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The Stepfather (15) 12.05, 2.35, 5.10, 7.50, 10.20. 2012 (12A) noon, 3.30, 6.00, 7.30, 9.30. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (12A) 11.00am, noon, 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 6.00, 8.00, 9.00. Up 2D (U) 11.30am, 2.00, 4.30, 7.00. Where the Wild Things Are (PG) 11.30am, 2.00, 4.40, 7.05, 9.30. FRIDAY 18–THURSDAY 24 Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel (U) Mon–Thu: 11.35am, 12.05, 12.35, 2.05, 2.35, 3.05, 4.35, 5.05, 5.35, 7.15, 8.15, 9.35 (not Thu). Avatar 2D (12A) Daily: 11.00am, 11.30am, noon, 3.00, 3.30, 4.00, 7.00, 7.30 & 8.00 (not Thu). Also Fri & Sat: 10.30, 11.00, 11.30. The Box (12A) Fri–Sun: 7.15, 10.00. Also late Fri & Sat: 12.35am. A Christmas Carol 2D (PG) Daily: 11.40am, 2.10, 4.40, 7.10, 9.30 (not Thu). Also late Fri & Sat: midnight. Law Abiding Citizen (18) Daily: 7.30, 10.05 (not Thu). Also Fri–Sun: 11.40am, 2.20, 4.55. Also late Fri & Sat: 12.35am. Nativity! (U) Daily: 11.20am, 1.50, 4.20, 7.20, 9.50 (not Thu). Also late Fri & Sat: 12.15am. Paranormal Activity (15) Daily: 12.30, 2.45, 5.15, 7.35, 9.50 (not Thu). Also late Fri & Sat: 11.55. Planet 51 (U) Daily: 11.45am, 2.05, 4.30, 7.00, 9.15 (not Thu). Also late Fri & Sat: 11.30. St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold (PG) Daily: 11.15am, 2.15, 4.45, 7.25, 9.55 (not Thu). Also late Fri & Sat: 12.20am. 2012 (12A) Daily: noon, 3.30, 7.30 (not Thu). Also late Fri & Sat: 11.00. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (12A) Daily: 11.00am, 2.00, 5.00, 8.00 (not Thu). Also late Fri & Sat: 11.00. Up 2D (U) Fri–Sun: 11.30am, 2.00, 4.30. Where the Wild Things Are (PG) Daily: 11.30am, 2.00, 4.40. Also Fri–Sun: 7.05, 9.30. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.50.

Showcase Cinema

Griffin Avenue, Phoenix Business Park. 0871 220 1000. £5.75 (£4.60 Mon–Fri before 6pm; Sat & Sun before 1pm). Child/OAP/Student: £4.50. Tue: all tickets £4.50. THURSDAY 17 DEC The Box (12A) 11.05am, 1.45, 4.35, 7.15, 10.00. Carriers (15) 1.05, 3.15, 5.30, 7.45, 9.55. A Christmas Carol 2D (PG) 11.40am, 2.10, 4.40, 7.10, 9.30. The Descent: Part 2 (18) 7.40, 10.10. Fantastic Mr Fox (PG) noon, 2.15, 4.30. Harry Brown (18) 7.25, 9.55. Law Abiding Citizen (18) 11.40am, 2.20, 4.55, 7.30, 10.05. Nativity! (U) 11.20am, 1.50, 4.20, 7.20, 9.50. Paranormal Activity (15) 12.30, 2.45, 5.15, 7.35, 9.50. Planet 51 (U) 11.45am, 2.05, 4.30, 7.00, 9.15. 2012 (12A) 11.00am, noon, 2.30, 3.30, 6.00, 7.30, 9.30. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (12A) 11.00am, 1.15, 2.00, 4.15, 5.00, 7.15, 8.00, 10.15. Up 2D (U) 11.30am, 2.00, 4.30. Where the Wild Things Are (PG) 11.30am, 2.00, 4.40, 7.05, 9.30.

