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The best of the DIRECTV primetime lineup

Either of a couple of music biographies might have got the nod if one had screened a bit earlier (Miles Ahead, 11pm Max) and another a bit later (Straight Outta Compton Director’s Cut, 4.15pm MaxP). Even those who don’t speak Japanese or read Spanish subtitles might be blown away by the visuals of legendary director Akira Kurosawa’s samurai epic Kagemusha BEST FILM OF THE DAY (6.20pm FoxClas).

Today’s Number One Film:

Picture courtesy www.rottentomatoes.comEastern Promises, 9pm Sundance Ch 513. Watch this if you liked Killer Joe, Lawless or No Country for Old Men. On paper, A History of Violence remains David Cronenberg’s most marketable film but Eastern Promises may in the long run turn out to be his most profitable, if its availability on pirate DVD shelves is anything to go by. It could be that less discerning audiences, without fully understanding the integrity of a notoriously uncompromising director, unconsciously recognise a work of quality; but then, they might just be grooving on the extreme violence, which is superbly orchestrated. The troubled, ineffectual, latent homosexual son character is mangled into cliché at points but, otherwise, this is a first rate film deserving careful attention. Strongly recommended with the reservation that it is as draining as it is rewarding. Directed by David Cronenberg/ UK-USA-Canada/Thriller-Crime-Drama/100 mins/ Rated R for strong, brutal and bloody violence, some graphic sexuality, language and nudity.





JUST NOSED OUT:

**The King’s Speech (Drama), 7pm Prmt; The Hurt Locker (Drama-War), 5.20pm FoxAct; Dope (Comedy), 10.35pm HBOE; Creed (Action-Drama-Sports), 10.40pm HBO2; Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom (Action-Adventure-Thriller), 7.05pm FoxMov; American Sniper (Action-Bio-Thriller), 7.02pm HBOP; Planes, Trains & Automobiles (Comedy), 5.40pm TCM.

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*Starred films have been chosen in the last year. ** Double-starred films have been chosen in the last three months.

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