10.15 / Movistar drama
“About Schmidt”
About Smith. USA, 2002 (120 minutes). Directed by Alexander Payne. Cast: Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney.
Jack Nicholson takes hold of a bitter and somber story, somewhat unusual in American commercial cinema, about a subject who leads a tedious life as an insurance salesman and, after retiring and being a widow, travels to his daughter’s wedding, a journey on which he will explode, to get rid of the ghosts of frustration. As for Schmidt, he doesn’t risk his commitment to caustic satire and bittersweetness to the end, but it’s a more than solid film, with a deep existential breath, reinforced by a self-contained Nicholson who sees the pain of suffering in his eyes carries. Your character.
15.30 / Movistar promotion
‘The city. city of thieves
USA, 2010 (125 minutes). Directed by Ben Affleck. Cast: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Chris Cooper.
Before establishing himself as a director at Argo, Ben Affleck had already delivered intense and remarkable films like this thriller, which adopts the codes of the noir genre and focuses on a group of thieves surviving in the Charlestown neighborhood. Affleck manages to show a narrative pulse that brings him closer to the classics, as in the heist sequence that opens the film. It’s true that the script abuses convention, but the strength of the filmmaker’s imagery makes the story beat.
16.15 / Movistar LaLiga and DAZN
Four dates with the football day
Football fans can follow four league games today. At 14:00 the day begins with the confrontation between Real Sociedad and Girona, broadcast by DAZN and Movistar La Liga. At 4:15 p.m. it is Osasuna-Almería’s turn on DAZN. Villarreal and Athletic will meet at 18:30 on Movistar La Liga and finally the clash between Real Madrid and Getafe will be broadcast on DAZN at 21:00.
4:45 p.m. / Comedy Central
“Kung Fu Panda”
United States, 2008 (88 minutes). Director: Mark Osborne.
A fun animated film from the DreamWorks factory that the little ones will love: a martial arts-loving panda bear (voiced by Florentino Fernández in the Spanish dub) is chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy
17.55/MCT
“Philadelphia Stories”
The Philadelphia Story. USA, 1940 (112 minutes). Directed by George Cukor. Cast: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart.
George Cukor once again delivers flawless comedy. And that with simple means: a most primitive heiress who wants to get married, an ex-husband who wants to prevent that, and a journalist who is right in the middle. Philadelphia Stories was born from the personal efforts of Katharine Hepburn, owner of the rights to the play that inspired her: the actress provided the names of the screenwriter, the director and her two co-stars. Cukor, with transparency as the supreme stylistic device, subtly poisoned sharp arrows against the press, the newly rich and the farce of social appearance.
7.35pm / Be crazy
“2001: A Space Odyssey”
2001: A Space Odyssey. USA, 1968 (140 minutes). Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Cast: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood.
In the first half hour of 2001 not a single word was spoken. The narrative culminates in the most mind-blowing ellipse in cinematic history: a bone thrown into the air by a prehominid transforms into a spaceship. The rest of the footage escalates into the outrageous: Kubrick will descend into the future of humanity, into the abysses of the universe, accompanied by a monolith where divinity strikes, a space ballet, a computer more human than humans, and a journey into the world stars beyond infinity.
21.00 / DMAX
The everyday life of the police officers
The documentary series 091: Police Alert continues their efforts to portray the day-to-day work of agents. In this episode, the consumer, environmental and doping group dissolves an organization dedicated to illegal dog breeding in Arganda del Rey, Madrid. On the other hand, the group of Transnational Criminal Organizations in Palma de Mallorca is launching an operation against the United Tribuns, a right-wing extremist gang. Later, in Madrid, in Lavapiés, the anti-drug agents are preparing an operation in the neighborhood.
21.45 / The sixth
Problems of the rural world, in “laSexta Xplica”
This week laSexta Xplica deals with the causes and consequences of the problems in the rural world and gives a voice to protagonists, those affected and experts. Climate change, drought, lack of fair prices and European agricultural policy are causing Spain’s rural areas to die, prompting farmers to send a message of help. On the other hand, the program will analyze the housing market and examine how the problem of tourist rental affects cities and their neighbors.
22.00 / The 2
‘parasites’
Gisaengchung. South Korea, 2019 (132 minutes). Directed by Bong Joon-ho. Performers: Song Kang-ho, Lee Seon-gyun.
In genre film packaging, Parasites offers a poignant portrait of class struggle, giving shape to a narrative nightmare in which drama, terror and comedy coexist with unusual precision. His dazzling and wild images express the meaning of each image thanks to an amazing staging.
22.00 / AXN films
“The Imitation Game”
United Kingdom, 2014 (115 minutes). Director: Morten Tyldum. Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode
Applied approach to the character of mathematician Alan Turing and his struggle to decode the German Enigma encryption machine during World War II. The story’s impeccable narrative framework mitigates the lack of visual boldness somewhat.
22.00 / 13th Street
‘American Gangster’
United States, 2007 (150 minutes). Director: Ridley Scott. Cast: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Sometimes Ridley Scott still manages to show that he once directed Alien and Blade Runner. On this occasion, he gains momentum in his staging and manages to immerse the viewer in the heartbeat of his main characters, the first major drug dealer in Harlem in the ’70s and the incorruptible detective who was supposed to catch him.
0.10 / The 2nd
“Theme Evening” looks at the Balkans
The space The theme evening approaches the Balkans, where ethnic, ideological and religious confrontation is still latent. The documentary Balkans: Putin’s Wolves analyzes the influence of the Russian president, who threatens to reignite conflict with loyal allies: the Orthodox Church and Serbian nationalists, represented in the Night Wolves motorcycle club. Later, in Álbum de posguerra, photojournalist Gervasio Sánchez, who covered the Siege of Sarajevo, travels to the area again and interviews some of the survivors.
0.15/AMC
“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. United States, 2014 (145 minutes). Director: Peter Jackson. Cast: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage.
While suffering from the same hypertrophied shots as its predecessors, the latest installment in the Hobbit adventures vibrates thanks to the visual power of Peter Jackson, who demonstrates his ability to inject constant poetic imprints into a film with the undeniable soul of a blockbuster leave behind .
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