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    #2042
    old hippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,441 ✭✭✭old hippy


    Birneybau wrote: »
    "Kill List" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_List

    on Film 4 tonight at about 10:40.

    "A Field in England" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Field_in_England

    on Film 4 tomorrow night at about the same time, the same day it's released in the cinema, on dvd and vod!

    Both films directed by Ben Wheatley.

    A Field in England - that was something else. I can see that garnering cult classic status and much kudos over the coming years. Which is a pity because it deserves a wider audience. Creepy, funny and very strange - the imagery will stick in your mind. Actually, although it's set in the English Civil War, it kind of reminded me a bit of The Good, The Bad & The Ugly...


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    #2043
    bnt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,959 ✭✭✭✭bnt


    If you're up really late, or have a recorder: Broadcast News is on RTE1 at 01:30. Holly Hunter, William Hurt, Albert Brooks, and Jack Nicholson pops in. Haven't seen this in years, but remember liking it.

    Decent Sunday daytime films:

    RTE1 2:20PM: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. It's got Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe, what more do you need to know?
    Looks like Doris Day told Marilyn to Move Over, Darling. Ironically, Doris took over this role, originally intended for Marilyn Monroe who was fired, re-hired, but then died before filming could resume. Someone on the RTE scheduling team has a weird sense of humour. :cool:


    UTV 2:25PM: Always. Possibly Steven Spielberg's weirdest film, his remake of A Guy Named Joe. Richard Dreyfuss plays a pilot of fire-fighting planes in the USA, who takes one risk too many and turns this in to a ghost story. With Holly Hunter, John Goodman, and Audrey Hepburn in her last screen role.

    From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch’.

    — Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 Astronaut



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    #2044
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 85,184 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Wall Street 12.35am RTE 1
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    #2045
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,926 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Grrrrrr! Away for 2 weeks and two films I've been dying to see are on. Had the channels where I was too, just no access to this thread to inform me they were on :(


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    #2046
    Jimdagym
    Registered Users Posts: 3,843 ✭✭✭Jimdagym


    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »
    Grrrrrr! Away for 2 weeks and two films I've been dying to see are on. Had the channels where I was too, just no access to this thread to inform me they were on :(

    Come on, spill.


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    #2047
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,926 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    ^ Iron Giant, and Oslo August 31st.

    I even have The Iron Giant in my film4 reminder service thingy but they never told me it was on!


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    #2048
    Jellybaby1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,108 ✭✭✭Jellybaby1


    'I Went Down' on TV3 tomorrow night 9.45pm.


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    #2049
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 85,184 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    In the Electric Mist is on TV3 now
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    #2050
    Sir_Badshot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 166 ✭✭Sir_Badshot


    old hippy wrote: »
    A Field in England - that was something else. I can see that garnering cult classic status and much kudos over the coming years. Which is a pity because it deserves a wider audience. Creepy, funny and very strange - the imagery will stick in your mind. Actually, although it's set in the English Civil War, it kind of reminded me a bit of The Good, The Bad & The Ugly...

    Best film I have seen in many years, blew me away - funny thing is I dunno if I could watch it again, its mental. I will give it a watch in a year or so after I recover.

    I loved it, watched it with me brother who hated it when it started to go mental.

    This Ben Wheatly chap is a man to watch, I love the vibe he creates, dark as pitch.


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    #2051
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 85,184 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    I Am Legend RTE 1 tonight 9.30pm
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    #2052
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,926 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Animal Kingdom is on Channel 4 at 11:45 tonight. Short notice but I only just saw it on the guide. Excellent Aussie drama, I think I recommend it every time it's on.


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    #2053
    mike65
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    28 Days RTE1 9.30 pm
    28 Days Later TnG 9.30 pm

    :p


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    #2054
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 85,184 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    See No Evil Hear No Evil TV3 11.15pm

    And again TV3 showing it tonight
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    #2055
    kerry4sam
    Registered Users Posts: 15,127 ✭✭✭✭kerry4sam


    ^^^ See no Evil, Hear no Evil - Enjoyable Movie :)


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    #2056
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,926 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    I'm away next week so was checking to see if I wanted to record anything and spotted these...

