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SUNDAY Emma (1996) U

● 2.45PM, BBC2 ★★★★ Glossy adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic. Gwyneth Paltrow stars as matchmaker Emma Woodhouse (above), meddling in the affairs of others, but failing to notice where her own heart lies. With Jeremy Northam.

Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb (2014) PG

● 2.55PM, CH4 ★★★ The third film in the hugely enjoyable family fantasy series finds Ben Stiller’s security man heading to the British Museum in London to save the exhibits who come to life. With Dan Stevens and Ricky Gervais.

Half A Sixpence (1967) U

● 3PM, RTÉ ONE ★★★★ Tommy Steele stars in this likeable musical, adapted from HG Wells’ Kipps.A humble draper’s assistant inherits a fortune and soon has his head turned by high society – and an upper-class lady.

Flipper (1996) PG

● 3.20PM, RTé2 ★★ Waterlogged family adventure, based on the classic TV series. A young Elijah Wood plays a city boy who is sent to spend the summer with his uncle in the Florida Keys, where he befriends a dolphin.

Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (2014) 12

◆ 6.25PM, ITV2 ★★★★ Andy Serkis, as chimp leader Caesar, takes centre stage in this sequel, which finds his apes building their own community and coming under threat from unthinking humans panicked by the threat of extinction.

Dream Horse (2020) PG

● 8PM, SKY ★★★★ PREMIERE PREMIERE The charming true story of Dream Alliance, the winning racehorse owned by a Welsh syndicate run by a pub landlady and her husband, played here with great warmth by Toni Collette and Owen Teale (above).

MONDAY A Room With A View (1985) PG

● 6.45PM, FILM4 ★★★★ First of a run of films for Valentine’s Day, this stars Helena Bonham Carter (below) as the Edwardian lady having a sexual awakening in the stunning surroundings of Florence, Italy. With Julian Sands and Maggie Smith.

In The Line Of Fire (1993) 15

◆ 9PM, ITV4 ★★★★ A strong thriller starring Clint Eastwood as the veteran Secret Service agent out to prove that he’s still got what it takes, despite a professional failure that still haunts him. John Malkovich is on wacky bad-guy duties.

The Ladykillers (1955) U

● 9PM, GREAT! MOVIES CLASSIC ★★★★★ Classic Ealing comedy starring Alec Guinness (above right, with Herbert Lom) as the leader of a motley gang of robbers who pose as musicians to pull the wool over the eyes of a sweet old landlady (Katie Johnson). That’s if she’ll let them...

The English Patient (1996) 15

◆ 9.30PM, TG4 ★★★★ Based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje, Anthony Minghella’s multi-Oscar-winning romantic drama stars Ralph Fiennes (right) as the badly burned survivor of a World War II plane crash. He recounts his story, including his romance with a married woman, to the nurse (Oscarwinner Juliette Binoche) caring for him.

Age Of Innocence

(1977) 12 ◆ 11.05PM, TALKING PICTURES TV ★★★★ Sturdy drama, set in Canada, about a teacher (David Warner) who was a conscientious objector during the First World War.

TUESDAY The Blue Dahlia (1946) PG

● 12.45PM, FILM4 ★★★★ Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake (above) made seven films together, and are bestknown for their noirs. Written by Raymond Chandler, this classic finds Ladd’s war veteran the prime suspect in the murder of his adulterous wife, with Lake as the woman who picks him up.

Wedding Planner Mystery (2014) PG

● 2.15PM, CH5 ★★ In between organising wedding celebrations for discerning (i.e., stinking rich) clients, unflappable Carnegie Kincaid (Erica Durance) sets about solving the murder of a bridesmaid — and clearing her own name when she’s suspected of the crime.

What Lies Beneath (2000) 15

◆ 9PM, 5STAR ★★★ Psychological thriller starring Michelle Pfeiffer (left) as the wife, recovering at home from an accident, who is plagued by ghosts and suspicion. Is her husband (Harrison Ford) keeping secrets? Or is she being haunted by a murdered woman?

Inferno (2016) 12

◆ 11PM, CH5 ★★★ Third in the cycle of films based on Dan Brown’s biblical conspiracy thrillers. Tom Hanks’s Robert Langdon works with a doctor (Felicity Jones) to stop a scientist’s (Ben Foster) wild plan to save the world by wiping out half the population.

The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (1992) 15

◆ 11.35PM, 5STAR ★★★★ Rebecca De Mornay (above) is the nanny with a dark agenda in this thriller. As she homes in on the family she holds responsible for her own ruin, her campaign involves every trick in the vengeful woman’s book.

WEDNESDAY Dead Over Diamonds: Picture Perfect Mysteries

(2020) PG ● 2.15PM, CHANNEL 5 ★★★ Alexa and Carlos PenaVega are back as photographer Allie and detective Sam who investigate a diamond heist case that also turns into a homicide.

The Cassandra Crossing (1976) PG

● 2.40PM, FILM4 ★★★★ Disaster movies of the 1970s don’t get much more enjoyably ludicrous than this tale about a train contaminated with a deadly virus. A carriage load of big names from decades past — including Sophia Loren, Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner — play the passengers.

The Chronicles Of Riddick (2004) 15

◆ 9PM, ITV4 ★★★ Mystifying follow-up to the rather decent Pitch Black – also directed by David Twohy, and headlined by Vin Diesel (above), the gruff star who isn’t a strong enough presence to carry the film, even with Judi Dench in support.

Panic Room (2002) 15

◆ 10.45PM, GREAT! MOVIES ★★★★ A slick ‘women in peril’ thriller from reliable David Fincher (of Se7en fame). Jodie Foster and a very young Kristen Stewart are the mother and daughter under attack and taking refuge in their home’s fortress-like panic room – thinking they’ll be safe there.

