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09-01-2009, 07:48 PM
Film4 Listings for Friday 9th January
13:00
The Red Pony (Film)
John Steinbeck wrote the screenplay for this adaptation of his own story. Peter Miles stars as Tom Tiflin, a lonely farm boy who takes refuge from his squabbling parents in the company of his beloved foal, the eponymous red pony. The pony is owned by ranch hand Billy Buck, who teaches Miles how to tame it and care for it, providing an escape for the boy and a lesson to his parents. Aaron Copland's score and Tony Gaudio's rich Technicolor photography combine with Lewis Milestone's experienced direction in this dramatic western.
Director: Lewis Milestone
Starring: Myrna Loy, Robert Mitchum, Louis Calhern, Shepperd Strudwick, Peter Miles, Margaret Hamilton
(Subtitles, 1949, U, 3 Star)
14:45
Only The Valiant (Film)
Gregory Peck stars in this Gordon Douglas western as Richard Lance, an army captain charged with defending a small garrison against an Apache attack in order give the main fort a chance to build up forces that will defeat the advance. Already under a cloud of suspicion for surviving a mission in which his friend Gig Young killed, he picks the dregs of the regiment, including those who have little love for him, for the task. Featuring Hollywood stalwarts Lon Chaney Jr, Ward Bond and Neville Brand.
Director: Gordon Douglas
Starring: Gregory Peck, Barbara Payton, Ward Bond, Gig Young, Lon Chaney Jr., Neville Brand
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1951, 12, 3 Star)
16:55
Big Top Pee-Wee (Film)
In the sequel to Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Pee-wee Herman finds his peace and quiet interrupted by the arrival in his farmyard of a circus led by ringmaster Mace Montana. Allowing them to stay, Pee-wee falls for trapeze artist Gina Piccolapupula, much to the chagrin of his fiancée Winnie. But all's well that ends well in Randal Kleiser's family fantasy. Reuben's career as Pee-wee came off the rails in 1991 but he has resurrected it, most recently in Pushing Daisies.
Director: Randal Kleiser
Starring: Paul Reubens, Penelope Ann Miller, Kris Kristofferson, Valeria Golino, Wayne White, Susan Tyrrell
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1988, U, 3 Star)
18:35
The Parent Trap (Film)
Family comedy about identical twin sisters who are separated at birth when their parents divorce. Years later the girls meet at a summer camp and, despite strikingly different personalities, agree to a scheme to reunite their parents. When camp ends, they change places and start their plan with the first goal to scare off a gold-digger pursuing their father. A new remake of the 1961 favourite staring Hayley Mills.
Director: Nancy Meyers
Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Elaine Hendrix, Lisa Ann Walter
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1998, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
The Untouchables (Film)
Brian De Palma's rip-roaring thriller, scripted by David Mamet, is set in the lawless Chicago of prohibition, when Al Capone ruled through corruption and violence. Determined to take him down is federal agent Eliot Ness, helped by tough street cop Jim Malone. But to do so, Ness must become as ruthless and violent as his quarry.
Director: Brian de Palma
Starring: Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Charles Martin-Smith, Andy Garcia, Robert de Niro
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1987, 15, 5 Star)
23:25
Trainspotting (Film)
Trainspotting is acknowledged to be one of the most original films to come out of Britain. The multi-award-winning movie, based on Irvine Welsh's novel, stars Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle, Kelly MacDonald and Kevin McKidd in a story of drugs, survival, scams, friendship and tragedy.
Director: Danny Boyle
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Macdonald
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1996, 18, 4 Star)
01:15
I Am Cuba (Film)
Showing in a restored version, Russian director Mikhail Kalatozov's propaganda film charts the rise of the Cuban revolution through four stories; a prostitute, a farmer, student revolutionaries and finally, Castro's forces are profiled to show the evil of the Batista regime and the right of the revolutionaries to fight him. Although the politics are somewhat obvious, the film is rightly revered for its artistry, with Kalatozov using techniques, angles and set-up that were, at the time, genuinely revolutionary. As one critic said, "this is a vibrant, joyous piece of technical accomplishment that is probably one of the most relentlessly innovative films you will ever see.".
