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15.00pm Beau Geste (PG) 1939

Gary Cooper, Ray Milland and Robert Preston star in this action adventure following the exploits of three brothers who join the Foreign Legion, battling rampaging Arabs and their sadistic commanding officer. With Brian Donlevy

17.10pm The Castle of Cagliostro (PG) 1979

A globe-trotting gentleman thief pulls off a major robbery — only to discover he's netted a fortune in forged money. Furious, he sets out to track down the crook responsible, but ends up battling against a master criminal with a devilish, power-mad plan. Animated adventure from acclaimed Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, with the voices of Bob Bergen and Michael McConnohie. Dubbed in English (888)

19.10pm The Dish (12) 2000

The residents of a sleepy Australian town are thrown into disarray when Nasa decide to use their satellite dish to transmit the first moonwalk to television sets around the world, upsetting their normal routines as they struggle to ensure the operation goes without a hitch. Comedy drama featuring a host of canny character studies, virtually guaranteed to raise a smile. The cast includes Sam Neill, Kevin Harrington, Tom Long, Patrick Warburton and Genevieve Mooy (888)

21.00pm Secrets and Lies (15) 1995

Mike Leigh's award-winning drama about a working-class white woman who receives a shock in the form of her black daughter, who appears on the scene wanting to get to know her mother. Nominated for four Oscars, this emotional story is a convincing exploration of the highs and lows of family relationships, and boasts an array of British talent, including Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Brenda Blethyn, Timothy Spall and Phyllis Logan (888)

23.40pm Kagemusha (PG) 1980

A thief is given the chance to win his freedom by posing as the dead leader of a vengeful clan to whom he bears a striking resemblance. Acclaimed Japanese drama by legendary director Akira Kurosawa, with Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki and Kenichi Hagiwara

02.35am The Wolf Man (PG) 1941

The son of a wealthy man returns home, and promptly falls for a local girl — but it's not long before all thoughts of romance are driven from his mind following a bite from a werewolf, which leaves him suffering a nightmarish transformation each time the full moon rises. Universal horror which still retains much of its power, starring Lon Chaney Jnr, Bela Lugosi, Claude Rains and Evelyn Ankers

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15.00pm The Wolf Man (PG) 1941

The son of a wealthy man returns home, and promptly falls for a local girl — but it's not long before all thoughts of romance are driven from his mind following a bite from a werewolf, which leaves him suffering a nightmarish transformation each time the full moon rises. Universal horror which still retains much of its power, starring Lon Chaney Jnr, Bela Lugosi, Claude Rains and Evelyn Ankers

16.25pm City Beneath the Sea (U) 1953

Anthony Quinn and Robert Ryan play deep-sea divers who arrive in Jamaica to search for a sunken wreck containing $1million in gold, little realising their greed will lead to a fierce competition. Adventure, with Mala Powers and Susan Ball

18.05pm Cry Freedom (PG) 1987

Crusading journalist Kevin Kline is persecuted by the South African authorities while investigating the murder of political activist Steve Biko (Denzel Washington) and forced to flee the country. Richard Attenborough's fact-based drama, also starring John Thaw, Timothy West, Penelope Wilton and Alec McCowen

21.00pm Solaris (12) 2002

Psychiatrist George Clooney arrives on a space station to investigate the death of its commanding officer but he subsequently starts to experience frightening visions of his dead wife which seem all too real — and force him to question his sanity. This sci-fi drama is Steven Soderbergh's eerie reimagining of Stanislaw Lem's original story, with Clooney on fine form as a man gradually unravelling. Co-starring Natascha McElhone, Viola Davis, Jeremy Davies and Ulrich Tukur (888)

22.50pm Being John Malkovich (15) 1999

A struggling puppeteer starts a new job and discovers a magical portal which gives those who enter the chance to see through actor John Malkovich's eyes for a short time — and he soon comes up with a way to make money from his find. This magnificent offbeat fantasy comedy was Spike Jonze's feature-length movie debut, and it received a clutch of Oscar nominations. John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener and, of course, Mr Malkovich himself, star (888)

00.55am Choses Secretes (18) 2002

Two young women use their feminine wiles to work their way up the corporate ladder, but soon meet their match in an equally manipulative executive with a fondness for sexual exploration. Compelling French adult drama, starring Coralie Revel, Sabrina Seyvecou, Roger Mirmont and Fabrice Deville

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15.00pm Cleopatra (PG) 1963

Julius Caesar intervenes in an Egyptian civil war and falls for the country's charismatic queen. Hollywood's tempestuous couple Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton met on the set of this star-studded historical epic which, taking inflation into account, is the most expensive film ever made. It should have been a box-office hit — but failed to meet expectations, despite doing well at the 1964 Academy Awards. However, it's still an excellent way to spend a few lazy hours. Co-starring Martin Landau, Rex Harrison, Hume Cronyn and George Cole (888)

19.20pm Carry On Dick (PG) 1974

Lawmen Kenneth Williams and Jack Douglas dedicate themselves to catching cheeky highwayman Sid James, and enlist the help of a local reverend. But little do they realise the pious pastor and his buxom housemaid aren't all they seem. Ribald comedy, notable as being James's final appearance in the long-running franchise, co-starring the usual suspects including Barbara Windsor, Bernard Bresslaw, Joan Sims and Hattie Jacques (888)

21.00pm One Fine Day (PG) 1996

George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer star as mismatched single professionals whose children miss a school trip. The pair take it in turns to babysit while struggling to stick to their hectic work schedules — only for their feelings for one another to blossom unexpectedly over the course of the day. Charming romantic comedy, with Charles Durning and Mae Whitman (888)

23.00pm Re-Animator (18) 1985

A medical student and his girlfriend are drawn into a series of bizarre experiments by his creepy new roommate, who has found a way to bring the dead back to life. However, his efforts lead to all manner of gory consequences for the unwitting heroes. Inventive horror with a streak of black humour, based on HP Lovecraft's story. Starring Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton and David Gale

00.40am Frenzy (18) 1972

Embittered former RAF pilot Jon Finch finds himself suspected of being “the necktie strangler”, a serial killer preying on the women of London. Alfred Hitchcock's darkly humorous thriller features a script by Anthony Shaffer, and stars Billie Whitelaw, Barry Foster, Alec McCowen and Anna Massey

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15.00pm This Island Earth (PG) 1955

The cream of the Earth's scientists are summoned to join a mysterious project — only to discover too late they are being kidnapped by aliens who want to use their brilliant minds to help their war-torn planet. Classic sci-fi adventure, with Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason and Faith Domergue

16.50pm Double Indemnity (PG) 1944

Billy Wilder's classic film noir thriller, starring Barbara Stanwyck as a ruthless femme fatale who plots to murder her wealthy husband with the help of insurance agent Fred MacMurray. Edward G Robinson also stars. Co-scripted by Raymond Chandler from the novel by James M Cain

18.55pm Congo (12) 1995

A mismatched group of explorers venture deep into the jungle in search of King Solomon's diamond-rich mines — little prepared for the horrors awaiting them. Dismal thriller based on Michael Crichton's novel, starring Dylan Walsh, Tim Curry, Laura Linney and Ernie Hudson

21.00pm Along Came a Spider (15) 2001

The daughter of a senator is kidnapped from her expensive private school, sparking a desperate race to hunt down her psychotic and devilishly intelligent captor before it's too late. Luckily, grizzled police psychologist Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) is on hand to match wits with the villain. Nail-biting thriller based on James Patterson's best-selling page-turner, starring Monica Potter, Michael Wincott, Dylan Baker and Penelope Ann Miller (888)

22.55pm The Cooler (15) 2003

A luckless gambler is hired by a casino boss to share his ill-fortune and stop other patrons winning. However, when he falls in love, fate finally seems to be smiling on him — causing all manner of problems for his enraged employer. Intriguing, quirky drama, starring William H Macy, Maria Bello and Alec Baldwin

00.50am Bombay Talkie (PG) 1970

A pleasure-seeking writer embarks on a whirlwind romance with a leading Indian actor, but finds the course of true love is often far from smooth. Melodramatic culture-clash drama, starring Shashi Kapoor, Jennifer Kendal and Updal Dutt (888)

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15:00 Uncle Silas (115 min1947 United Kingdom PG Movie / Drama)

Chilling suspense drama featuring Jean Simmons as a young girl sent to live with her Uncle Silas (Derrick de Marney) following the death of her father. Silas was acquitted of a murder earlier in life, a crime of which her father believed him innocent. Silas seems a kindly old chap at first, but with the help of his housekeeper and sinister son, he soon begins to plot Simmons's death in order to gain her inheritance.

