Can’t wait to see Meryl Streep’s invariably brilliant star turn as Maggie Thatcher in The Iron Lady? You don’t need to! We have four pairs of tickets to an exclusive screening at Manchester Town Hall taking place on Thursday 15th December, and goodness knows we’re not using them…

Just as happiness isn’t happiness without a violin-playing goat, sometimes Christmas just doesn’t count until it’s filled with energetic youngsters in neon leotards. Don’t you think? CAUTION: if you don’t, you should probably steer clear of today’s Advent calendar treat.

How do some songs end up as Christmas classics despite a complete lack of festive lyrics? Maybe it’s just because there’s loads of fake snow in the alternative video. Behind today’s Advent calendar window lurks the whitest video of 1994…

Sometimes, Santa just needs to have a massive axe. Don’t you think? After opening today’s window on the Advent Calendar, you may have a few new items on your Christmas List…

What if the snowmen come for you in the night? Do you have a plan ready? Weapons? WHERE WILL THE HAIRDRYER BE WHEN YOU NEED IT? Our Advent calendar should get you adequately freaked out:

Another day, another festive video! Check out our daily Advent Calendar for all the good cheer you need to get you through this dreadful time of year.

It’s day one of our cinematic advent calendar! Unfortunately, though, Mr Takagi won’t be joining us… for the rest of his life…

The wonderful Salt Of Life is out on DVD on the 5th December, and to celebrate we’re giving away a copy to three lucky readers! We absolutely loved this funny and charming drama (you can check our review for proof), so frankly you’ve no excuse. And just in time for Christmas eh?

Did you read that thing in the news today? Dreadful, wasn’t it? And that other thing, that thing that happened in the place? Miserable. And that guy, that awful guy, well… what a world. Still, there’s always TWO FOR ONE CINEMA, isn’t there? Drowning out all earthly worries with stoic passivity will almost definitely make everything OK. What are we watching this week? READ ON.

Child actors, eh? They’re fine – a little creepy, perhaps, but fine. The trouble comes when they stop being child actors – some fade quietly into the undergrowth and a few go on to glittering careers as real actors, but many others fall by the wayside, unable to survive the transition to adult actorhood. Maybe they just shouldn’t try? John and Florence duke it out…