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13:00
Whirlpool


(1949) Otto Preminger directs late 1940s glamour queen Gene Tierney in an unusual tale of mental illness and murder.
14:50
Sea Wife


(1957) Offbeat melodrama starring Richard Burton, Joan Collins, Basil Sydney and Cy Grant drifting on a life raft in the Indian Ocean.
16:25
I Was a Male War Bride


(1949) Cary Grant is a French officer who marries an American WAC in post-war Germany and then must become a 'war bride'.
18:25
The Core


(2003) Humanity faces certain doom unless Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank and co can get into the Earth's outer core and set off some nukes.


21:00
Sahara


(2005) Matthew McConaughey stars as intrepid treasure seeker Dirk Pitt, whose obsession takes him into a plot involving warlords and water pollution.
23:30
Big Trouble in Little China

(1986) John Carpenter takes a rest from the horror genre to direct this enjoyable martial arts romp that's played firmly with its tongue in cheek.


01:30
The End of the Affair


(1999) Stephen Rea confides his suspicions in his friend, Ralph Fiennes, little realising he is talking to his wife's ex-lover.
13:00
The Talk of the Town


(1942) Cary Grant stars as Leopold Dilg, a factory worker and political activist wrongly accused of burning a factory down.
15:15
Monkey Business


(1952) Director Howard Hawks and Cary Grant reunited for this screwball comedy.
17:10
The Thirty-Nine Steps


(1959) Kenneth More stars in this, the second film adaptation of John Buchan's ripping espionage yarn.
18:55
Secondhand Lions


(2003) Haley Joel Osment is a quiet, studious lad who finds himself left with eccentric grand-uncles Robert Duvall and Michael Caine.
21:00
Pushing Tin


(1999) Mike Newell's film is set in the intense, brutal world of air traffic control, where John Cusack is the top dog.
23:25
Oldboy


(2003) After an unexplained 15 year incarceration, a man seeks those responsible for his abduction and his wife's murder.
01:45
Resurrected


(1989) Young soldier Kevin Deakin, pronounced dead during the Falklands War, is given full military funeral honours.

 

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13:00
The Talk of the Town


(1942) Cary Grant stars as Leopold Dilg, a factory worker and political activist wrongly accused of burning a factory down.
15:15
Monkey Business


(1952) Director Howard Hawks and Cary Grant reunited for this screwball comedy.
17:10
The Thirty-Nine Steps


(1959) Kenneth More stars in this, the second film adaptation of John Buchan's ripping espionage yarn.
18:55
Secondhand Lions


(2003) Haley Joel Osment is a quiet, studious lad who finds himself left with eccentric grand-uncles Robert Duvall and Michael Caine.


21:00
Pushing Tin


(1999) Mike Newell's film is set in the intense, brutal world of air traffic control, where John Cusack is the top dog.
23:25
Oldboy


(2003) After an unexplained 15 year incarceration, a man seeks those responsible for his abduction and his wife's murder.


01:45
Resurrected


(1989) Young soldier Kevin Deakin, pronounced dead during the Falklands War, is given full military funeral honours.
13:00
The Brady Bunch Movie


(1995) Betty Thomas directs this comedy about one of America's favourite TV families of the 70s.
14:40
Cottage to Let


(1941) This fast-paced comedy-thriller stars Leslie Banks as a WWII inventor who becomes the target of a Fifth Column organisation.
16:25
Please Sir!


(1971) Movie spin-off from the popular TV sitcom in which teacher Bernard Hedges takes troublesome class 5C to a holiday camp.
18:20
Independence Day


(1996) War of the Worlds gets a late 20th century make-over in this enjoyable Americans-save-the-world slice of action/sci-fi.
21:00
I, Robot


(2004) Will Smith plays the only man in 2035 who suspects that robots might be capable of murder in this slick sci-fi blockbuster.
23:00
Six Degrees of Separation


(1993) Will Smith plays a smart-talking student intent on insinuating himself into the lives of Manhattan's elite.
01:10
Night Watch


(2004) The uneasy truce between the forces of Light and Dark reaches crisis point in this Russian fantasy blockbuster.

 

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13:00
The Brady Bunch Movie
[subtitles] [widescreen]

(1995) Betty Thomas directs this comedy about one of America's favourite TV families of the 70s.
14:40
Cottage to Let
[subtitles] [audio described] [b & w]

(1941) This fast-paced comedy-thriller stars Leslie Banks as a WWII inventor who becomes the target of a Fifth Column organisation.
16:25
Please Sir!
[subtitles]

(1971) Movie spin-off from the popular TV sitcom in which teacher Bernard Hedges takes troublesome class 5C to a holiday camp.
18:20
Independence Day
[subtitles] [widescreen]

(1996) War of the Worlds gets a late 20th century make-over in this enjoyable Americans-save-the-world slice of action/sci-fi.


