WIDOWS (15) – 2018 UK/USA 129 min

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Director: Steve McQueen Stars: Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo The director of the epic Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave returns with a heist thriller based on Lynda La Plante’s 1983 British TV crime drama, though with the action transported from England to Chicago. After a heist goes wrong, killing all the men involved, their wives … Continue reading "WIDOWS (15) – 2018 UK/USA 129 min"

WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? (12A) – 2018 USA 94 mins

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Director: Morgan Neville Stars: Fred Rogers, Joanne Rogers, John Rogers From 1968 to 2000, Fred Rogers used television to pursue his mission to help children, creating a magical world with a message of unconditional love for all. Rogers explained the complicated issues of the day - from the assassination of Robert Kennedy to the Challenger … Continue reading "WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? (12A) – 2018 USA 94 mins"

1945 (12A) – 2017 Hungary 91 mins (Hungarian with subtitles)

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Director: Ferenc Török Stars: Péter Rudolf, Bence Tasnádi, Tamás Szabó Kimmel In a small Hungarian village at the end of the second world war, the locals are gearing up for the wedding of the local magistrate’s son. The arrival of two Jewish men, who may be father and son, with two mysterious wooden boxes gets everyone worried … Continue reading "1945 (12A) – 2017 Hungary 91 mins (Hungarian with subtitles)"

PETERLOO (12A) – 2018 UK 154 min

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Director: Mike Leigh Stars: Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, Pearce Quigley Manchester, 1819. As England recovers from the war with Napoleon, the poor are at the mercy of rich landowners, with prices kept artificially high by the Corn Laws. With hunger biting, angry working men start preaching suffrage and "one man one vote", and unarmed civilians … Continue reading "PETERLOO (12A) – 2018 UK 154 min"

SHOPLIFTERS (15) – 2018 Japan 121 mins – Japanese with subtitles

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Director: Koreeda Hirokazu Stars: Lily Franky, Ando Sakura, Kiki Kirin The winner of this year’s top prize at Cannes, Shoplifters follows a small band of marginalized misfits struggling to make ends meet on the outskirts of Tokyo. Renowned Japanese director Koreeda (Our Little Sister, After the Storm) shines a spotlight on the struggling classes with … Continue reading "SHOPLIFTERS (15) – 2018 Japan 121 mins – Japanese with subtitles"

THE OLD MAN & THE GUN (12A) – 2018 USA 93 mins

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2.30 screening subtitled for those with a hearing loss Director: David Lowery Stars: Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek In what is rumoured to be his last acting role, Redford plays Forrest Tucker, who escaped from San Quentin at the age of 70. With a pair of similarly-aged accomplices, he launched a series of audacious … Continue reading "THE OLD MAN & THE GUN (12A) – 2018 USA 93 mins"

THE GUILTY (15) – 2018 Denmark 85 mins (Danish with subtitles)

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Director: Gustav Möller Stars: Jakob Cedergren, Jessica Dinnage, Omar Shargawi When Danish police officer Asger Holm is embroiled in controversy, he is demoted to an Emergency Services call centre until it subsides. The calm dissipates when he answers a call from a distressed woman who claims she’s been kidnapped. Asger takes it upon himself to singlehandedly … Continue reading "THE GUILTY (15) – 2018 Denmark 85 mins (Danish with subtitles)"

MARY POPPINS RETURNS (U) – 2018 USA 130 mins

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Director: Rob Marshall Stars: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer 53 years after the iconic Oscar-winning original, the world’s favourite nanny floats onto the big screen once again in this musical reboot. Set in 1930s depression-era London, Poppins – delightfully portrayed by Blunt - visits the grown-up Banks children after Michael suffers a … Continue reading "MARY POPPINS RETURNS (U) – 2018 USA 130 mins"

Babes in Arms screening – MARY POPPINS RETURNS (U) – 2018 USA 130 mins

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Monthly 11.00 am Babes in Arms screening Bringing a baby is not compulsory, but we cannot guarantee a quiet auditorium! Lights will not be fully dimmed, sound will be lower than usual and people may need to move around. When available, subtitles will be shown. The babes in arms may be up to one year … Continue reading "Babes in Arms screening – MARY POPPINS RETURNS (U) – 2018 USA 130 mins"

POLINA (12A) – 2016 France 108 mins (French with subtitles)

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Directors: Valérie Müller, Angelin Preljocaj Stars: Anastasia Shevtsova, Niels Schneider, Juliette Binoche Rigorously trained from an early age, with a family who have sacrificed everything for her, Polina is on the brink of joining the Bolshoi Ballet. Discovering contemporary dance, she moves instead to the Aix-en-Provence studio led by Liria (Binoche, showing her dance experience … Continue reading "POLINA (12A) – 2016 France 108 mins (French with subtitles)"