Film4 Listings for Monday 8th November
Listings: all day morning afternoon evening late night
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11:00
The Bad and the Beautiful (Film)
Vicente Minnelli's biting Hollywood satire charts the rise and fall of ruthless movie producer Jonathan Shields, who uses actress Georgia Lorrison, director Fred Amiel and writer James Lee Bartlow as disposable ladder rungs on his climb to Hollywood success. Douglas was Oscar-nominated for his role, and the film won four Oscars.
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Starring: Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan, Gloria Grahame
(Black and White, Subtitles, PG, 1952, 4 Star)
13:20
The Social Network Special (Documentary)
Writer Aaron Sorkin and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake talk about their acclaimed new drama The Social Network.
(Repeat)
13:25
Jumbo (Film)
Kitty Wonder and Sam Rawlins fall out over a performing elephant in this warm, vibrant and nostalgic MGM musical about a failing circus fighting to survive a hostile takeover from venal competition. With gorgeous Rodgers and Hart numbers spectacularly staged by Busby Berkeley, virtuoso clowning from Jimmy Durante and Martha Raye, and Day in full voice, it's as sweet and comforting as candyfloss.
Director: Charles Walters
Starring: Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, Martha Raye, Dean Jagger, Joseph Waring
(Subtitles, U, 1962, 3 Star)
15:50
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Film)
'When the legend becomes fact, print the legend' is the famous quote from what is considered to be one of John Ford's finest westerns, and it pretty much sums up the film. Greenhorn lawyer Ransom Stoddard sets up in a frontier town where everyone, bar the tough-but-decent Tom Doniphon, fears the brutal bully Liberty Valance. As Stoddard's influence grows and Valance's wanes, a confrontation between the two seems inevitable. And it duly comes, with a result that shocks the town.
Director: John Ford
Starring: John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin, Edmond O'Brien, Andy Devine
(Black and White, Subtitles, PG, 1962, 3 Star)
18:10
Mike Leigh Special (Entertainment)
Director Mike Leigh and actress Lesley Manville talk about working together once again on the new tough and tender drama Another Year.
(Repeat)
18:25
Oliver Twist (Film)
Roman Polanski's film of Charles Dickens' classic novel stars Barney Clark as Oliver, Ben Kingsley as Fagin, Jamie Forman as Bill Sykes and Leanne Rowe as Nancy. Oscar and BAFTA-winner Ronald Harwood's screenplay strips away some of the minor roles to allow the main characters to take centre stage, with a superb performance by Kingsley in one of film's most demanding roles.
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Barney Clark, Ben Kingsley, Jamie Foreman, Leanne Rowe, Lewis Chase, Harry Eden
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, PG, 2005, 3 Star)
21:00
Transporter 2 (Film)
Frank Martin is back as the Transporter, who'll take anything anywhere, no questions asked, for the right money. This time, he's earning what should be easy money guarding the son of government drugs czar Billings. But when the boy is kidnapped by drugs lord Gianni, Martin takes it as a professional slur and sets out to find the boy.
Director: Louis Leterrier
Starring: Jason Statham, Alessandro Gassman, Amber Valletta, Kate Nauta, Matthew Modine, Jason Flemyng
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 15, 2005, 3 Star)
22:40
Kung Fu Hustle (Film)
Director Stephen Chow made his name in this country with the deliriously wonderful Shaolin Soccer, and Kung Fu Hustle continues his love of light-hearted kung fu films. Set in pre-revolutionary China, Chow plays Sing, a street hustler who makes the mistake of pretending to be a member of the notorious Axe Gang. He becomes caught up in a war between the gang and the residents of Pig Sty Alley, which the gang want to take over. Little do they know that two of the alley's residents are retired martial arts experts and soon the fists and feet are flying in knockabout fights that owe as much to Kill Bill as they do to classic Hollywood silent comedies. Film fans can savour Chow's references to movies ranging from Top Hat to The Shining, while the rest can just enjoy a wildly entertaining romp.
Director: Stephen Chow
Starring: Stephen Chow, Xiaogang Feng, Wah Yuen, Zhi Hua Dong, Kwok Kuen Chan, Chi Chung Lam
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Cantonese and Mandarin with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 15, 2004, 4 Star)
00:35
The Dreamlife of Angels (Film)
Erick Zonga's Lille-set film follows the lives and loves of Isa and Marie, two 20-year old drifters who meet up in a sewing sweatshop. Becoming friends, they idle through life but Marie becomes involved with club owner Chris for the wrong reasons and despite Isa's reservations, starts on a relationship that is less about love and more about pragmatic survival. Intensely intelligent, beautifully acted and movingly told, the two leads deservedly shared the best actress award at Cannes 1998 as well as a host of other European awards.
Director: Erick Zonca
Starring: Élodie Bouchez, Natacha Régnier, Grégoire Colin, Patrick Mercado, Jo Prestia, Francine Massenhave
(In French with Subtitles, 18, 1998, 4 Star)
02:50
Mike Leigh Special (Entertainment)
Director Mike Leigh and actress Lesley Manville talk about working together once again on the new tough and tender drama Another Year.
