Splice Movies T.W.A.T.

Midweek Movies T.W.A.T. 23th - 26th February 09

T.W.A.T. means to watch avec telly. This is the Spice Guide to whats on telly thats filmy. Read it and post some comments, what you watched, what you didnt, tell me to stop posting thins crap, your choice.

Avec means "with" i know that but rather than "on" and make it T.W.O.T. its T.W.A.T. cos its aesthetically more pleasing.


Well after 1 week just i managed to fuck the Movie T.W.A.T. up, posting the midweek picks a day late, well sorry.

Right, yesterday you missed, well not a lot really, Clint in Pale Rider on STV and newly crowned Best Director in the Oscars Danny Boyles 28 Days Later, Both of which i havent seen, however i have seen City Slickers and i can say first hand its excellent but it was on ITV2 and thus will be on again, no doubt this week some time!

Tuesday 24th Feb 2009

Nothing of note, film wise, on “normal” telly today so i will pojnt you in the direction of Dangermouse which is on BBC2 at 11 in the morning, let me tell you this, this show was wasted on the young, becuase it is hands down absolutely off its tits hilarious, hilarious.
Bloody Young Guns is on fiveUSA tonight, ya dancer, havent seen this in ages, in fact i have no idea what happens in it its been so long. This isnt the one with the Bon Jovi soundtrack though is it? thats Young Guns II: Blaze of Glory i am sure. I liked Bon Jovi when i was younger, a confession i never thought i would make and certainly not in this context. Strange. Manhunter is also on ITV2 at ten tonight, its supposed to be good but i have always been scared of it so haven't seen it, again another confession, what is wrong with me.

Wednesday 25th Feb 2009

Movie connections reaches the end of its series on BBC1 tonight with a whimper if you ask me, Calendar Girls? Really? But i suppose its not bad background telly. Another Danny Boyle film is on tonight and it follows movie connections on the Beeb, Millions, his film from 2004 about a young fella who finds a bag of money, supposed to be good, again another film i havent seen. Thing is, was this intentional to show these things in the week after the Oscars, and what if he got beat to the statue, they wouldnt have pulled the films but then surely its just for a wee ratings boost. I am overthinking this.

Nothing much on digital on Wed except Ghost of Mars which frankly looks pure baws.
No wait, BBC4 has the Zidane movie! Fitba and cinema mixed with balding Frenchmen. A match made in heaven and only on for 90 minutes! 10pm to 11.30 i now know what i am watching.

Thursday 26th February 2009

What a guff week it has been for “council” telly (i love the names terrestial tv gets) I thought there was a hidden gem on BBC2 on Thurs; James Caan’s jobs about the secret life of the man who made Sonny Corleone such a cinema icon but sadly its just a show about the guy from Dragons Den. Boo.

And digital on Thurs seems to suck donkey dong too, ton of stuff that has been on a fair bit in last week or two so not worth mentioning again, fiveUSA has the Will Smith season on again, Men in Black this week, a goody. You know what i am going to highlight, film4, 6.40, Batman and Robin! Joel Schumacher’s second effort and widely regarded as the one that killed the franchise before Chris Nolan ripped it a new one a few years ago. Its mince, yes that is true, but not as mince as everyone goes on and says it is. Watch it eating your tea, sometimes things are better eating your tea. Hollyoaks for instance, annoying most of the time but with a plate of spag bol in front of you and its strangely palatable. Batman and Robin could be looked upon in this manner.

cheers