16:55 Frankenstein 75 min 1931 USA PG Science fiction / Fantasy / Horror)

The original horror classic of the talking picture era, in which an obsessed scientist creates a living being from parts of exhumed corpses. No longer so much a movie as it is a genuine part of popular folklore, the film itself shows its age, particularly in the absence of a musical score. But the performances by Colin Clive and particularly the great Boris Karloff are the whole show here, forgiving a multitude of creaks and groans and more than compensating for any lulls in the narrative. Truly a film everyone should see at least once.

18:10 Cry Freedom (170 min 1987 United Kingdom PG Movie / Drama)

Donald Woods is chief editor at the liberal newspaper Daily Dispatch in South Africa. He has written several editorials critical of the views of Steve Biko. But after having met him for the first time, he changes his views. They meet several times, and this means that Woods and his family get attention from the security police. When Steve Biko dies in police custody, he writes a book about Biko. The only way to get it published is for Woods himself to illegally escape the country.

21:00 Mickey Blue Eyes (115 min 1999 USA / United Kingdom 15 Comedy / Crime / Romance)

An art-house auctioneer (Hugh Grant) finds himself getting in deeper and deeper with the mob after learning that his teacher girl friend (Jeanne Tripplehorn) is the daughter of a major mobster (James Caan). Things get worse when a godfather (Burt Young) decides to launder his no-talent son's gory paintings through the art house and gets the FBI into the picture. Everything then falls apart when the son is accidentally shot.

22.55 The Football Factory (100 min 2004 United Kingdom18 Movie / Crime / Drama)

The Football Factory is more than just a study of the English obsession with football violence, its about men looking for armies to join, wars to fight and places to belong. A forgotten culture of Anglo Saxon males fed up with being told they're not good enough and using thier fists as a drug they describe as being more potent than sex and drugs put together. Shot in documentery style with the energy and vibrancy of handheld, The Football Factory is frightingly real yet full of painful humour as the four characters extreme thoughts and actions unfold before us.

00:35 Paisa (135 min1946 Italy PG Movie / War / Drama)

Six vignettes follow the Allied invasion from July 1943 to winter 1944, from Sicily north to Venice. Communication is fragile. A woman leads an Allied patrol through a mine field; she dies protecting a G.I., but the Yanks think she killed him. A street urchin steals shoes from a G.I. who tracks him to a shanty town. A G.I. meets a woman the day Rome is liberated; in six months they meet again: he's cynical, she's a whore. A US nurse braves the trip across the Arno into German fire in search of a partisan she loves. Three chaplains, including a Jew, call on a monastery north in the Apennines. Allied soldiers and partisans try to escape capture in the marshes of the Po.

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15.00pm The Way to the Stars (PG) 1945

Beautifully crafted World War Two drama, scripted by Terence Rattigan and directed by Anthony Asquith. It follows pilots on an RAF base, as the stiff-upper-lipped Brits form friendships with their newly arrived American allies, and people struggle to maintain their personal relationships in the face of the horrors of war. John Mills, Michael Redgrave, Rosamund John, Renee Asherson and Stanley Holloway are among the superior cast (888)

17.05pm The Bride of Frankenstein (PG) 1935

An eccentric professor persuades Baron Frankenstein to build a mate for his monstrous creation, but the plan is doomed from the outset. Acclaimed horror sequel, starring Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester, Ernest Thesiger and Valerie Hobson

18.25pm Howards End (PG) 1992

Acclaimed Merchant-Ivory period drama based on EM Forster's novel about the conflict between two families from vastly different backgrounds who become fatefully entwined. Starring Emma Thompson in an Oscar-winning role alongside Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter and Sam West (888)

21.00pm The Godfather (18) 1972

Marlon Brando gives an Oscar-winning performance as the head of the Corleone family in Francis Ford Coppola's beautifully made epic tale charting the handover of power in a dangerous Mafia dynasty. Al Pacino, James Caan, John Cazale and Talia Shire play the Corleone offspring whose futures are directly shaped by their father's underworld activities, with the brilliant supporting cast completed by Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton

00.15am Being John Malkovich (15) 1999

A struggling puppeteer starts a new job and discovers a magical portal which gives those who enter the chance to see through actor John Malkovich's eyes for a short time — and he soon comes up with a way to make money from his find. This magnificent offbeat fantasy comedy was Spike Jonze's feature-length movie debut, and it received a clutch of Oscar nominations. John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener and, of course, Mr Malkovich himself, star (888)

02.20am Germany, Year Zero (PG) 1948

A boy struggling to help feed his family in post-World War Two Berlin decides to ease their financial burden by murdering his father. Roberto Rossellini's compelling tragic drama, starring Edmund Moeschke, Franz Kruger and Ernst Pittschau

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15:00 Cleopatra (1963) Biography / Drama / Romance

The story of Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt who wants to stabilize her power by using the tensions in the Roman Empire. Caesar visits Egypt, has an affair with her, and returns to Rome. She bears his child and visits Rome to claim her place at Caesar's side. He is murdered before this can happen. She returns to Egypt leaving Rome in turmoil. Mark Antony follows her to Egypt and they fall in love. However, Octavian defeats Anthony in battle.

19:20 Bless This House (1973) Comedy

1970s English suburbia: middle-aged homeowner Sid Abbot just wants to get on with building his illegal whisky still, but is frustrated by his workshy son, and otherworldly daughter. Then the rude and arrogant Ronald Baines and his family move in next door. Garden-fence hostilities soon commence.

21:00 The Motorcycle Diaries (2003) Adventure / Biography / Drama

The Motorcycle Diaries is an adaptation of a journal written by Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna when he was 23 years old. He and his friend, Alberto Granado are typical college students who, seeking fun and adventure before graduation, decide to travel across Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela in order to do their medical residency at a leper colony. Beginning as a buddy/road movie in which Ernesto and Alberto are looking for chicks, fun and adventure before they must grow up and have a more serious life. As is said in the film itself, it's about "two lives running parallel for a while." The two best friends start off with the same goals and aspirations, but by the time the film is over, it's clear what each man's destiny has become.

23:25 Career Girls (1997) Drama

Career girls opens with a train journey towards London's Kings Cross where Annie, one of the major characters is about to meet her old university friend Hannah. She recalls moving into a grotty student flat with Hannah in the mid-eighties. In those days Annie was self conscious and jumpy. The pair have not seen one another since graduation. They both now have moderately successful careers and are, at least on the surface, self assured in their new lives. However, they are still carrying a lot of emotional baggage from their university days. During the course of a weekend they rediscover their close friendship and encounter many faces from the past.

01:10 Re-Animator (1985) Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi

A medical student returns from Austria after working in regenerative experiments with a well known scientist who died under mysterious circumstances. He enrolls at Miskatonic University where he begs to differ with his professor on issues of the time of death, and eventually enlists his roommate to help him continue experiments on re-animating the dead. Based on a story by H.P. Lovecraft.

