The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Certificate PG
ITV4 10:00pm-12:40am (2 hours 40 minutes) Thu 30 May
Oppressed Mexican villagers cross the border into America looking to buy guns to defend their homes and crops from bandits. Instead they encounter an enigmatic loner who persuades them to hire a band of gunslingers to teach the villagers how to fight before the marauders return. Western, with Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn and Eli Wallach. Including FYI Daily
Category Western
Director John Sturges
Cast
Chris Adams Yul Brynner (IMDB)
Vin Steve McQueen (IMDB)
Bernardo O'Reilly Charles Bronson (IMDB)
Britt James Coburn (IMDB)
Lee Robert Vaughn (IMDB)
Calvera Eli Wallach (IMDB)
Chico Horst Buchholz (IMDB)
Harry Luck Brad Dexter (IMDB)
Bad Boys (1995)
Certificate 18
Channel 5 +1 10:00pm-12:30am (2 hours 30 minutes) Thu 30 May
Detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett search for a $100million heroin consignment brazenly stolen by a French drug kingpin from the police evidence room. However, after a mix-up over a phone call from a potential witness, each cop has to assume the other's identity - Lowrey becoming the henpecked family man and Burnett the playboy. Michael Bay's action thriller, starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Tea Leoni, Tcheky Karyo and Theresa Randle
Category Detective/Thriller
Director Michael Bay
Cast
Mike Lowrey Will Smith (IMDB)
Marcus Burnett Martin Lawrence (IMDB)
Julie Mott Tea Leoni (IMDB)
Fouchet Tcheky Karyo (IMDB)
Theresa Burnett Theresa Randle (IMDB)
Alison Sinclair Marg Helgenberger (IMDB)
Det Sanchez Nestor Serrano (IMDB)
Det Ruiz Julio Oscar Mechoso (IMDB)
Chet Saverio Guerra (IMDB)
Death Race (2008)
Certificate 15
Channel 5 +1 10:00pm-12:10am (2 hours 10 minutes) Fri 31 May
Jensen Ames is framed for the murder of his wife and sent to Terminal Island Prison, a facility that broadcasts the highly profitable Death Race, a high-octane event where convicts battle to the death in customised cars. When a popular driver dies, crooked prison warden Hennessey persuades Ames to take his place, claiming he will be released if he is victorious. Sci-fi thriller, starring Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Ian McShane and Tyrese Gibson
Category Science Fiction
Director Paul WS Anderson
Cast
Jensen Ames Jason Statham (IMDB)
Warden Hennessey Joan Allen (IMDB)
Coach Ian McShane (IMDB)
Machine Gun Joe Mason Tyrese Gibson (IMDB)
Elizabeth Case Natalie Martinez (IMDB)
Pachenko Max Ryan (IMDB)
Gunner Jacob Vargas (IMDB)
Guard Ulrich Jason Clarke (IMDB)
Air America (1990)
Certificate 15
ITV4 10:00pm-12:15am (2 hours 15 minutes) Sat 1 Jun
A reckless traffic reporter for a radio station loses his helicopter pilot's licence, but is recruited by the CIA into a secret organisation transporting cargo and troops around Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. However, he not only discovers his superiors are involved in smuggling drugs, but his co-pilot also has an illicit sideline of his own. Comedy adventure, with Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr, Nancy Travis, Burt Kwouk and Ken Jenkins. Including FYI Daily
Category Adventure/War
Director Roger Spottiswoode
Cast
Gene Ryack Mel Gibson (IMDB)
Billy Covington Robert Downey Jr (IMDB)
Corinne Landreaux Nancy Travis (IMDB)
Gen Lu Soong Burt Kwouk (IMDB)
Maj Donald Lemond Ken Jenkins (IMDB)
Jack Neely Art LaFleur (IMDB)
Babo Tim Thomerson (IMDB)
Rob Diehl David Marshall Grant (IMDB)
Nick Pirelli Ned Eisenberg (IMDB)
Next (2007)
Certificate 12
5USA 9:00pm-10:55pm (1 hour 55 minutes) Sat 1 Jun
A magician has the ability to see into the immediate future. When intelligence suggests a nuclear attack on Los Angeles is imminent, an FBI counter-terror agent sets out to persuade the gifted individual to use his psychic powers to avert disaster. Thriller, starring Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel and Thomas Kretschmann
Category Detective/Thriller
Director Lee Tamahori
Cast
Cris 'Frank Cadillac' Johnson Nicolas Cage (IMDB)
Agent Callie Ferris Julianne Moore (IMDB)
Elizabeth 'Liz' Cooper Jessica Biel (IMDB)
Mr Smith Thomas Kretschmann (IMDB)
Cavanaugh Tory Kittles (IMDB)
Security Chief Roybal Jose Zuniga (IMDB)
Wisdom Jim Beaver (IMDB)
Jeff Baines Jason Butler Harner (IMDB)
