A SEASON of classic science fiction movies lifts off in Lancaster this weekend.

Sci-fi fans are in for a treat as The Dukes cinema takes part in the BFI's nationwide Days of Fear and Wonder screenings.

The season opens tomorrow (Friday, November 7) with The Terminator (15), a post-apocalyptic thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger that still has the power to chill 30 years after its first release.

The line-up also includes:

- Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (PG) - November 11

- 80s favourite Back To The Future (PG) - November 15

- Japanese animation Akira (15) - November 21

- Alien, starring Sigourney Weaver (18) - November 28

- British disaster movie The Day The Earth Caught Fire (PG) - December 2

- and Stanley Kubrick's classic 2001: A Space Odyssey (PG) on December 27.

Call The Dukes box office on 01524-598500 or visit www.dukes-lancaster.org