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15.00pm The Jungle Book (U) 1942 Family / Adventure / Romance

Classic if rather wooden version of the famous Rudyard Kipling stories about jungle boy Mowgli, who is raised by wolves before returning to his native village as an adolescent to tackle three d******ly thieves out to plunder a lost city. Starring Sabu, Joseph Calleia, John Qualen and Frank Puglia. Directed by Zoltan Korda, the man behind Storm Over the Nile and The Thief of Baghdad — which also paired him with Indian box-office icon Sabu (888)

17.00pm The Count of Monte-Cristo (U) 1975 Drama / Adventure

Swashbuckling historical adventure, with Richard Chamberlain on fine form in the lead. He plays a Frenchman determined to exact revenge on the scheming enemies who had him imprisoned on false charges. David Greene's adaptation of the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas is endlessly entertaining, and bolstered by a top-drawer cast, which also includes Tony Curtis, Trevor Howard, Louis Jourdan and Donald Pleasence (888)

18.55pm One Fine Day (PG) 1996 Romance / Comedy / Drama

George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer star as mismatched single professionals whose children miss a school trip. The pair take it in turns to babysit while struggling to stick to their hectic work schedules — only for their feelings for one another to blossom unexpectedly over the course of the day. Charming romantic comedy, with Charles Durning and Mae Whitman (888)

21.00pm As Good as It Gets (15) 1997 Comedy / Drama / Romance

Jack Nicholson deservedly bagged his third Academy Award for this romantic comedy. He's on top form as a jaded, thoroughly bigoted writer suffering from an acute case of obsessive-compulsive disorder, who is helped to loosen up by his love-hate relationships with a feisty waitress and his gay neighbour. Co-starring Helen Hunt (who also won an Oscar), Greg Kinnear and Cuba Gooding Jnr (888)

23.35pm Talk to Her (15) 2002 Drama

A nurse admires a beautiful dancer from afar — and when she's left in a coma after a car accident, he spends hours at her bedside. The situation leads him to form a friendship with a journalist in a strangely similar situation, who's fallen for a woman fighting for her life after being gored by a bull. Stylish Spanish comedy drama by acclaimed director Pedro Almodovar, starring Javier Camara, Dario Grandinetti and Leonor Watling (888)

01.40am Choses Secretes (18) 2002 (Secret Things) Drama / Fantasy

Two young women use their feminine wiles to work their way up the corporate ladder, but soon meet their match in an equally manipulative executive with a fondness for sexual exploration. Compelling French adult drama, starring Coralie Revel, Sabrina Seyvecou, Roger Mirmont and Fabrice Deville

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15.00pm The Thief of Bagdad (U) 1940

Alexander Korda's unmissable Oscar-winning Arabian Nights fantasy adventure, starring Sabu in the title role of the thief who finds himself imprisoned with the deposed king of Baghdad. Together, the pair come up with a plan to escape and reclaim the throne in the name of the rightful monarch — with a little help from flying carpets, a genie, a magical jewel and an enchanted mechanical horse. Rex Ingram, Conrad Veidt, John Justin and June Duprez also star (888)

17.00pm Uncle Silas (PG) 1947

Jean Simmons stars as a 17-year-old heiress who is sent to live with her seemingly benevolent uncle following the death of her father. However, the old man is actually only interested in the girl's money — and it's not long before her life is threatened by his dark and devious designs. Period melodrama saved from the doldrums by fine performances from the ensemble cast, including Derrick De Marney, Derek Bond, Esmond Knight and Katrina Paxinou (888)

18.55pm Congo (12) 1995

A mismatched group of explorers venture deep into the jungle in search of King Solomon's diamond-rich mines — little prepared for the horrors awaiting them. Dismal thriller based on Michael Crichton's novel, starring Dylan Walsh, Tim Curry, Laura Linney and Ernie Hudson

21.00pm Mickey Blue Eyes (15) 1999

A strait-laced Englishman living in New York falls for a mobster's daughter who wants to escape her family's criminal background — but soon discovers it's virtually impossible to avoid becoming involved in their “business” empire. Good-natured romantic comedy, starring Hugh Grant, Jeanne Tripplehorn, James Caan and Burt Young (888)

22.55pm Saturday Night Fever (15) 1977

A streetwise shop assistant escapes the monotony of everyday life by squeezing into a slinky white suit and strutting his stuff on the dance floor at his local discotheque. John Travolta gives an Oscar-nominated breakthrough performance in this gritty Seventies drama which epitomises the era of disco and flares, with Karen Lynn Gorney and Paul Pape. The film features a smash-hit soundtrack, including songs by the Bee Gees

01.10am Head-On (18) 2004

A depressed Turkish immigrant living in Germany is taken to hospital after a drunken accident, where he meets a fellow Turk who's attempted suicide and agrees to marry her so she can escape her strict parents. However, they find their union doesn't solve all their problems. Gritty, well-observed drama, starring Birol Unel and Sibel Kekilli

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15.00pm The Way to the Stars (PG) 1945

Superior wartime drama set in an RAF base, starring John Mills, Michael Redgrave and Trevor Howard. Terrence Rattigan's script steers clear of aerial heroics to concentrate on the personal relationships formed after an American squadron moves onto the base. Directed by Anthony Asquith (888)

17.05pm Campbell's Kingdom (U) 1957

Dirk Bogarde stars as Bruce Campbell, a man diagnosed with a terminal disease who returns to a town in the Canadian Rockies to try and prove his grandfather's theory that there is oil in the hills before the land is flooded by a new dam. With Michael Craig, Barbara Murray, Robert Brown, John Laurie and Sid James. (888)

19.00pm The African Queen (PG) 1951

Classic Oscar-winning tough comedy adventure set in First World War Africa. Sizzles with the chemistry between stars Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. Directed by John Huston.

21.00pm The Godfather (18) 1972

Francis Ford Coppola's classic gangster epic starring Marlon Brando in his Oscar-winning role as the head of a Mafia family engaged in internecine war with rival crime families. With Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Richard Conte.

00.15am Audition (18) 1999

A lonely widower is persuaded to seek female company, and becomes attracted to a mysterious and strikingly beautiful dancer after seeing her audition for a film. He begins courting her, but never suspects she hides terrifying secrets in her past. Controversial Japanese director Takashi Miike's compelling horror, featuring a horribly realistic violent assault which is not for the faint-hearted. Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina and Jun Kunimura star
02.25am Germany, Year Zero (PG) 1948

A boy struggling to help feed his family in post-World War Two Berlin decides to ease their financial burden by murdering his father. Roberto Rossellini's compelling tragic drama, starring Edmund Moeschke, Franz Kruger and Ernst Pittschau

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15.00pm Frankenstein (PG) 1931

First sound version of Mary Shelley's novel, which has spawned countless sequels, spoofs and remakes. James Whale's stylish and innovative adaptation stars Colin Clive as the misguided scientist Dr Frankenstein, with an iconic Boris Karloff as his grotesque but innocent patchwork creation. With Mae Clarke and John Boles

16.25pm The Bridge on the River Kwai (PG) 1957

Classic Oscar-winning World War Two drama. Alec Guinness stars as a stiff-upper-lipped British colonel in a Japanese prisoner of war camp who is ordered to have his men build a railway bridge over the River Kwai, forging a vital link in military communications. Although he refuses to obey at first, he eventually agrees to take the project on — but soon becomes obsessed, leading to a dilemma for American soldier William Holden, who's sent to destroy the structure. Jack Hawkins co-stars in David Lean's stirring epic (888)