21:00
I, Robot
[subtitles] [widescreen]

(2004) Will Smith plays the only man in 2035 who suspects that robots might be capable of murder in this slick sci-fi blockbuster.
23:00
Six Degrees of Separation
[subtitles]

(1993) Will Smith plays a smart-talking student intent on insinuating himself into the lives of Manhattan's elite.


01:10
Night Watch
[subtitles] [widescreen]

(2004) The uneasy truce between the forces of Light and Dark reaches crisis point in this Russian fantasy blockbuster.
13:00
Rat Race
[subtitles] [widescreen]

(2001) Casino magnate John Cleese pits a bunch of ordinary Joes against each other in a race to win $2m.
15:05
I Was a Male War Bride
[subtitles] [b & w]

(1949) Cary Grant is a French officer who marries an American WAC in post-war Germany and then must become a 'war bride'.
17:10
Very Important Person
[subtitles]

(1961) Lively World War II comedy, starring James Robertson Justice as a bombastic scientist who ends up in a German POW camp.
19:05
Revenge of the Pink Panther
[subtitles]

(1978) Peter Sellers' final appearance as Inspector Clouseau before the actor's untimely death.
21:00
Big Momma's House
[subtitles] [audio described] [widescreen]

(2000) Martin Lawrence plays Malcolm Turner, an FBI agent assigned to protect Sherry Pierce and her son from her psychotic ex-boyfriend Lester.
22:50
The Fifth Element
[subtitles]

(1997) Luc Besson's stunning, audacious science fiction thriller stars Bruce Willis as an ex-government agent, now reduced to driving a taxi.
01:15
North Star
[widescreen]

(1996) Nils Gaup's tough western is set in 1890s Alaska and stars Christopher Lambert and James Caan.

 

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13:00
Rat Race
[subtitles] [widescreen]

(2001) Casino magnate John Cleese pits a bunch of ordinary Joes against each other in a race to win $2m.
15:05
I Was a Male War Bride
[subtitles] [b & w]

(1949) Cary Grant is a French officer who marries an American WAC in post-war Germany and then must become a 'war bride'.
17:10
Very Important Person
[subtitles]

(1961) Lively World War II comedy, starring James Robertson Justice as a bombastic scientist who ends up in a German POW camp.


19:05
Revenge of the Pink Panther
[subtitles]

(1978) Peter Sellers' final appearance as Inspector Clouseau before the actor's untimely death.
21:00
Big Momma's House
[subtitles] [audio described] [widescreen]

(2000) Martin Lawrence plays Malcolm Turner, an FBI agent assigned to protect Sherry Pierce and her son from her psychotic ex-boyfriend Lester.
22:50
The Fifth Element
[subtitles]

(1997) Luc Besson's stunning, audacious science fiction thriller stars Bruce Willis as an ex-government agent, now reduced to driving a taxi.


13:00
Rat Race
[subtitles] [widescreen]

(2001) Casino magnate John Cleese pits a bunch of ordinary Joes against each other in a race to win $2m.
15:05
I Was a Male War Bride
[subtitles] [b & w]

(1949) Cary Grant is a French officer who marries an American WAC in post-war Germany and then must become a 'war bride'.
17:10
Very Important Person
[subtitles]

(1961) Lively World War II comedy, starring James Robertson Justice as a bombastic scientist who ends up in a German POW camp.


19:05
Revenge of the Pink Panther
[subtitles]

(1978) Peter Sellers' final appearance as Inspector Clouseau before the actor's untimely death.
21:00
Big Momma's House
[subtitles] [audio described] [widescreen]

(2000) Martin Lawrence plays Malcolm Turner, an FBI agent assigned to protect Sherry Pierce and her son from her psychotic ex-boyfriend Lester.
22:50
The Fifth Element
[subtitles]

(1997) Luc Besson's stunning, audacious science fiction thriller stars Bruce Willis as an ex-government agent, now reduced to driving a taxi.


