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1.00pm Buona Sera, Mrs Campbell (PG) 1968 Three veteran soldiers plan to visit Italy for an Army reunion, unwittingly spelling trouble for a single mother who has been claiming child support from each of them since World War Two, while telling friends and neighbours that her son's father was killed in action. Melvin Frank's marvellous comedy boasts a top-class cast, including Gina Lollobrigida, Shelley Winters, Peter Lawford, Phil Silvers and Telly Savalas (888)




3.10pm That Riviera Touch (PG) 1966 Comedy, starring Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise as clumsy traffic wardens who take a break in the South of France, where they get caught up in a jewellery-smuggling ring. Suzanne Lloyd and Peter Jeffrey co-star (888)




5.00pm White Feather (U) 1955 Cavalry officer John Lund is assigned the task of persuading a tribe of Cheyenne Indians to vacate their land to make way for hordes of gold prospectors. However, while the chief agrees to move on, some of the warriors are determined to stay — and a romance between a Cheyenne woman and a surveyor complicates matters further. Lively Western, also starring Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Debra Paget and Hugh O'Brian (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 Day After Tomorrow (12) 2004 The dawn of a new Ice Age looks assured when storms, earthquakes and hurricanes strike in terrifying fashion — and weather expert Dennis Quaid faces a race against time to rescue his son from an icy death in New York. Spectacular disaster thriller, with Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum and Ian Holm (888)




11.20pm After the Sunset (12) 2004 A veteran jewel thief seems to have it all, enjoying a relaxing retirement in a Caribbean paradise — but the lure of one last score looks set to be his downfall as an old enemy plots to finally collar the crook. Sun-kissed crime caper, starring Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Woody Harrelson, Don Cheadle and Naomie Harris




1.05am Boiler Room (15) 2000 A judge's son is told to close the illegal casino he runs from his apartment, forcing him to find legitimate work in the world of finance. However, his new career soon presents him with an ethical dilemma, as he realises his employers are not averse to getting their hands dirty. Gripping drama, with Giovanni Ribisi giving a powerful performance in the lead, alongside Vin Diesel, Nia Long, Ben Affleck, Scott Caan and Ron Rifkin (888)




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1.00pm Project X (PG) 1987 An airman is assigned to work at a secret establishment where chimpanzees are supposedly being trained to operate flight test simulators. But when he learns the innocent primates are being subjected to dangerous levels of radiation to test human endurance, he resolves to set them free, aided by a female researcher. Sci-fi comedy, starring Matthew Broderick, Helen Hunt, Bill Sadler and Jonathan Stark (888)



3.00pm Cheaper By the Dozen (U) 1950 An efficiency expert (Clifton Webb) and his psychologist wife (Myrna Loy) think that by combining their skills they should be able to conduct their lives with mathematical precision and overcome the difficulties of looking after 12 children. Jeanne Crain and Edgar Buchanan also star in this fact-based family comedy (888)



4.45pm The Madness of King George (PG) 1995 Acclaimed drama, based on Alan Bennett's successful stage play The Madness of George III. Nigel Hawthorne won a well-deserved Bafta for his superb performance as the 18th-century monarch whose unbalanced behaviour almost cost him his power and position. Helen Mirren stars as his loyal wife, Rupert Everett as the scheming prince of Wales and Amanda Donohoe as the subject of the king's desires (888)



6.50pm War Games (PG) 1983 Entertaining hi-tech adventure, starring Matthew Broderick as a precocious teenager who unwittingly hacks into America's military computer system and almost causes a nuclear war between the superpowers. With Dabney Coleman, John Wood and Ally Sheedy



9.00pm Entrapment (12) 1999 Professional art thief Sean Connery and sultry insurance agent Catherine Zeta-Jones team up to plot the robbery of a lifetime — but will have their work cut out if they're to keep their nerve and walk away with a cool $1billion in cash. Crime thriller, with Ving Rhames, Will Patton and Maury Chaykin (888)




11.05pm The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (18) 1974 Tobe Hooper's notorious horror about a psychopathic family who dispatch a group of youngsters in a variety of grisly ways, before the last in line manages to make her escape, pursued by chainsaw-wielding villain Leatherface. Hooper's grisly vision ensured this often stomach-churning and skin-crawling outing secured a place in the annals of cinema history. Marilyn Burns, Gunnar Hansen and Allen Danziger star (888)




12.40am The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (15) 2001 A group of Catholic schoolboys escape their dull lives by writing comic strips featuring superhuman alter egos. When their strict teacher confiscates their work, they plan an elaborate prank to get revenge. Meanwhile, one of the group falls for a girl with a dark secret. Coming of age drama, featuring animated segments based on the characters' comic strip. Starring Emile Hirsch, Jodie Foster and Kieran Culkin



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1.00pm War Games (PG) 1983 Entertaining hi-tech adventure, starring Matthew Broderick as a precocious teenager who unwittingly hacks into America's military computer system and almost causes a nuclear war between the superpowers. With Dabney Coleman, John Wood and Ally Sheedy




3.10pm The Gentle Sex (U) 1943 Seven girls from vastly different backgrounds are brought together when they volunteer to join the Army — but the social gulfs between them cause all manner of home-grown conflict. World War Two comedy, starring Rosamund John, Joan Greenwood, Lilli Palmer, John Justin, Joan Gates, Barbara Waring and Frederick Leister star (888)




5.00pm The Four Feathers (U) 1939 Zoltan Korda was one of cinema's greatest directors and this action adventure is testament to his skill, as he brings the oft-reworked AEW Mason novel to the screen in impressive fashion. The plot concerns a military officer who resigns his commission and is wrongly accused of cowardice. In a bid to redeem himself, he enlists as an undercover agent in Egypt. The wonderful cast includes John Clements, June Duprez, Ralph Richardson, C Aubrey Smith and Jack Allen (888)




7.10pm Addams Family Values (PG) 1993 Black comedy sequel to the 1991 smash-hit movie, based on the Sixties TV series. Morticia and Gomez (Anjelica Huston and Raul Julia) make the mistake of hiring a new nanny to protect the latest addition to the weirdest family in town from his sinister siblings — but the seemingly perfect childcarer turns out to be serial killer. Co-starring Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci and Joan Cusack (888)




8.55pm M Night Shyamalan's Secrets of Cinema The writer and director of The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable discusses his film-making process




9.00pm Dogma (15) 1999 Two fallen angels pull out all the stops to worm their way back into Heaven after being banished by God (played by Canadian songstress Alanis Morissette), but their fumbling attempts to prove their worth only lead them even further from salvation. Kevin Smith's controversial comedy fantasy came under fire from religious groups on release, but rises above the furore to stand out as a brilliantly funny piece of satire. Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Linda Fiorentino, Salma Hayek, Jason Lee and Alan Rickman star. Smith himself makes another appearance as cult hero Silent Bob, accompanied, as ever, by Jason Mewes' Jay (888)




11.30pm Three Days of the Condor (12) 1975 A bookish CIA researcher returns to his field office to find all his colleagues have been murdered in his absence. When he attempts to discover the truth, he also ends up targeted for assassination by his own agency, and must go on the run to discover the reasons why. Nerve-jangling suspense thriller that'll keep viewers on the edge of their seats. Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway and Cliff Robertson star. Directed by the late Sydney Pollack




1.45am The League of Gentlemen (PG) 1960 This nail-biting crime caper takes a subtle approach to action, making it a hugely enjoyable affair. It follows the antics of former Army colonel Jack Hawkins, who's left furious when the top brass insist on his retirement — and sets out to exact an elaborate revenge by blackmailing ex-servicemen into taking part in a robbery plotted with military precision. Co-starring Nigel Patrick, Richard Attenborough, Roger Livesey and Bryan Forbes (888)




