A struggling actor with a partially paralyzed face and a speech impediment writes a script that a big movie studio wants to buy, but he refuses to sell it unless he gets to play the lead.

Turning down an offer of life-changing money, he instead works for pennies to get the movie made with himself in the starring role.

The movie becomes the biggest box office hit of 1976, notching ten Oscar nominations and winning Best Picture. The true story of the making of the iconic movie Rocky (See ROCKY on Sunday 29th November at 6pm)

Martin McDonagh (Banshees of Inisherin, In Bruges) continues to mine the absurdities and complexities of male relationships in a film that brims with energy and is sure to delight.

On the cusp of dictator Augusto Pinochet taking power in Chile, a trio of CIA agents snipe and bicker as they await the ‘go’ date on their part in yet another military coup. However, against the stunning natural beauty and mysterious ancient artefacts of Easter Island, their plan starts to unravel. John Malkovich’s peerless performance chimes beautifully with co-stars Sam Rockwell and Steve Buscemi, who together bring McDonagh’s brilliantly acerbic and witty script hilariously to life.

At a cosy Christmas party, young Clara meets the mysterious magician Drosselmeyer, who gives her a nutcracker doll. When the guests have departed and the house is asleep, Clara sneaks downstairs in search of the doll. Instead, she finds Drosselmeyer, who whisks her away on a journey into a whole world of enchantment: fantastical landscapes of flurried snow and glittering confection where toys come alive and the magic never stops.

Peter Wright’s production of this festive family favourite sparkles to the wondrous swell of Tchaikovsky’s orchestral score, alongside the glow and grandeur of Julia Trevelyan Oman’s period designs.