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QUARTET (SATURDAY, SKY CINEMA DRAMA, 8pm)

Three former opera singers prepare for their annual concert to mark Verdi’s birthday and raise funds for their retirement home. However, this year, a famous diva has joined the group and her history with the others threatens the performance. Comedy drama, starring Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly, Tom Courtenay and Pauline Collins. (2012/12) ★★★★

L’IMMENSITÀ (FROM SUNDAY)

In 1970s Rome, a mother contends with her loveless and abusive marriage while caring for her children, one of whom is experiencing gender dysphoria and wishes to identify as a boy. Family drama, starring Penélope Cruz, Vincenzo Amato and Luana Giuliani. In Italian. (2022/12) ★★★★

FROST/NIXON (TUESDAY, SKY CINEMA DRAMA, 8PM)

British broadcaster and journalist David Frost comes up with the idea of setting up a series of exclusive televised interviews with the disgraced former president of the United States, Richard Nixon. Believing he could use the publicity as a chance to resurrect his political career and make some easy money, Nixon agrees but soon realises he has underestimated Frost. Fact-based drama, starring Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Sam Rockwell and Kevin Bacon. (2008/15) ★★★★

THE BEEKEEPER (FROM FRIDAY)

An apparently unassuming man finds someone very important to him has been scammed and driven to harm. Revealed as a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organisation known as “Beekeepers”, he sets out on a brutal quest of vengeance, hunting those responsible for the incident, who have seriously underestimated how much of a threat he is. Action thriller, starring Jason Statham, Jeremy Irons, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Minnie Driver and Jemma Redgrave. (2024/15) ★★★