FILM CHOICES
Singin’ In The Rain, 11.35am, BBC2
WONDERFULLY FEEL-GOOD musical, with Gene Kelly as the silent-movie veteran updating his act, with the help of rising star
Debbie D Reynolds (pictured with Kelly) and Donald O’Connor’s vaudeville song-and-dance man.
Trolls: World Tour, 11.35am, 8pm, Sky Premiere
JOLLY J jukebox musical sequel, packed p with upbeat songs to fill the room with cheer. Poppy and Branch return, joined by glittery pop troll Guy Diamond and his hip-hop troll son, Tiny.
Earlyy Man,, 1.15pm,p BBC1
FROM Wallace and Gromit creators Aardman, here’s a Stone Age comedy that celebrates the quirky side of being British, not least our love of watching a bball being kicked around. DDug (voiced by Eddie Redmayne) is the hunter-hugatherer whose tribe comes up against Bronze Age invaders.
Soul, Disney+
PIXAR tackles nothing less than the meaning of life in this visually stunning and heartfelt comedy, which is coming to Disney+ rather than cinemas. It’s the story of a music teacher (pictured — voiced by Jamie Foxx) who wants to play jazz in the big leagues, but doesn’t reckon on a trip to the afterlife,
Coco, 3.10pm, BBC1
THIS Pixar animation pulls off something quite remarkable by making a film that features death prominently, but is also full of joy and positivity. Miguel is the musicobsessed Mexican boy who accidentally finds himself in the Land of the Dead.
La La Land, 10.10pm, BBC2
DELIGHTFUL ode to old-school Hollywood musicals, with a few modern flourishes. Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling star.