01:15
North Star
[widescreen]

(1996) Nils Gaup's tough western is set in 1890s Alaska and stars Christopher Lambert and James Caan.
13:00
The Dark Corner
[subtitles] [b & w]

(1946) Quality film noir from Henry Hathaway, cunningly plotted and ominously atmospheric.
14:55
Sea Wife
[subtitles]

(1957) Offbeat melodrama starring Richard Burton, Joan Collins, Basil Sydney and Cy Grant drifting on a life raft in the Indian Ocean.
16:30
Castle of Cagliostro
[subtitles] [widescreen]

(1979) A wonderful piece of animation that combines high adventure, vigorous slapstick and artistry to wonderful effect.
18:30
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
[subtitles]

(1991) Kathy Bates is perfectly cast as an overweight, repressed housewife who is befriended by quirky octogenarian Jessica Tandy.
21:00
Sahara
[subtitles] [audio described] [widescreen]

(2005) Matthew McConaughey stars as intrepid treasure seeker Dirk Pitt, whose obsession takes him into a plot involving warlords and water pollution.
23:20
The 51st State
[subtitles]

(2001) Samuel L Jackson and Hong Kong director Ronny Yu bring Tarantino-style action and humour to Liverpool.
01:00
LA Confidential
[subtitles]

(1997) Russell Crowe stars as a tough LA cop working alongside cynical Kevin Spacey and promotion-hungry Guy Pearce in Curtis Hanson's Oscar-winning film.

 

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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 Sea Wife (PG) 1957 A cargo ship is torpedoed off the coast of Singapore and a disparate group of survivors end up adrift on a life raft. RAF officer Richard Burton finds himself growing attracted to fellow castaway Joan Collins — little suspecting she is actually a nun. World War Two drama, with Basil Sydney, Ronald Squire and Cy Grant (888)





4.30pm The Castle of Cagliostro (PG) 1979 A globe-trotting gentleman thief pulls off a major robbery — only to discover he's netted a haul of forged money. Furious, he sets out to track down the crook responsible, but ends up battling against a master criminal with a devilish, power-mad plan. Animated adventure from acclaimed Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, with the voices of Bob Bergen and Michael McConnohie (888)





6.30pm Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (PG) 1991 Kathy Bates heads the cast of this poignant drama as an unfulfilled housewife neglected by her husband. While paying a visit to a nursing home, she meets a spirited old lady with a fondness for telling tall tales, who inspires her to turn her life around with the story of two unconventional women at the helm of a restaurant in Depression-era Alabama. With Jessica Tandy, Mary-Louise Parker and Mary Stuart Masterson (888)





9.00pm Sahara (12) 2005 An adventurer sets out on a quest to locate a cache of treasure believed lost in the desert. Along the way, he teams up with a tenacious doctor, whose battle to stop the spread of a deadly disease may be linked to his own mission. All-action escapade, starring Matthew McConaughey, Penelope Cruz and Steve Zahn (888)





11.25pm 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 co-stars Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer, Meat Loaf, Ricky Tomlinson, Sean Pertwee and Rhys Ifans (888)





1.05am 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)


3.55am Close

 

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13:00
Whirlpool
[subtitles] [b & w]

(1949) Otto Preminger directs late 1940s glamour queen Gene Tierney in an unusual tale of mental illness and murder.


14:55
Elephant Boy
[subtitles]

(1937) Sabu in his film debut as a young Indian mahout who helps British government conservationists. With Walter Hudd and Allan Jeayes.


16:30
Monkey Business
[b & w]

(1952) Director Howard Hawks and Cary Grant reunited for this screwball comedy.


18:20
Independence Day
[subtitles] [widescreen]

(1996) War of the Worlds gets a late 20th century make-over in this enjoyable Americans-save-the-world slice of action/sci-fi


21:00
This Is England
[subtitles]

(2006) Shane Meadows' film is set in early 80s Grimsby, where 13-year-old Shaun has lost his father in the Falklands War.


22:55
Bad Lieutenant
[subtitles]

(1992) Harvey Keitel plays a rogue New York cop who's addicted to drugs, alcohol and gambling and up to his neck in debt.


00:55
Six Degrees of Separation
[subtitles]

(1993) Will Smith plays a smart-talking student intent on insinuating himself into the lives of Manhattan's elite.

 

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13:00
Carmen Jones
[subtitles]

(1954) The tale of the cigarette-maker Carmen and the Spanish cavalry soldier Don Jose translated into a modern-day parachute factory worker and a GI.

15:00
The Man in Grey
[b & w]

(1943) Classic Gainsborough costume melodrama set in the 18th century, following the fortunes of two old school friends.

17:10
23 Paces to Baker Street
[subtitles]

(1956) Thriller starring Van Johnson as a blind playwright who overhears a kidnapping plot.


19:10
The Muse
[widescreen]

(1999) Director Albert Brooks also stars as a successful Hollywood scriptwriter who hits writer's block.

