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What's On - Week Beginning 13th Feb
Films
Cheaper by the Dozen (Rated: PG, Running Time: 98mins, Trailer: Windows Media Player
Steve Martin and Bonnie hunt star in this comedy. Tom and Kate Baker (Martin and Hunt) have 12 kids. ThatÂ’s right, twelve. The film follows the mishaps they encounter as they move to a new area and Kate leaves to promote her book, leaving Tom in charge.
Loony Toons: Back in Action (Rated: PG, Running Time: 90mins, Trailer: Quicktime, Various Sizes
This is probably a case of less said the better. Brendan Fraser joins an eclectic cast (Steve Martin, Joan Cusack, Bill Goldberg) in which, you guessed it, the Loony Toons once again rampage around the real world. Kids might enjoy it, I guess.
Dogville (Rated: 15, Running Time: 177mins, Trailer: Quicktime
Written and directed by Lars Von Trier, this French made film stars Nicole Kidman and James Caan. Chased by the mob, Grace (Nicole Kidman) is accepted into the town of Dogville and given protection. This is pretty much filmed theatre, all filmed in studio with a total minimum of props. Interesting way of filming, and definitely worth checking out.
Osama (Rated: 12a, Running Time: 82mins)
On limited release, this film is set in Afghanistan during the time the Taliban were in control. Marina Golbhari plays a 12 year old girl who is forced to masquerade as a boy called Osama in an effort to earn enough money to save her widowed Mother and elderly Grandmother from starvation.
TV
Friday
The Rock
Channel: Five
Time: 9pm
Starring: Sean Connery, Nicholas Cage, Ed Harris
Thriller about a mission to stop a rogue general who holds a group of tourists to ransom on Alcatraz and threatens to launch a chemical attack on San Francisco unless his demands are met. An FBI scientist is assigned to stop him and he enlists the help of a former British spy, the only man ever to have escaped from The Rock.
Saturday
The Madness of King George
Channel: Channel 4
Time: 7pm
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne
Deservedly acclaimed film adaptation of Alan Bennett's play about the 18th century royal who lost his marbles. Humour, elegance, sumptuous design, sharp direction and spot-on acting from all those involved, notably from Nigel Hawthorne who plays the addled king.
The Sixth Sense
Channel: ITV
Time: 9:15pm
Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment
A child psychologist (Bruce Willis) treats a boy (Haley Joel Osment) who claims to be able to see dead people. An excellent psychological thriller.
The End of the Affair
Channel: Channel 4
Time: 10:05pm
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore
Neil Jordan's BAFTA-winning film, taken from Graham Greene's novel, is set in wartime London and stars Stephen Rea as the husband of Julianne Moore, whom he suspects of having an affair. He confides in his friend, Ralph Fiennes, little realising he is talking to his wife's ex-lover in this compelling, character-driven movie.
Sunday
Unbreakable
Channel: ITV
Time: 9:00pm
Starring: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson
Bruce Willis survives a devastating train crash, heÂ’s the only survivor. He is soon approached by a man who proposes that he may be something greater than a normal man.
Sense and Sensibility
Channel: Channel 4
Time: 9:00pm
Starring: Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet
Ang Lee's Oscar-winning adaptation of Jane Austen's book is an enjoyable costume drama that stays faithful to the classic novel. Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet star as the two impoverished sisters cast out into the cruel world in search of husbands.
Portrait of a Woman
Channel: Channel 4
Time: 11:35pm
Starring: Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich
Henry James' pet theme of American innocence corrupted by crumbling European decadence gets another airing in this thoughtful, faithful adaptation. Starring Nicole Kidman, Martin Donovan, Barbara Hershey and John Malkovich.
Monday
To Live and Die in LA
Channel: Channel 4
Time: 11:00pm
Starring: Willem Dafoe, William L Peterson
Two cops pull off a daring heist in order to fund their continued pursuit of a vicious criminal. Caustic, stylish and fast-paced entertainment from director William Friedkin, best known for The French Connection and The Exorcist.
Thursday
Deep Blue Sea
Channel: Five
Time: 9:00pm
Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Thomas Jane
Adventure story about a millionaire who wants to find a cure for degenerative brain diseases. As part of this research, a doctor begins genetically experimenting on sharks, causing them to mutate and become intelligent and highly aggressive. Soon the humans and sharks are locked in a deadly battle from which only man or beast can come out alive.
