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The Princess Bride
1987 98mins USA (PG) Romance/Comedy
Directed by Rob Reiner Starring Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright

A fairy tale adventure about a beautiful young woman and her one true love. He must find her after a long separation and save her. They must battle the evils of the mythical kingdom of Florin to be reunited with each other.

Singin' in the Rain
1952 103mins USA (U) Musical / Comedy
Directed by Stanley Donen|Gene Kelly Starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds

When the transition is being made from silent films to `talkies', everyone has trouble adapting. Don and Lina have been cast repeatedly as a romantic couple, but when their latest film is remade into a musical, only Don has the voice for the new singing part. After a lot of practise with a diction coach, Lina still sounds terrible, and Kathy, a bright young aspiring actress, is hired to record over her voice.

Clue
1985 97mins USA (PG) Comedy
Directed by Jonathan Lynn Starring Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan, Madeline Kahn

Based on the popular board game, this comedy begins at a dinner party hosted by Mr. Boddy (Lee Ving), where he admits to blackmailing his visitors. These guests, who have been given aliases, are Mrs. Peacock (Eileen Brennan), Miss Scarlet (Lesley Ann Warren), Mr. Green (Michael McKean), professor Plum (Christopher Lloyd), Mrs. White (Madeline Kahn) and Col. Mustard (Martin Mull). When Boddy turns up murdered, all are suspects, and together they try to figure out who is the killer.

American Psycho
2000 101mins USA, Canada (18) Horror
Directed by Mary Harron Starring Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Reese Witherspoon, Jared Leto, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Chloe Sevigny

A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.

A Grand Day Out
1989 24mins UK (U) Animated / Comedy
Directed by Nick Park Starring Peter Sallis

**ON SALE TO EVERYONE 17th MAR!**

Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese, and this provides an excellent excuse for the duo to take their holiday to the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese.

Some Like It Hot
1959 121mins USA (U) Crime/Comedy
Directed by Billy Wilder Starring Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis

After witnessing a Mafia murder, slick saxophone player Joe (Tony Curtis) and his long-suffering buddy, Jerry (Jack Lemmon), improvise a quick plan to escape from Chicago with their lives. Disguising themselves as women, they join an all-female jazz band and hop a train bound for sunny Florida. While Joe pretends to be a millionaire to win the band's sexy singer, Sugar (Marilyn Monroe), Jerry finds himself pursued by a real millionaire (Joe E. Brown) as things heat up and the mobsters close in.

Midnight Run
1988 127mins USA (18) Comedy / Action
Directed by Martin Brest Starring Robert De Niro, Yaphet Kotto, Charles Grodin

When Eddie Moscone (Joe Pantoliano) hires tight-lipped bounty hunter Jack Walsh (Robert De Niro) to locate a mob accountant named "The Duke" (Charles Grodin) and bring him to L.A., Eddie tells Jack that the job will be simple, or a "midnight run." But when Jack finds The Duke, the FBI and the mob are anxious to get their hands on him. In a cross-country chase, Jack must evade the authorities, hide from the mob and prevent The Duke's erratic personality from driving him mad.

10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU
1999 97mins USA (12A) Film
Directed by Gil Junger Starring David Krumholtz, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles

The Wrong Trousers
1993 30mins (U) Comedy / Sci-Fi
Directed by Nick Park Starring Peter Sallis

**ON SALE TO EVERYONE 17th MAR!**

Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno pants created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal.  Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

The Man with Two Brains
1983 93mins USA (15) Comedy
Directed by Carl Reiner Starring Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner, David Warner

**ON SALE TO EVERYONE 14th APR!**

When brilliant brain surgeon Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr (Steve Martin) accidentally hits gold-digger Dolores Benedict (Kathleen Turner) with his car, he takes it upon himself to save her life using his own surgical technique. The two are soon married, but no sooner are the rings on their fingers than the marriage begins to fall apart. While honeymooning in Vienna, Hfuhruhurr is introduced to reclusive scientist Dr. Alfred Necessiter (David Warner), who practices some rather unorthodox procedures.

A Close Shave
1996 31mins UK (U) Animated / Comedy
Directed by Nick Park Starring Peter Sallis, Anne Reid

**ON SALE TO EVERYONE 21st APR!**

Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin, and Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.