Show Notes (Sat 3 July 2010)

The Wimbledon tennis finals are approaching, so this week we're looking at tennis movies.

Featured movies:

- Wimbledon (2004)
- Match Point (2005)

Featured music:

- Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins from Top Gun (1986)
- Theme from The Magnificent Seven (1960)
- Time after time by Cyndi Lauper from Up In The Air (2010)
- Caught in a moment by Sugababes from Wimbledon (2004)
- Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners from Get Him to The Greek (2010)

DVD Movie Of The Week: Up In The Air (2010)

TV movie recommendations:

Saturday 3 July
7.00pm CH4 The Magnificent Seven (1960)
11.05pm CH4 Star Trek 3: the search for spock

Sunday 4th July
6.55pm Five Ghost busters

Monday 5th July
10.00pm Five Philadelphia
10.35pm ITV1 Mad Max: Beyond Thunder Dome

Show notes (Sat 26 June 2010)

Looking at the Toy Story movies.

Movie of the week: Waltz With Bashir (2009)

Featured movies:

- Toy Story
- Toy Story 2
- Toy Story 3

Featured music:

1. The way you make me feel by Michael Jackson
2. Enola Gay by OMD from Waltz With Bashir (2009)
3. You've got a friend in me by Randy Newman from Toy Story
4. We belong together by Randy Newman from Toy Story 3 (2010)
5. You've got a friend in me by The Gipsy Kings
6. Real gone by Sheryl Crowe from Cars

Show Notes (Sat 19th June 2010)

Going to sea: movies set out on the water.

Movie of the week: Zombieland (2009)

Featured movies:

- Dead Calm (1989)
- Open Water (2004)

Featured music:

1. I'm gonna be (500 miles) by The Proclaimers
2. Kingdom Of Rust by Doves from Zombieland (2009)
3. He's A Pirate by Klaus Badelt & Hans Zimmer from Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse of The Black Pearl (2003)
4. The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens from Dead Calm
(1989)
5. Love Story by Taylor Swift from Letters To Juliet (2010)

Pick of the movies on TV this coming week:

SAT

5.00pm ITV1 Johnny English
7.10pm CH4 My big fat Greek wedding (Cameroon vs Denmark)
10.50pm BBC2 Rescue Dawn
11.10pm CH4 Star trek: the motion picture
12.50pm BBC2 Zidane: a 21st century portrait

SUN

4.05pm Five My Girl
6.05pm BBC2 Chocolat
6.10pm Legally blonde 2: red, white and blonde (Brazil vs ivory coast)
8.00pm Five Practical magic

MON

11.00pm Five Reservoir Dogs

Show notes (Sat 12 June 2010)

Looking at the movies of Dennis Hopper.

Featured movies:

- Blue Velvet (1986)
- True Romance

Featured music:

- 3.56 Dream catch me by Newton Faulkner from She's Out Of My League (2010)
- 3.13 Single Ladies by Beyoncé from Sex and the city 2 (2010)
- 2.51 Blue Velvet by Bobby Vinton from Blue Velvet (1986)
- 6.15 Tiny Dancer by Elton John from StreetDance 3D

DVD Movie Of The Week: Sexy Beast

Show notes (Sat 5 June 2010)

Looking at Robin Hood movies.

DVD movie of the week: Cloudy with a chance of meatballs (2009)

Featured movies:

- Robin Hood (1938)
- Robin Hood: men in tights (1993)
- Robin Hood: prince of thieves (1991)
- Robin Hood (2010)

Featured music:

- Lady Luck by The Proclaimers
- Holding out for a hero by Bonnie Tyler (from Shrek 2)
- Robin Hood by Dick James
- Everything I Do I do it for you by Bryan Adams (from Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves)
- You sexy thing by Hot Chocolate (from Legally Blonde and The Full Monty)

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Show Notes (Saturday 27 March 2010)

Looking at movies starring Michael Cera.

Movie of the week: Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Featured movies:

• Juno (2007)
• Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)
• Scott Pilgrim (2010)

Featured music:

• Oranges and lemons sung by Suggs with Jools Holland and his rhythm and blues orchestra
• All I Want Is You sung by Barry Louis Polisar  from Juno (2007)
• Barcelona sung by Giulia y Los Tellarini from Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
• Dearest sung by Buddy Holly from Juno (2007)
• You Sexy Thing by Hot Chocolate from Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)

TV movie recommendations

• Mrs Brown (1997) Sat 8.30pm BBC2
  
  

  Great performances by Judi Dench as the Queen of England and Billy Connolly as her horseman.

• Walk The Line (2005) Sat 9.00pm CH4
  
  

  Biopic of the life of Johnny Cash. Great intro sequence in Falsom prison, superb chemistry with Reece Witherspoon as country music singer June Carter, and great performances of the hit songs,

• 28 Weeks Later (2007) Sun 10.00pm CH4
  
  

  Sequel to 28 Days Later. Tense opening sequence with survivors in a remote farmhouse, gripping scenes of panic and chaos as the virus takes hold again, and spooky manoeuvres through the darkened London Underground.

• The Escapist (2008) Mon 11.30pm CH4
  
  

  Gritty prison drama with the escape cut and interspersed with the prior events. Some nasty, viscious characters and ingenious plotting juxtaposed with a desperate dash for freedom against all odds.

Show Notes (Saturday 20 March 2010)

Looking at The Mist (2008) and The Fog (1980).

Movie of the week: Is Anybody There? (2009)

Featured music:

• Waterloo by ABBA from Mamma Mia! (2008)
• Oh What A Circus sung by Antonio Banderas from Evita (1996)
• America from West Side Story (1961)
• Son Of A Preacher Man sung by Dusty Springfield from Pulp Fiction (1994)
• James Bond Theme by the Monty Norman Orchestra

TV Movie Recommendations

• Snatch (2000) Sunday 10pm Five
  
  

  Great sequel to "Lock, Stock..", plenty of humour and a superb performance by Brad Pitt in the lead as a fast-talking bare-knuckle fighter.

• The Witches Of Eastwick (1987) Monday 10.35pm ITV1
  
  

  Jack Nicholson personifies temptation and passion as a demon summoned by three suburban women looking for adventure and romance.

• The Ghost And The Darkness (1996) Wednesday 11.30pm BBC1
  
  

  Strong build-up of fear and suspense as railway builders are taken by lions at night.

• 28 Days Later (2002) Friday 10.50pm CH4
  
  

  Haunting early scenes of Jim walking through the abandoned streets of London. Genuine scares and poignant moments of humanity lead to a nail-biting climax.