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1.00pm Dragonwyck (PG) 1946 Gothic melodrama, starring Vincent Price as a Nicholas Van Ryn, a wealthy Dutch immigrant living in 1840s New York, who loathes his wife for not providing him with a son. When the man becomes infatuated with a visiting distant relative, he poisons his wife so that the two can marry, and they are soon blessed with a child. However, the early death of his only son proves too much for Nicolas, and he is driven over the edge, putting his new spouse in danger. Gothic melodrama, with Gene Tierney, Vivienne Osborne, Walter Huston and Glenn Langan




3.00pm Leave Her to Heaven (U) 1946 Melodrama about an unbalanced woman whose insane jealousy leads her to plot the death of anyone she suspects of attracting her husband's affections. Starring Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain and Vincent Price (888)




5.05pm The Fly (PG) 1958 A scientist's botched teleportation experiment results in his atoms getting mixed up with those of a bluebottle, with terrifying consequences. Vintage horror, starring David Hedison, Vincent Price and Herbert Marshall. It was remade as a gruesome Eighties blockbuster with Jeff Goldblum




6.55pm Rat Race (12) 2001 A group of no-hopers get the opportunity to win $2million from a casino owner, prompting a madcap cross-continent dash to reach the cash using whatever transport is available. Little do they realise they're pawns in a much bigger game. Madcap comedy, starring Seth Green, Cuba Gooding Jnr, Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese and Whoopi Goldberg (888)




8.55pm M Night Shyamalan's Secrets of Cinema The writer and director of The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable discusses his film-making process



9.00pm Witness (15) 1985 City cop Harrison Ford faces a clash of cultures while reluctantly protecting an Amish boy who witnessed a murder — but the assignment ends in an unscheduled bout of romance with the youngster's recently widowed mother. This thriller, from Master and Commander director Peter Weir, offers a thought-provoking comparison between very different lifestyles, and co-stars Kelly McGillis, Lukas Haas and Danny Glover




11.10pm Elizabethtown (12) 2005 Bittersweet comedy drama starring Orlando Bloom as a failed shoe designer driven to despair when his career goes up in smoke. When he learns his father has died, he abandons thoughts of suicide to return to his home town in Kentucky — where an encounter with free-spirited air hostess Kirsten Dunst inspires him to get his life back on track. Susan Sarandon co-stars as Bloom's mother




1.30am Say Anything (15) 1989 An aspiring teenage kickboxer falls for the most beautiful and intelligent girl in his class, and to his delight she feels the same way about him — but her father isn't quite so enthusiastic about the relationship. Smart comedy drama, starring John Cusack, Ione Skye and John Mahoney, and featuring a cameo from Cusack's real-life sibling Joan who, naturally, plays his character's sister. Written and directed by Cameron
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1.00pm Convicted (PG) 1950 Melodrama following a sympathetic prison warden's attempts to help an inmate wrongly convicted of murder, and the subsequent search for the real killer. Starring Glenn Ford, Broderick Crawford, Millard Mitchell and Dorothy Malone




2.50pm Fun in Acapulco (U) 1963 Elvis Presley plays a former trapeze artist, trying to put a work-related tragedy behind him. He takes a job as a lifeguard-cum-entertainer in a luxury hotel at the Mexican resort — but ends up contending with the considerable wiles of his beautiful boss and a female matador who each have romantic designs on him. Musical comedy with some decent toe-tapping numbers. Also starring Ursula Andress, Paul Lukas and Alejandro Rey




4.40pm Dunston Checks In (PG) 1996 Jason Alexander stars in this riotous family comedy as Robert Grant, the manager of a luxurious New York hotel who is eager to spend some quality time with his two young sons. When Robert's boss discovers her establishment is being considered for a six-star rating, and an undercover inspection is imminent, the ruthless proprietor orders him to ensure things run smoothly. The arrival of new guest Lord Rutledge (Rupert Everett) leads Robert to mistakenly assume he is there to assess the facility. What he doesn't realise is that the snooty English peer is actually a skilled jewel thief who has brought along an orang-utan to be his partner in crime, and the discovery of the mischievous primate by Robert's children turns the respected hotel into a three-ring circus. Faye Dunaway, Eric Lloyd and Paul Reubens co-star (888)




6.15pm M Night Shyamalan on The Happening The director discusses his new film, a horrific tale of a series of unexplained deaths sweeping America starring Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel




6.25pm Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (PG) 1991 A spirited old lady changes an unfulfilled housewife's life by telling her about two women at the helm of a restaurant in Depression-era Alabama. Well-acted poignant drama, starring Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates, Mary-Louise Parker and Mary Stuart Masterson (888)




8.55pm M Night Shyamalan's Secrets of Cinema The writer and director of The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable discusses his film-making process




9.00pm Chain Reaction (12) 1996 Scientists Keanu Reeves and Rachel Weisz come up with a revolutionary process of creating energy from water — but instead of a pat on the back from their employers, they're framed and forced to go on the run to clear themselves of murdering a colleague. Action thriller, also starring Morgan Freeman, Fred Ward and Brian Cox (888)




11.00pm Princess Mononoke (PG) 1997 A young man is infected with a deadly disease that can only be cured by a legendary deer god. Embarking on an epic journey to find the creature, he stumbles upon a mining town. But the damage done to the environment by the miners has enraged the spirits of the natural world, who declare war on the humans — with a mysterious young woman who was raised by wolves leading the charge. Acclaimed animated drama from the director of Spirited Away, which mixes ancient Japanese folklore and contemporary ecological concerns into a visually stunning and imaginative adventure. With the voices of Billy Crudup, Gillian Anderson, Billy Bob Thornton and Claire Danes (888)




1.45am The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (18) 1974 Tobe Hooper's notorious horror about a psychopathic family who dispatch a group of youngsters in a variety of grisly ways, before the last in line manages to make her escape, pursued by chainsaw-wielding villain Leatherface. Hooper's grisly vision ensured this often stomach-churning and skin-crawling outing secured a place in the annals of cinema history. Marilyn Burns, Gunnar Hansen and Allen Danziger star (888)




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1.00pm The Dark Corner (U) 1946 A private eye is released after serving a prison sentence for a crime he didn't commit. When he thinks someone is trying to kill him, he becomes convinced the real perpetrator is his old lawyer. But when the attorney turns up dead, the detective becomes the prime suspect. Thriller, starring Mark Stevens, Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb and William Bendix (88




3.00pm Blowing Wild (PG) 1953 A tough Mexican oil prospector struggling to defend his rig from attacks by bandits gets involved with the psychotic wife of an old friend. Drama, starring Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Anthony Quinn and Ruth Roman (88




4.40pm Buona Sera, Mrs Campbell (PG) 1968 Three veteran soldiers plan to visit Italy for an Army reunion, unwittingly spelling trouble for a single mother who has been claiming child support from each of them since World War Two, while telling friends and neighbours that her son's father was killed in action. Melvin Frank's marvellous comedy boasts a top-class cast, including Gina Lollobrigida, Shelley Winters, Peter Lawford, Phil Silvers and Telly Savalas (88




6.50pm Flight of the Phoenix (12) 2004 Dennis Quaid stars in this adventure, a remake of the 1966 film of the same name. He plays the pilot of a plane which crashes in the Gobi desert, leaving all the survivors stranded. With tensions rising and resources scarce, the passengers must embark on a desperate plan — to build a new plane out of the wreckage of the old one. Tyrese Gibson, Giovanni Ribisi and Miranda Otto co-star




8.55pm M Night Shyamalan's Secrets of Cinema The writer and director of The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable discusses his film-making process