21:00
Pushing Tin
[subtitles]

(1999) Mike Newell's film is set in the intense, brutal world of air traffic control, where John Cusack is the top dog.

23:25
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
[widescreen]

(2005) A hell-bound gang leader murders a young man who returns as the avenging Crow. Horror sequel starring Edward Furlong and David 'Angel' Boreanaz.


01:20
One For The Road
[subtitles] [b & w] [widescreen]

(2002) Dark British tragicomedy about a group of alcoholics on a rehabilitation course. Written and directed by Chris Cooke.

 

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13:00
Timberjack
[subtitles]

(1955) Based on the novel by Dan Cushman, this Western sees Sterling Hayden as a lumberman who returns home to find his father murdered.
14:55
Harriet Craig

(1950) An appalling woman expresses more love for her home than her patient family. Drama starring Joan Crawford.
16:50
Julia
[subtitles] [widescreen]

(1977) The awakening of Hellman to the growing threat of Nazism through the persecution and execution of her childhood friend Julia.


19:05
Doctor at Large
[subtitles]

(1957) Classic British comedy, with Dirk Bogarde as the hapless young doctor trying to find his way in the medical profession.
21:00
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
[subtitles] [audio described] [widescreen]

(2002) A Greek-American girl finds happiness with a non-Greek man, overcoming the objections of her traditional - but highly amusing - family.
22:50
Bullitt
[subtitles]

(1968) Steve McQueen stars in this classic gritty drama as a San Francisco cop determined to find the killer of a witness in

1:00
The Limey
[subtitles] [widescreen]

(1999) Terence Stamp is Dave Wilson, fresh out of jail and setting off to LA to seek retribution for the murder of his daughter.

 

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13:00
Kipps
[subtitles] [b & w]

(1941) A draper's assistant inherits money in 1906 and attempts to become a member of society in a small seaside town.
15:10
Very Important Person
[subtitles] [b & w]

(1961) Lively World War II comedy, starring James Robertson Justice as a bombastic scientist who ends up in a German POW camp.
17:10
Castle of Cagliostro
[subtitles] [widescreen]

(1979) A wonderful piece of animation that combines high adventure, vigorous slapstick and artistry to wonderful effect.


19:15
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
[subtitles] [audio described] [widescreen]

(2002) A Greek-American girl finds happiness with a non-Greek man, overcoming the objections of her traditional - but highly amusing - family.
21:00
I, Robot
[subtitles] [widescreen]

(2004) Will Smith plays the only man in 2035 who suspects that robots might be capable of murder in this slick sci-fi blockbuster.
23:00
Batman Returns
[subtitles]

(1992) Having successfully helmed the original, Tim Burton returned for the sequel, which once again stars Michael Keaton as Batman.


01:25
Night Watch
[subtitles] [widescreen]

(2004) The uneasy truce between the forces of Light and Dark reaches crisis point in this Russian fantasy blockbuster.

 

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13:00
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
[widescreen]

(1954) Richard Fleischer's classic adaptation of Jules Verne's novel stars James Mason as Captain Nemo.
15:35
Green for Danger
[subtitles] [audio described] [b & w]

(1946) Alastair Sim is a wry policeman investigating a series of mysterious deaths in a World War Two emergency hospital.
17:20
The Gunfighter
[subtitles] [b & w]

(1950) Gregory Peck stars in Henry King's noir western as Jimmy Ringo, an aging gunslinger who rides into a strange town.


19:05
A Walk in the Clouds
[widescreen]

(1995) Paul Sutton returns home after World War II to a wife he married the day before he left.
21:00
Collateral
[subtitles] [audio described] [widescreen]

(2004) A hitman arrives in Los Angeles to do five hits in a night, with the unwitting help of a cab driver.
23:15
The Watcher
[subtitles]

(2000) James Spader stars as burnt-out FBI agent Joel Campbell pitted against serial killer Keanu Reeves.


01:00
Antibodies
[subtitles] [widescreen]

(2005) Hollywood psychothriller meets the German morality play in Christian Alvart's gripping twister.

 

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13:00
Simply Irresistible
[widescreen]

(1999) Sarah Michelle Gellar stars as Amanda Shelton, the worst cook in the world who gets bitten by a magical crab.
14:55
Jassy
[subtitles]

(1947) Entertaining costume melodrama starring Margaret Lockwood as a young gypsy who rises from maid-of-all-work to mistress of the manor.
17:05
23 Paces to Baker Street
[subtitles] [audio described]

(1956) Thriller starring Van Johnson as a blind playwright who overhears a kidnapping plot.


