantasy.
Director: Randal Kleiser
Starring: Paul Reubens, Penelope Ann Miller, Kris Kristofferson, Valeria Golino, Wayne White, Susan Tyrrell
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1988, U, 3 Star)
18:55
America's Sweethearts (Film)
Studio publicist Billy Crystal has a problem or two. The latest film he's promoting stars Catherine Zeta-Jones and John Cusack, happily together and loved by America until they split due to her $$$$$ery. Meanwhile, director Christopher Walken has spent the $86m budget but won't let anyone see the finished product and the press screening is imminent... Complicating matters is Julia Roberts, Zeta-Jones sister and PA, who pines after Cusack.
Director: Joe Roth
Starring: Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Cusack, Hank Azaria, Stanley Tucci
(Subtitles, 2001, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Film)
Director Michael Bay returns with his second instalment of the sci-fi action romp that pits humans against some big, bad alien robots, the Decepticons. In this sequel, which manages to be even louder and more prone to explosions than the initial outing, Sam Witwicky and his girlfriend Mikaela Banes are once more at the centre of the action. Witwicky is being hunted down by the Decepticons, who recognise that he is their main impediment to their gaining control of an awesome source of energy. As the Decepticons' plan would result in the destruction of the Sun, mankind's fate rests on the shoulders of our oddly named hero.
Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Ramon Rodriguez
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 12, 3 Star)
23:50
Vanishing Point (Film)
Richard C Sarafian's action thriller.
Director: Richard C. Sarafian
Starring: Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger, Victoria Medlin, Paul Koslo, Robert Donner
(Premiere, Widescreen, Subtitles, 1971, 15, 3 Star)
01:50
River of Grass (Film)
The directorial debut from Kelly Reichardt stars Lisa Bowman and Larry Fessenden as two deadbeats on the run from the police. Set in the director's homeland of south Florida, in the run-down, torpid area between Miami and the Everglades, a dissatisfied housewife, Cozy, and Lee Ray, the live-at-home handyman she meets in a bar, are involved in an accidental shooting. Thinking they have committed murder they decide to flee. But their natures and bank balances ensure they don't get very far... Reichardt's low budget drama, grainily shot, perfectly creates a portrait of two very ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances. And though nothing much happens during the course of the film - it's a universe away from the usual high-octane chase movie - it does so with a pleasingly ennui-soaked, sweaty verisimilitude.
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Starring: Larry Fessenden, Dick Russell, Michael Buscemi, Lisa Bowman, Santo Fazio, Sheila Korsi
(Subtitles, 1994, 15, 3 Star)
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Saturday 2nd March
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The Shanghai Gesture (Film)
Josef von Sternberg's 1940's drama is based on a then-daring Broadway play that was set in a brothel. In the port of Shanghai, Mother Gin Sling runs a crooked casino frequented by a variety of lowlife. She is informed that the owner of the property, Sir Guy Charteris, plans to close it down but, through her sources, she fi$$$ he had a daughter by a Chinese woman. That daughter, Poppy, is a selfish, addicted woman who, encouraged to gamble, soon runs up massive debts as well as being seduced by Dr Omar. But as well as arranging Poppy's downfall, Mother Gin Sling has another reason to hate Sir Guy, one that will become apparent at a climactic dinner on the casino's last night... The Hays Office turned down 15 film scripts before finally accepting Josef von Sternberg's version, which he went on to direct. Sternberg transferred his action from a brothel to a casino, but it is still a delirious story of decadence and depravity.
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Starring: Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Victor Mature, Ona Munson, Phyllis Brooks, Albert Bassermann
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1941, PG, 3 Star)
13:00
To be Announced (Film)
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15:00
Kidnapped (Film)
Following a bloody defeat at the Battle of Culloden in 1746, naive young David Balfour is cheated of his inheritance by his avaricious Uncle Ebenezer. Kidnapped to be sold into slavery by Captain Hoseason, Balfour meets Jacobite rebel Alan Breck aboard the slave ship. After the vessel runs aground, the pair are thrown into a succession of adventures that lead them to Edinburgh and a fight for justice. Based on the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Director: Delbert Mann
Starring: Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Jack Hawkins, Donald Pleasence, Gordon Jackson, Vivien Heilbron
(Subtitles, 1971, U, 3 Star)
17:15
To be Announced (Film)
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18:55
Mad Money (Film)
Callie Khouri's comedy crime caper stars Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes as Bridget Cardigan, Nina Brewster and Jackie Truman, three women employed as janitors at the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank. Bridget has only taken the job because her high-earning husband Don has been downsized and somebody has to earn the money to keep up their lifestyle. It breaks her heart to see the old banknotes being sent for shredding - surely nobody will miss a few? Enlisting the other two, they find a 'foolproof' way of helping themselves to just a little. And when they go undiscovered, it's tempting for a little to become a lot - but only if no one suspects three such lowly female workers.
Director: Callie Khouri
Starring: Diane Keaton, Ted Danson, Katie Holmes, Adam Rothenberg, Queen Latifah, Peyton 'Alex' Smith
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2008, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
Forrest Gump (Film)
Lowly Southern boy Forrest starts off with his legs in metal clamps and e$$$ up running across America, after becoming athlete, war hero, ping pong genius and shrimper. Crowd-pleasing comedy drama which won Tom Hanks his second Oscar.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field, Rebecca Williams
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1994, 12, 4 Star)
23:40
Predator 2 (Film)
The predator returns, this time hunting the streets of Los Angeles for his prey. The alien has decided to take the feuding drug-dealing gangsters who are threatening to overrun the city as trophies. But when he starts taking out the police as well, tough cop Lt Mike Harrigan and partners Danny Archuleta and Leona Cantrell set out on its trail. However, they must also contend with special agent Peter Keyes, who seems to know what happened to a mercenary patrol in the South American jungle.
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Starring: Kevin Peter Hall, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Rubén Blades, Maria Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton
(Subtitles, 1990, 18, 3 Star)
01:50
The Future (Film)
Idiosyncratically quirky writer-actor-director Miranda July follows her 2005 debut, Me and You and Everyone We Know, with this existentialist comedy-drama that's narrated by a cat. Sophie and Jason are in their mid-30s, childless and stuck in jobs that were supposed to be 'just for now' - she teaches dance to kids, he operates an IT helpdesk from their shared home - but have seemingly set them on a road to nowhere. The realisation that, if they want to make something of their lives, they need to find direction pretty damn soon hits with a jolt. One upshot is that they decide to adopt a down-on-its-luck cat from a shelter; the feline, Paw-Paw, provides a commentary on the couple's lives. But Jason and Hamish are also prompted to change jobs and seek other new opportunities - which have rather more far-reaching consequences than taking in the moggie. Also starring David Warshofsky and Joe Putterlik. A Film4 production.
Starring: Hamish Linklater
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2011, 12)
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Wednesday 6th March
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11:00
The Gentle Sex (Film)
This Second World War documentary-style morale booster, directed by Leslie Howard, emphasised the role of women on the home front by following the fortunes of seven very different females, who all join the ATS on the same day. The story follows them through basic training to their eventual postings, when they are reunited at an anti-aircraft station.
Director: Leslie Howard, Maurice Elvey
Starring: Joan Gates, Jean Gillie, Joan Greenwood, Joyce Howard, Rosamund John, Lilli Palmer
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1941, U, 3 Star)
12:50
The Bridges of Toko-Ri (Film)
Mark Robson's vivid fact-based depiction of the US Navy's air support of ground troops during the Korean War stars William Holden as Lt Harry Brubaker, a Second World War pilot recalled from civilian life to serve in Korea. He's far from happy to be dragged from blissful domestic stability but dutifully follows orders to participate in a risky bombing raid on a series of bridges that are essential to North Korean supply lines. The Navy gave Robson access to film many of the ship and plane sequences, but the action is also backed up by convincing special effects, for which the movie won an Oscar.
Director: Mark Robson
Starring: William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March, Mickey Rooney, Robert Strauss, Charles McGraw
(Subtitles, 1954, PG, 3 Star)
14:55
Siege of the Saxons (Film)
Rousing historical romp in which King Arthur is betrayed and murdered by his champion knight, who assumes the throne in league with the invading Saxons. The only witness is an outlaw, who rescues the King's daughter and goes in search of Merlin, the mystical kingmaker who will be his ally in the battle ahead.
Director: Nathan Juran
Starring: Ronald Lewis, Janette Scott, Ronald Howard, Mark Dignam, John Laurie, Jerome Willis
(Subtitles, 1963, 12, 2 Star)
16:40
Hellfighters (Film)
Andrew V McLaglen's firefighting action adventure stars John Wayne and is based on the work of famed real-life extinguisher of oil well fires, Red Adair. Chance Buckman and his young partner Greg Parker have established themselves as the people to phone whenever a major fire is burning out of control, and their perilous calling takes them around the globe to quell one dangerous conflagration after another. Complicating their lives are Buckman's relationship with his former wife Madelyn and Parker's spouse Tish, who is also Buckman's daughter.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Starring: John Wayne, Katharine Ross, Jim Hutton, Jay C. Flippen, Bruce Cabot, Edward Faulkner
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1969, PG, 2 Star)
19:00
The Truman Show (Film)
Satire on the intrusive nature of television in which a man's apparently idyllic lifestyle is turned on its head when he discovers the shocking truth about his perfect home town and the people who live there. Unaware that he is the subject of a reality TV show in which his whole life has been an orchestrated drama, the young man - and his addicted viewers - are unprepared for the repercussions when he discovers the truth.
