A Man Called Peter (1955)  (PG)

5th & 8th February                                 Genre: Drama

Starring: Richard Todd, Jean Peters and Marjorie Rambeau

Based on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea but finds out there is a different future for him when he receives a "calling" from God to be a minister. He leaves Scotland and goes to America where after a few small congregations he lands the position of pastor of the Church of the Presidents in Washington, D.C. and eventually he becomes Chaplain of the U.S. Senate.

Driving Miss Daisy (1989)  (G)

4th & 7th March                                        Genre: Comedy Drama

Starring: Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy and Dan Aykroyd

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Alfred Uhry, Driving Miss Daisy affectionately covers the 25-year relationship between a wealthy, strong-willed Southern matron (Jessica Tandy) and her
equally indomitable Black chauffeur, Hoke (Morgan Freeman). Both employer and employee are outsiders, Hoke because of the colour of his skin, Miss Daisy because she is Jewish in a WASP-dominated society.

At the same time, Hoke cannot fathom Miss Daisy's cloistered inability to grasp the social changes that are sweeping the South in the 1960s. Nor can Miss Daisy understand why Hoke's "people" are so indignant. It is only when Hoke is retired and Miss Daisy is confined to a home for the elderly that the two fully realize that they've been friends and kindred spirits all along.

King of Kings (1961)  (G)

1st & 4th April                                           Genre: Drama

Starring: Jeffrey Hunter, Siobhan McKenna and Hurd Hatfield

When the Romans under General Pompey conquer Judea in 63 BC, an era of despair and fear begins for the Jewish people. In the trials and persecutions that the Jews suffer under the Romans and under King Herod, they take hope in the promise that the Messiah someday would come. In the reign of Augustus, when Jesus is born in Bethlehem to Mary and Joseph, there are some who recognize him as the future king of the Jews.

Later, when Jesus reaches adulthood and begins to appear in public, there are many different responses to his message, and there are also those who wish to use him for their own purposes.

What's Up Doc (1972)  (G)

6th & 9th May                                           Genre: Comedy

Starring: Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn. Kenneth Mars

Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal star in this fabulously funny screwball comedy from 1972. The accidental mix up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.

National Velvet (1944)  (G)

10th & 13th June                                     Genre:  Drama

Starring: Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor and Donald Crisp

Mi Taylor was a young wanderer and opportunist whose father had given him "all the roads in the Kingdom" to travel. One of the roads, and a notation in his father's journal, leads him to the quiet English country-side home of the Brown family.

The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train the horse for the Grand National - England's greatest racing event.

There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954)  (G)

22nd & 25th July                                     Genre: Musical Drama

Starring: Ethel Merman, Marilyn Monroe and Donald O'Connor

Marilyn Monroe and an all-star cast are featured in Irving Berlin's tuneful depiction of the trials and triumphs of a veteran vaudeville family. The talented Donahue family has plenty of love to get them through the hard times - that is, until they cross paths with a rising starlet (Monroe) whose own ambitions may make or break them.

Co-Starring Ethel Merman and Donald O'Connor, this delightful classic delivers dazzling production numbers and masterful show tunes!

Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)  (M)

19th & 22nd August                                Genre: Musical Comedy

Starring: Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins and Christopher Guest

Recently widowed well-to-do Laura Henderson buys an old London theatre and opens it up as the Windmill, a performance hall which goes down in history for, among other things, its all-nude revues.

Dial ’M’ For Murder (1954)  (PG)

16th & 19th September                         Genre: Hitchcock Thriller

Starring: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly and Robert Cummings

An ex-tennis pro suspects that his wealthy wife is having an affair with a handsome American. He blackmails a disgraced former army comrade into murdering his wife and making it look like the work of a burglar. But his carefully mapped-out scheme does not go to plan.

The Nun’s Story (1959)  (NR)

14th & 17th October                               Genre: Drama

Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch and Edith Evans

Fred Zinnemann's epic drama is a splendid showcase for Audrey Hepburn, who stars as the young nun Sister Luke, who is deeply spiritual yet conflicted about whether or not she can conform to convent life. Young Gabrielle (Hepburn) enters the convent pledging her life to God, learns the disciplines associated with the life, receives her dream assignment of going to the Congo as a missionary nurse, and once there, is forced to face whether she is meant for the rigorous life of poverty, chastity, and most difficult of all, obedience.

Little Women (1949)  (G)

11th & 14th November                           Genre: Romantic Drama

Starring: June Allyson, Peter Lawford and Margaret O'Brien

Meg, Josephine, Amy and Beth are the little women who, together with their mother, keep the home fires burning while their preacher father serves with the Union army during the Civil War. Meg, the eldest, is a second mother to the troupe while "Jo", the tomboy, takes on the role of man of the house. Amy yearns for the good things in life, and Beth, the youngest and frailest of the four, seeks comfort in gentle music. A simple tale of four young girls coming to womanhood.

That’s Entertainment (1974)  (G)

9th & 12th December                             Genre: Musical Biography

Starring: Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Bing Crosby , Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Liza Minelli, James Stewart, and many more...

Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favourite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.