TV Movie Guide: October 26 - November 1 | Movie News

• Audio Description (AD) available for The Wheels of Wonder, Gold, The Man Who Fell From The Sky, Fair Game, Toys and Pets, Black Sheep, The Game, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Resurrecting the Champ, The Jane Austen Book Club, Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life and Children of Men
  
• Closed Captions (CC) available for The Wheels of Wonder, Gold, Fair Game, Toys and Pets, The Game, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, The Jane Austen Book Club, Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life and Children of Men

WEDNESDAY 26 OCTOBER

The Wheels of Wonder
9:00am, SBS

G, RA, CC
Australia, 2020
Gender: Documentary
Language: Français
Director: Roger Ungers
What’s it about?
Follows a team of ambitious social impact creators as they enter Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, with a curious project. Their mission: to trial and test an unusual prototype play cart with the hope of improving the lives of refugee children through ‘loose parts’ play.

Gold
12:00pm, SBS VICELAND

M, AD, CC
USA, 2016
Gender: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Language: English, Indonesian
Director: Stephen Gaghan
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Bryce Dallas Howard, Edgar Ramirez, Timothy Simons
What’s it about?
Kenny Wells (McConaughey), a modern-day prospector, hustler, and dreamer, is desperate for a lucky break. Left with few options, Wells teams up with an equally luckless geologist to execute a grandiose, last-ditch effort: to find gold deep in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia. Directed by Stephen Gaghan (writer of Traffic).

The Man Who Fell From The Sky
8:25pm, SBS VICELAND

M, AD
UK, 2021
Gender: Documentary
Language: Français
Director: Sam Forsdike
What’s it about?
An extraordinary five-year investigation into the stranger-than-fiction story of two men who stowed away in the wheel well of a plane from Johannesburg to London. Filmmaker Rich Bentley undertakes an obsessive, globe-spanning quest for the truth behind who they were, why they undertook such a risky journey, and what happened after.

Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies
9:20pm, NITV (repeats Thursday October 27, 12:10pm / Sunday October 30, 8:30pm)

M
USA, 2017
Gender: Documentary
Language: Français
Director: Jim Podhoretz
Featuring: Donnie Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Pat Riley, David Stern
What’s it about?
There are rivalries, and then there is the Celtics vs. the Lakers: this documentary gets to the heart of the greatest tug-of-war in NBA history, focusing mainly on the 1980s era of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson but also examining the entire history of the NBA through the rivalry.

Fair Game
10:20pm, NITV

M, AD, CC
Australia, 2017
Gender: Documentary
Language: Français
Director: Jeff Daniels
What’s it about?
Painted as the villain after he spoke up against club president Eddie McGuire when the latter made a racist on-air comment, this documentary recounts AFL player Heritier Lumumba’s battle against racism and prejudice in the AFL.

Fair Game? The audacity of Héritier Lumumba (NITV)

THURSDAY OCTOBER 27

like crazy
12:00pm, SBS VICELAND

M
USA, 2011
Gender: drama, romance
Language: Français
Director: Drake Doremus
Starring: Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlie Bewley, Alex Kingston
What’s it about?
A British college student falls for an American student, only to be separated from him when she’s banned from the US after overstaying her visa. The two then have to struggle with the pitfalls of a long-distance relationship. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Feature at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.

Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand:

FRIDAY OCTOBER 28

Toys and Pets
7:30pm, NITV (repeats Saturday October 29, 10:00am)

LW, AD, CC
China, 2017
Gender: Entertainment, Adventure, Family
Language: Français
Director: Gary Wang
Voice Cast: Ji Guanlin, Wesley Young, Jason Kesser
What’s it about?
Nathan is one of a line of little toy porcelain figures that change colors in contact with water. But for some reason, his color does not change, even though he was made by the Toy Master himself. One day, Nathan meets Timebot, a little robot. He decides to join him on an adventure to find out why he cannot change color, and how to recover his lost ability.

