Morning!

Are you alert? I hope so because that is what we are all supposed to be from now on. England wakes up this morning a very confusing place, which can only mean one thing…disaster! So the best advice is to stay home and watch a movie or two on your telly box. (Plus it’s far too chilly to go out).

Stay safe, stay inside (if you can) and Happy Monday!

HOME PREMIERE

LITTLE WOMEN (U)

Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern

Drama, romance

Jo March reflects back and forth on her life, telling the beloved story of the March sisters – four young women, each determined to live life on her own terms. Greta Gerwin’s enchanting version of the classic story. Very mild threat.

AMAZON PRIME

PAINT YOUR WAGON (PG)

Starring: Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, Jean Seberg

Musical, western, comedy

Two unlikely prospector partners share the same wife in a California gold rush mining town. Often awkward but still entertaining musical with Marvin and Eastwood singing. Mild violence and sexual content.

UNDER THE SKIN (15)

Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Paul Brannigan

Science Fiction, Drama, horror

A mysterious young woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. However, events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery. Dark and disturbing sci-fi with a brilliant performance from Scarlett Johansson. Graphic nudity, sexual content, some violence and language.

NETFLIX

THOROUGHBREDS (15)

Starring: Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin

Thriller, Drama, crime

Two upper-class teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. Together, they hatch a plan to solve both of their problems-no matter what the cost. Dark teenage thriller. Strong language, threat, bloody images.

THE GREAT ESCAPE (PG)

Starring: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough

Drama, War, Adventure

Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II. The ultimate prisoners-of-war drama. Mild violence, language, injury detail.

NOW TV/SKY CINEMA

HARD EIGHT (15)

Starring: Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Samuel L. Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Phillip Seymour Hoffman

Crime, drama

Professional gambler Sydney teaches John the tricks of the trade. John does well until he falls for cocktail waitress Clementine. First feature from the director of There Will Be Blood. Strong language, infrequent strong sex references and violence.

TRUE GRIT (PG)

Starring: John Wayne, Kim Darby, Glen Campbell, Dennis Hopper

Western, Adventure, drama

A drunken, hard-nosed U.S. Marshal and a Texas Ranger help a stubborn teenager track down her father’s murderer in Indian Territory. John Wayne won an Oscar for his role of Rooster Cogburn. Moderate violence, hanging scene and mild language.

DISNEY+

PETER PAN (U)

Starring: Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont

Animation, adventure

Wendy and her brothers are whisked away to the magical world of Neverland with the hero of their stories, Peter Pan. Disney’s classic animation of J.M.M. Barrie’s famous story.

RETURN TO OZ (PG)

Starring: Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie

Adventure, fantasy

Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to Oz when a vain witch and the Nome King destroy everything that makes the magical land beautiful. A darker return to the land of Oz. Viol

MOVIES ON TERRESTRIAL TV

THE LONG MEMORY (PG)

11am Film4

Starring: John Mills, John McCallum

Crime, drama, thriller

Released from prison after twelve years, a wrongfully convicted British man seeks revenge on the witnesses who lied at his trial. Tough British crime drama. Mild violence and revenge theme. Black and white.

3:10 TO YUMA

12.55pm Film4

Starring: Glenn Ford, Van Heflin

Western, drama, thriller

Broke small-time rancher Dan Evans is hired by the stagecoach line to put big-time captured outlaw leader Ben Wade on the 3:10 train to Yuma but Wade’s gang tries to free him. Cracking classic western. Moderate violence. Black and white.

SATURDAY NIGHT & SUNDAY MORNING (PG)

1pm Sony Movies Classic

Starring: Albert Finney, Shirley Anne Field, Rachel Roberts

Drama

British drama with Albert Finney as a rebellious young man who breezes through life doing what he wants but how long will that last? The first ‘kitchen sink’ dramas where realism is the key. Mild language and sex references. Black and White.

FORT APACHE (U)

1pm Sony Movies Action

Starring: Henry Fonda, John Wayne, Shirley Temple

Western, action, adventure

At Fort Apache, an honourable and veteran war captain finds conflict when his regime is placed under the command of a young, glory hungry lieutenant colonel with no respect for the local Indian tribe. First-class John Ford western. Mild violence. Black and white.

IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA (U)

1pm Horror Channel

Starring: Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue

Sci-fi, horror

A giant, radioactive octopus rises from the Philippine Trench to terrorize the North American Pacific Coast. 1950s B-movie sci-fi adventure. Black and white.

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (U)

1.10pm Talking Pictures TV

Starring: Michael Redgrave, Richard Wattis, Michael Denison

Comedy, drama, romance

When Algernon discovers that his friend, Ernest, has created a fictional brother for whenever he needs a reason to escape dull country life, Algernon poses as the brother, resulting in ever-increasing confusion. Bright and breezy Oscar Wilde adaptation.

