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Film4 Listings for Wednesday 29th April


13:00
The Loves of Carmen (Film)
Based on Bizet's opera, Rita Hayworth plays the wanton Carmen who enthrals Don Jose an honest upright soldier forced into the life of banditry rather than leave her, only for her to abandon him for matador Lucas.
Director: Charles Vidor
Starring: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Ron Randell, Victor Jory, Luther Adler, Arnold Moss
(1948, PG, 3 Star)


14:55
Gunfighters (Film)
George Waggner's tough western, based on a Zane Grey story, stars Randolph Scott as Brazos Kane, a gunslinger who renounces his violent ways and goes to work for land baron Banner, who has two daughters. One, the virtuous Jane, falls for Kane; the other, bad-girl Bess, falls for Bannon's hired gun Bard Mackey. As a vicious range war breaks out, Kane finds himself on one side facing Mackey on the other and must decide whether he'll break his vow never to pick up a gun again.
Director: George Waggner
Starring: Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, Bruce Cabot, Charley Grapewin, Steven Geray, Forrest Tucker
(1947, U, 3 Star)


16:40
Three Coins in The Fountain (Film)
Jean Negulesco, whose other films include Daddy Longlegs, Three Came Home and The Mudlark, directs this Oscar-winning romantic drama with a light touch, making the central location, Rome, as much a star as the three leads. Dorothy McGuire, Jean Peters and Maggie McNamara are the three lovelies who throw their coins into the Trevi fountain, wishing for romance. Of course, they find it with three very different men, but not without misunderstandings and mishaps along the way.
Director: Jean Negulesco
Starring: Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire, Jean Peters, Louis Jourdan, Maggie McNamara, Rossano Brazzi
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1954, U, 3 Star)


18:40
Elizabethtown (Film)
Cameron Crowe's romantic comedy stars Orlando Bloom as Drew Baylor, a shoe designer who has just cost his company $972 million and whose father has just died. On his way to the funeral, contemplating suicide, he meets perky flight attendant Claire Colburn whose good nature draws out his positive side, as do the good people of Elizabethtown, where his father's memory is revered. As the couple spend more time together, their on/off affair is crystalised when she sends him off on a journey of discovery, with maps, CDs and instructions that will help him find himself again. Edited for content.
Director: Cameron Crowe
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, Judy Greer
(Widescreen, 2005, 12, 2 Star)


21:00
Mean Girls (Film)
Lindsay Lohan stars as Cady Heron who, having been home-schooled by her parents, is new to high school and totally unversed on how to survive the jungle-like teen society. But, befriended by two other outsiders, goth Janis and gay Damian, she infiltrates queen bee Regina George's hive to bring about her downfall. Mark Waters' teen comedy is a cut above the rest, thanks to a smart screenplay from Saturday Night Live regular Tina Fey and outstanding performances not just from Lohan, but the whole cast.
Director: Mark Waters
Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer
(Editor's Choice, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2004, 12, 3 Star)




22:50
And When Did You Last See Your Father? (Film)
Anand Tucker's moving film, based on Blake Morrison's biography, stars Colin Firth as Blake. Visiting his dying father Arthur, he remembers both the good and bad times growing up in the shadow of a man who was both a loved country GP and a rakish fellow who embarrassed both his son and his wife Kim.
Director: Anand Tucker
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Colin Firth, Juliet Stevenson, Gina McKee, Sarah Lancashire, Elaine Cassidy
(Subtitles, 2007, 12, 3 Star)


00:35
Ask The Dust (Film)
Robert Towne, who wrote the script of Chinatown, wrote and directed this drama, once again set in '30s Los Angeles. Colin Farrell plays Arturo Bandini, an impoverished Italian-American writer seeking fame and fortune in the City of Angels but finding nothing but poverty. Salma Hayek plays Camilla, a fiery Mexican beauty who, while working in a coffee shop, seeks a rich husband to fulfil her American dream. The unlikely pair hook up and, despite their different backgrounds, find love in this enjoyably tough, almost noirish film.
Director: Robert Towne
Starring: Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek, Donald Sutherland, Eileen Atkins, Idina Menzel, Justin Kirk
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, 15, 2 Star)

Film4 Listings for Thursday 30th April


13:00
In Old California (Film)
John Wayne stars in William C McGann's western in the slightly unusual role of Tom Craig, a pharmacist from Boston who has travelled to California to set up in business. But trouble's never far away and when Lacey Miller, the gal of town boss Britt Dawson, takes an interest, Dawson gets his revenge by framing Craig for a poisoning. Craig's fortunes are saved when gold is found and, shortly afterwards, typhoid sweeps the shanty towns and camps. Selflessly, Craig sets out with medical supplies but Dawson plans to hijack them and sell them for a profit. Can Craig outwit him and save his reputation?
Director: William McGann
Starring: John Wayne, Binnie Barnes, Albert Dekker, Helen Parrish, Patsy Kelly, Edgar Kennedy
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1942, U, 2 Star)


14:50
The Eve of St. Mark (Film)
Engrossing WW2 flag-waver centred on the training and combat experiences in the Pacific of midwestern small-town farm boy Quizz West and on his romance, interrupted by the war, with Janet Feller. John M Stahl's film offers a sensitive picture of service life which effectively balances the scenes of the couple's idyllic romance.
Director: John M. Stahl
Starring: Anne Baxter, William Eythe, Michael O'Shea, Vincent Price, Ruth Nelson, Ray Collins
(Black and White, 1944, U, 3 Star)


16:50
Girls! Girls! Girls! (Film)
Elvis Presley stars in Norman Taurog's musical as Ross Carpenter, a tuna boat fisherman in Hawaii who has two girls after him, sexy singer Robin Gantner and heiress Laurel Dodge, who pretends to be poor to avoid embarrassing him. The plot device - can Ross raise enough money to buy his boat outright? - carries the King through 14 songs, including the now classic Return to Sender.
Director: Norman Taurog
Starring: Elvis Presley, Stella Stevens, Jeremy Slate, Laurel Goodwin, Benson Fong, Robert Strauss
(1962, PG, 3 Star)


18:50
Mighty Joe Young (Film)
Ron Underwood's re-make of the 1949 cult classic stars Charlize Theron as Jill Young, who runs a game reserve in Africa that is home to Mighty Joe Young, a paranormally large gorilla. But both of them are in danger from big game hunter Strasser, who was also responsible for orphaning Jill and Joe. When Gregg O'Hara, a Californian zoologist, offers them both a haven in his reserve in America, Jill accepts but Strasser won't be thwarted and pursues Joe. And when Joe escapes and starts running amok in Hollywood, it seems the hunter's moment may have come... Since the film is produced by Disney, it is heart-warming throughout, but fans of special effects will enjoy the realisation of Joe, the work of expert Rick Baker, who also worked on King Kong and Gorillas in the Mist.
Director: Ron Underwood
Starring: Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, Rade Serbedzija, Regina King, Peter Firth, Naveen Andrews
(Widescreen, 1998, PG, 3 Star)