9.00pm This Is England (1 2006 Shane Meadows's semi-autobiographical drama is set in an unnamed bleak northern town in the 1980s. The film centres on Shaun, a 12-year-old boy who is lacking direction after losing his father in the Falklands War. When the youngster meets a group of skinheads on the streets of his neighbourhood, the leader of the gang decides to take Shaun under his wing, but the new recruit soon finds himself being drawn into a world of racism and violence. Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham and Jo Hartley star (88




10.55pm Dead Man's Shoes (1 2004 A man returns to his Derbyshire home town with his younger brother in tow — but it soon becomes clear he has a dark purpose for revisiting his old stamping ground, and the local drug dealers have plenty of reason to be nervous. Stark and powerful psychological thriller from acclaimed director Shane Meadows, starring Paddy Considine, Toby Kebbell, Gary Stretch and Stuart Wolfenden (88




12.35am Sonny (1 2002 Premiere. James Franco stars in this drama as a soldier who, before joining up, had worked as a male prostitute. After being discharged from the army, he returns to his home town of New Orleans, where his financially desperate mother forces him to return to his old career to support them both. Nicolas Cage made his directorial debut with this film, which also stars Brenda Blethyn, Mena Suvari and Harry Dean Stanton




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1.00pm The Gentle Sex (U) 1943 Seven girls from vastly different backgrounds are brought together when they volunteer to join the Army — but the social gulfs between them cause all manner of home-grown conflict. World War Two comedy, starring Rosamund John, Joan Greenwood, Lilli Palmer, John Justin, Joan Gates, Barbara Waring and Frederick Leister star (88




2.45pm White Feather (U) 1955 Cavalry officer John Lund is assigned the task of persuading a tribe of Cheyenne Indians to vacate their land to make way for hordes of gold prospectors. However, while the chief agrees to move on, some of the warriors are determined to stay — and a romance between a Cheyenne woman and a surveyor complicates matters further. Lively Western, also starring Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Debra Paget and Hugh O'Brian (88




4.45pm The League of Gentlemen (PG) 1960 This nail-biting crime caper takes a subtle approach to action, making it a hugely enjoyable affair. It follows the antics of former Army colonel Jack Hawkins, who's left furious when the top brass insist on his retirement — and sets out to exact an elaborate revenge by blackmailing ex-servicemen into taking part in a robbery plotted with military precision. Co-starring Nigel Patrick, Richard Attenborough, Roger Livesey and Bryan Forbes (88




6.55pm Say Anything (15) 1989 An aspiring teenage kickboxer falls for the most beautiful and intelligent girl in his class, and to his delight she feels the same way about him — but her father isn't quite so enthusiastic about the relationship. Smart comedy drama, starring John Cusack, Ione Skye and John Mahoney, and featuring a cameo from Cusack's real-life sibling Joan who, naturally, plays his character's sister. Written and directed by Cameron Crowe




8.55pm M Night Shyamalan's Secrets of Cinema The writer and director of The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable discusses his film-making process



9.00pm The Day After Tomorrow (12) 2004 The dawn of a new Ice Age looks assured when storms, earthquakes and hurricanes strike in terrifying fashion — and weather expert Dennis Quaid faces a race against time to rescue his son from an icy death in New York. Spectacular disaster thriller, with Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum and Ian Holm (88




11.25pm Y Tu Mama Tambien (1 2001 In an effort to impress an older woman, two Mexican teenagers claim to be going on a road trip to an unspoiled beach. To their surprise, she asks to join them — but as they drive across the country, simmering tensions come to the surface as the duo compete for their companion's attention. Hugely entertaining Mexican comedy drama, starring Maribel Verdu, Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal




1.25am The Banger Sisters (15) 2002 A former rock groupie decides to recapture the excitement of her youth with a fun-loving friend. However, her pal — now a well-to-do social worker — isn't too keen on the idea. Likeable comedy, with appealing lead performances by Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon. Geoffrey Rush, Erika Christensen, Robin Thomas and Eva Amurri also star



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1.00pm Dragonwyck (PG) 1946 Gothic melodrama, starring Vincent Price as a Nicholas Van Ryn, a wealthy Dutch immigrant living in 1840s New York, who loathes his wife for not providing him with a son. When the man becomes infatuated with a visiting distant relative, he poisons his wife so that the two can marry, and they are soon blessed with a child. However, the early death of his only son proves too much for Nicolas, and he is driven over the edge, putting his new spouse in danger. Gothic melodrama, with Gene Tierney, Vivienne Osborne, Walter Huston and Glenn Langan




3.05pm The Fly (PG) 1958 A scientist's botched teleportation experiment results in his atoms getting mixed up with those of a bluebottle, with terrifying consequences. Vintage horror, starring David Hedison, Vincent Price and Herbert Marshall. It was remade as a gruesome Eighties blockbuster with Jeff Goldblum




5.00pm Project X (PG) 1987 An airman is assigned to work at a secret establishment where chimpanzees are supposedly being trained to operate flight test simulators. But when he learns the innocent primates are being subjected to dangerous levels of radiation to test human endurance, he resolves to set them free, aided by a female researcher. Sci-fi comedy, starring Matthew Broderick, Helen Hunt, Bill Sadler and Jonathan Stark (888)




7.00pm M Night Shyamalan on The Happening The director discusses his new film, a horrific tale of a series of unexplained deaths sweeping America starring Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel




7.10pm The Man Who Knew Too Little (12) 1997 Dim-witted American Bill Murray heads to London to visit his wealthy brother, who's arranged for him to participate in a murder mystery break — but unwittingly gets involved with real killers, enemy agents and corrupt government officials bent on mayhem. Good-natured comedy, with Joanne Whalley and Peter Gallagher




8.55pm M Night Shyamalan's Secrets of Cinema The writer and director of The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable discusses his film-making process




9.00pm Entrapment (12) 1999 Professional art thief Sean Connery and sultry insurance agent Catherine Zeta-Jones team up to plot the robbery of a lifetime — but will have their work cut out if they're to keep their nerve and walk away with a cool $1billion in cash. Crime thriller, with Ving Rhames, Will Patton and Maury Chaykin (888)




11.05pm Mr Nice Guy (15) 1997 A drug lord desperately searches for a missing videotape containing evidence that could send him to prison, but his apparently straightforward task soon runs into trouble — in the form of high-kicking TV chef Jackie Chan. Expect all manner of seemingly impossible set pieces as Jackie single-handedly defeats the bad guys. Action-packed adventure, with Richard Norton and Miki Lee




12.45am Old Joy (15) 2005 Two old friends — one a responsible family man, the other a directionless free spirit — embark on a camping trip together. But as they journey into the wilderness, they are forced to face up to how much they have changed over the years — perhaps too much for their friendship to survive. Melancholy drama, starring Daniel London and Will Oldham




2.15am The Mouse on the Moon (PG) 1963 Comedy sequel to The Mouse That Roared. The authorities in a bankrupt European state set up a fictional space programme to make some quick cash. Donations from the US and Russia soon arrive to help them put a man on the moon, but events heat up when they discover their national export — wine — makes excellent rocket fuel, throwing them into the space race for real. Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Bernard Cribbins and Terry-Thomas star (888)




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1.00pm Princess Mononoke (PG) 1997 A young man is infected with a deadly disease that can only be cured by a legendary deer god. Embarking on an epic journey to find the creature, he stumbles upon a mining town. But the damage done to the environment by the miners has enraged the spirits of the natural world, who declare war on the humans — with a mysterious young woman who was raised by wolves leading the charge. Acclaimed animated drama from the director of Spirited Away, which mixes ancient Japanese folklore and contemporary ecological concerns into a visually stunning and imaginative adventure. With the voices of Billy Crudup, Gillian Anderson, Billy Bob Thornton and Claire Danes (88





