The official home of the cinema in the Croydon Clocktower. We are a non-profit, Community Interest Company presenting regular film screenings.
HITSVILLE:THE MAKING OF MOTOWN Thursday 28 November 2019 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson joke and reminisce as they take us on the tour of the building that housed Motown Records (now a museum), which Gordy built into the iconic music brand of the 60s. Surviving creative personnel … Continue reading "HITSVILLE: THE MAKING OF MOTOWN"
NEVER LOOK AWAY Saturday 30 November 2019 at 1.30pm Tom Schilling, Sebastian Koch, Paula Beer From the director of The Lives of Others, this sweeping drama follows a young German through the decades - from a childhood witnessing the Nazi regime, to troubled romance in post-war East Berlin, then escape to the West where he … Continue reading "NEVER LOOK AWAY"
2040 Tuesday 3 December 2019 at 7.30pm Damon Gameau, Eva Lazzaro, Zoe Gameau “Projected extra one billion cars by 2040” – so says activist-documentarian Damon Gameau (That Sugar Film) cutting through current environmental debates on whether action should be at individual or institutional level. He’s done the research, knows it is possible and urges us … Continue reading "2040"
JUDY Wednesday 04 December 2019 at 7.30pm Renee Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Rufus Sewell Strapped for cash and wanting to create a stable environment for her children, Judy Garland embarks on a trip to London to perform a series of sold-out concerts. Following the last year of her life, Judy depicts the realities of a celebrity past … Continue reading "JUDY"
THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON Thursday 5 December 2019 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, Zack Gottsage Zak is a determined, friendly young man with Down's Syndrome. He escapes from the geriatric home he's been placed in, searching for his pro wrestling hero, The Salt Water Redneck. Stowing away with fisherman Tyler, both are on … Continue reading "THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON"
JUDY Tuesday 10 December 2019 at 11.00am Renee Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Rufus Sewell Strapped for cash and wanting to create a stable environment for her children, Judy Garland embarks on a trip to London to perform a series of sold-out concerts. Following the last year of her life, Judy depicts the realities of a celebrity past … Continue reading "JUDY"
CHAINED FOR LIFE Tuesday 10 December 2019 at 7.30pm Jess Weixler, Adam Pearson, Stephen Plunkett Writer-director Schimberg’s bold and multi-layered story uses a film cast and crew – making a fictional hospital-based horror movie – to challenge cinematic portrayals of disfigured people. Sardonic and entertaining, it also features local personality Adam Pearson (Under the Skin), … Continue reading "CHAINED FOR LIFE"
HONEYLAND Wednesday 11 December 2019 at 7.30pm Hatidze Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam Hatidze lives off the land, sustainably, as once did all of Europe - only in Macedonia, a land of mountains and lakes, she subsists with her beehives above the treeline within breathtaking scenery. Enter peace shattering conflict in the shape of seasonal beehunters … Continue reading "HONEYLAND"
OFFICIAL SECRETS Thursday 12 December 2019 at 2.30pm (Subtitled) and 7.30pm Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Matt Smith In 2003 a GCHQ translator receives an email requesting compromising details on UN representatives so they can be blackmailed into voting for the Iraq war. Horrified, she engineers that email onto the Observer’s front page. Katharine Gun (Knightley) … Continue reading "OFFICIAL SECRETS"
LAST CHRISTMAS Tuesday 17 December 2019 at 7.30pm Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Emma Thompson Bridesmaids director Paul Feig returns with another comedy, this time with a festive twist. Emilia Clarke stars as cynical Kate, splitting her time between binge drinking and working as an elf in a Christmas shop. However, when she meets eccentric man … Continue reading "LAST CHRISTMAS"