Recommended Movies on TV

ArtSmart

bnt wrote: »

Tonight (22:15), TG4 is showing A Scanner Darkly: Richard Linklater's version of the Phillip K Dick story, about Big Brother and drugs. Keanu Reeves is very good as an undercover cop who loses his perspective entirely, and Winona Ryder is great too. It uses a "rotoscope" process, painting over live action frames, and the whole package is seriously mind-bending, so I recommend you watch it sober. :cool:

stunning.

grohlisagod

A Prophet is on Film 4 as I type. Superb French film about a guy working his way up the ranks in a prison.

JaMarcus Hustle

Wolf Creek is on Channel 4 at 00:50.

Very unsettling Aussie horror.

DeepBlue

Saturday 22:05 TG4 Dark Blue

A tough detective's loyalty is tested when he is called on to testify against corrupt officers whose no-holds-barred and racist approach to law enforcement has caused the authorities to take drastic action. Thriller set in the days leading up to the infamous Los Angeles riots of 1992, starring Kurt Russell, Ving Rhames, Brendan Gleeson, Scott Speedman and Michael Michele.

bnt

CH4, 12:45 tonight: if you haven't seen Cop Land, I recommend it. Sylvester Stallone in possibly his finest straight performance, as the police chief in a small town just across the Hudson from New York. His problem is that a lot of NYPD cops live there, some of them corrupt, and not a day goes by when he isn't reminded that he was rejected by the NYPD for medical reasons. It's only a matter of time before things come to a head.

el diablo

bnt wrote: »

CH4, 12:45 tonight: if you haven't seen Cop Land, I recommend it. Sylvester Stallone in possibly his finest straight performance, as the police chief in a small town just across the Hudson from New York. His problem is that a lot of NYPD cops live there, some of them corrupt, and not a day goes by when he isn't reminded that he was rejected by the NYPD for medical reasons. It's only a matter of time before things come to a head.

I agree. Copland is a good movie.

Also:

Intermission - BBC2 12.00
Alpha Dog- RTE1 02.25

SVG

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is on More4 tonight at 11.05pm and Johnnie To's Election is on Channel4 at 1.30am.

Colmo52

Watchmen is on Film4 at 11.

_AVALANCHE_

hard candy on BBC2 at 23.50

mike65

Some good old fashioned "cheap paperback" movies on tomorrow and Sunday

The Battle of Midway (1976)
Fact-based Second World War drama about the Japanese assault on a strategically important Pacific island - an attack which marked a turning point in the conflict, as American forces finally asserted themselves against their Japanese foes. Starring Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Robert Mitchum, Glenn Ford, Hal Holbrook
ITV4 9:35am-12:15pm (2 hours 40 minutes) Sat 3 Mar

The Dirty Dozen (1967)
An uncompromising major is placed in charge of a seemingly suicidal mission to destroy a French chateau being used as a base by Nazi officers. Needing tough but expendable soldiers for the task, he recruits a group of 12 hardened criminals from a military prison. Second World War action adventure, starring Lee Marvin, Telly Savalas, Ernest Borgnine,
Channel 5 +1 1:00pm-3:50pm (2 hours 50 minutes) Sat 3 Mar

Capricorn One (1977)
A mission to Mars is faked by launching an unmanned rocket and then using a TV studio to film a phoney landing. However, the spaceship burns up on its return to Earth, meaning the three astronauts who were supposed to be on board have to die to maintain the deception. As they flee for their lives from government agents, a journalist tries to uncover the truth. Thriller, starring Elliott Gould, James Brolin, OJ Simpson and Telly Savalas
Channel 5 2:50pm-5:15pm (2 hours 25 minutes) Sat

Our Man in Marrakesh (1966)
A group of European travellers accidentally gets mixed up in the deadly world of espionage while on holiday in Morocco. Spy comedy drama, starring Tony Randall, Terry-Thomas, Senta Berger and Herbert Lom
Category General Movie/Drama
Director Don Sharp
Movies4Men 2 2:30pm-4:20pm (1 hour 50 minutes) Sun 4 Mar

and a not so good one (a strange blot on the CV of Paul Newman)

The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1967)
A soldier's superior officers decide to put his remarkable skill at breaking out of military prisons to good use. Five generals have fallen into enemy hands, so they arrange for the escape artist to be captured and sent to the same prison so he can organise a break-out. Second World War comedy, starring Paul Newman, Sylva Koscina, Andrew Duggan and Tom Bosley. Including FYI Daily
ITV4 2:55pm-5:10pm (2 hours 15 minutes) Sun 4 Mar

but then redemption for ITV4

Kelly's Heroes (1970)
A rebellious American soldier fighting in occupied France learns from a captive German officer the whereabouts of a fortune in Nazi gold. Recruiting the aid of three fellow soldiers, he puts together a daring plan to penetrate enemy lines to get their hands on the bullion. Second World War adventure, starring Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland, Don Rickles and Harry Dean Stanton. Including FYI Daily
Category Adventure/War
Director Brian G Hutton
ITV4 5:10pm-8:00pm (2 hours 50 minutes) Sun 4 Mar

mike65

Movies4Men 2, Saturday 9 pm

The Midnight Man (1974) very rare showing of this Burt Lancaster detective drama.A former policeman falsely jailed for the murder of his wife's lover lands a job as a nightwatchman at a college on release, and sets out to track down a killer stalking the campus. Mystery thriller, with Burt Lancaster, Susan Clark and Cameron Mitchell