Director: Peter Weir
Starring: Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, Brian Delate
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1998, PG, 4 Star)
21:00
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Film)
Director Michael Bay returns with his second instalment of the sci-fi action romp that pits humans against some big, bad alien robots, the Decepticons. In this sequel, which manages to be even louder and more prone to explosions than the initial outing, Sam Witwicky and his girlfriend Mikaela Banes are once more at the centre of the action. Witwicky is being hunted down by the Decepticons, who recognise that he is the main impediment to their gaining control of an awesome source of energy. As the Decepticons' plan would result in the destruction of the Sun, mankind's fate rests on the shoulders of our oddly named hero.
Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Ramon Rodriguez
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 12, 3 Star)
23:50
This Boy's Life (Film)
Michael Caton-Jones' film stars Leonardo DiCaprio in his first major dramatic film role as Tobias Wolff. Teenager Tobias's divorced mother Caroline is looking for a new start after yet another failed relationship. They head west, ending up in the town of Concrete, Utah, where she hooks up with Dwight Hansen, a smooth-talking character with children of his own. But when Tobias spe$$$ time alone with his future stepfather he experiences the man's dark side, and learns to both assert himself and search for a more positive future.
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Starring: Robert de Niro, Ellen Barkin, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Blechman, Eliza Dushku, Chris Cooper
(Subtitles, 1993, 15, 4 Star)
02:05
The Line (Film)
Ray Liotta and Andy Garcia star in this narco action-thriller, directed by James Cotten. Javier Salazar is the head of a drugs cartel based in the homicide-blighted Mexican border town of Tijuana. But it looks as though it won't be the bullet of rival gang that's going to send him to his maker - nature has taken its own course and he has a terminal illness. To ensure a smooth handover, Garcia has chosen his extremely self-assured nephew Pelon as his successor. However, neither men know that professional assassin Mark Shields has been hired to kill the head of the Salazar Cartel - whoever that may be... In English, and Spanish with English subtitles.
Director: James Cotten
Starring: Ray Liotta, Andy Garcia, Esai Morales, Armand Assante, Valerie Cruz, Jordi Vilasuso
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, 15, 3 Star)
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The Last Frontier (Film)
Portraying the character of Jed, Victor Mature gets to flex both his muscles and his acting abilities in this gripping western from Anthony Mann. Notable for some excellent action sequences and its stunning Mexican locations, The Last Frontier is an archetypal cavalry-versus-Indians saga, as three frontiersmen are glad to accept an offer to become Indian scouts for a cavalry fort. But tension arises between the fort's colonel and Jed when the frontiersman displays his clear liking for the officer's wife, Corinna.
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Storey
Starring: Lon Chaney Jr., Dorothy Gulliver, Ralph Bushman, William Desmond, Joe Bonomo, Pete Morrison
(Subtitles, Black and White, 1932, PG, 3 Star)
13:00
Inspector Gadget (Film)
It's the comedy with a thousand moving parts, the story of the crazy, crackpot crime fighter who's not so much a detective, more a toolbox! Wowser, you'll thrill to the tall tale of a naïve and inept security guard who dreams of becoming the world's greatest law enforcement officer. Then one day he gets involved in a top secret project with a leading robotics scientist, and becomes a man of many parts - all of them moving! With the help of the pretty scientist, our bumbling, accident prone hero fights the nefarious, villainous Claw in this Disney big screen adaptation of the much loved cartoon series.
Director: David Kellogg
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Rupert Everett, Joely Fisher, Michelle Trachtenberg, Andy Dick, Cheri Oteri
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1999, PG, 2 Star)
14:35
Swiss Family Robinson (Film)
On the run from the Napoleonic regime, the Robinson family head for a new life in New Guinea. Tested by the terrors of pirates and a brewing storm, they wake to find themselves left for dead on an idyllic desert island. The resourceful family construct a five-star treehouse, but are they safe from attack by the men with the skull and crossbones?
Director: Ken Annakin
Starring: John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, Janet Munro, Sessue Hayakawa, Tommy Kirk
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1960, U, 4 Star)
17:05
The Last Mimzy (Film)
Chris O'Neil and Rhiannon Leigh Wryn star as siblings Noah and Emma Wilder in Bob Shaye's intelligent family sci-fi adventure drama that doesn't talk down to children. While staying at their family beach house near Seattle, the two find a box of things that look like toys, but prove to be far more mysterious objects. Sent back in time, the 'toys' are trying to pass on a message about the future. And the more Noah and Emma play with the contents of the box, the more their intelligence grows. But one day Noah lines up the toys and accidentally activates a powerful force that creates a state-wide blackout. With her family under arrest by the FBI, Emma must make sense of the messages Mimzy, the toy rabbit, has been telepathically communicating to her.
Director: Robert Shaye
Starring: Chris O'Neil, Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Joely Richardson, Timothy Hutton, Rainn Wilson, Kathryn Hahn
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2007, PG, 4 Star)
19:05
Down with Love (Film)
Romantic comedy starring Ewan McGregor, Rene Zellweger and David Hyde Pierce. Zellweger and McGregor are on top form in this spoof of the sort of 60s sex comedies that would pair Rock Hudson and Doris Day. She's a best-selling author who advocates that her female readership ditch ideas of love and romance for a more guilt-free approach to sensual pleasures. He's the hip journalist and ladies' man out to prove her wrong.
Director: Peyton Reed
Starring: Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Sarah Paulson, David Hyde Pierce, Rachel Dratch, Jack Plotnick
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2003, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
Hitman (Film)
Xavier Gens' action-thriller stars Timothy Olyphant as Agent 47, a nameless assassin belonging to an amoral worldwide organisation that's happy to carry out the dirty work for many major powers. After an operation goes wrong, he goes on the run from both the Russian Secret Service and his own organisation, reluctantly allowing Nika Boronina to tag along. Spying on them both is Interpol agent Mike Whittier. The film is adapted from a computer game but rises above a simple shoot-'em-up level thanks to Agent 47's complicated personality and enigmatic nature.
Director: Xavier Gens
Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko, Robert Knepper, Ulrich Thomsen, Henry Ian Cusick
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2007, 15, 3 Star)
22:50
The Last Exorcism (Film)
Daniel Stamm's documentary-style horror presents the spine-chilling footage shot by filmmaker Iris Reisen and her cameraman following the Reverend Cotton Marcus. Marcus is a Louisiana evangelist famed for his ability to drive demons from the possessed. However, aside from the mental respite he brings the afflicted, he has become disillusioned with the process, seeing his own 'skills' as little more than well-meaning tricks. Already on the verge of ending this work, he is easily persuaded to collaborate with Reisen on a film that is designed to reveal that exorcism has nothing at all to do with divine intervention. And, when he is asked to help Nell, a troubled teenager who intermittently appears to host violent forces which mutilate the local livestock, they think they have the perfect case for his final exorcism.
Director: Daniel Stamm
Starring: Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Iris Bahr, Louis Herthum, Caleb Landry Jones, Tony Bentley
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, 15, 3 Star)
00:30
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (Film)
Mike Mitchell's $$$$$ comedy stars Rob Schneider as Deuce Bigalow, a fish-tank cleaner who is asked to house-sit a gigolo's home and prized aquarium. Accidentally breaking the tank, there's only one way he can afford to replace it - by starting to accept the phone calls to his absent host's business and 'fill in' for him. Cue a series of 'dates', ranging from a woman with Tourette's syndrome to one suffering from narcolepsy, via an Amazonesque woman with peculiar pedicural proclivities.
Director: Mike Mitchell
Starring: Rob Schneider, William Forsythe, Eddie Griffin, Arija Bareikis, Oded Fehr, Gail O'Grady
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1999, 15, 3 Star)
02:15
Wendy and Lucy (Film)
Michelle Williams plays Wendy, who's on her way to a possible job in Alaska when her car breaks down in a small Oregon town. Broke, she tries to work out how she can afford to get the car fixed. Then her beloved golden retriever, Lucy, goes missing. Wendy realises that, with no frie$$$ or money to hand, she must rely on her inner strengths to find Lucy. Kelly Reichardt's sombre but moving drama refuses to portray Wendy as a victim, more as someone who maintains a strong purpose amid all her difficulties.
