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China O'Brien
1990 90mins Hong Kong, USA (15) Action
Directed by Robert Clouse Starring Cynthia Rothrock, Richard Norton, Keith Cooke

* ON SALE 10th NOVEMBER *

China O'Brien; big city police woman; martial arts trainer, is forced to hand in her badge and head home to her father and the small town where she grew up. The peaceful town she knew is now struggling against the clutches of organized crime. When her father, the town sheriff, is killed China decides to run for his position and clean up the town. The poll results spark a series of confrontations that finally decide who runs the town . . .

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005 103mins USA (15) Action / Crime
Directed by Shane Black Starring Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan

* ON SALE 24th NOVEMBER *

Two-bit crook Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey Jr.) stumbles into an audition for a mystery film while on the run from the cops. Winning the part, he lands in Hollywood, where he's flung into a tangled, murderous conspiracy with his childhood sweetheart, Harmony Lane (Michelle Monaghan), and hard-boiled private eye Perry van Shrike (Val Kilmer). This deadpan, affectionate parody of film noir tropes is named for film critic Pauline Kael's influential 1968 collection of film reviews and essays.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989 97mins USA (12A) Comedy
Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik Starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis

* ON SALE 1st DECEMBER *

As the holidays approach, Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) wants to have a perfect family Christmas, so he pesters his wife, Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo), and children, as he tries to make sure everything is in line, including the tree and house decorations. However, things go awry quickly. His hick cousin, Eddie (Randy Quaid), and his family show up unplanned and start living in their camper on the Griswold property. Even worse, Clark's employers renege on the holiday bonus he needs.

Batman Forever
1995 119mins USA (12A) Film
Directed by Joel Schumacher Starring Val Kilmer, Jim Carrey, Tommy Lee Jones, Nicole Kidman, Drew Barrymore

** ON SALE 14th DEC **

Batman (Val Kilmer) faces off against two foes: the schizophrenic, horribly scarred former District Attorney Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones), and the Riddler (Jim Carrey), a disgruntled ex-Wayne Enterprises inventor seeking revenge against his former employer by unleashing his brain-sucking weapon on Gotham City's residents. As the caped crusader also deals with tortured memories of his parents' murder, he has a new romance, with psychologist Chase Meridian (Nicole Kidman).

Three Days of the Condor
1975 107mins USA (15) Thriller
Directed by Sydney Pollack Starring Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson

** ON SALE 15th DEC **

On a seemingly ordinary day, Joe Turner (Robert Redford), a quiet CIA codebreaker, walks into his workplace and finds that all of his coworkers have been murdered. Horrified, Joe flees the scene and tries to tell his supervisors about the tragedy. Unfortunately, he soon learns that CIA higher-ups were involved in the murders. With no one to trust, and a merciless hit man (Max von Sydow) close on his tail, Joe must somehow survive long enough to figure out why his own agency wants him dead.

New Year's Evil
1980 86mins USA (15) Horror
Directed by Emmett Alston Starring Roz Kelly, Kip Niven, Chris Wallace

** ON SALE 17th DEC **

During a live punk-rock New Year's Eve TV programme, the presenter gets a phone call from a psycho calling himself "Evil" saying that when New Year's strikes in each US time zone, he will murder someone.

Something's Gotta Give
2003 128mins USA (12) Romance/Comedy
Directed by Nancy Meyers Starring Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Keanu Reeves, Amanda Peet, Frances McDormand, Jon Favreau

** ON SALE 18th DEC **

When ageing womanizer Harry Sanborn (Jack Nicholson) and his young girlfriend, Marin (Amanda Peet), arrive at her family's beach house in the Hamptons, they find that her mother, dramatist Erica Barry (Diane Keaton), also plans to stay for the weekend. Erica is scandalized by the relationship and Harry's sexist ways. But when Harry has a heart attack, and a doctor (Keanu Reeves) prescribes bed rest at the Barry home, he finds himself falling for Erica -- who, for once, may be out of his league.