19.20pm Bless This House (U) 1972

Comedy focusing on the trials and traumas of suburban couple Sid James and Diana Coupland, and their high-spirited children Sally Geeson and Robin Askwith. This attempt to transfer the hugely popular Seventies sitcom to the big screen is not good, with most of the jokes falling flat. Luckily the decent cast — which also includes June Whitfield, Terry Scott and Peter Butterworth — make it bearable (888)

21.00pm As Good as It Gets (15) 1997

Jack Nicholson deservedly bagged his third Academy Award for this romantic comedy. He's on top form as a jaded, thoroughly bigoted writer suffering from an acute case of obsessive-compulsive disorder, who is helped to loosen up by his love-hate relationships with a feisty waitress and his gay neighbour. Co-starring Helen Hunt (who also won an Oscar), Greg Kinnear and Cuba Gooding Jnr (888)

23.35pm Talk to Her (15) 2002

A nurse admires a beautiful dancer from afar — and when she's left in a coma after a car accident, he spends hours at her bedside. The situation leads him to form a friendship with a journalist in a strangely similar situation, who's fallen for a woman fighting for her life after being gored by a bull. Stylish Spanish comedy drama by acclaimed director Pedro Almodovar, starring Javier Camara, Dario Grandinetti and Leonor Watling

01.40am Frankenstein (PG) 1931

First sound version of Mary Shelley's novel, which has spawned countless sequels, spoofs and remakes. James Whale's stylish and innovative adaptation stars Colin Clive as the misguided scientist Dr Frankenstein, with an iconic Boris Karloff as his grotesque but innocent patchwork creation. With Mae Clarke and John Boles

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15.00pm The Bride of Frankenstein (PG) 1935

An eccentric professor tries to force a reluctant Baron Frankenstein to resume his experiments in creating life. Meanwhile, the monster, having survived his apparent death in the first film, is in search of companionship — leading him into a dreadful bargain with the two scientists. James Whale's superior horror sequel, shot through with elements of surreal fantasy and dark humour. Starring Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester, Ernest Thesiger and Valerie Hobson

16.20pm Reach for the Sky (U) 1956

Biopic of World War Two hero Douglas Bader, starring Kenneth More as the British pilot who lost both legs in a plane crash but returned to active service after learning to walk with artificial limbs. Beautifully directed by Lewis Gilbert, the sterling supporting cast includes Muriel Pavlow, Lyndon Brook and Lee Patterson

18.55pm One Fine Day (PG) 1996

George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer star as mismatched single professionals whose children miss a school trip. The pair take it in turns to babysit while struggling to stick to their hectic work schedules — only for their feelings for one another to blossom unexpectedly over the course of the day. Charming romantic comedy, with Charles Durning and Mae Whitman (888)

21.00pm Apocalypse Now (18) 1979

Francis Ford Coppola's superb and highly acclaimed Vietnam War epic about a world-weary US Army captain (Martin Sheen) assigned to penetrate deepest Cambodia and assassinate an insane renegade colonel (Marlon Brando, in a powerful role). Robert Duvall's performance as surf-crazy Kilgore is stunning, and even after repeated viewings, this remains one of the best war movies in history. Frederic Forrest, Sam Bottoms, Dennis Hopper and a young Laurence Fishburne also star, with a cameo by Harrison Ford. Harrowing, but unmissable and compelling stuff (888)

23.50pm Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (15) 1999
Laconic New York assassin Forest Whitaker lives by the samurai code and finds peace through raising pigeons — until he becomes a marked man and sets out to confront his nemesis like a true warrior. Offbeat thriller, also starring John Tormey, Cliff Gorman and Henry Silva (888)

02.00am The Bride of Frankenstein (PG) 1935

An eccentric professor tries to force a reluctant Baron Frankenstein to resume his experiments in creating life. Meanwhile, the monster, having survived his apparent death in the first film, is in search of companionship — leading him into a dreadful bargain with the two scientists. James Whale's superior horror sequel, shot through with elements of surreal fantasy and dark humour. Starring Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester, Ernest Thesiger and Valerie Hobson

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3.00pm The Jungle Book (U) 1942 Family

Rudyard Kipling's classic tale of a jungle boy raised by wolves is brought to the screen with all the swashbuckling excitement of the great book. This film version garnered four Academy Award Nominations, including Best (Black-and-White) Cinematography. (888)

17.00pm Beau Geste (PG) 1939 Action / Adventure / Drama / War

Beau, John, and Digby Geste are three inseparable, adventurous brothers who haven been adopted into the wealthy household of Lady Brandon. When money in the uppercrust household grows tight, Lady Brandon is forced to sell her most treasured jewel the mighty "Blue Water" sapphire. The household gets it out for one final look, the lights go out and it vanishes stolen by one of the brothers, no doubt. That night, Beau, Digby, and John each "confess" and slip out, John leaving behind Isabel, whom he loves. They all join the Foreign Legion, and Beau and Digby are split from John and put under the command of the ruthless and sadistic Sergeant Markoff. Things begin to get hairy as the rest of the Legionaires plot a mutiny against Markoff, in the midst of an attack by Arab hordes.

19.05pm The African Queen (PG) 1951 Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Romance / War

At the start of World War 1, Charlie Allnut is using his old steamer, The African Queen, to ferry supplies to villages in East Africa. When the Rev. Samual Sayer dies, Charlie agrees to take Sayers' sister, Rose, back to civilization. taking on the Germans at the same time.

21.00pm The Godfather: Part II (18) 1974 Crime / Drama

The continuing saga of the Corleone crime family tells the story of a young Vito Corleone growing up in Sicily and in 1910s New York; and follows Michael Corleone in the 1950s as he attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

00.40am Career Girls (15) 1997 Drama

Career girls opens with a train journey towards London's Kings Cross where Annie, one of the major characters is about to meet her old university friend Hannah. She recalls moving into a grotty student flat with Hannah in the mid-eighties. In those days Annie was self conscious and jumpy. The pair have not seen one another since graduation. They both now have moderately successful careers and are, at least on the surface, self assured in their new lives. However, they are still carrying a lot of emotional baggage from their university days. During the course of a weekend they rediscover their close friendship and encounter many faces from the past. (888)

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15.00pm The Count of Monte Cristo (U) 1975

Swashbuckling historical adventure, with Richard Chamberlain on fine form in the lead. He plays a Frenchman determined to exact revenge on the scheming enemies who had him imprisoned on false charges. David Greene's adaptation of the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas is endlessly entertaining, and bolstered by a top-drawer cast, which also includes Tony Curtis, Trevor Howard, Louis Jourdan and Donald Pleasence (888)

16.55pm Genre

A study of epic historical films, looking at the classic tales that inspired movies such as Ben-Hur, Spartacus and Gladiator. There's also an examination of how the genre came close to dying out 30 years ago — but the advent of CGI has turned things around, giving directors the ability to create ancient worlds at the touch of a button

18.05pm The Bridge on the River Kwai (PG) 1957

Classic Oscar-winning World War Two drama. Alec Guinness stars as a stiff-upper-lipped British colonel in a Japanese prisoner of war camp who is ordered to have his men build a railway bridge over the River Kwai, forging a vital link in military communications. Although he refuses to obey at first, he eventually agrees to take the project on — but soon becomes obsessed, leading to a dilemma for American soldier William Holden, who's sent to destroy the structure. Jack Hawkins co-stars in David Lean's stirring epic (888)

21.00pm She's All That (12) 1999

A popular high-school student, on the rebound after a bust-up with his girlfriend, bets his pals he can turn frumpy female student Rachael Leigh Cook into a prom queen — but doesn't realise what he's let himself in for. Of course, he soon realises that, minus her glasses, his “date” is actually his perfect mate. Chirpy, undemanding romantic comedy, with Freddie Prinze Jnr and Paul Walker. Watch out for a scene-stealing supporting performance by Matthew Lillard (888)

