Faye Dunaway discusses triumphs and challenges of her career
TV WEEK, Wednesday 14th to Tuesday 20th
TOP SPECIALS
Klitschko: More than a Fight (Sky Documentaries, Wednesday 14th, 9pm)
With unprecedented access to the former heavyweight boxing world champion Vitali along with his brother Wladimir, this documentary directed by Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald combines the story of the brothers’ Soviet childhood, their incredible sporting career and what it takes to hold the city of Kiev together during wartime.
Making (RTÉ 1, Wednesday 14th, 9.35pm)
Director Pat Collins documents the annual gathering of makers that takes place each September at the Joseph Walsh Studio, founded in 1999 and encompassing a design studio and workshop set around an 18th-century farmhouse in the countryside of Cork. Featuring interviews with American curator Glenn Adamson, French architect Cloé Pitiot, Italian bell-makers Pasquale and Benedetta Marinelli, and Irish musician Martin Hayes.
Faye (Sky Documentaries, Sunday 18th, 8pm)
Academy Award-winning actress Faye Dunaway candidly discusses the triumphs and challenges of her illustrious career. Through those reflections, she explores personal discoveries including her struggles with mental health issues, her family history, and how the intensity of the characters she played still impacts her today.
The Rose Of Tralee International Festival (RTÉ 1, Monday 19th & Tuesday 20th, 8pm)
It must be getting close to back to school time when this annual beauty and brains pageant gets under way in its traditional locality of Tralee. Expect laughs, tears, songs and the odd barefoot hornpipe to gladden the hearts of the proud Mums and Dads in the audience.
WATCH OF THE WEEK
Good Intentions (RTÉ 2, Wednesday 14th, 10.30pm)
Sharon Horgan and Michael Sheen play a married couple whose daughter Marnie has a life-threatening condition. The doctors believe it is in her best interests to be allowed to die, but her loving family disagree. And so begins a fight that will take them through every stage of a legal process, as they struggle to contemplate this huge decision.
BEST FILMS
Sunset Boulevard (Sky Cinema Greats, Wednesday 14th, 1.30pm)
Director Billy Wilder’s immortal poem to Hollywood’s golden age stars Gloria Swanson as an aging silent film queen who refuses to accept that her stardom has ended, and hires a young screenwriter to help set up her movie comeback. One of the great films about fame and its fleeting glory.
Autumn In New York (RTÉ 1, Friday 16th, 10.40pm)
Richard Gere plays a New York 50-something playboy who lives a life of master of no-commitment seduction – until he runs into Winona Ryder‘s 21-year-old free spirit yearning to taste the excitement of adult life – an encounter that shatter Will’s preconceptions.
Arcadian (Sky Cinema, from Friday)
In a near future, life on Earth has been decimated, leaving Paul (Nicolas Cage) and his twin teenage sons living a half-life. When the sun sets, ferocious creatures of the night awaken and consume all living souls in their path. When disaster strikes, the twins must devise a desperate plan to survive the coming night.
Daddio (Sky Cinema Premiere, from Saturday)
New York City. JFK airport. A young woman (Dakota Johnson) jumps into the back seat of a yellow taxi, as the cabbie (Sean Penn) throws the vehicle into drive as the two head out into the night toward Manhattan, striking up the most unexpected conversation resulting in a single, epic and remarkable journey.
CLASSIC MOVIE
The Godfather (RTÉ 2, Friday 16th, 9.35pm)
Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, focuses on the powerful Italian-American crime family of Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), whose youngest son, Michael (Al Pacino), reluctantly joins the ‘family business’ – only to become involved in the inevitable cycle of violence and betrayal. A winner in every way.
KIDS STUFF
The Fablemans (Sky Cinema Drama, Friday 16th, 3.25pm)
Director Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical story concerns Sammy Fabelman, who falls in love with movies after his parents take him to see ‘The Greatest Show on Earth.’ Armed with a camera, Sammy starts to make his own films at home, much to the delight of his supportive mother.
Nick Cave: This Much I Know to be True (Sky Arts, Saturday 17th, 10pm)
Shot on location in London and Brighton, This Much I Know to be True captures Nick Cave and Warren Ellis’ exceptional creative relationship as they bring to life the songs from their last two studio albums, Ghosteen and Carnage.
ON DEMAND
Emily In Paris (Netflix)
Season four is split into two, five-episode parts, with part one premiering on Aug. 15 and part two dropping on Sept. 12. After the dramatic events of Camille and Gabriel’s misbegotten wedding, Emily is reeling. She has strong feelings for two men, but now Gabriel’s expecting a baby with his ex, while at work Sylvie is forced to confront a thorny dilemma from her past for the sake of her marriage.
Bad Monkey (Apple TV)
Based on the best-selling novel by Carl Hiassen, Vince Vaughn stars as an ex-Miami cop who’s been bounced into a job as a health inspector on the Florida Keys. After stumbling into a case that begins with a tourist finding a severed human arm, he might have a chance to redeem his cop career if he can solve this crime where some wacky people are involved.
Jackpot (Amazon Prime)
In the near future, winning a huge ‘Grand Lottery’ has one catch – contestants must kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot. When Katie Kim mistakenly finds herself with the winning ticket, she reluctantly joins forces with an amateur lottery protection agent who will do everything in his power to get her to sundown in exchange for a piece of her prize.
SPORTS CENTRE
UEFA Super Cup – Real Madrid v Atlanta (RTÉ 2, Wednesday 14th, 7.30pm)
Already the most successful side in UEFA Champions League history, Real Madrid will now look to claim a record sixth UEFA Super Cup when they take on an Atalanta side bidding to clinch a second European trophy less than three months after their first.