21:00
Charlotte Gray (Film)
Gillian Armstong's film, based on Sebastian Faulks' best-selling novel, stars Cate Blanchett as the eponymous heroine, a Scottish woman fluent in French who is sent to Occupied France to aid the resistance. But she has her own agenda: her RAF lover is missing in action and she is determined to learn his fate.
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Michael Gambon, James Fleet
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2001, 15, 2 Star)




23:25
Internal Affairs (Film)
This intense thriller from Mike Figgis stars Andy Garcia as Sergeant Raymond Avilla, an ambitious police officer in the Los Angeles Internal Affairs Department, who is assigned to investigate a brutality case and rapidly comes into conflict with unscrupulous and violent cop Dennis Peck, whose corrupt influence seems to stretch far and wide. A vicious battle of wills between the two men ensues, and as the plot progresses their strengths and weaknesses are revealed to be remarkably similar, blurring the conventional boundaries between good cop and bad cop. Strong supporting turns are provided by Nancy Travis, Laurie Metcalf and William Baldwin.
Director: Mike Figgis
Starring: Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, Nancy Travis, Laurie Metcalf, Richard Bradford, William Baldwin
(Premiere, Widescreen, 1990, 18, 3 Star)


01:45
The Rules of Attraction (Film)
James van der Beek stars as Sean Bateman, a freshman at Camden College, who's in love with Lauren Hyde. She's waiting for her wastrel boyfriend Victor Johnson to come back from a trip around Europe, while Paul Denton, who used to date Lauren, is exploring his bisexual side with a crush on Sean. This smart romantic drama by Roger Avary uses flashbacks, split screens and time loops to tell their stories, which are based on a Brett Easton Ellis novel, and captures exactly the American Generation X of affected, self-centred teens, while managing to engage the viewer's interest and sympathies with them.
Director: Roger Avary
Starring: James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, Kip Pardue, Jessica Biel, Ian Somerhalder, Clifton Collins Jr.
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2002, 18, 3 Star)

Film4 Listings for Friday 1st May


13:00
Five Against The House (Film)
When a group of students enjoy a night at a casino in Reno, one of them, Ronnie tells the others he's worked out how to rob it without being caught. The others fall in with his plan as an academic exercise, planning to return the money afterwards. Except for Roy, who's mentally disturbed and, along with ex-GI Brick, plans to keep the cash. As the plans proceed, the students find themselves caught in a nightmare that threatens not just their liberty, but their lives as well in Phil Karlson's film noir thriller.
Director: Phil Karlson
Starring: Guy Madison, Kim Novak, Brian Keith, Alvy Moore, Kerwin Mathews, William Conrad
(Black and White, Widescreen, 1955, PG, 3 Star)


14:40
Wake of the Red Witch (Film)
John Wayne plays Ralls, the sadistic, two-fisted captain of the Red Witch, a square-rigger plying its trade in the East Indies. He's at loggerheads with the ship's owner, Mayrant Sidneye. The reason is revealed in flashback: the beautiful Angelique Desaix spurned Ralls for Sidneye. Ralls is planning his revenge - he scuppers the bullion-carrying ship on an uncharted reef, planning to return and claim the gold for himself - but Sidneye is now the one after revenge in Edward Ludwig's adventure-thriller.
Director: Edward Ludwig
Starring: John Wayne, Gail Russell, Gig Young, Adele Mara, Luther Adler, Eduard Franz
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1948, PG, 3 Star)


16:45
It Happened to Jane (Film)
Richard Quine's likeable romantic comedy drama, starring Doris Day as Jane Osgood, a spunky widow who runs her own lobster business. When a shipment is spoiled by a railroad's negligence, she hires lawyer George Denham to sue the company's owner, no-good Harry Foster Malone, for damages. As the legal battle progresses, Jane realises that even if she loses the case, she may have found a new husband.
Director: Richard Quine
Starring: Doris Day, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Steve Forrest, Teddy Rooney, Russ Brown
(Widescreen, 1959, PG, 2 Star)


18:40
Batman and Robin (Film)
George Clooney donned the cape for the fourth instalment of the Batman franchise, battling super-villain Mr Freeze and seductive eco-terrorist Poison Ivy. With Freeze planning permanent winter, faithful butler Alfred falling prey to a mysterious illness, and Ivy coming between the caped crusader and Robin, teaming up with Batgirl is the crime-fighting duo's only chance of saving the day... Director Joel Schumacher injects the film with wilder special effects than its predecessors, evoking the franchise's cartoon heritage.
Director: Joel Schumacher
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone, Michael Gough
(Subtitles, 1997, 15, 2 Star)


21:00
X-Men: The Last Stand (Film)
In the last of the X-Men movie franchise, directed by Brett Ratner, a mutant named Leech who is able to produce an antibody that is a cure for all mutants becomes the focus of the X-Men's battle. Billionaire Warren Worthington II, ashamed of his mutant son Warren III, a.k.a. Angel, 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, and caught in the middle is government advisor Dr Hank McCoy, a.k.a. 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)




23:00
L.A. Confidential (Film)
Oscar winning dark, fast double-cross thriller about two very different cops drawn together by an obsession with the same murder case and the same woman in 1950's L.A. In a shady world of powerful gangsters and corrupt policemen, an A-student rookie and a tougher-than-tough detective are forced to question past loyalties and contain their hostility towards one another in order to seek out the truth behind a series of killings.
Director: Curtis Hanson
Starring: Guy Pearce, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito
(Subtitles, 1997, 18, 5 Star)


01:40
Cop Land (Film)
In one of his best roles, Sylvester Stallone plays Freddy Heflin, the sheriff of smalltown Garrison, New Jersey, 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. Stallone's only hope of getting justice is to team up with Moe Tilden of Internal Affairs in James Mangold's tight thriller.
Director: James Mangold
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert de Niro, Peter Berg, Janeane Garofalo
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1997, 15, 3 Star)

Film4 Listings for Saturday 2nd May


13:00
The Brady Bunch Movie (Film)
Director Betty Thomas directs this comedy about one of America's favourite TV families of the 70s. Except it's the 90s and, while the world has moved on, they haven't, with parents Mike and Carol and their brood now irritating anachronisms rather than the loved, slightly goofy family. But there's hope for their neighbours - they've forgotten to pay their property taxes and next-door neighbour Mr Diymeyer can buy their home, orange formica kitchen fittings and all, and raze it to the ground as part of his property development schemes. Can the family raise $20,000 in just one week? Watch out for cameo appearances from some of the original cast. Edited for content.
Director: Betty Thomas
Starring: Shelley Long, Gary Cole, Christine Taylor, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jennifer Elise Cox, Paul Sutera
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1995, PG, 2 Star)


14:40
The Lost World (Film)
Claude Rains plays Professor Challenger, a scientist-adventurer who is convinced that dinosaurs still roam small corners of the earth. So he puts together an expedition to venture into the depths of the Amazon, where they are beset by all manner of giant animals, cannibals and geological phenomena that leave the increasingly disparate group fighting for their lives as they seek to find a way home. With Michael Rennie and Jill St John. Directed by Irwin Allen from a story by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Starring: Michael Rennie, Jill St. John, David Hedison, Claude Rains, Fernando Lamas
(Subtitles, 1960, 12, 2 Star)


