DOG SOLDIERS (2002)
Five, 10pm
A flawed gem of a British film, Neil Marshall’s darkly comic thriller has all the makings of a cultish pulp-horror classic. While on manoeuvres in the Scottish Highlands, a British Army platoon stumbles across several mutilated bodies. The soldiers (led by Sean Pertwee) must then brace themselves for a fight to the death with an unexpected enemy — a deadly gang of werewolves. Despite his obvious budget limitations, Marshall directs with energy and ingenuity. (105min).
THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT (1951, b/w)
Channel 4, 1.40pm
A droll cocktail of science fiction and social satire from the golden age of Ealing Studios, Alexander Mackendrick’s comic fantasy stars Alec Guinness as a research chemist in a Midlands textile factory. When Sidney Stratton (Guinness) creates an indestructible new fabric that never wears out and never gets dirty, bosses and workers alike sense a threat to their power and gang up against him. Co-starring Joan Greenwood and Cecil Parker, The Man in the White Suit combines classic Ealing whimsy with acidic comment on Britain’s postwar status quo. (85min)
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ANNIE HALL (1977)
TCM, 9pm
Woody Allen in his playful, Oscar- winning prime. (93min)
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THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BED
Sky Cinema 1, 8pm
Colourful Spanish comedy about love, sex and infidelity in Madrid. (114min)