22.50pm Gangster No 1 (18) 2000

Stylish and violent thriller about a crime boss troubled by the release of an old gangland rival from prison. Flashbacks explore his brutal rise to power in the 1960s. Malcolm McDowell and Paul Bettany give chilling performances as the nameless central character in the two different eras. Also starring David Thewlis, Saffron Burrows and Kenneth Cranham (888)

00.50am Head-On (18) 2004

A depressed Turkish immigrant living in Germany is taken to hospital after a drunken accident, where he meets a fellow Turk who's attempted suicide and agrees to marry her so she can escape her strict parents. However, they find their union doesn't solve all their problems. Gritty, well-observed drama, starring Birol Unel and Sibel Kekilli

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15.00pm The Thief of Bagdad (U) 1940 Adventure / Family / Fantasy

Alexander Korda's unmissable Oscar-winning Arabian Nights fantasy adventure, starring Sabu in the title role of the thief who finds himself imprisoned with the deposed king of Baghdad. Together, the pair come up with a plan to escape and reclaim the throne in the name of the rightful monarch — with a little help from flying carpets, a genie, a magical jewel and an enchanted mechanical horse. Rex Ingram, Conrad Veidt, John Justin and June Duprez also star (888)

17.05pm This Island Earth (PG) 1955 Sci-Fi

The cream of the Earth's scientists are summoned to join a mysterious project — only to discover too late they are being kidnapped by aliens who want to use their brilliant minds to help their war-torn planet. Classic sci-fi adventure, with Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason and Faith Domergue

18.40pm Chariots of Fire (U) 1981 Drama / History / Sport

Old-fashioned, stirring Oscar-winning drama based on the true story of two contrasting British runners — Scotsman Eric Liddell and Jewish student Harold Abrahams — going for gold at the 1924 Olympics in Paris. Ben Cross and Ian Charleson are brilliant as the sportsmen, who are driven to run for very different reasons, while Nigel Havers, John Gielgud and Ian Holm are among the stiff upper-lipped co-stars. Vangelis's evocative soundtrack serves to raise viewers' spirits (888)

21.00pm East Is East (15) 1999 Comedy / Drama

A well-deserved hit at the British box office, this hugely enjoyable comedy follows a Pakistani chip shop owner in Seventies Salford as he tries to keep his seven unruly children under control — but they seem determined to ignore his moral advice, with hilarious results. The likeable cast includes Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Chris Bisson, Jimi Mistry, Jordan Routledge and Archie Panjabi (888)

22.50pm Saturday Night Fever (15) 1977 Drama / Music

A streetwise shop assistant escapes the monotony of everyday life by squeezing into a slinky white suit and strutting his stuff on the dance floor at his local discotheque. John Travolta gives an Oscar-nominated breakthrough performance in this gritty Seventies drama which epitomises the era of disco and flares, with Karen Lynn Gorney and Paul Pape. The film features a smash-hit soundtrack, including songs by the Bee Gees (888)

01.05am Ôdishon (Audition) (18) 1999 Drama / Horror / Romance / Thriller

A lonely widower is persuaded to seek female company, and becomes attracted to a mysterious and strikingly beautiful dancer after seeing her audition for a film. He begins courting her, but never suspects she hides terrifying secrets in her past. Controversial Japanese director Takashi Miike's compelling horror, featuring a horribly realistic violent assault which is not for the faint-hearted. Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina and Jun Kunimura star

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15.00pm The Mummy (PG) 1932 Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Romance

In 1921 a field expedition in Egypt discovers the mummy of ancient Egyptian prince Im-Ho-Tep, who was condemned and buried alive for sacrilege. Also found in the tomb is the Scroll of Thoth, which can bring the dead back to life. One night a young member of the expedition reads the Scroll out loud, and then goes insane, realizing that he has brought Im-Ho-Tep back to life. Ten years later, disguised as a modern Egyptian, the mummy attempts to reunite with his lost love, an ancient princess who has been reincarnated into a beautiful young woman.

16.20pm

The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) (TV) (PG ) Adventure

A mysterious prisoner proves to be a key player in a battle to control the fate of 17th-century France. Hugely enjoyable swashbuckling adventure, starring Richard Chamberlain in a dual role — as both the masked jailbird and the despotic French ruler. Patrick McGoohan, Louis Jourdan, Jenny Agutter and Ian Holm number among the starry supporting cast. Adapted from the classic story by Alexandre Dumas, and directed by Mike Newell (888)

18.20pm Howards End (PG) 1992 Drama

Acclaimed Merchant-Ivory period drama based on EM Forster's novel about the conflict between two families from vastly different backgrounds who become fatefully entwined. Starring Emma Thompson in an Oscar-winning role alongside Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter and Sam West (888)

21.00pm The Godfather: Part II (18) 1974 Crime / Drama

Francis Ford Coppola's Academy Award-winning sequel to his acclaimed gangster movie — one of just a few sequels to outdo their originals. Al Pacino returns as Michael Corleone, who sets out to clinch a make-or-break deal with an ageing gangster — but finds his plans torn apart by a traitor within the family. The plot is intercut with flashback sequences chronicling the early life of Michael's father Don Vito, played by Oscar-winner Robert De Niro, as he makes the shift from immigrant grocery store clerk to Mafia bigwig. Also starring Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, John Cazale and Lee Strasberg

00.40am The Crazies (18) 1973 Action / Horror / Thriller / Drama / Sci-Fi

The US Army moves in to investigate a mysteriously infected water supply, only to find it has had a sinister effect on the people who've drunk it, turning them into murderous marauders. Night of the Living Dead director George A Romero's blood-splattered sci-fi horror doesn't quite match the standard of the classic zombie chiller, but there's plenty to keep genre aficionados hooked. Lane Carroll, Will MacMillan and Harold Wayne Jones star

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15.00pm The Cat Returns (U) 2002 (Neko no ongaeshi) Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy

A young girl rescues a mysterious cat from traffic and soon finds herself the unwelcome recipient of gifts and favors from the King of the Cats, who also wants her to marry his son, Prince Lune. With the assistance of a fat, grouchy real cat and a an elegant cat statuette come to life (both characters featured in Studio Ghibli's earlier anime "Whisper of the Heart"), the girl visits the Cat Kingdom and narrowly escapes again. (888)

16.30pm Reach for the Sky (U) 1956 Biography / Drama / War

Biopic of World War Two hero Douglas Bader, starring Kenneth More as the British pilot who lost both legs in a plane crash but returned to active service after learning to walk with artificial limbs. Beautifully directed by Lewis Gilbert, the sterling supporting cast includes Muriel Pavlow, Lyndon Brook and Lee Patterson.

19.05pm Brewster's Millions (PG) 1985 Comedy

Brewster is a minor league baseball player. Unknown to him, he had a (recently deceased) rich relative. In order to test if Brewster knows the value of money, he is given the task of disposing of $30m in 30 days. Brewster isn't allowed to have any assets to show for the $30m or waste the money in any way. If successful, Brewster gets to inherit $300m. The biggest problem of all however, is that Brewster can't tell anyone what he's doing, so everyone thinks he's crazy. Add to this the fact that if he fails, two scheming trustees will get their hands on the money, Brewster's task is not an easy one, starring Richard Pryor, John Candy and Lonette McKee.

