This Week´s Movie Picks

Saturday 18th February – BBC2, 8.15pm

Mr Poppers Penguins

Sunday 19th February – ITV2, 4.05pm dr. ryan Stone (Sandra bullock) is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski (George Clooney) in command of his last flight before retiring. but on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. the shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone - tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness. tom Popper (Jim Carrey) grew up having very little interaction with his father, who was off exploring the world. When he grows up, he spends most of time on his work and ignores his children. one day his father sends him an unusual gift: a penguin. Popper can’t help but wonder why his father would send him a penguin. he tries to get rid of it, but accidentally orders five more. When his children and ex-wife show up to celebrate his son’s birthday, the kids are taken with the penguins. and Popper finally gets to connect with his kids while his work suffers.