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does anyone know if film Four is going to be free on Sky Digital or is it just freeview
does anyone know if film Four is going to be free on Sky Digital or is it just freeview
When i talked to sky they said it would be free in july :thumbs:
seeing as though E4 and More4 are not free on sky digital then I seriously doubt it..
but if
When i talked to sky they said it would be free in july :thumbs:
is the case - the excellent :thumbs:
July 20th I believe
& regarding freeview - more4 will change to filmfour iirc
The Cleaner
23-06-2006, 09:31
I thought it was More4+1 that will have Filmfour?
Arthur Fowler
23-06-2006, 09:34
I thought it was More4+1 that will have Filmfour?
Yes, it has already changed on Freeview (test transmission only). Shame as I was going to watch Without A Trace on More4+1 last night :(
Barney_Tabasco
23-06-2006, 11:46
I had my letter through from Sky saying it would free from July 16th (or thereabouts).
Crazy thing is, it's told me i have to watch any Film Four movies i have on Sky+ before 16th July as they will be deleted from that day!!! Doesn't seem very fair. I have quite a few to watch too.
This is news to me. i doindt knwo film four was going to be free. great stuff.
The Dude
23-06-2006, 11:54
That is absolutely riddiculous that they will delete them on that day as I also have a decent amount of films to watch from Film Four on my SKY+. Not quite sure how Sky can get away with this to be honest with you as you have paid a monthly subscription to watch stuff from that channel and they shouldn't be allowed to just delete stuff just because it's free from next month.
cheereery guys, does this now mean we will get poorer less recent films though?
where did that word come from (cheereery) was going to edit but thought it was quite funny. I think i have created a new word!
Mr Majestik
23-06-2006, 12:03
I had my letter through from Sky saying it would free from July 16th (or thereabouts).
Crazy thing is, it's told me i have to watch any Film Four movies i have on Sky+ before 16th July as they will be deleted from that day!!! Doesn't seem very fair. I have quite a few to watch too.
I think thier changing the channel numbers on Sky and film four daily (or what ever it's called.) will go bye bye.
Mr Majestik
23-06-2006, 12:05
cheereery guys, does this now mean we will get poorer less recent films though?
It means you'll get adverts. Hopefully they will limit them like TCM do.
Cheereery :wave:
:)
very good. This should now be an official word used on this forum. Let's start a petition. (Cheereery, description-meaning to express thanks and say bye at the same time)
Barney_Tabasco
23-06-2006, 13:35
I reckon the quality of films will drop. I bet it's Four Weddings and Trainspotting on constant re-run.
I reckon the quality of films will drop. I bet it's Four Weddings and Trainspotting on constant re-run.
excellent news - all we'll need then is The Full Monty to complete UK's greatest 3 films of the last 20 years
Mr Majestik
23-06-2006, 14:16
I reckon the quality of films will drop. I bet it's Four Weddings and Trainspotting on constant re-run.
Isn't that what Film four do anyway?
That is absolutely riddiculous that they will delete them on that day as I also have a decent amount of films to watch from Film Four on my SKY+. Not quite sure how Sky can get away with this to be honest with you as you have paid a monthly subscription to watch stuff from that channel and they shouldn't be allowed to just delete stuff just because it's free from next month.
That's terrible. Glad I went for the HDD/DVD recorder option now. :thumbs:
I've never seen Film Four, but do they have advert breaks during the films? Also, do they stick to what I read in that they show films in their OAR?
Crazy thing is, it's told me i have to watch any Film Four movies i have on Sky+ before 16th July as they will be deleted from that day!!! Doesn't seem very fair. I have quite a few to watch too.
It's probably a hardware issue, as Sky+ decrypts on the fly.
I've never seen Film Four, but do they have advert breaks during the films? Also, do they stick to what I read in that they show films in their OAR?
At the moment they don't have ad breaks, but they charge a large monthly fee. When the channel is free, they're gonna add ad breaks to get some revenue. IIRC, they do show films in the OAR.
I'm interested, but not yet convinced they'll be able to show anything decent.
It's probably a hardware issue, as Sky+ decrypts on the fly.
Films are recorded encrypted on Sky+ so if you no longer subscribe you no longer have the key on your smart card. If F4 is FTA then it has no associated key.
AndyWilson
23-06-2006, 19:59
Recorded programmes won't be deleted, but you won't be able to play them anymore because you will no longer have a subscription to FilmFour...
Ohhhhhhhhhh.. that's ok then :shrug:
Nice one Sky
silverinho
25-06-2006, 17:45
A real shame if the quality drops as I'm a big fan of their foreign language films, also the adverts will be a bugger. I would rather pay the £7 to not have them.
Bump
Today is the go live date
Edit:
Oops, I could have sworn I read it was July 1st not 20th.
Bump
Today is the go live date
Edit:
Oops, I could have sworn I read it was July 1st not 20th.
Went down my mums who has freeview.
Channel 31 from the 23rd July as it said on the TV monitor.
ta,
Mark
i am right in saying this is free with Sky digital (sattelite) also?
i am right in saying this is free with Sky digital (sattelite) also?
You are correct. It will be free on Sky Digital as well.
what will you need on a sky box to get this? we have a card which is needed for the itv channels, channel 4 and channel 5 - channel 4 supplied it a few years ago.
i dont subscribe to film 4 but i do subscribe to Sky Movies, Sports & HD. Will I get Film 4? i am guessing i should.
Mr Majestik
03-07-2006, 14:10
i dont subscribe to film 4 but i do subscribe to Sky Movies, Sports & HD. Will I get Film 4? i am guessing i should.
You should do. It should be free ( or in the entertainment package) like TCM.
what will you need on a sky box to get this?
If you want to watch it on Sky yes. Otherwise a freeview box will work
EDIT: A confirmation of the launch date and launch details at digitalSpy (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds34557.html)
Looks as though the first film shown on the new free Film Four will be Lost In Translation.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds34557.html
Really should read before I post. I had two Film Four topics open you see.
studmeister
06-07-2006, 21:34
will the films be shown in full, without any ads?
will the films be shown in full, without any ads?
As mentioned earlier in this thread the films will have advert breaks unfortunately.
I doubt i'll bother watching anything on it then. What a shame.
As mentioned earlier in this thread the films will have advert breaks unfortunately.
Most of them look like films I wouldn't watch anyway, unlike Film Four used to be
BlueDwarf
06-07-2006, 21:54
Loads of repeats and art films with crappy ads in them - I'm sure this channel will have huuuge success...
studmeister
06-07-2006, 22:33
well, personally any new channel which ISN'T a crap quiz channel gets a big thumbs. i'd rather have a channel which shows the odd decent film instead of another +1 channel.
I guess if there are any films I'd wanna watch, I'd be Sky+ing them anyway - thus negating the advert problem (kinda).
cjanderson
07-07-2006, 08:22
am looking forward to this, i watch lots of stuff off tcm (mostly things that are on the top 100 imdb movie list for the forums challenge) but having some "arty crap" on film 4 will be good as well.
and i need the adverts to make a cup of tea and nip to the loo. I have zero attention span these days :help:
EDIT: A confirmation of the launch date and launch details at digitalSpy (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds34557.html)
Wow the films they mention in that article are ancient and not particularly exciting either. :gag:
i am looking forward to some decent french films I have missed... as mjb1975 said - record films (onto dvd recorder HD in my case and strip out the ads afterwards).
the ad for this launch was on last night. I was impressed with the line up of actors they had in the ad for a free channel.
Willem Defoe gets cooler everyday.
Can someone tell me what films are lined up. I can't get the link to work
Can someone tell me what films are lined up. I can't get the link to work
This is the article from that link:
FilmFour will relaunch as a free service across Freeview, cable and satellite on Sunday, July 23.
