Carlton Cinema

Drama about an ageing rodeo performer who is not ready to relinquish the freedom of the circuit. On returning to his home town, to the friends and family he has not seen in a while, he is anxious to regain respect as well as continue to pursue the career that means so much to him

Working-class drama set in the Bronx, New York, about the wedding of a no-nonsense bride to an incredibly handsome but self-centred and immature groom. The bride and her bridesmaids are not too starry-eyed about the men in their lives, and her fiancee is certainly no bargain, except perhaps in bed. Apart from his good looks and constant declarations of love, she cannot find a good reason why she’s marrying him

Atmospheric horror tale about a group of scientists who discover a mysterious serum which can turn humans into cats. When one of the scientists tests the serum on a human guinea pig, the result is a monstrous creation with death and destruction on its mind

A young mother discovers that the father of her child is a bigamist and gives up the boy for adoption. Years later, after remarrying, she decides to try to get him back from his adopted mother, undertaking a bitter and emotional court case in the process

A naive sailor finds himself at the centre of a New York murder investigation.

A look at the film career of legendary actor Paul Newman

Classic Hitchcock psychological thriller about a Quebec priest on trial for a murder he did not commit. The priest has heard the confession of the real murderer but is unable to disclose what he knows and, despite the possibility that he might be convicted for a crime he did not commit, he refuses to breach his vows

The series of documentaries taking an overview of early British cinema looks at its contribution to the musical genre

Musical about a man who teams up with an ex-army colleague to become a variety comedian. He gets a big break, which takes him away from his home village and his childhood sweetheart, and brings him success in London’s West End, with its glitz and glamour. But he becomes disillusioned with the artificiality of show-business life and fair-weather friends, and joins a travelling circus

Sci-fi classic of extraterrestrial visitation in which a peaceful alien accompanied by a huge robot lands his impregnable spacecraft in Washington with a message of brotherhood – and a warning. This provocative film, years ahead of its time, has a memorable score by Bernard Herrmann, and a biting screenplay by Edmund North.

A look at the career of one of Hollywood’s kings of comedy

Slapstick Bob Hope vehicle about a married real-estate agent who comes to the aid of a Hollywood sex kitten when she runs out on her film director boyfriend for denying her a serious role. But playing the Good Samaritan means dicing with death, as he finds, when, abetted by the eccentric family maid, he tries to keep the girl a secret from his wife

Crime thriller. A young man, obsessed by the fact that his father was a hangman, embarks on a murder spree. When he falls in love with a beautiful woman, he struggles to control his deadly impulses

Downbeat drama about an adulterous housewife whose plan to murder her husband goes disastrously wrong when she mistakenly kills his friend. She seems to be in the clear when her husband takes the blame for the death, but fate has other ideas

A look at the film career of legendary actor Paul Newman

Pursued by relentless lawmen in the waning days of the Old West, legendary outlaws Butch and Sundance, leaders of the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, set out with Sundance’s girlfriend to make a fresh start in the South American nation of Bolivia.

Explicit, darkly comic erotic drama about a businesswoman who becomes a hooker named China Blue at night. She acts out male fantasies, until she finally meets her match in a psychotic priest