19:15
Bugsy Malone
[subtitles]

(1976) Alan Parker's musical is set in the world of 30s gangsters - but with all the roles played by children.
21:00
The Italian Job
[subtitles]

(2003) A group of crooks plan to steal a gold shipment from the middle of an LA traffic jam. Action movie remake of the much-loved British film.
23:00
Bullitt
[subtitles]

(1968) Steve McQueen stars in this classic gritty drama as a San Francisco cop determined to find the killer of a witness in his care.


01:10
Dr T and the Women
[subtitles] [widescreen]

(2000) Richard Gere is a top gynaecologist, happily married to Farrah Fawcett and looking forward to the wedding of his daughter Kate Hudson.

 

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1.00pm Elephant Boy (U) 1937 Robert Flaherty and Zoltan Korda's lavish adaptation of Kipling's tale, starring Sabu as the native Indian boy who comes to the aid of a group of British government hunters escorting a herd of elephants through the jungle. With Walter Hudd, Allan Jeayes and Wilfrid Hyde White (888)




2.45pm Blanche Fury (U) 1948 A penniless governess is invited to stay at a wealthy relative's estate, where she attracts the attention of the philandering groom — who just happens to be the late owner's illegitimate son. Mesmerising melodrama, starring Valerie Hobson, Michael Gough, Stewart Granger and Walter Fitzgerald (888)





4.35pm A Ticket to Tomahawk (U) 1950 Likable comedy Western in which the daughter of a railway pioneer sets out to prove her trains can beat a rival's stagecoaches to the same destination. However, the competition soon gives way to dirty tricks and the locomotive passengers — a travelling salesman and a chorus of showgirls — soon get dragged into the conflict. Starring Dan Dailey, Anne Baxter, Arthur Hunnicutt and Walter Brennan. Watch out for a cameo from a very young Marilyn Monroe (888)





6.30pm I Am Sam (12) 2001 A father with learning disabilities is faced with losing custody of his beloved daughter as her intelligence begins to outstrip his. But he won't give her up without a fight, prompting him to begin a battle to make the authorities see the error of their ways — with help from a high-powered lawyer. Emotional drama, starring Sean Penn — who picked up an Oscar nomination for his performance — Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianne Wiest and Dakota Fanning (888)





9.00pm Cellular (15) 2004 A teacher is kidnapped by criminals hungry for revenge on her family, but manages to make contact with the outside world via a telephone. However, she has no idea where she's being held — and must convince a stranger of the gravity of her situation if she's to save her own life, and those of her family. Thriller, starring Kim Basinger, Jason Statham, Chris Evans and William H Macy (888)




10.45pm My Cousin Vinny (15) 1992 A man is arrested on a murder charge through a series of damning coincidental circumstances, then finds he can't stop his inept lawyer cousin from attempting to defend him. Comedy gem, starring the brilliant Joe Pesci, alongside Ralph Macchio and Marisa Tomei, who won an Oscar for her performance as Pesci's seemingly dim-witted girlfriend (888)





1.05am The New Age (18) 1994 Peter Weller and Judy Davis play an ordinary couple who turn their backs on the rat race and seek a more fulfilling life — a move that has them contemplating divorce and even suicide. Tense drama, also starring Samuel L Jackson, Patrick Bachau and Adam West (888)




3.20am Close

 

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13:00
Carmen Jones
[subtitles]

(1954) The tale of the cigarette-maker Carmen and the Spanish cavalry soldier Don Jose translated into a modern-day parachute factory worker and a GI.
15:00
The Man in Grey
[b & w]

(1943) Classic Gainsborough costume melodrama set in the 18th century, following the fortunes of two old school friends.
17:15
Timberjack
[subtitles]

(1955) Based on the novel by Dan Cushman, this Western sees Sterling Hayden as a lumberman who returns home to find his father murdered.


19:05
A Walk in the Clouds
[widescreen]

(1995) Paul Sutton returns home after World War II to a wife he married the day before he left.
21:00
Mean Machine
[subtitles] [widescreen]

(2001) Vinnie Jones plays a footballer banged up for throwing a crucial game.
22:55
The Deer Hunter
[subtitles]

(1978) Michael Cimino's devastating depiction of the emotional fallout from the Vietnam war.

 

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13:00
The Dark Corner
[subtitles] [b & w]

(1946) Quality film noir from Henry Hathaway, cunningly plotted and ominously atmospheric.
15:05
The Gunfighter
[b & w]

(1950) Gregory Peck stars in Henry King's noir western as Jimmy Ringo, an aging gunslinger who rides into a strange town.
16:50
Julia
[subtitles] [widescreen]

(1977) The awakening of Hellman to the growing threat of Nazism through the persecution and execution of her childhood friend Julia.