Cheaper by the Dozen (Rated: PG, Running Time: 98mins, Trailer: Windows Media Player
Steve Martin and Bonnie hunt star in this comedy. Tom and Kate Baker (Martin and Hunt) have 12 kids. ThatÂ’s right, twelve. The film follows the mishaps they encounter as they move to a new area and Kate leaves to promote her book, leaving Tom in charge.
Loony Toons: Back in Action (Rated: PG, Running Time: 90mins, Trailer: Quicktime, Various Sizes
This is probably a case of less said the better. Brendan Fraser joins an eclectic cast (Steve Martin, Joan Cusack, Bill Goldberg) in which, you guessed it, the Loony Toons once again rampage around the real world. Kids might enjoy it, I guess.
Dogville (Rated: 15, Running Time: 177mins, Trailer: Quicktime
Written and directed by Lars Von Trier, this French made film stars Nicole Kidman and James Caan. Chased by the mob, Grace (Nicole Kidman) is accepted into the town of Dogville and given protection. This is pretty much filmed theatre, all filmed in studio with a total minimum of props. Interesting way of filming, and definitely worth checking out.
Osama (Rated: 12a, Running Time: 82mins)
On limited release, this film is set in Afghanistan during the time the Taliban were in control. Marina Golbhari plays a 12 year old girl who is forced to masquerade as a boy called Osama in an effort to earn enough money to save her widowed Mother and elderly Grandmother from starvation.
TV
Friday
The Rock
Channel: Five
Time: 9pm
Starring: Sean Connery, Nicholas Cage, Ed Harris
Thriller about a mission to stop a rogue general who holds a group of tourists to ransom on Alcatraz and threatens to launch a chemical attack on San Francisco unless his demands are met. An FBI scientist is assigned to stop him and he enlists the help of a former British spy, the only man ever to have escaped from The Rock.
Saturday
The Madness of King George
Channel: Channel 4
Time: 7pm
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne
Deservedly acclaimed film adaptation of Alan Bennett's play about the 18th century royal who lost his marbles. Humour, elegance, sumptuous design, sharp direction and spot-on acting from all those involved, notably from Nigel Hawthorne who plays the addled king.
The Sixth Sense
Channel: ITV
Time: 9:15pm
Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment
A child psychologist (Bruce Willis) treats a boy (Haley Joel Osment) who claims to be able to see dead people. An excellent psychological thriller.
The End of the Affair
Channel: Channel 4
Time: 10:05pm
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore
Neil Jordan's BAFTA-winning film, taken from Graham Greene's novel, is set in wartime London and stars Stephen Rea as the husband of Julianne Moore, whom he suspects of having an affair. He confides in his friend, Ralph Fiennes, little realising he is talking to his wife's ex-lover in this compelling, character-driven movie.
Sunday
Unbreakable
Channel: ITV
Time: 9:00pm
Starring: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson
Bruce Willis survives a devastating train crash, heÂ’s the only survivor. He is soon approached by a man who proposes that he may be something greater than a normal man.
Sense and Sensibility
Channel: Channel 4
Time: 9:00pm
Starring: Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet
Ang Lee's Oscar-winning adaptation of Jane Austen's book is an enjoyable costume drama that stays faithful to the classic novel. Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet star as the two impoverished sisters cast out into the cruel world in search of husbands.
Portrait of a Woman
Channel: Channel 4
Time: 11:35pm
Starring: Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich
Henry James' pet theme of American innocence corrupted by crumbling European decadence gets another airing in this thoughtful, faithful adaptation. Starring Nicole Kidman, Martin Donovan, Barbara Hershey and John Malkovich.
Monday
To Live and Die in LA
Channel: Channel 4
Time: 11:00pm
Starring: Willem Dafoe, William L Peterson
Two cops pull off a daring heist in order to fund their continued pursuit of a vicious criminal. Caustic, stylish and fast-paced entertainment from director William Friedkin, best known for The French Connection and The Exorcist.
Thursday
Deep Blue Sea
Channel: Five
Time: 9:00pm
Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Thomas Jane
Adventure story about a millionaire who wants to find a cure for degenerative brain diseases. As part of this research, a doctor begins genetically experimenting on sharks, causing them to mutate and become intelligent and highly aggressive. Soon the humans and sharks are locked in a deadly battle from which only man or beast can come out alive.
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