3.40pm The Mouse on the Moon (PG) 1963 Comedy sequel to The Mouse That Roared. The authorities in a bankrupt European state set up a fictional space programme to make some quick cash. Donations from the US and Russia soon arrive to help them put a man on the moon, but events heat up when they discover their national export — wine — makes excellent rocket fuel, throwing them into the space race for real. Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Bernard Cribbins and Terry-Thomas star (88





5.15pm Dunston Checks In (PG) 1996 Jason Alexander stars in this riotous family comedy as Robert Grant, the manager of a luxurious New York hotel who is eager to spend some quality time with his two young sons. When Robert's boss discovers her establishment is being considered for a six-star rating, and an undercover inspection is imminent, the ruthless proprietor orders him to ensure things run smoothly. The arrival of new guest Lord Rutledge (Rupert Everett) leads Robert to mistakenly assume he is there to assess the facility. What he doesn't realise is that the snooty English peer is actually a skilled jewel thief who has brought along an orang-utan to be his partner in crime, and the discovery of the mischievous primate by Robert's children turns the respected hotel into a three-ring circus. Faye Dunaway, Eric Lloyd and Paul Reubens co-star (88





6.50pm Flight of the Phoenix (12) 2004 Dennis Quaid stars in this adventure, a remake of the 1966 film of the same name. He plays the pilot of a plane which crashes in the Gobi desert, leaving all the survivors stranded. With tensions rising and resources scarce, the passengers must embark on a desperate plan — to build a new plane out of the wreckage of the old one. Tyrese Gibson, Giovanni Ribisi and Miranda Otto co-star




8.50pm M Night Shyamalan's Secrets of Cinema The writer and director of The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable discusses his film-making process




9.00pm Witness (15) 1985 City cop Harrison Ford faces a clash of cultures while reluctantly protecting an Amish boy who witnessed a murder — but the assignment ends in an unscheduled bout of romance with the youngster's recently widowed mother. This thriller, from Master and Commander director Peter Weir, offers a thought-provoking comparison between very different lifestyles, and co-stars Kelly McGillis, Lukas Haas and Danny Glover (88





11.10pm One Missed Call (15) 2003 Premiere. A woman receives a message on her mobile over which she hears sounds of a violent death. But the call appears to have come from her own phone three days in the future — and three days later, she dies at the time the call was made. As her friend investigates, she learns this is not an isolated incident and tries to discover the origin of this sinister phenomenon. Japanese horror, starring Kou Shibasaki and Shin'ichi Tsutsumi





1.20am Miller's Crossing (15) 1990 Joel and Ethan Coen's offbeat thriller, starring Gabriel Byrne as a scheming small-time hoodlum who offers his services to a rival gang when his boss's criminal empire starts to crumble. With Albert Finney, Marcia Gay Harden and John Turturro (88




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1.00pm Baby Boom (PG) 1987 Diane Keaton plays a businesswoman whose life is turned upside down by the death of a cousin, leaving her literally holding the baby. Comedy, starring Harold Ramis, Sam Shepard and Sam Wanamaker (888)



3.10pm Fun in Acapulco (U) 1963 Elvis Presley plays a former trapeze artist, trying to put a work-related tragedy behind him. He takes a job as a lifeguard-cum-entertainer in a luxury hotel at the Mexican resort — but ends up contending with the considerable wiles of his beautiful boss and a female matador who each have romantic designs on him. Musical comedy with some decent toe-tapping numbers. Also starring Ursula Andress, Paul Lukas and Alejandro Rey




5.00pm Porridge (PG) 1979 Comedy spin-off from the TV series, in which cellmates Fletcher and Godber are coerced into aiding an escape attempt organised by the sinister Grouty (Peter Vaughan). However, they end up struggling to break back in before their absence is detected. Starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale, with Fulton Mackay and Brian Wilde reprising their roles as Slade Prison's familiar officers (888)




6.45pm M Night Shyamalan on The Happening The director discusses his new film, a horrific tale of a series of unexplained deaths sweeping America starring Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel





6.55pm Silver Streak (PG) 1976 An exhausted publisher boards a train from Los Angeles to Chicago in the hope of getting away from the stresses of work — only to find himself mixed up in murder, mystery and mayhem. Brilliant comedy thriller, starring Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Patrick McGoohan and Jill Clayburgh




9.00pm Phone Booth (15) 2002 Arrogant publicist Colin Farrell uses a public telephone to call his girlfriend behind his wife's back. But no sooner has he hung up, than the phone rings and the voice on the other end tells him that if he hangs up he will be shot by an unseen sniper. Tense and gripping thriller, with Kiefer Sutherland providing the threatening voice at the end of the line, Katie Holmes as the trapped man's mistress and Forest Whitaker as a curious cop who suspects Farrell of murder when the mysterious villain begins firing on innocent bystanders (888)





10.30pm Ghost World (15) 2001 Two cynical teenagers dismissive of the artificial world around them while away the summer months trying to work out what to do with the rest of their lives. When one of them meets an obsessive record collector, an unusual relationship develops, which causes the two old friends to drift apart. Entertaining and perceptive comedy, based on the acclaimed graphic novel, with intense performances from the uniformly excellent cast, headed by Thora Birch, Steve Buscemi and Scarlett Johansson (888)




12.35am Kissing Jessica Stein (15) 2001 An unlucky-in-love woman turns to the personal ads in an attempt to hook up with Mr Right — but ends up embarking on a tentative relationship with another woman, a romance which soon causes all manner of family problems. Sparky and intelligent comedy, starring Jennifer Westfeldt and Heather Juergensen, who also adapted the screenplay from their off-Broadway production




2.25am Tony Takitani (U) 2004 A withdrawn illustrator starts to come out of his shell when he marries a woman with a passion for designer clothes. But after his wife is killed in an accident, the lonely artist makes an unusual deal with a remarkably similar looking woman. Haunting, bittersweet Japanese drama starring Rie Miyazawa in a dual role alongside Issei Ogata and Shinohara Takahumi




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1.00pm Lost (PG) 1955 Offbeat documentary-style drama charting the effects of a baby's abduction on members of the kidnap gang, the police and Press, and the youngster's frantic parents. As the investigation into the disappearance gets under way, clues are in short supply — leaving officers desperately hoping for the break which will help them find the villains and save the victim. David Farrar, David Knight, Thora Hird and Julia Arnall star (888)





2.45pm Three Came Home (12) 1950 A writer, her husband and the couple's young son are captured by Japanese forces and soon become separated in a tough prison camp. Moving fact-based drama based on the true story of Agnes Newton Keith, starring Claudette Colbert, Patric Knowles, Florence Desmond and Sessue Hayakawa. Director Jean Negulesco tells the harrowing tale with a sensitivity not often seen in the era's wartime films (888)





4.45pm The Battle of the River Plate (U) 1956 Powell and Pressburger's solid and thought-provoking World War Two adventure about the British Navy's pursuit and eventual cornering of enemy battleship the Graf Spee in Montevideo harbour, where German commanding officer Peter Finch is faced with an impossible dilemma. Starring John Gregson, Anthony Quayle, Bernard Lee and Jack Gwillim. Finch pulls off something of a coup by managing to portray a Nazi officer as a sympathetic and even noble figure (888)





7.15pm The Man Who Knew Too Little (12) 1997 Dim-witted American Bill Murray heads to London to visit his wealthy brother, who's arranged for him to participate in a murder mystery break — but unwittingly gets involved with real killers, enemy agents and corrupt government officials bent on mayhem. Good-natured comedy, with Joanne Whalley and Peter Gallagher




