Sunday, February 05 2012

Entertainment

tv Search

TV or Radio?

Date Range

Sky Movies Comedy / Today

MORNING

06:20

Vampires Suck (2010 12) TW

Genre: Comedy
Director: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Cast: Jenn Proske, Matt Lanter, Diedrich Bader, Christopher N Riggi, Ken Jeong, Anneliese van der Pol, Mike Mayhall, Rett Terrell

A teenage girl with an overbearing father finds herself torn between two boys, each of whom has a supernatural secret. As the two creatures of the night fight over her, tensions come to a head at the high school prom. Spoof of vampire movies, starring Jenn Proske, Matt Lanter, Diedrich Bader and Christopher N Riggi
(Comedy Film)

07:50

35mm DW

This week's news from the world of cinema, including previews of forthcoming films and coverage of UK cinema releases

08:20

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009 PG) TDW

Genre: Comedy
Director: Oliver Parker, Barnaby Thompson
Cast: Rupert Everett, Gemma Arterton, Colin Firth, David Tennant, Talulah Riley, Tamsin Egerton, Sarah Harding, Zawe Ashton

The mischievous schoolgirls embark on a hunt for buried treasure after learning their headmistress Miss Fritton is a descendent of pirates. However, they face competition in the form of a dastardly lord eager to locate the loot for himself. Comedy sequel based on the late Ronald Searle's cartoons, starring Rupert Everett, Gemma Arterton, Colin Firth, David Tennant and Talulah Riley
(Comedy Film)

10:15

Uncle Buck (1989 12) TW

Genre: Comedy
Director: John Hughes
Cast: John Candy, Macaulay Culkin, Jean Kelly, Amy Madigan, Gaby Hoffmann, Laurie Metcalf, Elaine Bromka, Garrett M Brown, Jay Underwood

An unreliable but good-natured slob is called upon to look after his trouble-making nephew and nieces while their parents are away - and what starts as a disaster soon changes for the better as the unlikely babysitter gets to grips with the finer points of the job. Family comedy, starring John Candy, Macaulay Culkin, Jean Kelly, Gaby Hoffman, Amy Madigan and Laurie Metcalf
(Comedy Film)

AFTERNOON

12:00

You Again (2010 U) TDW

Genre: Comedy
Director: Andy Fickman
Cast: Kristen Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver, Odette Yustman, Victor Garber, Betty White, Jimmy Wolk, Kristin Chenoweth

A PR executive is outraged when her brother decides to marry the girl who made her life a misery when they were in high school. Her mother advises her to forget the past, but finds it hard to take her own advice when she learns the bride's aunt is her own teenage nemesis. Comedy, starring Kristen Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver and Odette Yustman
(Comedy Film)

13:50

Little Fockers (2010 12) TDW

Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Weitz
Cast: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Jessica Alba

Nurse Greg is now the proud father of twins, but has yet to earn the respect of his wife's stern father after 10 years of marriage. The couple invite both sides of their extended family to the kids' birthday party, where Greg makes a desperate effort to finally prove his worth to his father-in-law. Comedy sequel, with Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson and Dustin Hoffman
(Comedy Film)

15:30

Stuck on You (2003 12) TDW

Genre: Comedy
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Cast: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Eva Mendes, Cher, Seymour Cassel, Wen Yann Shih, Pat Crawford Brown, Ray Valliere, Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson

Conjoined twins head for the bright lights of Hollywood, where one of them lands a role on a TV show starring alongside Cher - but his dreams of acting success are hampered by his brother's determination to search for the woman he has been romancing online. Comedy from the Farrelly brothers, starring Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear, and featuring cameo appearances by Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson as themselves
(Comedy Film)

17:30

Top Secret! (1984 15)

Genre: Comedy
Director: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Cast: Val Kilmer, Lucy Gutteridge, Omar Sharif, Michael Gough, Peter Cushing, Jeremy Kemp, Warren Clarke, Jim Carter

A rock 'n' roll singer goes on tour in East Germany in the 1950s, where a scientist's daughter draws him into the world of international espionage through a French underground movement seeking to foil a Nazi plan to take over the world. Comedy, spoofing Second World War spy thrillers and Elvis movies, starring Val Kilmer, Lucy Gutteridge and Omar Sharif
(Comedy Film)