The move - up until now the channel has been available on a subscription basis - will coincide with an overhaul of its on-screen graphics, logo and a subtle name change to 'Film4'. Advertising will also feature for the first time.
Launch night will begin with the FTA premiere of Oscar-winner Lost In Translation at 9pm, followed by homegrown gangster film Sexy Beast.
The new channel will air between 3pm and 3am, screening six films a day. Daytime and early evening movies will include classics such as Cleopatra, Oliver Twist and Chariots of Fire, while "big, broad appeal films" such as The Italian Job and Four Weddings and a Funeral will go out in the prime 9pm slot.
"Cooler Hollywood films" and independent cinema have been earmarked for 11pm, with titles including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Trainspotting and The Football Factory. Late night will be home to international and arthouse films such as Internal Affairs and 8 Women.
At launch Film4 will be available via Sky (channel 315), Freeview (channel 31), NTL (channel 701/50) and Telewest (channel 444). A one hour timeshift channel will air on Sky and cable.
The existing FilmFour channel - and spinoff service FilmFour Weekly - will close on Wednesday, July 19.
ro_ram_ro
07-07-2006, 09:24
Wow the films they mention in that article are ancient and not particularly exciting either. :gag:
Think most of them are classic British Fare, the type of movies I love just vegging out to in front of the telly to, Oliver, Cleopatra, Italian job all movies id just happily sit infront of the telly and watch on a rainy day. :thumbs:
Arthouse movie sounds good. :n0rty:
William Shatners Wig
07-07-2006, 22:00
Internal Affairs? International or Arthouse? I think it's a typo ;). Idjits.
Art Vanderlay
07-07-2006, 22:13
There is now a post up at DigitalSpy with the film listings for the first few days
http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=416072
Quite looking forward to seeing Festival, as I really enjoyed The Book Group
Hamburger3
08-07-2006, 17:48
Here it is, for anyone interested
Sunday 23 July
9:00pm LOST IN TRANSLATION
(2003) 94 mins 15
Film4 Free-To-Air Premiere
Oscar-nominated Bill Murray stars in Sofia Coppola's acclaimed film as over-the-hill actor Bob Harris who is lured to Tokyo to 'act' in a whisky commercial in return for mega-bucks. In the hotel bar, he bumps into Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), wife of a successful photographer on assignment who has been left to her own devices. Two strangers in an 'alien' city, they form a friendship which slips into tenderness as they recognise each other's vulnerability. By turn comic and touching, the duo turn in pitch-perfect performances in one of the best romantic dramas of recent years.
Premiere
11:00pm SEXY BEAST
(2000) 85 mins 18
Ray Winstone and Ben Kingsley star in this Oscar- and BAFTA-nominated crime thriller from director Jonathan Glazer. Winstone is Gary, a top professional criminal now living in retirement with wife Amanda Redman in Spain. But the peace of retirement is shattered by former associate Don (Ben Kingsley), a violent psychopath sent by underworld boss Ian McShane to persuade Gary, by any means necessary, to return for one last job. What follows is a battle of wills between the two men, one threatening, the other reluctant, until matters reach a dramatic, violent conclusion.
Premiere Subtitles AudioTel
12:40am INFERNAL AFFAIRS 1
(2002) 96 mins 15
Tony Leung is an undercover cop who's spent ten years infiltrating one of Hong Kong's most notorious Triad gangs. Andy Lau is a bent cop working as a mole for the gang. Each knows the other exists but neither their name or identity and the race is on for each to expose the other... Andrew Lau and Alan Mak's explosive thriller sees the two pursuing each other's identity until the final confrontation. In Cantonese with English subtitles.
Monday 24 July
3:00pm THIS HAPPY BREED
Info... (1944) 105 mins U
Celia Johnson and Robert Newton star in David Lean's cinematic version of Noel Coward's story of a working class London family struggling for a better life in the immediate aftermath of World War I.
Premiere Subtitles
5:00pm MUSIC BEHIND THE SCENES - LOVE
In this series looking at the role of music in the movies, today's programme concentrates on romance, with contributions from Stephen Frears, Francis Lai, Maurice Jarre and Rachel Portman.
6:00pm DUCK SOUP
Info... (1933) 80 mins U
Classic Marx Brothers comedy, with Groucho as Rufus T Firefly, the President of Freedonia, whose inaugural act is to accidentally precipitate a war with neighbouring Sylvania. Chico and Harpo play the side-switching spies while Zeppo, in his last film as the fourth brother, is Firefly's adviser. The stately Margaret Dumont is, as usual, the butt of Groucho's gags while the torrid Raquel Torres plays the duplicitous femme fatale in the pay of Sylvania. Classic sequences include Groucho and Harpo's 'broken mirror' dance routine.
B/W Premiere
7:15pm STRICTLY BALLROOM
Info... (1992) 90 mins PG
Part satire of the world of ballroom dancing, part romantic comedy, Baz Luhrmann's film stars Paul Mercurio as Scott Hastings, a talented dancer who won't dance to the rules. He's aiming for the Pan-Pacific Grand Prix but the only woman who'll partner him is novice Fran (Tara Morice). A film that's based on the most unlikely of premises, it wins over the viewer with the director's exuberant style, tour-de-force acting from every member of the cast, and a genuine charm.
Premiere Subtitles
9:00pm THE FIFTH ELEMENT
Info... (1997) 121 mins PG
Luc Besson's stunning, audacious science-fiction thriller stars Bruce Willis as an ex-government agent, now reduced to driving a taxi in 23rd century New York. Into his lap falls the mysterious Milla Jovovich, a woman created from an alien cell who may be the only hope the world has of salvation from an ever-approaching evil. With Gary Oldman, Chris Tucker and Ian Holm.
Premiere Subtitles
11:25pm GHOST WORLD
Info... (2001) 107 mins 15
Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson star as two close friends just graduated from high school, both cynical, knowing and bored with the world, families and classmates. Then, a lonely hearts prank sees Birch become intrigued with geeky record collector Steve Buscemi while Johansson begins to think about her future rather than just the present in Terry Zwigoff's off-beat, charming comedy-drama.
Premiere Subtitles
1:30am THE MAMBO KINGS
Info... (1992) 100 mins 15
Arne Glimcher's film celebrates the post-war Cuban music craze that swept America. Armand Assante and Antonio Banderas star as Cuban brothers Cesar and Nestor Castillo, who bring their unique sounds to New York in search of fame and fortune. But while Cesar revels in the fame and the adoration of the women, Nestor increasingly finds himself mourning his homeland and lost love. In English and some Spanish with English subtitles.
Premiere
Tuesday 25 July
3:00pm TOPAZ
Info... (1969) 165 mins PG
Alfred Hitchcock's spy thriller stars Frederick Stafford as Andre Devereaux, a French secret agent who becomes involved in the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. A mole is leaking secrets to Cuba and, with the help of CIA agent Michael Nordstrom (John Forsythe) and anti-Castro exile Juanita de Cordoba (Karin Dor), the action moves from Russia via Europe to Cuba as the crisis deepens and time runs out - can they track down the double-agent?
Premiere Wide
5:40pm HORSE FEATHERS
Info... (1932) 63 mins U
Norman Z McLeod helmed this successful Marx Brothers follow-up to Monkey Business with Groucho as Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new head of a failing college. His student son Frank (Zeppo) explains that his only hope of continuing his tenure is by turning the perpetually losing football side into one that can beat rivals Darwin College. Can Harpo and Chico, wrongly recruited as star players, plus Groucho and Zeppo outwit Darwin College, avoid the attentions of vamp Thelma Todd and win the game?