9.00pm Chain Reaction (12) 1996 Scientists Keanu Reeves and Rachel Weisz come up with a revolutionary process of creating energy from water — but instead of a pat on the back from their employers, they're framed and forced to go on the run to clear themselves of murdering a colleague. Action thriller, also starring Morgan Freeman, Fred Ward and Brian Cox (888)




11.00pm Fight Club (18) 1999 Edward Norton stars as a disillusioned office worker who grows sick and tired of his humdrum white-collar job and yearns for fulfilment — which he seems to find when he and a new friend set up a club where similarly frustrated people can vent their anger in bouts of no-holds-barred combat. David Fincher's critically praised satirical drama is a bleak but darkly funny affair. Co-starring Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf and Jared Leto




1.40am Serial Mom (18) 1994 Superior black comedy, with Kathleen Turner giving a hilarious star turn as an all-American housewife, who takes protecting her family to extreme measures. In between keeping a perfect home and raising the children, she takes to tormenting and bumping off all those who can't live up to her high standards, often dispatching them in extremely gruesome ways. Directed and written by John Waters and co-starring Ricki Lake, Sam Waterston and Matthew Lillard. Music fans should watch out for a rowdy cameo from one-time grunge queens L7 (888)




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13:00 Blowing Wild (1953)

Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper and Anthony Quinn star in Hugo Fregonese's all-action movie set in 30s Mexico's oilfields. Cooper plays Jeff Dawson, a wildcatter hunting the black gold who must contend with blackmailing bandits who threaten to blow up his wells and the arduous attentions of Marina Conway, even though she is married to his best friend Ward Conway.

14:40 Gentleman's Agreement (1947)

Elia Kazan's Oscar-winning indictment of American anti-Semitism with Gregory Peck as Philip Schuyler Green, a magazine writer who, posing as a Jew, encounters the bitter prejudice of the times.

17:05 The Spanish Gardener (1956)

Philip Leacock's film is the story of a minor diplomat Harrington Brande who becomes increasingly jealous of the relationship that develops between his son Nicholas and the Spanish gardener Jose hired for the estate.

18:55 That Thing You Do! (1996)

Lovingly accurate pastiche of Beatles mayhem written and directed by Tom Hanks. Guy, a talented drummer joins an amateur band with his friends. They pen a smash-hit record, only to find the rewards of fame are cursed with pressures in this funny and charming tale with an excellent title track.

21:00 Under Siege (1992)

A US battleship on its way to be decommissioned is the target for a ruthless gang of terrorists. Fortunately, there is a hero, and he's the cook. Relying on his wits and incredible martial arts, it's up to him alone to battle the terrorists.

23:00 All About Eve (1950)

In the Films to See Before You Die strand, Paul Kaye introduces one of cinema's most iconic films, as Bette Davis stars in Joseph Mankiewicz's drama as Margo Channing, acid-tongued star of the stage who takes the young, innocent, mousey Eve Harrington under her wing only to find her protege quietly betraying her at every turn until she has climbed the dizzy heights once occupied by Margo.

01:40 The Banger Sisters (2002)

Back in the 60s, Suzette and Lavinia were the Banger Sisters, groupies to the stars. Forty years later, Suzette is still a free spirit and, losing her job in an LA rock bar, decides to hunt down her ex-partner-in-fun after 20 years apart, picking up a writer along the way.

 

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1.00pm The Talk of the Town (U) 1942 Jean Arthur stars as a boarding house landlady whose romantic loyalties are divided between two different men staying under her roof. Comedy drama, with Cary Grant, Ronald Colman and Edgar Buchanan




3.25pm Laura (PG) 1944 A New York detective becomes obsessed with the victim in a murder case he's investigating. But when she turns up alive and well, he must discover who really died before the killer strikes again. Thrilling, atmospheric mystery, starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews and Vincent Price (888)




5.05pm The Black Tent (U) 1956 A battle-wounded British Army captain is saved by a tribe of nomads in the Libyan desert, and they take him to their camp, where he's cared for by the sheikh's daughter. However, before he can resume his fight against the Nazis, he's enraptured by her exotic charms. Romantic drama, starring Anthony Steel, Donald Sinden, Andre Morell and Donald Pleasence (888)




6.55pm Silver Streak (PG) 1976 An exhausted publisher boards a train from Los Angeles to Chicago in the hope of getting away from the stresses of work — only to find himself mixed up in murder, mystery and mayhem. Brilliant comedy thriller, starring Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Patrick McGoohan and Jill Clayburgh




9.00pm Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (12) 2003 Hollywood hardman Russell Crowe takes to the high seas to play a British captain engaged in a tense battle of wits with his French enemy during the Napoleonic wars, in this adaptation of Patrick O'Brian's novel. Jaw-dropping battle sequences and solid performances from the cast ensured this was a hit at the box office, and the escalating tension between the two seafaring rivals proves to be gripping viewing. With Paul Bettany and Billy Boyd (888)





11.30pm Nuns on the Run (15) 1990 Disillusioned small-time crooks Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane decide the time has come to go straight. However, their efforts are thwarted when they fall foul of their Mob boss, the police and the Triads, forcing them to flee for their lives. In an attempt to escape detection, they don habits and wimples to pose as nuns, but life in the convent proves far from easy. Daft, chaotic comedy, with Camille Coduri, Janet Suzman, Lila Kaye and Doris Hare (888)




1.15am Old Joy (15) 2005 Two old friends — one a responsible family man, the other a directionless free spirit — embark on a camping trip together. But as they journey into the wilderness, they are forced to face up to how much they have changed over the years — perhaps too much for their friendship to survive. Melancholy drama, starring Daniel London and Will Oldham




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13:00
Copacabana
(1947) In his first solo outing away from his brothers, Groucho Marx plays theatrical agent Lionel Q Devereaux.

14:45
Three Came Home
(1950) Powerful and fact-based drama starring Claudette Colbert as Agnes Keith.Four years after directing this powerful and humane film about life in a p.o.w. camp, Negulesco directed Three Coins in the Fountain, which proves his talent and virtuosity. Colbert is quite superb as the writer Keith who in 1941 tried to escape from Borneo, only to end up with her family interned and ill-treated in a Japanese camp. Based on her autobiography the film presents an unblinking portrait of the deprivations endured and the conduct of the 'jailers' and their rigid commander (Hayakawa)

16:45
Red River
(1948) John Wayne stars as Tom Dunson, owner of a vast Texan cattle empire.
A cattle baron and his adopted son try to drive their livestock from north from Texas to the Missouri railhead. Western drama starring John Wayne and Montgormery Clift
Red River This Hawks directed film teams 'Duke' Wayne with Montgomery Clift (excellent in his movie debut). They are the father and foster-son who, while on a make-or-break cattle drive, begin to question their relationship with each other as the former's work methods become steadily more tyrannical. With its observant and poignant script, stunning direction and breathtaking visuals (the action is set against some genuinely mind-boggling landscapes), this is epic film-making in the truest sense of the word, and a bold departure from the comedies with which Hawks is more commonly associated. Of Wayne's plethora of westerns, this stands out.

