KOMPAS.com - Premier League - kasta teratas Liga Inggris - menjadi satu-satunya kompetisi di antara liga elite Eropa yang masih bergulir pada periode Natal. Laga boxing day pada 26 Desember 2017 menjadi selalu dinanti oleh para penggemar sepak bola.
Edisi boxing day kali ini tak menghadirkan bentrokan antara tim-tim berperingkat enam besar. Meski begitu, keseruan tetap akan terjadi pada periode padat ini.
Manchester United yang kini menghuni peringkat kedua akan menghadapi tim penuh kejutan, Burnley, pada Selasa (26/12/2017) Pukul 22.00 WIB.
Burnley saat ini mampu menempati peringkat ketujuh dan bahkan sempat sesekali menganggu dominasi penghuni peringkat enam besar yang reguler.
Tim asuhan Sean Dyche jelas menjadi ancaman bagi penampilan Manchester United yang tengah menurun akhir-akhir ini.
Sementara itu, Manchester City yang menjadi pemuncak klasemen sementara musim ini juga akan menghadapi lawan tangguh, Newcastle United.
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Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, dan Tottenham Hotspur bisa dibilang mendapatkan lawan yang relatif mudah.
Namun para langganan peringkat enam besar ini jelas tak bisa menganggap remeh laga Boxing Day .
Tantangan besar mereka adalah tetap mampu meraih poin maksimal di tengah jadwal padat merayap ini.
Seusai boxing day di tengah pekan, mereka tetap akan kembali berlaga pada akhir pekan nanti. (Sri Mulyati)
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Berikut jadwal siaran langsung Liga Inggris pekan ke-20:
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton Live beIN Sports 1 Pukul 19.25 WIB
Manchester United vs Burnley Live beIN Sports 1 Pukul 21.55 WIB
West Bromwich Albion vs Everton Live MNCTV & beIN Sports 2 Pukul 22.00 WIB
Liverpool vs Swansea City Live RCTI & beIN Sports 1 Pukul 00.30 WIB
Newcastle United vs Manchester City Live beIN Sports 1 Pukul 02.35 WIB
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal Live MNCTV & beIN Sports 1 Pukul 02.50 WIB
Berikut jadwal Liga Inggris lain yang tak disiarkan di saluran televisi lokal:
IF YOU’RE tossing up between sitting back in an air-conditioned cinema or battling the rabid sale crowds for 40 per cent off towels and the dregs of last season’s jeans, let us make the decision for you.
Go to the movies.
The Boxing Day films are an annual tradition for many and there are seven new releases to entice you today. You can even do some online shopping from your assigned seat while you’re waiting for those 25 minutes worth of ads to finish.
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
The story: Set in the early 1980s in the Italian countryside, Call Me By Your Name is the story of 17-year-old Elio and Oliver, an antiquities graduate student who has come for the summer to help out Elio’s father. Over the weeks, the two grow closer together, culminating in their emotionally and sexually charged relationship.
Starring: Timothee Chalamet, Armie Hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar and Esther Garrel.
See it if … You want to experience one of the best films of the year, a graceful and beautiful coming-of-age story. Every element of Call Me By Your Name, directed by Luca Guadagnino, works in symphony, from the performances to its cinematography to its languid piano compositions. A must-see.
Rating: 5/5
Full review for Call Me By Your Name
DOWNSIZING
The story: As a solution to humanity’s environment and resource crisis, scientists have figured out to shrink a person down to five inches tall. Thirty humans, over four years, will produce the equivalent waste of one standard garbage bag, plus your normal world money translates into millions, giving you the choice of Barbie dreamhouse-like mansions in tiny planned communities.
Starring: Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig and Jason Sudeikis, plus keep an eye out for James van der Beek’s cameo as an anaesthesiologist.
See it if … You like quirky Alexander Payne (Sideways, Election) dramedies and clever concepts, though it ultimately becomes muddled towards the end as it strives to say something significant about human legacy.
Rating: 3/5
Full review for Downsizing
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
The story: A loose biography of P.T. Barnum, the marketing genius who popularised “freak shows” and circuses in the 19th century, The Greatest Showman is an all-singing, all-dancing musical. Barnum wants to prove himself to the upper crust establishment, and Philip and Anne falls in love despite the racial barriers to their romance.
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson and Paul Sparks.
See it if … you love traditional musical spectacles and you don’t mind your movies lacking depth. There’s not much to the The Greatest Showman beyond the musical numbers but if you’re looking for a toe-tapping good time and just want to watch some beautiful people sing and fly through the air, this will do just fine.
Rating: 3/5
Full review for The Greatest Showman
JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
The story: Four teens find themselves stuck in a video game quest in which they have to survive, return a jewel and lift a curse in order to go home. A sequel to the 1995 Robin Williams movie, this instalment cleverly inverts the original’s structure by sucking all the players into the jungle, instead of having the jungle come out to us.
Starring: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Karen Gillan, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Nick Jonas and Bobby Canavale.