21.00pm She's All That (12) 1999 Comedy / Romance

High school favourite Zach Siler is dumped by his prom queen shoe-in girlfriend for some slimey TV soap star. On the rebound he takes a bet from his best friend that he can take up with mousey bespectacled Laney Boggs and get her voted prom queen instead. Great friend, impossible task. Though once Laney scraps her glasses, does her hair, and gets into decent rags, Zach finds himself taking rather a lot of notice of her, with Freddie Prinze Jnr and Paul Walker. Watch out for a scene-stealing supporting performance by Matthew Lillard (888)

22.50pm Desperado (18) 1995 Action / Crime / Thriller

With this sequel to his prize-winning independent previous film, "El Mariachi," director Robert Rodriquez joins the ranks of Sam Peckinpah and John Woo as a master of slick, glamorized ultra-violence. We pick up the story as a continuation of "El Mariachi," where an itinerant musician, looking for work, gets mistaken for a hitman and thereby entangled in a web of love, corruption, and death. This time, he is out to avenge the murder of his lover and the maiming of his fretting hand, which occurred at the end of the earlier movie. However, the plot is recapitulated, and again, a case of mistaken identity leads to a very high body count, involvement with a beautiful woman who works for the local drug lord, and finally, the inevitable face-to-face confrontation and bloody showdown. Cheech Marin, Steve Buscemi and Quentin Tarantino co-star (888)
00.45am The Great Silence (15) 1968 Drama / Western

A group of greedy bounty hunters led by the brutal Loco (Klaus Kinski) are in pursuit of a band of outlaws who have escaped and are hiding out in the hills of the snowy Utah frontier. After an innocent man is killed with no remorse, a mute gunslinger named Silence (Jean-Louis Trintignant) is called upon by the man's wife to seek revenge. Standing between the innocents and the corrupted bounty hunters, Silence decides to mete out his own brand of justice, even though the lines between the bad and the good have already been blurred. Famed Italian director Serio Corbucci (DJANGO) helmed this bleak, stylish, and violent spaghetti western, which features a score from Ennio Morricone.

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15.00pm Beau Geste (PG) 1939 Action / Adventure / Drama / War

Beau, John, and Digby Geste are three inseparable, adventurous brothers who haven been adopted into the wealthy household of Lady Brandon. When money in the uppercrust household grows tight, Lady Brandon is forced to sell her most treasured jewel the mighty "Blue Water" sapphire. The household gets it out for one final look, the lights go out and it vanishes stolen by one of the brothers, no doubt. That night, Beau, Digby, and John each "confess" and slip out, John leaving behind Isabel, whom he loves. They all join the Foreign Legion, and Beau and Digby are split from John and put under the command of the ruthless and sadistic Sergeant Markoff. Things begin to get hairy as the rest of the Legionaires plot a mutiny against Markoff, in the midst of an attack by Arab hordes.

17.15pm The History of Mr Polly (U) 1949 Drama

Period comedy about a timid Victorian draper's assistant who's forced by to re-evaluate his life by his irritating wife. He finally makes the momentous decision to strike out on his own, but his grand adventure suffers a few false starts. When he does look set to finally get going, he struggles to leave the past behind. Based on HG Wells' classic novel, starring John Mills, Sally Ann Howes, Megs Jenkins and Finlay Currie (888)

19.10pm Small Time Crooks (PG) 2000 Comedy / Crime

Ray Winkler is a "small time crook" with big dreams. Recruiting his wife and some fellow bumblers, he leaves his job as a dishwasher to open a cookie store next to a bank. And while his wife operates the cookie store, he and his cohorts work in the basement on breaking into the bank. Wealth comes from an unexpected direction, helping fulfill his dreams. But there is an ancient curse about getting everything you wish for. Woody Allen directs, writes and co-stars with Tracey Ullman, Hugh Grant, Elaine May and Michael Rapaport (888)

21.00pm Four Weddings and a Funeral (15) 1994 Comedy / Romance / Drama

Romantic comedy about Charles, a noncommittal Englishman who meets Carrie--the American girl of his dreams--at a mutual friend's wedding and proceeds to awkwardly woo her through one funeral and three more weddings--one of which happens to be her own. Finally Charles discovers himself standing at the altar on his own wedding day, betrothed to a woman he has no desire to spend the rest of his life with. (888)

23.10pm Gangster No 1 (18) 2000 Crime / Drama / Thriller

Stylish and violent thriller about a crime boss troubled by the release of an old gangland rival from prison. Flashbacks explore his brutal rise to power in the 1960s. Malcolm McDowell and Paul Bettany give chilling performances as the nameless central character in the two different eras. Also starring David Thewlis, Saffron Burrows and Kenneth Cranham (888)

01.10am La Belle et La Bete (PG) 1946 Drama / Fantasy

A half-ruined merchant lives in the country with his son Ludovic and his three daughters. Two of the daughters, Felicie and Adelaide, are real shrews, selfish, pretentious, evil. They exploit the third daughter, Belle, as a servant. One day, the merchant gets lost in the forest and enters a strange castle. He picks up a rose for Belle and the castle's owner appear. He is a monster, half-human, half-beast, and possesses magic powers. He sentences the merchant to death, unless he give up one of his daughters. Belle sacrifices herself for her father and goes to the castle, discovering that the Beast is not so wild and inhuman as it seems.

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15.00pm The Thirty-Nine Steps (U) 1959

Kenneth More stars as John Buchan's daring hero Richard Hannay, who inadvertently becomes embroiled in international espionage after a woman's death. Run-of-the-mill remake of Hitchcock's classic 1935 thriller, with Taina Elg, Barry Jones and James Hayter

16.45pm Uncle Silas (PG) 1947

Jean Simmons stars as a 17-year-old heiress who is sent to live with her seemingly benevolent uncle following the death of her father. However, the old man is actually only interested in the girl's money — and it's not long before her life is threatened by his dark and devious designs. Period melodrama saved from the doldrums by fine performances from the ensemble cast, including Derrick De Marney, Derek Bond, Esmond Knight and Katrina Paxinou (888)

18.40pm Chariots of Fire (U) 1981

Old-fashioned, stirring Oscar-winning drama based on the true story of two contrasting British runners — Scotsman Eric Liddell and Jewish student Harold Abrahams — going for gold at the 1924 Olympics in Paris. Ben Cross and Ian Charleson are brilliant as the sportsmen, who are driven to run for very different reasons, while Nigel Havers, John Gielgud and Ian Holm are among the stiff upper-lipped co-stars. Vangelis's evocative soundtrack serves to raise viewers' spirits (888)

21.00pm Notting Hill (15) 1999

A scatterbrained bookshop owner falls for a multi-millionaire film star in writer Richard Curtis's smash-hit follow-up to Four Weddings and a Funeral. Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts are perfect as the unlikely couple, who face all manner of obstacles to make their romance work. Rhys Ifans delivers a great performance as Grant's wacky flatmate. Feelgood romantic comedy, with Emma Chambers, James Dreyfus, Gina McKee, Hugh Bonneville and Tim McInnerny (888)

23.15pm You Can Count on Me (15) 2000

A single mother lives a relatively peaceful life in the small town where she grew up, hoping to keep her son from all the dangers of modern life — but when her wayward brother appears, he seems to be the catalyst for a series of chaotic events. He's after both financial and emotional support from his long-suffering sister — but his arrival soon has serious implications for her and her child. Oscar-nominated drama, starring Laura Linney, Rory Culkin and Mark Ruffalo (888)

01.15am Repo Man (18) 1984

Alex Cox's cult sci-fi comedy drama, starring Emilio Estevez as a streetwise punk who takes a job repossessing vehicles. While veteran repo man Harry Dean Stanton shows him the tricks of the trade, he encounters a UFO conspiracy theorist and becomes involved with the hunt for a 1964 Chevy Malibu with something sinister lurking in the trunk. With Tracey Walter, Fox Harris and Vonetta McGee

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15.00pm Dr Cyclops (PG) 1940