16:35
A Room With a View (Film)
Merchant-Ivory's adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel stars Helena Bonham Carter and Maggie Smith who, on holiday in Florence, encounter the uncouth Denholm Elliott and his son Julian Sands. After an unpleasant incident, the two women return to Surrey but when Elliott and Sands 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 Sands, Simon Callow, Patrick Godfrey, Judi Dench
(Subtitles, 1985, PG, 4 Star)


18:50
Crocodile Dundee II (Film)
Mick 'Crocodile' Dundee, now living in New York, wages war against a drug-running gang when his reporter girlfriend is kidnapped because she possesses incriminating film of a drug-related murder. Having rescued her with his antipodean cunning and the help of a gang of punks, the couple flee to the relative safety of the Australian outback - but the villains are in hot pursuit.
Director: John Cornell
Starring: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon, Hechter Ubarry, Juan Fernández, Charles S. Dutton
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1988, PG, 3 Star)


21:00
The Mean Machine (Film)
Vinnie Jones plays a footballer banged up for throwing a crucial game. Inside, the football-loving warden sets him the task of coaching a team of prisoners to take on the all-conquering warders' side. Can Jones form a disparate bunch of lags into a winning team? Barry Skolnik's film, based on Robert Aldrich's The Longest Yard, is fast, fun and furious with, of course, the climax a suitably bruising encounter.
Director: Barry Skolnick
Starring: Vinnie Jones, David Keeley, David Hemmings, Ralph Brown, Vas Blackwood, Robbie Gee
(Subtitles, 2001, 15, 3 Star)




23:00
Harsh Times (Film)
Christian Bale plays Jim Luther Davis, a disturbed Iraq vet 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 9mm 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, there's also 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
(Premiere, Widescreen, 2005, 15, 4 Star)


01:15
Cherry Falls (Film)
One of the series of black comedy horrors of the late nineties, sparked by the success of 'Scream'. This film gives an interesting twist to the serial killer motif, with a murderer who systematically picks off the virgins in a small-town high school. The pupils embark on a frenzy of terror-fuelled lust, but the local sheriff's daughter is in a quandary, as she does not feel ready for intimacy with her boyfriend.
Director: Geoffrey Wright
Starring: Brittany Murphy, Michael Biehn, Gabriel Mann, Jesse Bradford, Jay Mohr
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2000, 18, 2 Star)

Film4 Listings for Sunday 3rd May


13:00
Picture Perfect (Film)
Sprightly romantic comedy starring Jennifer Aniston as Kate Mosley, an ambitious advertising designer whose life takes a complicated turn when she fakes her engagement to wedding photographer Nick in order to get a promotion. Also starring Kevin Bacon and Olympia Dukaskis, and directed by Glenn Gordon Caron. Edited for language.
Director: Glenn Gordon Caron
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jay Mohr, Kevin Bacon, Olympia Dukakis, Illeana Douglas, Kevin Dunn
(Subtitles, 1997, 12, 3 Star)


14:55
The Straight Story (Film)
David Lynch's Oscar-nominated, FilmFour-funded film, based on a true story, stars the late Richard Farnsworth as Alvin Straight. Alvin learns his brother is dying and wants to see him one more time. But he can't afford the air fare and doesn't have a car. What he does have is a tractor-mower that he decides to drive the 300 miles to Wisconsin. The film documents his painfully slow progress, the people he meets and the adventures he has, but does so with loving care, leisurely bringing out Alvin's character, showing how he too brings out the best in those he meets. Unique, superlative film making, stunningly shot by Freddie Francis.
Director: David Lynch
Starring: Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter, Donald Wiegert, Richard Farnsworth, Tracey Maloney
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1999, 15, 4 Star)


17:05
Catch That Kid (Film)
Tomboy Maddy lives for danger, just like her dad. So when a climbing trip leaves him needing expensive treatment, Maddy plans to rob a bank to pay for it. Luckily, her mum designed the security system... 'Mission: Impossible' for the young teen crowd.
Director: Bart Freundlich
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Corbin Bleu, Max Thieriot, Jennifer Beals, Sam Robards, John Carroll Lynch
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2004, PG, 2 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 exercising his detective skills, becomes interested in the seemingly unconnected deaths of prominent men and, thanks to his deductive powers, solves the case before the police can do so, but not before placing himself and Watson in mortal peril. 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, 1985, PG, 3 Star)


21:00
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Film)
Sean Connery stars in this all-action adventure as Allan Quatermain, called out of retirement in Kenya to help the government avert a world war being fermented by master criminal The Phantom. Quatermain gathers together a top team, including Dorian Gray, Captain Nemo, Mina Harker and The Invisible Man, each with their spectacular skill. From Venice to the wastes of Mongolia, the team face perils and death in their desperate race against time. Stephen Norrington's fantasy, set in an alternative Victorian world, is frantic fun-filled action from start to finish, with the witty script matching awesome special effects.
Director: Stephen Norrington
Starring: Sean Connery, Naseeruddin Shah, Peta Wilson, Tony Curran, Stuart Townsend, Shane West
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2003, 12, 2 Star)




23:05
Internal Affairs (Film)
This intense thriller from Mike Figgis stars Andy Garcia as Sergeant Raymond Avilla, an ambitious police officer in the Los Angeles Internal Affairs Department, who is assigned to investigate a brutality case and rapidly comes into conflict with unscrupulous and violent cop Dennis Peck, whose corrupt influence seems to stretch far and wide. A vicious battle of wills between the two men ensues, and as the plot progresses their strengths and weaknesses are revealed to be remarkably similar, blurring the conventional boundaries between good cop and bad cop. Strong supporting turns are provided by Nancy Travis, Laurie Metcalf and William Baldwin.
Director: Mike Figgis
Starring: Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, Nancy Travis, Laurie Metcalf, Richard Bradford, William Baldwin
(Widescreen, 1990, 18, 3 Star)


01:25
You Can Count On Me (Film)
Kenneth Lonergan's Sundance-winning debut feature stars Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo as Sammy and Terry Prescott, orphaned siblings whose lives have taken different paths. She is a protective single mother living in a small town, he is troubled, living hand-to-mouth and trying to support his pregnant girlfriend. Arriving at his sister's to borrow money, old wounds are re-opened yet new bonds forged in this compassionate, moving drama.
Director: Kenneth Lonergan
Starring: Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Matthew Broderick, Rory Culkin, Jon Tenney, J. Smith-Cameron
(Widescreen, 2000, 15, 3 Star)

Film4 Listings for Monday 4th May

13:00
Clueless (Film)
Amy Heckerling, who directed the superb Fast Times at Ridgemont High, scores again with this high-school take on Jane Austen's 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 finds a date. They succeed, only to find they've created a monster... Edited for content.
Director: Amy Heckerling
Starring: Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd, Brittany Murphy, Stacey Dash, Donald Faison, Dan Hedaya
(Widescreen, 1995, 12, 3 Star)


14:55
The Cat Returns (Film)
From Japan's Studio Ghibli comes Hiroyuki Morita's delightful 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
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2002, U, 4 Star)