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Starring: Michelle Williams, David Koppell, Max Clement, Sid Shanley, Dave Hubner, Michelle Worthey
(Subtitles, 2008, 15, 4 Star)
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Doctor at Large (Film)
Dirk Bogarde stars in Ralph Thomas's comedy as Dr Simon Sparrow, a medical practitioner who decides to branch out from St Swithin's Hospital to see what's available in the world at large and escape the clutches of Sir Lancelot Spratt. Joining a country practice, he soon fi$$$ the attentions of the partner's wife a little too, well, attentive. Next up is an equally unsuccessful stint with the arty Dr Potter-Shine, but when Sparrow discovers he is misusing an inheritance he returns to familiar turf, at St Swithin's, this time as a benefactor.
Director: Ralph L. Thomas
Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Muriel Pavlow, Donald Sinden, James Robertson Justice, Shirley Eaton, Derek Farr
(Subtitles, 1957, U, 3 Star)
13:00
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15:00
Carry on Behind (Film)
Saucy British comedy with the Carry On crew as Prof. Roland Crump enlists a band of students to investigate the remains of a Roman encampment in Britain. Together with the professor's glamorous Russian assistant, the team arrive at the historic site only to find it crawling with a motley selection of holidaymaking caravan enthusiasts.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Kenneth Williams, Elke Sommer, Bernard Bresslaw, Kenneth Connor, Joan Sims, Wi$$$or Davies
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1975, PG, 2 Star)
17:00
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19:00
Turner and Hooch (Film)
Roger Spottiswoode's comedy-thriller stars Tom Hanks as Detective Scott Turner, who's about to move to a better job. Then one of the regular contacts on his beat is murdered and there's only one 'witness': the victim's dog Hooch, an ungainly mastiff with a slobber problem, a liking for beer, and a penchant for trashing detectives' apartments. But as Turner investigates the case, he fi$$$ himself in increasing danger and has to rely on his new four-legged friend to both solve the case and watch his back.
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Starring: Tom Hanks, Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson, Reginald VelJohnson, Scott Paulin, J.C. Quinn
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1989, PG, 2 Star)
21:00
Dorian Gray (Film)
Ben Barnes, Colin Firth and Ben Chaplin star in this Gothic horror directed by Oliver Parker, who's obviously a bit of an Oscar Wilde fan, this being his third adaptation from the literary legend's canon. Around the dawn of the 20th century, the young, naive Dorian Gray arrives in London to take possession of his inheritance. He meets Lord Henry Wotton, who enthusiastically takes the attractive bachelor under his wing, introducing him to society in general, and in particular to their artist of choice, Basil Hallward.
Director: Oliver Parker
Starring: Colin Firth, Ben Barnes, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Rebecca Hall, Emilia Fox, Ben Chaplin
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 15)
23:10
Lucky Number Slevin (Film)
Paul McGuigan's tricksy thriller stars Josh Hartnett as Slevin Kelevra, who arrives at his friend's New York apartment, only to find it empty. He makes himself at home, but his peace is interrupted by employees of crime lord The Boss, who mistake him for his absent friend, who owes The Boss $96,000. The Boss makes Slevin an offer: kill the son of his rival, The Rabbi, and the debt will be wiped clean. But The Rabbi soon gets hold of Slevin and makes a counter-offer. Meanwhile, cynical assassin Mr Goodkat is playing both e$$$ against the middle in what might be a long-term plan, while Slevin's neighbour Li$$$ey soon becomes his love interest. The result is a multi-stranded double-cross that can only have one lucky winner.
Director: Paul McGuigan
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, Michael Rubenfeld
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, 18, 4 Star)
01:20
To be Announced (Film)
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Monday 11th March
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Siege of the Saxons (Film)
Rousing historical romp in which King Arthur is betrayed and murdered by his champion knight, who assumes the throne in league with the invading Saxons. The only witness is an outlaw, who rescues the King's daughter and goes in search of Merlin, the mystical kingmaker who will be his ally in the battle ahead.
Director: Nathan Juran
Starring: Ronald Lewis, Janette Scott, Ronald Howard, Mark Dignam, John Laurie, Jerome Willis
(Subtitles, 1963, 12, 2 Star)
12:50
To be Announced (Film)
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14:50
To be Announced (Film)
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16:55
To be Announced (Film)
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18:55
Love Happens (Film)
Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart star in Brandon Camp's directorial debut, which he co-wrote with long-time collaborator Mike Thompson. The romantic drama tells the story of Burke Ryan, who wrote a best-selling self-help manual following his wife's death in a car crash three years earlier. He's currently, under the guidance of his manager Lane, touring a seminar for the bereaved, which has brought him to Seattle, his late wife's hometown. And it's here, at his hotel, that he bumps into Eloise Chandler, the local florist who supplies the establishment's flowers. He's clearly taken with her, but she's quite frosty towards him. Even so, he pursues her - but It soon transpires that, despite his new career, both he and she have a lot of emotional baggage that will need to be dealt with before a relationship is likely to succeed.
Director: Brandon Camp
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Jennifer Aniston, Dan Fogler, John Carroll Lynch, Martin Sheen, Judy Greer
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
Ghost (Film)
Jerry Zucker's fantasy stars Patrick Swayze as Sam Wheat and Demi Moore as Molly Jensen. He's killed in an apparently random mugging, leaving her heartbroken. But then it transpires that he was murdered to stop him exposing a major fraud - and this puts Molly in danger, because the incriminating information is in her possession. Sam's ghost, still earthbound, discovers the only way to warn her is through Oda Mae Brown, a fake medium who suddenly fi$$$ she's his channel to the living. A mix of comedy, thriller and romance coupled with outstanding special effects turned this into an enduring classic.
Director: Jerry Zucker
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn, Stanley Lawrence
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1990, 15, 4 Star)
23:25
The Client (Film)
Joel Schumacher's thriller, based on John Grisham's novel, stars Brad Renfro, in his film debut, as Mark Sway, an 11-year-old who needs protection after witnessing the suicide of a Mob lawyer. Just before he killed himself, the lawyer told Mark the whereabouts of a politician's body, the discovery of which could make life tricky for a number of criminals and corrupt officials. Thus Mark fi$$$ himself caught between the interests of a hugely ambitious prosecutor, Roy Foltrigg, and the gangsters who are keen for the boy to be silenced for good. Into the frame steps small-time lawyer Reggie Love, who takes on the twin tasks of representing Mark's legal interests and keeping him safe from harm.
Director: Joel Schumacher
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony LaPaglia, J.T. Walsh, Anthony Edwards
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1994, 15, 3 Star)
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Tuesday 12th March
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To be Announced (Film)
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13:05
Gun Fury (Film)
Colourful western starring Rock Hudson as a California-bound settler who has to undertake a 1500-mile ride to the Mexican border when his fiancé is abducted by a post-Civil War rebel. Co-starring Lee Marvin and Roberta Haynes.
Director: Raoul Walsh
Starring: Rock Hudson, Donna Reed, Philip Carey, Roberta Haynes, Leo Gordon, Lee Marvin
(Subtitles, 1953, U, 3 Star)
14:45
Ice Cold in Alex (Film)
Classic British war movie. Captain Anson is the leader of a dangerous drive by in whihc a group of army personnel and nurses attempt a dangerous mission as they go through the enemy-occupied Libyan desert in 1942 to reach safety in Alexandria.
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Starring: John Mills, Sylvia Syms, Anthony Quayle, Harry Andrews, Diane Clare, Richard Leech
(Black and White, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1958, PG, 5 Star)
17:10
To be Announced (Film)
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19:10
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Film)
In Tim Story's sequel to the foursome's first adventure, the superheroes are suffering from very human problems. The Thing fi$$$ it hard to believe that Alicia wants him for himself rather than out of pity; Mr Fantastic and Invisible Woman are having second thoughts about their wedding; and Human Torch is having relationship problems of his own. But when mysterious, huge craters start appearing around the world, the authorities call on the Four's help. The vast indentations are being caused by the other-worldly Silver Surfer, precursor of the planet-destroying Galactus. Can the Four stop him in time, as well as preventing Victor von Doom from stealing the Surfer's secrets for his own evil e$$$?
Director: Tim Story
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2007, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
Micmacs (Film)
Dany Boon stars in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 21st-century steampunk revenge comedy. You've got to feel for poor Bazil: his French Foreign Legion father was killed by a landmine and now, years after that tragedy, he's just been shot. He survives the stray bullet, but the projectile remains embedded in his head; it could kill him at any moment, but it's too dangerous to remove. As if that wasn't bad enough, he then loses his job and his home. This dark maelstrom's sole silver lining is the odd bunch of junkyard dwellers - including a human cannonball, a contortionist and the builder of Scrapheap Challenge-style fantastical creations - who take him in. Then Bazil discovers the arms manufacturers responsible for his situation are based on opposite sides of the same Parisian street. A plan for revenge is hatched and the band of idiosyncratically gifted misfits set out to wreak havoc on the two companies... Also starring Andr? Dussollier and Dominique Pinon. First screening on Film4.
