Post Tagged with: "Finnegan On Films"

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on some great movies on RTE tonight… Most of the films in today’s selection are as well known for their soundtracks as they are for the actual film themselves, which just goes to show what an important part music plays in motion pictures. I remember […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on some films on RTE and TG4 tonight… When it takes almost 20 years to reach the third instalment of a trilogy, it is not a good sign. In Cats & Dogs: Paws Unite (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1) an orange pussycat named Gwen (voiced by Melissa […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on some movies playing on the box tonight… Spider-Man: Far from Home (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1) sees Tom Holland resume his role as our hero, swinging across a number of European locations. Unfortunately for him, his difficulties in combining a superhero responsibility with his everyday life […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has the pick of the movies on RTE/TG4 tonight… If you are a Barbara Streisand fan I am about to give you a wonderful surprise. Yentl (Saturday 2.50pm RTE1) is all about Barbara as she directed, produced, co wrote the screenplay, and, of course, took […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has some suggestions for your viewing pleasure this weekend… It’s a pretty thin weekend for films on the TV this weekend because of more than the usual amount of sport. Dora and the Lost City of Gold (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1) is a live action spin […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on superhero and superstar singer films on the box tonight… What a great combination of action thrills and biography there is to enjoy on today’s films on RTE1, RTE2 and TG4 In Spider-Man: Homecoming (6.35pm Saturday RTE1), Tom Holland swings into action as Peter Parker, […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has the pick of the films on RTE/TG4 on Saturday night… You might remember the 1995 Jumanji film, in which Robin Williams escaped from a board game chased by rhinos, elephants, monkeys and lions. Well Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1) smartly inverts and […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has the pick of the films on TV today… Spartacus (Saturday 2.15pm RTE1) is, without doubt, a classic film and a classic story. The film tells of the Roman slave Spartacus (Kirk Douglas), who toils for the Roman Empire while dreaming of freedom. He is […]

A genuine 90s classic is among the selections from our movie guy, James Finnegan, for your viewing pleasure tonight on the box… One of my favourite films of all time is ‘The Secret Life of Pets’.  Not just because it is a very good film, but it was the first […]

If you’re not heading to town for the festival entertainment, then James Finnegan has some suggestions for your viewing pleasure today… There is a lot of competition for your television attention this weekend, with a lot of sport, plus the Park Festival and the Rose of Tralee Festival on in […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has some suggestions for your viewing pleasure this evening… AS has been said many times, there is a law of diminishing returns when it comes to sequels, but I’m delighted to say that Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1) still has some […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on some interesting movies on the box today… Von Ryan’s Express (Saturday 2.20pm RTE1) is the type of film they can’t – or don’t -make anymore. American pilot Colonel Joe Ryan (Frank Sinatra) is shot down over Italy and is taken to an internment camp. […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, gives his verdict on Joyride, the film shot in Kerry last summer which is now on general release… I love odd couple, buddy stories with a feel good factor, a strong charisma between the cast and a script that has some humour as well as […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, recommends some films on TV today to distract you from thinking about tomorrow’s game… Comedies about religion are always tricky.  They’re either  bland — lest they cause offence  — or they deliberately set out to cause offence. Oh, God! (Saturday 2.50 RTE1) is a rather […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on three movies worth a look on TV tonight… Slim pickings this week on the television film front, but there is always something to get your teeth into. Speaking of which, Hotel Transylvania 2 (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1) is a second bite off the bat in […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has the pick of the movies on RTE/TG4 on Saturday… There is nothing like a true black and white classic shown in the afternoon, and All About Eve (Saturday 1.30pm RTE1) ticks all those boxes and more. This is one of those backstage stories revolving […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says there is a wonderful combination of  comedy and drama – both real life and imagined – on show for Saturday… They simply don’t make films like Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines (Saturday 2.05pm RTE2) anymore, not only on this scale, but also […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says there’s a mixed bag of films on the box tonight… When a plot against a prominent Middle Eastern politician is uncovered, David Pollock (Gregory Peck), a Professor of Ancient Hieroglyphics at Oxford University, is recruited to help expose the scheme, as can only happen […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan says there is quite a diverse selection of film types available with today’s television films… Let’s start with Charade (Saturday 2.40pm RTE1) which has been described as the best Hitchcock film Hitchcock never made. After Regina (Audrey Hepburn) falls for the dashing Peter Joshua (Cary […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, picks some movies to watch on TV today… First up is Sabrina (Saturday 2.40pm RTE1), not the 1954 Billy Wilder version starring William Holden, Humphery Bogart and Audrey Hepburn, but the more recent Sidney Pollack directed version. It is always a challenge to remake a beloved […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says there are lots of moral conundrums and action adventures in this week’s selection of reviews… The first film on the schedule is UglyDolls (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1). It’s similar in theme and style to the Toy Story franchise in as much as we should accept everyone […]

On a weekend dominated by sporting attractions, there is still a good selection of films available on the television tonight says our movie guy, James Finnegan… Hotel Transylvania (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1) is a comedy animated story about a hotel  set up by Count Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler) for the […]

A forgotten Madonna vehicle and an Irish classic are among our movie guy, James Finnegan’s recommendations for tonight… I am delighted to pass onto you a wonderful selection of films for your consideration today, and we are starting not with a good film, but a great one. Despicable Me (Saturday […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan says there are not so many films on television today — working no doubt on the principal that the Eurovision Song Contest will provide enough drama, comedy, makeup and special effects to fill our needs — however, there are still a few cinematic specials to […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on some real gems on the TV this Saturday… It is a rarer event then you might imagine but the common denominator of today’s film selection is that they are all multiple Oscar Winners. At another time, you would call this film “I see dead […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on some movies on TV to make it a super Saturday… I am sometimes asked ‘what makes a successful film’? Is it the actors, the directors, the script, marketing, franchise formula?  I always answer by quoting William Goldman, the Oscar winning screenwriter of ‘Butch Cassidy […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, picks some movies to watch on the box on Saturday night… One of my favourite comedy franchises, featuring one of my favourite comedy characters is on show this weekend. The Pink Panther (Saturday 3.40 RTE1) is actually a large diamond with a specific internal flaw […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has some ‘eggcellent’ (sorry!) films to recommend for this Bank Holiday Weekend… The Secret Life of Pets (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1) holds a special place in my film loving heart as it was the first film I brought my granddaughter Amy to see in the cinema […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has the pick of the movies on RTE and TG4 this weekend… Showing a sporting themed film in a weekend full of sport is brave, but A League of Their Own (Saturday 2.20pm RTE2) is one of the best of the genre. Directed by Penny […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says Spielberg made his masterpiece in Schindler’s List, while The Green Mile is worth your time… It is sometimes surprising how quickly a film can date, while on the other hand,  a classic film can still resound a message across the ages. The Queen’s Corgi […]