West Herts Drivetime With Danny Smith

Concluding the Film Club this week, Charlotte chooses to put "Justice League" into the Drivetime records.This ensemble Superhero thriller sees Bruce Wayne inspired by Superman's selfless sacrifice in the events of the previous film, enlisting newfound ally Diana Prince to recruit a team to stand against a newly awakened enemy. However even with the united forces of Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and the Flash, could it be be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions?Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, and Ray Fisher all feature. 

Today Charlotte's Film Club looks at the next anticipated Star Wars Sequel "The Last Jedi", released in the December of 2017.In this sequel to 2015's "The Force Awakens", Luke Skywalker finds his peaceful and solitary existence altered by the arrival of the force-strong Rey, who desires to learn the ways of the Jedi forces. Meanwhile, Kylo Ren and General Hux lead the First Order in an all-out assault to exterminate Leia and the Resistance from the galaxy.Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega,and Oscar Isaac reprise their previous roles in the series, alongside newcomers Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio delToro.

Charlotte's Film Club is back for the New Year! This week we look at some of the most recent releases at the end of 2017/ start of 2018.Monday's Film is 'Molly's Game', starring Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba. The Film tells the true story of Molly Bloom, a young Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade, her players including Hollywood royalty, sports stars, business titans and finally, unbeknown to her, the Russian mob.   

Our final, long debated 'Christmas Film' on this week's Film Club is 'Die Hard'.This classic action film sees New York Policeman John McClane (Played by Bruce Willis) trapped in a Business Tower block after coming to visit his estranged wife at an office Christmas party. A band of terrorists led by the malevolent Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) seizes control of the building, and only McClane can free the workers being held hostage while the police try to find a way inside. 

Continuing our week of classic Christmas films, today Charlotte looks at 'The Grinch'.Jim Carrey stars in this live-action adaptation of the children's tale by Dr. Seuss, as the reclusive green Grinch who wants to ruin Christmas for the cheery citizens of Whoville. Joined by his dog, the Grinch comes down from his mountaintop home and sneaks into town to swipe everything holiday-related from the Whos. However, the bitter grump finds a hitch in his plans when he encounters the endearing Cindy Lou Who (Taylor Momsen).

In the run up to Christmas, Charlotte has set this week's Film Club theme as, you guessed it, 'Christmas Films'.Up first is Arnold Schwarzenegger Christmas comedy 'Jingle All the Way'. Arnie plays an uptight business man who wants to make up to his son all the time he spends working. To do this, he sets out to get the hottest toy of the season, Turbo-Man -- even though it's Christmas Eve and the toy is practically sold out.

Charlotte's final Bond Film this week is 'Die Another Day', moving on from Daniel Craig's 007 to Pierce Brosnan's. Madonna created the title song for this 2002 release.007 is imprisoned while infiltrating in North Korea, and subject to a gruelling prison sentence. Convinced that someone in his own agency betrayed him, Bond escapes from custody and travels to Cuba, hot on the heels of Zao (Rick Yune), the agent who put him behind bars. Meanwhile, Bond begins romancing NSA agent Jinx (Halle Berry) as he uncovers a scheme concocted by Zao and British millionaire Graves (Toby Stephens), involving a highly destructive laser.

Another Bond Film for today's Film Club, as Charlotte looks at the most recent expedition by the spy, 'Spectre'.Featuring an opening by Sam Smith 'The Writings on the Wall', this film sees Bond uncover the existence of the sinister organization SPECTRE, and travelling across the globe to infiltrate it . As Bond ventures toward the heart of SPECTRE, he discovers a chilling connection between himself and the enemy (Christoph Waltz) he seeks.Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Monica Belluci, Lea Seydoux and Dave Bautista also star.