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Starring: Dany Boon, André Dussollier, Nicolas Marié, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Yolande Moreau, Julie Ferrier
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In French with English Subtitles, Premiere, Widescreen, 2009, 12, 4 Star)
23:10
Escape From Alcatraz (Film)
Clint Eastwood stars in Dirty Harry director Don Siegel's prison break classic, which is based on a real-life attempt to do what was supposed to be impossible: escape from Alcatraz, the notorious island penitentiary off the Californian coast. Frank Morris has been transferred to Alcatraz after persistently making attempts to escape from mainland jails. Officials believe that, on The Rock, he'll cause them no further grief while serving his life sentence. But, constantly harassed by the prison warden and fellow convicts, Morris has other ideas. He shares his plans with three other prisoners - Clarence and John Anglin and Charley Butts - and together they gradually set about making their strike for freedom... The director ditches the standard prison-break flick's obsession with action for a more considered, suspenseful focus on the why and how of their bid.
Director: Don Siegel
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom, Jack Thibeau, Fred Ward, Paul Benjamin
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1979, 15, 3 Star)
01:25
Ordet (Film)
Danish director Carl Theodor Deyer's classic exploration of religious faith, adapted from Kaj Munk's 1932 play I Begyndelsen var Ordet, and shot in Veders?, the village in which the playwright had worked as a priest. Tensions are rife in a farming community in the west of Denmark.
Director: Carl-Theodor Dreyer
Starring: Henrik Malberg, Emil Hass Christensen, Preben Lerdorff-Rye, Cay Kristiansen, Birgitte Federspiel, Ejner Federspiel
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Danish with English Subtitles, Black and White, 1955, 12, 5 Star)
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Monday 25th March
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11:00
Dragoon Wells Massacre (Film) Film icon 12 certificate
This intriguing western from Harold D Schuster stars Dennis O'Keefe as cavalry officer Matt Riordan, assigned to lead marshall Bill Haney and his prisoner Link Ferris through Apache territory. But when they reach Dragoon Wells, they're ambushed and Riordan must lead a disparate band of survivors to safety while trying to prevent Ferris's escape.
Director: Harold D. Schuster
Starring: Dennis O'Keefe, Barry Sullivan, Mona Freeman, Katy Jurado, Sebastian Cabot, Max Showalter
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1957, 12)
12:45
Storm over the Nile (Film) Film icon 3 star rating U certificate
A stirring adventure yarn lavishly adapted from The Four Feathers, AEW Mason's tale of honour, redemption and derring-do, set during the British Army's 1898 campaign in Sudan. Anthony Steel stars as a disgraced soldier who goes way beyond the call of duty to prove his courage. Co-starring Laurence Harvey, James Robertson Justice and Christopher Lee.
Director: Terence Young, Zoltan Korda
Starring: Anthony Steel, Laurence Harvey, James Robertson Justice, Mary Ure, Geoffrey Keen, Ronald Lewis
(Subtitles, 1955, U, 3 Star)
14:55
Town on Trial (Film) Film icon 3 star rating U certificate
Thrilling British whodunnit with a sharp twist, simmering social tension and a rare performance of coiled brutality from John Mills. He plays a scarred police superintendant investigating a spate of sexually related murders in a posh suburban community. When his aggressive tactics turn the town against him, only Barbara Bates will lend him an ear, but their relationship is stymied when her father becomes the chief suspect.
Director: John Guillermin
Starring: Charles Coburn, John Mills, Barbara Bates, Derek Farr, Alec McCowen, Elizabeth Seal
(Subtitles, Black and White, 1957, U, 3 Star)
16:50
Shenandoah (Film) Film icon 4 star rating PG certificate
Drama starring James Stewart as Charlie Anderson, a widower and wealthy Virginia farming patriarch trying to keep his family together and safe in the midst of the encroaching Civil War. The family struggle to ignore the war tearing apart their Shenandoah Valley community and ultimately also become part of the fight. The moving story of how Charlie survives overwhelming tragedy - from the capture of his young son by the Confederate Army to his daughter's love for a Confederate soldier and the untimely deaths of his other son and daughter-in-law - proved a great hit. The extent of its popularity demonstrated by the fact that the famous soliloquy Stewart delivered at Anderson's wife's graveside was released as a record.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Starring: James Stewart, Doug McClure, Glenn Corbett, Patrick Wayne, Rosemary Forsyth, Phillip Alford
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1965, PG, 4 Star)
18:55
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Film) Film icon 4 star rating 15 certificate
Classic comedy from 80s teen comedy genre king John Hughes. Ferris Bueller and his best friend Cameron bunk off school in a classic red Ferrari, pursued by the irate principal.
Director: John Hughes
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones, Jennifer Grey, Cindy Pickett
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1986, 15, 4 Star)
21:00
The Godfather Part II (Film) Film icon 5 star rating 18 certificate
Oscar-winning director Francis Ford Coppola's Academy-Award winning epic sequel to The Godfather. This film charts the early life of Vito Corleone, played by Oscar-winner Robert De Niro, and continues the saga of the Mafia crime family, now headed by Oscar nominee Al Pacino, in the 50s. With Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall, John Cazale and Oscar nominees Talia Shire, Lee Strasberg and Michael V Gazzo.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert de Niro, John Cazale, Talia Shire
(Subtitles, 1974, 18, 5 Star)
00:55
Old Joy (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
Director-writer Kelly Reichardt's film is a deceptively gentle drama about a frie$$$hip renewed. Kurt and Mark, two frie$$$ who have lost touch, decide to rekindle their relationship with a weekend trek through Oregon's mountains. As they walk, they talk, with Mark concerned about imminent fatherhood, while Kurt is in a more meditative frame of mind. But will their bond be re-forged by the end of the journey?
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Starring: Daniel London, Will Oldham, Tanya Smith, Robin Rosenberg, Keri Moran, Autumn Campbell
(Subtitles, 2006, 15, 3 Star)
02:30
A Letter to Elia (Documentary) 12 certificate
Co-directors Martin Scorsese and Kent Jones pay tribute to Elia Kazan, the trailblazing director of such landmark American movies as A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront and East of Eden. The inspirational director's career is traced from Broadway, where he was one of the founders of Method acting, to Hollywood, where he cemented Marlon Brando's screen reputation and helped to make James Dean a star. Scorsese and Jones' affection for their subject is clear, and this documentary is amply illustrated with clips from the three-time Oscar winner's films, as well as interview footage with Kazan himself.
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, 12)
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The Day the Earth Stood Still (Film) Film icon 4 star rating U certificate
In Robert Wise's classic science fiction film, a flying saucer piloted by alien Klaatu la$$$ in Washington to warn Earth to change its warring ways or risk destruction. But along the way, Klaatu fi$$$ time to learn more about Earthlings' habits in the company of Helen Benson and her son.
Director: Robert Wise
Starring: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1951, U, 4 Star)
12:50
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (Film) Film icon 3 star rating PG certificate
Michael Anderson's thrilling account of the true story of HMS Ameythst, a British frigate held captive by Chinese communists during Mao's revolution and whose dash to freedom under shellfire captured the imagination of the world. With Richard Todd as the ship's commander Lt Cmdr Kerans and Akim Tamiroff as the local communist leader, Col Peng.
Director: Michael Anderson Jr.
Starring: Richard Todd, William Hartnell, Akim Tamiroff, Donald Houston, Keye Luke, Sophie Stewart
(Black and White, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1957, PG, 3 Star)
14:40
Murder at the Gallop (Film) Film icon 4 star rating U certificate
The inimitable Margaret Rutherford stars as Agatha Christie's super-sleuth, Miss Marple, here investigating the suspicious will of a man who was "frightened to death" at the sight of a cat. Robert Morley co-stars in this droll murder-mystery.
Director: George Pollock
Starring: Margaret Rutherford, Stringer Davis, Robert Morley, Flora Robson, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Gordon Harris
(Black and White, Widescreen, Subtitles, 1963, U, 4 Star)
16:20
A Room with a View (Film) Film icon 4 star rating PG certificate
Adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel. Maggie Smith encounters the uncouth Denholm Elliott and his son Julian Sa$$$. After an unpleasant incident, the woman returns to Surrey but when Elliott and Sa$$$ turn up as tenants of a nearby house, all sorts of romantic complications ensue.
Director: James Ivory
Starring: Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, Denholm Elliott, Julian Sa$$$, Simon Callow, Patrick Godfrey, Judi Dench
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1985, PG, 4 Star)
18:35
Spirited Away (Film) Film icon 5 star rating PG certificate
Visually inventive adventure which won Best Animation Oscar. On the way to her new home, Chihiru fi$$$ that her parents have been turned into pigs. Her only chance to turn them back is to work in a magical bath house.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Rumi Hîragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Takashi Naitô, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Tatsuya Gashuin
(Premiere, Widescreen, 2002, PG, 5 Star)
21:00
The Godfather Part III (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
An ageing Don Michael Corleone seeks to legitimise his crime family's interests and remove himself from the violent underworld but is kept back by the ambitions of the younger family members. While he attempts to link the Corleone's finances with the Vatican, Michael must deal with the machinations of a hungrier gangster seeking to upset the existing Mafioso order and a young protégé's love affair with his daughter.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy Garcia, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1990, 15, 3 Star)
00:25
Serpico (Film) Film icon 4 star rating 18 certificate
Oscar-nominated Al Pacino stars in Sidney Lumet's fact-based thriller as the eponymous New York cop appalled by the corruption of his fellow officers. After his superiors ignore his evidence, he goes public, setting in train events that will not only expose the rottenness of the department but also place his own life in danger.
