For this week’s movies on SBS, SBS Viceland and NITV
- Available for Audio Description (AD) fabulous baker boys, the creator, a little chaos, the man who invented christmas, Stand with me, heart palpitations, joyride, corpse Bride, fantastic mr fox And the last word
- Available for Closed Captions (CC) fabulous baker boys, a little chaos, Stand with me, nowhere Boy, Sex, Lies and Videotape And fantastic mr fox
Wednesday 17 May
fabulous baker boys
7:30 pm
M, AD, CC
USA, 1988
Style: Music, Drama, Romance
Language: English
Director: Steve Kloves
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer, Beau Bridges, Eli Raab
what’s it about?
Frank (Bridges) and Jack Baker (Bridges) are brothers who have performed together for years in a small but successful piano act. However, their lack of ambition hurts them – they start losing gigs, and are soon relegated to run-down venues. Trying to revitalize their act, the brothers hire singer Susie Diamond (Pfeiffer). The new line-up brings success, but tensions run high as a romance blossoms and a brother goes into hiding. Nominated for four Academy Awards (including Best Actress for Pfeiffer).
the creator
9:35 p.m.
Mad
USA, 2005
Style: comedy
Language: English
Director: Susan Stroman
Starring: Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell, Gary Beach, Roger Bart
what’s it about?
Failed producer Max Bialystok (Lane) and his accountant, Leo Bloom (Broderick), secretly seize the moment to invest in a terrifyingly offensive Third Reich-themed musical to drive a group of elderly women out of their nests. Committed a scam with intent to blow the bomb. But when high-brow Broadway audiences mistakenly assume that “Springtime for Hitler” is a satire, Bialystok finds himself with the critical acclaim that has long eluded him – and the biggest hit of his career. Based on the 1968 Mel Brooks classic of the same name.
Thursday 18 May
a little chaos
7:30 pm
M, AD, CC
UK, 2014
Style: drama, romance
Language: English
Director: alan rickman
Starring: Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci, Mathias Schoenaerts, Jennifer Ehle
what’s it about?
The world’s greatest landscape architect, Le Nôtre (Schoenaerts) – designer of the Versailles Gardens – is infatuated with love. Madame Sabine de Barra (Winslet) is pioneering and highly independent – her visionary ideas for design seem chaotic for King Louis’ (Rickman) formal court. Nature needs a little chaos to blossom and heal and love to ignite.
jersey boys
9:40 p.m.
MA15+
USA, 2014
Style: Biography, Drama, Music
Language: English
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Francesca Eastwood, Christopher Walken, Freya Tingley, Ashley Leilani
what’s it about?
From Oscar-winning director Clint Eastwood comes the big-screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, telling the story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who go on to form the legendary 1960s rock group The Four Seasons. came together for
Friday 19 May
the man who invented christmas
5:55 pm
PG, AD
Ireland, Canada, 2017
Style: Drama, History, Comedy
Language: English
Director: Bharat Nalluri
Starring: Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Pryce, Justin Edwards
what’s it about?
In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens (Stevens) is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book puts his career at a crossroads, to the point where he struggles with inspiration and reality with his childhood memories. In the face of a new character, a new character is born in the depths of his troubled mind; An old, lonely, bitter man (Plummer), so vivid, so human, that a whole world flourishes around him, a story so inspiring that forever changed the meaning of Christmas.
Stand with me
7:50 pm
M, AD, CC
USA, 1986
Style: crime drama
Language: English
Director: Rob Reiner
Starring: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Jerry O’Connell, Corey Feldman, Kiefer Sutherland
what’s it about?
In a treehouse on the edge of the small town of Castle Rock, Oregon, 12-year-old author Gordy (Wheaton) is about to embark on an extraordinary trek into the heart of the northwestern wilderness. His best friend Vern (O’Connell) overhears his older brother and a friend talking about discovering a dead body in the woods. Hoping they can take credit for finding the body, Gordie embarks on an adventure with insecure, fearful Vern, tough guy Chris (Phoenix) and plucky Teddy (Feldman) that turns out to be an odyssey of self-discovery. Is. This coming-of-age classic is based on the novel “The Body” by Stephen King.
nowhere Boy
9:30 p.m.
m, cc
UK, 2010
Style: Music, Drama, Biography
Language: English
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson
Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, David Morrissey, Anne-Marie Duff
what’s it about?
A chronicle of John Lennon’s first years, focusing primarily on his adolescence and his relationship with his stern Aunt Mimi (Scott-Thomas), who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who at a critical moment in his adolescence re-entered his life. Year. Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Lennon, and directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson (fifty Shades of Grey,
Saturday 20 May
heart palpitations
6:40 pm
Mad
USA, 2018
Style: Drama, Music, Comedy, Family
Language: English
Director: Brett Haley
Starring: Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Ted Danson, Sasha Lane, Blythe Danner, Toni Collette
what’s it about?
In the hip Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank (Offerman) prepares to send his hardworking daughter Sam (Clemons) off to college while his old shop is forced to close. Hoping to stay connected through their shared musical passion, Frank urges Sam to turn their weekly jam session into a father-daughter live act. After their first song takes the internet by storm, the two embark on a journey of discovering love, growing up and music.
joyride
8:30 pm
Mad
Ireland, 2022
Style: Comedy, Drama, Crime
Language: English
Director: emer reynolds
Starring: Olivia Colman, Charlie Reid, Lochlan O’Meiren, Olwen Fuere, Florence Adembo
what’s it about?
