Saturday, May 12, 2007

The First Rambo and the Last King

As requested by many of you in the Web 2.0 survey, each week I will recommend films that you can see a) on terrestrial TV each week; b) on DVD; and c) at the cinema.

Please use the COMMENTS facility to post your own REVIEWS of any of the films each week. And click on the hyperlinks to read reviews of each film; and on the posters to visit imdb.com and find out everything else you need to know...

On TV:
Arlington Road (Sat 12th, 10.40pm, C4) - scary thriller, sure to make you scared of your neighbours
Ray (Tue 15th, 9pm, ITV1) - actor Jamie Foxx brings to life jazz legend, Ray Charles
First Blood (Fri 18th, 11.35pm, BBC1) - iconic, watershed Vietnam movie introducing forgotten veteran Rambo to the silver screen
O (Fri 18th, 12.35am, BBC2) - modern re-telling of Othello, one of Shakespeare's greatest plays

New on DVD:
The Last King of Scotland (15) - Oscar-winning film about the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime
Perfume (15) - Perfume-maker turns serial killer in his search for the ultimate




Out at Cinemas:

Bridge to Terabithia (PG) - Narnia-like fantasy, but with a darker edge

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