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Audition
1999 115mins Japan (18) Horror
Directed by Takashi Miike Starring Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki

This disturbing Japanese thriller follows Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi), a widower who decides to start dating again. Aided by a film-producer friend (Miyuki Matsuda), Aoyama uses auditions for a fake production to function as a dating service. When Aoyama becomes intrigued by the withdrawn, gorgeous Asami (Eihi Shiina), they begin a relationship. However, he begins to realise that Asami isn't as reserved as she appears to be, leading to gradually increased tension and a harrowing climax.

Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992 127mins USA (18) Horror
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola Starring Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder

Count Dracula, a 15th-century prince, is condemned to live off the blood of the living for eternity. Young lawyer Jonathan Harker is sent to Dracula's castle to finalise a land deal, but when the Count sees a photo of Harker's fiancée, Mina, the spitting image of his dead wife, he imprisons him and sets off for London to track her down.

An Autumn Afternoon
1962 113mins Japan (PG) Drama
Directed by Yasujirō Ozu Starring Chishū Ryū, Shima Iwashita, Keiji Sada

Shuhei Hirayama is a widower with a 24-year-old daughter. Gradually, he comes to realize that she should not be obliged to look after him for the rest of his life, so he arranges a marriage for her.

Miller's Crossing
115mins (18) Crime
Directed by Joel Coen Starring Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro

Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.

Batman
1989 127mins USA (12A) Action/Adventure
Directed by Tim Burton Starring Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Michael Keaton

Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton) fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a deformed madman who calls himself The Joker (Jack Nicholson) seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld, Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis ever while protecting both his identity and his love interest, reporter Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger).

Fargo
1996 100mins UK, USA (15) Crime/Comedy
Directed by Ethan Coen|Joel Coen Starring Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, William H. Macy

Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.