170 330
170
January14
ARTS&LEISURE
Here’s our pick of this month’s
happenings on the big screen and
the small screen
SCREEN
BIG SCREEN
SMALL SCREEN
True Detective
A new eight-part series that follows
two Louisiana detectives whose lives
entwine during their 17-year hunt for
a killer.
True Detective
stars Matthew
McConaughey, Woody Harrelson and
Michelle Monaghan. It premieres just a
week after its US debut.
19 January at
9pmon HBO (StarHub Channel 601).
Art Attack
Unleash your inner Picasso with
the return of Disney’s
Art Attack
,
the award-winning programme that
introduced millions of children to
the joy of art. Don’t worry if your
clay model dog looks like a mouse,
all you need is lots of creative
ideas and loads of enthusiasm.
Weekends from 11 January
at 9.30am on Disney Channel
(StarHub Channel 312).
Get Fresh With Al Brown
Travel New Zealand with local
chef Al Brown to discover the
country’s distinctive selection of
fresh produce. Then watch him
create a meal that captures the
quintessential flavour of each
region.
9 January at 9.30pm on
Asian Food Channel (StarHub
Channel 435).
Behind the Five-Stars
Ever wanted to know what happens
behind the scenes at a five-star hotel?
For the first time in Claridge’s long
history, this famously discreet hotel in
the heart of London’s Mayfair opened its
doors to documentary cameras.
Inside
Claridge
’s documents a year upstairs
anddownstairs, followingguests and staff,
some of whom have worked there for 30
years.
13 January at 9.50pm on BBC
Knowledge (StarHub Channel 407).
We haven’t seen the preview yet, but this one could require a box of tissues. It’s
based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning play, but the cast is reason enough to go and
see the awkwardly named
August:
Osage County
. Meryl Streep, Dermot
Mulroney, Julia Roberts, Juliette Lewis,
Benedict Cumberbatch and Ewan
McGregor star in this story about the
strong-willed women of the Weston
family, who gather at the Oklahoma
house they grew up in after a family
crisis.
Opens 23 January at Golden
Village cinemas.
Closer to home, take a look at what
goes on behind the glittering facade
and fancy-pants shops of Marina Bay
Sands. Singapore’s biggest integrated
resort and the world’s most expensive
casino needs a small army to keep it
ship-shape. But who are the people
that keep this landmark buzzing around
the clock?
Marina Bay Sands 24/7
airs on 31 January at 8pm on Bio
(StarHub Channel 404).