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Recommended Movies on TV

Kingp35

I know an idea like this was brought up before but the thread never really took off. I think its a good idea so im gonna start it up again and see how it does.

Tonights recommended movie is:

18th April

Battle Royale
Sci-Fi Channel 10pm

http://imdb.com/title/tt0266308/

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Capt'n Midnight

corkie wrote: »

Friday night classics on TG4!?
The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976)

It's a sequel to the better A Man Called Horse.

Capt'n Midnight

Sean Connery films on Film 4
Sun, Nov 15

13:30-16:00 · 300. Film4
Time Bandits

16:00-18:10 · 300. Film4
Robin and Marian

18:10-21:00 · 300. Film4
The Man Who Would Be King

Capt'n Midnight

tomorrow · Sun, Nov 15 · 00:30-02:35 · 117. ITV4
A Fistful of Dynamite

Harry Palmr

Fecks sake missed all the Sean Connery films.

edit they're on tomorrow

Capt'n Midnight

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Fecks sake missed all the Sean Connery films.

Try again tomorrow

Sean Connery films on Film 4
Sun, Nov 15

13:30-16:00 · 300. Film4
Time Bandits

16:00-18:10 · 300. Film4
Robin and Marian

18:10-21:00 · 300. Film4
The Man Who Would Be King

Also Classic 007
tomorrow · Sun, Nov 15 · 17:55-20:00 · 2. RTÉ2
Goldfinger

today · Sat, Nov 14 · 21:00-23:45 · 104. Channel 4 HD
Red Sparrow
directed by Francis Lawrence stars Jennifer Lawrence
No idea what it's like as I hate spoilers, but it won't be in HD when it gets repeated on FTA Film 4

Superhero movies
today · Sat, Nov 14 · 20:00-21:00 · 113. ITV2
The Lego Batman Movie
Yeah, he's an arsehole.

today · Sat, Nov 14 · 22:20-00:10 · 101. BBC One NI HD
Ant-Man

today · Sat, Nov 14 · 20:20-22:45 · 2. RTÉ2
Captain America The Winter Soldier

Clint Eastwood films. Things will never be the same after a stranger arrives in town.
today · Sat, Nov 14 · 22:10-23:25 · 117. ITV4
Pale Rider

tomorrow · Sun, Nov 15 · 21:00-22:05 · 117. ITV4
High Plains Drifter - this one isn't by the numbers.

Sun, Nov 15 · 00:10-02:15 · 106. BBC Two HD
The Manchurian Candidate - it's the Angela Lansbury one :P
1962 with Frank Sinatra, way better than the remake.

tomorrow · Sun, Nov 15 · 21:00-22:05 · 131. 5STAR
Gladiator

A guilty pleasure
tomorrow · Sun, Nov 15 · 18:55-20:30 · 138. horror channel
The Blob - It's the Steve McQueen one, Burt Bacharach contributes the theme song. The remake has it's moments too.

Utter Rubbish ? Yes.
tomorrow · Sun, Nov 15 · 17:25-18:55 · 138. horror channel
The Giant Claw really bad Sci-Fi move , watch it to see really bad special effects

Capt'n Midnight

More Sean Connery

today · Sat, Nov 14 · 19:55-22:00 · 301. Film4+1
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

RandomViewer

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

More Sean Connery

today · Sat, Nov 14 · 19:55-22:00 · 301. Film4+1
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Awful film, dozed off in the cinema

Capt'n Midnight

Fri, Nov 20 · 21:00-22:05 · 105. Channel 5 HD
A Fistful of Dollars

They are also doing For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. on the following two Fridays.

Capt'n Midnight

Tonight · Thu, Nov 19 · 23:20-01:20 · 306. TalkingPics TV
The Rocky Horror Picture Show "let's do the timewarp again"

Tonight · Fri, Nov 20 · 01:20-03:35 · 306. TalkingPics TV
Nosferatu, the Vampyre (1979) - Herzog and Kinski

Harry Palmr

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Fri, Nov 20 · 21:00-22:05 · 105. Channel 5 HD
A Fistful of Dollars

They are also doing For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. on the following two Fridays.

