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Screen watch: Your guide to the best TV movies this week

Here are our picks of TV movies this week.

WE’VE BEEN SIFTING through the movie options available to watch on TV this week.

Your Political Action Pick

White House Down

  • Comedy Central at 10pm Tuesday

Sony Pictures Entertainment / YouTube

This seems like an appropriate flick for the week that’s in it… Police officer John Cale (Channing Tatum) is on a tour of the White House with his daughter when it’s taken over by heavily armed terrorists. Now is his chance to prove himself.

Your Documentary Pick

Carmel: Who Killed Maria Marta?

  • Netflix, launching Thursday

Argentinian socialite María Marta García Belsunce was found dead in her bathtub in 2002 with a pool of blood nearby. Her family first believed she had an accident, but her autopsy told a different story.

Your Thriller Pick

Black Box

  • Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video / YouTube

After losing his wife and his memory in a car accident, a single father undergoes an agonising experimental treatment that causes him to question who he really is.

Your Comedy Pick

Bean

  • Comedy Central at 7.05pm on Saturday

Movieclips Classic Trailers / YouTube

The safety of a $50 million masterpiece is left in the hands of Mr Bean. What could go wrong?

Your Family Pick

Rio 2

  • E4 at 2.30pm on Sunday

Fox Family Entertainment / YouTube

This animated comedy sequel sees Blue and Jewel (they’re birds, in case you haven’t seen the first one) take their three children on an adventure through the Amazon to seek out family they never knew they had.

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    Jul 19th 2013, 1:11 PM

    They’re not funny! Sponsored Article Journal? For Shame! Whats the cost these days to manipulate the news?

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    Jul 22nd 2013, 7:40 PM

    Hi John F – I think you’ve probably answered for me – as you note, this is clearly marked out as a sponsored post, both outlined in yellow in the stream of posts so that you can tell that it is apart from the general news list and also clealry marked as “sponsored”.
    If we didn’t mark this so clearly as a sponsored post, then *that* would be manipulation but as you have noted yourself, TheJournal.ie goes to great pains to point out when something is an ad or sponsored. That way you can then choose to either click in and read, if it is of interest to you, or not do so, if it doesn’t.
    Thanks, Susan, Editor.

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    Jul 19th 2013, 1:36 PM

    I can’t stand either of them. They’re the same in ever bloody film they’re in

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    Jul 19th 2013, 2:31 PM

    Likewise, hate British humour.

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    Jul 19th 2013, 2:36 PM

    Ya and killinaskully is perfection.

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    Jul 19th 2013, 6:35 PM

    Father Ted was quality

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    Jul 19th 2013, 7:58 PM

    British humour is similar to Irish humour, no? That’s why Irish comedians do so well in the UK.

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    Jul 19th 2013, 9:03 PM

    Ffs lads lighten up its Friday! Funny is funny, no matter where its from and these two are funny. Where they’re from doesn’t come into. Jeez.

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    Jul 19th 2013, 7:10 PM

    Love these two. Shaun of the dead is a classic. Hilarious. Hot Fuzz was almost as good.

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    Jul 19th 2013, 7:53 PM

    I thought the opposite. I loved Shaun but felt Hot Fuzz was just that bit better. Probably cos of the two Andys

    Either way I’m very excited about The World’s End

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    Jul 19th 2013, 2:26 PM

    they are fantastic. i have loved them for years and will for many more.

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    Jul 19th 2013, 2:40 PM

    Give the guy credit he was great as Scotty in Star Trek!

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    Jul 19th 2013, 3:26 PM

    Sorry, but I thought he was absolutely poxy. He has that same stupid, continuously surprised and dumbfounded look on his face in every film he’s in; even on the cinema posters advertising his films.

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    Jul 19th 2013, 12:36 PM

    Spaced is up there with father Ted. A brilliant sitcom.

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    Jul 19th 2013, 10:29 AM

    The fence-jumping scene has already appeared in the trailer.

    *pppppppppt* Jog on.

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    Jul 19th 2013, 7:19 PM

    The greatest comedy act of all-time is Dermot Morgan and ardal o’hanlon

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    Jul 19th 2013, 9:56 PM

    The greatest comedy duo is Eamo and Johnny. The straight man n the joker, with some footy in between.

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    Jul 19th 2013, 6:36 PM

    Simon Pegg is humour for bedwetters

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