See it if … You want a mindless but giggle-filled fun adventure filled with video game tropes. For a sequel that no one asked for, it’s surprisingly entertaining, in large part due to the great chemistry between its four leads. Fans of The Rock and Hart’s dynamic in Central Intelligence will be richly rewarded.
Rating: 3/5
Full review for Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
BREATHE
The story: In the late 1950s, Robin Cavendish contracts polio and is paralysed from the neck down. Deeply depressed, he wants to end it but his strong and practical wife won’t have it. In order to improve Robin’s life, the Cavendishes and their devoted friends and family unwittingly become advocates for people with disability, demanding they be treated with dignity and love.
Starring: Claire Foy, Andrew Garfield, Hugh Bonneville, Diana Rigg, Jonathan Hyde, Tom Hollander and Ed Speleers.
See it if … You love an inspiring true story about overcoming impossible odds. The Andy Serkis-directed film also boasts beautiful period costumes and production design and commanding performances from Foy and Garfield. This is very much the movie to share with your parents.
Rating: 3/5
Full review for Breathe
COCO
The story: From director Lee Unkrich (Toy Story 3), Coco tells the story of Miguel, a 12-year-old aspiring mariachi with a gift for the guitar. When he thinks he’s discovered the secret to his family heritage, he’s inadvertently sent on a journey to the underworld during Mexico’s Day of the Dead festival, a wondrous world of skeletons, spirits and music.
Starring: The voices of Benjamin Bratt, Gael Garcia Bernal, Alanna Ubach, Edward James Olmos and Anthony Gonzalez.
See it if … You love Pixar movies, especially its originals slate, and want to be enchanted by a fantastical and emotionally resonant tale of family and the kind of imaginative, eye-popping world Pixar has such a flair for creating.
JUST TO BE SURE
The story: When fortysomething Erwan finds out the man he thought was his father wasn’t his bio-dad, he sets out to find out who he is. He tracks down a man a few towns away, who also happens to be the father to the woman he’s romantically involved with. Oops, or is it?
Starring: Cecile de France, Francois Damiens, Guy Marchand, Andre Wilms and Perette Souplex.
See it if … If you love smart French comedies. An alluring and artful film, Just To Be Sure features a pair of enchanting performances from de France and Damiens, a Belgian comic with impeccable timing. It also cleverly looks at that age-old question of who our real parents are: those who raised us or those we share genetic material with?
Still playing: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Paddington 2, The Florida Project, Ferdinand, Thor: Ragnarok, Daddy’s Home 2, The Disaster Artist, Murder on the Orient Express, Justice League, Doctor Who: Twice Upon A Time, Wonder, Goodbye Christopher Robin and The Killing of a Sacred Deer.
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After all the organised chaos of Christmas Day, Boxing Day can often be the chance for us to truly sit back, relax and stuff our faces with the entire contents of a selection box in front of the TV.
Of course, if the regular TV schedules don’t appeal, then you can always turn to Netflix for all your couch potato needs.
From family friendly classics to bingeable new shows, here’s a look at 10 titles that are perfect for such a festive occasion.
Matilda
You may want to spend your Boxing Day wallowing in nostalgia. And where better to start than perhaps the most consistently entertaining Roald Dahl adaptation out there.
Directed by Danny DeVito, Matilda boasts a charming leading performance from Mara Wilson as the misunderstood titular character, but it’s Pam Ferris who steals the show with a fantastically OTT turn as the wicked Miss Trunchbull.
Wallace & Gromit: Curse Of The Were-Rabbit
How about the big-screen outing for Aardman Animations’ most beloved characters, Wallace and Gromit?
The Oscar-winning Curse Of The Were-Rabbit sees the pair, working as pest controllers, rescue a rabbit-plagued village in a typically inventive and brilliantly crafted caper that should entertain all of the family.
Jumanji
If you haven’t got the energy to get out of your PJs and journey to your nearest multiplex to watch the new Jumanji, why not settle for the original at home instead?
Starring Robin Williams as a man trapped in a board game for 26 years, this much-loved kids fantasy is one of the late great comedian’s finest movies of the 90s.
Cinderella
This year’s biggest box-office hit, Beauty And The Beast, might not yet be available on Netflix, but the film which kicked off the whole wave of live-action Disney adaptations is.
Thankfully more Prince Charming than ugly stepsister, Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella features lavish Oscar-nominated costume design, a witty script and a star-making turn from Lily James as the titular heroine.
Atypical
Boxing Day is also an ideal time to binge on an entire series, and if you’re looking for something relatively new then this charming dramedy about an autistic teen should be at the front of your queue.
Atypical may have flown under the radar compared to Netflix’s other recent originals, but it boasts an inherent sweetness and charm, which makes its eight episodes (most of which clock in under 30 minutes) easy to breeze through in a single afternoon.
Mindhunter
But if you fancy something a little more serious, and something that requires a little more dedication, then look no further than compelling crime drama Mindhunter.
Executive produced by David Fincher and Charlize Theron, 10-part Mindhunter sees Jonathan Groff (Looking) and Holt McCallany (Lights Out) play FBI agents tasked with interviewing convicted serial killers to help better understand their crimes and help solve ongoing investigations.
