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Carlton Cinema

2002-05-24 · Friday · 15 listings

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01:00
Unusual drama about a struggling American Indian who accepts a shadowy offer from a stranger to star in a snuff film in exchange for $50,000, which he uses to improve the lives of his children. Knowing what kind of film he is starring in and the terrible price he must pay, the man spends seven days with his family. This film marked Johnny Depp’s directorial debut
(135 mins)Programme ID 00154F13Broadcast ID 1151867
03:15
Harrowing drama, based on real-life events. An idealistic priest defends six children in a Bosnian mountain village who claim to have seen a vision of the Virgin Mary. As word spreads of the vision and the village becomes a focal point for Catholics, the local Communist officials try to ban the gatherings and imprison the priest
(120 mins)Programme ID 000C8931Broadcast ID 1152036
05:15
Sporting drama set in the 30s about a young factory worker who quits his job to pursue his dream of motorbike racing, disregarding his wife’s feelings - even when she threatens to leave him
(105 mins)Programme ID 00024076Broadcast ID 1152157
07:00
Series of documentaries taking an overview of British cinema. This programme profiles the celebrated British actress Margaret Lockwood, star of films including ‘The Lady Vanishes’ and ‘The Wicked Lady’
(30 mins)Programme ID 001843F8Broadcast ID 1152278
07:30
Fast-moving World War II spy thriller in which a British secret agent goes undercover in Germany to rescue a Czech inventor and his daughter from their Nazi kidnappers
(95 mins)Programme ID 00043B99Broadcast ID 1152331
09:05
Pacy comedy about an infamous Italian con man, nicknamed the Fox, who attempts an outrageous bullion robbery on escaping from jail. All he needs to make it work is the cooperation of the police and the population of an entire village. Co-scripted by Neil Simon
(115 mins)Programme ID 0001ACE8Broadcast ID 1152496
11:00
Slapstick tale about a college student who accidentally discovers a serum that makes things invisible. When a gang of crooks gets wind of the substance, they decide to go after it - but the staff of Medfield College need the serum to win an annual science bursary that will save the school from closing. A madcap struggle between scholars and hoods ensues. Sequel to ‘The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes’
(105 mins)Programme ID 0000EAE1Broadcast ID 1152647
12:45
Adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy about a feisty, headstrong woman who is eventually tamed by her new husband. Katherina’s sharp tongue and rude manner make all potential suitors wary. However, when the swaggering Petruchio rides into town, he sees something other men have missed and so determines to make Katherina his loving and obedient wife
(135 mins)Programme ID 000ABC3ABroadcast ID 1152838
15:00
Comedy in which the 'Carry On' team end up engaged in a hospital power struggle as the hospital staff take on the patients. Medical puns and bedpan jokes galore bolster the hospital hijinks
(90 mins)Programme ID 00101CFCBroadcast ID 1153091
16:30
A profile of the actor, singer and dancer famous for her roles in ‘Sweet Charity’, ‘The Apartment’ and ‘Terms of Endearment’
(55 mins)Programme ID 000D8DEEBroadcast ID 1153269
17:25
A British plantation owner in Malaya, whose marriage is on the rocks, tries to force his wife and son to return to England when native rebels go on the rampage. Her decision to stay and help her husband fight off the uprising leads to a night of terror which helps to determine their future together
(95 mins)Programme ID 0000AF5FBroadcast ID 1153363
19:00
Classic British comedy about a tweed manufacturer’s elderly accountant who devises a plan to save the company from an American takeover bid. The arrival of an efficiency expert from the States causes enough of a stir, but when it turns out to be a woman, the old-fashioned number cruncher declares war. Adaptation of a James Thurber story
(90 mins)Programme ID 00011FF7Broadcast ID 1153563
20:30
Julianne Moore
A look at the career of actress Julianne Moore, whose films include ‘Hannibal’, ‘The End of the Affair’ and ‘Magnolia’
(30 mins)Programme ID 0015FC37Broadcast ID 1153743
21:00
Oscar-winning adaptation of Henry Fielding’s bawdy tale of a rakish young man’s romantic meanderings in 18th-century England. The eponymous hero discovers early in life that he has a winning way with women, but his heart is set on a local dignitary’s daughter who seems beyond his grasp. Director Richardson’s use of unorthodox cinematic techniques helps to bring the playfulness of Fielding’s novel to life
(120 mins)Programme ID 00033F1FBroadcast ID 1153791
23:00
Thriller about a successful yet unfulfilled businessman who harbours secret desires to alter his life. He meets up with a mysterious drifter, who lures him into a seedy life of vice and crime that brings out his dark side. As events escalate, there is a confrontation between the two men
(105 mins)Programme ID 00011A73Broadcast ID 1154009