A Jewish forger (Karl Markovics) is forced to help the Nazis in a scheme to bankrupt Britain by flooding the market with fake banknotes.

 This the first Austrian film to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In German with English and Thai subtitles at the Scala. *****

Thevada Tha Ja Theng

Popular comedians Kotee Aramboy and Theng Terdterng share the big screen for the first time in this story of a bumbling likay performer (Theng) who, with the help of his guardian angel (Kotee), hopes to win the heart of the lovely superstar Fah (Bongkot Kongmalai). With English subtitles in some cinemas. ***

Iron Man

The Marvel comic vividly comes to the big screen with Robert Downey Jr in the title role as Tony Stark, a wisecracking billionaire weapons maker who dons a hi-tech suit of armour. Gywneth Paltrow co-stars. ****

Speed Racer  

The classic Japanese cartoon is adapted for the big screen by the Wachowski brothers ("The Matrix") in a candy-coloured blend of computer animation and live action, following the gifted driver Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) in his fight with the villains who are attempting to fix races. Matthew Fox and Korean singer Rain co-star. **

Deception

An accountant (Ewan McGregor), hoping to spice up his humdrum life, is introduced to a mysterious sex club by a lawyer acquaintance (Hugh Jackman), and is soon the prime suspect in a woman's disappearance and a multi-million dollar heist. **