Director: Mikhail Kalatozov
Starring: Sergio Corrieri, Salvador Wood, José Gallardo, Raúl García, Luz María Collazo, Jean Bouise
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Spanish with English Subtitles, Black and White, 1964, PG, 4 Star)
13:00
The Red Pony (Film)
John Steinbeck wrote the screenplay for this adaptation of his own story. Peter Miles stars as Tom Tiflin, a lonely farm boy who takes refuge from his squabbling parents in the company of his beloved foal, the eponymous red pony. The pony is owned by ranch hand Billy Buck, who teaches Miles how to tame it and care for it, providing an escape for the boy and a lesson to his parents. Aaron Copland's score and Tony Gaudio's rich Technicolor photography combine with Lewis Milestone's experienced direction in this dramatic western.
Director: Lewis Milestone
Starring: Myrna Loy, Robert Mitchum, Louis Calhern, Shepperd Strudwick, Peter Miles, Margaret Hamilton
(Subtitles, 1949, U, 3 Star)
14:45
Only The Valiant (Film)
Gregory Peck stars in this Gordon Douglas western as Richard Lance, an army captain charged with defending a small garrison against an Apache attack in order give the main fort a chance to build up forces that will defeat the advance. Already under a cloud of suspicion for surviving a mission in which his friend Gig Young killed, he picks the dregs of the regiment, including those who have little love for him, for the task. Featuring Hollywood stalwarts Lon Chaney Jr, Ward Bond and Neville Brand.
Director: Gordon Douglas
Starring: Gregory Peck, Barbara Payton, Ward Bond, Gig Young, Lon Chaney Jr., Neville Brand
(Black and White, Subtitles, 1951, 12, 3 Star)
16:55
Big Top Pee-Wee (Film)
In the sequel to Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Pee-wee Herman finds his peace and quiet interrupted by the arrival in his farmyard of a circus led by ringmaster Mace Montana. Allowing them to stay, Pee-wee falls for trapeze artist Gina Piccolapupula, much to the chagrin of his fiancée Winnie. But all's well that ends well in Randal Kleiser's family fantasy. Reuben's career as Pee-wee came off the rails in 1991 but he has resurrected it, most recently in Pushing Daisies.
Director: Randal Kleiser
Starring: Paul Reubens, Penelope Ann Miller, Kris Kristofferson, Valeria Golino, Wayne White, Susan Tyrrell
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1988, U, 3 Star)
18:35
The Parent Trap (Film)
Family comedy about identical twin sisters who are separated at birth when their parents divorce. Years later the girls meet at a summer camp and, despite strikingly different personalities, agree to a scheme to reunite their parents. When camp ends, they change places and start their plan with the first goal to scare off a gold-digger pursuing their father. A new remake of the 1961 favourite staring Hayley Mills.
Director: Nancy Meyers
Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Elaine Hendrix, Lisa Ann Walter
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1998, PG, 3 Star)
21:00
The Untouchables (Film)
Brian De Palma's rip-roaring thriller, scripted by David Mamet, is set in the lawless Chicago of prohibition, when Al Capone ruled through corruption and violence. Determined to take him down is federal agent Eliot Ness, helped by tough street cop Jim Malone. But to do so, Ness must become as ruthless and violent as his quarry.
Director: Brian de Palma
Starring: Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Charles Martin-Smith, Andy Garcia, Robert de Niro
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1987, 15, 5 Star)
23:25
Trainspotting (Film)
Trainspotting is acknowledged to be one of the most original films to come out of Britain. The multi-award-winning movie, based on Irvine Welsh's novel, stars Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle, Kelly MacDonald and Kevin McKidd in a story of drugs, survival, scams, friendship and tragedy.
Director: Danny Boyle
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Macdonald
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1996, 18, 4 Star)
01:15
I Am Cuba (Film)
Showing in a restored version, Russian director Mikhail Kalatozov's propaganda film charts the rise of the Cuban revolution through four stories; a prostitute, a farmer, student revolutionaries and finally, Castro's forces are profiled to show the evil of the Batista regime and the right of the revolutionaries to fight him. Although the politics are somewhat obvious, the film is rightly revered for its artistry, with Kalatozov using techniques, angles and set-up that were, at the time, genuinely revolutionary. As one critic said, "this is a vibrant, joyous piece of technical accomplishment that is probably one of the most relentlessly innovative films you will ever see.".
Director: Mikhail Kalatozov
Starring: Sergio Corrieri, Salvador Wood, José Gallardo, Raúl García, Luz María Collazo, Jean Bouise
(Subtitles, Subtitled, In Spanish with English Subtitles, Black and White, 1964, PG, 4 Star)