Xmas recommendations

THE LORD OF THE RINGS– THE TWO TOWERS
More action, better special effects – we suspect that Peter Jackson’s second instalment in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy might manage to take a few quid at the box-office. Out December 18.

THE QUIET AMERICAN
Phillip Noyce’s impressive Graham Greene adaptation boasts Michael Caine’s best ever performance. Out December 28.

GANGS OF NEW YORK (pictured)
At last, Martin Scorceses’s eagerly (and long) awaited Irish gangster epic. Out January 10.