19:15
Simply Irresistible
[widescreen]

(1999) Sarah Michelle Gellar stars as Amanda Shelton, the worst cook in the world who gets bitten by a magical crab.
21:00
Collateral
[subtitles] [audio described] [widescreen]

(2004) A hitman arrives in Los Angeles to do five hits in a night, with the unwitting help of a cab driver.
23:15
Straightheads

(2007) Gillian Anderson plays Alice, a city slicker who encounters Adam when he's installing CCTV at her house.
00:50
The Believer

(2001) Hard-hitting drama based on the true life story of a Jewish Nazi. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2001

 

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13:00
Jolson Sings Again

(1949) Larry Parks stars as the titular Al Jolson in Henry Levin's Oscar-nominated musical.
14:45
Kipps
[subtitles] [b & w]

(1941) A draper's assistant inherits money in 1906 and attempts to become a member of society in a small seaside town.
16:55
Green for Danger
[subtitles] [audio described] [b & w]

(1946) Alastair Sim is a wry policeman investigating a series of mysterious deaths in a World War Two emergency hospital.
18:40
Batman Forever
[subtitles]

(1995) The Caped Crusader returns, this time played by Val Kilmer in Joel Schumacher's take on the comic book hero.


21:00
Batman Returns
[subtitles]

(1992) Having successfully helmed the original, Tim Burton returned for the sequel, which once again stars Michael Keaton as Batman.
23:25
The Watcher
[subtitles]

(2000) James Spader stars as burnt-out FBI agent Joel Campbell pitted against serial killer Keanu Reeves.


01:10
The Hired Hand
[widescreen]

(1971) Peter Fonda plays Harry Collings, a cowboy tired of drifting who returns home to the wife and daughter he abandoned seven years earlier.

 

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1.00pm Jassy (PG) 1947 A tempestuous gypsy girl endowed with psychic powers is hired as a servant and goes on to marry her master — before being falsely accused of his murder. Hugely entertaining costume drama set in the 19th century, starring the wonderful Margaret Lockwood, alongside Dennis Price, Patricia Roc, Dermot Walsh and Cathleen Nesbitt (888)




3.00pm Blanche Fury (U) 1948 A penniless governess is invited to stay at a wealthy relative's estate, where she attracts the attention of the philandering groom — who just happens to be the late owner's illegitimate son. Mesmerising melodrama, starring Valerie Hobson, Michael Gough, Stewart Granger and Walter Fitzgerald (888)




4.50pm 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (U) 1954 A Victorian scientist investigating the sinking of ships in the Pacific is captured by fanatical submariner Captain Nemo, and whisked away on a series of adventures in his amazing underwater craft. Wonderful and inventive fantasy which scooped an Oscar for the special effects. The excellent cast includes Kirk Douglas as a gung-ho adventurer, while James Mason is suitably intense as the power-hungry seaman. Paul Lukas and Peter Lorre also star





7.15pm Bugsy Malone (U) 1976 Director Alan Parker's much-loved slapstick musical spoof, featuring a cast composed entirely of children and following a war between rival gangsters in Twenties New York — fought with custard pies and cream-firing tommy guns. When a slick mobster acquires devastating new weapons, his arch rival enlists the aid of a small-time chancer to steal them. Starring Scott Baio, Florrie Dugger and John Cassisi, with Jodie Foster on fine form in an acclaimed early appearance (888)





9.00pm Cellular (15) 2004 A teacher is kidnapped by criminals hungry for revenge on her family, but manages to make contact with the outside world via a telephone. However, she has no idea where she's being held — and must convince a stranger of the gravity of her situation if she's to save her own life, and those of her family. Thriller, starring Kim Basinger, Jason Statham, Chris Evans and William H Macy (888)





10.45pm The Libertine (18) 2004 Premiere. Johnny Depp stars as 17th-century poet and author John Wilmot who caused various scandals due to his dashing and debauched behaviour. Becoming a close friend of monarch Charles II (played by John Malkovich, who also co-produced), the rebellious writer enjoyed a relationship with a beautiful actress (Samantha Morton), but his lifestyle eventually caught up with him when he was exiled from Britain and later contracted syphilis. Rousing period biopic, based on the play by Stephen Jeffreys





