There are a lot of films on TV over Christmas, so if you are in the UK and plan to eat, drink and watch a few over the festive period, here are my picks.
SATURDAY 19th DECEMBER
- Blade Runner: The Final Cut (Ridley Scott, 1982) 9pm BBC2
- King Kong (Peter Jackson, 2005) ITV2, 10pm
- Macbeth (Orson Welles, 1948) 01.50am, BBC2
SUNDAY 20th DECEMBER
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (Henry Selick, 1993) BBC2, 11.30am
MONDAY 21st DECEMBER
- The Muppet Christmas Carol (Brian Henson, 1992) 4.25pm, Five
TUESDAY 22nd DECEMBER
- Encounters at the End of the World (Werner Herzog, 2007) 10pm, More4
WEDNESDAY 23rd DECEMBER
- The Truman Show (Peter Weir, 1998) 9pm, Film4
- Lantana (Ray Lawrence, 2001) 12.45am, Film4
THURSDAY 24th DECEMBER
- Gilda (1946) 02.10am, BBC2
FRIDAY 25th DECEMBER
- The Incredibles (Brad Bird, 2004) 3.10pm, BBC1
- Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941) 7pm, BBC Four
- Journey into Fear (Norman Foster, 1943) 10.50pm, BBC Four
THURSDAY 26th DECEMBER
- Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Nick Park, Steve Box 2005) 4.40pm, BBC1
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (David Lean, 1957) 5pm, More4
- The School of Rock (Richard Linklater, 2003) 5.55pm, Film4
- The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949) 7.15pm, BBC Four
- The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967) 00.40am, ITV1
SUNDAY 27th DECEMBER
- The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1943) 8pm, BBC Four
- Once Upon a Time in the West (Sergio Leone, 1969) 00.50, Film4
MONDAY 28th DECEMBER
- The Pianist (Roman Polanski, 2002) 11.45pm, ITV1
- The Wicker Man (Robin Hardy, 1973) 12.45am, ITV4
TUESDAY 29th DECEMBER
- Singin’ In The Rain (Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen, 1952) 3.35pm, More4
- The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola,1974) 10.55pm, Film4
- The Big Easy (Jim McBride, 1986) 11.50pm, BBC1
THURSDAY 31st DECEMBER
- The Painted Veil (John Curran, 2006) 9pm, BBC2
- Midnight Run (Martin Brest, 1988) 00.05, ITV4
FRIDAY 1st JANUARY
- The Italian Job (Peter Collinson, 1969) 7pm, C4
- The Good Shepherd (Robert De Niro, 2006) 9pm, BBC2
- The Deer Hunter (Michael Cimino, 1978) 10pm, ITV4
*Don’t forget to check out details about the Orson Welles season *
