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02-01-2009, 09:19 AM
Film4 Listings for Friday 2nd January
13:00
The Nutcracker (Film)
Emile Ardolino's last film is a delightful interpretation of Tchaikovsky's ballet. Jessica Lynn Cohen plays Maria, the little girl escorted through various fantastic realms by the Prince. The rest of the cast come from the New York City Ballet, whose interpretation is spectacular, with the Christmas favourite bursting off the screen.
Director: Emile Ardolino
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Kevin Kline, Darci Kistler, Jessica Lynn Cohen, Damian Woetzel, Bart Robinson Cook
(1993, U, 3 Star)
14:50
The Hot Rock (Film)
Robert Redford plays ex-con John Dortmunder, who plans, with his brother-in-law Andrew Kelp, to steal a priceless diamond from the Brooklyn Museum. Helped by expert getaway man Stan Murch and explosives ****** Alan Greenberg, the daring duo steal the gem with a little assistance from ****s, a faked car crash and a little dressing up. But almost as soon as they get their hands on the loot, they lose it and are forced to spend the rest of the movie trying to retrieve it from the various hands into which it falls. The mixture of farce, slapstick and fast-moving thrills comes off entertainingly under the direction of Peter Yates, who makes excellent use of well chosen New York locations and stages a memorable wild helicopter ride through the city's concrete canyons.
Director: Peter Yates
Starring: Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman, Paul Sand, Moses Gunn, William Redfield
(Subtitles, 1972, U, 3 Star)
16:50
Rat Race (Film)
Gag-meister Jerry Zucker serves up another cracking comedy with a cast to die for. Las Vegas casino owner Donald P Sinclair decides to set up a special event for his highest rollers. Lucky tokens in his slot machines entitle six punters to enter a race across America with $2million as the prize. He'll make a killing on the bets placed on the players while the contestants dash for the cash. Edited for content.
Director: Jerry Zucker
Starring: John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Lanei Chapman, Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding Jr., Seth Green
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2001, 12, 3 Star)
18:55
Scrooged (Film)
The only thing mean-spirited TV president Frank Cross wants for Christmas is the biggest ratings. But he begins to see differently after being visited by a ghostly trio. Bill Murray stars and Robert Mitchum cameos in this comedy update of A Christmas Carol.
Director: Richard Donner
Starring: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover, Bob Goldthwait, David Johansen
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1988, PG, 3 Star)
20:55
Australia Special (Entertainment)
Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman and Baz Luhrmann talk about the making of their epic romantic drama.
21:00
The Transporter (Film)
Jason Statham plays an ex-Special Forces officer now living in France with a new career - he will, for the right amount, take anything anywhere. His three rules are: no changes to the plan; no real names; no opening of the package ... until one package starts moving.
Director: Cory Yuen, Louis Leterrier
Starring: Jason Statham, Qi Shu, Matt Schulze, François Berléand, Ric Young, Doug Rand
(Subtitles, 2002, 15, 3 Star)
22:50
Saw (Film)
James Wan's mould-breaking crime-horror opens in a derelict public toilet. Two men, Adam and Dr Lawrence Gordon, are chained to the walls by leg irons. Between them are a corpse, a gun, a tape recorder and a saw. They are the latest victims of The Jigsaw Killer, a serial killer with a penchant for setting up bizarre scenarios for his victims and as they find out, only one of them will walk to freedom. On the killer's trail are cops David Tapp and Steven Sing, but can they find his latest victims before time runs out?
Director: James Wan
Starring: Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Ken Leung, Dina Meyer, Mike Butters
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2004, 18, 4 Star)
00:50
Arlington Road (Film)
Widower Michael Faraday, who lost his FBI agent wife in a ********* attack, moves with his son to the leafy suburb of Arlington Road and soon makes friends with neighbours Oliver and Cheryl Lang. But Faraday also lectures in ********* theory and there's something about his neighbours' behaviour that matches patterns he's researched. As he begins investigating, both his life and that of his son are in danger in Mark Pellington's superior conspiracy thriller.