Back To The Future Trilogy
If you’d rather binge on a film franchise instead, then you can’t really do any better than the three Back To The Future classics.
Sure, you’ve probably already seen the adventures of Marty McFly and Doc Brown countless times already, but few other trilogies remain as eminently rewatchable.
Chef
Boxing Day is all about comfort food, so why not watch a film about comfort food at the same time?
Written and directed by its star Jon Favreau, this labour of love tells the story of a professional chef who quits his high-class restaurant job to head out on the road and serve Cubanos in a food truck.
Sure, there’s not much of a plot, but who cares when there’s such likeable characters, charming natural performances and of course mouth-watering dishes.
Trespass Against Us
Netflix is also premiering one of this year’s most under-rated crime dramas on Boxing Day, Trespass Against Us.
Set in the West Country, Adam Smith’s (Skins, Doctor Who) feature-length directorial debut stars Michael Fassbender as a seasoned thief determined to leave the family criminal business behind, but his father (Brendan Gleeson) has other plans.
Mad Max: Fury Road
We recommended Guardians of the Galaxy 2 for Christmas Day’s big blockbuster, but if you’re after more big-budget thrills and spills on Boxing Day then Mad Max: Fury Road should do the trick.
The post-apocalyptic action movie is a senses-assaulting funhouse ride from start to finish as Charlize Theron’s rebel warrior attempts to return to her homeland with a little help from Tom Hardy’s monosyllabic desert drifter.
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The annual Amazon Boxing Day sale is officially here.
Every year a huge number of shoppers head online in the hopes of snapping up a decent deal in the Boxing Day sales, where retailers offer huge discounts across toys, books, beauty and gadgets.
And this year Amazon, the one-stop retailer, has rolled out hundreds of discounts on products such as Echo Buttons, an Alexa Gadget, gin and TVs.
So if Santa didn’t bring you what you really wanted now is your chance as we’ve dug through Amazon’s Boxing Day deals to bring you the very best ones.
Home
In need of a new mattress?
Grab the Eve Memory Foam Mattress now £569.99 reduced from £949.99 – that’s 40% off.
Eve Memory Foam Mattress (Picture: Amazon)
If you’re not really a morning person, the Lumie Bodyclock ACTIVE 250 Wake-Up Light Alarm Clock is just what you need.
Now £64.99 reduced from £99.65.
Lumie Bodyclock ACTIVE 250 Wake-Up Light Alarm Clock (Picture: Amazon)
Get 25% off the Hive Active Heating and Hot Water Self Install (works with Amazon Alexa) and control your heating from anywhere.
Now £134.99 reduced from £179.00.
Hive Active Heating and Hot Water Self Install (Picture: Amazon)
Gin
Save over £15 on Star of Bombay Sapphire Gin.
Now £23.00 reduced from £41.10.
Star of Bombay Sapphire Gin (Picture: Amazon)
Calling all gin lovers.
Get 38% off Bulldog Gin. Now £14.50 reduced from £23.50.
Bulldog Gin (Picture: Amazon)
If you’re not partaking in dry January, stock up on Ungava Canadian Premium Gin.
Now £24.19 reduced from £38.32.
Ungava Canadian Premium Gin (Picture: Amazon)
Grab a bottle of Plymouth Original Strength Dry Gin with 27% off.
Now £19.00 reduced from £25.88.
Plymouth Original Strength Dry Gin (Picture: Amazon)
Electronics & TVs
New year, new TV?
Save 44% off Sony Bravia 49 inch 4K HDR Smart TV (2017 Model) in black. Now £449.00 reduced from £800.00.
Sony Bravia 49 inch 4K HDR Smart TV (2017 Model) in black (Picture: Amazon)
Snap up the Sony Bravia KD43XE8004 43 inch TV and Amazon All New Echo (2nd Generation) now £589.00 reduced from £1088.99.
Sony Bravia KD43XE8004 43 inch TV and Amazon All New Echo (2nd Generation) (Picture: Amazon)
Get 34% off the Toshiba 49U5766DB 49-Inch Ultra HD Smart LED WLAN TV with Freeview Play – Black (2017 Model).
Now £365.00 reduced from £549.99.
Toshiba 49U5766DB 49-Inch Ultra HD Smart LED WLAN TV with Freeview Play – Black (2017 Model) (Picture: Amazon)
Want to watch your favourite films or play video games on a big screen?
Get £119.00 off the Epson EH-TW570 HD Ready 3D Home Cinema and Gaming Projector. Now £269.00 reduced from £388.00.
Epson EH-TW570 HD Ready 3D Home Cinema and Gaming Projector (Picture: Amazon)
Save 24% off the Optoma UHD550X 4K UHD 2800 ANSI Lumens DLP Home Entertainment Projector in white.
Now £1,525.00 reduced from £1999.99.
Optoma UHD550X 4K UHD 2800 ANSI Lumens DLP Home Entertainment Projector (Picture: Amazon)
You can shop all Amazon’s Boxing Day deals online here.