(Repeat)
Listings: all day morning afternoon evening late night
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11:00
The Bad and the Beautiful (Film)
Vicente Minnelli's biting Hollywood satire charts the rise and fall of ruthless movie producer Jonathan Shields, who uses actress Georgia Lorrison, director Fred Amiel and writer James Lee Bartlow as disposable ladder rungs on his climb to Hollywood success. Douglas was Oscar-nominated for his role, and the film won four Oscars.
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Starring: Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan, Gloria Grahame
(Black and White, Subtitles, PG, 1952, 4 Star)
13:20
The Social Network Special (Documentary)
Writer Aaron Sorkin and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake talk about their acclaimed new drama The Social Network.
(Repeat)
13:25
Jumbo (Film)
Kitty Wonder and Sam Rawlins fall out over a performing elephant in this warm, vibrant and nostalgic MGM musical about a failing circus fighting to survive a hostile takeover from venal competition. With gorgeous Rodgers and Hart numbers spectacularly staged by Busby Berkeley, virtuoso clowning from Jimmy Durante and Martha Raye, and Day in full voice, it's as sweet and comforting as candyfloss.
Director: Charles Walters
Starring: Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, Martha Raye, Dean Jagger, Joseph Waring
(Subtitles, U, 1962, 3 Star)
15:50
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Film)
'When the legend becomes fact, print the legend' is the famous quote from what is considered to be one of John Ford's finest westerns, and it pretty much sums up the film. Greenhorn lawyer Ransom Stoddard sets up in a frontier town where everyone, bar the tough-but-decent Tom Doniphon, fears the brutal bully Liberty Valance. As Stoddard's influence grows and Valance's wanes, a confrontation between the two seems inevitable. And it duly comes, with a result that shocks the town.
Director: John Ford
Starring: John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin, Edmond O'Brien, Andy Devine
(Black and White, Subtitles, PG, 1962, 3 Star)
18:10
Mike Leigh Special (Entertainment)
Director Mike Leigh and actress Lesley Manville talk about working together once again on the new tough and tender drama Another Year.
(Repeat)
18:25
Oliver Twist (Film)
Roman Polanski's film of Charles Dickens' classic novel stars Barney Clark as Oliver, Ben Kingsley as Fagin, Jamie Forman as Bill Sykes and Leanne Rowe as Nancy. Oscar and BAFTA-winner Ronald Harwood's screenplay strips away some of the minor roles to allow the main characters to take centre stage, with a superb performance by Kingsley in one of film's most demanding roles.
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Barney Clark, Ben Kingsley, Jamie Foreman, Leanne Rowe, Lewis Chase, Harry Eden
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, PG, 2005, 3 Star)
21:00
Transporter 2 (Film)
Frank Martin is back as the Transporter, who'll take anything anywhere, no questions asked, for the right money. This time, he's earning what should be easy money guarding the son of government drugs czar Billings. But when the boy is kidnapped by drugs lord Gianni, Martin takes it as a professional slur and sets out to find the boy.
Director: Louis Leterrier
Starring: Jason Statham, Alessandro Gassman, Amber Valletta, Kate Nauta, Matthew Modine, Jason Flemyng
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 15, 2005, 3 Star)
22:40
Kung Fu Hustle (Film)
Director Stephen Chow made his name in this country with the deliriously wonderful Shaolin Soccer, and Kung Fu Hustle continues his love of light-hearted kung fu films. Set in pre-revolutionary China, Chow plays Sing, a street hustler who makes the mistake of pretending to be a member of the notorious Axe Gang. He becomes caught up in a war between the gang and the residents of Pig Sty Alley, which the gang want to take over. Little do they know that two of the alley's residents are retired martial arts experts and soon the fists and feet are flying in knockabout fights that owe as much to Kill Bill as they do to classic Hollywood silent comedies. Film fans can savour Chow's references to movies ranging from Top Hat to The Shining, while the rest can just enjoy a wildly entertaining romp.
Director: Stephen Chow
Starring: Stephen Chow, Xiaogang Feng, Wah Yuen, Zhi Hua Dong, Kwok Kuen Chan, Chi Chung Lam
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Cantonese and Mandarin with English Subtitles, Widescreen, 15, 2004, 4 Star)
00:35
The Dreamlife of Angels (Film)
Erick Zonga's Lille-set film follows the lives and loves of Isa and Marie, two 20-year old drifters who meet up in a sewing sweatshop. Becoming friends, they idle through life but Marie becomes involved with club owner Chris for the wrong reasons and despite Isa's reservations, starts on a relationship that is less about love and more about pragmatic survival. Intensely intelligent, beautifully acted and movingly told, the two leads deservedly shared the best actress award at Cannes 1998 as well as a host of other European awards.
Director: Erick Zonca
Starring: Élodie Bouchez, Natacha Régnier, Grégoire Colin, Patrick Mercado, Jo Prestia, Francine Massenhave
(In French with Subtitles, 18, 1998, 4 Star)
02:50
Mike Leigh Special (Entertainment)
Director Mike Leigh and actress Lesley Manville talk about working together once again on the new tough and tender drama Another Year.
(Repeat)
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