16:30
Home Alone 3 (Film)
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 chicken pox. His dad's away on business and his mum's 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 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 films, once the plot is in place, there are a series of satisfying set pieces, with the baddies 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
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1997, PG, 2 Star)


18:25
Oliver Twist (Film)
Roman Polanski's film of Charles Dickens' classic novel stars Barney Clark as Oliver, Ben Kingsley as Fagin, Jamie Forman as Bill Sykes and Leanne Rowe as Nancy. Oscar and BAFTA-winner Ronald Harwood's screenplay strips away some of the minor roles to allow the main characters to take centre stage, with a superb performance by Kingsley in one of film's most demanding roles.
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Barney Clark, Ben Kingsley, Jamie Foreman, Leanne Rowe, Lewis Chase, Harry Eden
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2005, PG, 3 Star)


21:00
Mission: Impossible III (Film)
Tom Cruise reprises his role as IMF agent Ethan Hunt, master of disguise and the double bluff. In JJ Abrams' fast-faced thriller, he's up against Owen Davian, who is planning to sell a new deadly weapon's system, code-named the 'Rabbit's Foot' to the highest bidder. Cue a stunning helicopter chase through a wind farm, a parachute drop that leaves Hunt dangling in front of a speeding truck and an unholy finale in the Vatican City, bringing the franchise to a punchy conclusion.
Director: J.J. Abrams
Starring: Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Michelle Monaghan, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
(Editor's Choice, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, 12, 3 Star)




23:20
The Cider House Rules (Film)
John Irving won an Oscar for this adaptation of his own novel, starring Tobey Maguire and Michael Caine. Maguire plays Homer Wells, an orphan mentored by Dr Wilbur Larch. Larch runs the orphanage Homer grew up in, but Homer baulks at his side-line in illegal abortions. And after young couple Candy and Wally come to Larch for a termination, Homer returns home with them. But Wally is posted overseas on war duty, and Homer and Candy draw close at the cider house where they work; but news of a fellow worker's pregnancy leads Homer to re-examine his principles in this moving, thoughtful film.
Director: Lasse Hallström
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Delroy Lindo, Paul Rudd, Michael Caine, Jane Alexander
(1999, 12, 4 Star)


01:45
Little Red Flowers (Film)
Yuan Zhang's charming film, set in 50s China, tells the story of rebellious young boy Fang Qiangqiang who refuses to bow down to the system and those who enforce it. The "system" is his new kindergarten boarding school, where the sweet Ms Tang is balanced out by the allegedly child-eating Ms Li. But can he keep up his rebellion in the face of temptation from the little red flowers, handed out to well-behaved children? The film is about the opposing forces of conformity and individualism but the obvious message is disarmingly delivered by the performances from the young cast.
Director: Yuan Zhang
Starring: Dong Bowen, Ning Yuanyuan, Chen Manyuan, Zhao Rui, Li Xiaofeng
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Mandarin with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2006, U, 3 Star)

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1.00pm In Old California
1942 A Boston pharmacist joins the California gold rush. However, when he arrives in Sacramento, the crooked brothers who run the town take an instant dislike to him, and frame him by poisoning his medical supplies. Rejected by the people, he plans to leave — but when the town is hit by an epidemic, he resolves to save those who turned on him. Western, starring John Wayne, Binnie Barnes, Albert Dekker, Helen Parrish and Edgar Kennedy

2.55pm The Eve of St Mark
1944 A man's romance is brought to an abrupt halt when he is drafted to fight in World War Two. Assigned to the Philippines, he ends up stuck on a small and desolate island — but receiving a series of letters from his love back home give him the will to survive. Drama, starring William Eythe and Anne Baxter, alongside Michael O'Shea and Vincent Price

4.50pm Three Coins in the Fountain
1954 Three American women embark on a romantic adventure in Rome and throw coins into the city's Trevi Fountain in the hope of meeting the men of their dreams. Drama, starring Dorothy McGuire, Maggie McNamara, Jean Peters, Clifton Webb, Louis Jourdan, Rossano Brazzi and Cathleen Nesbitt

6.50pm Mighty Joe Young
1998 A gentle giant gorilla is moved from his jungle home to Los Angeles, where he escapes from a wildlife reserve and runs amok in the city, leaving a group of concerned human pals facing a race against time to save him from harm. Family adventure, starring Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, Rade Sherbedgia and Regina King

9.00pm Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2003 The captain of a British warship engages in a tense battle of wits and an escalating test of nerves with his French counterpart in Brazilian waters during the Napoleonic wars. His pursuit of the enemy leads his crew on a dangerous journey around South America. Seafaring drama, adapted from Patrick O'Brian's novel, starring Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany and Billy Boyd

11.35pm The Motorcycle Diaries
2004 Fact-based drama, chronicling the travels of a young Che Guevara. In 1952, the future revolutionary is a medical student who plans to serve his residency in a leper colony. Seeking a little excitement along the way, he and a friend decide to travel to the colony by motorbike, a journey that will take them across South America. However, both men are changed forever by the things they see along the way. Starirng Gael Garcia Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mia Maestro and Gustavo Bueno

2.00am Dumplings
2004 A mysterious cook prepares recipes that hold the secret to eternal youth. An ageing former TV star, terrified that her husband may have an affair, seeks out the chef to restore her beauty. However, when the results don't work as fast as she'd hoped, the desperate wife tampers with the recipe, leading to some disturbing side effects. Horror, starring Ling Bai, Miriam Yeung Chin Wah and Tony Leung Ka Fai

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1.00pm
Carmen Jones (U) 1954 A sultry female military worker attracts attention from her colleagues, but has her eye on an engaged pilot. Musical drama, based on Bizet's opera with modernised lyrics, starring Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte (888)

3.05pm
Carry On Dick (PG) 1974 A pair of hapless lawmen dedicate themselves to catching a cheeky highwayman, and enlist the help of a local reverend. Little do they realise the pious pastor and his buxom housemaid aren't all they seem. Bawdy comedy, with Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Jack Douglas, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Bresslaw, Joan Sims and Hattie Jacques (888)

4.50pm
The Bostonians (PG) 1984 A naive girl in 19th-century New England gets involved with a reactionary lawyer and a would-be suffragette.James Ivory's period drama, based on Henry James' novel, starring Christopher Reeve, Vanessa Redgrave and Jessica Tandy (888)

7.10pm
Clueless (12) 1995 A rich high school student uses all her charm and financial clout to boost a new pupil's popularity, but soon finds she has created a monster — while her own love life suffers in the process. Teen comedy, loosely based on Jane Austen's Emma, starring Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy and Paul Rudd

9.00pm
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (12) 2003 Courageous hero Allan Quatermain teams up with a host of other Victorian literary heroes — including Captain Nemo, the Invisible Man, Tom Sawyer and Dr Jekyll — to put a stop to the nefarious Fantom's evil plot to bring about a world war. Fantasy adventure, based loosely on Alan Moore's graphic novel, starring Sean Connery, Shane West, Stuart Townsend and Richard Roxburgh (888)

