Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says there’s plenty to entertain on TV today and tonight…
The epic historical romantic drama Doctor Zhivago (Saturday 1.20pm RTE1) tells the story of a married Russian physician (Omar Sharif) who falls for another woman, Lara (Julie Christie).
Played against the backdrop of the First World War and the Bolshevik revolution, he is torn between his desires and his loyalty to his wife.
Directed by David Lean, with a screenplay by Robert Bolt, this also stars Geraldine Chaplin, Tom Courtney, Rod Steiger, Alec Guinness, Ralph Richardson, Siobhan McKenna and Rita Tushingham.
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The Croods 2: A New Age (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1) continues the animated story of the cave dwelling family, led by Nicolas Cage’s knuckle dragging father Grug, who stumble across the home of Stone Age hipsters Phil (Peter Dinklage) and Hope Betterman (Leslie Mann).
The Bettermans claim to be superior and more evolved, but both clans have to work together to defeat the Punch Monkeys
Also starring the vocal talents of Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds and Cloris Leachman this is undemanding fun for all the family.
Liam Neeson launched a whole new phase in his career in the hit action thriller Taken (Saturday 9.25pm RTE1).
He plays former CIA agent Brian Mills, who must rely on his particular set of skills to rescue his teenage daughter and her friend who have been abducted by human traffickers while on a trip to Paris
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Also starring Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Holly Valance and Katie Cassidy, this must be the first time that a franchise has developed out of a single line of dialogue.
Cher won the Best Actress Academy Award for her role as Loretta in Moonstruck (Saturday 9.30pm TG4). She is a widow who wants to remarry and decides to settle with a nice older man Johnny (Danny Aiello).
However, when she later meets Johnny’s passionate and moody brother Ronny (Nicolas Cage again), she finds herself torn between two brothers, feeling like a fool.
Also starring Olympia Dukakis, who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar and John Mahoney among others, this was directed by Norman Jewison and written by John Patrick Shanley who also won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar.
The Invisible Man (Saturday 10.30pm RTE2) is an ingenious and imaginative thriller starring Elizabeth Moss as Cecilia who was very badly abused by her wealthy tech engineer ex-boyfriend , so there is a sort of relief when he is reported dead.
Despite being left five million dollars, she begins to experience strange incidents around the house and in her life. Could her tech ex have developed a technique to become invisible? The trouble is, who would believe her.
Heathers (Sunday 12.40am RTE2) is a bracingly dark teen comedy starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater as a couple who murder a classmate and make it look like suicide.
However, their actions launch a wave of hysteria at their school. Enjoy!
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