The Film Guide with Simon Carver

Greetings

On this week's film guide, Simon informed us of the following new cinema releases:

Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
John C. Reilly, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia, Jessica Carlson
12A 105 mins
Contains moderate violence and fantasy horror images.

Fantastic Mr. Fox
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Featuring the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Willem Dafoe and Bill Murray,
PG 87 mins.
Contains mild violence and scary scenes.


The following were Simon's DVD recommendations for the forthcoming week:

Dead Set
Comedy, Drama, Horror
Jaime Winstone, Andy Nyman
18 142 mins

Tru Blood - Season 1
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Chris Bauer
18 691 mins

ER - The Complete Series
Drama
George Clooney, Anthony Edwards, Noah Wyle
15 9999 mins


Finally, Simon took a look ahead at the forthcoming films on free-to-air TV and made the following recommendations:

Thursday

Ladies in Lavender
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Film4

Shall We Dance
10:00pm - 11:45pm
BBC4


Friday

The Fifth Element
9:00pm - 11:30pm
Film4


Saturday

The Truman Show
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Channel 4


Sunday

The Constant Gardener
9:00pm - 11:35pm
ITV3


Monday

All about Eve
4:20pm - 7:00pm
Film4


Tuesday (Recommended by Danny)

The Way We Were
4:55pm - 7:15pm
Film4

Clear and Present Danger
9:00pm - 11:40pm
Film4

We also gave away copies of the DVD Dead Set during the show and will give one away to the first person who leaves a comment on this blog - don't say we don't look after our bloggers!

Until next time...

Danny Smith
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The Film Guide with Simon Carver

Hi All

Until such time as the Luddite Simon Carver learns how to blog, I will add the highlights of his entertaining and informative film guide feature! On the show this week Simon highlighted the following new cinema releases:

Pandorum
Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Cam Gigandet, Antje Traue
Sci Fi, Horror, Thriller
Cert 15 108 mins
Contains strong language and bloody violence

The Invention of Lying
Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Tina Fey
Comedy
Cert 12A 99 mins
Contains moderate comic sex references

The following are Simon's DVD recommendations:

Katyn
Dir: Andrzej Wajda.

Story set against Kaytn Forest massacre of Poles in WWII

Fawlty Towers – Remastered

All 12 episodes. Cleese provides audio commentary

Finally, here are Simon's recommendations for films on free-to-air TV for the forthcoming week:

Wednesday

Dog Soldiers
10:00pm - 12:10am
Five


Thursday

The Parent Trap
6:35pm - 9:00pm
Film4


Friday

That Thing You Do!
6:50pm - 9:00pm
Film4


Saturday

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
6:15pm - 8:00pm
ITV2


Sunday

You Only Live Twice
4:00pm - 6:15pm
ITV1 London


Monday

Sliding Doors
9:00pm - 10:55pm
Film4


Tuesday

The Departed
9:00pm - 11:50pm
Film4

We hope you enjoy the above selection of films. Why not leave us a comment to let us know what you think?

Don't forget to catch the Film Guide each Wednesday at 5.30pm on your favourite community station!

Danny Smith
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