Film News (UK): LEGEND reveals ten action-packed premieres for October

TV: Sky 148 / Virgin 149 / Freeview 41 / Freesat 137

Ten action-packed Channel blast onto LEGEND this October, including Michael Mann’s virtuoso cat-and-mouse thriller HEAT, starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, Steven Soderbergh’s cult crime comedy OUT OF SIGHT, starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, Adrian Lyne’s erotic thriller UNFAITHFUL, starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane, David Fincher’s dangerous mystery thriller THE GAME, starring Michael Douglas and Sean Penn and John Badham’s cop action comedy THE HARD WAY, starring Michael J. Fox and James Woods

Other primetime channel premieres are action thrillers DAYLIGHT, starring Sylvester Stallone, THE ENFORCER, starring Antonio Banderas and Kate Bosworth, Western THE VIRGINIAN, starring Ron Perlman, dazzling legal thriller RUNAWAY JURY, starring Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman, and dark mystery thriller THE BOX, starring Cameron Diaz and James Marsden.

There is also the Channel premiere of Series 3 of the hugely popular THE A-TEAM, weeknights from Monday 14, and the cult fantasy / science fiction anthology series THE TWILIGHT ZONE continues on weekends with the Channel premiere of Season 3.

Details in transmission order:

Saturday 5 October @ 21:00 – THE HARD WAY (1991) *Channel Premiere

Michael J. Fox stars as a pampered actor who unexpectedly becomes partnered with a hard-boiled New York City cop – brilliantly played by James Woods. Christina Ricci, Annabella Sciorra, LL Cool J, and Delroy Lindo co-star.

From Sunday 6 October @ 20:30 – THE TWILIGHT ZONE Season 3 (1961). *Channel Premiere

Residing in the world of fantasy and science fiction, The Twilight Zone has become the role model for TV anthologies, brilliantly exploring the foibles of humanity in metaphoric ways unseen in conventional drama. Casts have included Redford, William Shatner, Burt Reynolds, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, Carol Burnett, James Coburn, Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin and Peter Falk The series were nominated for seven Emmy Awards and four Hugos and won three of each.

Sunday 6 October @ 21:00 – THE GAME (1997) *Channel Premiere

Michael Douglas stars as a man who receives an unusual birthday present: he’s chosen to participate in a live-action game that penetrates all aspects of his life. But when it begins to go out of control – can he escape? Sean Penn co-stars in this thrilling film by visionary director David Fincher.

Saturday 12 October @ 21:00 – HEAT (1995) *Channel Premiere

High-level thief, Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) rose to the top of his game by being impossible to capture. L.A.P.D. Detective Vince Hanna (Al Pacino) always gets his man…and he wants McCauley. When McCauley plans one last heist. Hanna is at the ready to capture him.

Sunday 13 October @ 21:00 – RUNAWAY JURY (2003) *Channel Premiere

From master storyteller John Grisham comes an electrifying thriller starring Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman, John Cusack and Rachel Weisz. A jury fixer plays a deadly cat-and-mouse game with a jury member and a mysterious outsider who both offer to “deliver” the verdict to the highest bidder. Soon, lives and millions of dollars are at stake in this pulse-pounder filled with twists and turns.

From Monday 14 October @ 19:00 – THE A-TEAM (Season 3) *Channel Premiere

This smash-hit action-adventure series was one of the most popular shows of the 1980s and had a huge following in the UK.  Revolving around a crack team of soldiers of fortune (played by George Peppard, Mr. T, Dirk Benedict and Dwight Schultz)  who accept dangerous assignments anywhere in the world, the series was a non-stop demolition derby of high-octane fun, imprinting itself in the pop-culture lexicon. The series featured a variety of guest stars including Hulk Hogan, Cyndi Lauper, Isaac Hayes, and Boy George, Ray Wise, Dean Stockwell and David Hemmings.

Friday 18 October @ 22:45 – THE ENFORCER (2023) *Channel Premiere

Miami’s top mob enforcer Cuda (Antonio Banderas) sacrifices it all to tear down the criminal organisation he’s spent his whole life building up when he discovers his boss, Estelle (Kate Bosworth), is putting a young runaway’s life in grave danger. Now he has one last chance to make up for his past and find redemption before the mob hunts him down for his betrayal.

Saturday 19 October @ 21.00 – DAYLIGHT (1996) *Channel Premiere

Sylvester Stallone plays Chief Kit Latura, a disgraced emergency services worker who is given his chance at redemption when a New York city commuter tunnel begins to collapse. Latura must find a way inside and rescue the trapped commuters before it’s too late. Also stars Viggo Mortensen.

Sunday 20 October @ 21:00 – UNFAITHFUL (2002) *Channel Premiere

Connie Sumner (Diane Lane), a middle-aged wife and mother, has an affair with Paul, a handsome, younger Frenchman Paul (Olivier Martinez). When Connie’s husband, Edward (Richard Gere), becomes suspicious, he hires a private investigator. When his fears are confirmed, Edward confronts Paul in a decision that will come to haunt him.

Tuesday 22 October @ 21:00 – THE VIRGINIAN (2006) *Channel Premiere

Raised by powerful cattle baron Judge Henry (Ron Perlman), South, aka “The Virginian” (Trace Adkins), lives his life as a ranch enforcer with bravery and steely determination. When a big-city writer (Brendan Penny) raises questions about the fierce treatment of rustlers, South is quick to defend the brutal realities of the “Code of the West.” But as he looks deeper into his life of bloodshed and violence, he begins to doubt Judge Henry’s methods.

Saturday 26 October @ 21:00 – OUT OF SIGHT (1998) *Channel Premiere

When career criminal Jack Foley (George Clooney) escapes from prison with his partner (Ving Rhames), the two soon find the US marshals hot on their trail. What Foley doesn’t expect is to fall in love with one of them –  Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez), a tough, no-nonsense cop. Also stars Albert Brooks, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, and Michael Keaton.

Thursday 31 October @ 21:00 – THE BOX (2009) *Channel Premiere

The year is 1976. Norma Lewis (Cameron Diaz) is a teacher at a private high school and her husband, Arthur (James Marsden), is an engineer working at NASA. They are, by all accounts, an average couple living a normal life in the suburbs with their young son… until a mysterious man with a horribly disfigured face appears on their doorstep (Frank Langella) and presents them with a life-altering proposition: the box.

Images: Legend – October 2024 images

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