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 Everyone

Apologies for no film guide blog last week but there just wasn't enough hours in the day! However, we are back and below are Simon Carver's recommendations for films on free-to-air TV for the coming week, as well as a round-up of new cinema releases and his selections of new DVDs:

New Cinema Releases

Couples Retreat
Vince Vaughn, Kristen Bell, Malin Akerman, Jason Bateman
Comedy
Cert 15 113 mins
Contains moderate sex references.

The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus
Starring Heath Ledger in his final role – which was later taken over by Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law.
Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Cert 12A 123 mins.
Contains infrequent strong language, scenes of threat, hanging and smoking.

Triangle
Melissa George, Liam Hemsworth, Rachel Carpani, Emma Lung
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Cert 15 99 mins
Contains strong violence, horror and language.

DVD Recommendations

24: Season 7 Kiefer Sutherland has another bad day

The Lions 2009 South Africa: Living with the Pride

The Ashes 2009: The Official Story

Big Bang Theory - Season 2 Science graduate comedy series

TV Recommendations

Wednesday (Repeated on Monday 19th October at 9pm)

Million Dollar Baby
9:00pm - 11:35pm
Film4


Friday

East Is East
11:00pm - 12:55am
E4


Saturday

Muriel's Wedding
10:10pm - 11:50pm
BBC2 London & South East

Saw
11:20pm - 1:20am
Channel 4


Sunday

The Last King of Scotland
9:00pm - 11:30pm
Channel 4


Monday

Mars Attacks!
7:45pm - 10:00pm
ITV4


Tuesday

The Bridges of Madison County
6:20pm - 9:00pm
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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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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Playlist w/c 24th August 2009 + Coming Up This Week...

Hi Guys

Below is our drivetime playlist for this week:

Anthoney Wright - Wud If I Cud
Athlete - Superhuman Touch
Beverley Knight - Beautiful Night
Coldplay - Strawberry Swing
Daniel Merriweather - Impossible
David Gray - Fugitive
Hockey - Song Away
Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat - Lucky
Jon Allen - Down By The River
Lily Allen - Twenty Two
Madonna - Celebration
Michael Bolton - Just One Love
Mika - We Are Golden
Noisettes - Wild Young Hearts
Paloma Faith - New York
Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson - Relator
Pixie Lott - Boys And Girls
Reamonn - Moments Like This
Ruby Turner - This Train
Sam Isaac - Sideways
Sharon Corr - It’s Not A Dream
Steve Appleton - City Won’t Sleep
Team Waterpolo - Letting Go
Taylor Swift - You Belong To Me
The Duckworth Lewis Method - Meeting Mr Miandad
The Yeah You’s - Getting Up With You
Tommy Sparks - Miracle
U2 - I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight

Items in BOLD are new additions

Coming up on the show this week:

Tuesday: Neil Hannon - The Duckworth Lewis Method
Wednesday: Simon Carver - RV Film Guide
Friday: Gill Knibbs - Ver Poets

We'll be running our popular Theme Tune Challenge on Monday and Friday this week. All you have to do is identify as many theme tunes as you can in 2 mins and you get a prize just for participating! To take part, give us a call during the show on 01727 839926. If you manage to top our leaderboard you'll get two prizes!

We'd love to hear from you during the show if you have a request, dedication or something you'd like to share. You can contact us in the following ways:

Telephone: 01727 839926
Email: studio@radioverulam.com

See you on the air!

Danny Smith
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