By James Whittington, 19th January 2023
Dangerous outlaws, crazed serial killers and murderous aquatic beasts haunt a fearsome February line-up on LEGEND, headed up by the UK TV premiere of JESSE JAMES THE UNSTOPPABLE OUTLAW, a thrilling Western in which the famous cowboy takes on the deadliest ride of his life.
Plus, there are Channel premieres for serial killer thriller THE FACTORY, starring John Cusack, BRAKE, a dark action drama starring Stephen Dorff and the 1975 Brit crime thriller RANSOM, starring Sean Connery and Ian McShane.
There are further Channel premieres for the psychological horror thriller MINDSCAPE, starring Mark Strong and Brian Cox and JOHNNY HANDSOME, Walter Hill's gritty 1989 American neo-noir crime thriller, starring Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Forest Whitaker and Morgan Freeman.
February also sees the continuation of the Channel premiere of the ever-popular original series of sci-fi anthology classics, THE TWILIGHT ZONE each weekend at 8.30pm.
So, let's start on the 4th with the channel premiere of THE FACTORY. An obsessed detective, Mike Fletcher (John Cusack), is on the trail of a serial killer prowling the streets of Buffalo, N.Y. but when his teenage daughter disappears, he drops any professional restraint to get the killer. Directed by Morgan O'Neill. BREAK on the 9th concerns Special agent Jeremy Reins (Stephen Dorff) wakes up in total darkness, confused and disorientated. The only light comes from the blood-red digital numbers ticking away above his head. Jeremy quickly realizes he's in trouble He's trapped in the trunk of a moving car. As his captors reveal their motives, Jeremy realises he won't be set free until he discloses classified Government information he has sworn to protect... If you like classic drama then RANSOM on the 11th is the movie for you. Attempting to secure the release of political prisoners, a terrorist group, led by the fierce Ray Petrie (Ian McShane), takes over a British plane. Tough Scandinavian operative Nils Tahlvik (Sean Connery) is sent in to deal with the armed men and free the aircraft's passengers. Unfortunately for Tahlvik, the terrorists prove to be quite formidable.
We head back in time on the 16th for JESSE JAMES THE UNSTOPPABLE OUTLAW. Jesse James (Paul Clayton) is possibly the most famous, and dangerous, outlaw in the history of the Wild West. Renowned for his audacious robberies, he has always been advised to stay away from the infamous Black Train. But going against all the advice, Jesse will take on the most dangerous robbery of his career as he takes on the mysterious and dangerous Black Train. Brain-bending sci-fi on the 18th in MINDSCAPE. A detective (Mark Strong), who has the ability to enter people's memories, takes on the case of a troubled teenage girl. However, he needs to determine whether she is a sociopath capable of murder, or a victim of trauma.
Urban drama on the 25th in the acclaimed movie JOHNNY HANDSOME. Johnny, a disfigured petty criminal (Micky O'Rourke) is given plastic surgery in prison. and, unrecognisable as his former self. Doctors hope Johnny's new look will help him to reform, but he is bent on settling the score with the gang who killed his only friend and left him to carry the can for their last heist.
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