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WEDNESDAY 14 DECEMBER
What Happened to Monday
8:30pm, SBS VICELAND
MA15+
Belgium, France, UK, 2017
Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama
Language: English
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Starring: Noomi Rapace, Willem Dafoe, Glenn Close
What’s it about?
In a not-too-distant future, where overpopulation and famine have forced governments to undertake a drastic One-Child Policy, seven identical sisters (Rapace, playing all) live a hide-and-seek existence pursued by the Child Allocation Bureau. The Bureau, directed by the fierce Nicolette Cayman (Close), enforces a strict family-planning agenda that the sisters outwit by taking turns assuming the identity of one person.
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
9:40pm, NITV
M
UK, 2021
Genre: Documentary, Music
Language: English
Director: Paul Sng, Celeste Bell
Featuring: Poly Styrene, Celeste Bell, Neneh Cherry, Kathleen Hanna, Thurston Moore
What’s it about?
Punk icon and X-Ray Spex frontwoman Poly Styrene was the first woman of colour in the UK to front a successful rock band, and a key influence on the riot grrrl and Afropunk movements. She was survived by a daughter, Celeste, who became the steward of her mother’s legacy and demons, which plagued Poly’s life and scarred the pair’s relationship. With narration by Ruth Negga (Loving), this film follows Celeste’s journey to better understand Poly as an icon and mother.
Vice
10:50pm, SBS VICELAND
M, AD, CC
USA, 2018
Genre: Drama, History, Comedy
Language: English
Director: Adam McKay
Starring: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Shea Whigham, Eddie Marsan
What’s it about?
George W. Bush (Rockwell) picks Dick Cheney (Bale), the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney’s impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and defense secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.
THURSDAY 15 DECEMBER
Bran Nue Dae
9:30pm, NITV (repeats Friday 16 December, 12:10pm)
PG
Australia, 2009
Genre: Musical
Language: English
Director: Rachel Perkins
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Deborah Mailman, Magda Szubanski, Missy Higgins, Ernie Dingo
What’s it about?
In the Summer of 1969 a young man (Rocky McKenzie) is filled with the life of the idyllic old pearling port Broome – fishing, hanging out with his mates and his girl (Jessica Mauboy). However his mother (Ningali Lawford) returns him to the religious mission for further schooling. After being punished for an act of youthful rebellion, he runs away from the mission on a journey that ultimately leads him back home. Based on the 1990 stage musical of the same name, by Jimmy Chi.
FRIDAY 16 DECEMBER
Bush Christmas
8:00pm, NITV (repeats Saturday 17 December, 10:30am)
PG
Australia, 1983
Genre: Adventure, Family
Language: English
Director: Henri Safran
Starring: John Ewart, John Howard, Nicole Kidman, Mark Spain
What’s it about?
In the Australian outback, the Thompson family struggles to keep its farm from foreclosure. Their only hope is that their horse, Prince, will win money in a New Year’s race. But when Prince is stolen the children (played by Mark Spain and a 15-year-old Nicole Kidman in her film debut) embark on a dangerous and exciting adventure to get him back.
Milford Graves Full Mantis
10:50pm, NITV
M
USA, 2018
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Director: Jake Meginsky, Neil Young
What’s it about?
Weaving blistering performance footage from Europe, Japan, and the U.S. with a sublimely restrained, intimate glimpse into a world-renowned jazz percussionist’s singular voice and complex cosmology.
The Game
12:10am, SBS VICELAND
M, AD, CC
USA, 1997
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Language: English
Director: David Fincher
Starring: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Carroll Baker
What’s it about?
Nicholas Van Orton (Douglas) is a joyless San Francisco investment banker who receives an unusual birthday present from his estranged younger brother, Conrad (Penn). The gift enrols Nicholas in CRS (Consumer Recreation Services), a company that designs elaborate real-life games for each specific participant. Nicholas then becomes the victim of a series of pranks that quickly turn malicious and dangerous. Directed by David Fincher (Se7en, Fight Club, The Social Network).
Original 1997 Movie Show Review
SATURDAY 17 DECEMBER
Super Mario Bros.
PG
USA, 1993
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Language: English
Director: Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton
Starring: Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Samantha Mathis, Fisher Stevens
What’s it about?
Brooklyn plumbers Mario (Hoskins) and Luigi (Leguizamo) get the shock of their lives when they discover a parallel world populated by the intelligent descendants of dinosaurs. It’s up to our unlikely heroes to battle the evil King Koopa and his Goomba guards, free the beautiful Princess Daisy and save mankind in this adventure of a lifetime.