B/W Premiere
6:55pm EXPLORERS
Info... (1985) 105 mins U
Joe Dante's much-underrated sci-fi film stars Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix. When Ben Crandall's (Hawke) dreams inspire him to create a giant circuit board, he discovers that they've invented a craft that can go through solid matter. At first, they just enjoy the thrills but they soon find the military interested in their exploits as well as beings from another system who are rather disturbed by the implications of the kid's discovery.
Premiere
9:00pm ELIZABETH
Info... (1998) 118 mins 15
Cate Blanchett received an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in Shekhar Kapur's award-winning FilmFour Production. Elizabeth traces the early years of the Queen, from her battle for the throne against her stepsister Mary Tudor (Kathy Burke) through political and emotional intrigues to her seizure of absolute power as the Virgin Queen, answerable to no man. With Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Fiennes and Sir Richard Attenborough.
Premiere Subtitles Wide AudioTel
11:20pm 13 CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ONE THING
Info... (2001) 100 mins 15
Jill Sprecher's film follows five New Yorkers whose lives intertwine, from eternal optimist Alan Arkin to his pessimistic colleague John Turturro, with Matthew McConaughey as a hot-shot lawyer whose life is derailed by a road accident.
Premiere Wide
1:20am VOYAGE TO ITALY
Info... (1954) 120 mins 15
Roberto Rossellini's film stars his-then wife Ingrid Bergman as Katherine Joyce, wife to Alexander (George Sanders). As the pair travel from London to Naples to take possession of a villa they have inherited, the fragile relationship begins to further disintegrate and once in the city, he carouses with the English crowd while she discovers the cultural delights of the city. Rossellini uses the various city sights, from a church's catacombs to the craters of Vesuvius, to emphasise the couple's separation and desolation in one of his most moving, human films.
B/W Premiere
Wednesday 26 July
3:00pm THE WAY AHEAD
Info... (1944) 110 mins U
Carol Reed's World War II documentary-drama captures the training of raw recruits and their subsequent baptisms of fire, starring David Niven, Raymond Huntley, Billy Hartnell, James Donald, Stanley Holloway and John Laurie.
B/W Premiere Subtitles
5:25pm MONKEY BUSINESS
B/W Premiere
7:00pm THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE
Info... (1994) 103 mins PG
"His Majesty was all powerful and all knowing. But he wasn't quite all there." Alan Bennett's magnificent Oscar, BAFTA and Cannes Film Festival award-winning film stars Nigel Hawthorne as King George III, a vibrant and robust, if eccentric, leader accompanied by his wife and devoted partner Queen Charlotte (Helen Mirren) and their children - all 15 of them, including the Prince of Wales (Rupert Everett) and the Duke of York (Julian Rhind-Tutt). Almost 30 years into his reign, the King begins to act in a bizarre fashion, spewing obscenities, attacking his wife's ladies-in-waiting and interrupting a royal concert to demonstrate his own supposed mastery of the keyboards. As his condition worsens, learned medical men (including Ian Holm) attempt to cure him while a corrupt Parliament plots with the Prince of Wales to have him declared mad...
Premiere
9:00pm ZOOLANDER
Info... (2001) 85 mins 12
Ben Stiller directs and stars in this satire on the fashion industry as the eponymous Zoolander, an air-head male model who's eclipsed by the equally vacuous Hansel (Owen Wilson). But fashion designer Mugatu (Will Ferrell) has plans for the ex-model: he's going to turn him into an international assassin!
Premiere Subtitles
11:00pm FESTIVAL
(2005) 102 mins 18
UK TV PREMIERE
Annie Griffin (writer of Channel 4's The Book Group ) debuts as a film director with this, at times dark, comedy drama that follows a number of performers and judges who converge at the annual Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Several tales are interwoven as the judge of a comedy award drives his personal assistant to distraction (and the bottle), a would-be comedienne tries to get her big break, and an actress mounts her earnest and challenging one-woman play. A strong Britcom cast features Daniela Nardini, Clive Russell, Stephen Mangan, Amelia Bullmore, Lucy Punch and Lyndsey Marshal.
Premiere Wide
1:05am CALVAIRE
Info... (2004) 88 mins 18
Taut thrillers from Belgium are as rare as hen's teeth but Fabrice du Welz's film is that singular film. Laurent Lucas plays a jobbing singer, taking in old people's homes and community centres, but on his way to the next gig, his car breaks down in a rundown village. Given shelter by Jackie Berroyer, an ex-artiste, and asked to perform his act, Lucas finds it so moves Berroyer that his life is in danger and he must fight or flee. In French with subtitles.
Thursday 27 July
3:00pm THE SPY IN BLACK
Info... (1939) 78 mins U
Michael Powell's classic espionage thriller stars Conrad Veidt as a First World War German submarine commander-turned-spy sent to the Orkneys, where he is foiled by a double agent (Valerie Hobson). With Sebastian Shaw, Marius Goring, Athole Stewart and June Duprez.
B/W Premiere Subtitles
4:55pm DOUBLE INDEMNITY
B/W Premiere
7:00pm THE AFRICAN QUEEN
Info... (1951) 100mins PG
Classic Oscar-winning tough comedy adventure set in First World War Africa. Humphrey Bogart plays the hard-drinking, woman-hating owner of The African Queen, a decrepit steamer that trades up and down the river, and Katharine Hepburn is the strait-laced spinster sister of missionary Rev. Samuel Sayer (Robert Morley) whom he has agreed to take back to civilisation. Directed by John Huston.
Premiere Subtitles
9:00pm ROAD TO PERDITION
Info... (2002) 112 mins 15
Sam Mendes's Oscar-garlanded 30s-set film noir thriller stars Tom Hanks as a killer in the employ of crime boss Paul Newman. But Newman's son (Daniel Craig) is jealous of the closeness the two share and kills Hanks' family, apart from his oldest son (Tyler Hoechlin). The pair go on the road seeking revenge and then a new life. But Newman knows the only way to save his son is to eliminate Hanks, and sets another hit man (Jude Law) on their trail.
Premiere Subtitles
11:10pm INFERNAL AFFAIRS 1
(2002) 96 mins 15
Tony Leung is an undercover cop who's spent ten years infiltrating one of Hong Kong's most notorious Triad gangs. Andy Lau is a bent cop working as a mole for the gang. Each knows the other exists but neither their name or identity and the race is on for each to expose the other... Andrew Lau and Alan Mak's explosive thriller sees the two pursuing each other's identity until the final confrontation. In Cantonese with English subtitles.
Premiere Subtitles Wide
1:05am GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF SAMURAI
(1999) 111 mins 15
Jim Jarmusch's film marries up the ancient, honourable traditions of the Samurai with the less honourable traditions of mid-ranking Mafiosi through the enigmatic Ghost Dog (Forest Whitaker). His life having been saved by mobster Louie (John Tormey), Ghost Dog is now beholden and becomes their hit-man, reachable only by carrier pigeon, but deadly efficient. But when a hit goes wrong thanks to Louie, Ghost Dog is the target and now is the time for the Samurai lore to come to the fore to ensure his survival. Part thriller, part meditation on the human condition, the film is also garnished by a wonderful collection of character actors who have spent their lives playing mobsters including Cliff Gorman, Henri Silva and Gene Ruffini.
Friday 28 July
3:00pm THIS HAPPY BREED
(1944) 105 mins U
Celia Johnson and Robert Newton star in David Lean's cinematic version of Noel Coward's story of a working class London family struggling for a better life in the immediate aftermath of World War I.
Premiere Subtitles
5:10pm A COUNTESS FROM HONG KONG
(1967) 103 mins PG
Charles Chaplin directed, wrote and scored what turned out to be his last film, this finely-tuned romantic comedy. Marlon Brando stars as Ogden Mears, a diplomat travelling from Hong Kong to America to reconcile with his estranged wife Martha (Tippi Hedren). However, his stateroom is invaded by the mysterious Natascha (Sophia Loren), a White Russian countess who fled the revolution and ended up a bar-girl in Hong Kong. At first, Mears is inclined to throw her out but she begs for his help to get to America and he reluctantly agrees, setting in train an unlikely relationship.