EVENING

19:15

Uncle Buck (1989 12) TW

Genre: Comedy
Director: John Hughes
Cast: John Candy, Macaulay Culkin, Jean Kelly, Amy Madigan, Gaby Hoffmann, Laurie Metcalf, Elaine Bromka, Garrett M Brown, Jay Underwood

An unreliable but good-natured slob is called upon to look after his trouble-making nephew and nieces while their parents are away - and what starts as a disaster soon changes for the better as the unlikely babysitter gets to grips with the finer points of the job. Family comedy, starring John Candy, Macaulay Culkin, Jean Kelly, Gaby Hoffman, Amy Madigan and Laurie Metcalf
(Comedy Film)

21:00

Little Fockers (2010 12) TDW

Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Weitz
Cast: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Jessica Alba

Nurse Greg is now the proud father of twins, but has yet to earn the respect of his wife's stern father after 10 years of marriage. The couple invite both sides of their extended family to the kids' birthday party, where Greg makes a desperate effort to finally prove his worth to his father-in-law. Comedy sequel, with Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson and Dustin Hoffman
(Comedy Film)

22:40

Stuck on You (2003 12) TDW

Genre: Comedy
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Cast: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Eva Mendes, Cher, Seymour Cassel, Wen Yann Shih, Pat Crawford Brown, Ray Valliere, Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson

Conjoined twins head for the bright lights of Hollywood, where one of them lands a role on a TV show starring alongside Cher - but his dreams of acting success are hampered by his brother's determination to search for the woman he has been romancing online. Comedy from the Farrelly brothers, starring Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear, and featuring cameo appearances by Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson as themselves
(Comedy Film)

LATE NIGHT

00:40

Vampires Suck (2010 12) TW

Genre: Comedy
Director: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Cast: Jenn Proske, Matt Lanter, Diedrich Bader, Christopher N Riggi, Ken Jeong, Anneliese van der Pol, Mike Mayhall, Rett Terrell

A teenage girl with an overbearing father finds herself torn between two boys, each of whom has a supernatural secret. As the two creatures of the night fight over her, tensions come to a head at the high school prom. Spoof of vampire movies, starring Jenn Proske, Matt Lanter, Diedrich Bader and Christopher N Riggi
(Comedy Film)

02:10

Best Defense (1984 18) W

Genre: Comedy
Director: William Huyck
Cast: Dudley Moore, Eddie Murphy, Kate Capshaw, George Dzundza, Helen Shaver, Tom Noonan, Peter Michael Goetz, Mark Arnott

An engineer gets mixed up with the KGB and FBI while trying to complete a super-powered tank for the US military, while the soldier given the thankless task of testing the vehicle suffers a series of mishaps. Comedy, starring Dudley Moore and Eddie Murphy
(Comedy Film)

03:50

Soul Men (2008 15) TDW

Genre: Comedy
Director: Malcolm D Lee
Cast: Samuel L Jackson, Bernie Mac, Sharon Leal, Adam Herschman, Sean Hayes, Affion Crockett, Fatso-Fasano, Jackie Long

A soul singing duo are persuaded to reunite for a tribute concert to an acclaimed R&B singer, but the two singers have not spoken in years after falling out over a woman. One of them refuses to fly, forcing the feuding pair to drive across America to get to the show - and old grievances soon flare up. Comedy, starring Samuel L Jackson and Bernie Mac
(Comedy Film)

05:30

35mm DW

This week's news from the world of cinema, including previews of forthcoming films and coverage of UK cinema releases

tv Search - Again

TV or Radio?

Date Range

Film Reviews

Rated: 8/5

Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Asa Butterfield, Chloe Moretz, Jude Law, Emily Mortimer, Christopher Lee, Ben Kingsley, Ray Winstone, Richard Griffiths, Helen McCrory, Michael Sthlbarg

Rated: 8/5

Director: Derek Cianfrance
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Mike Vogel, Reila Aphrodite, John Doman, Ben Shenkman, Samii Ryan, Faith Wladyka, Michelle Nagy, Robert Eckard

Rated: 8/5

Director: Joe Wright
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hollander, Olivia Williams, Jason Flemyng, Anna Popplewell, Michelle Dockery, Cyron Bjørn Melville, Paris Arrowsmith

more reviews