Crossing Delancey
1988 97mins USA (15) Comedy / Romance
Directed by Joan Micklin Silver Starring Amy Irving, Peter Riegert, Reizl Bozyk

** ON SALE 22nd DEC **

Thirty-something Isabelle spends her time going from her tiny, solitary West Side apartment to that of her grandmother on the Lower East Side. While her grandmother plots to find her a romantic match, Isabelle is courted by a married, worldly author, Anton, yet can't seem to shake the down-to-earth appeal of Sam, a pickle vendor.

Running Scared
1986 107mins USA (15) Comedy / Action
Directed by Peter Hyams Starring Billy Crystal, Gregory Hines, Steven Bauer, Joe Pantoliano

* ON SALE 29th DEC *

Ray and Danny (Gregory Hines, Billy Crystal) are two Chicago police detectives hot on the trail of drug kingpin Julio Gonzales (Jimmy Smits). They manage to nab the drug lord, but the bust is messy, and the two are suspended. While vacationing in Key West, Fla., they decide to retire from the police force and open up a bar. But when they return to Chicago and find out that Gonzales has been released on bail, they vow not to quit the force until the dangerous dealer is behind bars for good.

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice
1996 89mins USA (15) Crime/Comedy
Directed by Paris Barclay Starring Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Tracey Cherelle Jones

* ON SALE 5th JAN *

Innocent young black man Ashtray (Shawn Wayans) is forced to move into a tough Los Angeles slum with his family, including his oddly streetwise, pot-smoking grandma (Helen Martin). Before long, Ashtray's nuclear-armed gangster cousin Loc Dog (Marlon Wayans) introduces him to a bizarrely comic crime underworld. Luckily, Ashtray falls for urban poet Dashiki (Tracey Cherelle Jones), and she convinces him to go straight -- but he must deal with her manic ex-boyfriend Toothpick (Darrel Heath).

A parody of several 90s "hood" films – Boyz n the Hood (1991), South Central (1992), Menace II Society (1993), Higher Learning (1995), and Juice (1992).

John Carpenter's Vampires
1998 108mins USA (18) Horror
Directed by John Carpenter Starring James Woods, Sheryl Lee, Daniel Baldwin

* ON SALE 12th JAN *

Ever since his parents were murdered by vampires, Jack Crow (James Woods) has had one purpose in life: putting stakes through bloodsuckers' hearts. With his battle-hardened crew of vampire killers and the assistance of the Catholic Church, Crow roams the New Mexico desert looking for undead lairs to annihilate. But he meets his match when, at a roadside motel, he comes face to face with Jan Valek (Thomas Ian Griffith), a vampire kingpin possessed of incredible powers.

Caddyshack
1980 98mins USA (15) Comedy / Sport
Directed by Harold Ramis Starring Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Rodney Dangerfield

* ON SALE 19th JAN *

Danny Noonan (Michael O'Keefe), a teen down on his luck, works as a caddy at the snob-infested Bushwood Country Club to raise money for his college education. In an attempt to gain votes for a college scholarship reserved for caddies, Noonan volunteers to caddy for a prominent and influential club member (Ted Knight). Meanwhile, Danny struggles to prepare for the high pressure Caddy Day golf tournament while absorbing New Age advice from wealthy golf guru Ty Webb (Chevy Chase).

Dick Tracy
1990 105mins USA (PG) Crime/Comedy
Directed by Warren Beatty Starring Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, Madonna

* ON SALE 26th JAN *

Hard-boiled detective Dick Tracy (Warren Beatty) is searching for evidence that proves Alphonse Big Boy Caprice is the city's most dangerous crime boss. He may have found the key to unraveling the crimelord's illegal empire in Breathless Mahoney (Madonna), an enigmatic barroom singer who has witnessed some of Caprice's crimes firsthand. However, she seems more set on stealing Dick away from his girlfriend, Tess (Glenne Headly), than helping him solve the case of his career.