1.00am Antibodies (18) 2005 A violent serial killer is captured by German police, giving local officer Michael Martens (Wotan Wilke Mohring) the chance to quiz the criminal about a recent murder. As the radically different men face each other in the interrogation room, the villain begins to play mind games with his interviewer, revealing shocking information about the murder that is closer to home than the lawman ever imagined. Christian Alvart's acclaimed thriller, also starring Andre Hennicke




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13:00
The Muse
[widescreen]

(1999) Director Albert Brooks also stars as a successful Hollywood scriptwriter who hits writer's block.
14:50
A Ticket to Tomahawk
[subtitles]

(1950) Dan Dailey plays a travelling gambler and medicine show man inveigled by sure-shot Kit Dodge Jnr to help her father's railroad win its franchise.
16:35
North to Alaska
[widescreen]

(1960) Henry Hathaway's rumbustious western set in the frozen north stars John Wayne and Stewart Granger as gold miners who strike it rich in Alaska.


19:15
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
[subtitles] [audio described] [widescreen]

(2002) A Greek-American girl finds happiness with a non-Greek man, overcoming the objections of her traditional - but highly amusing - family.
21:00
The Italian Job
[subtitles]

(2003) A group of crooks plan to steal a gold shipment from the middle of an LA traffic jam. Action movie remake of the much-loved British film.
23:00
One Hour Photo
[subtitles]

(2002) A lonely photo clerk fixates on the seemingly happy life of a suburban family. Tense and stylish psychological drama with Robin Williams on top form.
00:45
Tell Me Something
[subtitles] [widescreen]

(1999) A timid female museum worker may hold the key to unravelling a series of murders in this dark and gruesome serial

 

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13:00 My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Film The unheralded success story of 2002, this perky, low-budget romantic comedy - adapted by Nia Vardalos from her autobiographical one-woman stage show - has now accumulated over $240m in the US alone. Vardalos stars as a frumpy waitress at her Greek family's restaurant who goes against her father's traditionalist views when she finds a new job, gets a confidence-boosting makeover and hooks handsome American teacher John Corbett (of Sex and the City fame). While the happy couple-to-be - who share charming screen chemistry - are played relatively straight, Vardalos's in-your-face relatives are a source of buoyant comic vitality. Although there are no real surprises on the way to the fairy-tale (if rather chaotic) ending, the whole enterprise is swept along with unforced affection, humour and exuberance. Incidentally, Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson (of Greek parentage herself), co-produced.
14:00

14:55 Good Morning, Miss Dove
Film Director Henry Koster had the biggest hit of his career with the first movie released in CinemaScope, 20th Century-Fox's biblical epic The Robe, but prior to that he was better known as a purveyor of schmaltzy films starring Deanna Durbin, or whimsy like The Bishop's Wife and Harvey. This is an ideal subject for Koster, a warm-hearted tale (told in flashback) of how a small town feels about its spinster schoolmarm, and how she affects the lives of everybody who crosses her path. Koster brings it off most effectively, but star Jennifer Jones seems ill-cast as the prissy Miss Dove, a role that perhaps would have been better played by Greer Garson or Dorothy McGuire. There's no doubt that the film achieves its objectives, but contemporary audiences might find its mawkish tone and arch sentimentality cloying and irritating in the extreme.
17:00

17:00 Storm over the Nile
Film Zoltan Korda makes little effort to disguise the fact that this is a remake of his 1939 classic The Four Feathers. The script is the same RC Sherriff, Lajos Biró and Arthur Wimperis adaptation of AEW Mason's classic adventure novel, while some of the original location footage is also included, distorted to fit the new picture's CinemaScope format. Co-director Terence Young helps bring a touch of pizzazz to the action sequences, yet the story, about an officer who's branded a coward but who subsequently proves to have more pluck than his pals, has dated badly, and the cast seems very aware of the fact.
19:00

19:15 Watership Down
Film Martin Rosen inherited this adaptation of Richard Adams's cult novel about a group of rabbits searching for a safe haven after John Hubley, who helped animate many Disney classics of the 1940s, had departed owing to "creative differences". The visual and vocal characterisations are of variable quality, but it's hard to see what Hubley could have done to improve on Rosen's respectable version of what is a very difficult book to translate to the screen, especially when you take into account that animation for adults (the Japanese manga cartoons excepted) is still somewhat uncharted territory. One for fans and first-timers only, it isn't your average cuddly bunny movie, and contains scenes that may be disturbing for children.
21:00

