Sunday (23/10) 19:00 Great Action Lawrence of Arabia (1962) (also Wednesday 16:45)
David Lean's sweeping historical epic charts the career of the infamous Army Officer T.E. Lawrence as he makes his way through the Middle East during the first world war. He is torn between his roots and those who need him the most, he is British through and through, but does not wholly subscribe to the British attitudes of self aggrandisement of the time, he becomes something of an ambassador of the Arab people. There isn't much to say about this that hasn't already been said to death. 10 Oscar noms, 7 wins. Great performances. Great story. Great cinematography. All with unbound scope and vision.
Friday (28/10) 23:05 Film4 American Psycho (2000)
American Psycho may be hard to love, but it's easy to appreciate on a technical amd ambition level. It has a reality blurring, mind bending quality that will most likely plany itself in your mind and perhaps outstay it's welcome. It plays almost plays like a surrealist nightmare to be interpretated in many different ways. We follow Patrick Bateman, a Wall Street broker played by Christian Bale, as he butchers his way through colleagues and lovers with entirely inscrutable intentions. The performance shows Bale's versatility and love of a challenging role.
Sunday (23/10) 01:15 BBC2 The Evil Dead (1981) (also Friday BBC3 21:30)
Sam Raimi's seminal film is now remembered as one of the few examples of comedy and horror effectively blended, (a fine balance that was even more realised in evil dead 2) although it is still clearly one more than the other. The story follows the now staple horror film framework of a group of young people camping in a remote cabin in the woods where they find an old tape player with macabre recorded contents, including a chant which awakens evil forces around them, which they must battle to survive. This inspired many pale imitations, but the original is still very fondly remembered.
Monday (24/10) 15:35 Film4 Vertigo (1958) (also Friday 11:00)
Hitchcock's greatest work and the film that famously knocked Orson Welles' Citizen Kane off the top spot of BFI's Sight and Sound poll of greatest ever films after Kane had ruled for 50 years. James Stewart, in his 4th collaboration with the master of suspense, is Scottie, an ex detective who is talked into taking a case for an old friend, following Madeleine (Kim Novak) who has been disappearing and acting altogether suspicioisly. When she jumps into the river, he breaks his cover to save her, thus begins one of the more unpredictable love stories in film history. After Madeliene is driven to suicide, which scottie witnesses, he becomes infatuated with Judy, a Madeliene lookalike who he tries to mould into his late lovers' image. Hitch tells a story of love and obsession, pulling out all the stops in his effects, lighting and editing, aided by a deliciously disconcerting Bernard Hermann score, making this a hugely intoxicating experience.
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