Premiere Wide
7:10pm STRICTLY BALLROOM
Info... (1992) 90 mins PG
Part satire of the world of ballroom dancing, part romantic comedy, Baz Luhrmann's film stars Paul Mercurio as Scott Hastings, a talented dancer who won't dance to the rules. He's aiming for the Pan-Pacific Grand Prix but the only woman who'll partner him is novice Fran (Tara Morice). A film that's based on the most unlikely of premises, it wins over the viewer with the director's exuberant style, tour-de-force acting from every member of the cast, and a genuine charm.
Premiere Subtitles
9:00pm LOST IN TRANSLATION
(2003) 94 mins 15
Oscar-nominated Bill Murray stars in Sofia Coppola's acclaimed film as over-the-hill actor Bob Harris who is lured to Tokyo to 'act' in a whisky commercial in return for mega-bucks. In the hotel bar, he bumps into Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), wife of a successful photographer on assignment who has been left to her own devices. Two strangers in an 'alien' city, they form a friendship which slips into tenderness as they recognise each other's vulnerability. By turn comic and touching, the duo turn in pitch-perfect performances in one of the best romantic dramas of recent years.
Premiere
11:00pm APOCALYPSE NOW
Info... (1979) 146 mins 18
Francis Ford Coppola's Oscar-nominated epic, the definitive examination of the American experience in the Vietnam War, centres on captain Benjamin Willard (Martin Sheen) who is sent up river to find and kill insane renegade colonel Walter Kurtz (Marlon Brando).
Premiere Subtitles AudioTel
1:50am LIVE FLESH
Info... (1997) 96 mins 18
An original, funny and intimate tragicomedy from Pedro Almodovar, the master of bizarre characterisations, Live Flesh stars Liberto Ribal as Víctor Plaza, a highly-sexed 20-year-old infatuated with drug addict Elena (Francesca Neri). After Víctor gets into her apartment, he is jailed for shooting a cop (Javier Bardem) but, on his release, the weird web of wonderful characters meet up once again and all their destinies finally come together. In Spanish with subtitles.
This is obviously great news for those who don't currently subscribe, but terrible news for those who do - ad breaks in the films? Sweet lord... :oh-hum:
Isn't the subscription fee cancelled now?
there are some half decent movie coming on...
Isn't the subscription fee cancelled now?
Yep, was more referring to the quality of service.
Still, can't complain about the films - it will still be the best movie channel in terms of quality content. And more of them, from the sounds of it - sounds like it's gonna start transmitting three hours earlier than it does at present. Though that may be to allow for the extra 3 hours of ad breaks...
I have zero attention span these days
I'm getting that way too cjanderson, and it scares me! Maybe it's age.. oops that's kinda insulting isn't it :)
Mr Majestik
09-07-2006, 17:54
Reading the schedule i was looking for cool indie film then i saw that Exploreres was on ang got all giddy.
Oooh, I recommend 'CALVAIRE' to anyone fed up of the 'Hills Have Eyes' (1977) rip-offs from Hollywood, this is an insanely twisted European version.
cjanderson
17-07-2006, 19:23
I have zero attention span these days
I'm getting that way too cjanderson, and it scares me! Maybe it's age.. oops that's kinda insulting isn't it :)
Indeed ;)
am waiting for it to come onto tivo as the free channel (its already on tivo but if i put it on now, it will try and record things from this week).
can catch up with more imdb top 100 movies.
think lost in translation is about all i would probably vaguely want to watch, but will tivo a few classics to get seen whilst i am ironing.
I have Sky freeview and I don't think I am going to be able to get flimfour without getting some other card. The channel just says "you need another set top card..."
I have a card that I got a few years ago from channel 4 thats needed to view itv, ch4, channel 5.
The Movies on Film Four now have *********** Adverts in them :mad: :mad:
I want to go back to paying £7 month. :oh-hum: :oh-hum:
You won't want to when you see how often films are repeated from what I can see so far.
Adverts were inevitable as they are not going to be a free film channel with no ads whilst they are a part of a commercial network.
I think it's a good addition to the tv lineup and to Freeview in particular but can understand why past subscribers are not happy.
They've surely changed to adverts as they can make more money from advertising than by people paying a subscription.
jroadley
24-07-2006, 09:29
Now I know why SKY have been plugging their movie channels, making a big point of no interuptions to films.
Do Film Four show films in native 2.35:1 or is it opened up to fill the screen?
Barney_Tabasco
24-07-2006, 09:58
Does anyone find it slighly suspicious that the week that Film Four goes free and i don't have to pay £7 per month, Sky send me a letter saying my monthly Sky rate has gone up by about £5?? So much for me putting that extra towards getting Sky HD - they can forget that now.
Film4 is not as good now. It ends way too early (used to go until about 5am with some great foreign films and obscure indie films) and it's lost it's edge (the films on the Extreme Zone where always good value).
KennyVader
24-07-2006, 10:02
I had a really broken up and stuttering picture on my newly acquired Film4 channel, so it was unwatchable. Might have to give my dish a bit of a shove, although all other channels are fine :shrug:
Arthur Fowler
24-07-2006, 10:13
No EPG on 4TV driven freeview boxes yet (e.g. Digifusion), which is a bit of a pain.
Does anyone find it slighly suspicious that the week that Film Four goes free and i don't have to pay £7 per month, Sky send me a letter saying my monthly Sky rate has gone up by about £5?? So much for me putting that extra towards getting Sky HD - they can forget that now.
:eek: £5 your kidding right!
if it goes up that much it will be definately goodbye Sky well hello Freeview..
I was impressed that during LIT last night there was only about 3/4 advert breaks. Looking forward to watching a lot more of this channel in the future.
1 more reason not to get sky.
The adverts are still enough reason to turn over the channel and find something better though. If there were no adverts on during LIT last night I wouldn't have turned over and ended up watching something better.
They have to pay for the channel somehow and I thought the very few adverts were very inobtrusive (sp?), compared with shows such as lost where you get about 4-5 advert breaks in an hour.
I had a really broken up and stuttering picture on my newly acquired Film4 channel, so it was unwatchable. Might have to give my dish a bit of a shove, although all other channels are fine :shrug:
Our Digital "4" channels (More 4, E4 etc) were playing up all last week.
shineyshoes
24-07-2006, 13:13
Worked fine on my digital tv card. Glad this is free.
Does anyone know if this will go back to a pay service like e4 used to do?
Arthur Fowler
24-07-2006, 13:15
Does anyone know if this will go back to a pay service like e4 used to do?
Don't understand. What did E4 do? No reason to think that Film4 is anything other than free to air from now on.
I'm definitely looking forward to seeing Film Four. Shame about the adverts but its better than not seeing the films and its on freeview. :)
I've phoned Sky up a couple of times in the last year with the intention of cancelling Sky. I have about 150 of my favourite films on DVD and at least 20 of my favourite TV series, many of them spanning 5, 7, 9 or even 11 seasons. Unfortunately, they talked me round to keeping the subscription. I've recently got a Panasonic Plasma TV with integrated Freeview but I've agreed to keep my full Sky+ Sub' at £21 a month for the next three months. I'll cancel in 3 months...unless they offer me another deal. ;)
I'm definitely looking forward to seeing Film Four. Shame about the adverts but its better than not seeing the films and its on freeview. :)
I've phoned Sky up a couple of times in the last year with the intention of cancelling Sky. I have about 150 of my favourite films on DVD and at least 20 of my favourite TV series, many of them spanning 5, 7, 9 or even 11 seasons. Unfortunately, they talked me round to keeping the subscription. I've recently got a Panasonic Plasma TV with integrated Freeview but I've agreed to keep my full Sky+ Sub' at £21 a month for the next three months. I'll cancel in 3 months...unless they offer me another deal. ;)
I wanna quit the gym...
