Movie picks
saturday
Lamborghini: The Man Behind The
Legend, Sky Cinema & NOW Biopic of the legendary Ferruccio Lamborghini, the founder of Lamborghini, directed by Bobby Moresco and starring Frank Grillo, Mira Sorvino, Gabriel Byrne and Eliana Jones.
Set against the backdrop of post-war Italy, this story mirrors the complex transformation of the car tycoon’s homeland.
From modest beginnings building tractors to the infamous rivalry he shared with Enzo Ferrari, his unparalleled genius made him a true icon in the automobile industry.
However, his passions also ignited emotional turmoil in his personal life, which was full of both romance and tragedy.
Told through a tightly-constructed narrative style and imaginative visual design, Lamborghini — The Legend is the true story of the man behind the machine.
The Vanishing, TG4, 9.30pm Action thriller based on the Flannan Isle mystery directed by Kristoffer Nyholm and starring Peter Mullan, Gerard Butler and Connor Swindells.
On an uninhabited island 20 miles from the rugged Scottish coast, three lighthouse keepers arrive for their sixweek shift.
As Thomas (Mullan), James (Butler) and Donald (Swindells) settle into their normal quiet routine, something unexpected, potentially life-changing occurs — they stumble upon gold.
Where did it come from? Who does it belong to?
A boat appears in the distance that might hold the answer to these questions, but what follows is a tense battle for survival, fed by isolation, paranoia and greed, leading three honest men down a path to destruction.
Friday
Pixie, Film4, 9pm Network premiere of this dark comedy starring Olivia Cooke, Daryl Mccormack and Ben Hardy as a trio of unlikely young criminals. In a remote village in Sligo, Pixie (Cooke) is working out a plan.
She’s starting a new life after the death of her mother and needs to find a way to fund it.
But when the attempted robbery of some gun-slinging, narcoticsdealing priests goes awry, Pixie must improvise.
How can she keep her claim on the 15 kilos of drugs that every criminal organisation is after?
Her answer comes from the unlikeliest of places — Frank (Hardy) and Harland (Mccormack), a pair of well-meaning but dim-witted boys who’ll do anything to impress her — including murder, robbery and a spot of drug dealing.
As this gang of newfound friends make their way across Ireland on the run from both sides of the law, Pixie makes sure to tick all the boxes on her checklist along the way.
One: avenge mother. Two: make millions. Three: kick dirt at anyone who dares try and stop her.
Also featuring Alec Baldwin and Colm Meaney.
Friday
We Have A Ghost, Netflix Homeowner Frank (Anthony Mackie) discovers there is a ghost in his house and decides to call him Ernest because the apparation looks like Ernest Borgnine.
He beings filming his ghost and posting it for the world to see on social media and Ernest soon becomes a viral sensation.
Frank enlists the help of his high school son Kevin (Tig Nataro) to help be a part of a series of dinners held in the house to cash in on the ghost’s popularity.
However, things take a turn when the father and son go rogue to investigate the mystery of Ernest’s past and find themselves as targets of the CIA. Also starring David Harbour and Jennifer Coolidge.