11.05pm
Brick Lane (15) 2007 A Bangladeshi woman reluctantly leaves her native country for an arranged marriage in England. Years spent living in a drab east-London tower block take their toll, while her husband is consumed by his thwarted ambitions. However, an encounter with a cocky younger man changes her outlook on life. Drama, based on Monica Ali's novel, starring Tannishtha Chatterjee and Satish Kaushik (888)

1.10am
Prick Up Your Ears (18) 1987 Biopic of celebrated Sixties playwright Joe Orton, which concentrates on his turbulent relationship with lover, early collaborator and eventual murderer Kenneth Halliwell. Written by Alan Bennett and starring Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, Vanessa Redgrave, Frances Barber and Wallace Shawn

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1.00pm
The Card (U) 1952 The bright but penniless son of a 19th-century washerwoman resorts to a variety of ingenious methods to get on in the world. Period comedy based on a story by Arnold Bennett, starring Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns, Valerie Hobson and Petula Clark (888)

2.55pm
From Hell to Texas (U) 1958 A wandering cowboy accidentally kills a man and finds himself pursued by his victim's vengeful brothers. Finding shelter with a kindly ranch owner, the wanted man gradually falls in love with his host's daughter, but struggles with the knowledge that he may be caught at any moment. Western, starring Don Murray, Diane Varsi, Chill Wills and Dennis Hopper (888)

5.05pm
The Lost World (U) 1960 An egocentric Edwardian professor sets out on a journey into the Amazon on a mission to prove his theory that dinosaurs still exist there. Fantasy adventure, based on Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel, starring Claude Rains, Michael Rennie, Richard Haydn, David Hedison and Jill St John (888)

7.05pm
Picture Perfect (PG) 1997 An ambitious executive hires a man to pose as her fiance in an effort to improve her image at work, but her fantasy life soon spirals out of control, leaving her unable to tell the difference between fact and fiction. Romantic comedy, with Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Bacon, Olympia Dukakis and Illeana Douglas (888)

9.00pm
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (15) 2001 A soldier in the Italian invasion force controlling the Greek island of Kefalonia falls for a local girl, much to the disapproval of the local community, her family and the leader of the island's resistance movement — who happens to be her boyfriend. Romantic World War Two drama, adapted from the novel by Louis de Bernieres, starring Nicolas Cage, Penelope Cruz and Christian Bale (888)

11.35pm
Rush Hour 2 (12) 2001 Two mismatched detectives travel to Hong Kong when terrorists bomb the US Embassy, and are soon involved in keeping tabs on the prime suspects — high-ranking Triad members involved in an international counterfeiting ring. Action comedy sequel, starring Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone, Zhang Ziyi, Roselyn Sanchez and Harris Yulin (888)

1.20am
Swimming Pool (15) 2003 A writer jumps at the chance to use her publisher's holiday home in France for a few weeks, hoping to find inspiration in the peaceful and quiet surroundings — but her solitude is shattered by the arrival of her host's free-spirited daughter, whose presence proves to be unexpectedly beneficial. Drama, starring Charlotte Rampling, Ludivine Sagnier and Charles Dance (888)

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13:00 HOME ALONE 3 - 115*MINS
(1997) Raja Gosnell directs this third film in the comedy series, with Alex D Linz as the resourceful boy who is stranded at home with chicken pox when a top secret microchip comes his way.

14:55 THE CAT RETURNS - 95*MINS
(2002) From Studio Ghibli, Hiroyuki Marita's delightful fantasy animation follows a young girl who is rewarded for saving a cat's life with a trip to the Kingdom of Cats.

16:30 REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER - 115*MINS
(1978) In the last Pink Panther film to star Peter Sellers, Inspector Clouseau investigates the theft of the 'Pink Panther' diamond, with the mysterious 'Phantom' the chief suspect.

18:25 OLIVER TWIST - 155*MINS
(2005) Great Adaptations. Roman Polanski's adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel stars Barney Clark as Oliver, Ben Kingsley as Fagin, Jamie Forman as Bill Sykes and Leanne Rowe as Nancy.

21:00 RUSH HOUR 2 - 105*MINS
(2001) Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker star in this all-action sequel set in China, where a run-in with Triad gangsters sees them back in the thick of things.

22:45 THE HILLS HAVE EYES - 125*MINS
(2006) Saturday Night Shocks. Ted Levine stars as the head of a family stranded in the desert where flesh-hungry mutant monsters wait... Very strong violence/sexual violence/language.

00:50 DUMPLINGS - 110*MINS
(2004) Miriam Yeung learns the secret of eternal beauty from a Chinese wise woman but there is a terrible price to pay... Adults only: contains disturbing scenes.
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13:00
Catch That Kid (Film)
Tomboy Maddy lives for danger, just like her dad. So when a climbing trip leaves him needing expensive treatment, Maddy plans to rob a bank to pay for it. Luckily, her mum designed the security system... 'Mission: Impossible' for the young teen crowd.
Director: Bart Freundlich
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Corbin Bleu, Max Thieriot, Jennifer Beals, Sam Robards, John Carroll Lynch
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2004, PG, 2 Star)


14:45
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (Film)
Disney-made adventure based closely on the original Jules Verne story of a 'sea monster' which causes chaos amongst 19th-century San Francisco mariners. When a government warship investigates, the 'monster' attacks, leaving just three survivors who are picked up by the creature - which turns out to be a submarine captained by a demented fanatic whose masterplan is to establish an undersea nation.
Director: Richard Fleischer
Starring: Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre, Robert J. Wilke, Ted de Corsia
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1954, U, 4 Star)


17:15
Carry on Dick (Film)
Sid James and Barbara Windsor go out in style in their last Carry On film, based on the legend of Dick Turpin. James portrays the notorious highwayman Big Dick Turpin, who disguises himself as the Reverend Flasher to avoid detection. Windsor plays Harriet, a buxom member of his gang, with Kenneth Williams as Captain Fancey, who is charged with capturing Turpin, and Bernard Bresslaw as Sir Roger Daley, head of the Bow Street Runners. Regulars Hattie Jacques, Joan Sims and Kenneth Connor are all present and correct, as are the usual doubles entendres in this Gerald Thomas comedy.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor, Hattie Jacques, Bernard Bresslaw, Joan Sims
(Subtitles, 1974, PG, 3 Star)


19:00
Congo (Film)
Frank Marshall's all-out-action film stars Laura Linney, Dylan Walsh, Tim Curry and Ernie Hudson as a disparate group who embark on a safari into the heart of the Congo. Each has different reasons for setting out into the unknown. But having survived volcanoes and hungry hippo attacks, nothing could have prepared them for the greatest danger: a troop of intelligent killer apes who, as one critic wrote, "...make King Kong look like the Jolly Green Giant". Based on Michael Crichton's bestseller, Marshall's film is great fun, with wonderful cliff-hanging moments and, in Dr Karen Ross, a character who can out-tough Indiana Jones any day. Edited for violence/language.
Director: Frank Marshall
Starring: Laura Linney, Dylan Walsh, Ernie Hudson, Tim Curry, Grant Heslov, Joe Don Baker
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1995, 12, 2 Star)


