Saturday 29/10/22The Lost City (2022) *** (Sky Cinema Premiere, 2.05pm & 8.00pm)Five years after the death of her archaeologist husband, reclusive romance novelist Loretta Sage (Sandra Bullock) puts the finishing touches to her latest page turner, The Lost City of D. Model Alan Caprison (Channing Tatum), who portrays the hero on book covers, joins Loretta for the promotional whirlwind. Following a disastrous Q&A session, Loretta is kidnapped by two goons of sharp-suited treasure hunter Abigail Fairfax (Daniel Radcliffe), who believes Loretta’s bonkbuster holds the key to a priceless real-life trinket. While Loretta spars with her captors, Alan recruits human tracker Jack Trainer (Brad Pitt) to help him rescue the author. The Lost City is a rip-roaring action-adventure comedy, which lovingly harks back to the good-humoured escapism of Romancing the Stone.
Singin’ in the Rain (1952) ***** (BBC2, 2.50pm)One of the greatest musicals ever made, Singin’ in the Rain is bursting with catchy songs and general joie de vivre. The dance numbers are superb, but what really gives the movie its edge is the witty script and top-notch performances from the leading trio of Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor. Silent film actor Don Lockwood (Kelly) is one of the biggest names in Hollywood thanks to his on-screen partnership with the glamorous Lina Lamont (a very funny Jean Hagen). However, the duo’s reign over the box office is threatened by the arrival of ‘the talkies’, which threaten to expose his hammy acting and her nails-down-a-blackboard voice. However, aspiring actress Kathy (Reynolds) can carry a tune – which gives his best mate Cosmo (O’Connor) a very bright idea…
The Sixth Sense (1999) ***** (Channel 5, 10.05pm)It’s easy to forget in the wake of its huge success, but The Sixth Sense was an extraordinarily brave feature, resting squarely on the shoulders of an 11-year-old actor. Director M Night Shyamalan’s supernatural thriller opens with a tense five-minute sequence, detailing how Dr Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis in one of his best performances) was attacked in his home by an ex-patient (Donnie Wahlberg) who then turned the gun on himself. Haunted by his apparent failure, a year later Crowe tracks down an eight-year-old boy called Cole Sears (the extraordinary Haley Joel Osment) who bears all the classic tell-tale signs of child abuse. After their first meeting, Crowe senses that there is more to the boy than meets the eye and sets about winning his trust.