Director: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire, Barbara Eda-Young, Cornelia Sharpe
(Subtitles, 1973, 18, 4 Star)
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11:00
First Men in the Moon (Film)
On what is ostensibly the first trip made to the moon, an exploration team discovers that someone else had got there first, back in 1899. Back on earth, the sole survivor of that trip, Arnold Bedford, is tracked down. Arnold tells in flashback how he, his girlfriend Katherine and inventor Joseph Cavor had flown to the moon in a gravity-deflecting sphere. There, they encounter grotesque bipedal ant-like creatures, the Selenites, who live in immense crystal caverns, but who are far from friendly to the three human intruders... Directed by Nathan Juran, based on the novel by HG Wells.
Director: Nigel Kneale, Jan Read
Starring: Edward Judd, Martha Hyer, Lionel Jeffries, Miles Malleson, Norman Bird, Gladys Henson
(Subtitles, 1964, U)
13:05
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (Film)
For a brief period in the 1960s, there was a fad for madcap movies such as It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Monte Carlo or Bust!, The Great Race and Around the World in 80 Days; and Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines is among those that worked. Newspaper publisher Lord Rawnsley puts up a £10,000 prize for the winner of a flight from London to Paris and soon his daughter Patricia, her would-be husband Richard, his rival for her hand and a motley collection of aviators are gathered, ready for the race to begin. Among them, of course, is the requisite villain, Sir Percy Ware-Armitage, aided by his put-upon servant Courtney.
Director: Ken Annakin
Starring: Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, James Fox, Alberto Sordi, Robert Morley, Gert Fröbe
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1965, U, 3 Star)
15:40
A Room with a View (Film)
Adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel. Maggie Smith encounters the uncouth Denholm Elliott and his son Julian Sa$$$. After an unpleasant incident, the woman returns to Surrey but when Elliott and Sa$$$ turn up as tenants of a nearby house, all sorts of romantic complications ensue.
Director: James Ivory
Starring: Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, Denholm Elliott, Julian Sa$$$, Simon Callow, Patrick Godfrey, Judi Dench
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1985, PG, 4 Star)
18:05
Princess Mononoke (Film)
From the famous Japanese Studio Ghibli comes one of its most successful animations after Spirited Away. Hayao Miyazaki's adventure is set in the 14th century, at a time when the harmony which humans, animals and gods have long enjoyed begins to crumble. The protagonist, young Ashitaka, is infected during an animal attack and seeks a cure from the deer-like god Shishigami. In his travels he sees humans ravaging the earth, bringing down the wrath of wolf god Moro and his human companion Princess Mononoke, but Ashitaka's attempts to broker peace between her and the humans brings only conflict. This £20m film became Japan's highest-grossing film, earning $150m in just six months.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Yôji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yûko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura, Tsunehiko Kamijô
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Japanese with English Subtitles, 1997, PG, 4 Star)
20:50
Peter Jackson on the Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Entertainment)
To mark the first transmission of The Lord of the Rings trilogy on Film4, director Peter Jackson looks back at making the hugely popular, Oscar-winning fantasy-film series.
21:00
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Film)
Peter Jackson's Oscar-winning film is the first in JRR Tolkien's trilogy. Elijah Wood stars as Frodo, a hobbit who elects to become the bearer of the Ring of Power, which, if recovered by its maker and master, Lord Sauron, will see him gain full and terrible power over all of Middle-earth. Frodo sets out with The Fellowship of the Ring, led by Gandalf, with Aragorn and six other companions to Sauron's stronghold, Mordor, the only place where the Ring can be destroyed. The trilogy continues tomorrow evening with The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, Cate Blanchett, Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Sean Bean
(Premiere, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2001, PG, 5 Star)
00:25
Pan's Labyrinth (Film)
In 1940s Spain, a young girl escapes from the horrifying brutality of her sadistic stepfather's military endeavours into a mysterious netherworld of magic and monsters where she is set three tasks that will see her crowned as princess of this strange kingdom.
Director: Guillermo Del Toro
Starring: Ariadna Gil, Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Doug Jones, Álex Ángulo
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Subtitled, In Spanish with English Subtitles, 2006, 15, 4 Star)
02:45
Loving Memory (Film)
A rare chance to see one of the late Tony Scott's earliest works, which demonstrated a subtlety not immediately associated with his more famous films. The film tells the story of an isolated brother and sister living with painful memories and a dark secret. Scott worked with cinematographer Chris Menges on Loving Memory, and the result is a beautiful darkly atmospheric film that captures the haunting atmosphere of life on the Yorkshire Moors.
Director: Tony Scott
Starring: David Pugh, Roy Evans, Rosamund Greenwood
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1971, 12, 3 Star)
03:50
Tony Scott Interview Special (Entertainment)
Following the screening of his debut film, Loving Memory, the late director talks about his career in this interview shot back in 2006.
(Repeat, Subtitles)
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Thursday 28th March
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11:00
The Cat Returns (Film)
From Japan's Studio Ghibli comes Hiroyuki Morita's delightful animated fantasy. Haru, a young girl, saves a cat's life, but he is no ordinary cat. He comes from the Kingdom of Cats and, after he takes her there, she discovers the extraordinary secrets of the feline world.
Director: Hiroyuki Morita
Starring: Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Aki Maeda, Takayuki Yamada, Hitomi Sato, Kenta Satoi
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Japanese with English Subtitles, 2002, U, 4 Star)
12:35
The Colditz Story (Film)
Guy Hamilton's Second World War drama stars John Mills as Pat Reid, Eric Portman as Colonel Richmond, Lionel Jeffries as Harry Tyler and Christopher Rhodes as 'Mac' McGill: just some of the British prisoners of war gathered together in the supposedly escape-proof German prison camp Colditz. Naturally, they immediately begin planning to escape.
Director: Guy Hamilton
Starring: John Mills, Eric Portman, Christopher Rhodes, Lionel Jeffries, Bryan Forbes, Ian Carmichael
(Black and White, Widescreen, Subtitles, 1955, 15, 4 Star)
14:30
The Love Bug (Film)
Robert Stevenson's much-loved family film stars Dean Jones as Jim Douglas, a struggling racing driver. He 'rescues' a VW Beetle from rival racer Peter Thorndyke and in gratitude the car, which has a 'life' of its own, starts winning races for Jim. Infuriated, Thorndyke tries to reappropriate the car, now christened Herbie; can Jim and Herbie outwit him?
Director: Robert Stevenson
Starring: Dean Jones, Michele Lee, David Tomlinson, Buddy $$$$ett, Joe Flynn, Benson Fong
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1968, U, 3 Star)
16:35
Porco Rosso (Film)
From Japan's Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki's animation features flying ace Porco Rosso, a First World War hero mysteriously transformed into a pig when his squadron was wiped out. Now working as a mercenary guarding cruise ships from aerial pirates, he is shot down when his adversaries hire their own mercenary. Landing near Milan, he fi$$$ an airfield run by the ageing mechanic Piccolo and his granddaughter Fio. Soon, with his trademark red biplane ready, he's set to take to the skies again. This screening is of the version dubbed into English.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Michael Keaton, Cary Elwes, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Susan Egan, David Ogden-Stiers, Brad Garrett
(Subtitles, 1992, PG, 4 Star)
18:30
Steel Magnolias (Film)
A critically acclaimed bittersweet human comedy set in deep south Louisiana, about a close-knit circle of frie$$$ whose lives come together around a beauty parlour. Sharing each other's strength and loyalty, six women survive the cycles of life, birth and death to emerge stronger, closer and still laughing.
Director: Herbert Ross
Starring: Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Julia Roberts, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, Dylan McDermott, Tom Skerritt
(Edited for Language, Subtitles, 1989, PG, 4 Star)
21:00
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Film)
Frodo and Sam take Gollum prisoner and continue on to Mordor on the mission to destroy The One Ring. Whilst their former companions Merry and Pippin make new allies in the Ents; Strider, Legolas and Gimli, befriend the people of Rohan. Together they must launch an assault on Isengard, all the while a growing Shadow falls upon Middle-earth as the Dark Lord's Army marches on to Gondor.
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, Cate Blanchett, Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Sean Bean
(Premiere, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2002, 12, 5 Star)
00:30
Watchmen (Film)
A dystopian fantasy adventure based on an unusually faithful adaptation of the highly regarded graphic novel by Alan Moore, directed by Zach Snyder. It is 1985 and Richard Nixon continues his tenure in the White House, massively popular with the electorate following his crushing defeat of the Viet Cong. However, it seems that the American public have fallen out of love with their superheroes, one of whom, Dr Manhattan, was largely responsible for the winning the Vietnam War. Now, he and his fellow crime-fighters are regarded as reprehensible vigilantes and have been banned by law. But, when one of their number - the vile, ironically named Comedian - is murdered, the former heroes begin to re-emerge from the shadows to investigate. They discover that a terrifying plan is afoot.
