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10-01-2009, 09:01 PM
Film4 Listings for Saturday 10th January
13:00
Small Time Crooks (Film)
Woody Allen stars as Ray, leader of an incredibly inept gang who are planning to break into a bank from the empty shop next door. Ray rents the shop and turns it into a cookie store, fronted by his wife Frenchy. But while the heist is beset by problems, the cookies are a hit and the pair are soon running a multi-million-dollar company. But while Ray can't cope with his new found wealth, Frenchy falls into the lifestyle and for smooth David, who offers to groom her for society while planning to get his hands on the money.
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Woody Allen, Carolyn Saxon, Tracey Ullman, Michael Rapaport, Tony Darrow, Sam Josepher
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1999, PG, 3 Star)
14:50
The Cassandra Crossing (Film)
Ava Gardner, Burt Lancaster and Sophia Loren are among the passengers trapped on a plague-infested train as it hurtles across Europe. Will any of them make it off alive?
Director: George P. Cosmatos
Starring: Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Martin Sheen, O.J. Simpson, Lionel Stander, Ann Turkel
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1977, PG, 3 Star)
17:20
The 39 Steps (Film)
Kenneth More stars as Richard Hannay in this, the second film adaptation of John Buchan's ripping espionage yarn. In fact, it's more than a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's original 1935 flick, played for light-hearted excitement rather than heavy suspense. It more than fulfils its ambition as Hannay gamely romps around the Scottish countryside in a 48-hour dash to save the day by cracking an international plot to smuggle defence plans out of Britain.
Director: Ralph L. Thomas
Starring: Kenneth More, Taina Elg, Brenda de Banzie, Barry Jones, Reginald Beckwith, Faith Brook
(Subtitles, 1959, U, 3 Star)
19:10
Elf (Film)
Will Ferrell plays Buddy who, as a kid, crawled into Santa's sack, ended up at the North Pole and was reared as an elf. Reaching adulthood, he sets off to find his real father, Walter but is dismissed as a nut. However, with the help of shop girl Jovie, he aims to win his father over and bring back the true spirit of Christmas to Manhattan. Director Jon Favreau and Ferrell keep the schmaltz to a minimum, instead using the actor's comedy skills to produce a film that that has a wicked sense of humour as well as a seasonal heart.
Director: Jon Favreau
Starring: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Edward Asner, Mary Steenburgen, Zooey Deschanel
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2003, PG, 4 Star)
21:00
The Full Monty (Film)
Low-budget tale of unemployed friends Gaz and Dave who stumble upon a local Chippendales-style show and decide to start their own strip act in order to make some quick cash, and to take their minds off the dole. They recruit four equally diverse performers and end up promising to do The Full Monty for their audience...
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Starring: Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber, Hugo Speer
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1997, 15, 4 Star)
22:45
Rosemary's Baby (Film)
Roman Polanski's mould-breaking horror story stars Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes as Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse, a young couple who move into an apartment block where they are befriended by Minnie and Roman Castevet. When Rosemary becomes pregnant, even though the cir***stances of the conception are hazy, she is pleased by the concern of her husband, her neighbours and their friends, who are prepared to go to any lengths to ensure she has a healthy baby...
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans, Ralph Bellamy
(1968, 18, 4 Star)
01:25
I Am Cuba - The Siberian Mammoth (Film)
Vicente Ferraz's do***entary tells of the making of Mikhail Kalatozov's I Am Cuba, one of cinema's most artistically adventurous films. Contributors include Kalatozov, Fidel Castro, Alfredo Guevera and Jean-Luc Godard.
Director: Vicente Ferraz
Starring: Othon Bastos, Alexander Calzatti, Fidel Castro, Luz María Collazo, Sergio Corrieri, Maurício do Valle
(In Russian/Spanish/Portuguese With English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2005, 4 Star)
13:00
Small Time Crooks (Film)
Woody Allen stars as Ray, leader of an incredibly inept gang who are planning to break into a bank from the empty shop next door. Ray rents the shop and turns it into a cookie store, fronted by his wife Frenchy. But while the heist is beset by problems, the cookies are a hit and the pair are soon running a multi-million-dollar company. But while Ray can't cope with his new found wealth, Frenchy falls into the lifestyle and for smooth David, who offers to groom her for society while planning to get his hands on the money.
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Woody Allen, Carolyn Saxon, Tracey Ullman, Michael Rapaport, Tony Darrow, Sam Josepher
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1999, PG, 3 Star)
14:50
The Cassandra Crossing (Film)
Ava Gardner, Burt Lancaster and Sophia Loren are among the passengers trapped on a plague-infested train as it hurtles across Europe. Will any of them make it off alive?
Director: George P. Cosmatos
Starring: Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Martin Sheen, O.J. Simpson, Lionel Stander, Ann Turkel
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1977, PG, 3 Star)
17:20
The 39 Steps (Film)
Kenneth More stars as Richard Hannay in this, the second film adaptation of John Buchan's ripping espionage yarn. In fact, it's more than a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's original 1935 flick, played for light-hearted excitement rather than heavy suspense. It more than fulfils its ambition as Hannay gamely romps around the Scottish countryside in a 48-hour dash to save the day by cracking an international plot to smuggle defence plans out of Britain.
Director: Ralph L. Thomas
Starring: Kenneth More, Taina Elg, Brenda de Banzie, Barry Jones, Reginald Beckwith, Faith Brook
(Subtitles, 1959, U, 3 Star)
19:10
Elf (Film)
Will Ferrell plays Buddy who, as a kid, crawled into Santa's sack, ended up at the North Pole and was reared as an elf. Reaching adulthood, he sets off to find his real father, Walter but is dismissed as a nut. However, with the help of shop girl Jovie, he aims to win his father over and bring back the true spirit of Christmas to Manhattan. Director Jon Favreau and Ferrell keep the schmaltz to a minimum, instead using the actor's comedy skills to produce a film that that has a wicked sense of humour as well as a seasonal heart.
Director: Jon Favreau
Starring: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Edward Asner, Mary Steenburgen, Zooey Deschanel
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2003, PG, 4 Star)
21:00
The Full Monty (Film)
Low-budget tale of unemployed friends Gaz and Dave who stumble upon a local Chippendales-style show and decide to start their own strip act in order to make some quick cash, and to take their minds off the dole. They recruit four equally diverse performers and end up promising to do The Full Monty for their audience...
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Starring: Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber, Hugo Speer
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 1997, 15, 4 Star)
22:45
Rosemary's Baby (Film)
Roman Polanski's mould-breaking horror story stars Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes as Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse, a young couple who move into an apartment block where they are befriended by Minnie and Roman Castevet. When Rosemary becomes pregnant, even though the cir***stances of the conception are hazy, she is pleased by the concern of her husband, her neighbours and their friends, who are prepared to go to any lengths to ensure she has a healthy baby...
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans, Ralph Bellamy
(1968, 18, 4 Star)
01:25
I Am Cuba - The Siberian Mammoth (Film)
Vicente Ferraz's do***entary tells of the making of Mikhail Kalatozov's I Am Cuba, one of cinema's most artistically adventurous films. Contributors include Kalatozov, Fidel Castro, Alfredo Guevera and Jean-Luc Godard.
Director: Vicente Ferraz
Starring: Othon Bastos, Alexander Calzatti, Fidel Castro, Luz María Collazo, Sergio Corrieri, Maurício do Valle
(In Russian/Spanish/Portuguese With English Subtitles, Widescreen, 2005, 4 Star)