Mr.The.Spoon
24-07-2006, 16:06
I wanna quit the gym...
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Jimmyboy
24-07-2006, 16:51
I'm on NTL and I still haven't got film4.
jonathan.e
24-07-2006, 17:26
I had a really broken up and stuttering picture on my newly acquired Film4 channel, so it was unwatchable. Might have to give my dish a bit of a shove, although all other channels are fine :shrug:
Breaking up on Freeview as well. Good job there‘s next to nothing on this week that interests me or that I haven’t already seen.
Breaking up on Freeview as well. Good job there‘s next to nothing on this week that interests me or that I haven’t already seen.
Wolf Creek is on next saturday @ 11pm. Meant to be really good.
jonathan.e
24-07-2006, 17:56
Got the DVD. There it sits, still shrinkwrapped along with a few hundred similarly dressed friends!
:eek: £5 your kidding right!
if it goes up that much it will be definately goodbye Sky well hello Freeview..
I had the same letter. It's actually a monthly increase of £4.50 I believe and it's hitting all of us that took advantage some time ago of getting Movies 2, 4, 6, and 8 free if you subscribed to Sky Sports. They have now stopped that option and the only way to keep the movie channels is to pay (unless you strike a deal with them of course). Most people's monthly increase is £1.
I simply cancelled the movies and reduced my monthly increase to £1.
nwgarratt
24-07-2006, 20:10
No EPG on 4TV driven freeview boxes yet (e.g. Digifusion), which is a bit of a pain.
It's more than a pain. I use it on my Thompson DHD 4000 and I can't select any films to record. I have to set the timers manually.
Wolf Creek is on next saturday @ 11pm. Meant to be really good.
Thanks for that. I was going to rent the DVD.
Esteban - CotS
24-07-2006, 20:19
Do Film Four show films in native 2.35:1 or is it opened up to fill the screen?
Fifth Element (on now) cropped to 16:9.
I'm sure when FilmFour had free weekends they showed films how they should look. dunno if this is just a one off, or if they've changed to match Channel4.....
I think they'll lose all the people that used to pay for the channel if they show cropped versions of films. When's the next 2.35:1 on?
Niceguygeoff
24-07-2006, 20:54
As long as the movies are shown in 16:9 (where appropriate of course) then I don't care about 2.35:1. Mess with the ratio on a DVD and that's another matter entirely, but this is a free TV channel for gawd's sake! Can't wait for the Studio Ghibli season.
jonathan.e
24-07-2006, 21:20
As long as the movies are shown in 16:9 (where appropriate of course) then I don't care about 2.35:1.
Right on man. And let‘s crop those creaky old square 1.33:1 movies like Duck Soup so they fit our Argos widescreen TVs!! Who cares if heads and legs are lopped off?
Power to the People!!!!
The point I was trying to make was that Film Four made a point about showing things in their OAR before.
Wolf Creek is on next saturday @ 11pm. Meant to be really good.
I thought it was pretty good myself, but others have said it takes too long to get going
Just checked the two week listings on my media centre pc and with the addition of Film4 the number of films has gone up from an average of 135 per fortnight on Freeview to 220!
I caught a bit of the Fifth Element last night and was it just my ears or was the sound quality a bit poor when there was a lot going on in the film. Maybe it has something to do with the quality/signal strength of the More 4+1 channel being used now by Film4 on Freeview. Edit: I didn't think to check it against the same channel on Sky+ at the time.
TigaSefi
25-07-2006, 18:49
I am still quite disappointed FilmFour doesn't broadcast Dolby Digital on Sky+ :(
Niceguygeoff
25-07-2006, 19:14
Right on man. And let‘s crop those creaky old square 1.33:1 movies like Duck Soup so they fit our Argos widescreen TVs!! Who cares if heads and legs are lopped off?
Power to the People!!!!
Are you just being sarky for the sake of it? I did actually put "[widescreen] where appropriate of course" as I didn't think it needed spelling out in relation to 4:3 movies. But obviously it does: 'WHERE APPROPRIATE'.
I caught a bit of the Fifth Element last night and was it just my ears or was the sound quality a bit poor when there was a lot going on in the film. Maybe it has something to do with the quality/signal strength of the More 4+1 channel being used now by Film4 on Freeview. Edit: I didn't think to check it against the same channel on Sky+ at the time.
I watched the Diva scene last night (seen it a hundred times already) and the first thing I noticed was the poor sound quality, the treble was fine it was the low stuff that sounded muddy and distorted. Shortly after I noticed that the picture quality was terrible as well, much worse than the DVD.
Robin Davies
25-07-2006, 21:45
I'm on NTL and I still haven't got film4.
Mine's OK. It's on channel 701.
horror films every saturday night? I'm sure i heard that somewhere. Wolf Creek is an excellent start if that is the case. Maybe too slow for teenagers but anyone with an ounce of patience should enjoy!
Zoolander is on at the moment and again is cropped to 16:9 rather than it's original 2.35:1. Why are they bothering?
nwgarratt
26-07-2006, 20:34
Zoolander is on at the moment and again is cropped to 16:9 rather than it's original 2.35:1. Why are they bothering?
I don't see why it is a big deal. It is free TV. If anyone wants to watch it in the right ratio, then watch the DVD.
I am more concerned about losing the picture and sound for a few seconds. I have seen it happen half a dozen times since they started.
I've not noticed that. I'm assuming they're using a low down multiplex as the bitrate is pretty bad most of the time.
The whole oar thing is annoying as they used to show things like that when it was a subscription (anyone who paid for the channel may prove me wrong though).
downhillbiker
26-07-2006, 23:29
Reception is flaky here (Blackhill transmitter, Central Scotland), but not on any other channel, even the other Channel 4 stuff...******* annoying to say the least.
Freeview is a joke, I can't believe they get away with the picture quality they do - my analogue reception is miles better!
nwgarratt
26-07-2006, 23:38
Freeview is a joke, I can't believe they get away with the picture quality they do - my analogue reception is miles better!
I agree, unfortunately my analogue is a lot worse. It would help if all the multiplexes used the same compression standard as the BBC channels.
Gary Couzens
27-07-2006, 06:33
[Re: Fifth Element/Zoolander in 16:9]
Are you sure they are cropped though? The Fifth Element certainly would be as it was shot with anamorphic lenses. Zoolander (and Sexy Beast) however are Super 35 films, so they could well have the matte opened up to 16:9.
Not that I'm excusing Film Four. I used to subscribe via OnDigital, and would have resubscribed at any time if they had made the channel available via Freeview/TopUp TV. I know the "general public" tends not to like black bars, but for a dedicated film channel which aims to show films to their best advantage that shouldn't be relevant. Even TCM can show films in their OAR. I can live with advert breaks - after all, I often stop DVDs, especially longer ones, to make myself another coffee!
Just had a thought - are they showing Scope films in 16:9 but could show them in 2.35:1 outside "Mainstream" viewing time (roughly 7-11 or so). We await a test case. If not, I dread Apocalypse Now cropped to 16:9 next week!
nwgarratt
27-07-2006, 19:13
My Thompson PVR (with 4TV EPG) is now showing correct information.
Arthur Fowler
27-07-2006, 19:42
My Thompson PVR (with 4TV EPG) is now showing correct information.
Yes, my Digifusion box (also 4TV) has the EPG too. :thumbs:
Niceguygeoff
27-07-2006, 21:10
Just had a thought - are they showing Scope films in 16:9 but could show them in 2.35:1 outside "Mainstream" viewing time (roughly 7-11 or so). We await a test case. If not, I dread Apocalypse Now cropped to 16:9 next week!