21:00
Mission: Impossible III (Film)
Tom Cruise reprises his role as IMF agent Ethan Hunt, master of disguise and the double bluff. In JJ Abrams' fast-faced thriller, he's up against Owen Davian, who is planning to sell a new deadly weapon's system, code-named the 'Rabbit's Foot' to the highest bidder. Cue a stunning helicopter chase through a wind farm, a parachute drop that leaves Hunt dangling in front of a speeding truck and an unholy finale in the Vatican City, bringing the franchise to a punchy conclusion.
Director: J.J. Abrams
Starring: Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Michelle Monaghan, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, 12, 3 Star)




23:20
Bad Girls (Film)
Jonathan Kaplan's all-action western sees women take the lead, as Madeline Stowe, Mary Stuart Masterson, Drew Barrymore and Andie McDowell take on the gun-slinging guys. The four heroines are prostitutes in the one-horse town of Echo City, but when Cody Zamora is condemned to hang for killing an over-zealous customer, the three others spring her from jail and head for Texas, where she has a bulging bank account she'll split with the others. Along the way they meet up with outlaws, including the Jarrett Brothers, but can they avoid both the clutches of the law and the amorous attentions of their admirers to make it to freedom?
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Starring: Madeleine Stowe, Mary Stuart Masterson, Andie MacDowell, Drew Barrymore
(Widescreen, 1994, 15, 2 Star)


01:20
Deterrence (Film)
Set in the near future, Rod Lurie's political thriller centres around nuclear brinksmanship between Iraq and America as key US cities face the threat of attack by missiles. US President Walter Emerson must tackle the situation but becomes stranded in a roadside diner by a freak snowstorm and is forced to run operations from there. Also featuring Sean Astin and Timothy Hutton.
Director: Rod Lurie
Starring: Kevin Pollak, Timothy Hutton, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Clotilde Courau, Badja Djola, Sean Astin
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1999, 15, 3 Star)

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1.00pm
Catch That Kid (PG) 2004 A plucky teenager racks her brains to think of a way of financing an operation for her father who was injured in a mountaineering accident, and eventually comes up with a daring plan to rob a bank with the help of friends. Comedy thriller, starring Kristen Stewart, Corbin Bleu, Max Thieriot and Jennifer Beals (888)

2.45pm
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (U) 1954 A Victorian scientist investigating the mysterious sinking of whaling ships in the Pacific falls overboard during an attack on his vessel. Along with a hardened mariner and a diver, he is picked up and taken captive by deranged submariner Captain Nemo and whisked away on a series of adventures in his futuristic submarine. Oscar-winning Disney fantasy, starring Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas and Peter Lorre (888)

5.15pm
Carry On Dick (PG) 1974 A pair of hapless lawmen dedicate themselves to catching a cheeky highwayman, and enlist the help of a local reverend. Little do they realise the pious pastor and his buxom housemaid aren't all they seem. Bawdy comedy, with Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Jack Douglas, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Bresslaw, Joan Sims and Hattie Jacques (888)

7.00pm
Congo (12) 1995 An expedition sent into the jungles of Zaire in search of King Solomon's diamond mines disappears without trace. The tycoon behind the mission sends his assistant, a former CIA agent, to discover what became of them. Travelling with a group of explorers, she discovers the previous party have met with a grisly fate at the hands of a horde of intelligent bloodthirsty apes. Thriller, starring Dylan Walsh, Laura Linney and Tim Curry (888)

9.00pm
Mission: Impossible III (12) 2006 Former special agent Ethan Hunt is called out of retirement when an ex-trainee is taken hostage by a ruthless arms dealer, but when the rescue operation goes wrong, the dastardly villain targets Hunt's fiancee. Action thriller, directed by JJ Abrams, the creator of TV series Lost, and starring Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Michelle Monaghan, Ving Rhames and Simon Pegg (888)

11.20pm
Bad Girls (15) 1994 A prostitute is sentenced to hang for killing an abusive customer, but her three friends ride to the rescue and together they flee their frontier town in search of a new life. However, the outlaws are pursued by two detectives, and also come into conflict with a gang of bank robbers who have stolen their money. Western, starring Andie MacDowell, Drew Barrymore, Madeleine Stowe and Mary Stuart Masterson

1.20am
Deterrence (15) 1999 The US President gets trapped in a snowbound diner just as hostilities erupt in the Middle East, forcing him and his companions to face the looming spectre of nuclear war. Thriller, starring Kevin Pollak, Timothy Hutton and Sheryl Lee Ralph (888)

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1.00pm
The Gunfighter (U) 1950 An ageing gunslinger settles down to domestic bliss when he is given a second chance with his estranged wife, but a gang of trigger-happy would-be heroes goad him out of retirement. Western, starring Gregory Peck, Millard Mitchell and Karl Malden

2.40pm
The Card (U) 1952 The bright but penniless son of a 19th-century washerwoman resorts to a variety of ingenious methods to get on in the world. Period comedy based on a story by Arnold Bennett, starring Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns, Valerie Hobson and Petula Clark (888)

4.30pm
Reach for the Sky (U) 1956 Biopic of renowned World War Two hero Douglas Bader. A plane crash in 1931 cost the aspiring pilot both his legs, but after learning to walk on artificial limbs, he rose to the rank of squadron leader in the RAF. However, more misfortune was in store when he was shot down over occupied France and taken prisoner. Starring Kenneth More, Muriel Pavlow and Alexander Knox (888)

7.10pm
Cheaper By the Dozen (PG) 2003 A large family moves to a new town, hoping it will provide a fresh start — but nothing goes according to plan, and the unlucky dad is soon left to look after the 12 rowdy kids. Remake of the 1950 comedy, starring Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Piper Perabo, Tom Welling and Hilary Duff (888)

9.00pm
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (12) 2003 The captain of a British warship engages in a tense battle of wits and an escalating test of nerves with his French counterpart in Brazilian waters during the Napoleonic wars. His pursuit of the enemy leads his crew on a dangerous journey around South America. Seafaring drama, adapted from Patrick O'Brian's novel, starring Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany and Billy Boyd (888)

11.35pm
Johnny Mnemonic (15) 1995 A courier transports information in a microchip implanted in his brain. However, he unwittingly sets himself up as a target for an evil corporation desperate to get hold of the contents of his head for themselves and must find a way to access the data if he is to survive. Sci-fi adventure, based on a William Gibson short story, starring Keanu Reeves, Dolph Lundgren and Ice-T (888)

1.25am
The Sniper (15) 1951 A determined police lieutenant sets out to collar a disturbed serial killer whose hatred of women prompts his murderous attacks. A psychiatrist aids the baffled cops in tracking down the killer, who is engaged in an increasingly futile struggle to rid himself of his murderous compulsion. Thriller, starring Adolphe Menjou, Arthur Franz, Gerald Mohr and Marie Windsor

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1.00pm
Forty Guns (PG) 1957 A despotic Arizona landowner, who uses a band of hired gunmen to dominate her territory, finds her position under threat by a determined US marshal who has renounced violence and is assigned to bring her reign of terror to an end. Western, starring Barbara Stanwyck, with Barry O'Sullivan and Dean Jagger (888)

