The official home of the cinema in the Croydon Clocktower. We are a non-profit, Community Interest Company presenting regular film screenings.
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE Thursday 9 April 2020 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami Set in late 18th century France, painter Marianne (Noémie Merlant) is commissioned by an affluent countess to paint the wedding portrait of her sheltered but headstrong daughter Héloïse (Adèle Haenel), in the hope it will find … Continue reading "PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE"
EMMA. Tuesday 14 April 2020 at 11.00am Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Nighy, Josh O'Connor Jane Austen’s beloved comedy about finding your equal and earning your happy ending, is re-imagined in this delicious new film adaptation of Emma. Handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town. In … Continue reading "EMMA."
THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE Tuesday 14 April 2020 at 7.30pm Adam Driver, Jason Watkins, José Luis Ferrer Once upon a time, Toby (Adam Driver) was an idealistic young film student. These days he is a jaded, arrogant and over-sexed commercials director. But Toby is moved to revisit the location of his student film, a … Continue reading "THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE"
PARASITE Wednesday 15 April at 7.30pm Kang-ho Song, Sun-kyun Lee, Yeo-jeong Jo From the imagination of Bong Joon-ho (Okja, Snowpiercer, The Host) comes this story of a family of grifters worming their way into an upper-class family’s perfect world.The Kims are living a marginal life when their son fakes his way into becoming the English tutor for the … Continue reading "PARASITE"
DARK WATERS Thursday 16 April 2020 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins Inspired by a shocking true story, a tenacious attorney (Mark Ruffalo) uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything – his future, … Continue reading "DARK WATERS"
THE LIGHTHOUSE Tuesday 21 April 2020 at 7.30pm Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson, Valeriia Karaman Based on the infamous Smalls Island Incident of 1801 The Lighthouse follows Thomas Howell and Thomas Griffith's disastrous posting to Smalls Island Lighthouse to 'keep the light' 25 miles from land and surrounded by the deadly Irish sea. The men are stranded … Continue reading "THE LIGHTHOUSE"
MILITARY WIVES Thursday 23 April 2020 at 2.30pm (Subtitled) and 7.30pm Kristin Scott Thomas, Jason Flemyng, Sharon Horgan The life of a military wife can be thankless. Separated from loved ones and staring down the barrel of anxiety and loneliness, their quiet bravery and sacrifice unnoticed while they live with the dread of a fateful … Continue reading "MILITARY WIVES"
LITTLE JOE Tuesday 28 April 2020 at 7.30pm Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw, Kerry Fox Alice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. She has engineered a very special crimson flower, remarkable not only for its beauty but also for its therapeutic value: if kept at the … Continue reading "LITTLE JOE"
MISBEHAVIOUR Thursday 30 April 2020 at 2.30pm (Subtitled) and 7.30pm Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Keira Knightley, Keeley Hawes In 1970, the Miss World competition took place in London, hosted by US comedy legend, Bob Hope. At the time, Miss World was the most-watched TV show on the planet with over 100 million viewers. Claiming that beauty competitions demeaned … Continue reading "MISBEHAVIOUR"
SUMMERLAND Sunday 26 December 2021 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Penelope Wilton, Tom Courtenay Alice is a reclusive writer, resigned to a solitary life on the seaside cliffs of Southern England while World War II rages across the channel. When she opens her front door one day to find she's to adopt … Continue reading "SUMMERLAND"