Every time I've happened across Apocalypse Now on Channel Four they've shown it in Coppola's approved 2.1:1 aspect ratio. I guess they figured they could get away with it because the borders are slight compared to 2.35:1, so it'll be interesting to see what they do on Filmfour. But 16:9 ain't so bad. ;)
Well Road to Perdition at the moment is also 16:9, and although it was filmed in super35, it looks cropped. There's no extra headroom that you would normally associate with a super35 transfer that has been opened up.
Biff_Tannen
27-07-2006, 21:38
If you check the 7 day listing section on the Film Four web site it tells you which films are in widescreen. They are showing Wolf Creek in widescreen on saturday.
http://www.channel4.com/listings/F4/index.jsp
I think most of the films will be in widescreen unless they were made before the 60s. The issue is whether they are showing in OAR or cropping to fit a 16:9 TV.
Gary Couzens
27-07-2006, 23:45
Well Road to Perdition at the moment is also 16:9, and although it was filmed in super35, it looks cropped. There's no extra headroom that you would normally associate with a super35 transfer that has been opened up.
Though bear in mind that some Super 35 films are filmed with a common topline, i.e. the top of the frame is in the same place in all versions and the additional picture area is all at the bottom of the screen. An example is Six Degrees of Separation - this can be demonstrated by comparing the 2.35:1 and 4:3 transfers on either side of the Region 1 DVD.
I don't know if Road to Perdition was filmed that way though. If someone could compare the TV screening with the DVD it might be handy...
Wolf Creek's OAR is 1.85:1 I believe. (I haven't seen it.) I'm not too bothered by that - the difference between 1.85:1 and 16:9 will be lost in the overscan on most TV sets, mine included.
Gary Couzens
29-07-2006, 09:00
Just had a thought - are they showing Scope films in 16:9 but could show them in 2.35:1 outside "Mainstream" viewing time (roughly 7-11 or so). We await a test case. If not, I dread Apocalypse Now cropped to 16:9 next week!
I didn't catch any of Apocalypse Now, but a test case came and went - Live Flesh was shown in 16:9 last night. I'm pretty sure that was shot anamorphic rather than Super 35, so it would have been cropped at the sides.
roadkill_88
03-08-2006, 20:21
I was watching Film4 tonight, and just as i was getting ready to watch the Godfather it cuts out and asks for a pincode. Still doing it, so Film4 is dead for me now.
By the way, i have an old Skydigibox. I got Sky pulled way back as i thought it wasn't worth the money in favour of screenselect.
I guess "free" Film4 has gone the way of free E4 (i.e., not free).
inquisitor
03-08-2006, 21:08
I was watching Film4 tonight, and just as i was getting ready to watch the Godfather it cuts out and asks for a pincode. Still doing it, so Film4 is dead for me now.
By the way, i have an old Skydigibox. I got Sky pulled way back as i thought it wasn't worth the money in favour of screenselect.
I guess "free" Film4 has gone the way of free E4 (i.e., not free).
Are you sure it isn't just Sky's idiotically undisablable age protection? The Godfather is an 18, after all, so if it kicked in just as the film started it was probably this wonderful "feature".
The PIN code is, istr, the last four digits of your viewing card number, although I've never had Sky so can't be sure.
The PIN code is, istr, the last four digits of your viewing card number, although I've never had Sky so can't be sure.
I had this pop up the other day just before a film started on Sky Movies, I pressed the back up button twice, as it reappeared after the first time and it never cropped up again.
rumbletum
03-08-2006, 21:37
Sky requests the pin if it's a 12/15/18 movie showing before the watershed iirc
roadkill_88
04-08-2006, 00:48
Sky requests the pin if it's a 12/15/18 movie showing before the watershed iirc
Ahh crap. Doesn't sound good for me as the remote kicked the bucket last year so i can't enter any numbers. I got another third party remote but couldn't get it "tuned" in.
By the way, when did they introduce this? Is it because they show 15/18's during the day? I remember back in the day i had no trouble watching all manner or 18 films/programs.
rumbletum
04-08-2006, 05:44
It's only over the past few months I think, as I remember being puzzled why it was asking for a pin - I thought I'd ordered a Box Office movie in error.
YOu'll still be able to watch the film, as long as you wait till after 9 :)
They reckon it has been a Success on Sky Movies 9 & 10 so are extending the hours so instead of starting pin requiring films from 5pm they will start from midday I believe.
When it first happened I needed to call Sky as I the last 4 didgit thing didn't work for me but I guess that's because I had had about 3 or 4 cards during the time I have had Sky and never used any of the pin code functionality to know it.
You can turn the pin request off with the latest update - it's in parental control in services
cjanderson
04-08-2006, 17:31
grrrrrrrrrrr
1 hour of ther godfather tivoed last night with blank screen as wanted a pin.
not good at all. lets hope the parental cpontrol thing works, do we all have the update on sky?
EDIT: went into controls, parental controls and none of the channels had the lock symbol by it (i put the lock on and then removed it). so not sure what option i need to select to ensure it doesn't kick in.
KIki's Delivery service today :D swet, always wanted to see the studio gibli films but hell to paying for them lol
dubbed, boo!
SIMON ADEBISI
05-08-2006, 14:07
Cool. R- Point is on tonight as well. Well worth a watch if you haven't seen it yet.
Niceguygeoff
05-08-2006, 19:54
Grrr. Why do they have to show the Ghibli movies at 5 o'clock in the flippin' afternoon? I don't have a reliable way to tape from Freeview if I'm not at home, which is a pain in the arse as I really wanted to see these. :mad:
nwgarratt
05-08-2006, 19:57
Grrr. Why do they have to show the Ghibli movies at 5 o'clock in the flippin' afternoon? I don't have a reliable way to tape from Freeview if I'm not at home, which is a pain in the arse as I really wanted to see these. :mad:
I know. I only caught the last 15 minutes. :(
i saw ed gein is coming on,on sat, has anyone seen it, if so is it worth while, i know its all about the silence of the lambs personna
At least you guys can watch film four, my freeview box cant seem to find the channel! I was so looking forward to it being free as well.
At least you guys can watch film four, my freeview box cant seem to find the channel! I was so looking forward to it being free as well.
I rescanned my parents freeview box for them yesterday, in the west midlands. It couldn't find channel 31 at all...no idea why.
mikef
snowball
06-08-2006, 19:38
KIki's Delivery service today :D swet, always wanted to see the studio gibli films but hell to paying for them lol
dubbed, boo!
yeah they're all dubbed. I sky+'ed them all so far anyway. Can't complain for 'free' though. Not sure if I'll get round to watching any of them though.
SIMON ADEBISI
06-08-2006, 19:40
The Motorcycle Diaries at 9/ Good film. May as well give it another whirl.
yeah they're all dubbed. I sky+'ed them all so far anyway. Can't complain for 'free' though. Not sure if I'll get round to watching any of them though.
The second showing of each is subtitled instead of dubbed :thumbs:
snowball
06-08-2006, 21:47
The second showing of each is subtitled instead of dubbed :thumbs:
and that starts this week sometime? thanks for the headsup :thumbs:
cjanderson
07-08-2006, 16:08
no one able to help on the pin number issue? or do i have to just ensure all 18 movies start after 10? (and 8 for 15 rated ones i assume?)
Thats funny live in the west midlands, I found it first time.
no one able to help on the pin number issue? or do i have to just ensure all 18 movies start after 10? (and 8 for 15 rated ones i assume?)
