Post Tagged with: "Finnegan On Films"

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, suggests some films for your viewing pleasure on RTE and TG4 today… Our first film today is very much of its time.  In Arabesque (Saturday 3.45pm RTE1), there is an assassination plot against a prominent Middle Eastern politician. An American professor of hieroglyphics at Oxford […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on some films to watch on TV today… On a day where there is already plenty of sport, the theme is continued in a number of today’s films. The Champ (Saturday 3.25pm RTE1) is a touching remake of the 1931 Oscar winner of the same […]

James Finnegan says there is a period drama, a stunning musical, a graphic indie film and a black comedy to look forward to on Saturday… Today’s films are still competing with high profile, international sports, but there are also some similarly gifted cinematic stories and performances available. Emma Thompson won […]

It’s a great weekend if you are following golf, rugby, horse racing and soccer, but there are still some cinematic treats on offer says our movie guy, James Finnegan… Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart and Jack Black return in the adventure sequel Jumanji: The Next Level (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1) […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has some film suggestions for your viewing pleasure on this Saturday… Empire of the Sun (Saturday 3pm RTE1) is a lesser known Stephen Spielberg film based on the true life events of author J.G. Ballard. Jamie “Jim” Graham (Christian Bale in an early film appearance) […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has some suggestions for your viewing pleasure on TV today…  King Solomon’s Mines (Saturday 3.50pm RTE1) is a film adaptation of the 1885 novel of derring-do by H. Rider Haggard. Jesse Huston (Sharon Stone in one of her early films) hires adventurer Allan Quatermain (Richard […]

Not many Rose-themed films today, but if you are looking for a change of pace and tone, there is a number of gripping real life dramas on offer says our movie guy, James Finnegan… Loosely based on an actual event, and filmed in Ireland, The First Great Train Robbery (Saturday […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has a couple of Alan Parker classics among today’s film recommendations… Would you believe there have been ten Pink Panther films, but the first one, is, surprisingly, The Pink Panther (Saturday 2.40pm RTE1). The world’s most inept detective, Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) heads to Switzerland […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on some films on RTE and TG4 today and tonight… Dennis The Menace (Saturday 1.10 RTE2) is not the version known to most of us from the pages of the Beano comic, but the American cartoon. Dennis is a well meaning little boy who just […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has some movie suggestions to keep you distracted on All-Ireland Final Eve… Today’s film selection starts with a multi Oscar winner in Out of Africa (Saturday 1.40pm RTE1). Sydney Pollack directs the story of Karen von Bixen (Meryl Streep) a Danish baroness writer who lives […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says there are plenty of superior dramas plus a Spiderman film on the TV today… In Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1) teenager Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore) rather than Peter Parker is bitten by the radioactive spider.  Miles then develops the amazing […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has the pick of the movies on RTE/TG4 tonight… Zulu (Saturday 2.10pm RTE1) is a 1964 British epic war film depicting the Battle of Rorke’s Drift between the British Army and the Zulus in January 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War. A garrison of one hundred and […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says there’s plenty for fans of western, romantic comedy and action films on TV today… Described as the best Hitchcock film that Hitchcock never made, Charade (Saturday 2.30pm RTE1) tells of a distraught widow being chased by her husband’s killers, who have connected her to […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, picks the best films on RTE today… In Torn Curtain (Saturday RTE1 2.30pm), an American physicist Michael Armstrong (Paul Newman) shocks his friends and family by defecting to East Germany to work with the Soviets during the Cold War. No one is more surprised than […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says it’s mostly drama and thrillers on the TV today… Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (Saturday 2.20pm RTE1) is the story of John Clayton, the heir to the Earl of Greystoke, who is born in the jungle where his parents are […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, recommends a musical classic and an underrated Robert De Niro performance on the box tonight… I have nothing but the fondest of memories of Oliver! (Saturday 3pm RTE1) as it was the second film I was taken to see in the cinema as a child. […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says there is a heady mix of period drama, music biography and a speed chase in today’s films on RTE and TG4… In Far from the Madding Crowd (Saturday 2.40pm RTE1), Julie Christie and Terence Stamp head the cast of John Schlesinger’s adaptation of Thomas […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, recommends taking in some shade to watch these movies  over the Bank Holiday Weekend… If any film could be used as the very definition of a Bank Holiday film, it’s the boys own adventure Ice Station Zebra (Saturday RTE1 3pm). Directed by John Sturges and […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has a cartoon, a cult classic and a compelling drama for your viewing pleasure tonight… When I was growing up, the Hanna Barbera cartoons were a staple offering – Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Scooby Doo, the Flintstones and especially Tom and Jerry. There have been […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, looks at one of his favourite films which is on TV tonight… There are not many films on offer this week, as apparently there is a song contest going on in Liverpool. However there is a personal favourite being shown – Dead Poets Society (Saturday 9.25pm […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has a true romantic classic and an underrated Scorcese gem among his choices for today… Audrey Hepburn gave us one of her most iconic performances in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (Saturday 3.35pm RTE1). She plays Holly Golightly, a happy go lucky cafe society girl who lives […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says there are some interesting and moving films on RTE1, RTE2 and TG4 this Bank Holiday weekend for your perusal… As usual there is a family film on offer.  Sonic the Hedgehog (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1) is based on the Japanese video game. Sonic (voiced by Ben […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has a war classic and a Gen X love story among the films on the box tonight… This week’s films are a curious combination of the little known and quite forgotten, all starring big name stars, but have common themes of secrets and thieves. Kelly’s […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has an eclectic mix of movies to enjoy today… Sense and Sensibility (Saturday 3.10 pm RTE1) is a period drama directed by Ang Lee based on the Jane Austen novel of the same name. Emma Thompson, who also wrote the screenplay, plays Elinor Dashwood, while […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has some Easter eggs of joy for you to unwrap on the box tonight… “When you’re reaching for a star, there’s a long way to fall” There are generally more light-hearted stories in today’s films showing on RTE1, RTE2 and TG4. Roxanne (Saturday 3.40pm RTE1) is […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on a varied selection of genres on the box on Saturday… There is a pleasant combination of almost every genre in today’s films on RTE One, Two and TG4. The true story of US athlete Jesse Owens is told in Race (Saturday 3.20pm RTE1), a […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has a diverse selection for your viewing pleasure tonight… I freely admit it – I think Rowan Atkinson is a comic genius, and just the sight of him makes me crack up, especially in his Bondian persona, and he is well on form in Johnny […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on some movies for your viewing pleasure tonight… There is nothing better on a Bank Holiday Saturday Weekend than a cute little doggie story.  The Art of Racing in the Rain (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1) fits the bill perfectly. This is a story told from the […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan gives his predictions for the main awards at the Oscars… This weekend it is not so much lights, camera, action as more glitz and glamour with a particular Green tint to proceedings.  Yes TraleeToday.ie is going to the Oscars.  Well, sort of. There are unprecedented […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on a the Coen Brothers classic The Big Lebowski which was released 25 years ago this week… What makes a ‘cult classic’ – a particular film that has generated a dedicated and significant fan base over time. It usually has eccentric characters, played by charismatic […]