The Fog Sat 11/6 The Horror Channel @ 21.00
Director John Carpenter is in wicked form with a genuinely spooky and scary tale of ghostly pirates taking their revenge on a seaside town that let them down many years before. His 1980 horror has a lovely old fashioned feel with violence and gore kept to a minimum and atmosphere and creepiness ruling the roost. Horror legends Jamie Lee Curtis, Adrienne Barbeau, Janet Leigh and Tom Atkins all hit their mark in a genre classic.
21 Bridges Sat 11/6 BBC1 @ 22.20
Five cops have just been viciously gunned down by two armed robbers and the full force of the NYPD is out to get them. Leading the fight back is Andre Davis who shuts down every way in and way out of Manhattan. You've seen everything here before but when it's this slick and well put together you won't really mind. Crunchy, fast moving saturday night fare powered by a strong turn from the late and much missed Chadwick Boseman.
Parked Sun 12/6 RTE1 @ 01.00
After years away a man named Fred returns to Dublin and finds himself in financial trouble and living out of his car. Things are looking bad until he makes a new friend. Colm Meaney is, as always, on fire in a story of the recession and what it did to the normal people of Ireland. Dark and grim in some places, hilarious in others and well worth your time. There's fine support from Colin Morgan too.
Akeelah And The Bee Sun 12/6 Film4 @ 12.50
Akeelah's a young girl from Los Angeles who's getting in trouble in school a lot lately but a propensity for spelling might just be what she needs to get back on the right track. Imagine the Karate kid but with spelling competitions and you'll get what this lovely and humane drama from 2006 is all about. It's a feel good film but one that isn't afraid to shine a light on systemic racism. Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett all do nice work.
Vertigo Sun 12/6 RTE1 @ 13.40
An intense story of obsession sees a detective hired to investigate a woman who he soon becomes consumed by. One of Alfred Hitchcock's many masterworks and maybe even the best of them. It's wonderfully brought to life by Kim Novak & James Stewart with assured direction from the man himself and a plot full of complexity and twists and turns. 13.40 is an odd time for it though, Vertigo's a film for a dark evening with a glass of something strong.
The Desperate Hours Mon 13/6 Talking Pictures TV @ 02.00
Three scumbags are on the run following a prison break and they hold up in a house belonging to the Hilliard family while they wait for the next part of their plan to arrive. 67 years old and it's still a nail bitingly suspenseful story due to a hateful and unpredictable turn from a sweaty and nervous Humphrey Bogart. A movie that will leave you thinking about what you'd do for your family in the same situation. So much better than the 90's remake.
Speed Mon 13/6 ITV4 @ 21.00
There's a bomb on a bus. If the bus goes over 50 mph it arms. If it goes under 50 mph it goes boom. Only one man can stop it. 28 years after it was released Speed still rocks. Tense, crunchy, surprisingly funny, full of characters you'll actually give a damn about, a cool bad guy turn from Dennis Hopper and the heroic duo of Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. It's a perfect summer action flick.
Silence Mon 13/6 BBC2 @ 23.15
Two young Jesuit priests, Sebastião and Francisco, are sent to 17th century Japan to find Father Ferreira, who has renounced his faith. In Edo-era Japan though, their kind are far from welcome. Martin Scorsese's 2016 drama will definitely not be for everyone but it's a rewarding watch, if you can take it's pace. Andrew Garfield is so good as a man struggling against all odds to hold on to everything he believes in.
Romy And Michelle's High School Reunion Tues 14/6 Great! Movies @ 21.00
Romy and Michelle. Inseparable. Best friends forever. They are off to their 10 year high school reunion and once again their quirkiness is catching the eyes of the mean girls who made their educational experience so miserable. They have a plan though. A really likable comedy, infectiously goofy and silly and propelled by Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino and the brilliant chemistry bubbling between them.
Winchester '73 Tues 14/6 Film4 @ 17.10
The first and one of the best of a series of westerns James Stewart made with director Anthony Mann. Stewart stars as a sharpshooter who's gun is robbed from him and passes through many people's hands during the course of the next few years. A well crafted, perfectly paced and exciting film with a final shootout that is still influencing films today. Watch out for and cringe when you see a young Rock Hudson as a native American....
The Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad Wed 15/6 The Horror Channel @ 12.00
Sinbad and his gang of sailors are on a quest to help a princess cursed by an evil wizard and their seventh voyage is about to be a memorable one. For all the wrong reasons. Here's a classic slice of cinema to bring your right back to your childhood, packed with brilliant monstrous creations from Ray Harryhausen, the master of special effects. The story is slight, the acting is slighter but the imagination on display here is through the roof.
The Colour Purple Thu 16/6 BBC4 @ 21.00
Celie Johnson has grown up hard in the deep south of the early 20th century. First abused by her father and then her husband, she's lost all sense of self and family and it's only when she meets a singer called Shug does life begin to make sense. Steven Spielberg's 1985 drama is a harsh and painful look at the horrors of patriarchy that really makes you earn the film's powerful ending. Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover are mighty in their roles.
Concrete Plans Thu 16/6 Film4 @ 23.20
A group of builders renovating a Welsh farmhouse find themselves in bother when matters of finance and jealousy clash and bubble over. Just like concrete itself this is a solid blend, but instead of sand, gravel and cement, it's Straw Dogs, Emmerdale and Blood Simple. An intense and brooding tale with better than usual characterisation and fine performances from Steve Speirs, Chris Reilly and Goran Bogdan
Pineapple Express Fri 17/6 Great! Movies @ 21.00
Pineapple Express, the name for the best weed in all of Los Angeles. Created by the government and loved by Dale Denton, a process server who witnesses a murder one night and who gets caught up in a dangerous and hazy conspiracy. If you are able for Seth Rogen you'll enjoy yourself here, there's some full on belly laughs, an unpredictable storyline and quite a bit of brutal violence. Gary Coleman, Rosie Perez, Danny McBride and Craig Robinson add fun support.
Once Upon A Time In The West Fri 17/6 TG4 @ 22.20
A widowed woman, an almost hanged bandit and a man with a harmonica team up for revenge against a backdrop of the railroad construction era of America's wild west. If you haven't seen this Sergio Leone masterpiece I'm green with envy. If you have, here's an excuse to luxuriate in it again. It's excellent, the action, the music, the sweltering atmosphere, everything. Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards and especially Henry Fonda all amaze.
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