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All cinema performances start at 7.30pm (unless otherwise stated))

Ticket prices  : Adults £6 , Under 15s £4 

Booking is NOW OPEN for all the listed films

BACK BY POPULAR REQUEST

SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER to THURSDAY 23 OCTOBER at 7.30 pm

MAMMA MIA (PG)

starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried 

and many more

NOW BOOKING

Sorry ! DATE CHANGE

THURSDAY 23 OCTOBER is NOW MAMMA MIA /ABBA

FANCY DRESS NIGHT  ! PRIZES FOR BEST COSTUMES

SEE LEAFLET FOR DETAILS

FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER to THURSDAY 30 OCTOBER at 7.30 pm

The 1981 Smash Television Serialised tale come to the big screen

BRIDESHEAD REVISITED (12A)

with Ben Whishaw as Sebastian Flyte,  Hayley Atwell as Julia Flyte

and Matthew Goode as Charles Ryder. Also stars Emma Thompson & Michael Gambon

Based on Evelyn Waugh's 1945 classic British novel, Brideshead Revisited is a poignant story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in England prior to the Second World War.

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FRIDAY 31 OCTOBER for ONE NIGHT ONLY

A special compilation on tour from the bfi

LOVE LETTERS and LIVE WIRES (U)

    N or NW (1938);   Love on the Wing (1939); 

    The Fairy of the Phone (1936); The Horsey Mail (1938);  

    Trade Tattoo (1937); A Midsummer Day's Work (1939); 

    The Tocher (1938);  Night Mail (1936). Total 80min. U

In 1933, the General Post Office made history by founding its own film production unit. The GPO Film Unit would become internationally renowned as a centre for creative, exciting public information films, leaving us perhaps the most evocative record of the 1930s zeitgeist on celluloid. This selection of some of its greatest short films, in new prints from the BFI National Archive, showcases the Unit's sheer range: from quintessential documentary (Night Mail) to avant-garde animation (Trade Tattoo) and even musical comedy (The Fairy of the Phone). Made by such varied talents as Grierson, Cavalcanti, Len Lye and Norman McLaren, the films bring alive a revolution in mass communications as epoch-changing then as the internet is now.

SPECIAL PRICE for this 80 minute compilation of cinema history 

NOW BOOKING - ALL SEATS £4

SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER & MONDAY 3 NOVEMBER at 7.30 pm

AN ACCLAIMED FILM FROM THE DIRECTOR OF 

LITTLE VOICE & BRASSED OFF

THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS (12A)

from the best seller by Irish author John Boyle

A newly promoted Nazi officer moves with his family to a house adjacent to a death camp and his son makes an unlikely new friend.

Despite the subject matter, this film has received critical acclaim from audiences of all ages.  Some viewers suggest it should have been a 15. 

Audiences reactions:

" This is going to be one of the best films ever -everyone should watch it"

"The packed cinema sat mesmerised and silent to the end"

"Very dramatic and climatic. I was gripped by it " - A 16 year old

"Stunned - a great film but not for children"

"You start to realise what it was like in those times" - A 14 year old

A film that is NOT for the faint-hearted. See the Distributor's website www.thefilmfactory.co.uk/boy/   for many more heartfelt quotes

TUESDAY 4 NOVEMBER to THURSDAY 6 NOVEMBER at 7.30 pm

"It's never too late for a second chance"

NIGHTS IN RODANTHE   (PG)

based on the best-selling novel by Nicholas Sparkes

Richard Gere and Diane Lane star in this romantic tale set in a wonderful location

Emotionally guarded divorcée Adrienne (Lane) and troubled physician Paul (Gere) are brought together one fateful week when she agrees to house-sit a B and B on North Carolina’s Outer Banks for a friend, and he’s the only guest. The arrival of a hurricane leads this pair into each other’s arms (because the threat of imminent death is an aphrodisiac, at least in romances), and the healing commences.