21:00 Mean Machine
Film Vinnie Jones doesn't stray too far from home for his first leading role, working with several of Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock company including Snatch producer Matthew Vaughn and an ex-footballer-turned-jailbird role. But what this remake of Robert Aldrich's 1974 movie The Mean Machine - remember, ex-football pro Burt Reynolds trained his fellow convicts to take on the guards - really misses is Ritchie himself, since first-time director Barry Skolnick and his writers lack the creativity and vitality of Madonna's film-making husband. That said, if you can overlook the rather thin characters and simplistic plot, the film's final third - an ill-tempered soccer match between warders and inmates - is very well filmed and highly entertaining. Jones isn't bad in a made-to-measure role, though the movie's best moments involve Jason Statham's maverick keeper and Jason Flemyng's unconventional commentator. Definitely one for the boys.
22:00

22:55 My Cousin Vinny
Film In this comedy, Joe Pesci plays the Vinny of the title, an extremely inept lawyer (who has never tried a case in court), who comes to the rescue of his young cousin (Ralph Macchio) when the lad runs into a bit of trouble with the law in the Deep South. Pesci has great fun with his role - a huge departure from his Oscar-winning turn as a gangster in GoodFellas - but the biggest surprise is Marisa Tomei, who plays his coarse Brooklyn girlfriend. Although she's great in what was her first major role, there was widespread surprise when she walked off with the best supporting actress Oscar, beating three British nominees, including Miranda Richardson for her role in Damage.

 

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13:00
There's No Business Like Show Business
[subtitles] [widescreen]

(1954) Walter Lang's Oscar-nominated film follows the fortunes of a family of vaudevillians, headed by parents Ethel Merman and Dan Dailey.
15:15
The Dark Corner
[subtitles] [b & w]

(1946) Quality film noir from Henry Hathaway, cunningly plotted and ominously atmospheric.
17:10
The Mark of Zorro
[subtitles]

(1974) The classic tale of a feckless Mexican nobleman who adopts the disguise of Zorro, masked master swordsman.
18:40
Batman Forever
[subtitles]

(1995) The Caped Crusader returns, this time played by Val Kilmer in Joel Schumacher's take on the comic book hero.


21:00
In Her Shoes
[subtitles] [audio described] [widescreen]

(2005) Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette star as the Feller sisters who come to blows over everything life throws at them.
23:35
The Proposition
[widescreen]

(2005) In 1880s Australia Ray Winstone's British officer gives Irish outlaw Guy Pearce an ultimatum: kill one brother to save the life of another.


01:35
Beautiful Thing
[subtitles] [signed] [widescreen]

(1995) Glen Berry plays Jamie, a youngster bunking off school who seeks refuge with his classmate Ste who lives in the same block.

 

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1.00pm Johnny O'Clock (PG) 1947 A tough gambler becomes involved in helping a young woman to solve the murder of sister. However, the interference of an intrepid policeman hinders their progress. Crime thriller, starring Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes and Lee J Cobb (888)




3.00pm Appointment in London (U) 1952 Wartime drama about the assorted exploits of a Bomber Command squadron during one month in 1943. The action focuses on the intense rivalry between an overworked wing commander and an American officer who are in love with the same woman, but try to put aside personal feelings for the sake of the war effort. With Dirk Bogarde, Bryan Forbes, Dinah Sheridan and William Sylvester (888)




4.50pm Carrington VC (PG) 1954 David Niven stars in this superb legal drama as a decorated Army major who resorts to embezzling mess funds to make ends meet — an act that leaves him facing a court martial, with the evidence stacked against him. To make matters worse, his wife sees the opportunity to get revenge for his wartime affairs by providing false testimony for the prosecution. Margaret Leighton, Noelle Middleton, Laurence Naismith and Clive Morton are among those lending support (888)





7.00pm The First Wives Club (PG) 1996 Polished comedy, starring Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler and Diane Keaton as middle-aged women dumped by their husbands in favour of younger girls, prompting them to plot humiliating forms of revenge. Maggie Smith, Dan Hedaya, Bronson Pinchot and Elizabeth Berkley also star




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 Taxi Driver (18) 1976 Martin Scorsese's acclaimed, haunting and disturbing drama, with Robert De Niro unforgettable as an unhinged and alienated New York cabbie. He seeks solace in doomed relationships with a political campaigner and a child prostitute (a remarkable performance from a young Jodie Foster) before being driven to a final act of insane violence. Also starring Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel and Peter Boyle (888)





1.30am L.I.E (18) 2001 Michael Cuesta's gritty drama follows a confused young man who is unsure of his sexuality or his future. When his recently widowed father begins seeing a brash woman, the youngster abandons his home life and falls in with a bad crowd, but it is his relationship with an older man that changes his life forever. Paul Franklin Dano stars, alongside Bruce Altman and Brian Cox



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