19:15
Porridge
(1979) Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale and Fulton Mackay star in this superior spin-off feature from the much-loved TV sitcom.When Slade Prison plays host to a celebrity football match, those on the inside smell a chance to escape. Big screen version of the hit sitcom starring Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay and Brian Wilde
Porridge While virtually every British sitcom of the 1970s was blown up for the cinema screen, only a couple made the transition successfully. The two Steptoe And Son pictures have their defenders, as does Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais' The Likely Lads. However, it's another Clement/La Frenais entity that best made the trip from its 8.30 TV slot to the local Odeon. Arguably the greatest situation comedy of them all, 'Porridge' was so small-scale it appeared about as easy to blow-up as a leaky air-bed. Hats off then to the writers for knowing how to inflate their meisterwork, and congratulations to the cast for keeping their characters small without diminishing the size of the laughs. With day-to-day life as grim as ever at Her Majesty's Slade Prison, everyone from the governor to the oldest of lags is delighted when ageing recidivist Norman Stanley Fletcher (Barker) suggests bringing a team of celebrities up to play football against the prison first XI. Fletch, though, is but the front for a scam cooked up by prison bigwig Harry Grout (Vaughan) for whom the match is a means to freeing the Ronnie Biggs-esque Phil Oakes (Rutter). But with matters failing to run smoothly, it's Fletch and cellmate Lenny Godber (Beckinsale) who find themselves on the outside. And since both are near the end of their sentences, they don't want out - they want back in!

21:00
Phone Booth
(2002) Joel Schumacher's taut thriller, told in real-time, stars Colin Farrell as a slimy New York publicist trapped in a phone box by a sniper.Colin Farrell stars as a slimy New York publicist trapped in a phone box by a sniper - voiced by Kiefer Sutherland - who wants to force him to admit to his sins
Phone Booth First it was delayed in the expectation that star Colin Farrell (Tigerland) would make it big post-Minority Report, then knees collectively jerked when a real sniper started picking people off in the US, but director Joel Schumacher and writer Larry Cohen's Phone Booth finally made it to screens (in the UK at least) in 2003. It's a quintessential piece of high concept cinema. A sniper snares a guy in a phone box. The guy in question is Stu Shepard (Farrell), a New York publicist who's been introduced doing his business on the mobile phone, playing would-be stars and magazine editors off against one another while a put-upon assistant scurries along behind him. He really is a creep: he's rude, he's arrogant, he's a fibber. But he's heading for a comeuppance, of sorts.
When Shepard goes to "the phone booth on 53rd and 8th, one of the last of its type still in operation" to call client cum potential conquest Pamela (Holmes) the phone rings. Instinctively he answers. Bad move. There's a crazy guy on the other end (voiced by Sutherland) and he's wielding a high velocity rifle with telescopic sights.
The film flags up the sniper's fundamental grievance with a question writ large in a shop window display behind Stu: "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?". More specifically, the sniper believes he is fulfilling some sort of judicial function, acting as conscience and even executioner of those he considers immoral, sinful. Previous victims include a German pornographer (and secret paedophile) and a corrupt corporate executive. He tells Stu, "You are guilty of inhumanity to your fellow man."
This vigilante mission pursues pretty weak logic, and is a flaw in the film. Sure, Stu is a liar who uses skilful deception to manipulate lives, but so do a million people in the media, marketing and entertainment industries. The problem is that the audience has to sympathise with Stu, so although we'd all concede he's a creep, there's still hope for him. The sniper is aggrieved that Stu is playing around behind the back of his wife, Kelly (Mitchell), but he's not actually shagged Pam, he's just thought about it. As he says himself, he's "just a publicist who has fantasies about pretty little actresses".

22:35
One Missed Call
(2003) Takashi Miike's second horror venture is a ghost-in-the-machine chiller in the style of Ringu.Takashi Miike's second horror venture is a ghost-in-the-machine chiller in the style of Ringu
After Hideo Nakata merged traditional long-haired she-ghosts with the modern trappings of technology to create Ringu (1998), South-East Asia's film industry (and the Hollywood remake machine) went into overdrive, slavishly imitating Nakata's winning formula and eventually milking it dry.Only Takashi Miike's first foray into horror, Audition (1999), a uniquely twisted psychological thriller which is still one of the most viscerally shocking horror films of all time, owed nothing to the Ringu model of J-horror. It is a surprise then that Miike's long-awaited return to the genre with One Missed Call (2003) should so closely follow all the conventions of a Nakata-style chiller. But what the film lacks in originality, it makes up for with the baroque exuberance of its execution.
Students begin receiving voicemail messages, apparently from themselves, recording the last moments of their future deaths - and then die a few days later exactly as presaged in the messages, slowly and in agony.
The police file the cases as suicides or accidents but Yumi Nakamura (Shibasaki), a child psychology student, has witnessed several of these deaths and knows there is something else at work. Soon she has joined forces with Hiroshi Yamashita (Tsutsumi), the brother of one of the first victims, and together they try to work out how a disused hospital, the distinctive sound of an asthma inhaler and the presence of candy in each of the victims' mouths are all connected with the series of murders. It is an investigation that becomes all the more urgent and personal once Yumi herself receives a call and knows that her number is up.
After the first grand guignol death, our heroine runs into some schoolgirls discussing the horror. One girl asserts that the victim, Yoko (Nagata), must have received "the call that foretells death" - which is the plot of Ringu in skeleton. Another girl says of the supernatural perpetrator: "I don't know the full story, but I heard she's a woman who died leaving a grudge in this world" - the plot of

00:45
The Man from Elysian Fields
(2001) Struggling novelist Andy Garcia becomes a male escort, which brings him into contact with ailing, aged Pulitzer-winner James Coburn.Struggling novelist Andy Garcia becomes a male escort, which brings him into contact with ailing, aged Pulitzer-winner James Coburn. A classy morality story that also stars Mick Jagger, Olivia Williams and Julianna Margulies
Man From Elysian Fields The Man From Elysian Fields is one of those modest but well-manicured movies that originates in the hinterland between Hollywood and American indie country. Byron Tiller (Garcia) is a middle-aged family man, with a supportive wife, Dena (Margulies), and a young son. They live in relative comfort in Pasadena - "a city where people still read". No one is reading Byron's first novel ('Hitler's Child'), however ("There it was in the remainder bin"), and his editor has rejected his new manuscript. Not knowing where to turn, Byron is slowly won over by suave British gent Luther Fox (Jagger), who tells him "A man can always support his family if he's willing to do what's necessary". What's necessary here is working for Luther's high-class male escort agency, Elysian Fields.
Lying to Dena, Byron gets involved - in a professional capacity - with Andrea Allcott (Williams). One night, Andrea's much older, dying husband, multiple Pulitzer-winning novelist Tobias (Coburn), butts in on them. What's more, he asks for Byron's help - "When I was your age, ideas used to flow out of me. Now I have to squeeze them out like little farts". Byron is mesmerised by this seeming fast-track to the acclaim he craves, but inevitably his marriage suffers.

