What to watch on TV tonight? There are films for every taste, but the first one we want to point out to you is “Lucio for a Friend.” Remembering Battisti, a documentary on First Television broadcast to mark the 25th anniversary of the great singer-songwriter’s death. The British comedy “Brian and Charles” with David Earle and Chris Hayward also premiered.
There is no shortage of cult films, including Luc Besson’s action thriller Nikita, starring Anne Parillaud (the first actress to play the iconic character, who later went on to star in films and TV series).
Titles you can’t miss
Lucio is like a friend. Remembering Battisti – Rai1, 21:25
Director: Maite Carpio
Cast: Pietruchio Montalbetti, Roby Matano, Gianni Dall’Aglio, Mario Lavezzi, Franco Daldello, Mara Majonchi, Caterina Caselli, Adriano Pappalardo, Franco Mussida, Tony Cicco, Mogol, Gianluca Grignani, Noemi, Giovanni Caccamo, Giusi Ferreri
Year: 2023
Plot: On the 25th anniversary of the death of Lucio Battisti, a tribute to one of the most beloved Italian artists of all time among the memories of friends and colleagues, unpublished materials and exclusive performances.
Nikita – Iris, 21.00
Director: Luc Besson
Cast: Anne Parillaud, Marc Duret, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Tchéky Karyo, Jeanne Moreau, Jean Reno, Philippe Leroy, Patrick Fontana
Year: 1990
Plot: A tramp girl kills a policeman and is sentenced to death. After a mock execution, she is given a choice: become a spy-killer for the Secret Service or die for real. So he will begin his new and dangerous life under the pseudonym Nikita.
Brian and Charles – Sky Cinema Two, 21:15
Director: Jim Archer
Cast: David Earle, Chris Hayward, Louise Brealey, Lowry Izzard
Year: 2022
Plot: Brian is a lonely inventor who decides to create a robotic companion, but ends up with much more than he bargained for.
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Interstellar – Italy 1, 21:20.
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, Topher Grace
Year: 2014
“Eagle” – La7, 21:15.
Director: Kevin McDonald
Cast: Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Mark Strong, Tahar Rahim, Douglas Henshall, Denis O’Hare, Istvan Goz, Zsolt Laszlo, Lukács Biski, Bence Gero, Paul Ritter, Julian Lewis Jones, Aladar Lacloth, Marcel Miklos Balint Magyar
Year: 2011
“Mr. Popper’s Penguins” – nine, 21:25.
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Carla Gugino, Jim Carrey, Angela Lansbury, Madeline Carroll, Ophelia Lovibond, Philip Baker Hall, Dominic Chianese, James Tupper, Kelly Barrett, Pepper Binkley
Year: 2011
Thou shalt not kill – Rai4, 21.20
Director: David Victory
Cast: Mario Casas, Milena Smith, Elisabeth Larena, Fernando Valdivielso, Javier Mula
Year: 2020
Sherlock Holmes – A Game of Shadows – 20:00, 21:05
Director: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Rachel McAdams, Kelly Reilly, Jared Harris, Stephen Fry, Geraldine James, William Huston, Gilles Lellouche
Year: 2011
Firefox-Fox of fire – Warner TV, 21:30
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Warren Clarke, Freddie Jones, Ronald Lacey
Year: 1982
What I didn’t tell you – film “Paradise”, 21.10
Director: William Nicholson
Cast: Annette Bening, Bill Nighy, Josh O’Connor, Aisha Hart
Year: 2019
Kissed by Fortune – Cine34, 21.00
Director: Paolo Costella
Cast: Asia Argento, Alessandro Gassman, Nicole Grimaudo, Isabelle Adriani, Elena Santarelli, Vincenzo Salemme, Sabrina Bertaccini, Dario Bandiera
Year: 2011
Total Smart Casino Agent – 27th, 21.10
Director: Peter Segal
Cast: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, The Rock, Alan Arkin, Terence Stamp, Masi Oka, Terry Crews, David Koechner, Ken Davitian, Nate Torrence
Year: 2008
Fifty Shades of Gray – La5, 21:10
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson
Cast: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Luke Grimes, Jennifer Ehle
Year: 2014
“Star Trek Beyond” – “Sky,” 9:15 p.m.
Director: Justin Lin
Cast: Chris Pine, Anton Yelchin, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Simon Pegg, Sofia Boutella, Idris Elba, Deep Roy
Year: 2015
Call of the Wolf – Menace on the High Seas – Sky Cinema Uno, 21:15
Director: Antonin Baudry
Cast: Francois Civil, Omar Sy, Mathieu Kassovitz, Reda Kateb, Paula Beer
Year: 2019