Director: Zack Snyder
Starring: Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Patrick Wilson
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2009, 18, 4 Star)
03:40
Watchmen Special (Entertainment)
Director Zack Snyder and stars Jackie Earle Haley and Jeffrey Dean Morgan talk about bringing Alan Moore's cult graphic novel to big-screen life.
(Repeat, 2009)
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Friday 29th March
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11:00
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (Film)
Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as Tom and Kate Baker, parents to 12 kids, in Adam Shankman's sequel to the comedy hit. The children are now older, and getting ready to leave home, so Tom arranges a final family holiday in rural Wisconsin. Unfortunately, Tom's rival Jimmy Murtaugh, his trophy wife Sarina and their eight offspring are also at the campsite. While the two men try to outdo each other, the two sets of kids become frie$$$, with Sarah Baker and Eliot Murtaugh touching as the two teenagers experiencing first love.
Director: Adam Shankman
Starring: Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Welling, Piper Perabo, Carmen Electra
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, PG, 3 Star)
12:50
Bugsy Malone (Film)
Alan Parker's BAFTA-winning 30s gangster pastiche, featuring an all-juvenile cast, stars Scott Baio as Bugsy Malone, a boxer recruited to Fat Sam's mob. Sam is in the middle of a battle with Dandy Dan, whose gang have a new splat gun that distributes immoblising custard pies. Bugsy's task is to get hold of these weapons, but thrown into the mix are his moll Blousey Brown and vampish singer Tallulah.
Director: Alan Parker
Starring: Scott Baio, Florrie Dugger, Jodie Foster, John Cassisi, Martin Lev, Paul Murphy
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1976, U, 3 Star)
14:40
The Three Musketeers (Film)
Stephen Herek's derring-do take on Dumas's tale stars Chris O'Donnell as D'Artagnan, a would-be recruit to the noble Musketeers who fi$$$ that Cardinal Richelieu has disbanded them, leaving only renegades Aramis, Athos and Porthos, who discover the Cardinal is plotting against France. They manage to intercept Richelieu's beautiful but deadly accomplice Milady as she is about to sail for England to make an alliance that will topple France's monarchy. But can they manage to return to Paris in time to thwart the Cardinal and save the throne?
Director: Stephen Herek
Starring: Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris O'Donnell, Oliver Platt, Tim Curry, Rebecca de Mornay
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1993, PG, 3 Star)
16:45
Kiki's Delivery Service (Film)
From Japan's Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki's animation tells of a young witch, Kiki, who sets out to make her way in the world. She e$$$ up in a small town that has a 'no witches' rule, but where the local baker offers her a job delivering bread by broomstick. Her job starts well, until one day she fi$$$ she can no longer make her broom levitate or talk to her cat. This screening is of the version dubbed into English.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi, Keiko Toda, Mieko Nobusawa, Koichi Miura
(Subtitles, 1989, U, 4 Star)
18:55
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Film)
Classic comedy from 80s teen comedy genre king John Hughes. Ferris Bueller and his best friend Cameron bunk off school in a classic red Ferrari, pursued by the irate principal.
Director: John Hughes
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones, Jennifer Grey, Cindy Pickett
(Edited for Language, Subtitles, Audio Described, 1986, 15, 4 Star)
21:00
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Film)
Frodo and Sam continue onto Mount Doom to destroy The Ring, unaware of the path Gollum is leading them. Meanwhile the remaining Fellowship aid Rohan and Gondor in a great battle in the Pelennor Fields, Minas Tirith and the Black Gates as Sauron wages his last war against Middle-Earth.
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, Cate Blanchett, Ian McKellen, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Andy Serkis
(Premiere, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2003, 12, 5 Star)
00:55
Battle Royale (Film)
In a future where society is on the verge of collapse, the government takes drastic action against the problem of rebellious teenagers in this violent cult sci-fi opus from Japan.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Starring: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto, Masanobu Ando, Kou Shibasaki, Chiaki Kuriyama
(In Japanese with Subtitles, 2000, 18, 4 Star)
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11:00
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (Film)
Skilful and charming adaptation of Jonathan Swift's classic satire Gulliver's Travels, with Kerwin Mathews as Gulliver, experiencing the ups and downs of life when he la$$$ first on Lilliput, an island populated by six-inch people, and then Brobdingnag, where everyone's a giant. June Thorburn co-stars as his fiancé.
Director: Jack Sher
Starring: Kerwin Mathews, Jo Morrow, June Thorburn, Lee Patterson, Grégoire Aslan, Basil Sydney
(Premiere, Subtitles, 1960, U, 3 Star)
13:00
The Spy Next Door (Film)
Brian Levant directs martial arts icon Jackie Chan in this family-friendly action-comedy about a secret agent pitted against both the Russian mafia and the three children of the single mother he's fallen for. Artsy Gillian leaves 'Bob Ho' in charge of the kids for the weekend, and he uses his espionage skills to try to get to grips with the brood - who cover the traditional bases of bolshie, brainy and adorable - while Poldark and Creel are the villains in a subplot involving a misappropriated chemical formula. Levant includes homages to some of Chan's landmark movies, and the alpha male who's a fish out of water when dealing with kids is a good fit for Chan's likeable screen persona.
Director: Brian Levant
Starring: Jackie Chan, Amber Valletta, Madeline Carroll, Will Shadley, Alina Foley, Magnús Scheving
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, PG, 3 Star)
14:50
Eragon (Film)
Stefen Fangmeier's action-packed fantasy is set in a medieval-like society ruled by the despotic Galbatorix, abetted by his henchman Durza. Galbatorix has exterminated the fabled Dragon Riders who threatened his reign, but a teenage boy, Eragon, discovers a surviving egg from which hatches the dragon Saphira. Unable to control her as she grows, Eragon fi$$$ guidance from village layabout Brom, who reveals himself to be the last of the Dragon Riders. The three raise a rebel army to topple Galbatorix but, at the same time, Eragon and Saphira must rescue princess Arya from Galbatorix's evil clutches.
Director: Stefen Fangmeier
Starring: Edward Speleers, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Guillory, Robert Carlyle, John Malkovich, Garrett Hedlund
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, PG, 2 Star)
17:00
My Neighbour Totoro (Film)
From Japan's Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki's charming animation tells the story of sisters Satsuke and Mei, who find their new home is in a mystical forest where mythical creatures live. Befriending O Totoro, the king of the forest, they share his magical adventures and also his wisdom when their mother falls dangerously ill. English-language dubbed version.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Shigesato Itoi, Sumi Shimamoto, Tanie Kitabayashi, Hitoshi Takagi
(Subtitles, 1988, U, 4 Star)
18:50
Entrapment (Film)
Sean Connery plays Robert 'Mac' MacDougal, one of the finest art thieves in the world, while Catherine Zeta-Jones is Virginia 'Gin' Baker, an insurance company agent who plans to trap him by offering the opportunity to crown his career: the theft of a $40 million Chinese mask. To do so, she has to set herself up as a thief eager to learn from the master, which she does, passing a series of tests. But as Jon Amiel's all-action thriller reaches its climax high above Kuala Lumpur's skyscrapers, both of them realise there are still lessons to be learnt.
Director: Jon Amiel
Starring: Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ving Rhames, Will Patton, Maury Chaykin, Kevin McNally
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1999, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
48 Hrs (Film)
Nick Nolte is a tough cop, Eddie Murphy the wise-$$$$$ing convict paroled to help him track down a killer who is using Nolte's stolen gun in Walter Hill's hard-hitting comedy thriller, which is scattered with classic lines.
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole, Frank McRae, James Remar
(Subtitles, 1982, 15, 3 Star)
22:55
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Film)
The original Swedish adaptation of the best-selling novel by Stieg Larsson, directed by Niels Arden Oplev and starring Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace. About to go to jail, having been convicted of criminal libel, journalist Mikael Blomkvist realises he has time for one more investigation before he himself starts doing time. The case he looks into involves the disappearance of a rich business magnate's niece some 40 years earlier. As he delves into the mystery, the darker and darker it gets.
Director: Niels Arden Oplev
Starring: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre, Peter Haber, Sven-Bertil Taube, Peter Andersson
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2009, 18, 4 Star)
02:50
Grave of the Fireflies (Film)
From Japan's Studio Ghibli, Isao Takahata's moving film looks at the effect of American attacks on the Japanese civilian population. The film opens on the day of Japan's surrender, as a young boy, Seita, dies alone. Then, in flashback, the film reveals the death of his mother from burns inflicted in a bombing raid; his attempts to look after his younger sister Setsuko, and their struggle against hunger; the increasing attacks by the Americans; and the abandonment of compassion and caring by the rest of society. An openly anti-war film, it shows that the suffering of the innocents in war affects both the victors and the losers. English-language dubbed version.