 

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1.00pm Lost (PG) 1955 Offbeat documentary-style drama charting the effects of a baby's abduction on members of the kidnap gang, the police and Press, and the youngster's frantic parents. As the investigation into the disappearance gets under way, clues are in short supply — leaving officers desperately hoping for the break which will help them find the villains and save the victim. David Farrar, David Knight, Thora Hird and Julia Arnall star (888)





2.50pm The Spanish Gardener (U) 1956 Insecure diplomat Michael Hordern becomes increasingly jealous of his son's growing friendship with Spanish groundsman Dirk Bogarde. As his concern grows, he vows to take drastic steps to put an end to their bond — but his foolhardy actions lead to tragedy. Absorbing, well-judged drama based on the novel by AJ Cronin, with the fine cast also including Jon Whiteley, Cyril Cusack and Geoffrey Keen (888)





4.35pm M Night Shyamalan on The Happening The director discusses his new film, a horrific tale of a series of unexplained deaths sweeping America starring Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel





4.45pm The Madness of King George (PG) 1995 Acclaimed drama, based on Alan Bennett's successful stage play The Madness of George III. Nigel Hawthorne won a well-deserved Bafta for his superb performance as the 18th-century monarch whose unbalanced behaviour almost cost him his power and position. Helen Mirren stars as his loyal wife, Rupert Everett as the scheming prince of Wales and Amanda Donohoe as the subject of the king's desires (888)





7.00pm Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (PG) 2004 Giant flying robots attack New York — and only the heroic Sky Captain and a tenacious reporter seem able to save the day. Gleefully old-fashioned sci-fi adventure, notable for the use of computer-generated backgrounds and real actors, which gives it a unique feel. Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie head the cast, which also includes appearances by a digitally recreated Laurence Olivier (888)





9.00pm Mr & Mrs Smith (15) 2005 A couple struggle to keep their marriage interesting until they learn they have something in common — they are both assassins. When their employers demand they target each other, their rocky relationship suddenly becomes more complicated. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie show off the on-screen chemistry which brought them together away from the cameras, while director Doug Liman balances the action with plenty of laughs. With Vince Vaughn and Adam Brody (888)





11.15pm Girl, Interrupted (15) 1999 A would-be writer in the 1960s is committed to an exclusive psychiatric ward by her parents after attempting suicide, but the move seems to cause more problems than it solves. Emotional drama, starring Winona Ryder and an Oscar-winning Angelina Jolie alongside Clea Duvall, Brittany Murphy, Whoopi Goldberg and Vanessa Redgrave (888)





1.45am Kissing Jessica Stein (15) 2001 An unlucky-in-love woman turns to the personal ads in an attempt to hook up with Mr Right — but ends up embarking on a tentative relationship with another woman, a romance which soon causes all manner of family problems. Sparky and intelligent comedy, starring Jennifer Westfeldt and Heather Juergensen, who also adapted the screenplay from their off-Broadway production





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13:00 The Fighting Temptations (2003)

Cuba Gooding Jr plays a New York executive down on his luck who finds out he's been left $150,000 by his aunt Sally. Returning to his hometown in Georgia, he discovers there's a catch: he has to create a gospel choir capable of winning the Gospel Explosion competition. Recruiting the town's one decent singer, he assembles a mish-mash of singers, including local convicts, and sets about getting them into shape.

15:30 All About Eve (1950)

Aspiring actress Eve Harrington maneuvers her way into the lives of Broadway star Margo Channing, playwright Lloyd Richards and director Bill Sampson. This classic story of ambition and betrayal has become part of American folklore. Bette Davis claims to have based her character on the persona of film actress Talullah Bankhead. Davis' line "Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night" is legendary, but, in fact, all of the film's dialog sparkles with equal brilliance.

18:25 The Core (2003)

The world is struck by inexplicable phenomena - Rome's Colosseum explodes, London's pigeons go berserk - until it becomes apparent that the planet's core has stopped moving, causing electro-magnetic mayhem. The only hope lies in a crack team of scientists burrowing to the core and re-starting earth's engine. But is the disaster natural or is there a more sinister explanation?

21:00 This is England (2006)

Shane Meadows' BAFTA-winning film is set in early 80s Grimsby, where 13-year-old Shaun has to endure bullying at school both for his dress sense and, more spitefully, the loss of his father in the Falklands War. Then he chances upon a gang of skinheads, led by the affable Woody who, although they all appear menacing, accept him into the group, offering him an identity. But then Combo reappears on the scene after a spell inside, bringing with him poisonous National Front politics, leaving Shaun with divided loyalties and hard decisions to make.

23:00 Fight Club (1999)

Edward Norton and Brad Pitt star in David Fincher's Oscar-nominated drama, the former as a bored executive, the latter as a stranger he meets on a plane who introduces him to a world of ennui-alleviating physical pain: Fight Club, a semi-secret organisation where men vent their frustrations in bare knuckle fighting in dingy basements. But as Norton becomes more involved, he learns more about the shadowy organisation that plans to take on more than each other...

01:40 Willard (2003)

Glen Morgan's version of the 1971 original 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 friends are the rats in his mother's basement, as Willard befriends them and trains them to do his bidding. And as Martin's bullying gets more hateful, Willard plots to use his new friends to get revenge.

 

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1.00pm That Thing You Do! (PG) 1996 A small-town beat combo become overnight sensations 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. Cheering 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 Schaech

3.05pm The Battle of the River Plate (U) 1956 Powell and Pressburger's solid and thought-provoking World War Two adventure about the British Navy's pursuit and eventual cornering of enemy battleship the Graf Spee in Montevideo harbour, where German commanding officer Peter Finch is faced with an impossible dilemma. Starring John Gregson, Anthony Quayle, Bernard Lee and Jack Gwillim. Finch pulls off something of a coup by managing to portray a Nazi officer as a sympathetic and even noble figure (888)

5.35pm The Thirty-Nine Steps (U) 1959 Kenneth More stars as John Buchan's daring hero Richard Hannay, who comes to the rescue of a woman being attacked. She is subsequently murdered, but before she dies, warns him of an evil plan by a secretive organisation that he must stop — leaving him with only two days to uncover the truth behind her cryptic last words. Remake of Hitchcock's classic 1935 thriller, with Taina Elg and Barry Jones (888)

7.20pm The Brady Bunch Movie (12) 1995 Reinvention of the Seventies sitcom, which takes the approach of having the all-American family remain as squeaky clean as ever, only now they inhabit the far more cynical era of the 1990s. The eternally cheesy clan face a testing time as their brash neighbours scheme to buy their much-loved split-level home and tear it down to make room for a shopping centre. Comedy, with Shelley Long and Gary Cole keeping tongues firmly in cheek as the time-warped parents (888)

9.00pm Under Siege (15) 1992 Steven Seagal stars in this slick action blockbuster in the Die Hard vein. Set on board a battleship, the action begins when terrorists infiltrate the vessel, determined to steal its arsenal of nuclear weapons. However, they didn't count on resourceful cook Seagal — who, along with a semi-naked stripper (Erika Eleniak), attempts to thwart their plans. With Gary Busey and Tommy Lee Jones (888)

11.00pm Underworld (18) 2003 A vampire warrior is intrigued to learn her sworn enemies the werewolves have set their sights on a mortal man. As she sets out to find more clues the so-called “death dealer” becomes attracted to the human target, and vows to protect him. Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman star in this supernatural action thriller, supported by Michael Sheen and Bill Nighy (888)

1.15am Serial Mom (18) 1994 Superior black comedy, with Kathleen Turner giving a hilarious star turn as an all-American housewife, who takes protecting her family to extreme measures. In between keeping a perfect home and raising the children, she takes to tormenting and bumping off all those who can't live up to her high standards, often dispatching them in extremely gruesome ways. Directed and written by John Waters and co-starring Ricki Lake, Sam Waterston and Matthew Lillard. Music fans should watch out for a rowdy cameo from one-time grunge queens L7 (888)

 

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1.00pm Laura (PG) 1944 A New York detective becomes obsessed with the victim in a murder case he's investigating. But when she turns up alive and well, he must discover who really died before the killer strikes again. Thrilling, atmospheric mystery, starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews and Vincent Price (888)




2.40pm Gentleman's Agreement (U) 1947 A recently widowed seasoned journalist accepts an offer by a magazine publisher to produce a series of articles on anti-Semitism. In order to gain an insight into the subject, the writer decides to pose as a Jew, but isn't prepared for the torrent of racial abuse he receives. Warts-and-all drama, based on Laura Z Hobson's controversial bestseller, and featuring an outstanding performance by Gregory Peck. Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield and Celeste Holm appear in the high quality supporting cast