2.35pm
Carmen Jones (U) 1954 A sultry female military worker attracts attention from her colleagues, but has her eye on an engaged pilot. Musical drama, based on Bizet's opera with modernised lyrics, starring Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte (888)

4.40pm
From Hell to Texas (U) 1958 A wandering cowboy accidentally kills a man and finds himself pursued by his victim's vengeful brothers. Finding shelter with a kindly ranch owner, the wanted man gradually falls in love with his host's daughter, but struggles with the knowledge that he may be caught at any moment. Western, starring Don Murray, Diane Varsi, Chill Wills and Dennis Hopper (888)

6.50pm
Local Hero (PG) 1983 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 Mackay (888)

9.00pm
Alien Nation (18) 1988 A homicide detective reluctantly joins forces with one of a downtrodden minority of extraterrestrials living on Earth to track down his former partner's killer — an enslaved humanoid who is manufacturing a powerful narcotic to turn the alien immigrants into drug addicts. Sci-fi action adventure, James Caan, Terence Stamp and Mandy Patinkin (888)

10.50pm
The Descent (18) 2005 A woman recovering from a personal tragedy joins a group of friends on a caving expedition. But their adventure takes a horrific turn when they find themselves trapped underground in an unexplored cavern, where savage humanoids are lurking in the shadows. British horror from Dog Soldiers director Neil Marshall, starring Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid and Nora-Jane Noone (888)

12.45am
The Magician (PG) 1958 A travelling hypnotist and showman travels through 19th-century Sweden, his every appearance rumoured to be accompanied by supernatural happenings. When he arrives, in Stockholm, a group of the most prominent residents put him to the test, hoping to ascertain if he is a charlatan. Ingmar Bergman's black comedy, starring Max von Sydow and Gunnar Bjornstrand

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1.00pm
Angels Over Broadway (U) 1940 A man caught embezzling from his boss considers suicide. But help is at hand from three unlikely sources — a petty con man who tries to lure him into a poker game, a beautiful woman the hustler enlists to persuade him, and a penniless playwright who finds his suicide note and sees a chance to make it rich. Drama, starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr, John Qualen, Rita Hayworth and Thomas Mitchell

2.35pm
The Left Hand of God (U) 1955 An American mercenary working for a warlord in 1940s China has second thoughts about his employer, so assumes the identity of a dead priest to make his escape. Seeking sanctuary in a mountain mission, he reluctantly settles into a religious life. However, his cover is threatened when he falls for a nurse. Drama, starring Humphrey Bogart, Gene Tierney and Lee J Cobb (888)

4.20pm
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (U) 1954 A Victorian scientist investigating the mysterious sinking of whaling ships in the Pacific falls overboard during an attack on his vessel. Along with a hardened mariner and a diver, he is picked up and taken captive by deranged submariner Captain Nemo and whisked away on a series of adventures in his futuristic submarine. Oscar-winning Disney fantasy, starring Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas and Peter Lorre (888)

6.45pm
The Vikings (PG) 1958 A Norse warrior becomes embroiled in a feud with a former slave over the succession to the Northumbrian throne, unaware his arch-enemy is really his half-brother. Matters come to a head when they both set their sights on a Welsh princess, leading to a confrontation — but the situation is further complicated by the interference of England's sadistic king. Adventure, with Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Ernest Borgnine and James Donald (888)

9.00pm
The Waterboy (12) 1998 An American football team's waterboy endures constant ridicule from the players, but one day his anger gets the better of him and he demonstrates an unexpected talent for tackling. He is soon given a chance to prove his worth on the pitch — but has to keep his sporting career a secret from his overprotective mother. Comedy, starring Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler and Fairuza Balk (888)

10.45pm
The Hills Have Eyes (18) 2006 A road trip goes from bad to worse when a retired police detective and his family break down on a remote road and are then attacked by savage and deformed victims of a nuclear testing project. Remake of the Seventies horror, starring Kathleen Quinlan, Aaron Stanford, Vinessa Shaw, Ted Levine, Emilie de Ravin and Dan Byrd (888)

12.50am
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (15) 1989 An advertising executive is driven to the brink of a nervous breakdown by his inability to come up with a slogan for his latest client. Disillusioned with consumerism, he resolves to give up his career, when a boil on his neck starts growing into a second head, which is determined to take over his body and return him to the money-grabbing worldview he is desperate to escape. Satirical comedy, with Richard E Grant, Rachel Ward and Richard Wilson (888)

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The Vikings (PG) 1958 A Norse warrior becomes embroiled in a feud with a former slave over the succession to the Northumbrian throne, unaware his arch-enemy is really his half-brother. Matters come to a head when they both set their sights on a Welsh princess, leading to a confrontation — but the situation is further complicated by the interference of England's sadistic king. Adventure, with Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Ernest Borgnine and James Donald (888)

3.15pm
The Gunfighter (U) 1950 An ageing gunslinger settles down to domestic bliss when he is given a second chance with his estranged wife, but a gang of trigger-happy would-be heroes goad him out of retirement. Western, starring Gregory Peck, Millard Mitchell and Karl Malden (888)

4.55pm
Revenge of the Pink Panther (U) 1978 Bumbling Inspector Clouseau's adventures seem to have come to an end when he is declared dead. However, the disaster-prone detective is really alive and well, and takes advantage of everyone assuming he has died to launch an undercover investigation into his own murder, adopting a variety of cunning disguises. Comedy sequel, starring Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk and Dyan Cannon (888)

7.00pm
Congo (12) 1995 An expedition sent into the jungles of Zaire in search of King Solomon's diamond mines disappears without trace. The tycoon behind the mission sends his assistant, a former CIA agent, to discover what became of them. Travelling with a group of explorers, she discovers the previous party have met with a grisly fate at the hands of a horde of intelligent bloodthirsty apes. Thriller, starring Dylan Walsh, Laura Linney and Tim Curry (888)

9.00pm
The Devil Wears Prada (PG) 2006 A young woman with dreams of becoming a journalist takes a job as assistant to a prestigious fashion magazine editor — a position that should guarantee a bright future if she succeeds at it. What she fails to realise is that she has just signed up to work for the boss from hell, whose cruel personality and outrageous demands make her life a constant nightmare. Comedy, starring Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt (888)

11.10pm
My Cousin Vinny (15) 1992 Two New York students travelling through Alabama think they have been arrested for shoplifting so admit their guilt — only to find they have actually been charged with murder. Fortunately, one of the pair has a cousin who is a lawyer — but his ineptitude and inexperience could do more harm than good. Comedy, starring Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei (888)

1.30am
Johnny Mnemonic (15) 1995 A courier transports information in a microchip implanted in his brain. However, he unwittingly sets himself up as a target for an evil corporation desperate to get hold of the contents of his head for themselves and must find a way to access the data if he is to survive. Sci-fi adventure, based on a William Gibson short story, starring Keanu Reeves, Dolph Lundgren and Ice-T

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Film4 Listings for Friday 15th May


13:00
Watership Down (Film)
Based on Richard Adams' acclaimed novel, Martin Rosen's animated film tells of the adventures of Hazel, Fiver and a group of rabbits in search of a new warren. Featuring Zero Mostel as Kehaar, the seagull who helps them against General Woundwort, who seeks to destroy them.
Director: Martin Rosen
Starring: John Hurt, Richard Briers, Michael Graham Cox, John Bennett, Ralph Richardson, Simon Cadell
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1978, U, 4 Star)