WHEN EIGHT BELLS TOLL (15)

2.45pm Film4

Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Robert Morley, Jack Hawkins

Action, adventure, crime

In a vein similar to the James Bond movies, British Agent Philip Calvert (Sir Anthony Hopkins) is on a mission to determine the whereabouts of a ship that disappeared near the coast of Scotland. Exciting British spy thriller. Moderate violence. May be edited for content.

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (U)

3pm BBC2

Starring: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Anna Massey, Edward Fox

Comedy, drama, romance

In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym (“Ernest”) for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues. Charming adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy.

PRIVATE’S PROGRESS (U)

3pm Talking Pictures TV

Starring: Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Richard Attenborough

Comedy, war

In World War II, a failed British Officer is selected by his uncle, a Brigadier with the War Office, to participate in a secret operation to “recover” looted artworks from the Nazis. Funny British war comedy. Black and white.

REVOLUTION (12)

4.25pm Sony Movies Classic

Starring: Al Pacino, Natasha Kinski, Donald Sutherland

Drama, War, Adventure

A trapper and his young son get pulled into the American revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end. Epic war drama. Moderate language, violence and occasional gore. May be edited for content.

THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS (U)

4.35pm Film4

Starring: Michael York, Simon Maccorkindale, Jenny Agutter

Adventure, drama, thriller

In 1901, two British yachtsmen visiting Germany’s Frisian Islands accidentally discover a German plot to invade England. British stiff-upper-lip adventure. Mild violence and peril.

MULTIPLICITY (12)

4.45pm Sony Movies

Starring: Michael Keaton, Andie Macdowell

Comedy, romance, sci-fi

A man who never has enough time for the things he wants to do is offered the opportunity to have himself duplicated. Comedy from the team behind Groundhog Day. Mild language and sexual references. May be edited for content.

HUE AND CRY (U)

5.30pm Talking Pictures TV

Starring: Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Harry Fowler

Comedy, adventure, crime

A gang of street boys foil a master crook who sends commands for robberies by cunningly altering a comic strip’s wording each week, unknown to writer and printer. The first of the Ealing comedies. Very mild violence. Black and white.

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2 (PG)

6.50pm Film4

Starring: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Hank Azaria, Ricky Gervais, Steve Coogan, Owen Wilson, Amy Adams

Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy

Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institution in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake. Fun sequel the 2006 hit. Mild comic violence and scary moments.

BRIGHTON ROCK (PG)

7.10pm Talking Pictures TV

Starring: Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley

Crime, drama

In Brighton in 1935, small-time gang leader Pinkie Brown murders a journalist and later desperately tries to cover his tracks but runs into trouble with the police, a few witnesses and a rival gang. Classic British drama with a star-making performance from Richard Attenborough. Mild violence and language.

TO SIR, WITH LOVE (PG)

1.55pm Sony Movies Classic

Starring: Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson, Suzy Kendall, Lulu

Drama

Idealistic engineer-trainee and his experiences in teaching a group of rambunctious white high school students from the slums of London’s East End. 60s drama. Mild language, violence and sexual references.

GONE IN 60 SECONDS (15)

9pm Sony Movies

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Robert Duvall

Action, crime, thriller

A retired master car thief must come back to the industry and steal fifty cars with his crew in one night to save his brother’s life. Flashy blockbuster remake of the 1977 cult favourite. Violence, sexuality and language.

JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT (12)

9pm Film4

Starring: Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Keira Knightley, Kenneth Branagh

Drama, Action

Jack Ryan, as a young covert C.I.A. analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack. Exciting addition to the Jack Ryan franchise. Moderate violence, injury detail, strong language.

THE ENFORCER (PG)

10pm Talking Pictures TV

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Zero Mostel

Crime, film-noir, thriller

A crusading district attorney finally gets a chance to prosecute the organizer and boss of Murder Inc. Forgotten Bogart thriller. Mild violence. Black and white.

SWEET SIXTEEN (18)

11.05pm Film4

Starring: Martin Compston, William Ruane

Drama, crime

Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home. Powerful social drama from Ken Loach. Strong language, drug content and violence.

A TASTE OF HONEY (12)

11.10pm Sony Movie Classics

Starring: Rita Tushingham, Dora Bryant

Drama

1960s drama based on the successful play about a pregnant girl having to fend for herself when her overbearing mother decides to remarry. Mature themes, some mild language and sex references. Black and white.

DRIVE (18)

11.20pm Sony Movies

Starring: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Christina Hendricks

Thriller, Drama, Action

A mysterious Hollywood stuntman and mechanic moonlights as a getaway driver and finds himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbour in this action drama. Tough, brutal and visually stylish thriller. Strong brutal bloody violence, language and some nudity.

ALONG CAME A SPIDER (15)

1.15am Film4

Starring: Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter, Penelope Anne Miller

Drama, thriller

When a congressman’s daughter under Secret Service protection is kidnapped from a private school, detective Alex Cross investigates the case even though he’s recovering from the loss of his partner. Gripping sequel to Kiss The Girls. Strong language and violence.