Saturday (16/7) 00:40 Film4 Carrie (1976)
Brian de Palma's classic slow-burn horror deals with the difficulties of fitting in for a misfit school girl, played by Sissy Spacek, ridiculed by class mates and isolated for being different. She is unexpectedly invited to the prom by one of the most popular boys in school, but she takes extreme action when things are exposed as an elaborate hoax at her expense. Her home life provides no respite due to her overbearing, religiously motivated mother. One or two moments of this Stephen King adaptation have deservedly gone down in horror film folklore, a must see for fans of the genre.
Sunday (17/7) 18:30 Channel 4 Little Women (2019)
A wonderful adaptation of the classic, timeless novel of the various affairs and developments of the titular March sisters by Louisa May Alcock. Director Greta Gerwig bravely and skillfully reinvents and updates the structure to tell the tale with new relevance, all with the help of a wonderful young cast including Emma Watson, Saorsie Ronan and Florence Pugh supported by the likes of Laura Dern and Chris Cooper. This does exactly what an adaptation should do, it reinterprets the source material with a new stance and new meaning, making it altogether exciting yet still familiar.
22:30 BBC1 Blade Runner 2049 (2017) (also BBC3 Monday 21:50)
35 years after Blade Runner, acclaimed director Denis Veilneuve manages to all avoid all the clumsy expected pitfalls and exceeded expectations of long time-gap sequels in B R 2049, a feat made all the more impressive when following something as enigmatic and influential as Ridley Scott's 1982 original. Ex replicant hunter Harrison Ford returns to help Ryan Gosling's K uncover the true nature of his past and existence. With gorgeous visuals, real technical prowess and crucially a well thought out plot, the folkloric quality of the original is well retained. Most die hard fans of the original should be encouraged by this impressive follow up to one of the all time most revered Sci-fis.
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