At The Movies for Wednesday 5 September 2018
AT THE MOVIES #741 SPRING SURPRISE
Simon Morris welcomes the unpredictable Spring Cleaning season, when films without an obvious slot get swept into the cinemas all at once.
Crazy rich Asians has become a minor sensation, and not just among Asian audiences. Stars Constance Wu (Fresh off the boat)and Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon).
Spitfire tells the story of the plane that won the Battle of Britain, and features the last surviving RAF pilots – men and women – remembering those perilous days.
And On Chesil Beach reunites the star and author of the acclaimed 2007 film Atonement – Saoirse Ronan and Ian McEwan - for a poignant story of a star-crossed romance.
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At the Movies for 5 September 2018
7:30 PM.Simon Morris welcomes the unpredictable Spring Cleaning season, when films without an obvious slot get swept into the cinemas all at once. Audio
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Crazy Rich Asians: Crazy like a fox
7:31 PM.Review - Hollywood's been trying to tap into the Asian market for years, so I'd have thought a Cinderella story among super-rich Chinese would have been a no-brainer, Simon Morris writes. Read more Video, Audio
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Spitfire: marking the passing of an era
7:32 PM.The documentary Spitfire tells the story of the plane that won the Battle of Britain, and features the last surviving RAF pilots – both men and women – remembering those perilous days. Read more Video, Audio
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On Chesil Beach: a poignant story of star-crossed romance
7:33 PM.Review - The bittersweetness of Atonement was almost unbearably poignant, and it's repeated in On Chesil Beach, another Ian McEwan book adaptation also starring Saoirse Ronan. Read more Video, Audio
