The official home of the cinema in the Croydon Clocktower. We are a non-profit, Community Interest Company presenting regular film screenings.
BLUE STORY Tuesday 25 February 2020 at 7.30pm Stephen Odubola, Micheal Ward, Khali Best Controversy may surround YouTube star Rapman’s film debut, owing to incidents that broke out in Birmingham upon the film’s release, but the director has repeatedly quoted the film’s message of non-violence. Based on the series of the same name, Blue Story sees two … Continue reading "BLUE STORY"
JOJO RABBIT Wednesday 26 February 2020 at 7.30pm Roman Griffin Davis, Taika Waititi, Scarlett Johansson Writer director Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok, Hunt For The Wilderpeople), brings his signature style of humour and pathos to his latest film, Jojo Rabbit, a World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy (Roman Griffin Davis), whose world view is … Continue reading "JOJO RABBIT"
1917 Thursday 27 February 2020 at 2.30pm (Subtitled) and 7.30pm George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Benedict Cumberbatch At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield (Captain Fantastic’s George MacKay) and Blake (Game of Thrones’ Dean-Charles Chapman) are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy … Continue reading "1917"
BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY-BLACHÉ Tuesday 3 March 2020 at 7.30pm Alice Guy-Blaché, Jodie Foster, Kevin Brownlow When Alice Guy-Blaché completed her first film in 1896 Paris, she was not only the first female filmmaker, but one of the first directors ever to make a narrative film. In Be Natural, Pamela B. Green … Continue reading "BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY-BLACHÉ"
1917 Wednesday 4 March 2020 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Benedict Cumberbatch At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield (Captain Fantastic’s George MacKay) and Blake (Game of Thrones’ Dean-Charles Chapman) are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory … Continue reading "1917"
THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD Thursday 5 March 2020 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw Armando Iannucci follows The Death of Stalin with a characteristically exuberant reworking of the Dickens classic. Using visual tropes that are more comic-book than Victorian novel, and a varied but vibrant cast headed by Dev Patel … Continue reading "THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD"
THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD Tuesday 10 March 2020 at 11.00am Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw Armando Iannucci follows The Death of Stalin with a characteristically exuberant reworking of the Dickens classic. Using visual tropes that are more comic-book than Victorian novel, and a varied but vibrant cast headed by Dev Patel in the … Continue reading "THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD"
UNCUT GEMS Tuesday 10 March 2020 at 7.30pm Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Idina Menzel A charismatic jeweller (Adam Sandler) makes a high-stakes bet that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. In a precarious high-wire act, he must balance business and family, fending off adversaries on all sides in pursuit of the ultimate win. Sandler gives … Continue reading "UNCUT GEMS"
THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD Wednesday 11 March 2020 at 2.30pm (Subtitled) and 7.30pm Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw Armando Iannucci follows The Death of Stalin with a characteristically exuberant reworking of the Dickens classic. Using visual tropes that are more comic-book than Victorian novel, and a varied but vibrant cast headed by … Continue reading "THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD"
HONEY BOY Tuesday 12 March 2020 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm Shia LaBeouf, Lucas Hedges, Noah Jupe For documentarian Alma Har’el’s (Bombay Beach, LoveTrue) first fiction feature Honey Boy she collaborated with actor and performance artist Shia LaBeouf, working from his original autobiographical screenplay. Written in part as a therapeutic exercise during a stint in rehab, the film depicts LaBeouf’s intense, chaotic … Continue reading "HONEY BOY"