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It may not technically be a Christmas movie - but it is one this year, and it’s playing on the big screen at the Palm Springs Cultural Center’s Historic Camelot Theatre this holiday season! The famous film retrospective series, Palm Springs Rewinds, will close out the year with a collection of nontraditional Christmas movies that offer plenty of murder and mayhem to spice up your holidays. 

BATMAN RETURNS, starring Michael Keaton and Michelle Pfeiffer, will serve as the final screening of the PS Rewinds: Tim Burton Retrospective and the opener of the Palm Springs Rewinds: Not Another Christmas Movie series on November 30. The series will also screen the Eddie Murphy and Dan Akroyd comedy TRADING PLACES, followed by the Steven Spielberg-produced horror comedy GREMLINS, and close with the action classic that made Bruce Willis a star, DIE HARD. 

"We love a classic Christmas movie as much as anyone, but we thought it would be fun to feature some of our unconventional favorites this year," said Program Director Lauren Wolfer. "Each of these titles has an edge that can be especially welcome during the holiday season.

The PS Rewinds: Not Another Christmas Movie series is sponsored by Green Dragon Dispensary and Lounge, PRO VR USA - Virtual Reality, and CV Independent. All films will be screened in the Cultural Center’s Historic Camelot Theatre. The Camelot is a local institution beloved by film fans, boasting one of the giant screens in the Coachella Valley and a state-of-the-art sound system.

Showtime is 8 pm. Tickets are available "here." 

November 30 - BATMAN RETURNS (1992)

The monstrous Penguin (Danny DeVito), who lives in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with wicked shock-headed businessman Max Shreck (Christopher Walken) to topple the Batman (Michael Keaton) once and for all. But when Shreck's timid assistant, Selina Kyle (Michelle Pfeiffer), finds out and Shreck tries to kill her, she is transformed into the sexy Catwoman. She teams up with the Penguin and Shreck to destroy Batman, but sparks fly unexpectedly when she confronts the caped crusader.

December 8 - TRADING PLACES (1983)

Upper-crust executive Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd) and down-and-out hustler Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) are the subjects of a bet by successful brokers Mortimer (Don Ameche) and Randolph Duke (Ralph Bellamy). An employee of the Dukes, Winthorpe is framed by the brothers for a crime he didn't commit, with the siblings then installing the street-smart Valentine in his position. When Winthorpe and Valentine uncover the scheme, they set out to turn the tables on the Dukes.

December 15 - GREMLINS (1984)

A young boy (Zach Gilligan) receives a new "pet" for Christmas called a Mogwai. To take care of the furry creature, he must follow three very important rules: Never expose it to bright light (which will kill it), never get it wet (which will make it multiply) and never, ever feed it after midnight. Unfortunately, when the rules are unintentionally broken, it unleashes many mischievous monsters across the town.

December 22 - DIE HARD (1988)

New York City policeman John McClane (Bruce Willis) is visiting his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia) and two daughters on Christmas Eve. He joins her at a holiday party in the headquarters of the Japanese-owned business she works for. But the festivities are interrupted by a group of terrorists who take over the exclusive high-rise and everyone in it. Very soon, McClane realizes that there's no one to save the hostages -- but him.

 Source: Lauren Wolfer