Friday at 8.30pm on SBS Food - Rick Stein's Taste Of Italian Opera
In this colourful special, top chef Rick Stein takes a lighthearted look at the role that food played in the creation of Italian opera and shows how music and food are intrinsically linked in Italy.He draws parallels between cooking and composing, noting how both involve the skilful combination of ingredients and how they share the common purpose of bringing pleasure to many and lifting the human spirit.Rick also explains why he thinks the music of three great Italian composers - Verdi and Rossini - is connected to the food of the regions where they lived and worked
Friday at 9.35pm on World Movies - Chinatown
A landmark movie in the film noir tradition, Roman Polanski's Chinatown stands as a true screen classic. Jack Nicholson is private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway) to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together for one, unforgettable night in...Chinatown. Co-starring film legend John Huston and featuring an Academy Award-winning script by Robert Towne, Chinatown captures a lost era in a masterfully woven movie that remains a timeless gem.
Saturday at 9.35pm on SBS - Platoon
Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen and Tom Berenger star in Oliver Stone's Academy Award winning film about the psyche of young soldiers who fought in Vietnam; their camaraderie, their struggle for survival amid the terrifying violence and madness of combat. Dealing with the day-to-day existence of an infantry rifle platoon of thirty guys from all walks of life, the film examines the fight between good and evil in the outfit and what it was really like to be a foot soldier in Vietnam.
Sunday at 9.25pm on Viceland - A.I. Artificial Intelligence
In a future world of runaway global warming and awe-inspiring scientific advances, humans share every aspect of their lives with sophisticated companion robots called Mechas. When an advanced prototype robot child named David (Haley Joel Osment) is programmed to show unconditional love, his human family isn't prepared for the consequences. Suddenly, David is on his own in a strange and dangerous world. Befriended by a streetwise Mecha (Jude law), David embarks on a spectacular quest to discover the startling secret of his own identity.
Sunday at 9.30pm on SBS Food - Gino's Italian Escape
Gino D’Acampo’s Italian Escape continues in the country’s capital. As a chef, Gino has always been inspired by Rome and its cuisine. His first stop is at one of the city’s finest delis, where he is on the hunt for succulent pancetta to make a traditional pasta carbonara. Armed with not only the deli’s pancetta, but with the luscious cured meat ‘guanciale’, Gino decides to cook his pasta at a location he’s thrilled to call ‘the coolest place ever’ - in front of Rome’s iconic Colosseum. Keen to explore the outskirts of the city, Gino travels to Ariccia - a town that is passionate about porchetta - slow roasted, moist, boneless pork stuffed with seasoning and rosemary. Naturally, he has to sample this succulent treat, which must traditionally be enjoyed in rustic bread. Gino’s final port of call outside the city is a restaurant belonging to Anna Dente, a chef who has been keeping authentic Roman recipes alive for 40 years. In Anna’s garden, Gino shows off his Roman-inspired dish of pan-fried lamb in rosemary and honey sauce, with fennel salad.
Monday at 9.40pm on - Taking Of Pelham One Two Three
A gang of armed professionals hijack a New York subway train somewhere outside the Pelham station threatening to kill one hostage per minute unless their demands are met. Forced to stall these unknown assailants until a ransom is delivered or a rescue is made, transit chief Lt. Garber (Walter Matthau) must shrewdly outmaneuver one of the craftiest and cruelest villains (Robert Shaw) in a battle of wits that will either end heroically or tragically.
Tuesday at 9.45pm on World Movies - The Godfather
The winner of three Academy awards including Best Picture, The Godfather is the compelling story based on the novel by Mario Puzo about the life and times of Mafia patriarch Don Corleone and his family.
Wednesday at 7.35pm on SBS Food - Sicily With Aldo And Enzo
Enzo and Aldo visit the beautiful city of Siracusa, where they combine a delicious mix of history, ice cream, fish, and light hearted banter. In this episode, calamari is served in a unique Sicilian and Greek style, reflecting the city’s ancient roots and its proximity to the sea.
Wednesday at 9.05pm on SBS Food - Italian Food Safari
Tonight's is all about the glorious tomato, with Guy joining tomato grower John Monigatti on Echuca's black soil plains during harvest. Maeve then shares tomato day with a large Calabrese clan - the Cipri family in suburban Sydney who have made fresh tomato sauce every year since the patriarch Severio arrived in Australia 45 years ago.
Wednesday at 9.30pm on World Movies - The Godfather Part II
In this gripping film - the winner of seven Academy Awards - the saga of the two Corleone generations continues with DeNiro as the ambitious, immoral immigrant and his son Michael, who consolidates the power handed to him by his father.