FRIDAY 18–THURSDAY 24 FRIDAY 18–THURSDAY 24

Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel (U) Mon–Thu: 11.35am, 12.35, 2.05, 3.05, 4.35, 5.35, 7.15, 8.15, 9.35 (not Thu). Avatar 2D (12A) Daily: 11.00am, 11.30am, noon, 3.00, 3.30, 4.00, 7.00, 7.30 & 8.00 (not Thu). Also late Fri & Sat: 10.30, 11.00, 11.30. The Box (12A) Fri–Sun: 11.05am, 1.40, 4.25, 7.10, 9.55. Also late Fri & Sat: 12.35am. A Christmas Carol 2D (PG) Daily: 11.40am, 2.10, 4.40, 7.10, 9.30 (not Thu). Also late Fri & Sat: 11.45. Harry Brown (18) Fri–Sun: 7.25, 9.55. Also late Fri & Sat: 12.15am. Law Abiding Citizen (18) Daily: 11.25am, 2.05, 4.35, 7.15, 9.50 (not Thu). Also late Fri & Sat: 12.15am. Nativity! (U) Daily: 11.15am, 1.45, 4.15, 7.20, 9.50 (not Thu). Also late Fri & Sat: 12.15am. Paranormal Activity (15) Daily: 12.30, 2.45, 5.15, 7.35, 9.50 (not Thu). Also late Fri & Sat: 11.55. Planet 51 (U) Daily: 11.45am, 2.05, 4.30, 7.00, 9.15 (not Thu). Also late Fri & Sat: 11.30. St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold (PG) Daily: 11.15am, 2.15, 4.45, 7.25, 9.55 (not Thu). Also late Fri & Sat: 12.20am. 2012 (12A) Daily: noon, 3.30, 7.30 (not Thu). Also late Fri & Sat: 11.00. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (12A) Daily: 11.00am, 2.00, 5.00, 8.00 (not Thu). Also late Fri & Sat: 11.00. Up 2D (U) Fri–Sun: 11.30am, 2.00, 4.30. Where the Wild Things Are (PG) Daily: 11.30am, 2.00, 4.40, 7.05, 9.30 (not Thu). Also late Fri & Sat: 11.50.

Edinburgh ACE

ace Cinema, Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh, 17 West Montgomery Place, 0131 557 6242. Films are shown most Sundays. Free, donations welcome.

SUNDAY 20 DEC Anti-Facist Attitude (E) 3.00. SUNDAY 27 DEC Pandora’s Box (E) 3.00.

Cameo

38 Home Street. 0871 704 2052. Adults £6.50 (£5.50 Tue–Fri before 5pm; £4.50 Mondays). Members £4.60 (£3.60 Tue–Fri before 5pm; £2.60 Mondays). Concessions £4.90 (£4.20 Tue–Fri before 5pm and Mondays). Children £4.20. Sunday Double Bills £6.50 (£4.90 Concessions, free to Members). Wednesday first screening £1.50 for Concessions. Big Scream £4.20 (£2.70 Members, £3.20 Concessions). Late Shows: weekday daytime prices apply. THURSDAY 17 DEC The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (Le Premier Jour du Reste de ta Vie) (15) 1.05. A Serious Man (15) 1.00, 3.40, 6.35, 9.00. Unmade Beds (15) 3.45, 6.25, 9.10. Where the Wild Things Are (PG) 1.15, 3.55, 6.35, 9.00.

Les Ballet Russes (E) Tue: 6.15. Humpday (15) Fri–Wed: 3.45 (not Sun & Wed), 9.10. Also Sun & Thu: 6.50. Also Wed & Thu: 1.00. It’s a Wonderful Life (PG) Daily: 12.40, 6.20 (not Sat & Tue). Also Sun, Wed & Thu 3.30. Also Wed 8.40. Offenbach: Les Contes d’Hoffmann (E) Sat: 6.00. The Royal Tenenbaums (15) + Fantastic Mr Fox (PG) Sun: 1.30. A Serious Man (15) Daily: 6.40 (not Sun, Tue & Thu), 9.15 (not Sat, Wed & Thu). Also Fri, Mon & Tue: 1.00. Also Sat: 12.15, 2.45. Also Mon, Wed & Thu: 3.40. Where the Wild Things Are (PG) Daily: 1.15, 3.55 (not Tue), 6.35, 8.50 (not Tue & Thu). Also Tue: 3.20. The White Ribbon (15) Fri: 3.20. Tue: 6.00.