Feed Me
10:20pm, SBS VICELAND

MA15+
US, 2021
Gender: Documentary
Language: English, Korean
Director: Connor Luke Simpson
Featuring: Connor Luke Simpson, Howard Stern, Tyra Banks, Trisha Paytas, Megyn Kelly
What’s it about?
Filmmaker Connor Luke Simpson explores the underground and often misunderstood subculture known as feedism, a community where the fatter you are, the sexier you are. The community speak out against the mainstream media and wider society, who have smeared them for decades.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 29

Black Sheep
8:30pm, NITV

MA15+, AD
New Zealand, 2006
Gender: Comedy, Horror
Language: Français
Director: Jonathan King
Starring: Oliver Driver, Nathan Meister, Tammy Davis
What’s it about?
Suffering sheep-phobia after his father’s death plunge trying to save a sheep, Henry (Meister) returns to his family’s farm to sell out to his older brother, who is experimenting with genetic engineering on the sheep with a group of scientists. When a couple of animal activists inadvertently release a mutant lamb into the farm, it spreads a nasty bug which turns all the sheep into bloodthirsty predators.

The Game
11:10pm, SBS

M, AD, CC
USA, 1997
Gender: Thriller, Mystery
Language: Français
Director: David Fincher
Starring: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Carroll Baker
What’s it about?
Nicholas Van Orton (Douglas) is a joyless San Francisco investment banker who receives an unusual birthday present from his estranged younger brother, Conrad (Penn). The gift enrolls Nicholas in CRS (Consumer Recreation Services), a company that designs elaborate real-life games for each specific participant. Nicholas then becomes the victim of a series of pranks that quickly turn malicious and dangerous. Directed by David Fincher (Se7en, fight club, The Social Network).

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SUNDAY OCTOBER 30

Resurrecting the Champ
10:25pm, NITV

M, AD
USA, 2007
Gender: Drama
Language: Français
Director: Rod Lurie
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Alan Alda, Teri Hatcher, Kathryn Morris
What’s it about?
Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man (“Champ”) only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ’s story and escape the shadow of his father’s success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.

MONDAY OCTOBER 31

The Jane Austen Book Club
12:00pm, SBS VICELAND

M, AD, CC
USA, 2007
Gender: Comedy, Romance
Language: Français
Director: Robin Swicord
Starring: Kathy Baker, Maria Bello, Emily Blunt, Amy Brenneman, Hugh Dancy
What’s it about?
A group of women and a man who meet regularly to discuss the works of the novelist Jane Austen, soon discover their lives are playing out much like one of the author’s fictional worlds. Among the members of the club are Sylvia (Brenneman), a recent divorcee, Bernadette (Baker) who has decided to accept her advancing age, and Prudie (Blunt) who feels guilty about her persistent fantasies of cheating on her loving husband.

Dracula Unearthed
8:30pm, SBS VICELAND

MA15+
UK, 2022
Gender: Documentary
Language: Français
Director: Connor Simpson
What’s it about?
Commemorates 100 years since the release of the German classic, Nosferatu (directed by FW Murnau), and explores the general fascination of Count Dracula, a figure who resonates with audiences across the literary, art, mythological and historical worlds.

Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand:

TUESDAY 1 NOVEMBER

Back to Burgundy
12:00pm, SBS VICELAND

M
France, 2017
Gender: drama, comedy
Language: English, Spanish, French
Director: Cedric Klapisch
Starring: Pio Marmaï, Ana Girardot, François Civil, Jean-Marc Roulot, María Valverd
What’s it about?
After a 10 year absence, Jean (Marmaï) returns to his hometown of Burgundy when his father falls seriously ill. Reuniting with his sister Juliette and his brother Jérémie, the three young adults rediscover and reinvent their familial bonds, maturing and blossoming along with the wine they are making. Directed by Cédric Klapisch (The Spanish Apartment, Russian Dolls).