The problem, well one of the problems with channel 5 is whether they'll have OAR prints. Be terrible if they are not 'scope 2.35:1

Nerdkiller1991

Harry Palmr wrote: »

The problem, well one of the problems with channel 5 is whether they'll have OAR prints. Be terrible if they are not 'scope 2.35:1

That's pretty much my issue for any free TV channel that isn't BBC or Channel 4. Can't stand cropped images.

Harry Palmr

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

That's pretty much my issue for any free TV channel that isn't BBC or Channel 4. Can't stand cropped images.

Sure enough, crappy unsharp 1.78:1 print

Nerdkiller1991

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Sure enough, crappy unsharp 1.78:1 print

I really hate just how much of a total crapshoot this is.

Capt'n Midnight

Sun, Nov 29 · 00:20-01:45 · 101. BBC One NI HD
Westworld

Capt'n Midnight

today · Sat, Dec 5 · 14:55-17:45 · 1. RTÉ One
The Great Race

real life Dick Dastardly

Capt'n Midnight

TalkingPictures
TV / 28.2° E
Sat 12.12.2020 Man of Aran
06:00 - 07:30 (90 min.)
[Movie] (1934)

A blend of fiction and documentary exploring the challenging life of a fisherman on Ireland's unforgiving Aran Islands.

Capt'n Midnight

The Hill(1965)
22:55-00:55 Sat 12th Dec 2020 90m
BBC2
Sean Connery film , some people say it's good.

Capt'n Midnight

The Driver (1978)
22:00-23:50 Sun 13th Dec 2020 100m
Talking Pictures TV

Interesting mainly to compare with Drive , Ryan Gosling vs Ryan O'Neal

Harry Palmr

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

The Hill(1965)
22:55-00:55 Sat 12th Dec 2020 90m
BBC2
Sean Connery film , some people say it's good.

Brilliant performances, esp Ian Hendry and Harry Andrews. You'll feel like you were there.

JP Liz V1

Bad Santa 2 is on VM1 now

Capt'n Midnight

Saturday on BBC2 people of a certain age can just veg out in front of the telly. And on other days too. Also showing Muppet movies.

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
09:00-12:05 Sat 19th Dec 2020 230m
BBC2

Around the World in 80 Days (1956) - the David Niven one
13:05-15:55 Sat 19th Dec 2020 170m
BBC2

The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
18:10-20:20 Sat 19th Dec 2020 130m
BBC2

Some classic horror
The Evil Dead (1981)
23:10-00:50 Sat 19th Dec 2020 105m
Horror Channel

Carrie (1976)
00:10-02:00 Sun 20th Dec 2020 110m
Channel 4

Groundhog Day (0) is on again
13:15-15:20 Sun 20th Dec 2020 90m
Dave

The Death of Stalin (2017) - if you like your historical comedy very dark
21:30-23:10 Sun 20th Dec 2020 90m
BBC2

Strictly Ballroom (1992) - guilty pleasure
03:00-04:30 Mon 21st Dec 2020 90m
Five

The Muppets (2011)
10:25-12:00 Mon 21st Dec 2020 95m
BBC1

Some more epics to veg to
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
13:10-16:15 Mon 21st Dec 2020 230m
BBC2

Dances with Wolves (1990)
13:45-17:20 Mon 21st Dec 2020 170m
Five

The Revenant (2015)
22:35-01:00 Mon 21st Dec 2020 90m
BBC2

Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
10:00-11:40 Tue 22nd Dec 2020 90m
BBC1

Clash of the Titans (1981)
13:45-15:40 Tue 22nd Dec 2020 120m
BBC1

Casablanca (1942) - Just another B movie, but somehow it just clicked
Look at the French extras singing their national anthem.
14:15-16:00 Wed 23rd Dec 2020 125m
BBC2