    Side by Side is on Film 4 on Monday night at 10:50pm.

    Documentary fronted (made?) by Keanu Reeves where he basically talks to a boat load of film makers about the advance of film technology and particularly the move over to digital from film.

    I haven't actually seen it yet myself but I read lots of good things about it so I'm looking forward to watching it.

    A Town Called Panic is on Film 4 on Thursday at 11am.
    Surreal stop motion Belgian film about a cowboy a horse and an Indian. I found it absolutely hilarious and delightful the first time I saw it. Highly recommend setting your DVR's for it.


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    #2057
    Col200sx
    Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭Col200sx


    Saw an add for 50 Dead Men Walking on TV3 tonight at 9pm, haven't seen it, is it worth a watch?


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    #2058
    Warper
    Registered Users Posts: 5,377 ✭✭✭Warper


    Seen bits of Side by Side last night on Film4 and it was an interesting flick. Basically comparing digital to film and the whole issue of archiving. Lots of top directors in it.


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    #2059
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,926 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    The Impostor is on Thursday at 9pm on channel 4.


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    #2060
    Alfred Borden
    Registered Users Posts: 10,012 ✭✭✭✭Alfred Borden


    Unknown tonight as well, love that film.


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    #2061
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,926 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Ramona and Beezus just started on RTÉ2. Great family film, stop everything you're doing and watch it! :)


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    #2062
    McGeough123
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    The Shawshank Redemption is on ITV 2 tonight at 9.


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    #2063
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 85,184 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Clueless is on E4/E4+ 1 now
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    #2064
    bnt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,959 ✭✭✭✭bnt


    More proof that the RTE1 schedulers have a warped sense of humour: with all the current concern about the nuclear reactors in Fukushima, Japan, they're showing The China Syndrome tonight (12:25am). Nice. :eek:

    This afternoon, I'm going to catch Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? on TG4, 15:30. One of those films that has become a reference in other films: whenever there's one sibling mentally terrorising another, the comparison is made.

    From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch’.

    — Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 Astronaut



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    #2065
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 85,184 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    The 51st State is on BBC 1 tonight at 11.50pm
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    #2066
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 85,184 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    3:10 to Yuma (new version with Bale and Crowe) is on RTE 2 at 9pm

    Crazy Heart is on RTE 1 at 9.45pm
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    #2067
    Col200sx
    Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭Col200sx


    Terminator 2: Judgement Day is on Channel 4 at 9.20pm.

    Best Terminator ever made imo, and definitely one of the rare movies that falls into the sequel-better-than-the-original category.


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    #2068
    take everything
    Registered Users Posts: 9,800 ✭✭✭take everything


    Col200sx wrote: »
    Terminator 2: Judgement Day is on Channel 4 at 9.20pm.

    Best Terminator ever made imo, and definitely one of the rare movies that falls into the sequel-better-than-the-original category.

    Watching it now.
    One of my favourite films.
    Has everything.
    Great special effects (for its time and even now).
    Great story- some serious themes there in fairness.
    Great cinematography.
    And of course Arnie.
    Love it.


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    #2069
    keith16
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭keith16


    take everything wrote: »
    Watching it now.
    One of my favourite films.
    Has everything.
    Great special effects (for its time and even now).
    Great story- some serious themes there in fairness.
    Great cinematography.
    And of course Arnie.
    Love it.

    Also, it hasn't aged a bit!


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    #2070
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    It's amazing how many high budget films from that era that can easily escape scrutiny in relation to their effects. Another good example is Starship Troopers, 16 years old this year.



    That said, effects have progressed far beyond what the average movie suggests; although I found Elysium average as a movie, on the effects front, it's an astounding achievement worthy of recognition upon that front alone.


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    #2071
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 85,184 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    The Snapper TV3 tonight at 9pm
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