The official home of the cinema in the Croydon Clocktower. We are a non-profit, Community Interest Company presenting regular film screenings.
THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE (2024)Tuesday 04 February 2025 at 2.30pmTuesday 04 February 2025 at 7.30pm 2024 | Dir Magnus von Horn | 123m | Denmark | PolandStars:Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyrholm, Besir ZeciriThis dark psychological drama, based on a true story and exquisitely filmed in black-and-white, is set in Copenhagen in the dark days … Continue reading "THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE"
MERCHANT IVORY (2023)Thursday 06 February 2025 at 2.30pmThursday 06 February 2025 at 7.30pm 2023 | Dir Stephen Soucy | 112m | USADuring the 1980s and 1990s, Merchant Ivory Productions were the definition of the well-made costume drama, based on classical novels and starring a roster of great, usually British, actors. Director James Ivory and producer … Continue reading "MERCHANT IVORY"
HOWARDS END (1992)Saturday 08 February 2025 at 2.00pm 1992 | Dir James Ivory | 142m | USAStars: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Vanessa RedgraveWinner of three Oscars, Merchant Ivory’s film adaptation of E.M. Forster’s novel, a study of class difference in Edwardian England, is one of their greatest achievements. The liberal-minded, cash-poor Schlegels fall under the influence … Continue reading "HOWARDS END"
QUEER (2024)Tuesday 11 February 2025 at 2.30pmTuesday 11 February 2025 at 7.00pm 2024 | Dir Luca Guadagnino | 135m | USA | ItalyStars: Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Lesley ManvilleIn this bold and evocative adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ seminal novel, Queer plunges audiences into the depths of longing, alienation, and self-discovery. Directed by visionary filmmaker … Continue reading "QUEER"
WE LIVE IN TIME (2024)Wednesday 12 February 2025 at 5.30pm 2024 | Dir John Crowley | 107m | UKStars: Florence Pugh, Andrew GarfieldWe Live in Time follows Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield), two people whose lives are forever changed after a chance encounter. Their relationship spans a decade, with non-linear storytelling capturing the … Continue reading "WE LIVE IN TIME – 12 Feb"
WE LIVE IN TIME (2024)Thursday 13 February 2025 at 2.30pmThursday 13 February 2025 at 7.30pm (HOH) 2024 | Dir John Crowley | 107m | UKStars: Florence Pugh, Andrew GarfieldWe Live in Time follows Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield), two people whose lives are forever changed after a chance encounter. Their relationship spans a … Continue reading "WE LIVE IN TIME – 13 Feb"
MAURICE (1987)Saturday 15 February 2025 at 2.00pm 1987 | Dir James Ivory | 140m | USAStars: James Wilby, Rupert Graves, Hugh GrantMerchant Ivory’s adaptation of Forster’s posthumously published gay novel follows its main character through his unsatisfactory affair with a fellow student at Cambridge and his later relationship with one of the works on his ex-lover’s … Continue reading "MAURICE"
HOW TO MAKE MILLIONS BEFORE GRANDMA DIES (2024)Tuesday 18 February 2025 at 2.30pmTuesday 18 February 2025 at 7.30pm 2024 | Dir Pat Boonnitipat | 126m | ThailandStars: Putthipong Assaratanakul, Usha Seamkhum, Sanya KunakornHow To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies follows M, a university dropout and would-be video game streamer, who puts his so-called life on … Continue reading "HOW TO MAKE MILLIONS BEFORE GRANDMA DIES"
NOSFERATU (2024)Thursday 20 February 2025 at 2.30pmThursday 20 February 2025 at 7.30pm (HOH) 2024 | Dir Robert Eggers | 106m | UK | FranceStars: Bill Skarsgard, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Willem DafoeStep into the shadowy realm of Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu, a haunting reimagining of the iconic 1922 silent horror masterpiece. Written and directed by Eggers, … Continue reading "NOSFERATU"
WICKED (2024)Friday 21 February 2025 at 11.00am (Babes In Arms) 2024 | Dir Jon M. Chu | 160m | USAStars: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff GoldblumAdapted from the much love stage musical, Wicked focuses on the complex friendship between Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), a misunderstood young woman with green skin, and Glinda (Ariana Grande), a glamorous and … Continue reading "WICKED BIA"