FilmFour & Film Four +1 29.11.07
Astra 2D at 28.2E - 10729 V SYM:22000 FEC 5/6
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Film Four +1 SID8330 VPID2332 APID2333 Eng
13:00pm Days of Heaven (PG) 1978
Terrence Malick's acclaimed period drama, set in the early 20th century, stars Richard Gere as a labourer named Bill who goes on the run with his young sister Linda and girlfriend Abby. the group settle in Texas, where the two adults begin working on a wealthy but ailing farmer's ranch. They soon discover their new employer has developed feelings for Abby, believing her to be Bill's sibling rather than partner. Recognising a chance to escape their life of poverty, Bill encourages Abby to marry the dying man, little realising it will result in a jealous love triangle.
14:55pm The Return of Frank James (U) 1940
Former outlaw Frank James, now a reformed character struggling to stay on the right side of the law, sets out to exact a suitable revenge on his brother's killers.
16:40pm The True Story of Jesse James (U) 1956
The family and friends of infamous outlaw Jesse James tell the story of his rise to notoriety with brother Frank, as the man himself faces death from an angry mob following a failed bank raid. Western adventure with bags of potential, but it's surprisingly unengaging.
18:25pm A River Runs Through It (PG) 1992
Emotional drama about two very different brothers, brought up in a strict religious household and united only by a shared enthusiasm for fishing, who find their uneasy relationship cut short by tragedy.
21:00pm 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)
23:10pm 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. However, he doesn't realise his partner in crime has grander, more destructive, plans in mind. David Fincher's critically praised satirical drama is a bleak but darkly funny affair.
01:50am The Proposition (18) 2004
Gritty Australian Western, starring Guy Pearce as a captured outlaw offered a terrible choice by British lawman Ray Winstone. Either he tracks down and kills his homicidal older brother, or their younger sibling will be hanged.
04:00am Film4 Preview
Astra 2D at 28.2E - 10729 V SYM:22000 FEC 5/6
Film Four SID8335 VPID2312 APID2313 Eng
Film Four +1 SID8330 VPID2332 APID2333 Eng
13:00pm Days of Heaven (PG) 1978
Terrence Malick's acclaimed period drama, set in the early 20th century, stars Richard Gere as a labourer named Bill who goes on the run with his young sister Linda and girlfriend Abby. the group settle in Texas, where the two adults begin working on a wealthy but ailing farmer's ranch. They soon discover their new employer has developed feelings for Abby, believing her to be Bill's sibling rather than partner. Recognising a chance to escape their life of poverty, Bill encourages Abby to marry the dying man, little realising it will result in a jealous love triangle.
14:55pm The Return of Frank James (U) 1940
Former outlaw Frank James, now a reformed character struggling to stay on the right side of the law, sets out to exact a suitable revenge on his brother's killers.
16:40pm The True Story of Jesse James (U) 1956
The family and friends of infamous outlaw Jesse James tell the story of his rise to notoriety with brother Frank, as the man himself faces death from an angry mob following a failed bank raid. Western adventure with bags of potential, but it's surprisingly unengaging.
18:25pm A River Runs Through It (PG) 1992
Emotional drama about two very different brothers, brought up in a strict religious household and united only by a shared enthusiasm for fishing, who find their uneasy relationship cut short by tragedy.
21:00pm 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)
23:10pm 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. However, he doesn't realise his partner in crime has grander, more destructive, plans in mind. David Fincher's critically praised satirical drama is a bleak but darkly funny affair.
01:50am The Proposition (18) 2004
Gritty Australian Western, starring Guy Pearce as a captured outlaw offered a terrible choice by British lawman Ray Winstone. Either he tracks down and kills his homicidal older brother, or their younger sibling will be hanged.
04:00am Film4 Preview