Your pin number is supposed to be the last four digits on your viewing card, only it doesn't work for me. I managed to get around the pin restriction by pressing back up twice, as it re-appeared after the first press.
nwgarratt
11-08-2006, 16:14
The second showing of each is subtitled instead of dubbed :thumbs:
I can confirm that as Princess Mononoke is subtitled right now.
snowball
11-08-2006, 18:52
I can confirm that as Princess Mononoke is subtitled right now.
indeed :thumbs: I deleted the dubbed versions and will be watching the subtitled ones :)
Hernster
11-08-2006, 19:03
Kagemusha is on tonight, but will be the shortened version. :(
nwgarratt
11-08-2006, 19:11
indeed :thumbs: I deleted the dubbed versions and will be watching the subtitled ones :)
I also recorded the dubbed ones as well, looks like I am re-recording them again.
cjanderson
11-08-2006, 22:44
Your pin number is supposed to be the last four digits on your viewing card, only it doesn't work for me. I managed to get around the pin restriction by pressing back up twice, as it re-appeared after the first press.
i'm cool with what my pin is, its more that i can;t tivo anything to record on film four when not there now :cry:
boonspoon
11-08-2006, 23:34
Has anyone seen SKY's mickey take of the FilmFour adverts??? Hilarious!! :D:D:D
Heads up, Grave of the Fireflies in on today at 2am, for some reason.
Heads up, Grave of the Fireflies in on today at 2am, for some reason.
Probably because of the trauma it will cause to those who watch it.
does anyone has this proble with film 4 on freeview, when you put a movie on record SOMETIMES the volume doesn't work and you need to switch freeview off and back on again before the volum is restored?
studmeister
12-08-2006, 18:55
i finally got around to seeing the film dead man's shoes. what a fantastic low budget brit-flick this is. watching it as times was like a documentary as the acting seemed raw, almost like they just pulled some of the actors off the street.
i didn't even realise gary stretch had broken into the acting business until i saw this film.
AndyWilson
12-08-2006, 20:46
Skyplussed Totoro earlier because I was kind of curious to see the dubbed version, but it was subtitled despite Digiguide saying it was dubbed :(
nwgarratt
12-08-2006, 20:47
Skyplussed Totoro earlier because I was kind of curious to see the dubbed version, but it was subtitled despite Digiguide saying it was dubbed :(
The first showing of each film was dubbed. The repeats are subtitled.
snowball
13-08-2006, 00:29
Skyplussed Totoro earlier because I was kind of curious to see the dubbed version, but it was subtitled despite Digiguide saying it was dubbed :(
its no fun watching a dubbed Anime film trust me. Best to watch it in its original sound/language and subtitles :dork:
nwgarratt
13-08-2006, 00:35
its no fun watching a dubbed Anime film trust me. Best to watch it in its original sound/language and subtitles :dork:
I am no fan of dubs but at least the anime dubs are the same as the subtitles. I have seen dubs which are completely different to the subtitles.
AndyWilson
13-08-2006, 10:17
its no fun watching a dubbed Anime film trust me. Best to watch it in its original sound/language and subtitles :dork:
If I wanted to watch the subtitled version I'd put the DVD on...
I was curious what the dub was like...
ian turner
13-08-2006, 10:28
I am no fan of dubs but at least the anime dubs are the same as the subtitles. I have seen dubs which are completely different to the subtitles.
Thats probably because they use dubtitles in a number of cases. Princess Mononoke has an english script by Neil Gaiman so sometimes you get dubtitles when theres no japanese voices.
i didn't even realise gary stretch had broken into the acting business until i saw this film.
Gary Stretch!! fnarr fnarr!
Havent yet managed to watch a single thing on film4, keep forgetting I can now get it.
Just for anyone's info, Film Four showed Re-animator this evening in it's uncut form. According to the BBFC, it's still cut by them in this country, most notably the headless rape scene.
nwgarratt
19-08-2006, 23:42
I am hoping they will show the sequel as well.
DeadKenny
20-08-2006, 12:07
Gary Stretch!! fnarr fnarr!
Goatse? :suspect:
SIMON ADEBISI
20-08-2006, 12:51
Just for anyone's info, Film Four showed Re-animator this evening in it's uncut form. According to the BBFC, it's still cut by them in this country, most notably the headless rape scene.
There was still some cut out. It was a lot more complete than i've seen over here before though. Legend of a film. "WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTTTT YYYYYYYYYYYYYYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUU BBBBBBBBBBAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSTTTTT......................"
nwgarratt
20-08-2006, 16:50
I was hoping Reanimator 2 would be on next Satyrday but it isn't. Audition is on though which is good.
Has anyone seen SKY's mickey take of the FilmFour adverts??? Hilarious!! :D:D:D
What's really funny is that you have to pay £40 a month to get the joke! :D
lol I was thinking that.
If Sky did Adverts then I wouldn't have to use the loo to take the **** :D
MrsBrady
21-08-2006, 13:58
Tonight:
18:10 Cry Freedom
[widescreen]
(1987) Richard Attenborough's gripping and effective film about South Africa's apartheid regime stars Kevin Kline as journalist Donald Woods and Oscar-winner Denzel Washington as Steve Biko.
21:00 Mickey Blue Eyes
[subtitles]
(1999) Comedy starring Hugh Grant as sober English gent Michael Felgate. He proposes to American girlfriend Gina (Jeanne Tripplehorn) only to discover that she is the daughter of prominent Mafia mobster Frank Vitale (James Caan), who wastes no time introducing a reluctant Michael to the family 'business'.
22:55 The Football Factory
[widescreen]
(2004) An earthy, realistic look at football hooliganism. Danny Dyer stars in Nick Love's adaptation of John King's novel as the dissatisfied twentysomething who finds meaning in his life with a group of football hooligans and their violent clashes with other 'firms'.
00:35 Paisa
[subtitles] [b & w]
(1946) Roberto Rossellini's Oscar-nominated film, made in the aftermath of the Second World War, consists of six distinct chapters, showing various relationships between the American occupiers and the newly liberated Italians.
SIMON ADEBISI
21-08-2006, 16:13
Football Factory?? Nice one. I found this very enjoyable.
no one able to help on the pin number issue? or do i have to just ensure all 18 movies start after 10? (and 8 for 15 rated ones i assume?)
Go into Services, then Parental Control, then Other Restrictions - the first option should be "Pin on Pre-Watershed playback" - set it to off and save the change :thumbs:
MrsBrady
22-08-2006, 16:17
On tonight:
18:25 Howards End
[subtitles]
(1992) Helena Bonham Carter and Emma Thompson star in James Ivory's lavish adaptation of E M Forster's novel of love, treachery and revenge. Also starring Anthony Hopkins and Vanessa Redgrave.
21:00 The Godfather
[widescreen]
(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.
00:15 Being John Malkovich
[subtitles]
(1999) Spike Jonze's surreal, metaphysical comedy with a delightfully bizarre, head-twisting plot. Between two floors of an office block, John Cusack discovers a door that acts as a portal into John Malkovich's head. Totally unique, bizarre, and wonderful.
02:20 Germany Year Zero
[subtitles] [b & w]
(1948) Also known as Germania Anno Zero, Roberto Rossellini's third film in his Second World War trilogy, after Paisa and Rome, Open City, is set in the shattered ruins of Berlin. In German, English and French with subtitles.
*Looking forward to The Godfather as I tuned into the first showing, only to fall asleep after an hour. I had been on the drink however, and just couldn't keep my eyes open.
cjanderson
22-08-2006, 17:48
Go into Services, then Parental Control, then Other Restrictions - the first option should be "Pin on Pre-Watershed playback" - set it to off and save the change :thumbs:
I don't have that option in anything under parental controls menu :cry:
was there some update recently? I've not got sky+, just normal sky.
Same here. Must be a Sky+ posh option.
