Friday at 9.30pm on WorldMovies - No Country For Old Men
Based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy, violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon some dead bodies, a stash of heroin and more than $2 million in cash near the Rio Grande. Winner of four Academy Awards in 2008, including Best Director and Best Film. Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, and stars Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin.
Saturday at 6.15pm on World Movies - Chariots Of Fire
The story, told in flashback, of two young British sprinters competing for fame in the 1924 Olympics. Eric, a devout Scottish missionary runs because he knows it must please God, while Harold, the son of a newly rich Jew runs to prove his place in Cambridge society. Winner of four Academy Awards in 1982, including Best Picture. Directed by Hugh Hudson and stars Ben Cross, Ian Charleson and Nicholas Farrell.
Saturday at 7.30pm on SBS Food - Cook Like an Italian with Silvia Colloca
Silvia starts with the basics. How do Italian home cooks shop for pantry staples and fresh produce? After visiting an Italian deli that's been running since the 1960’s and her local fruit and vegetable shop, Silvia prepares a rustic Tuscan chickpea pasta for her daughter Luna, bakes two succulent and savoury Schiacciata breads, and makes her mothers apple and mascarpone cake. Proving that when an Italian pantry is well stocked, you only need a few fresh ingredients to create simple yet memorable meals.
Saturday at 9.30pm on SBS Food - Two Greedy Italians
Chef Antonio Carluccio returns to his home town of Borgofranco, in the Italian Piedmont region, to look at whether the rivalry between north and south is as strong as ever. He and Gennaro Contaldo take part in traditional celebrations in Asti, where tension reaches boiling point during a horse race, and discover the new array of ingredients brought in by immigrants at the Turin vegetable market.
Monday at 12.15am on SBS VIceland - Terraferma
Director Emanuele Crialese directs this multi-award-winning gem about a broken family confronting great changes when a group of immigrants arrive on their small fishing island near Sicily.
Monday at 7.30pm on World Movies - Wall Street
Wall Street is without doubt the most seductive third-of-a square mile in the world - no other place in the world so epitomizes wealth, power and control. Quick gains are the lure for two players on this chessboard: one a seasoned multi-millionaire corporate raider; the other, a newly-minted young broker unprepared for the moral conflicts he will be forced to confront. Their dangerous friendship, set against the background of the Bull Market in the years 1985-1986, will become a mockery of mentor and aspirant, professor and student, father and son.
Tuesday at 7.45pm on World Movies - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamoured with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture. Winner of the 2009 Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Penelope Cruz). Directed by Woody Allen and also stars Scarlett Johansson, Javier Bardem and Rebecca Hall.
Wednesday at 9.00pm on SBS Food - Italian Food Safari
Guy learns how buffalo mozzarella is made and finds the secret of its taste and texture. He then shares his recipe for Caprese salad with mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil. Suckling lamb is a dish of celebration in Italy, and restaurateur Robert Marchetti shows how it's prepared. Next, a Calabrese lunch hosted by Perth butcher Vince Garreffa, with a delicious veal shoulder on the spit, served with homemade pasta.
Thursday at 9.00pm on SBS Food - Gino's Italian Escape
Chef Gino D’Acampo begins his Italian journey on the stunning Amalfi Coast. He visits the pretty town of Amalfi, a favourite holiday destination from his childhood, which is still popular with tourists today. Amalfi is world-famous for its lemons and Gino explores a secluded citrus grove, high on the cliffs above the town. Here, he picks and tastes Amalfi’s legendary lemons with a family who own the grove. Motivated by the breathtaking location, Gino whips up a creamy lemon mousse topped with crushed amaretti biscuits - using Amalfi’s unique fruit and the local citrus liqueur, limoncello.
Thursday at 9.30pm on SBS - Zero Zero Zero
The Lynwood siblings, Chris and Emma, must reconnect in Dakar to ensure that their shipment continues its journey to Gioia Tauro. After facing the frustrating bureaucracy of Senegal the two will have to join forces with the local bosses of Dakar to recover their cargo. While in Mexico, Manuel and his team spread terror and death among the narcos of Monterrey.
Thursday at 11.00pm on SBS - The New Pope
A group of terrorists has taken a priest and six students’ hostage in Ventotene - an event that finally leads Pius XIII and John Paul III to confront each other.
