TV Movie Guide: March 15 – 21

• Available for Audio Description (AD) The Life and Death of Sonny Liston, molly’s game, Vigilant Inc., The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter, trail lake, near dark And Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
  
• Available for Closed Captions (CC) molly’s game, Take Heart: Deadly Heart, Diana: The Interview That Shocked The World, The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter, trail lake, Vermilion, Monty Python: The Meaning of Live And Tanna
  

Wednesday 15 March

The Life and Death of Sonny Liston
9:20pm, NITV (Repeats Monday 29 August at 12:00am)

Mad
UK, 2019
Style: documentary
Language: English
Director: simon george
Starring: Sven Ruygrok, D. David Morin
what’s it about?
Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable obstacles life threw his way, Liston became heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. Eight years later, he died but friends questioned the cause of his death.

molly’s game
9:30 PM, SBS

M, AD, CC
USA, 2017
Style: crime drama
Language: English
Director: Aaron Sorkin
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Jeremy Strong, Chris O’Dowd
what’s it about?
The true story of Molly Bloom (Chastain), the mastermind behind the world’s most exclusive and glamorous poker empire whose players included Hollywood royalty, sports stars, business titans and finally, unbeknownst to her, the Russian mob. When she is arrested in the middle of the night by FBI agents armed with automatic weapons, she turns to criminal defense attorney, Charlie Jaffee (Elba), who learned there was more to Molly than the tabloids led us to believe. Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut Social Networks And the west wing,

Thursday 16 March

Take Heart: Deadly Heart
12:40 PM & 11:15 PM, NITV

m, cc
Australia, 2022
Style: documentary
Language: English
Narrator: Stan Grant
what’s it about?
The story tells how remote Aboriginal communities in Australia’s Top End are adopting innovative strategies to eliminate rheumatic heart disease, which primarily affects Indigenous Australians. Amazingly, the infection rate is among the highest in the world.

Diana: The Interview That Shocked The World
2 p.m., SBS

PG, CC
UK, 2020
Style: documentary
Language: English
Director: Edward McGown
Starring: Diana Princess of Wales, Peter Wiggers, Patrick Cormack, Martin Bashir, Kate Fleetwood
what’s it about?
On 20 November 1995, BBC Panorama broadcast the Scoop of the Century. A candid interview with Princess Diana in which she breaks every protocol exposing the trauma and scandals of life in the royal household. Twenty-five years later, the film looks back at how the broadcast event of the century was orchestrated, what the interview revealed about modern society, and new insights into the psychological portrait of Diana herself, a naïve young woman who finds herself in danger of losing her life. believed in the fairy tale of marriage only to lose her sense of self in her realities.

cousins
9:30pm, NITV (Repeats Friday 17 March, 12:00pm)

PG
New Zealand, 2021
Style: Drama
Language: english, maori
Director: Ainsley Gardiner, Briar Grace Smith
Starring: Anna Scottney, Tiorere Ngatai-Melbourne, Tania Heke, Rachel House, Briar Grace Smith
what’s it about?
The orphaned mother (Scottney) believes she has no whanau (extended family) and lives her lonely childhood in fear and dread. Back home on land, the educated Makaretta (Ngatai-Melbourne) runs away from an arranged marriage to study law and begin the search for her missing cousin. She leaves behind the cheeky but dutiful Missy (House), who plays the land’s kaitaki (guardian).

Vigilant Inc.
10:10 PM, SBS Viceland

MA15+, E
USA, 2023
Style: documentary
Language: English
what’s it about?
Deeper examines the recent rise in online vigilante cases, and asks a number of important questions about criminal justice, privacy, and policing in the internet age. Through the incredible and harrowing story of the hunt for an arsonist in Los Angeles, the film shows how quickly and easily things can spill from the online world into the real world, sometimes with dire consequences.