14:55
Forty Guns (Film)
Samuel Fuller's deliriously camp western stars Barbara Stanwyck as Jessica Drummond, a cattlewoman astride a white stallion who rules the range with her 40 hired guns. Into town and into her life come federal marshal Griff Bonnell and his two brothers, bringing law to replace the corrupt judges and sheriffs. At first she rebels against his rule of law but she can't resist his charms for ever.
Director: Samuel Fuller
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Dean Jagger, John Ericson, Gene Barry, Robert Dix
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1957, PG, 3 Star)


16:30
Reach For The Sky (Film)
Kenneth More stars as WWII fighter ace Douglas Bader. He lost both of his legs in a flying accident in 1931, but overcame adversity to become a leading combat pilot.
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Starring: Kenneth More, Muriel Pavlow, Lyndon Brook, Lee Patterson, Alexander Knox, Dorothy Alison
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1956, PG, 3 Star)


19:10
Cheaper by the Dozen (Film)
First made in 1950 with Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy, Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt take on the roles of Tom and Kate Baker, parents to a dozen children. He's the coach of a smalltown college American football team, she's an author. But when he takes up a job coaching a big college team just as she has to promote her new best seller, the idyllic if slightly chaotic life they and the children have enjoyed starts to spiral out of control. Shawn Levy's warm-hearted family comedy also stars Piper Perabo as Nora, the oldest daughter, who's forced to take charge while Forrest Landis as the youngest, Mark, gets to steal every scene he's in.
Director: Shawn Levy
Starring: Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Piper Perabo, Tom Welling, Hilary Duff, Kevin Schmidt
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2003, PG, 2 Star)


21:00
The Fifth Element (Film)
Luc Besson's stunning, audacious science-fiction thriller stars Bruce Willis as an ex-government agent, now reduced to driving a taxi in 23rd century New York. Into his lap falls the mysterious Milla Jovovich, a woman created from an alien cell who may be the only hope the world has of salvation from an ever-approaching evil.
Director: Luc Besson
Starring: Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Milla Jovovich, Chris Tucker, Luke Perry
(Subtitles, 1997, PG, 4 Star)




23:25
Bad Girls (Film)
Jonathan Kaplan's all-action western sees women take the lead, as Madeline Stowe, Mary Stuart Masterson, Drew Barrymore and Andie McDowell take on the gun-slinging guys. The four heroines are prostitutes in the one-horse town of Echo City, but when Cody Zamora is condemned to hang for killing an over-zealous customer, the three others spring her from jail and head for Texas, where she has a bulging bank account she'll split with the others. Along the way they meet up with outlaws, including the Jarrett Brothers, but can they avoid both the clutches of the law and the amorous attentions of their admirers to make it to freedom?
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Starring: Madeleine Stowe, Mary Stuart Masterson, Andie MacDowell, Drew Barrymore
(Widescreen, 1994, 15, 2 Star)


01:25
Bullitt (Film)
Steve McQueen stars in one of the classic cop movies as Frank Bullitt, a San Francisco cop determined to find out who killed a witness in his care, despite the interference of slimy politician Walter Chalmers. And, of course, it's the movie that set the benchmark for car chases...
Director: Peter Yates
Starring: Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset, Don Gordon, Robert Duvall, Simon Oakland
(Subtitles, 1968, 15, 4 Star)

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1.00pm
Watership Down (U) 1978 Animated drama following a group of rabbits searching for a safe place to live after one of their number has a vision of their home being destroyed. But the journey is a perilous one, as they encounter predators and a brutal rival colony. With the voices of John Hurt, Richard Briers, Marcus Graham-Cox, Denholm Elliott, Michael Hordern and Zero Mostel (888)

2.55pm
Forty Guns (PG) 1957 A despotic Arizona landowner, who uses a band of hired gunmen to dominate her territory, finds her position under threat by a determined US marshal who has renounced violence and is assigned to bring her reign of terror to an end. Western, starring Barbara Stanwyck, with Barry O'Sullivan and Dean Jagger (888)

4.30pm
Reach for the Sky (U) 1956 Biopic of renowned World War Two hero Douglas Bader. A plane crash in 1931 cost the aspiring pilot both his legs, but after learning to walk on artificial limbs, he rose to the rank of squadron leader in the RAF. However, more misfortune was in store when he was shot down over occupied France and taken prisoner. Starring Kenneth More, Muriel Pavlow and Alexander Knox (888)

7.10pm
Cheaper By the Dozen (PG) 2003 A large family moves to a new town, hoping it will provide a fresh start — but nothing goes according to plan, and the unlucky dad is soon left to look after the 12 rowdy kids. Remake of the 1950 comedy, starring Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Piper Perabo, Tom Welling and Hilary Duff (888)

9.00pm
The Fifth Element (PG) 1997 In the 23rd century, the world faces destruction from a seemingly unstoppable force of pure evil. A New York cab driver's life is turned upside down when he encounters a mysterious woman destined to save the Earth from its fate — but they must contend with a scheming arms dealer and a horde of alien mercenaries. Luc Besson's sci-fi adventure, starring Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich and Gary Oldman (888)

11.25pm
Bad Girls (15) 1994 A prostitute is sentenced to hang for killing an abusive customer, but her three friends ride to the rescue and together they flee their frontier town in search of a new life. However, the outlaws are pursued by two detectives, and also come into conflict with a gang of bank robbers who have stolen their money. Western, starring Andie MacDowell, Drew Barrymore, Madeleine Stowe and Mary Stuart Masterson

1.25am
Bullitt (15) 1968 San Francisco police detective Frank Bullitt is assigned to protect a Mob informer. However, when the gangsters manage to assassinate the witness, he decides to conceal the death — and vows to track down the murderers himself. Thriller, starring Steve McQueen, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Vaughn and Robert Duvall (888)

3.45am Close

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13:00 S1m0ne

(2002) Al Pacino is a film director with problems - his star has walked off set. But then along comes S1m0ne (Rachel Roberts), the perfect computer-generated star who never argues...


15:25 All About Eve

(1950) Oscar-laden classic, starring Bette Davis as Margo Channing, acid-tongued star of the stage who finds her young protégé Eve (Anne Baxter) usurping her at every turn.


18:20 The Phantom of the Opera

(2004) Joel Schumacher directs this darkly Gothic interpretation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage musical, starring Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler and Patrick Wilson.


21:00 Bulletproof Monk

(2003) Paul Hunter's all-action film stars Chow Yun-Fat as an ageless Tibetan monk whose task is to guard the mystical Scroll of the Ultimate from modern-day Nazis.


23:05 The Descent

(2005) Saturday Night Shocks. Neil Marshall's chiller in which six women on a caving expedition find that once plunged into the depths, they are not alone... Strong language/violence.


01:00 Kontroll

(2003) Hungarian black comedy in which a group of Budapest metro ticket inspectors juggle skiving on the job and tracking down a serial killer on the system. Strong language/violence.