Director: Isao Takahata
Starring: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Rhoda Chrosite, Shannon Conley
(Subtitles, 1988, 12, 4 Star)
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11:00
Son of the Mask (Film) Film icon PG certificate
The magical mask vanishes once again in Lawrence Guterman's sequel to The Mask. After cartoonist Tim Avery's dog fi$$$ it in a stream, Tim la$$$ a big account, only to lose it, and his job, when the mask goes missing. It's found by his infant son Alvey, who is so familiar with TV cartoons that he's ambivalent to his new toy. But it's not only Alvey's dad who wants the mask back: the Norse god of mischief Loki needs to find it before his father, Odin, realises that the potent artefact has been lost.
Director: Lawrence Guterman
Starring: Jamie Kennedy, Alan Cumming, Liam Falconer, Ryan Falconer, Traylor Howard, Steven Wright
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, PG, 1 Star)
13:00
Just Wright (Film) Film icon PG certificate
Romantic comedy starring Queen Latifah as physical therapist and self-proclaimed 'perfect homegirl' Leslie Wright who falls for NBA star basketball player Scott McKnight. Scott's knee injury looks set to threaten the player's career, while the path to true love is threatened by the allure of Leslie's best friend Morgan. Will Leslie risk her career, and romantic rival, in the pursuit of love? Directed by Sanaa Hamri, and.
Director: Sanaa Hamri
Starring: Queen Latifah, Common, Paula Patton, James Pickens Jr., Phylicia Rashad, Pam Grier
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, PG, 2 Star)
14:55
To be Announced (Film) Film icon PG certificate
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16:50
To be Announced (Film) Film icon PG certificate
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18:50
Last Holiday (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 12 certificate
Wayne Wang's remake of the 1950s comedy stars Queen Latifah as Georgia Byrd, an in-store cookery demonstrator who, diagnosed with a brain tumour, throws caution to the wind, cashes in her life savings and goes to the Czech spa town of Carlsbad, where her hero Chef Didier works. He is impressed by her skills and the two become frie$$$, to the annoyance of millionaire Matthew Kragen, who is determined to expose the parvenue Georgia in front of the hotel's guests.
Director: Wayne Wang
Starring: Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton, Giancarlo Esposito, Alicia Witt, Gérard Depardieu
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
Iron Man (Film) Film icon 4 star rating 12 certificate
Jon Favreau's all-action movie stars Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark, the world's richest and most powerful arms manufacturer and dealer. But, while demonstrating his latest weapon in the Middle East, he's kidnapped by insurgents who are after his knowledge. Kept prisoner with a fellow scientist, he constructs an iron exo-skeleton that gives him super-human strength and enables him to escape. Back home, and now a reformed character, he refines his invention until he becomes Iron Man, scourge of warmongers at home and abroad. But not all of his enemies are out in the open and he soon faces a threat close to home. With Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane, Stark's business partner, and Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, his long-suffering but loyal personal assistant.
Director: Jon Favreau
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb, Shaun Toub
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 12, 4 Star)
23:25
The Number 23 (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
Jim Carrey and Virginia Madsen star in this dark psychological thriller from director Joel Schumacher. Walter Sparrow is leading a contented life until his wife Agatha innocently gives him a battered old paperback as a gift. As he reads, Sparrow is astonished by the parallels between his life and that of the novel's protagonist, Fingerling. But as the plot progresses it grows darker, featuring themes of transgressive sex, suicide and murder. It also hinges around Fingerling's obsession with the number 23 - a prime number that seems to pop up everywhere in the universe once you start to notice it. It's not long before 23 takes a similar hold on Sparrow. And, when he begins unjustly to view Agatha in the same distrustful light that Fingerling views his own spouse Fabrizia, it seems as if Sparrow has locked on to the same tragic trajectory as the story's lead character. Or can he find a way to wrench himself from the novel's grip?
Director: Joel Schumacher
Starring: Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Logan Lerman, Danny Huston, Lynn Collins, Rhona Mitra
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2007, 15, 3 Star)
01:20
The Last Detail (Film) Film icon 4 star rating 18 certificate
Hal Ashby's comedy-drama stars Jack Nicholson and Otis Young as two hardened sailors, escorting a young recruit to eight years in prison for petty crimes, who discover he has no experience of the world and decide to introduce him to women, booze and brawling, all in just one night.
Director: Hal Ashby
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid, Clifton James, Carol Kane, Michael Moriarty
(Subtitles, 1973, 18, 4 Star)
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Son of the Mask (Film) Film icon PG certificate
The magical mask vanishes once again in Lawrence Guterman's sequel to The Mask. After cartoonist Tim Avery's dog fi$$$ it in a stream, Tim la$$$ a big account, only to lose it, and his job, when the mask goes missing. It's found by his infant son Alvey, who is so familiar with TV cartoons that he's ambivalent to his new toy. But it's not only Alvey's dad who wants the mask back: the Norse god of mischief Loki needs to find it before his father, Odin, realises that the potent artefact has been lost.
Director: Lawrence Guterman
Starring: Jamie Kennedy, Alan Cumming, Liam Falconer, Ryan Falconer, Traylor Howard, Steven Wright
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2005, PG, 1 Star)
13:00
Just Wright (Film) Film icon PG certificate
Romantic comedy starring Queen Latifah as physical therapist and self-proclaimed 'perfect homegirl' Leslie Wright who falls for NBA star basketball player Scott McKnight. Scott's knee injury looks set to threaten the player's career, while the path to true love is threatened by the allure of Leslie's best friend Morgan. Will Leslie risk her career, and romantic rival, in the pursuit of love? Directed by Sanaa Hamri, and.
Director: Sanaa Hamri
Starring: Queen Latifah, Common, Paula Patton, James Pickens Jr., Phylicia Rashad, Pam Grier
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, PG, 2 Star)
14:55
To be Announced (Film) Film icon PG certificate
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16:50
To be Announced (Film) Film icon PG certificate
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18:50
Last Holiday (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 12 certificate
Wayne Wang's remake of the 1950s comedy stars Queen Latifah as Georgia Byrd, an in-store cookery demonstrator who, diagnosed with a brain tumour, throws caution to the wind, cashes in her life savings and goes to the Czech spa town of Carlsbad, where her hero Chef Didier works. He is impressed by her skills and the two become frie$$$, to the annoyance of millionaire Matthew Kragen, who is determined to expose the parvenue Georgia in front of the hotel's guests.
Director: Wayne Wang
Starring: Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton, Giancarlo Esposito, Alicia Witt, Gérard Depardieu
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
Iron Man (Film) Film icon 4 star rating 12 certificate
Jon Favreau's all-action movie stars Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark, the world's richest and most powerful arms manufacturer and dealer. But, while demonstrating his latest weapon in the Middle East, he's kidnapped by insurgents who are after his knowledge. Kept prisoner with a fellow scientist, he constructs an iron exo-skeleton that gives him super-human strength and enables him to escape. Back home, and now a reformed character, he refines his invention until he becomes Iron Man, scourge of warmongers at home and abroad. But not all of his enemies are out in the open and he soon faces a threat close to home. With Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane, Stark's business partner, and Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, his long-suffering but loyal personal assistant.
Director: Jon Favreau
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb, Shaun Toub
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2008, 12, 4 Star)
23:25
The Number 23 (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
Jim Carrey and Virginia Madsen star in this dark psychological thriller from director Joel Schumacher. Walter Sparrow is leading a contented life until his wife Agatha innocently gives him a battered old paperback as a gift. As he reads, Sparrow is astonished by the parallels between his life and that of the novel's protagonist, Fingerling. But as the plot progresses it grows darker, featuring themes of transgressive sex, suicide and murder. It also hinges around Fingerling's obsession with the number 23 - a prime number that seems to pop up everywhere in the universe once you start to notice it. It's not long before 23 takes a similar hold on Sparrow. And, when he begins unjustly to view Agatha in the same distrustful light that Fingerling views his own spouse Fabrizia, it seems as if Sparrow has locked on to the same tragic trajectory as the story's lead character. Or can he find a way to wrench himself from the novel's grip?
Director: Joel Schumacher
Starring: Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Logan Lerman, Danny Huston, Lynn Collins, Rhona Mitra
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2007, 15, 3 Star)
01:20
The Last Detail (Film) Film icon 4 star rating 18 certificate
Hal Ashby's comedy-drama stars Jack Nicholson and Otis Young as two hardened sailors, escorting a young recruit to eight years in prison for petty crimes, who discover he has no experience of the world and decide to introduce him to women, booze and brawling, all in just one night.
Director: Hal Ashby
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid, Clifton James, Carol Kane, Michael Moriarty
(Subtitles, 1973, 18, 4 Star)
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11:00
Benda Bilili! (Documentary) 12 certificate
Renaud Barret and Florent de la Tullaye's inspirational documentary tells the story of Staff Benda Bilili, a band formed in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from an alliance of street kids and four older men left paraplegic after contracting poliomyelitis in their youth. From extremely humble beginnings in the chaos and criminality of one of the African continent's great musical hotbeds, the film follows the band members as they take their rousing, rootsy style of music, played partly on home-made instruments, from the backstreets of their home city to the enthusiastic audiences they encounter on their subsequent European tour.
