Saturday, July 07, 2007

Fighting baddies, aliens, thieves... and yourself

In cinemas this week:
Die Hard 4.0 - Bruce is back, as John McClane gets his own back. Again.






Out on DVD this week:

Them - Terrifying French thriller that will put everyone off buying a nice place in the country...
Flags of our Fathers - Award-winning war movie, in which director Clint Eastwood explores both sides of WW2 in Japan.



And on TV this week...

Fight Club (Today, 11.30pm, BBC2) - Seminal, disturbing movie which explores the dark underside of the modern male psyche.






Open Range (Tuesday, 10.35pm, BBC1) - Beautiful, epic, Kevin Costner western.
The Pink Panther (Tuesday, 6.50pm, Film4) - Hilarious original version of Inspector Clouseau's first accident-ridden outing.
Panic Room (Tuesday, 9.00pm, FiveUS) - Gripping thriller in which Jodie Foster and her daughter are trapped in their own house.


Jean de Florette and Manon Des Sources (Wednesday, 6.40pm & Thursday, 6.50pm, Film4) - Epic and beautiful pair of French films about a precious spring and how it divides and destroys a rural community.
Election (Wednesday, 9.00pm, ITV2) - Satirical high-school movie about a group of teenagers fighting to be school president.
Men in Black II (Thursday, 9.00pm, FiveUS) - Back in black: Will Smith returns to fight lots of slimy aliens.

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