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Killing Them ★★★★
Softly
11.15pm-1 .1 0 a m F I l m 4
Brad Pitt shines as a Mob
enforcer who likes
to carry out his jobs
as the title suggests
in this savage, funny
thriller. (2012; Cert 18).
Me Before You ★★★
10.30pm-12.45am Channel 5
Chirpy working-class lass
Emilia Clarke is hired to
care for sardonic
quadriplegic toff
Sam Claflin in this
charming and glossy
weepie. (2016; Cert 12).
First Blood ★★★★
10.45pm-12. 3 0 a m IT V
Sylvester Stallone takes
command of his iconic role as
John Rambo, a Vietnam War
veteran wrongly arrested by
sheriff Brian Dennehy.
Beaten and humiliated by
the law, Rambo goes
berserk, escapes
and sets out to
wreak a violent
revenge. (1982; Cert 15).
The Theory ★★★★
of Everything
12.05am-2.25am ITV3
Eddie Redmayne picked up
awards galore for his
remarkable portrayal
of Stephen Hawking
in this stirring
biopic. (2014; Cert 12).
The Wolf ★★★★
of Wall Street
9.00pm-12. 3 5 a m Fi l m 4
Leonardo DiCaprio dazzles
as Jordan Belfort,
who makes a fortune
in dodgy shares, in
this darkly comic
biopic. (2013; Cert 18).
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Volcano ★★★
6.55pm-9.00pm Film 4
A solid, old-style disaster
movie, with great effects and
a wonderfully gruff star turn
from Tommy Lee Jones. He
has to save the day – and his
daughter and dog – when a
volcano erupts and
spouts lava over
LA. Anne Heche’s
feisty scientist helps
him. (1997; Cert 12).
Deep Blue Sea ★★★
9.00pm-11.05pm 5Spike
Intelligent sharks go on the
rampage at a research centre.
Saffron Burrows is in charge,
Thomas Jane is the hero and
LL Cool J gets all the best
witty lines in this enjoyably
daft yarn. Samuel
L Jackson and
Stellan Skarsgård
are also on the
menu. (1999; Cert 15).
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White House ★★★
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9.00pm-11 .4 0 p m So n y Mov i e s
A ludicrously over-the-top
but very entertaining thriller
in which Channing Tatum
has to save his daughter and
US president Jamie Foxx,
who gets in on the
bazooka-wielding
action, after terrorists
seize the White
House. (2013; Cert 12).
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Zero Dark Thirty
5
11.00pm-2.05am ITV4
As a steely, tenacious CIA
agent, Oscar-nominated
Jessica Chastain is
outstanding in director
Kathryn Bigelow’s intense,
nerve-shredding drama
about America’s
decade-long quest
to catch terrorist
leader Osama bin
Laden. (2012; Cert 15).
Last Holiday ★★★
5.00pm-7.10pm Film 4
Told she has only a few weeks
to live, foodie Queen Latifah
heads off to the Czech
Republic to visit the luxury
hotel where her favourite
chef (Gérard Depardieu)
works. Latifah makes
the most of her
warmhearted
character in this tasty
trifle. (2006; Cert 12).
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Enter the ★★★★
Dragon
10.00pm-12 .1 0 a m IT V4
Much imitated, but never
bettered, Bruce Lee was the
king of kung-fu movies and
this, made in the year he died,
is one of the definitive fight
films. Though it’s no
masterpiece, it turned
Lee into an enduring
international screen
icon. (1973; Cert 18).
Legally Blonde 2 ★★★
10.00pm-11 .5 5 p m 5S t a r
Reese Witherspoon’s jolly,
pink-clad, newly qualified
legal whiz is in Washington
DC trying to get a law
passed to ban animal testing.
The silly plot is very strained
but, as before,
Witherspoon is a joy
to watch and Sally
Field is also good
value. (2003; Cert PG).
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The Legend ★★
of Hercules
9.00pm-1 0.5 5 p m 5S t a r
Taking scant notice of Greek
myth, this adventure finds the
demigod hero (Kellan Lutz)
betrayed by his evil stepdad
and sold into slavery, before
scrapping his way to
freedom and throne.
It’s clunky, but the
fight scenes have
clout. (2014; Cert 12).
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Bridesmaids ★★★★
9.00pm-11.35pm ITV2
Co-writer Kristen Wiig also
stars as a singleton going
into a neurotic tailspin over
the wedding of her best pal
Maya Rudolph. Rose Byrne
and Melissa McCarthy are
among the fellow
bridesmaids in a
hysterically funny,
heartfelt gross-out
comedy. (2011; Cert 15).
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5
of the Night
11.35pm-1.20am BBC2
In Mississippi, Philadelphia
cop Sidney Poitier comes up
against a wall of prejudice
and clashes with racist
police chief Rod Steiger
while investigating a
murder. This classic
thriller boasts fine
acting and won five
Oscars. (1967; Cert 12).
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Death Race ★★★★
11.45pm-1 .5 0 a m IT V4
See page 30 for review.
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The Social Network
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9.00pm-11. 3 0 p m So n y Mov i e s
See page 30 for review.
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Transcendence ★★★
1.00am-2.55am C4
See page 30 for review.
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Her ★★★★
1.25am-3.35am C4
See page 30 for review.
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