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Honey
(2003) PG 10.15AM, ITV2
Jessica Alba stars in this upbeat rags-to-riches hip-hop dance drama, playing a street-smart choreographer hoping to make it in a cut-throat business on her own terms. Among the notable cameos, Missy Elliott makes hers really count.
Valentine’s Day
(2010) 12
6.25PM, ITV2
Directed by Garry Marshall (Pretty Woman), this romcom follows romantic flourishes and flops with an ensemble cast. Jessica Biel (below) is the sports publicist organising her annual ‘I hate Valentine’s Day’ party, while Julia Roberts and Bradley Cooper bond in midair.
Three Kings
(1999) 15 9PM, 5SPIKE A satirical war film set in the aftermath of the Gulf War. Mark Wahlberg, George Clooney and Ice Cube are among the soldiers in search of stolen gold, who find their consciences instead.
The Specialist
(1994) 18
9PM, ITV4
Sharon Stone is a woman determined to get revenge for the murder of her parents. After she hires Sylvester Stallone’s bomb expert and hit man, her mission is complicated by an old grudge. A good-looking but ultimately empty action thriller, co-starring James Woods.
The Lobster
(2015) 15
9PM, FILM4
PREMIERE The first English-language film of Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Killing Of A Sacred Deer) is an absurdist anti-romcom. Colin Farrell arrives at a hotel, where he has 45 days to find a partner or be turned into an animal (he chooses the crustacean of the title). Rachel Weisz (above, with Farrell) could be the one.
Water For Elephants
(2011) 12
1.25AM, CH4
Depression-era romantic drama, starring Robert Pattinson as the veterinary trainee who joins the circus and falls for its star attractions – an elephant called Rosie and the unhappy wife (Reese Witherspoon) of the circus’s angry owner (Christoph Waltz).