BMI Movies
You’ll find the latest blockbusters, an excellent selection of TV programmes and games that will keep you amused for hours.Or, if you prefer to lie back to the sounds of cool or classic tunes, our audio channels offer something for everyone. So whatever your taste in films, music, TV or games, you’ll be spoilt for [...]
You’ll find the latest blockbusters, an excellent selection of TV programmes and games that will keep you amused for hours.Or, if you prefer to lie back to the sounds of cool or classic tunes, our audio channels offer something for everyone. So whatever your taste in films, music, TV or games, you’ll be spoilt for choice.
* For services to and from Saudi Arabia, please see separate inflight entertainment guide * For services to and from Moscow, please see separate inflight entertainment guide
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HELEN MIRREN
HELEN MIRREN (PICTURED) STARS IN THE QUEEN, SHOWING ON LONGHAUL FLIGHTS TO THE UK* DID YOU KNOW?
Helen Mirren’s birth name was Ilyena Vasilievna Mironov. Her grandfather was a Tsarist (White Russian) aristocrat who was in London negotiating an arms deal for the Russo-Japanese war when the 1917 Russian Revolution stranded him there. His wife and son (Mirren’s father) joined him in London. She used to work at an amusement park, The Kursaal, in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, as a “blagger” – to attract customers to buy tickets for the rides. She was made a DBE (Dame of the British Empire) in June 2003. However, she allegedly refused the CBE (Commander of order of the British Empire) in 1996. She is the only actress to have played both Queen Elizabeth I and II. At the premiere of The Queen at the 2006 Venice Film Festival, her performance received a five-minute standing ovation.
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movies >> FROM THE UK
1 channel
THE BLACK DAHLIA
120 MINS DRAMA 15
STARRING: Mia Kirshner, Aaron Eckhart, Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank
One of the most notorious unsolved murders in1940s Hollywood was of struggling actress Elizabeth Short (Kirshner). Brian De Palma’s film follows detectives Lee Blanchard (Eckhart) and Bucky Bleichert (Hartnett) as they investigate the case. They soon discover troubling links between the deceased and Linscott (Swank), daughter one of the town’s key players.
2 channel
THE LAST KISS
115 MINS COMEDY/DRAMA 15
STARRING: Zach Braff, Jacinda Barrett, Rachel Bilson
A remake of the 2001 Italian film L’Ultimo Bacio, by Gabriele Muccino. This is a smart and witty look at the perils of becoming an adult. A successful 30-year-old (Braff) is preparing to marry his perfect girlfriend (Barrett), but is he really ready to settle down? He begins to wonder, especially when he meets the young and gorgeous Kim (Bilson).
3 channel
IDIOCRACY
95 MINS COMEDY/ADVENTURE 15
STARRING: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph
Private Joe Bowers (Wilson) is judged to be a man of average intelligence, so is chosen to take part in a secret military scientific experiment, along with a prostitute (Rudolph), in which the two are put into hibernation. However, the army forgets about them and they wake up 500 years later, only to find that they’re living in a society where people are no longer intelligent and that they are the smartest people in the world.
4 channel
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
101 MINS COMEDY/DRAMA 15
STARRING: Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Abigail Breslin
Seven-year-old Olive (Breslin) has a big dream of winning the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant. Her endearing yet hugely fractured and neurotic family are determined to make her wish come true. Together they drive from New Mexico to California in a VW camper van, along the way discovering their mutual support and trust for one another.
5 channel
CONFETTI
90 MINS COMEDY 15
STARRING: Martin Freeman, Jessica Stevenson, Jimmy Carr, Felicity Montagu
The prestigious UK wedding magazine Confetti has made its name out of documenting cutting-edge wedding ceremonies. The publisher (Carr) and editor (Montagu) decide to hold a competition to find the most original wedding in the country. Watch in awe as the three finalist couples battle it out to have the best day of their lives and win the coveted prize.
6 channel
SCOOP
96 MINS COMEDY/MYSTERY 12A
STARRING: Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, Woody Allen
Sondra (Johansson) is a young American journalism student visiting London. At a magic show performed by fellow countryman Sid (Allen), she comes across what might just be the scoop of a lifetime. Chasing the big story leads her into the path of handsome aristocrat Peter (Jackman), who it appears might have something to hide.
7 channel
THE WICKER MAN
102 MINS MYSTERY/THRILLER 12A
STARRING: Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Beahan
When police officer Edward Malus’ (Cage’s) long-lost former fiancée (Beahan) sends him a desperate letter telling him that her daughter Rowan has gone missing, he finds himself en route to a private island in the Pacific Northwest, a place where people observe a forgotten way of life. This becomes a search that puts him in ever-greater danger.
8 channel
ADRIFT
95 MINS THRILLER 15
STARRING: Susan May Pratt, Richard Speight Jr
A weekend cruise on a party yacht goes horribly wrong for a group of old high-school friends when they forget to let the ladder down before they jump into the ocean for a swim. The boat proves impossible to climb back onto, and they are stuck in the water many miles from shore with baby Sara left alone on board. The reunion turns into a tense fight for survival.
9 channel
CARS
98 MINS FAMILY/COMEDY U
STARRING THE VOICES OF: Owen Wilson, Bonnie Hunt, Paul Newman
Lightning McQueen (Wilson) may be just a rookie, but he’s convinced that he can win the Piston Cup Championship. If he gets to California in time, that is. On his way, he heads cross country, where he meets Sally the Porsche (Hunt) and Doc Hudson (Newman). He soon learns that the journey can be better than the outcome. Disney cartoons will follow the film.
