Here are my TV film picks for the festive season if you want to plan ahead and programme the DVR.
SUNDAY 19th DECEMBER
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Dir. George Roy Hill, 1969) 6.50pm, Film4
- Nosferatu, The Vampire (Dir. Werner Herzog, 1979) 1.50am, BBC2
MONDAY 20th DECEMBER
- The Magnificent Seven (Dir. John Sturges, 1960) 1.10pm, Film4
- The Truman Show (Dir. Peter Weir, 1998) 10pm, More4
TUESDAY 21st DECEMBER
- Spirited Away (Dir. Hayao Miyazaki, 2001) 10.40am, BBC2
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (Dir. Henry Selick, 1993) 12.40pm, BBC2
- Looking For Eric (Dir. Ken Loach, 2009) 9pm, Film4
WEDNESDAY 22nd DECEMBER
- Batman Begins (Dir. Christopher Nolan, 2005) 10.35pm, ITV
THURSDAY 23rd DECEMBER
- Miracle on 34th Street (Dir. George Seaton, 1947) 2.20pm, C4
- Lantana (Dir. Ray Lawrence, 2001) 1.25pm, C4
FRIDAY 24th DECEMBER
- Suspicion (Dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1941) 11.30am, BBC2
- Stand By Me (Dir. Rob Reiner, 1986) 1.30pm, Fiver
- Cars (Dir. John Lasseter, 2006) 3.05pm, BBC1
- Hero (Dir. Zhang Yimou, 2004) 12.55am, C4
- Dead Calm (Dir. Philip Noyce, 1989) 1.40am, ITV1
FRIDAY 25th DECEMBER
- The Man Who Would Be King (Dir. John Huston, 1975) 12.55pm, BBC2
- The Muppet Christmas Carol (Dir. Brian Henson, 1992) 8.50am, C4
- Lawrence of Arabia (Dir. David Lean, 1962) 12.50pm, Fiver
- Scrooged (Dir. Richard Donner, 1988) 1pm, C4
- Die Hard (Dir. John McTiernan, 1988) 9pm, Film4
- Carrie (Dir. Brian De Palma, 1976) 12.10pm, C4
- A Fish Called Wanda (Dir. Charles Crichton, 1988) 12.25am, BBC1
SATURDAY 26th DECEMBER
- The Railway Children (Dir. Lionel Jeffries, 1970) 12.15am, ITV1
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Dir. Robert Zemeckis, 1988) 9.45am, BBC1
- Oliver Twist (Dir. David Lean, 1948) 3pm, More4
- Enchanted (Dir. Kevin Lima) 3.25pm, BBC1
- Crocodile Dundee (Peter Faiman, 1986) 5.10pm, C4
- No Country For Old Men (Dir. The Coen Brothers, 2007) 9pm, Film4
- Slumdog Millionaire (Dir. Danny Boyle, 2008) 9.05pm, More4
- Farewell My Lovely (Dir. Edward Dymtryk, 1944) 10.40pm, BBC4
MONDAY 27th DECEMBER
- The Incredibles (Dir. Brad Bird, 2004) 3.25pm, BBC1
- Big (Dir. Penny Marshall, 1988) 7pm, Film4
- Volver (Dir. Pedro Almodovar, 2006) 11.35pm, More4
TUESDAY 28th DECEMBER
WEDNESDAY 29th DECEMBER
- Gomorrah (Dir. Matteo Garrone, 2008) 10pm, BBC4
THURSDAY 30th DECEMBER
- Dances With Wolves (Dir. Kevin Costner, 1990) 12.55pm, BBC2
- From Here To Eternity (Dir. Fred Zinneman, 1953) 3.45pm, C5
FRIDAY 31st DECEMBER
- Casablanca (Dir. Michael Curtiz, 1942) 4.50pm, Film4
One reply on “Films on TV over Christmas 2010”
The greatest Christmas movie of all time. A Christmas Carol, or derivatives- ‘Scooge the Musical’, pure Dickens genious. Is it on, Haven’t seen it advertised apart from The Muppet version which I don’t criticise but…………