10.15 / Paramount Channel
‘The Godfather’
The Godfather. United States, 1972 (167 minutes). Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Cast: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan.
Coppola turned to Mario Puzo’s original to make a mythical film. The story of modern North America as seen through the eyes of a mafia family of Italian origin informs the interest of the first part of the outstanding trilogy, broadcast in full today on Paramount Channel. Outstanding setting and some luxurious performances for a classic of the genre that won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor (for Brando) and Adapted Screenplay.
15.30 / Neox
“life test”
proof of life. United States, 2000 (135 minutes). Director: Taylor Hackford. Cast: Russell Crowe, Meg Ryan, David Morse.
The same year that he directed Gladiator, for which he won an Oscar, Russell Crowe shared the lead role with Meg Ryan in this entertaining but predictable film, which was based on an article published in US magazine Vanity Fair about kidnapping multinational executives Company based and directed by director Taylor Hackford, filmmaker of An Officer and a Gentleman fame.
17.25 / Four
‘The interpreter’
The interpreter. United States, 2005 (122 minutes). Directed by Sydney Pollack. Cast: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener.
After six years of retirement, Sydney Pollack returned behind the camera to film this correct political thriller for the first time in history at the United Nations building. Leading the cast are two of Hollywood’s finest actors: Nicole Kidman, who gives life to an African-born UN interpreter, and Sean Penn, who slips into the shoes of the agent tasked with protecting her from some assassins.
17.59 // Movistar Oscars
“Hannah and Her Sisters”
Hannah and her sisters. United States, 1986 (102 minutes). Director: Woody Allen. Cast: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Michael Caine.
After The Purple Rose of Cairo, Woody Allen returned to his strengths and showed the best of his cinema. Based on Chekhov’s The Three Sisters, the brilliant screenwriter, actor and director describes the relationships between some slightly neurotic young women – Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest and Barbara Hershey – who live in New York. Some luxurious performances round off this great comedy of manners.
6.30 p.m. / DAZN
Madrid derby at the Santiago Bernabeu
One of the classics of Spanish football, Real Madrid welcome Atlético de Madrid to the Santiago Bernabéu in a key game for both sides. Ancelotti follows in the footsteps of Barcelona and Simeone to consolidate their Champions League position. The two come at good time after beating Liverpool at Anfield and recording four wins and a draw in their last five LaLiga games for the Athletics. Three more top division games will also be played, Espanyol host (DAZN/GOL, 2pm) Mallorca in a balanced game mid-table, Cádiz, badly in need of victory, host a solid Rayo Vallecano (Movistar La Liga, 16.15) and finally a blurred Valencia (penultimate in the table) meets Real Sociedad at the Mestalla.
19.40 / Hollywood
‘Warhorse’
United States, 2011 (146 minutes). Directed by Steven Spielberg. Cast: Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson, David Thewlis.
A beautiful horse serves as the link between the characters in this drama as Steven Spielberg walks through various scenes of World War I. An emotional song – sometimes more than necessary – a hymn to friendship, loyalty and courage, in which its director once again displays his signature visual talent and undeniable flair for the show.
21.30 / 1
The Lost Children of Ukraine
Tonight, Informe semanal dedicates its first report to the work of the UER Investigative Journalism Network. An investigation that began right at the start of the war when the disappearance of Ukrainian children from war-torn areas was uncovered. The team of journalists from European public media analyzed documentaries and dozens of videos from official Russian media confirming the forced transfers to Russian territory. He has also interviewed Ukrainian authorities, relatives and NGOs. It has been proven that since the beginning of the war, at least hundreds of children from the occupied territories of Ukraine have been brought to Russia to be taken in by families or state institutions.
21.30 Movistar CineÑ
‘Flowers from another world’
Spain, 1999 (100 minutes). Directed by Iciar Bollain. Actors: José Sancho, Lisste Mejía, Luis Tosar, Marilin Torres.
After “Hello, are you alone?”, Icíar Bollaín directs a solid drama about the experiences of a group of women of different nationalities who want to start a family life in a small town. A beautiful and emotional drama that won the Critics’ Prize at Cannes.
22.00 / Telecinco
New guests at “Let yourself be loved”
Nacho Palau, sculptor and finalist for Survivors 2022, and singer Manuel Cortés star in the new installment of Déjate querer. In this new edition, Nacho Palau takes part in the program to tell how he has lived the last few months, marked by the treatment for the lung cancer he was diagnosed with. During her conversation with Paz Padilla, she explains where her relationship with her ex-partner, singer Miguel Bosé, is at and reveals her plans for the future. Another guest is Manuel Cortés, a young Sevillian artist, son of Raquel Bollo and the singer Chiquetete, who comes to the program to celebrate the character of his grandparents
22.00 / Be crazy
sleeper
United States, 1996 (141 minutes). Director: Barry Levinson. Cast: Robert de Niro, Kevin Bacon, Brad Pitt.