10 channel
THE USUAL SUSPECTS >> classic movie
106 MINS DRAMA 18
STARRING: Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, Stephen Baldwin
Police investigating an exploded boat discover 27 bodies and $91m in drug money. One of the two survivors, Verbal Kint (Spacey), a crippled con man, is made to explain what happened. His story begins six weeks earlier with five criminals being questioned by New York police and ends potentially identifying a criminal mastermind and helping to solve the crime.
11 channel
AMERICAN GIGOLO >> classic movie
117 MINS DRAMA 18
STARRING: Richard Gere, Hector Elizondo, Bill Duke, Lauren Hutton
Julian (Gere) makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in LA. He begins a relationship with Michelle (Hutton), a local politician’s wife, but then one of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday (Elizondo) begins pumping him for details of his different clients. As Michelle falls in love with him, Julian begins to suspect he’s being framed.
movies << TO THE UK
1 channel
THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND
120 MINS DRAMA 15
STARRING: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy
A powerful adaptation of Giles Foden’s novel detailing the brutal reign of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin (Whitaker). The story is told through the eyes of Amin’s personal physician (McAvoy), who starts out as a free-thinking, adventure-loving womaniser, but is reduced to a scared – and enlightened – person as it slowly dawns on him that he is trapped in the horrors of Amin’s presidency and regime.
2 channel
THE ILLUSIONIST
109 MINS DRAMA/MYSTERY 12A
STARRING: Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Rufus Sewell, Paul Giamatti
After 15 years of separation, a magician called Eisenheim (Norton) and his old love, Sophie (Biel), are reunited onstage at a performance that Sophie’s fiancé, Crown Prince Leopold (Sewell), has taken her to. Their romance is rekindled, and Leopold commissions his chief of police, Uhl (Giamatti), to find out Eisenheim’s secrets.
3 channel
THE QUEEN
97 MINS BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA 12A
STARRING: Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen
Director Stephen Frears’ film focuses on the relationship between the British Prime Minister (Sheen) and the Queen (Mirren) following the Royal Family’s lack of public reaction to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in a car accident in Paris on 31 August 1997. With a media scandal looming, Tony Blair took it upon himself to persuade the normally taciturn Queen to make a tribute speech.
4 channel
JACKASS NUMBER TWO
92 MINS COMEDY 18
STARRING: Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Ryan Dunn, Jason Acuna
For fans who thought the stakes couldn’t be raised any higher and the bar couldn’t be lowered any further, the original cast and crew of the stunt comedy sensation that swept the globe return for another round of jaw-dropping feats that are guaranteed to have viewers wincing through their laughter. Prepare yourself for a new level of pain and humiliation.
5 channel
THE NIGHT LISTENER
91 MINS THRILLER/MYSTERY 15
STARRING: Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Rory Culkin
Based on the best-selling novel by Armistead Maupin, the film revolves around writer and late-night radio host Gabriel Noone (Williams), who befriends a young listener called Pete (Culkin), who may or may not actually exist.
As he questions the boy’s mother (Collette), Noone’s life quickly begins to spiral out of control as he pursues the unsettling truth.
6 channel
CLERKS II
97 MINS COMEDY 15
STARRING: Rosario Dawson, Brian O’Halloran, Kevin Anderson
The epic non-adventures of New Jersey slackers Dante (O’Halloran) and Randal (Anderson) continue 10 years after the seminal first film. The video store and convenience store have burned down and our heroes find themselves working at nightmarish fast-food joint Mooby’s alongside manager Becky (Dawson). A funny exploration of life, love and growing up… or not.
7 channel
STARTER FOR TEN
98 MINS COMEDY/ROMANCE 12A
STARRING: James McAvoy, Rebecca Hall, Charles Dance, Catherine Tate, Alice Eve
This adaptation of David Nicholls’ best-selling novel is a bittersweet comedy set in the mid-Eighties. It follows Brian (McAvoy), a working-class boy who fulfils his dream of appearing on quiz show University Challenge when he goes to a posh university. He tries to win the heart of his team-mate (Eve), but it’s feisty Rebecca (Hall) who is his true love.
8 channel
BEAT THE DRUM
114 MINS DRAMA PG
STARRING: Clive Scott, Owen Sejake, Junior Singo
When an 11-year-old South African boy, Musa (Singo), is orphaned after a strange disease strikes his village, he makes a voyage to Johannesburg to find work and his uncle, in order to help his grandmother. What ensues is a beautiful fish-out-of-water story as Musa learns hard lessons about life, all the while maintaining his unbreakable and vital spirit.
9 channel
OPEN SEASON
99 MINS ANIMATION/COMEDY PG
STARRING VOICES OF: Martin Lawrence, Ashton Kutcher, Debra Messing
Boog (Lawrence), a grizzly bear with no survival skills, has his perfect world turned upside down when he meets Elliot (Kutcher), a fast-talking deer. Things quickly spiral out of control and they’re ejected into the wild by the park ranger (Messing). With hunting season upon them, they realise that they need to learn to work together – and fast.
10 channel
48 HRS >> classic movie
96 MINS ACTION/COMEDY 15
STARRING: Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte
Danny Glover and Mel Gibson may have followed them as the all-action double act, but Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte invented the buddy-movie genre in this, Murphy’s screen debut. The action-comedy pits veteran hard-boiled cop Nolte and attitude-filled rookie Murphy together, creating a chemistry seldom seen on the big screen and allowing Murphy to cut loose with his anarchic hilarity.
11 channel
THE SEARCHERS >> classic movie
119 MINS WESTERN U
STARRING: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Henry Brandon, Natalie Wood
In what is considered by many film buffs to be the best Western ever made, Ethan Edwards (Wayne) is a real monster of a man, whose hatred for the Indians transcends rationality. The film follows him as he and a band of Texas Rangers seek out the Comanches that kidnapped 16-year-old Debbie (Wood) across the broad expanse of the American West.