The Tracker
8:35pm, NITV
M, CC
Australia, 2002
Genre: Drama, History, Western
Language: English
Director: Rolf de Heer
Starring: David Gulpilil, Gary Sweet, Grant Page, Damon Gameau
What’s it about?
Fanatic (Sweet) a government trooper who is heading an expedition to find an Aboriginal man accused of murdering a white woman. Others in the expedition are the Follower (Gameau) a greenhorn trooper, the Veteran (Page), and the Tracker (Gulpilil, who won the AFI award for Best Actor in a Leading Role). Directed by Rolf de Heer, who would collaborate again with Gulpilil on Ten Canoes and Charlie’s Country.
Tudawali
10:20pm, NITV
M
Australia, 1988
Genre: Drama
Language: English
Director: Steve Jodrell
Starring: Ernie Dingo, Jedda Cole, Peter Fisher
What’s it about?
Ernie Dingo delivers an outstanding portrayal of actor and Indigenous activist Robert Tudawali, the first Aboriginal film star, whose lead role in Jedda is iconic in Australian cinema. This film traces the life of Tudawali.
SUNDAY 18 DECEMBER
Houdini’s Lost Diaries
7:30pm, SBS
PG, CC
USA, 2021
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Host: Laurence Fishburne
What’s it about?
The definitive account of Harry Houdini, which finally reveals the man behind the mask. Utilising exclusive access to Harry Houdini’s highly secretive diaries, along with a vast library of his own personal documents and letters, this documentary sheds new light on many of the mysteries that have consumed popular culture for the past century.
Sam Cooke: Legend
8:40pm, NITV (repeats Monday 19 December, 12:10pm)
PG
USA, 2003
Genre: Documentary, Music
Language: English
Director: Carl Franklin, Mary Wharton
Featuring: Sam Cooke, Lou Adler, Aretha Franklin, Bobby Womack, Jeffrey Wright (narrator)
What’s it about?
Singer, songwriter, business man, family man, civil rights activist: Sam Cooke transcends all barriers of race, faith and talent. This first-ever biography of the definitive soul singer looks at his extraordinary career and personal life – from his gospel-singing roots through his R&B and pop music career.
Miles Ahead
10:00pm, NITV
M, AD
USA, 2016
Genre: Drama
Language: English
Director: Don Cheadle
Starring: Don Cheadle, Ewan McGregor, Michael Stuhlbarg, Lakeith Stanfield
What’s it about?
Inspired by events of his life, this is a wildly entertaining, impressionistic, no-holds barred portrait of one of 20th century music’s creative geniuses, Miles Davis, featuring a career defining performance by Oscar nominee Don Cheadle in the title role. Working from a script he co-wrote with Steven Baigelman, Cheadle also makes his directorial debut with this unconventional biographical drama.
Assholes: A Theory
11:30pm, SBS VICELAND
M
Canada, 2019
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Director: John Walker
Featuring: John Cleese, Vladimir Luxuria, Geoffrey Nunberg, Mary Sarnataro
What’s it about?
Some people grapple with the moral challenges of treating human beings decently. Others are just… assholes. Inspired by Aaron James’ New York Times bestseller of the same name, this documentary investigates the breeding grounds of contemporary ‘asshole culture’ — and locates signs of civility in an otherwise rude and nasty universe.
MONDAY 19 DECEMBER
Sing About This Country
9:10pm, NITV
G, AD, CC
Australia, 2021
Genre: Music, Documentary
Language: English
What’s it about?
This documentary follows country music star Troy Cassar-Daley and his good friends from The Black Image Band, brothers Cliff Harrigan, Pando Harrigan, Dylan Harrigan and Porky Harrigan, as they tour and perform in Indigenous communities throughout Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula.
TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn’t We Almost Have It All
8:35pm, SBS
M, CC
USA, 2021
Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Language: English
Featuring: Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Shane J. Bobb, Brandi Boyd, Bobby Brown
What’s it about?
An in-depth look at the parallel lives of renowned singer Whitney Houston and her daughter Bobbi Kristina. Clive Davis dubbed Whitney Houston ‘The Voice’ decades ago and she is still one of the most renowned singers of our time. But, along with fame and success came media scrutiny and outside forces. Whitney was pressured to keep up her ‘pop princess’ image at all costs and experienced bouts with racism, scrutiny over her relationships.
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