Moving in what is known as Hell’s Kitchen, a troubled neighborhood in New York, a group of marginalized young people will find their bones in a harsh reformatory that will shape them for the rest of their lives. Tough but wonderful story in which Barry Levinson, director of Rain Man or Good Morning, Vietnam, among others, has managed to combine the seniority of actors like Dustin Hoffman or Robert de Niro with the youth and freshness of Brad Pitt or Jason Patrick Mix. An attractive adaptation of Lorenzo Calcaterra Hijos de la calle’s controversial bestseller. Very well told and with some luxurious interpretations.
22.05 / 1
‘Every day of my life’
The vow. United States, 2012 (104 minutes). Directed by Michael Successy. Cast: Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Sam Neill, Jessica Lange.
Harmless romance drama with a man who helps his wife remember what their relationship was like after an accident left the girl in a coma and losing her memory. Nothing new for a story more typical of Valentine’s Day, responding to the patterns of conventional stories based on real events. All adorned with a well-known cast.
23.40 / The 2
weapons of war
On February 24, 2022, the Russian army invaded Ukraine. It was the beginning of a war whose consequences will change the future of the whole world, as this week’s theme night Wheat and Gold, Weapons of War reveals. A year later we are witnessing an unprecedented food crisis. In addition, given the economic sanctions imposed on Russia by the West, gold reserves have become a key element in financing the war. Tonight includes the reports Hunger, which speaks of a financial bubble surrounding the prices of agricultural commodities and wheat in particular, and Moscow’s dirty gold rush, which probes the network orchestrated by the oligarchs from the heart of the Kremlin.
23.45 / 1
‘Sweet November’
Sweet November. United States, 2001 (115 minutes). Directed by Pat O’Connor. Cast: Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, Jason Isaacs.
Irishman Pat O’Connor (The Abbott Secret) directs this romantic drama, a remake of the 1968 Robert Ellis Miller film of the same name, which explores the fear of commitment, the frenetic pace of life for top executives and the possibility of… Changing fate with the help of feelings. Good interpretive duel between Keanu Reeves (who changed records after the first part of Matrix) and Charlize Theron.
23.55 / BOM cinema
‘Sirens’
sirens. Australia-UK, 1993. Directed by John Duigan. Cast: Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald, Sam Neill, Elle MacPherson.
Although the cast predicted great comedy, almost everything went wrong. Simple and unimaginative comedy, nothing flashy despite the presence of the explosive supermodel Elle McPherson and in which, just to highlight something, the presence of the always correct Hugh Grant stands out.
0.30 / Be crazy
‘The Hunted (The Prey)’
The hunted. United States, 2003 (95 minutes). Director: William Friedkin. Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio del Toro, Connie Nielsen.
A US Army special forces soldier who has lost his mind thinking about the horrors of war in the former Yugoslavia and the experienced survivalist who trained him are the protagonists of this interesting thriller directed by the effective William Friedkin. (The Exorcist). Great interpretation duel between Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio del Toro.
0.31/#0
“A Night at the Opera”
A night at the opera. United States, 1935 (85 minutes). Director: Sam Wood. Starring: Groucho, Chico and Harpo Marx.
Unforgettable comedy by the Marx Brothers, set in the elegant world of opera and directed by a craftsman of Sam Wood’s caliber (For Whom the Bell Tolls and Goodbye Mr. Chips). Various follies, impossible dialogues and some of the most memorable scenes in the great history of cinema – the one with the cabin full of people or Harpo hanging from the ropes behind the scenes – give it the category of classic.
1.30 / 1st
“Another dangerous total therapy relapse!”
Analyze this. United States, 2002 (96 minutes). Director: Harold Ramis. Cast: Robert de Niro, Billy Cristal, Lisa Kudrow.
Mafia boss Paul Vitti and bourgeois psychiatrist Ben Sobel face new adventures when the former is released from the mythical prison of Sing Sing in this funny comedy which, although less graceful than the first part, lets the viewer share in the interpretation duel by Billy Cristal and Robert de Niro.
1.40 / TNT
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
United Kingdom, 2018 (134 minutes). Director: Bryan Singer. Cast: Rami Malek, Joseph Mazzello, Ben Hardy, Gwilym Lee.
After directing several installments in the blockbuster X-Men saga, Bryan Singer directed this Oscar-winning (best actor for Rami Malek, editing, sound editing and sound mixing) biopic about the legendary Freddie Mercury band, Queen. The film tells Mercury’s story from meeting Brian May and Roger Taylor to the 1985 Live Aid Mega Concert at Wembley Stadium, six years before his death. A must for the British group’s many loyalists. Golden Globe for Best Feature Film
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