Judy (2019) 15

◆ 11.05PM, BBC1 ★★★★★ Renee Zellweger won an Oscar for playing Judy Garland in this drama that follows the star’s 1969 residency at a London nightclub. Jessie Buckley also stars (above right, with Zellweger) as Garland’s assistant, with Gemma-Leah Devereux as daughter Liza. See pages 4 & 5

Southpaw (2015) 15

◆ 1AM, CH4 ★★★★ Jake Gyllenhaal stars as the professional boxer who claws his life back after tragedy leads to him hitting rock bottom. Rachel McAdams, Naomie Harris and Forest Whitaker co-star in ringside support.

THURSDAY Born Free (1966) U

● 1.10PM, FILM4 ★★★★ Virginia McKenna (above) and Bill Travers star as Joy and George Adamson in this dramatisation of the couple’s lives in Kenya, where they raise orphaned lion cubs. George is the wildlife warden who kills the cubs’ parents, and brings the three of them home.

Robin And Marian (1976) U

● 4.50PM, GREAT! MOVIES ★★★★ Older and beardier, Robin Hood returns to England after 20 years abroad, and seeks out his old love, Marian. Audrey Hepburn and Sean Connery star in Richard Lester’s expertly crafted drama that celebrates a later flush of love and heroism.

Annie Hall (1977) 15

◆ 9PM, BBC4 ★★★★★ The film that made Woody Allen was a critical and commercial hit that marked the start of a productive period of selfreflective film-making that audiences loved. Diane Keaton is Annie, the kooky singer whose failed romance with Allen’s neurotic comic is picked apart.

The Terminator (1984) 15

◆ 10PM, ITV4 ★★★★ James Cameron’s original sci-fi epic gave Arnold Schwarzenegger a defining role. He’s the cyborg assassin sent back in time to destroy the future. Linda Hamilton also co-stars in the sequel (tomorrow at 9pm, ITV4).

The Deer Hunter (1978) 18

▲ 10.30PM, BBC4 ★★★★★ One of the most celebrated films of the 1970s, director Michael Cimino’s masterpiece pivots around its three central characters’ experiences before, during and after military service in the Vietnam War. Robert De Niro (above), Christopher Walken, John Savage and Meryl Streep star.

Sabotage (1936) PG

● 1AM, VIRGIN MEDIA ONE ★★★★ Alfred Hitchcock’s excellent British thriller is inspired by Joseph Conrad’s The Secret Agent. It stars Sylvia Sidney as a bomber’s wife, with John Loder as the dogged detective.

FRIDAY Deadpool (2016) 15

◆ 9PM, E4 ★★★★ Superhero shenanigans for grown-ups – rude, sweary and not skimping on the violence, either. Ryan Reynolds plays the wisecracking mercenary (below) who goes super after trying an experimental cure for cancer.

Heaven With A Gun (1969) 18

▲ 10PM, TG4 ★★★★ Glenn Ford plays the former gunslinger and outlaw who moves to a small western town to lead a peaceful life after becoming a preacher. However, he soon gets involved in a feud over the use of water.

27 Dresses (2008) 12

◆ 10PM, RTé2 ★★★★ Katherine Heigl stars as a woman who is always the bridesmaid, never the bride. Her story attracts the attention of journalist James Marsden and there’s no prizes for guessing what happens next.

Rocky (1976) 12

◆ 11.05PM, UTV ★★★★ The breakout success for Sylvester Stallone, who writes and stars in this gritty triumph-over-adversity drama. Stallone is boxer Robert ‘Rocky’ Balboa (below left, with Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed), the ‘Italian Stallion’ who just won’t give up in the ring.

Drive Angry (2011) 18

▲ ★★★ 11.35PM, 5STAR Nicolas Cage stars as an undead petrolhead in this supernatural action thriller, not to be confused with his Ghost Rider, although it is eerily similar. Cage’s John Milton breaks out of Hell to avenge the murder of his daughter.

Dude, Where’s My Car? (2000) 15

◆ 12.35AM, CH4 ★★★ Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott are the hopeless pals who, after a night of heavy drinking, can’t remember where they left their car. Cue madcap antics and silly scrapes.

SATURDAY Paddington (2014) PG

● 6.35PM, RTÉ ONE ★★★★ Ben Whishaw is perfectly cast as the voice of the talking bear who arrives in London looking for a new home in this charming big-screen version of Michael Bond’s stories. The sequel is even better.

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) 12

◆ 9PM, CH4 ★★★★

Rami Malek won the Best Actor Oscar for his performance as Freddie Mercury in this Queen biopic (below). As the band rise to fame, the frontman faces struggles in his personal life.

The Flying Scotsman (2006) (15)

◆ 10.38PM, TG4 ★★★ Fact-based drama about Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree, who broke world records on his home-made bike. With Jonny Lee Miller, Laura Fraser, Billy Boyd, Brian Cox and Steven Berkoff.

Notting Hill (1999) 15

◆ 10.40PM, UTV ★★★★ Hugh Grant stars in writer Richard Curtis’s romantic comedy as a bookshop owner who finds himself falling for an A-list film star (Julia Roberts, right). Can their budding relationship survive the media interest?

Gifted (2017) 12

◆ 11.40PM, CH4 ★★★ Chris Evans stars as Frank, the legal guardian of his young niece, Mary (Mckenna Grace), a maths genius like her late mother. Mary’s future becomes a bitter family battleground.

Mississippi Burning (1988) (18)

▲ 1.10AM, RTÉ ONE ★★★ Two FBI agents encounter a conspiracy of silence as they strive to solve the murder of three civil rights activists in the Deep South. Drama, with Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe.