Film Four the channel

Film Four themes:

• 50 films to see before you die.
• Film Four's Fright Fest was a week of horror films.

Film Four is available on Sky under the movies , channel 315. There is also a Film Four +1 channel, channel 316 on sky. Film Four is also available on Freeview channel 15 but Film Four +1 has been replaced by Channel 4 +1. Film Four is available on Virgin media (Channel number 428, Film Four +1 channel number 430. Virgin also has a Film Four HD channel, number 429) and Freesat (Film Four channel 300, Film Four +1 channel number 301)

Freesat is a digital TV service, similar to Freeview. t offers 140+ channels. It is a small company, only 24 employees and it is jointly owned by BBC and ITV. Packages include Freesat+ to record, pause and rewind and also Freesat HD.

Film Four Successes

Slumdog millionaire

A Mumbai teen is on an Indian version of "who wants to be a millionaire" He knows every answer and is arrested on suspicion of cheating. During his interrogation the reasons for his knowing every answer is revealed.

Directedby Danny Boyle

Stars: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto.

Release date was 9th Janaury 2009

Runtime: 120 minutes

Budget: £15,000,000

Gross: £141, 319,195 (USA)

           £31,283,374    (UK)

Reviews

The Times-James Christopher: 4/5 stars. "Exotic, edgy thrier"

The Guardian-Peter Bradshaw:3/5 stars.It's got punch and narrative pizzazz"