Director: Mark Pellington
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack, Hope Davis, Robert Gossett, Mason Gamble
(Subtitles, 1998, 15, 5 Star)
13:00
The Nutcracker (Film)
Emile Ardolino's last film is a delightful interpretation of Tchaikovsky's ballet. Jessica Lynn Cohen plays Maria, the little girl escorted through various fantastic realms by the Prince. The rest of the cast come from the New York City Ballet, whose interpretation is spectacular, with the Christmas favourite bursting off the screen.
Director: Emile Ardolino
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Kevin Kline, Darci Kistler, Jessica Lynn Cohen, Damian Woetzel, Bart Robinson Cook
(1993, U, 3 Star)
14:50
The Hot Rock (Film)
Robert Redford plays ex-con John Dortmunder, who plans, with his brother-in-law Andrew Kelp, to steal a priceless diamond from the Brooklyn Museum. Helped by expert getaway man Stan Murch and explosives ****** Alan Greenberg, the daring duo steal the gem with a little assistance from ****s, a faked car crash and a little dressing up. But almost as soon as they get their hands on the loot, they lose it and are forced to spend the rest of the movie trying to retrieve it from the various hands into which it falls. The mixture of farce, slapstick and fast-moving thrills comes off entertainingly under the direction of Peter Yates, who makes excellent use of well chosen New York locations and stages a memorable wild helicopter ride through the city's concrete canyons.
Director: Peter Yates
Starring: Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman, Paul Sand, Moses Gunn, William Redfield
(Subtitles, 1972, U, 3 Star)
16:50
Rat Race (Film)
Gag-meister Jerry Zucker serves up another cracking comedy with a cast to die for. Las Vegas casino owner Donald P Sinclair decides to set up a special event for his highest rollers. Lucky tokens in his slot machines entitle six punters to enter a race across America with $2million as the prize. He'll make a killing on the bets placed on the players while the contestants dash for the cash. Edited for content.
Director: Jerry Zucker
Starring: John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Lanei Chapman, Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding Jr., Seth Green
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2001, 12, 3 Star)
18:55
Scrooged (Film)
The only thing mean-spirited TV president Frank Cross wants for Christmas is the biggest ratings. But he begins to see differently after being visited by a ghostly trio. Bill Murray stars and Robert Mitchum cameos in this comedy update of A Christmas Carol.
Director: Richard Donner
Starring: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover, Bob Goldthwait, David Johansen
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1988, PG, 3 Star)
20:55
Australia Special (Entertainment)
Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman and Baz Luhrmann talk about the making of their epic romantic drama.
21:00
The Transporter (Film)
Jason Statham plays an ex-Special Forces officer now living in France with a new career - he will, for the right amount, take anything anywhere. His three rules are: no changes to the plan; no real names; no opening of the package ... until one package starts moving.
Director: Cory Yuen, Louis Leterrier
Starring: Jason Statham, Qi Shu, Matt Schulze, François Berléand, Ric Young, Doug Rand
(Subtitles, 2002, 15, 3 Star)
22:50
Saw (Film)
James Wan's mould-breaking crime-horror opens in a derelict public toilet. Two men, Adam and Dr Lawrence Gordon, are chained to the walls by leg irons. Between them are a corpse, a gun, a tape recorder and a saw. They are the latest victims of The Jigsaw Killer, a serial killer with a penchant for setting up bizarre scenarios for his victims and as they find out, only one of them will walk to freedom. On the killer's trail are cops David Tapp and Steven Sing, but can they find his latest victims before time runs out?
Director: James Wan
Starring: Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Ken Leung, Dina Meyer, Mike Butters
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2004, 18, 4 Star)
00:50
Arlington Road (Film)
Widower Michael Faraday, who lost his FBI agent wife in a ********* attack, moves with his son to the leafy suburb of Arlington Road and soon makes friends with neighbours Oliver and Cheryl Lang. But Faraday also lectures in ********* theory and there's something about his neighbours' behaviour that matches patterns he's researched. As he begins investigating, both his life and that of his son are in danger in Mark Pellington's superior conspiracy thriller.
Director: Mark Pellington
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack, Hope Davis, Robert Gossett, Mason Gamble
(Subtitles, 1998, 15, 5 Star)