Simon Carver wasn't able to do the Film Guide this week so Danny struggled through it! Here's details of what was covered:
New Cinema Releases:
A Christmas Carol 3D (PG)
• Film running length: 95 min
• UK release date: 6/11/2009
• Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
• Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Interntl
Who´s in it?
Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright Penn, Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins
The Men Who Stare at Goats (15)
• Genre: Drama
• Film running length: 94 min
• UK release date: 6/11/2009
• Directed by: Grant Heslov
• Country: United States
• Language: English
• Distributor: Momentum Pictures
Who´s in it?
George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges
The Fourth Kind (15)
• Genre: Thriller
• Film running length: 98 min
• UK release date: 6/11/2009
• Directed by: Olatunde Osunsanmi
• Country: United States
• Language: English
• Distributor: Entertainment Film Distributor
Who´s in it?
Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Will Patton, Corey Johnson
Bright Star (PG)
• Genre: Drama
• Film running length: 119 min
• UK release date: 6/11/2009
• Directed by: Jane Campion
• Country: United Kingdom
• Language: English
• Distributor: Warner Bros Distributors Ltd
Who´s in it?
Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish, Kerry Fox, Paul Schneider
Paper Heart (PG)
• Genre: Romantic comedy
• Film running length: 88 min
• UK release date: 6/11/2009
• Directed by: Jake Johnson, Nicholas Jasenovec
• Country: United States
• Language: English
Who´s in it?
Charlyne Yi, Michael Cera
DVD Releases
Public Enemies
Released: November 2nd
Johnny Depp plays John Dilinger in this authentic and exciting portrayal of the real-life gangster and his dramatic life as he perpetually evaded capture from the FBI.
Brüno
Released: November 9th
Sacha Baron Cohen returns with another outrageous character, this time playing a gay, Austrian fashionista touring around America, who leaves chaos, shame and gross-out comedy in his wake.
Night At The Museum 2: Battle Of The Smithsonian
Released: November 9th
Ben Stiller returns to the museum to save his formerly inanimate friends from a terrible fate and once again experiences the surprises and dangers of museum artefacts coming to life at night.
Desperate Housewives: Season 5
Released: November 9th
The domestic ladies of Wisteria Lane return for yet another year of mystery, betrayal, murder and baking in the hugely popular show starring Teri Hatcher and Eva Longoria.
Family Guy: Season 8
Released: November 2nd
The eighth season sees Peter injected with a 'gay gene' as part of a scientific experiment, Lois landing a job at Fox News, Stewie building a time machine, and Brian travelling back to Poland, 1939, and getting caught up in the Nazi invasion. Just another day in the Griffin household then...
Peep Show: Series 6
Released: November 2nd
Six seasons in and Mark and Jeremy are still sharing a flat, only this time Sophie is pregnant and either of them could be the father. Meanwhile Mark is pursuing Dobby, and Jeremy has fallen in love with his dream woman, dope-dealing-musician-activist Elena.
Mock The Week: Too Hot For TV 2
Released: November 9th
Produced exclusively for DVD, here are three hilarious hours of the country's finest comic minds battling it out on TV's most outrageous comedy show.
Russell Brand - Scandalous - Live At The 02
Released: November 9th
Controversial tabloid favourite, radio DJ, writer, ladies' man, and now Hollywood star, Russell Brand, goes back to his comedy roots in this live stand-up show. Fresh from his scene-stealing turn as a pretentious rock star in FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL, Brand brings his unique, often surreal, observational musings to London's O2 arena as part of his 2009 SCANDALOUS tour.
Films on TV
Fever Pitch
Friday 6th November
10:35pm - 12:50am
ITV1 London
Dragonslayer
Saturday 7th November
2:00pm - 3:40pm
BBC2 London & South East
The Quest
Saturday 7th November
9:00pm - 11:00pm
ITV4
Angel Heart
Saturday 7th November
11:00pm - 1:10am
ITV4
Duel
Sunday 8th November
3:00pm - 4:30pm
ITV4
Octopussy
Sunday 8th November
3:50pm - 6:15pm
ITV1 London
Die Hard 4.0
Sunday 8th November
9:00pm - 11:30pm
Channel 4
The Yakuza
Sunday 8th November
11:40pm - 1:45am
ITV4
An American Werewolf in London
Monday 9th November
11:00pm - 12:45am
Five
K-19: the Widowmaker
Tuesday 10th November
1:00pm - 3:25pm
Channel 4
That's it for this week - tune in Wednesday next week at 5.30pm for the next edition of the Film Guide.