A deranged scientist develops a process that can shrink humans, and soon gets a chance to use his technique when four visitors to his jungle lair dare to cross him. As the pint-sized captives attempt to escape, they begin to realise that the mad doctor isn't the only problem, as they come across a variety of seemingly giant wildlife. Albert Dekker stars in this Technicolor horror, laden with special effects, which was directed by Ernest B Schoedsack the co-director of the more famous King Kong

16.25pm The Man in the Iron Mask (PG) 1976

A mysterious prisoner proves to be a key player in a battle to control the fate of 17th-century France. Hugely enjoyable swashbuckling adventure, starring Richard Chamberlain in a dual role — as both the masked jailbird and the despotic French ruler. Patrick McGoohan, Louis Jourdan, Jenny Agutter and Ian Holm number among the starry supporting cast. Adapted from the classic story by Alexandre Dumas, and directed by Mike Newell (888)

18.20pm Howards End (PG) 1992

Acclaimed Merchant-Ivory period drama based on EM Forster's novel about the conflict between two families from vastly different backgrounds who become fatefully entwined. Starring Emma Thompson in an Oscar-winning role alongside Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter and Sam West

21.00pm The Godfather: Part III (15) 1990

Al Pacino stars in the concluding part of Francis Ford Coppola's acclaimed film trilogy. Twenty years after ordering the murder of his brother, ageing don Michael Corleone is close to fulfilling his dream of severing his family's Mafia ties and gaining legitimacy, but vengeful enemies and the actions of his hot-headed nephew soon fling him back into a life of crime. Also starring Andy Garcia — who scooped an Oscar nomination for his performance — Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Eli Wallach, Bridget Fonda and Joe Mantegna

00.10am The Warrior (12) 2000

Award-winning historical drama, starring Irfan Khan as a warrior who vows to give up his violent ways after a crisis of conscience. But his master is left fuming at this unexpected change of heart, and sends hired killers to exact a suitably bloody revenge. A trek through the Himalayas ensues, as the former champion sets out to find inner peace — with his pursuers hot on his tail. With Puru Chhibber, Sheikh Annuddin and Manoj Mishra (888)

01.50am The Sunchaser (15) 1996

A teenage tearaway suffering from cancer kidnaps his doctor and forces him to take him to a mystical lake in a Navajo reservation said to have healing qualities. Emotional drama from The Deer Hunter director Michael Cimino, starring the ever-reliable Woody Harrelson, with Jon Seda and Anne Bancroft

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15.00pm The Cat Returns (U) 2002

A young girl saves a cat's life, and is rewarded for her good deed by being whisked away to a magical land of powerful felines. Unfortunately, the King of the Cats soon sets his sights on her, and she must look to new friends to help her escape a horrible fate. Heart-warming animation, with the voices of Rene Auberjonois, Kristen Bell and Tim Curry. Dubbed in English (888)

16.40pm A Town Like Alice (PG) 1956

Jack Lee's harrowing drama is never easy viewing, but it's certainly worth the effort. Based on the novel by Nevil Shute, it explores the harsh realities of life for women prisoners of the Japanese in Malaya during World War Two, as they are forced to march for days on end, while being subjected to random beatings and torture. Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch, Takagi and Jean Anderson are among the top-drawer cast (888)

19.05pm Brewster's Millions (PG) 1985

A baseball player is thrilled to learn he is due to receive a massive inheritance, but there's just one condition — he must spend $30million in just one month, or he'll lose the lot. It sounds easy enough, but even with the help of his closest pals, he realises he's got a lot of work to do. Lacklustre comedy with too many of the jokes failing to hit their targets, starring Richard Pryor, John Candy and Lonette McKee

21.00pm League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (15) 2005 Premiere.

Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith and the non-appearing Jeremy Dyson bring their twisted humour to the big screen for a feature-length spin-off of the acclaimed comedy series. When characters Hilary Briss, Geoff Tipps and Herr Lipp escape the town of Royston Vasey and slip into the real world, they set out to find the writers who created them, leading to a complex, chaotic and often terrifying race to address the imbalance between fact and fiction. Surreal comedy, with Michael Sheen and David Warner

22.40pm Desperado (18) 1995

A mysterious man carrying a guitar case full of firearms arrives in a small town to take revenge on the drugs baron who made the mistake of crossing him. Director Robert Rodriguez's beautifully shot retelling of his acclaimed violent thriller El Mariachi, boasting gunplay and explosions galore, with the gorgeous Antonio Banderas in the lead, and Salma Hayek as the woman who wins his heart. Cheech Marin, Steve Buscemi and Quentin Tarantino co-star (888)

00.35am Azumi (18) 2003

A team of orphaned children are raised to be ruthless assassins. However, when they're sent out into the real world on a deadly mission, complications arise in the form of a vicious warlord who doesn't take kindly to being on their hit-list. Cue all manner of gory and grisly fight sequences as a bloodthirsty madman is unleashed upon the young killers. Violent martial arts thriller, starring Aya Ueto, Kenji Kohashi and Hiroki Narimiya (888)

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15.00pm The Mummy (PG) 1932

Boris Karloff stars as a 3,700-year-old Egyptian priest who returns from the dead to woo the reincarnation of his former lover (Zita Johann) and exact revenge on the archaeologists who awakened him from his millennia-long sleep. Atmospheric vintage horror, with David Manners, Arthur Byron and Edward Van Sloan

16.30pm The Wicked Lady (PG) 1945

A 17th-century noblewoman tires of her humdrum life and decides to seek a little excitement — turning to highway robbery and murder to spice up her life, as well as getting romantically involved with a caddish crook. Absolutely fabulous classic British costume drama, with Margaret Lockwood on brilliant form as the vampish villainess, and support from James Mason, Patricia Roc and Griffith Jones (888)

18.25pm Princess Mononoke (PG) 1997

A bold lad sets out on an epic journey after he falls foul of a deadly infection. However, his quest for a cure leads him to a village where enraged spirits are taking revenge on humanity for plundering the earth. The traveller attempts to bring harmony to the situation — but his intervention leads to further discord. Acclaimed animated drama, with the voices of Billy Crudup, Gillian Anderson, Billy Bob Thornton and Claire Danes. Dubbed in English

21.00pm Four Weddings and a Funeral (15) 1994

A yuppie seems destined always to be the best man and never the groom, but his run of romantic misfortune looks set to change once he meets an American beauty. However, the prospect of a transatlantic relationship succeeding seems slim, so the pair go their separate ways — only for him to realise he can't forget her. Richard Curtis's brilliantly played blockbusting comedy hurled Hugh Grant into the showbiz stratosphere, while Andie MacDowell manages to be slightly less annoying than usual, playing his unlikely soulmate. John Hannah, Charlotte Coleman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Simon Callow and James Fleet co-star as Grant's circle of friends (888)
23.10pm A Clockwork Orange (18) 1971

Stanley Kubrick's critically acclaimed but hugely controversial drama telling the story of Alex, a sadistic youth whose principal interests are rape, ultra-violence and Beethoven. Eventually arrested and imprisoned, Alex is subjected to a sinister form of aversion therapy designed to brainwash him into a state of placid conformity. Based on the novel by Anthony Burgess, with Malcolm McDowell, Warren Clarke, Patrick Magee, Adrienne Corri and David Prowse. Kubrick himself effectively banned the film in the UK after a spate of “copycat” attacks, allegedly inspired by Alex and his gang, made front-page news, and it has only been available in Britain since the director's death in 1999

01.45am A Decade Under the Influence (18) 2003

In the late 60s and early 70s, films such as Bonnie and Clyde and Five Easy Pieces were greeted with full houses and critical acclaim, paving the way to successes such as The Godfather, Chinatown and Taxi Driver. Ted Demme and Richard LaGravenese's film looks at the rise of American filmmaking, with contributions from, among others, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Dennis Hopper and Julie Christie.

