Film choice
Join Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thornton’s pair of fugitives on an American cross-country race from the law in this witty comedy-drama; the duo rob banks to fund their dreams of future legitimacy. Unfortunately, things get more complicated when they meet Kate Wheeler (Cate Blanchett). It’s a Blanchett triple-bill on the channel today, with Charlotte Gray on before and Elizabeth after.
On a farm in rural Ireland, estranged brothers Turlough (Seamus O’hara) and Lorcan (James Martin) are forced to reunite following the death of their mother. But repairing their relationship takes an unlikely course when they discover an unfulfilled bucket list that she left behind. Wonderfully moving yet darkly funny, in much the same vein as The Banshees of Inisherin.
Nicolas Roeg’s thrilling adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s 1971 short story follows a married couple (Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland, both characteristically mesmerising) as they travel to Venice following the death of their daughter. Once in Italy, they meet a pair of mysterious sisters who claim to possess a sixth sense – before the couple start experiencing sightings themselves.