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Deep Cover
1992 107mins USA (18) Crime / Thriller
Directed by Bill Duke Starring Jeff Goldblum, Laurence Fishburne, Lira Angel

* ON SALE 20th OCTOBER *

Film noir hits the mean streets of 1990s Los Angeles in this stylish and subversive underworld odyssey from veteran actor-director Bill Duke. Laurence Fishburne stars as Russell Stevens, a police officer who goes undercover as “John Hull,” the partner of a dangerously ambitious cocaine trafficker (Jeff Goldblum), in order to infiltrate and bring down a powerful Latin American drug ring operating in LA. But the further Stevens descends into this ruthless world of money, violence, and power, the more disillusioned he becomes—and the harder it is to make out the line between right and wrong, crime and justice. Steeped in shadowy, neon-soaked atmosphere and featuring Dr. Dre’s debut solo single, Deep Cover is an unsung gem of the nineties’ Black cinema explosion that delivers a riveting character study and sleek action thrills alongside a furious moral indictment of America and the devastating failures of the war on drugs.

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
89mins USA (PG) Comedy
Directed by Carl Reiner Starring Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Alan Ladd

Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret recipe. To prove it was murder, she enlists the services of private eye Rigby Reardon. He finds a slip of paper containing a list of people who are 'The Friends and Enemies of Carlotta'.

Casper
1995 100mins USA (12A) Family / Comedy
Directed by Brad Silberling Starring Cathy Moriarty, Devon Sawa, Christina Ricci, ill Pullman

An afterlife therapist and his daughter meet a friendly young ghost when they move into a crumbling mansion in order to rid the premises of wicked spirits.

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.

Superman (1978)
1978 142mins Panama, Switzerland, UK, USA (PG) Action/Adventure
Directed by Richard Donner Starring Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Terence Stamp

* ON SALE 12th DEC *

Just before the destruction of the planet Krypton, scientist Jor-El (Marlon Brando) sends his infant son Kal-El on a spaceship to Earth. Raised by kindly farmers Jonathan (Glenn Ford) and Martha Kent (Phyllis Thaxter), young Clark (Christopher Reeve) discovers the source of his superhuman powers and moves to Metropolis to fight evil. As Superman, he battles the villainous Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman), while, as novice reporter Clark Kent, he attempts to woo co-worker Lois Lane (Margot Kidder).

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).

Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
1984 94mins USA (PG) Musical
Directed by Sam Firstenberg Starring Lucinda Dickey, Adolfo Quinones, Michael Chambers

* ON SALE 12th JAN *

The return of breakdance sensations Turbo, Kelly and Ozone. This time they're saving a local community centre from greedy politicians and bulldozers. Organizing a massive street-dance, our heroes stop the demolition and save the centre with the brightest, fastest, most colorful dancing seen on screen since the original BREAKIN'. The fun is nonstop in the best breakdance movie ever.