Films on release

The Dark Knight
Action

The follow-up to the action hit Batman Begins reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman.

With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and the committed new District Attorney, Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organised crime in Gotham City for good. The triumvirate initially proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as The Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces The Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.

The late Heath Ledger portrays arch-villain The Joker, and Aaron Eckhart plays District Attorney Harvey Dent.

Maggie Gyllenhaal joins the cast in the role of Rachel Dawes. Returning from Batman Begins are Gary Oldman as Lt Jim Gordon; Oscar-winner Michael Caine as Alfred; and Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox.

The Waiting Room
Drama

Anna (Anne-Marie Duff) is bringing up her daughter single-handedly after separating from Toby (Adrian Bower), and rather unwisely has started a carnal liaison with George, unemployed house-husband to her best friend, Jem (Zoe Telford), a manic over-achiever.

In another part of Balham, easygoing Stephen (Ralf Little) works as a male nurse at a retirement home, where he's particularly devoted to one dying patent, Helen (Phyllida Law). Stephen also looks after Roger (Frank Finlay), an absent-minded oldie who goes every afternoon to the train station, purportedly to meet a wife who never arrives.

One day, in the station's waiting room, Stephen and Anna are accidentally brought together by Roger. Both listen patiently to the old man's ramblings - but afterwards, in a nicely underplayed sequence, realise they could have just met the partner of their dreams.

Superhero Movie
Comedy

How many superheroes does it take to save the world? The creators of The Naked Gun and Scary Movie answer this question with this uproarious film. Rick Riker is young, cool and he's got superpowers.

Now, if he only knew how to use them... but the world is in danger and no one is safe when David Zucker and the gang - headed by the hilarious cast of Drake Bell, Leslie Nielsen, Tracy Morgan, Pamela Anderson, Regina Hall and many others - take aim at some of the biggest blockbusters of our time including Spider-Man, Batman, X-Men, and Fantastic Four, to name a few.