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15.00pm The History of Mr Polly (U) 1949 Drama

Period comedy about a timid Victorian draper's assistant who's forced by to re-evaluate his life by his irritating wife. He finally makes the momentous decision to strike out on his own, but his grand adventure suffers a few false starts. When he does look set to finally get going, he struggles to leave the past behind. Based on HG Wells' classic novel, starring John Mills, Sally Ann Howes, Megs Jenkins and Finlay Currie (888)

16.50pm It Came from Outer Space (PG) 1953 Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

An astronomer witnesses an spacecraft crash-landing in the Arizona desert. While nobody believes his story at first, people soon start disappearing, only to reappear behaving strangely under the aliens' influence. Classic sci-fi adventure, with Richard Carlson and Barbara Rush

18.25pm Close Encounters of the Third Kind (PG) 1977
Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi

Cableman Roy Neary is one of several people who experience a close encounter of the first kind, witnessing UFOs flying through the night sky. He is subsequently haunted by a mountainlike image in his head and becomes obsessed with discovering what it represents, putting severe strain on his marriage. Meanwhile, government agents around the world have a close encounter of the second kind, discovering physical evidence of otherworldly visitors in the form of military vehicles that went missing decades ago suddenly appearing in the middle of nowhere. Roy and the agents both follow the clues they have been given to reach a site where they will have a close encounter of the third kind: contact.

21.00pm Notting Hill (15) 1999 Comedy / Romance / Drama

Every man's dream comes true for William Thacker, a successless Notting Hill bookstore owner, when Anna Scott, the world's most beautiful woman and best-liked actress, enters his shop. A little later, he still can't believe it himself, William runs into her again - this time spilling orange juice over her. Anna accepts his offer to change in his nearby apartment, and thanks him with a kiss, which seems to surprise her even more than him. Eventually, Anna and William get to know each other better over the months, but being together with the world's most wanted woman is not easy - neither around your closest friends, nor in front of the all-devouring press. (888)

23.15pm Urban Legend (18) 1998 Horror / Thriller / Mystery

A group of intrepid students investigate a spate of killings at college, convinced the bogeyman from a local legend has come to life to wreak havoc among their classmates, as he picks off victims in increasingly grisly fashion. Undemanding, unoriginal and uninvolving, this horror stars Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart and Jared Leto (888)

01.10am Saturday Night Fever (15) 1977 Drama / Music

Tony is an uneducated Brooklyn teenager. The highlight of his week is going to the local disco, where he is the king of the dancefloor. Tony meets Stephanie at the disco and they agree to dance together in a competition. Stephanie resists Tony's attempts to romance her, as she aspires to greater things; she is moving across the river to Manhattan. Gradually, Tony also becomes disillusioned with the life he is leading and he and Stephanie decide to help one another to start afresh.

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15.00pm A Town Like Alice (PG) 1956

Jack Lee's harrowing drama is never easy viewing, but it's certainly worth the effort. Based on the novel by Nevil Shute, it explores the harsh realities of life for women prisoners of the Japanese in Malaya during World War Two, as they are forced to march for days on end, while being subjected to random beatings and torture. Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch, Takagi and Jean Anderson are among the top-drawer cast (888)

17.20pm The Thirty-Nine Steps (U) 1959

Kenneth More stars as John Buchan's daring hero Richard Hannay, who inadvertently becomes embroiled in international espionage after a woman's death. Run-of-the-mill remake of Hitchcock's classic 1935 thriller, with Taina Elg, Barry Jones and James Hayter (888)

19.05pm Evolution (PG) 2001

Mild-mannered science teachers David Duchovny and Orlando Jones investigate a mysterious meteor and discover it's oozing a bizarre fluid which turns out to contain millions of minuscule, but rapidly evolving, organisms. It's not long before the microscopic creatures are turning into a terrifying selection of alien monsters with a taste for meat. Side-splitting sci-fi comedy, with Julianne Moore, Seann William Scott, Dan Aykroyd and Ted Levine

21.00pm The Godfather: Part III (15) 1990

Al Pacino stars in the concluding part of Francis Ford Coppola's acclaimed film trilogy. Twenty years after ordering the murder of his brother, ageing don Michael Corleone is close to fulfilling his dream of severing his family's Mafia ties and gaining legitimacy, but vengeful enemies and the actions of his hot-headed nephew soon fling him back into a life of crime. Also starring Andy Garcia — who scooped an Oscar nomination for his performance — Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Eli Wallach, Bridget Fonda and Joe Mantegna

00.10am You Can Count on Me (15) 2000

A single mother lives a relatively peaceful life in the small town where she grew up, hoping to keep her son from all the dangers of modern life — but when her wayward brother appears, he seems to be the catalyst for a series of chaotic events. He's after both financial and emotional support from his long-suffering sister — but his arrival soon has serious implications for her and her child. Oscar-nominated drama, starring Laura Linney, Rory Culkin and Mark Ruffalo (888)

02.10am La Belle et La Bete (PG) 1946

Jean Cocteau's superb fairy tale fantasy based on the popular story of Beauty and the Beast, about a girl who sacrifices herself to save her father and becomes imprisoned by a wolf-like creature who gradually wins her heart. Jean Marais, Josette Day, Mila Parely, Nane Germon and Michel Auclair star in this mesmerising and beautifully crafted offering

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15.00pm The Black Tent (U) 1956

A battle-wounded British Army captain is saved by a tribe of nomads in the Libyan desert, and they take him to their camp, where he's cared for by the sheikh's daughter. However, before he can resume his fight against the Nazis, he's enraptured by her exotic charms. Largely uninteresting romantic drama saved only by the breathtaking scenery. Anthony Steel, Donald Sinden, Andre Morell and Donald Pleasence star (888)

16.55pm The Quiller Memorandum (PG) 1966

A secret agent (George Segal) is assigned to investigate a neo-Nazi organisation in Sixties Berlin — which, not surprisingly, isn't an easy task. While it's a well-made and acted thriller, it doesn't exactly leap off the screen with gripping excitement. Also starring Alec Guinness, Max von Sydow and George Sanders, with a script by Harold Pinter (888)

18.55pm Explorers 1985

A young Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix head the cast of this sci-fi adventure, in which three boys intercept a message from outer space. Discovering it contains instructions for creating their own spaceship, they set out to trace the signal to its source. With Jason Presson, Robert Picardo and Dick Miller

21.00pm LA Confidential (18) 1997

Guy Pearce stars as an ambitious but cowardly detective, who must team up with his arch-enemy, courageous and thuggish cop Russell Crowe, to solve a tough murder case which threatens to expose corruption in the highest echelons of LA's police force. Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito and James Cromwell co-star in Curtis Hanson's acclaimed Fifties-set thriller, along with Kim Basinger, who won an Oscar for her role as a high-class hooker

23.40pm Educating Rita (15) 1983

Michael Caine and Julie Walters star as teacher and pupil in Willy Russell's acclaimed adaptation of his own comic play. A bored Liverpool hairdresser looking for a challenge enrols on an Open University course — and immediately locks horns with her boozy tutor. Fabulous, funny and emotional, this is an absolute must-see. Michael Williams and Maureen Lipman co-star (888)

01.45am Timecode (15) 2000

Hugely enjoyable, ground-breaking drama from British director Mike Figgis, using a split-screen technique to tell four tales simultaneously. The rock 'n' roll lifestyle of Hollywood provides the backdrop as characters play out everyday relationship traumas — and expose the consequences for all concerned. Salma Hayek, Saffron Burrows, Holly Hunter and Kyle MacLachlan head a star-studded cast, who were given an outline of events planned for the film, but improvised the dialogue and action themselves

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