So the choices for the next round of the Film Club are :
What Just Happened? (2007) BBC1 11:35pm
A Hollywood producer struggles to keep the peace between a stubborn studio executive and a drug-addled director, while also coping with two ex-wives and a troubled teenage daughter. Meanwhile, another of his projects seems doomed to failure thanks to its star, who has to be persuaded to part with his freshly grown beard. Comedy drama, starring Robert De Niro and Catherine Keener, with Sean Penn and Bruce Willis as themselves
One Mile Away (2012) Ch4 11:10pm
Penny Woolcock's documentary charts the efforts of warring gangs the Burger Bar Boys and the Johnson Crew to bring peace to their neighbourhoods in inner-city Birmingham. The film follows Shabba and Dylan Duffus over the course of two years as they try to recruit supporters from both sides, and get advice along the way from Jonathan Powell, who oversaw the Good Friday Agreement
American History X (1998) ITV4 10:30pm
A neo-**** is thrown into prison for murder and gradually comes to realise the error of his ways. On his release, he discovers his younger brother is heading down the same extremist path, and tries to stop the teenager from repeating his mistakes. Drama, starring Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Avery Brooks, Fairuza Balk and Stacy Keach.
It's Complicated (2009) Film4 9:00pm
Divorced couple Jane and Jake are reunited after 10 years apart at their son's college graduation, and end up sleeping together. Despite Jake's marriage to a younger woman and Jane's fledgling romance with a kindly architect, the exes end up having a clandestine affair. Romantic comedy, starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin
District 13: Ultimatum (2009) Film4 11:30pm
Corrupt cops and government officials stir up a gang war in a lawless walled-off Paris ghetto, hoping to use the violence as an excuse to demolish the area with an air strike. An idealistic criminal and a tough cop get hold of evidence of the scheme, and fight to save their home from destruction. French action thriller sequel, starring David Belle and Cyril Raffaelli.
In French (should have subtitles)
What Just Happened? (2007) BBC1 11:35pm
A Hollywood producer struggles to keep the peace between a stubborn studio executive and a drug-addled director, while also coping with two ex-wives and a troubled teenage daughter. Meanwhile, another of his projects seems doomed to failure thanks to its star, who has to be persuaded to part with his freshly grown beard. Comedy drama, starring Robert De Niro and Catherine Keener, with Sean Penn and Bruce Willis as themselves
One Mile Away (2012) Ch4 11:10pm
Penny Woolcock's documentary charts the efforts of warring gangs the Burger Bar Boys and the Johnson Crew to bring peace to their neighbourhoods in inner-city Birmingham. The film follows Shabba and Dylan Duffus over the course of two years as they try to recruit supporters from both sides, and get advice along the way from Jonathan Powell, who oversaw the Good Friday Agreement
American History X (1998) ITV4 10:30pm
A neo-**** is thrown into prison for murder and gradually comes to realise the error of his ways. On his release, he discovers his younger brother is heading down the same extremist path, and tries to stop the teenager from repeating his mistakes. Drama, starring Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Avery Brooks, Fairuza Balk and Stacy Keach.
It's Complicated (2009) Film4 9:00pm
Divorced couple Jane and Jake are reunited after 10 years apart at their son's college graduation, and end up sleeping together. Despite Jake's marriage to a younger woman and Jane's fledgling romance with a kindly architect, the exes end up having a clandestine affair. Romantic comedy, starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin
District 13: Ultimatum (2009) Film4 11:30pm
Corrupt cops and government officials stir up a gang war in a lawless walled-off Paris ghetto, hoping to use the violence as an excuse to demolish the area with an air strike. An idealistic criminal and a tough cop get hold of evidence of the scheme, and fight to save their home from destruction. French action thriller sequel, starring David Belle and Cyril Raffaelli.
In French (should have subtitles)
