If you’re hoping to host some movie nights this month, don’t miss the incredible movie series on one of Freeview’s newest channels. Exceptional! Movies, released nationally last year – replacing Sony Movies in the TV Guide on your decoder – has created an extremely powerful series of blockbusters. The new year begins with a new show, called Spotlight, presented by film critic and screenwriter Andrew Collins, which will highlight some of the biggest new movies coming to the channel. The show aims to put the classics, the hidden gems and the best blockbusters in Hollywood, emm, the limelight, before the full feature film was shown on Great! Movie theater.
Spotlight begins with Oscar-winner Quentin Tarantino focusing on Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill and Jackie Brown, will be shown on the channel in the coming days. Later in January, Andrew Collins will bring to light Mark Wahlberg and Jason Statham in his remake The Italian job, followed by the epic repetition of Tim Burton Planet of the Apes, starring Mark Walhberg and Helena Bonham Carter.
Exceptional! Movies are supported by ads, so you do not have to worry about paying extra to unlock the channel on your Smart TV, the Freeview Play app on your smartphone or tablet, or your Freeview decoder. Exceptional! The movies are also available on services such as Virgin TV 360, Sky Q, BT TV and of course the brand new Sky Glass.
This Friday sees Kill Bill Vol 1 air at 9 p.m. For those who have not seen the movie inspired by martial arts, follows a former killer, known only as The Bride (Uma Thurman), as he wakes up from a coma four years after the attempt of the jealous ex-lover of Bill (David Carradine). to kill her on her wedding day. The bloodthirsty conclusion for the bilateral, Kill Bill Vol 2, will be broadcast at the same time on Friday, January 21st.
To tune in, you need to go to Freeview 33, Sky Q and Sky Glass 321, Virgin Media TV 425 or Freesat 302.
Speaking at the time, Narrative Entertainment CEO Daniel Levin told Variety: “Sony has done a great job of cultivating these channels and has been a great partner in this transition. The programming will be uninterrupted. We are very excited to welcome a brand like the Pop into the Narrative family, which is without a doubt a leading network of destination destinations for children across the UK and to give an incredible new look and feel to movies and entertainment channels. “
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