MrsBrady
23-08-2006, 15:55
On tonight:
19:20 Bless This House
[subtitles]
(1973) Movie spin-off from the popular 70s TV series, with Sid James starring as the middle-class, middle-aged father who doesn't understand the youth of the day, in particular his own two children (Sally Geeson and Robin Askwith).
21:00 The Motorcycle Diaries
[subtitles]
(2003) Walter Salles' award-winning film revived a legend and launched the actor playing him into stardom. In 1950s Argentina, Ernesto Che Guevara (Gael Garcia Bernal) and his friend Alberto Granado (Rodrigo de la Serna) buy a clapped-out motorbike with the intention of touring South America.
23:25 Career Girls
[subtitles] [widescreen]
(1997) Katrin Cartlidge and Lynda Steadman star in Mike Leigh's poignant drama about the reunion of two friends. Six years after leaving college, two former housemates meet up and encounter the heroes and villains of their chronically neurotic youth. With Mark Benton, Kate Byers and Andy Serkis.
01:10 Re-Animator
(1985) Stuart Gordon's film stars Jeffrey Combs as Herbert West, a young scientist who has a good head on his shoulders... and another on the lab table in front of him. A wonderful tale of body parts - part horrific, part fun but always enjoyable.
* Will be watching The Motorcycle Diaries tonight as I missed the first showing due to being on holiday, and I'm also looking forward to Career Girls. I'm a big fan of Mark 'Early Doors/Nationwide TV ads/Catterick/Northern Lights' Benton.
SIMON ADEBISI
23-08-2006, 16:08
Re-Animator again already?
AndyWilson
23-08-2006, 16:18
I don't want to appear ungrateful, but do we really need TV listings that every viewer has access to on their EPG cut and pasted here?
nwgarratt
23-08-2006, 16:24
Re-Animator again already?
Most films are on twice a week.
SIMON ADEBISI
23-08-2006, 16:26
The pitfalls of a free channel i suppose. No point in complaining i suppose. I've seen some pretty cool stuff on it in the past couple of weeks.
nwgarratt
23-08-2006, 16:49
They are showing Bride of Frankestein twice in the same day plus probably repeated again in the week.
It's worse on ITV2 and BBC3. They show reapeated films all the times. They will show a film at 11pm then it is on at 8pm the next day. ITV 2 even shows films after they have been on IT1 such as the Back to the Future films. Also, look how many times Small Soldiers has been on. It is has been on about 6 times in 3 months (plus on ITV1).
I am hoping that the Bride of Re-animator is on soon.
Shame it's not available on Freeview here in Grimsby.
MrsBrady
23-08-2006, 17:40
I don't want to appear ungrateful, but do we really need TV listings that every viewer has access to on their EPG cut and pasted here?
:dork:
Well, people may forget about Film4, it's just a gentle reminder to people.
Note a poster above stated that he would try and catch The Football Factory, after the listings were posted.
Doesn't really matter either way does it? It's just a few words on an internet forum, if you don't like the listings being posted and you'd rather check your EPG, do that then.
:?:
ralph wiggum
23-08-2006, 18:02
A slightly :nuts: , slightly off-topic question:
After having those huge Film4 posters starring down at me every day on the train station for the last month or so, I still can't work out who the guy is standing next to Ewan McGreggor, anyone able to enlighten me? (he's the guy on the far left of this banner (http://www.channel4.com/film/filmontv/film4_faqs.html)).
Cheers. :D
karellen
23-08-2006, 18:09
that is Gael García Bernal (http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm0305558/)
ralph wiggum
23-08-2006, 18:20
that is Gael García Bernal (http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm0305558/)
Cheers :thumbs: It was driving me nuts :nuts: I was sure it was someone I knew, but as it is, I've not seen any of his films. :)
Arthur Fowler
23-08-2006, 18:22
I asked the very same question http://www.thedvdforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=436032 :)
KennyVader
23-08-2006, 18:23
I don't want to appear ungrateful, but do we really need TV listings that every viewer has access to on their EPG cut and pasted here?
Well they did get me watching something or other the other night.
Can't see the harm in the first few weeks of what is effectively a "new channel" for many.
Unfortunately the ad breaks annoyed me so much that it will take quite a movie to make me tune in again :(
AndyWilson
23-08-2006, 21:27
If people are finding the listings useful then I've got no problem with them. Like I said, I'm not ungrateful, I just wondered if people thought the general forum rule about not just posting quotations from news stories without comment should be applicable here...
SIMON ADEBISI
23-08-2006, 22:14
Cheers :thumbs: It was driving me nuts :nuts: I was sure it was someone I knew, but as it is, I've not seen any of his films. :)
If anything watch The Motorcycle Diaries. I think its on this week. Excellent film.
snowball
24-08-2006, 05:40
If anything watch The Motorcycle Diaries. I think its on this week. Excellent film.
it was on last night. I'm sure they'll repeat it enough times though.
SIMON ADEBISI
24-08-2006, 15:30
Ill watch it again anyway. Very good film.
MrsBrady
24-08-2006, 20:25
Tonight:
9pm - As Good As It Gets
11.35pm - Talk To Her
1.40am - Secret Things
*I'll certainly watch the first two - for the first time. (Sorry this post is a little late tonight).
I noticed that freeview are deleting a couple of channels.....does anyone know what channels are gonna replace them?? or any new channels that are coming on freeview?
sleep4ever
30-09-2006, 10:57
Sympathy For Lady Vengeance....on this thursday :eek:
Thats a bit quick isnt it
Sympathy For Lady Vengeance....on this thursday :eek:
Thats a bit quick isnt it
That's what i thought, excellent turn around time! :thumbs:
Arthur Fowler
30-09-2006, 18:22
I noticed that freeview are deleting a couple of channels.....does anyone know what channels are gonna replace them?? or any new channels that are coming on freeview?
What's being deleted?
Isn't there a new channel from five showing only U.S. shows?
Isn't there a new channel from five showing only U.S. shows?
Five US and Five life:
http://www.five.tv/aboutfive/press/pressreleases/20060506_twonewchannels/
Both of which are going to appear on Freeview.
Niceguygeoff
28-11-2006, 22:39
Glad to see that Film4 are showing Assault On Precinct 13 in all of John Carpenter's Panavision glory. For TV showings of movies I don't really care about the aspect ratio as long as it doesn't completely ruin the composition, but Carpenter's movies are best served as wide as possible. Bravo Film4.
DeadKenny
28-11-2006, 23:09
Just a shame about the adverts ;)
snowball
29-11-2006, 05:49
National Lampoon's Animal House :thumbs: being repeated a few times this week
Glad to see that Film4 are showing Assault On Precinct 13 in all of John Carpenter's Panavision glory. For TV showings of movies I don't really care about the aspect ratio as long as it doesn't completely ruin the composition, but Carpenter's movies are best served as wide as possible. Bravo Film4.
It looks like they're behaving themselves lately with the better films: Deer Hunter was shown in what looked the right aspect ratio (2:35), although curiously the print wasn't as clear as when they've shown it at full-screen.
Glad to see that Film4 are showing Assault On Precinct 13 in all of John Carpenter's Panavision glory. For TV showings of movies I don't really care about the aspect ratio as long as it doesn't completely ruin the composition, but Carpenter's movies are best served as wide as possible. Bravo Film4.
Nuts, I didn't bother recording precinct 13 as I assumed they would be showing it in cropped 16:9. Luckily they repeat stuff a lot so I'll know next time. Anything that has been filmed in anamorphic 2.35:1 should only ever be shown in that as it just looks terrible as soon as you crop it down.
National Lampoon's Animal House :thumbs: being repeated a few times this week
Is it the version with the correct music? Apparently some music has been changed on the DVD. :(
DeadKenny
29-11-2006, 16:52
Probably. Clearance rights for music is easier on TV.
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