12-year-old Mullie (Reid) has lost her mother and discovers that her debt-ridden father has stolen the charity money raised in her name. After making a cash grab, Mullally steals a taxi and is shocked to find a woman, Joy (Coleman), in the back seat with a baby. She goes on a wild trip across Ireland with Molly, stealing cars, hiking, catching ferries and breaking through police barricades.
Sex, Lies and Videotape
10:20 p.m.
m, cc
USA, 1989
Style: cult, drama
Language: English
Director: steven soderbergh
Starring: James Spader, Laura San Giacomo, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher
what’s it about?
The story of Graham (Spader), a long-lost college friend who moves back to the city, and a look into the lives of Philanderer John (Gallagher), his wife Ann (McDowell) and his sister Cynthia (San Giacomo) Is. One by one, each is drawn into the very personal project Graham is working on, which changes the relationship between them forever. This historical American indie film was the film debut for director Steven Soderbergh (traffic, Erin Brockovich, the nick) and won the Palme d’Or at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.
Sunday 21 May
corpse Bride
7:05 pm
PG, AD
USA, 2005
Style: Animation/3D, Comedy, Fantasy
Language: English
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Joanna Lumley, Tracey Ullman, Emily Watson
what’s it about?
This stop-motion animation directed by Tim Burton presents a legend based on a 19th-century Russian folktale, in which a young man (voiced by Depp) accidentally marries a corpse (Carter) when he returns to his village. Happens on a two-day trek to. real bride. It is up to the flesh-and-blood fiancee (Watson) of the groom, who is yearning for the arrival of his intended, to confront her phantom-like rival and make peace with him by vowing to live her dreams for him. maintains. Always remember him.
fantastic mr fox
8:30 pm
PG, AD, CC
USA, 2009
Style: Animation, Comedy, Adventure
Language: English
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, Meryl Streep, George Clooney
what’s it about?
Mr. and Mrs. Fox lead a happy home life with their eccentric son Ash and up-and-coming nephew Kristofferson. That is, until Mr. Fox slips into his sneaky, old ways and plots the biggest chicken heist the animal world has ever seen. Based on the beloved book by Roald Dahl and written and directed by Wes Anderson (Moonrise Kingdom, Grand Budapest Hotel,
the last word
10:10 p.m.
Mad
USA, 2017
Style: comedy drama
Language: English
Director: Mark Pellington
Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Amanda Seyfried, Anne Heche, Thomas Sadosky, Philip Baker Hall
what’s it about?
A retired businesswoman (McLaine) – who tries to control everything around her – decides to write her own obituary. A young journalist (Seyfried) takes it upon himself to uncover the truth, and a life-changing friendship results.
Monday 22 May
gilded cage
7:50 pm
M
France, 2013
Style: comedy
Language: french, portuguese
Director: Ruben Alves
Starring: Rita Blanco, Joaquim de Almeida, Chantal Lauby, Roland Giraud
what’s it about?
Portuguese immigrants, Maria (Blanco) and José (de Almeida) have lived in Paris for 30 years and are raising their now adult daughter and teenage son. Returning to Portugal is now possible, but they are struggling with how to tell those around them. When the big news breaks, their families, neighbors, friends and employers are scrambling behind the scenes to find ways to stop them from going.
police officer secret
9:30 p.m.
MA15+
Iceland, 2022
Style: Comedy, Action, Thriller
Language: Icelandic, English, Spanish
Director: Hannes Þór Halldórsson
Starring: Audun Blondel, Egil Einarsson, Steinunn Olina Orsteinsdottir
what’s it about?
Iceland’s toughest cop (Blondl) will stop at nothing to solve a series of violent bank robberies. However, when he is forced to take on a new partner, the pressure of solving the case proves too much for the hardened renegade. Winner of the Best Feature Film Debut award at the Nordic Film Days Lübeck Film Festival.
Tuesday 23 May
medal
7:55 pm
M
Hong Kong, USA, 2003
Style: comedy, fantasy, action
Language: English
Director: gordon chan
Starring: Jackie Chan, Julian Sands, Claire Forlani, Lee Evans
what’s it about?
Chan plays Eddie Yang, a Hong Kong cop who suffers a near-fatal accident while investigating a case involving a mysterious medallion. Eddie soon discovers that with the powerful medallion in his possession, he gains incredible speed, strength, and skill, taking his martial arts abilities to awe-inspiring heights.
Three
9:30 p.m.
MA15+
China, Hong Kong, 2016
Style: thriller, crime, action
Language: Mandarin, English, Cantonese
Director: johnny two
Starring: Zhao Wei, Wallace Chung, Louis Koo, Lo Hoi-pang, Eddie Cheung, Lam Suet
what’s it about?
Realizing that he will soon be defeated during the police fight, one of the thugs shoots himself to force the police to return fire and take him to the hospital. At the hospital, he claims human rights should deny immediate treatment to buy time for his subordinates to save him. The detective in charge sees through his plan but decides to play along so that his entire gang can be captured once and for all. Acclaimed director Johnny To (Election, exiled, drug war,
