23 – 29 JULY 2022

ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (1976) Wednesday 27 July 9.00-10.50pm Legend (Channel 41)
Essentially a clever remake of the Howard Hawks classic Rio Bravo (1959), this is a brilliant B-thriller, in an urban setting, and remains one of director John Carpenter’s best films. Street thugs besiege an abandoned police station where the father of a murdered girl has taken refuge.
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (1962) Thursday 28 July 9.00-11.10pm BBC 4            
The feud between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis is one of Hollywood’s great legends. Their one teaming, directed by Robert Aldrich, also enjoys legendary status. Two former screen queens, and sisters, share a dilapidated mansion and their enmity is given full rein . . . .