NEW IN CINEMAS THIS WEEK
Back of the Net (2018) – Aussie family movie about a teen soccer academy.
The Kindergarten Teacher (2018) – Maggie Gyllenhaal believes one of her pupils is a child prodigy. Also starring Gael García Bernal.
Transit (2018) – in order to flee the Nazis, a man impersonates an author (whose identity papers he possesses). Then he meets a woman, desperate to find her husband – the author. Major film from German master Christian Petzold
Hellboy – Sorceress meets Hellboy for a biff-fest.
Little – The stress of being an adult is relieved by the stress of being a kid, when Regina Hall reverts to being her younger self (Marsai Martin).
Missing Link – Animated adventure about an expedition to the fabled valley of Shangri-La, where the locals want to Vote Tony Out.
The Aftermath – during the post-WW2 reconstruction Ikea Knightley and her hubby are assigned to an old mansion in Hamburg. Tastefully photographed drama ensues.
A Hole in the Ground – Horror in rural Ireland.
The Tashkent Files – thriller about the death of the Indian Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri.
The Spanish Film Festivalbegins on April 16th
ON THE TELLY
Monday 10.15pm Fox Classics: Peter Weir’s thriller, Witness (2006), set amongst the Amish of Pennsylvania, is shot by John Seale, and stars Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis. The only drawback is Maurice Jarre’s score, but you could probably watch the movie mute; Weir’s storytelling is so cinematic.
Tuesday 8.35pm & Noon Wednesday, Fox Classics: Rio Bravo (1959) Character piece in which sheriff, John Wayne, his drunken deputy (Dean Martin), ol’ Stumpy (Walter Brennan), and a young gunslinger (Ricky Nelson) take on some evil outlaws. Director Howard Hawks’ version of High Noon - spun out at a nice leisurely pace, never taking itself too seriously. Also starring Angie Dickinson.
Friday Noon 9Gem: The Cruel Sea (1953) WW2 naval drama about the crew of a convoy escort ship. The emphasis on realism and lack of melodrama makes it all the more gripping and moving. Starring Jack Hawkins.
Saturday 1.30pm SBS Viceland 2001: A Space Odyssey(1968) An extraordinary journey from apes to outer space, directed by Stanley Kubrick. It seems to be about mankind’s quest to understand whatever it is that’s out there. Hard to imagine what this Panavision epic will look like on a TV screen, interrupted by commercials, but it was an absolute knock-out when it was first screened in cinemas, and many revivals didn’t dim its power.
Saturday 8.30pm Fox Classics: in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958), retired cop, James Stewart suffers from vertigo. After an accident in which a fellow cop dies, Jimmy retires, and takes on a private assignment, involving the enigmatic beauty, Kim Novak with whom he becomes infatuated. Kim leads him to a further bout of vertigo...and there’s more…all slightly improbable, but fashioned with enormous style, and underscored by the brilliant Bernard Herrmann. Also starring Barbara Bel Geddes.
Sunday 4.15pm 9Gem: The Dam Busters (1955) – fascinating account of how scientist, Barnes Wallis (Michael Redgrave) developed a bouncing bomb, and how the RAF used it to destroy the Ruhr dams in Germany, during WW2. Understated and unsentimental.
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