The official home of the cinema in the Croydon Clocktower. We are a non-profit, Community Interest Company presenting regular film screenings.
The 2016 Best Film in a Foreign Language Oscar and Golden Globe winner, this is an experience not to be missed. Hungarian filmmaker László Nemes has created what feels like a new cinematic language to tell this hyper-focused story of a Jewish prisoner working for the Nazis (aka a Sonderkommando) called Saul (Géza Röhrig), at … Continue reading "Son Of Saul – 7:30pm"
Director: Sebastian Schipper Stars: Laia Costa, Frederick Lau, Franz Rogowski Young Spaniard Victoria (Costa) is alone in Berlin at night. She is chatted up by Sonne (Lau) and his friends. They are slowly getting acquainted, in broken English, when Sonne's friend Boxer (Rogowski) is compelled to repay a debt and Victoria agrees to help out… Costa … Continue reading "Victoria (Germany, 2015) – cert. 15, subtitled"
Directors: Sam Collins, Jarrod Kimber Featuring: Jonathan Agnew, Kevin Pietersen, Rahul Dravid, Tony Grieg The screening will be preceded by a drinks reception hosted by the Sports Journalists' Association and followed by a Q&A with the directors. Please note the revised screening time. This will both allow time for the drinks reception and for patrons … Continue reading "Death of a Gentleman (UK, 2015) – cert. 12A"
Screenings at 2.30pm* and 7.30pm (* the 2.30pm screening will be subtitled for the benefit of people with a hearing loss) - Director: Gavin Hood Starring: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi In Nairobi, a gathering of dangerous terrorists is tracked by a daring local operative (Abdi). In London, military leaders (Mirren and Rickman … Continue reading "Eye In The Sky (UK, 2015), 102 mins, cert. 15"
Director: Jeff Nichols Starring: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver Rolling TV news announces the kidnapping of a young boy... – yet he has actually been rescued by his father (Shannon) from a religious cult who believe that he is the key to a rapture-like event. As the … Continue reading "Midnight Special (US, 2016) – cert. 12A"
. . . Screenings at 2.30pm and 7.30pm Director: Jacques Audiard Stars: Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby Forming a family of convenience to escape the bloody endgame of the Sri Lankan civil war, a Tamil man, woman and girl are housed in a troubled Parisian suburb. While this new 'family' haltingly … Continue reading "Dheepan (France, 2015), 102 mins, cert. 15 – subtitled"
a Croydon Comedy Festival screening Director: Jaco Van Dormael Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve, Yolande Moreau, Pili Groyne Imagine: That God lives among us now (or at least is holed up in a flat in Brussels, dreaming up mean schemes and disasters for the world; and that his ten-year-old daughter decided to … Continue reading "The Brand New Testament (Bel/Fr/Lux, 2015), cert. 15 – subtitled"
Screenings at 11.00am and 7.30pm Croydon Comedy Festival screenings Director: Stephen Frears Starring: Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg Florence Foster Jenkins has many strings to her bow: socialite; opera buff; and great wealth to name a few. The ability to sing, however, is not one of … Continue reading "Florence Foster Jenkins (UK/Fr, 2016), 110 mins, cert. PG"
Director: Don Cheadle Stars: Don Cheadle, Ewan McGregor, Emayatzy Corinealdi Director Don Cheadle casts himself as the reclusive jazz-trumpet icon Miles Davis in this wild 1970s crime caper biopic. After crafty journalist Dave Braden (McGregor) doorsteps the creatively exhausted Miles, the pair embark on a quest to retrieve a stolen session tape. Davis also attempts … Continue reading "Miles Ahead (US, 2015), cert. 15)"
Screenings at 2.30pm and 7.30pm Director: Deniz Gamze Ergüven, 97 mins, Stars: Günes Sensoy, Doga Doguslu, Elit Iscan After their behaviour on an innocent trip to the beach is misinterpreted by their controlling, conservative elders, five Turkish sisters are imprisoned in their own home, forbidden from any contact with the outside world until their … Continue reading "Mustang (Fr/Ger/Turkey, 2015), 97 mins, cert. 15 – subtitled"