78/52 (dir: Alexandre O. Philippe, 2017, cert 15)
Possibly the greatest and certainly one of the most iconic moments in cinema history is the infamous shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, it took  78 camera setups and 52 edits to complete and just the right kind of melon to get the stabbing sound effect just right. This and more fascinating insights form the basis of Alexandre O. Philippe’s spellbinding documentary. A Shock and Gore presentation.
Tue 28 Nov 8.30pm at The Electric, Station Street, Birmingham B5 4DY £9.50 www.theelectric.co.uk

True Romance (dir: Tony Scott, 1993, cert 18) The film that elevated Quentin Tarantino from video store clerk to Hollywood hot shot. His whip crack script gave bravura director Tony Scott enough ammo to produce one of his trademark kinetically high explosive pictures. Relentlessly entertaining if a little shallow and silly at times, never less than good fun.
Tue 28 Nov 8pm at The Mockingbird Theatre, Custard Factory, Digebth, Birmingham B9 4AA £5 veezi.com

American Psycho (dir: Mary Harron, 2000, cert 18)
Bret Easton Ellis’ gruelling novel is given a feminist slant on the big screen by Mary Harron. The traducement of men’s vanity is given murderous form by a preening and quite terrifying Christian Bale as the smiling sociopath with awful taste in music Patrick Bateman. Is it all a fantasy? Can anyone aim a chainsaw that precisely? A Shock and Gore presentation preceded by an introduction from B Film academic Will McKeown.
Wed 29 Nov 8.30pm at The Electric, Station Street, Birmingham B5 4DY £9.50 www.theelectric.co.uk

Coffy (dir: Jack Hill, 1973, cert X)
We’re excited by this, new Birmingham cinematic guerrilla’s The Xploitation Project tick all the right boxes and set anticipation levels to maximum with their opening night party featuring a screening of Blaxploitation classic Coffy. ‘One chick hit squad’ Pam Grier exacts revenge on those responsible for her sister’s drug addiction. The first 50 ticket purchases will be rewarded with a super cool lobby card.
Thu 30 Nov 6pm at at The Mockingbird, Custard Factory, Gibb St, Birmingham B9 4AA £7.70 www.seetickets.com

The Hitch-Hiker (dir: Ida Lupino, 1953, cert 12)
Short, intense and terrifying movie, which is also the only Film-Noir to have been directed by a woman, Ida Lupino’s thriller barrels along at breakneck speed. William Tallman’s droopy eyed psycho Emmett is one of cinema’s greatest villains, his on edge instability gnaws at the nerves. You will never pick up a hitchhiker after watching this. Part of the BFI thriller season.
Thu 30 Nov 8.30pm at mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH £9 macbirmingham.co.uk

Sorcerer (dir: William Friedkin, 1977, cert 15)
An existential amalgamation of Henri-Georges Clouzot’s claustrophobic 1953 film Wages of Fear and Werner Herzog’s 1972 psycho in the jungle romp Aguirre. Friedkin’s picture was bewilderingly ignored on release by critics and audiences alike but has grown in stature ever since.  The tale of four disparate strangers tasked with transporting dynamite through a South American jungle is bold, visionary and features a stunning Tangerine Dream score.
Sat 2 Dec 3pm at The Electric, Station Street, Birmingham B5 4DY £9.50 www.theelectric.co.uk

Buena Vista Social Club: Adios (dir: Lucy Walker, 2017, cert PG)
A fine sequel to Wim Wenders original Buena Vista Social Club, but where that film focussed almost exclusively on the music Adios goes poking behind the scenes and explores how the film affected the artists featured. There are some surprising revelations and inevitable sad news, almost two decades separates the documentaries, one thing that doesn’t change is the incredible music.
Sat 2 Dec to Sun 3 Dec at mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH £9 macbirmingham.co.uk