Friday 17 March

The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter
7:30pm, NITV (Repeats Friday 18 March, 10:00am)

G, AD, CC
Germany, USA, 1990
Style: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Language: English
Director: George T Miller
Starring: Jonathan Brandis, Kenny Morrison, Clarissa Burt, John Wesley Shipp, Martin Umbach
what’s it about?
Once again, Bastian (Brandeis) is transported to the world of Fantasia which he recently managed to save from destruction. However, the land is now being destroyed by an evil sorceress, Zayde, so she must join forces with Atreyu and face the Void once again. directed by the late George T. Miller (the man from snowy river,

Saturday 18 March

trail lake
8:30 PM, NITV

PG, AD, CC
Australia, 2022
Style: documentary
Language: English
Director: bill code
Speciality: Jack Charles, Paul Haw, Jida Gulpilil, Cathy Haw, Gary Murray, Nagarra Murray
what’s it about?
In a corner of regional Victoria lies a place of stunning natural beauty, archaeological significance and centuries-old culture. But the indigenous scorched trees and artifacts found here are under threat. With the blessing of the local Dja Dja Wurrung people, white horticulturist Paul Haw has made it his mission to care for Lake Boort and its surroundings.

Vermilion
10:15 PM, NITV

m, cc
New Zealand, 2018
Style: Drama
Language: English
Director: dorthe schaffman
Starring: Jennifer Ward-Leyland, Emily Campbell, Theresa Healy, Peter Feeney
what’s it about?
Darcy (Ward-Leyland), a musician, sees color when she plays musical notes. When she sees her usually subtle colors change, she realizes that a profound change has come upon her. Over a month of summer, Darcy creates a time of music and reflection that helps him make a final choice.

near dark
2:10 AM, SBS

MA15+, E
USA, 1987
Style: Scary
Language: English
Director: kathryn bigelow
Starring: Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton
what’s it about?
A Midwestern farm boy (Pasdar) reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when he meets a girl (Wright) who turns out to be part of a band of Southern vampires (including Hendrickson and Paxton) who steal cars. Roam on the highways. from Kathryn Bigelow, director of point Break And hurt Locker,

Sunday 19 March

to the ends of the earth
8:30pm, NITV (Repeats Monday 20 March, 12:00am)

PG
Canada, 2020
Style: documentary
Language: English
Director: david lovely
Narrator: Emma Thompson
what’s it about?
Follows a group of concerned citizens and experts as they witness humanity’s descent further up the “resource pyramid”. At the top of the pyramid, energy is easy to find and cheap, and requires minimal labor and has the highest capital and energy return on investment in the case of Saudi oil. At the bottom of the pyramid are resources such as Utah’s oil shale, whose economic viability remains uncertain despite billions in investment.

Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
9:30 PM on SBS Viceland

MA15+, AD, CC
UK, 2014
Style: documentary
Language: English
Director: Roger Graff, James Rogan
Speciality: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Carol Cleveland
what’s it about?
This observational documentary reveals the humor, chaos and passion that went into bringing The Flying Circus to the stage, while providing unique insight into each of the stars. As well as rehearsals, the story of Monty Python Live unfolds as a journey to the O2 arena, which also takes place through four decades of Python history.

Monday 20 March

Night
10:05 PM, NITV

PG
Australia, 2008
Style: documentary
Language: English
Director: Lawrence Johnson
what’s it about?
Combining beautiful and haunting images with a lush symphonic score, this documentary celebrates the wondrous world at night. It shows society in all its forms, people and places, urban and rural, and explores the universal nature of night and how we experience the night. From the acclaimed documentary Lawrence Johnson (eternity, Controversy,

SBS On Demand: An Interview with Lawrence Johnson, Director of Night (The Movie Show, 2008)

Tuesday 21 March

cottages
9:00 PM, NITV

MA15+
USA, 2014
Style: comedy, horror
Language: English
Director: Carrie Marnion, Jonathan Milott
Starring: Elijah Wood, Alison Pill, Rainn Wilson, Jack McBrayer, Nasim Pedrad, Leigh Whannell
what’s it about?
A mysterious virus infiltrates an isolated elementary school, turning the children into a massive horde of feral animals. An unlikely hero must lead an inspiring band of teachers in the fight of their lives.