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14-04-2009, 12:54 PM
14th/ April 2009


13:00 THE BLACK TENT - 110*MINS
(1956) Anthony Steel stars as a British soldier fighting in Libya and falling in love with a Bedouin sheikh's daughter during World War II. With Donald Sinden and Anna Maria Sandri.

14:50 HUMAN DESIRE - 110*MINS
(1954) Fritz Lang's powerful film of human lust stars Gloria Grahame as the wife of murderous rail worker Grandon Rhodes, who ensnares innocent Glenn Ford in their schemes.

16:40 JUNGLE BOOK - 125*MINS
(1942) Great Adaptations. Zoltan Korda's classic version of Kipling's stories, starring Sabu as the Indian boy who, reared by wolves in the jungle, returns to his village as an adolescent.

18:45 CORRINA, CORRINA - 135*MINS
(1994) Ray Liotta stars in this romantic drama as a widower who falls for his housekeeper (Whoopi Goldberg) in 50s America; a time when inter-racial relationships are frowned on.

21:00 THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION - 165*MINS
(1994) Great Adaptations. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman star as prisoners in Shawshank, coming to terms with their imprisonment but yearning for freedom. Strong language/violence.

23:45 THE INNOCENTS - 115*MINS
(1961) Great Adaptations. Based on Henry James' chilling story, Deborah Kerr plays a governess who finds her two charges worryingly worldly. Are they tainted by the apparitions she sees?

01:40 LIVE FLESH - 120*MINS
(1997) Great Adaptations. In Pedro Almodovar's film, Victor wounds a policeman during a row with his girlfriend: an event that will echo down the years. Strong language/***ual scenes.






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15.04.2009

13:00 THE MIRACLE WOMAN - 110*MINS
(1931) Barbara Stanwyck stars in Frank Capra's drama as a healing, hellfire-and-brimstone preacher redeemed by her love for blind war veteran David Manners.

14:50 THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL - 110*MINS
(1934) Great Adaptations. Leslie Howard stars as the foppish English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney, aka the Scarlet Pimpernel, dashing hero and scourge of the French Revolution.

16:40 GREAT EXPECTATIONS - 140*MINS
(1946) Great Adaptations. John Mills stars in David Lean's adaptation of Dickens' novel as orphaned Pip, who finds he has a mysterious benefactor. With Martita Hunt and Finlay Currie.

19:00 JUST MY LUCK - 120*MINS
(2006) Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine star in this romcom as one lucky girl and one sad loser whose fortunes are reversed after a chance kiss, throwing them into each other's arms.

21:00 LITTLE CHILDREN - 160*MINS
(2006) Great Adaptations. Todd Field's film stars Kate Winslet as a housewife who has an affair with Patrick Wilson, but can they deceive their spouses? Strong language/***ual scenes.

23:40 FINAL DESTINATION 3 - 110*MINS
(2006) Mary Elizabeth Winstead's premonition of a lethal rollercoaster ride saves her friend's lives, but a cheated death begins collecting the souls he is due. Strong language.

01:30 BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS - 125*MINS
(2003) Great Adaptations. Michael Sheen and Simon Callow star in Stephen Fry's film (based on Evelyn Waugh's Vile Bodies), a story of giddy hedonism in London's 30s society.