Tonight on TV: Movies to see Wednesday 10 May, in prime time and late evening

The plot of the movie: It is a story of drugs and the underworld, set in 1970s New York. Frank Lucas is the chauffeur and trusted right-hand man of Bumpy Johnson, one of Harlem’s most powerful African-American crime bosses. When the gangster dies, Frank decides to take his place: thanks to his modern methods, the new boss achieves fame and wealth, quickly becoming the number one drug trafficker in the city.
By smuggling the goods directly from Thai producers and having them arrive in the United States thanks to the connivance of the army – who ship them hidden in the coffins of soldiers who died in Vietnam – Frank manages to sell heroin of the highest quality at a very low price, sweeping away all the competition local, even the Italian American mafia.
Narcotics detective Richie Roberts begins to sense that something has changed in the city: he understands that a new boss has managed to upset the structure of New York crime. Putting himself on the trail of the gangster, Richie’s path soon crosses with that of Frank, with unexpected implications…

The plot of the movie: The film is set in early 19th century France and tells the story of Captain Neuville, a great seducer.
The man appears on horseback in the castle of the aristocrats Beaugrand to ask for the hand of Pauline, who can’t wait to become his wife. Her older sister, Elisabeth is very suspicious and she does not look favorably on this proposal, which however is accepted by her parents. Shortly after Neuville is called to the front and promises his fiancée to write to her every day, but never does. The young and delicate Pauline is desperate, she lets herself go and Elisabeth, to save her from depression, convinced that the villain will never return, starts a close correspondence with her sister posing as Neuville, writing about his gallantry in the war and making him pass as a real hero. The captain, however, returns after three years, without glory and without scruples and in him Pauline sees nothing of the image of the fearless man that the letters had told. Determined to get back into the good graces of the young woman, he will have to contend with Elisabeth, who knows his true face …

The plot of the movie: The film follows the story of Frank Farmer, a former presidential security agent who decides to become a personal bodyguard. One day the man is contacted by Bill Devaney, the manager of Rachel Marron, a famous and splendid actress who has been receiving numerous threatening letters for some time. Frank, who at first appears opposed to the engagement, then chooses to accept and immediately begins to improve the security systems adopted so far to safeguard the life of the pop star and her son Fletcher. Initially between the guard and Rachel clashes are the order of the day, due to her arrogant nature. Then, when the woman realizes that the bodyguard will do anything to protect her, she begins to have feelings for him and they spend the night together. Frank, however, after the meeting, is no longer able to distinguish work and feeling…

The plot of the movie: After freeing the Black Pearl from the terrible spell of the Aztec chest, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan are about to get married. The ceremony, however, is abruptly interrupted by Lord Beckett who imprisons the young woman and instructs Will to steal the magical compass from Jack Sparrow, capable of indicating to its owner the position of what he most desires. Meanwhile, the pirate receives a visit from ‘Sputafuoco’ Bill Turner who, instructed by Davy Jones, invites him to honor the pact made thirteen years earlier and to join the crew of the Flying Dutchman, if he does not want to be persecuted by the Kraken. .

The plot of the movie: After a day spent together on July 15, 1988, the day of their graduation, Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew begin a friendship that will last a lifetime. She is an ambitious and principled worker who dreams of making the world a better place; he’s a rich, handsome guy who plans to make the world his own amusement park. Over the next twenty years, on July 15 of each year, the two will experience crucial moments in their relationship. We will follow Dex and Em, together and apart, through their friendship and their fights, hopes and missed opportunities, laughter and tears. At some point along this path, the two will realize that what they were looking for and hoped for had always been there, close at hand. When the true meaning of that distant day in 1988 is revealed, Em and Dex will understand the nature of love and life itself…