Are you bored of the same old TV shows? Tired of the mainstream? Then check out this round-up of alternative movies and series showing on UK television tonight…
9.00pm Final Days of Planet Earth (Movies 24)
Lloyd Walker is an archaeologist who, after stumbling upon an alien conspiracy, becomes enmeshed in an against-all-odds battle to save the human race. From the enigmatic Room 86 to the doomed Pericles space mission, Walker puzzles together clues to reveal the dark purpose behind strange events occurring around San Francisco. Now, the “keeper of dead civilizations” must rescue mankind from slavery at the hands of some very big, very terrifying insect-aliens led by actress Daryl Hannah! Part one of a 2-part miniseries, part two airs tomorrow.
9.40pm Role Models (Sly Movies Comedy)
Danny and Wheeler, well into their 30s, lack something: Danny feels stuck; he’s sour and has driven away his terrific girlfriend. Wheeler chases any skirt he sees for empty sex. When they get in a fight with a tow-truck driver, they choose community service over jail and are assigned to be big brothers – Danny to Augie, a geek who loves participating in a weekend Medieval reenactment society, and Wheeler to Ronnie, a pint-size foul-mouthed kid. After a rocky start, things start to go well until both Danny and Wheeler make big mistakes. Can the two men figure out how to change enough to be role models to the boys?
10.50pm Martial Outlaw (Movies4Men 2)
Unmissable DTV martial arts movie starrin Jeff Wincott as DEA agent Kevin White, who has followed the movements of a drug-dealing ex-KGB kingpin from Moscow to San Francisco. But when the Russian’s next move takes him to Los Angeles, Kevin crosses paths with his older brother Jack, a maverick LAPD cop who wants in on the action – from both sides. Fighting their way through a deadly “Russian Circle” of top Soviet martial arts experts, Kevin discovers that his brother may be playing both ends against the middle in a dangerous game of Russian Roulette, where the ultimate price-tag may be both their lives.
10.55pm Blood Snow (Zone Horror)
The film follows six friends as they arrive at an isolated cabin to enjoy a long weekend in the snow. An epic snowstorm interrupts their vacation, trapping them on the mountain and resurrecting the haunting ghosts of the cannibalistic ‘donner party’. But are they true entities or is it simply cabin fever that brings out their fears and darkness, causing friends to turn against each other as reality deteriorates around them. Aka Necrosis.
11.25pm Big Stan (Sky Movies Comedy)
The fraudulent real state agent Stan is married with his beloved Mindy and has a seven million dollar fortune. When he is arrested for fraud, he is sentenced to three years in prison and his assets are frozen by the justice. However, his crooked lawyer Lew Popper negotiates a six month freedom, and the weak Stan, who is afraid of being raped in prison, hires the specialist in martial arts The Master to teach him self-defense. Six months later, Big Stan is sent to the Oaksburgh State Penitentiary totally confident in his expertise in martial arts. He challenges the violent leaders of the gangs and defeats them, being respected by the inmates and bringing peace in the patio. However, the dirty Warden Gasque has the intention of transforming the penitentiary in a luxury resort, and uses Big Stan knowledge to improve his project, promising to release him sooner using the corrupt penal system.