Co directed by Lancaster.

brian_t

mike65 wrote: »

Movies4Men 2, Saturday 9 pm

The Midnight Man (1974) very rare showing of this Burt Lancaster detective drama.A former policeman falsely jailed for the murder of his wife's lover lands a job as a nightwatchman at a college on release, and sets out to track down a killer stalking the campus. Mystery thriller, with Burt Lancaster, Susan Clark and Cameron Mitchell

Co directed by Lancaster.

Sorry. It's a different Midnight Man

Adaptation of Jack Higgins novel starring Rob Lowe. Married and retired, secret agent Sean Dillon reluctantly agrees to go back on duty to help save the royal family from a deadly assassin.

http://www.movies4men.co.uk/schedule

mike65

Ah bugger, wouldn't be the first time that's happened using tvguide.co.uk

http://www.tvguide.co.uk/detail.asp?id=117896157

The Higgins film is rubbish.

bnt

http://filmflow.tv/ is a good site for keeping track of movies on TV. Looking through it now, there's not much on tonight, but Friday night has a few of interest:
- Unforgiven (TG4 22:20)
- Romeo + Juliet (More4 23:10)
- Idiocracy (TV3 00:00)
- Withnail & I (Ch4 00:00)
- Garden State (Film4 01:40)
- National Lampoon's Animal House (UTV 02:50)

MagicMarker

Universal Soldier: Regeneration is on ITV4 @ 9pm.

Van Damme and Dolph Lundren back together again, it's low budget but quite decent actually.

Cantona's Collars

Whitnail & I starting on Channel 4 now.

el diablo

Reservoir Dogs . 5 USA +1. 11pm.

el diablo

Frost/Nixon 21:00 BBC4
Layer Cake 21:00 Channel 5
The Negotiator 21:30 RTE 2
The Invasion 23:40 TV3
When We Were Kings 01:20 3E
Wolf 23:40 Channel 4

The Princess Bride

Channel 4 now at 22.00 The Final Destination- I love a good comedy on a Sunday night!

Cantona's Collars

Alien on E4 now,starting on E4+1 at 11pm.

mike65

BBC4 - Round Ireland with a Fridge 9:00pm-10:30pm Sunday

Premiere. A comedian drunkenly accepts a friend's bet to hitch-hike around the coast of Ireland with a fridge. His attempt to complete the journey turns into a bizarre series of adventures, as he meets an assortment of strange characters along the way. Tony Hawks stars in a comedy based on his book. With Valerie O'Connor, Ed Byrne, Sean Hughes and Josie Lawrence
Category Comedy
Director Ed Bye
Cast
Tony Tony Hawks (IMDB)
Roisin Mulvaney Valerie O'Connor (IMDB)
Dylan Daley Ed Byrne (IMDB)
Brendan Sean Hughes (IMDB)
Sandra Josie Lawrence (IMDB)
Kevin Andy Taylor (IMDB)
Nicola Sara Crowe (IMDB)
Peter Breffni McKenna (IMDB)
Certificate PG

OldeCinemaSoz

FLIGHT OF THE DOVES

RTE 1 tomorow afternoon.

A nice little flick for a St Pat's day matinee.

:cool:

Otis Driftwood

The Running Man is on Film 4 at 10:50 tonight,havnt seen it in years,yahoo!

Mickeroo

Otis Driftwood wrote: »

The Running Man is on Film 4 at 10:50 tonight,havnt seen it in years,yahoo!

They're having some sort of season with movies in this mould for the build up to The Hunger Games coming out, Battle Royale and a couple of others are going to be on too.

Otis Driftwood

Mickeroo wrote: »

The Hunger Games

Colmo52

300 is on TV3, tonight @ 11pm

OldeCinemaSoz

THE FIELD is just starting now on RTE1...

I'm going to catch it again...

James T Kirk

OldeCinemaSoz wrote: »

FLIGHT OF THE DOVES

RTE 1 tomorow afternoon.

A nice little flick for a St Pat's day matinee.

:cool:

Hahaha, caught some of that yesterday.

Holy Jaaaysus; it's a different planet! :pac:

Elmo

James T Kirk wrote: »

Hahaha, caught some of that yesterday.

Holy Jaaaysus; it's a different planet! :pac:

It is a children's film from the 1970s are you expecting Grit We should try to do more like it, grit is good but not always.

Mars Bar

9 to 5 is on Film 4 +1 now. Good old fashioned comedy!