(In Lingala and French with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2011, 12)
12:40
The Professionals (Film) Film icon 4 star rating PG certificate
Fast-moving, action-packed western starring Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan and Woody Strode as soldiers of fortune hired by millionaire rancher Ralph Bellamy to rescue his wife Claudia Cardinale, who has been kidnapped by Mexican bandit Jack Palance.
Director: Richard Brooks
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale
(Subtitles, 1966, PG, 4 Star)
15:00
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (Film) Film icon 3 star rating U certificate
Henry Koster's comedy stars James Stewart as Roger Hobbs who reluctantly goes on holiday with his family. Apart from complications caused by his couch potato son who's shy of girls, two grown daughters who have married the wrong guys and a yachtsman who takes a shine to Roger's wife Peggy, everything goes swimmingly.
Director: Henry Koster
Starring: James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, Fabian, John Saxon, Marie Wilson, Reginald Gardiner
(Subtitles, 1962, U, 3 Star)
17:15
Drums Along the Mohawk (Film) Film icon 5 star rating PG certificate
Classic John Ford western starring Henry Fonda as a farmer who marries easterner Claudette Colbert and takes her west to his farm in the Mohawk Valley, where they are subjected to attacks by marauding Native Americans.
Director: John Ford
Starring: Claudette Colbert, Henry Fonda, Edna May Oliver, Eddie Collins, John Carradine, Dorris Bowdon
(Subtitles, 1939, PG, 5 Star)
19:20
The Wedding Date (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 12 certificate
Without a man in her life, Kat is determined to show everyone at her sister's wedding that she's not pathetically single and hires Nick Mercer, the best-looking, most sophisticated male escort money can buy. But as Clare Kilner's rom-com proves, money can't buy you love...or can it?
Director: Clare Kilner
Starring: Debra Messing, Dermot Mulroney, Amy Adams, Jack Davenport, Sarah Parish, Jeremy Sheffield
(Edited for Language, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2005, 12, 3 Star)
21:00
Beverly Hills Cop (Film) Film icon 4 star rating 15 certificate
Eddie Murphy stars as streetwise Detroit cop Axel Foley in this 80s mainstream classic. Foley tracks his friend's killer to Beverly Hills where, despite his lack of status, he teams up with grumpy Sergeant Taggart and eager Detective Billy Rosewood to pin the rap on bigwig Victor Maitland. Martin Brest's mix of action and comedy, driven by Murphy's motormouth, deservedly broke box office records at the time.
Director: Martin Brest
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Lisa Eilbacher, Ronny Cox, Steven Berkoff
(Subtitles, 1984, 15, 4 Star)
23:05
Man on Fire (Film) Film icon 4 star rating 18 certificate
Denzel Washington stars in director Tony Scott's gorily violent revenge thriller. Alcoholic former CIA man John Creasy is trying to escape his less than commendable past by relocating to Mexico City, where he has secured a job as bodyguard to the 10-year-old daughter of a rich businessman. Gradually, Creasy's new employment begins to mend the man's damaged persona as he bo$$$ with the girl. But the Mexican capital's reputation for kidnapping is solidly based, and she is snatched and money demanded. Thus Creasy sets out to track down and inflict maximum grisly pain on everyone involved in his charge's abduction.
Director: Tony Scott
Starring: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Marc Anthony, Radha Mitchell, Christopher Walken, Giancarlo Giannini
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2004, 18, 4 Star)
01:55
In the Mood for Love (Film) Film icon 4 star rating PG certificate
Wong Kar-Wai's Cannes award-winning film, set in 1960s Hong Kong, deals with $$$$$ery, focusing not on the guilty couple, but instead on the injured spouses. Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung become attached through their shared misery but never dare speak about their mutual attraction because of their partners' betrayals. Achingly emotional, beautifully played and exquisitely shot, Kar-Wai takes a simple tale but gives it a resonance that proves him a master film-maker.
Director: Kar-wai Wong
Starring: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung, Ping Lam Siu, Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung, Rebecca Pan, Kelly Lai Chen
(In Cantonese and Mandarin (Plus Some French and Spanish) with English Subtitles, 2000, PG, 4 Star)
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11:00
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (Film) Film icon 3 star rating U certificate
Skilful and charming adaptation of Jonathan Swift's classic satire Gulliver's Travels, with Kerwin Mathews as Gulliver, experiencing the ups and downs of life when he la$$$ first on Lilliput, an island populated by six-inch people, and then Brobdingnag, where everyone's a giant. June Thorburn co-stars as his fiancé. Directed by Jack Sher and featuring the special effects wizardry of the late Ray Harryhausen.
Director: Jack Sher
Starring: Kerwin Mathews, Jo Morrow, June Thorburn, Lee Patterson, Grégoire Aslan, Basil Sydney
(Subtitles, 1960, U, 3 Star)
13:00
Just My Luck (Film) Film icon PG certificate
Donald Petrie's romcom stars Li$$$ay Lohan as Ashley Albright, who is probably the luckiest girl in the United States: the sun always shines on her, there's always a cab at her call and every scratch card she buys is a winner. Jake Hardin is her polar opposite; if there's something nasty on the pavement, he'll tread in it. But after a chance kiss their luck is reversed and, as Ashley struggles with life's travails, Jake revels in his new good fortune, until the mismatched pair realise that being together is a matter of sharing the good times as well as the bad.
Director: Donald Petrie
Starring: Li$$$ay Lohan, Chris Pine, Faizon Love, Samaire Armstrong, Bree Turner, Missi Pyle
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, PG, 2 Star)
15:00
The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (Film) Film icon 4 star rating U certificate
When his bride-to-be is shrunk by an evil magician, Sinbad has no choice but to head for the island of Colossa, where he must overcome a series of daunting adversaries and obstacles in a bid to retrieve both Aladdin's lamp and the piece of giant roc eggshell that will restore his fiancé to normal size. Directed by Nathan Juran, with special effects by the late Ray Harryhausen.
Director: Nathan Juran
Starring: Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Richard Eyer, Torin Thatcher, Alec Mango, Danny Green
(Subtitles, 1958, U, 4 Star)
16:45
Home Alone 3 (Film) Film icon PG certificate
Raja Gosnell directs this third film in the successful comedy series, written by John Hughes, who directed the first two. Alex D Linz plays Alex Pruitt, stranded at home with chickenpox. His dad is away on business and his mum is out all day. By a series of coincidences, a top secret US Air Force microchip comes into his possession - and four crooks are out to steal it to sell it to the enemy. But they haven't reckoned on Alex's ability to improvise deadly booby traps from everyday household items. As with the first two movies, once the plot is in place, there are a series of satisfying set pieces, with the baddies continually outwitted by Alex in this fun-filled film.
Director: Raja Gosnell
Starring: Alex D. Linz, Olek Krupa, Rya Kihlstedt, Lenny von Dohlen, David Thornton, Haviland Morris
(Subtitles, 1997, PG, 2 Star)
18:40
Mission: Impossible II (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
A secret agent must undertake a difficult assignment to capture a rogue erstwhile colleague who has stolen a deadly genetically engineered virus. With the villain intending to sell the virus and its antidote to the highest bidder, the heroic agent enlists the help of the criminal's former girlfriend. But when the beautiful woman becomes infected, there is a race against time to save her - and the entire human race.
Director: John Woo
Starring: Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton, Ving Rhames, Richard Roxburgh, John Polson
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2000, 15, 3 Star)
21:00
Forrest Gump (Film) Film icon 4 star rating 12 certificate
Lowly Southern boy Forrest starts off with his legs in metal clamps and e$$$ up running across America, after becoming athlete, war hero, ping pong genius and shrimper. Crowd-pleasing comedy drama which won Tom Hanks his second Oscar.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field, Rebecca Williams
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1994, 12, 4 Star)
23:40
The Crazies (Film) Film icon 3 star rating 15 certificate
When a bizarre virus causes the residents of sleepy town in Iowa to commit acts of sickening violence, sheriff David Dutten and his wife Judy must battle to survive.
Director: Breck Eisner
Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Joe Anderson, Danielle Panabaker, Christie Lynn Smith, Brett Rickaby
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2010, 15, 3 Star)
01:35
The Host (Film) Film icon 4 star rating 15 certificate
While he's at work at a riverside park in Seoul, Park Gang Du sees a huge mutant creature rear up out of the water and make off with several citizens, including Park's daughter Hyun-seo. But the monster doesn't eat her straight away. Using her mobile, she calls her father from the creature's lair in the city's sewers. While the Korean and US governments try to deny the incident, it's up to Park and his family to gather what weapons they can and kill the monster. Stunning special effects and a tongue-in-cheek tone make Bong Joon-ho's film one of the best examples of the modern Korean horror genre.
Director: Joon-ho Bong
Starring: Kang-ho Song, Hie-bong Byeon, Hae-il Park, Du-na Bae, Ah-sung Ko, David Joseph Anselmo
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Korean with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2006, 15, 4 Star)