Cineworld Fountainpark

Fountain Park, 130/3 Dundee Street. 0871 200 2000. Adults £7.30 (£6.30 Mon–Fri before 5pm). Children / Seniors / Students £4.70. Family ticket: £20. Early bird (before noon) £4.70. Movies for Juniors (selected Sat am): £1. Monday Classic £3. 3D Supplement: Adult £1.90; Children / Students / Seniors / Unlimited £1.30; Family Ticket £5; Glasses 80p per pair. THURSDAY 17 DEC Avatar 2D (12A) 11.30am, 3.20, 7.00. Avatar 3D (12A) 9.30am, 10.30am, 12.10, 1.10, 2.00, 3.50, 4.20, 4.50, 5.30, 7.30, 8.00, 8.30, 9.00. The Box (12A) 8.30. A Christmas Carol 2D (PG) 11.05am. A Christmas Carol 3D (PG) 9.45am, noon, 2.00. The Descent: Part 2 (18) 9.10. Fantastic Mr Fox (PG) 11.35am. Law Abiding Citizen (18) 1.05, 3.40, 6.15, 8.50. Me and Orson Welles (12A) 12.25, 5.40. Nativity! (U) 10.40am, 1.00, 3.20, 5.50. Paranormal Activity (15) 1.15, 3.35, 6.20, 9.00. A Serious Man (15) 3.10, 8.20. 2012 (12A) 1.35, 5.00, 8.35. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (12A) 11.10am, 2.00, 4.55, 7.50. Up 3D (U) noon. Where the Wild Things Are (PG) 12.30, 3.00, 5.30, 8.00.

FRIDAY 18–THURSDAY 24 Aliens in the Attic (PG) Sat: 10.00am. Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel (U) Mon–Thu: 10.00am, 11.00am, noon, 1.00, 2.00, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00, 6.00, 7.00, 8.00 (not Thu). Avatar 2D (12A) Fri–Wed: 11.30am, 3.20, 7.00. Thu: 1.20, 4.50. Also late Fri & Sat: 10.45. Avatar 3D (12A) Fri–Wed: 10.10am, 12.10, 1.10, 1.50, 3.50, 4.20, 4.50, 5.25, 7.30, 8.00, 8.30, 9.00. Thu: 10.10am, 10.50am, 11.30am, 1.50, 2.25, 2.50, 3.20, 5.25, 6.00, 6.30, 7.00. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.10. The Box (12A) Fri–Wed: 9.10. Thu: 7.05. A Christmas Carol 2D (PG) Fri–Sun & Tue: 10.45am. A Christmas Carol 3D (PG) Fri–Wed: 11.55am, 2.10. Thu: 10.20am, 12.30. G-Force 2D (PG) Sat: 10.15am. Law Abiding Citizen (18) Fri–Wed: 6.15, 8.50.

Listings Film

10 TOP FILMS OF 2009

1 The White Ribbon Strange events in a small German village before World War One.

2 Che Part One and Part Two Brilliant two-part biopic of revolutionary hero Che Guevara by US filmmaker Steven Soderbergh.

3 Fish Tank Dance and sex on an Essex estate from director Andrea Arnold (Red Road). 4 The Wrestler Mickey Rourke in moving swansong to fictional pro.

5 Bronson Lyrical and violent biopic of psychotic prisoner Charles Bronson. 6 Let the Right One In Transgender vampires and sub zero temperatures in brilliant Swedish horror.

7 Not Quite Hollywood Documentary paean to Australia 1970s and 1980s exploitation cinema. 8 Import/Export The plights of two economic migrants heading East and West respectively as seen through the photorealist eye of Austrian filmmaker Ulrich Dog Days Seidl.

9 The Class Education French style in withering portrait of the compromises of modern day teaching in the country’s capital. 10 Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno Documentary feature about the making of unfinished experimental thriller L’Enfer by the French Hitchcock Henri-Georges Clouzot. (Paul Dale)

Also Fri–Sun: 12.50, 3.40. Thu: 7.15. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.20. Nativity! (U) Fri–Wed: 10.35am, 1.05, 3.30. Also Fri–Sun: 5.55, 8.20. Thu: 11.40am, 2.15, 4.40. Paranormal Activity (15) Fri–Wed: 9.20. Also Fri–Sun: 12.25, 2.35, 4.45, 7.10. Thu: 8.00. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.25. Planet 51 (U) Daily: 10.40am, 12.45, 2.50, 5.00, 7.05 (not Thu). The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (U) Sat: 10.30am. St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold (PG) Daily: 11.50am, 2.25, 5.10, 7.45. Also Fri & Sat: 10.25. 3 Idiots (12A) Wed & Thu: 12.45, 4.10, 7.15. 2012 (12A) Fri–Tue: 1.15, 4.55, 8.45. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (12A) Fri–Wed: 11.45am, 2.45, 5.35, 8.40. Thu: 10.30am, 1.35, 4.35, 7.25. Where the Wild Things Are (PG) Daily: 12.30, 2.55, 5.40, 8.10 (not Thu). Also Thu: 8.00. Also late Fri & Sat: 10.40. 17 Dec 2009–7 Jan 2010 THE LIST 65