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Carlito’s Way ★★★★
11.45pm-2.35am ITV4
A gripping gangster film set
in 1970s New York, with Al
Pacino kicking up a
storm as a Puerto
Rican ex-con trying
to escape his life of
crime. (1993; Cert 18).
True Grit ★★★★
10.50pm-1 .0 0 a m Fi l m 4
Stepping into John Wayne’s
boots, Jeff Bridges is great
as boozy, one-eyed
marshal Rooster
Cogburn in this
splendid Western
remake. (2010; Cert 15).
Rambo: ★★★
First Blood Part II
10.45pm-12. 3 0 a m IT V
Sylvester Stallone’s John
Rambo mounts a one-man
war to rescue US PoWs
from Vietnam. This sequel is
violent but surprisingly
entertaining. It is far
from realistic, but
delivers on the pacy
action and Sly is on
form. (1985; Cert 15).
My Old Lady ★★★
12.20am-2.05am BBC1 (not Wales)
American Kevin Kline inherits
a Paris apartment but tenants
Maggie Smith
and Kristin Scott
Thomas won’t shift.
An enjoyably sour
comedy. (2014; Cert 12).
Queen & Country ★★★
1.20am-3.15am C4
John Boorman directs a
charming sequel to his 1987
film Hope and Glory.
Callum Turner stars
as 1950s raw army
recruit on National
Service. (2014; Cert 15).
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Film4 Premiere
Bicentennial Man ★★★
6.25pm-9.00pm Sony Movies
In 2005, a robot (Robin
Williams) comes to serve
clockmaker Sam Neill’s
family and, over the next 200
years, becomes almost
human. Though it’s overlong
and sentimental, the
film is often amusing
and contains flashes
of Williams at his
best. (1999; Cert PG).
Eat Pray Love ★★★
3.35pm-6.15pm Sony Movies
A lightweight but sweet film
of Liz Gilbert’s journey of
self-discovery starring Julia
Roberts. A jaded divorcee,
she finds culinary joys in Italy,
learns about prayer in India
and finds love in
Bali. Billy Crudup,
Javier Bardem and
James Franco also
star. (2010; Cert PG).
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How to Train
5
Your Dragon
3.10pm-5.00pm Film 4
A Viking chief’s teen son,
Hiccup (voiced by Jay
Baruchel) is supposed to
slay dragons, but instead
secretly befriends one that’s
been wounded.
This adorable,
perky animation will
captivate the whole
family. (2010; Cert PG).
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American ★★★★
History X
11.00pm-1. 2 5 a m IT V4
Edward Norton turns in a
blistering performance as
a right-wing extremist. He
reforms his views after three
years in jail, then has to stop
his brother (Edward
Furlong) treading
the same path. A
riveting, if simplistic,
movie. (1998; Cert 18).
Sky Captain and ★★★
the World of Tomorrow
6.45pm-9.00pm Sony Movies
It’s circa 1939 and reporter
Gwyneth Paltrow and flying
ace Sky Captain (Jude Law)
try to foil a mad scientist.
As a gutsy Navy captain,
Angelina Jolie steals
the movie, which
boasts dazzling
visuals but lacks
energy. (2004; Cert PG).
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Sleepless ★★★
9.00pm-1 0.5 0 p m Fi l m 4
A devious Las Vegas cop
(Jamie Foxx) tries to evade
Michelle Monaghan’s
Internal Affairs investigator
and assorted crooks over
one frantic day and night. You
may see the twists
coming, but the
relentless pace
makes for exciting
viewing. (2017; Cert 15).
Deadpool ★★★★
9.00pm-11.10pm Film 4
Snide, violent, gleefully twisted
- and wickedly funny – this
superhero film is enormous
fun. Delivering witty asides to
the camera, Ryan Reynolds
is a hoot as Deadpool/Wade
Wilson, a disfigured
ex-Special Forces
agent on a mission
of romance and
revenge. (2016; Cert 15).
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9.00pm-11.15pm ITV2
An epic pub crawl turns into
something bizarre and sinister
in a deliciously daft sci-fi spoof
from Shaun of the Dead and
Hot Fuzz team Simon Pegg,
Nick Frost and director
Edgar Wright. Paddy
Considine, Martin
Freeman and
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9.00pm-11. 3 0 p m 5S t a r
In his third outing as Harvard
prof Robert Langdon, Tom
Hanks hits his stride as he
tries to stop a global plague.
Dan Brown’s thriller is silly, but
there are some neat twists as
well as great turns
from Felicity Jones,
Sidse Babett
Knudsen and Irrfan
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12.05am-2.20am ITV3
Juliette Binoche opens a
shop in a French town selling
her special chocolate, and
transforms the lives of hostile
mayor Alfred Molina, cranky
landlady Judi Dench and
charming Irish gypsy
Johnny Depp. This
sweet, whimsical
comedy is a tasty
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Dirty Harry
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10.00pm-12 .0 5 a m IT V4
See page 30 for review.
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No Country for Old ★★★★
Men 9.00pm-11.40pm Paramount
Ntwk See page 30 for review.
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RV: Runaway Vacation ★★★
5.10pm-7.05pm Sony Movies
See page 30 for review.
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