5.00pm The Black Tent (U) 1956 A battle-wounded British Army captain is saved by a tribe of nomads in the Libyan desert, and they take him to their camp, where he's cared for by the sheikh's daughter. However, before he can resume his fight against the Nazis, he's enraptured by her exotic charms. Romantic drama, starring Anthony Steel, Donald Sinden, Andre Morell and Donald Pleasence (888)




6.45pm M Night Shyamalan on The Happening The director discusses his new film, a horrific tale of a series of unexplained deaths sweeping America starring Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel




6.55pm Secondhand Lions (12) 2003 A youngster reluctantly goes to stay with his eccentric uncles, who are rumoured to have a fortune hidden somewhere on their property — but his trepidation disappears when they share exciting tales from their youth. Family drama, starring Michael Caine, Robert Duvall and Haley Joel Osment (888)




9.00pm Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (12) 2003 Hollywood hardman Russell Crowe takes to the high seas to play a British captain engaged in a tense battle of wits with his French enemy during the Napoleonic wars, in this adaptation of Patrick O'Brian's novel. Jaw-dropping battle sequences and solid performances from the cast ensured this was a hit at the box office, and the escalating tension between the two seafaring
rivals proves to be gripping viewing. With Paul Bettany and Billy Boyd (888)




11.30pm From Dusk Till Dawn (18) 1996 A trigger-happy crook and his ruthless brother take a preacher and his children hostage in a bid to get across the border into Mexico, and seek refuge in a bar filled with a host of dodgy characters. However, they soon realise it's inhabited by vampires only too keen to let them stay for a bite. Excellent blood-soaked horror, co-written by and starring Quentin Tarantino, with George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis and Salma Hayek (888)




1.30am Guilty By Suspicion (15) 1991 Robert De Niro stars as a successful Fifties Hollywood director whose career is ruined by the anti-Communist witch-hunts and accusations of involvement in un-American activities. Drama, with Annette Bening, George Wendt Chris Cooper, Sam Wanamaker and Martin Scorsese (888)




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1.00pm The Dark Corner (U) 1946 A private eye is released after serving a prison sentence for a crime he didn't commit. When he thinks someone is trying to kill him, he becomes convinced the real perpetrator is his old lawyer. But when the attorney turns up dead, the detective becomes the prime suspect. Thriller, starring Mark Stevens, Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb and William Bendix (888)

2.55pm The Madness of King George (PG) 1995 Acclaimed drama, based on Alan Bennett's successful stage play The Madness of George III. Nigel Hawthorne won a well-deserved Bafta for his superb performance as the 18th-century monarch whose unbalanced behaviour almost cost him his power and position. Helen Mirren stars as his loyal wife, Rupert Everett as the scheming prince of Wales and Amanda Donohoe as the subject of the king's desires (888)

5.00pm Please Sir (U) 1971 Rowdy big-screen spin-off from the classic TV comedy, with John Alderton reprising his role as the put-upon secondary school teacher struggling to cope with his disruptive inner-city pupils. When he takes the troublesome teenagers on a two-week trip to a grimy holiday camp, chaos inevitably ensues. With Deryck Guyler, Noel Howlett, Joan Sanderson and Richard Davies (888)

7.00pm Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (PG) 2004 Giant flying robots attack New York — and only the heroic Sky Captain and a tenacious reporter seem able to save the day. Gleefully old-fashioned sci-fi adventure, notable for the use of computer-generated backgrounds and real actors, which gives it a unique feel. Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie head the cast, which also includes appearances by a digitally recreated Laurence Olivier (888)

9.00pm Bulletproof Monk (12) 2003 Chow Yun-Fat stars as a mysterious Tibetan monk entrusted with protecting an ancient and mystical scroll. As a group of modern-day Nazis seek the relic in a bid to resurrect the Third Reich, the monk must find a successor to take over his task — with pickpocket Seann William Scott the unlikely choice. Martial arts thriller, also starring Jaime King, Victoria Smurfitt and Karel Roden (888)

11.00pm LA Confidential (18) 1997 Guy Pearce stars as an ambitious but cowardly detective, who must team up with his arch-enemy, courageous and thuggish cop Russell Crowe, to solve a tough murder case which threatens to expose corruption in the highest echelons of LA's police force. Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito and James Cromwell co-star in Curtis Hanson's acclaimed Fifties-set thriller, along with Kim Basinger, who won an Oscar for her role as a high-class hooker (888)

1.40am Miller's Crossing (15) 1990 Joel and Ethan Coen's offbeat thriller, starring Gabriel Byrne as a scheming small-time hoodlum who offers his services to a rival gang when his boss's criminal empire starts to crumble. With Albert Finney, Marcia Gay Harden and John Turturro (888)

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1.00pm The Whole Town's Talking (U) 1934 Edward G Robinson plays two roles in this crime comedy about Arthur Jones, a timid clerk who bears an uncanny resemblance to notorious gangster “Killer” Mannion. When Jones is mistaken for the crook and arrested, he manages to convince the cops of his identity and is issued a special document proving who he is. But when Mannion finds out, he plans to steal the document and use it as the perfect cover for his criminal activities. With Jean Arthur and Wallace Ford

2.45pm Red River (U) 1948 Howard Hawks' superior Western chronicling the growing conflict between tough Texan rancher John Wayne and his rebellious foster son Montgomery Clift during a long-distance cattle drive. The older man's terse methods and unyielding outlook cause anger among his men — prompting the upstart to take action, and leading the pair inexorably into confrontation. Co-starring Walter Brennan, Joanne Dru and Coleen Gray (888)

5.20pm Cottage To Let (U) 1941 A British inventor devises a revolutionary new bombsight, which could have a serious effect on the outcome of World War Two. However, it's not long before news of his creation reaches the enemy — and a host of new arrivals bring suspicion in their wake. Enjoyable thriller, with a top-notch cast including Alastair Sim, John Mills, Leslie Banks and a young George Cole in his screen debut (888)


7.05pm Revenge of the Pink Panther (U) 1978 Peter Sellers returned to his best-loved role for a fourth time here — that of bumbling Inspector Clouseau. He puts his undeniable talent for subterfuge to good use, adopting a series of increasingly bizarre disguises as he attempts to track down a corrupt industrialist running an international drug-smuggling ring. Comedy, bolstered by a series of hilarious slapstick moments, also starring Herbert Lom as Clouseau's long-suffering superior, Burt Kwouk as his faithful manservant, and Dyan Cannon as the crime boss's embittered ex-girlfriend (888)

9.00pm Big Momma's House (12) 2000 Actor and funnyman Martin Lawrence plays a dedicated FBI agent who will stop at nothing to catch a dangerous escaped convict, even if it means donning a fat suit and drag to pose as the obese old woman who lives across the road from the felon's girlfriend. Comedy, with Nia Long, Paul Giamatti, Jascha Washington, Terrence Dashon Howard and Ella Mitchell (888)

10.50pm The 51st State (18) 2001 Drug dealer Samuel L Jackson decides to retire from a life of crime — but must raise the necessary funds through one final sale in the north of England. He soon realises the mean streets of Liverpool are no place for a kilt-wearing American and is forced to invest in a little personal security. Ronny Yu's offbeat thriller, which storms along at breakneck speed, co-stars Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer, Meat Loaf, Ricky Tomlinson, Sean Pertwee and Rhys Ifans (888)

12.30am Kagemusha (PG) 1980 After being sentenced to death, a thief is given the chance to win his freedom by posing as the dead leader of a vengeful clan to whom he bears a striking resemblance. Japanese drama set in the 16th Century and directed by acclaimed film-maker Akira Kurosawa. With Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki and Kenichi Hagiwara

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