Lent 2009

Tropic Thunder
Three egotistical actors making a Vietnam War film are sent to the Vietnamese jungle by their fed-up writer and director, forcing them to portray their roles without the comforts of a film set. In the jungle, they remain under the delusion that they are still being filmed even after they encounter a dangerous gang of drug lords.
7.30pm & 10pm, Sunday 18th January
2008, 107mins; Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr.

Casino Royale
At the beginning of Bond's career, he must earn his licence to kill by stopping corrupt banker Le Chiffre from funding terrorists with the winnings of a high-stakes poker tournament. Combining hard hitting action with tense drama, Craig makes a revelatory portrayal of the ruthless yet less experienced and more vulnerable Bond. The story continues in Quantum of Solace, showing on Sunday.
9pm, Thursday 22nd January
2006, 144mins; Daniel Craig, Eva Green

Quantum of Solace
Following on from Casino Royale, Bond is balancing his orders from M with his need to find the people who blackmailed his love, Vesper. Still struggling with her death, he displays a new, ferocious violence in his work, battling Dominic Greene of the Quantum organisation, who is posing as an environmentalist while intending to stage a coup to take control of Bolivia's water supply.
7.30pm 10pm, Sunday 25th January
2008, 106mins; Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko

Kind Hearts and Coronets
In this British dark comedy, a distant poor relative of the Duke of D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession. All eight heirs (including one woman) are played by Alec Guinness! Watch as the brilliant Guinness disappears into his various eccentric roles.
9pm, Thursday 29th January
1950,106mins; Alec Guinness, Dennis Price

Son of Rambow
Set during an English summer in the early 1980s, the film is a coming of age story about two young schoolboys trying to make a film inspired by Rambo: First Blood. A funny, intelligent story about friendship, faith and growing up.
7.30pm 10pm, Sunday 1st February
2008, 96mins; Will Poulter, Bill Milner

Breakfast at Tiffany's
Audrey Hepburn's portrayal of Holly Golightly as the naive, eccentric socialite is generally considered to be the actress's most memorable and identifiable role. Writer Paul Varjak moves into a New York apartment building and becomes intrigued by Holly, his pretty, quirky neighbour. Holly's lifestyle confuses and fascinates Paul; in public she's confident, charming and elegant, but when they're alone she shows her more vulnerable side.
9pm, Thursday 5th February
1961, 115mins; Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard

Burn After Reading
The Coen Brothers, makers of award winning No Country for old Men, have created this clever dark comedy. A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up with a pair of hapless gym employees who foolishly attempt to bribe the disk's owner. Then things start to get complicated.
7.30pm 10pm, Sunday 8th February
2008, 96mins; George Clooney, Brad Pitt

No Country for Old Men
The award winning Coen Brothers' faithful adaptation of McCarthy's praised novel tells the story of a botched drug deal and the ensuing violence and mayhem, as three men crisscross each other's paths in the desert landscape of 1980 West Texas. The film examines the themes of fate and circumstance the Coen brothers have previously explored in Blood Simple and Fargo.
7.30pm 10pm, Sunday 15th February
2007, 122mins; Tommy Lee Jones

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
This heart-wrenching tale, based on the novel by John Boyne, shows us the Second World War through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp. His forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.
7.30pm 10pm, Sunday 22nd February
2008, 94mins; Vera Farmiga, David Thewlis

Tell No One
Eight years ago, Alex's wife was murdered. Today, she e-mailed him. The serial killer blamed by police had always denied her murder, and when two bodies are found near where the corpse of Margot was dumped, Alex becomes a suspect. This extraordinary French thriller, based on the novel by Harlan Coben, is expertly paced, complex and exhilarating.
7.30pm 10pm, Sunday 1st March
2006, 125mins; François Cluzet, Kristin Scott Thomas

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Richard O'Brien's legendary Transylvanian musical returns to Christ's Films for another year. Led by Tim Curry's outrageously camp theatrics, this unforgettable feast of fantasy, cross-dressing and glam sensuality is always frighteningly enjoyable. So let's do the Time warp again! Audience participation is strongly encouraged!
9pm, Thursday 5th March
1975, 100mins; Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon

Iron Man
This superhero film, based on the Marvel Comics character, starts when billionaire industrialist and master engineer, Tony Stark is forced to build an indestructible armoured suit in order to escape a life-threatening incident. He ultimately decides to use its technology to fight against evil.
7.30pm 10pm, Sunday 8th March
2008, 126mins; Robert Downey Jr., Jeff Bridges