Capt'n Midnight

Mon, Dec 21 · 21:30-00:05 · 4. TG4
Chaplin

Wed, Dec 23 · 23:00-00:00 · 132. Paramount
The Last of the Mohicans

Christmas Eve is Scrooge Day he's a good he's ebeneezer goode
Thu, Dec 24 · 06:10-07:45 · 306. TalkingPics TV (1935) no idea what it's like
Scrooge

Thu, Dec 24 · 09:35-11:25 · 102. BBC Two NI (1970) - This is the best one. The musical
Scrooge

Thu, Dec 24 · 11:05-12:40 · 115. ITV3 - Ross Kemp (wtf?) - I've no plans to see it. Ever.
A Christmas Carol

Fri, Dec 25 · 18:00-21:30 · 306. TalkingPics TV - Hollywood history but it's a proper epic.
El Cid

Skid X

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Mon, Dec 21 · 21:30-00:05 · 4. TG4
Chaplin

Good film, doesn't get a lot of showings

Robert Downey Jnr is excellent in it

DenMan

The Polar Express is on Sky One today @5pm.

JP Liz V1

Skid X wrote: »

Good film, doesn't get a lot of showings

Robert Downey Jnr is excellent in it

Before his return to epic rise as Tony Stark, RDJ was a great actor in super very underrated films especially in Chaplin

Capt'n Midnight

In case any one missed it yesterday.

Mon, Dec 21 · 22:35-00:15 · 102. BBC Two NI
The Death of Stalin

This is on the other BBC2
Mon, Dec 21 · 22:35-01:00 · 106. BBC Two HD
The Revenant

dinneenp

Skid X wrote: »

Good film, doesn't get a lot of showings

Robert Downey Jnr is excellent in it

Just turned it on and caught the end of the train scene. What was said to him that made him soooo sad?
Thanks
Pa

Skid X

dinneenp wrote: »

Just turned it on and caught the end of the train scene. What was said to him that made him soooo sad?
Thanks
Pa

He had just been told that Hetty (his true love) had died

http://timewithcharliechaplin.blogspot.com/2012/11/charlie-and-hetty-story-concludes.html

PsychoPete

To get you in the festive spirit The Exorcism of Emily Rose is on W at 10:20pm

The Wolf of Wall Street ITV4 10:00pm

Capt'n Midnight

Some premiers though YMMV

Thu, Dec 24 · 15:45-17:45 · 2. RTÉ2
Singin' in the Rain - if you like musicals
Fri, Dec 25 · 11:35-13:15 · 102. BBC Two NI
Singin' In The Rain

Thu, Dec 24 · 18:20-21:10 · 2. RTÉ2
Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Premiere

Fri, Dec 25 · 02:15-04:00 · 1. RTÉ One
Casablanca

Fri, Dec 25 · 14:25-16:45 · 2. RTÉ2
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - to inflict on younglings though the childcatcher is an excellent villain

Dec 26 · 02:15-04:20 · 1. RTÉ One
Mississippi Burning

Dec 26 · 09:15-11:25 · 1. RTÉ One
Some Like it Hot
Fri, Dec 25 · 13:15-15:15 · 106. BBC Two HD
Some Like It Hot

Dec 26 · 18:05-20:10 · 2. RTÉ2
Raiders of the Lost Ark probably best to record this and watch it after the next one which is set earlier. 2 - 1 - 3

Sun, Dec 27 · 17:50-20:00 · 2. RTÉ2
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Mon, Dec 28 · 18:00-20:15 · 2. RTÉ2
Indiana Jones and Last Crusade

Dec 27 · 21:00-23:30 · 2. RTÉ2
Avengers: Infinity War - Premiere

Mon, Dec 28 · 07:15-10:20 · 1. RTÉ One
Quo Vadis - long epic to record and snooze through later

Mon, Dec 28 · 18:00-20:15 · 2. RTÉ2
Indiana Jones and Last Crusade