FRIDAY 7 NOVEMBER to THURSDAY 13 NOVEMBER at 7.30 pm

(BUT NOT showing Tue 11 Nov or Wed 12 Nov)

ANOTHER GREAT COMEDY DRAMA FROM THE COEN BROTHERS

starring George CLOONEY, Brad PITT, Frances DORMOND, 

John MALKOVICH, Tilda SWINTON

BURN AFTER READING (15)

"Intelligence is relative".

A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to sell it.

The most most outstanding element of the film has to be the performances from the cast, most of whom had the roles written specifically for them by Joel and Ethan Coen. Malkovich's very serious nature lends so much to the humor of a character whose self-importance proves to be unfounded and McDormand's portrayal of a simple woman who thinks she's a genius is fantastic. Clooney plays on his smooth, James Bond-esquire image from films like Ocean's Eleven with very funny results. With such an amazing cast, it would be hard to pinpoint a single stand-out, however Pitt steals the show.

FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER (NOT Sat 15 Nov) 

to THURSDAY 20 NOVEMBER at 7.30 pm

Ricky GERVAIS in

GHOST TOWN (12A)

 FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER to THURSDAY 4 DECEMBER

Nightly at 7.30 pm (except Sat 22 Nov)

plus !! SATURDAY MORNING MATINEE 29 NOVEMBER at 10.30 am

JAMES BOND IS BACK

DANIEL CRAIG in

QUANTUM of SOLACE (12A)

Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M (JUDI DENCH) interrogate Mr White (JESPER CHRISTENSEN) who reveals the organisation which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined. Forensic intelligence links an Mi6 traitor to a bank account in Haiti where a case of mistaken identity introduces Bond to the beautiful but feisty Camille (OLGA KURYLENKO), a woman who has her own vendetta. Camille leads Bond straight to Dominic Greene (MATHIEU AMALRIC), a ruthless business man and major force within the mysterious organisation.

On a mission that leads him to Austria, Italy and South America, Bond discovers that Greene, conspiring to take total control of one of the world’s most important natural resources, is forging a deal with the exiled General Medrano (JOAQUIN COSIO). Using his associates in the organisation, and manipulating his powerful contacts within the CIA and the British government, Greene promises to overthrow the existing regime in a Latin American country, giving the General control of the country in exchange for a seemingly barren piece of land.

In a minefield of treachery, murder and deceit, Bond allies with old friends in a battle to uncover the truth. As he gets closer to finding the man responsible for the betrayal of Vesper, 007 must keep one step ahead of the CIA, the terrorists and even M, to unravel Greene’s sinister plan and stop his organisation.

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FRIDAY 5 DECEMBER to THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER

Nightly at 7.30 pm (except Sat 6 Dec)

plus !! SUNDAY AFTERNOON MATINEE 7 DECEMBER at 3.00 pm

Noel Coward's EASY VIRTUE (PG tba)

with Jessica Biel, Colin Firth, Kristin Scott Thomas,

Kimberley Nixon, Kris Marshall, Pip Torrens

Filmed at Englefield House near Theale, Oxford and Cambridge

Australian director Stephan Elliott (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) comprehensively blows the dust off Noel Coward's witty social comedy Easy Virtue, retaining the period setting but giving it a distinctly modern feel. Written and set in the roaring twenties, and adapted by Elliott and co-writer Sheridan Jobbins, it revolves around a most enjoyable culture clash between dusty landed English aristos and a bohemian American. On a trip to France, John Whittaker (Ben Barnes), a young English man, falls head over heels in love with a sexy, impossibly glamorous American, Larita (Jessica Biel), and they marry on impulse. When he arrives back at the family's stately pile, brandishing his new wife like a trophy, he finds a less than warm reception. John's mother Veronica takes an instantly sniffy dislike to Larita, and what follows is a delightful battle of wits as the two women employ fair means and foul to gain the upper hand.

Kristin Scott Thomas is perfect as the glacially polite and determinedly protective Veronica, and Jessica Biel impresses as the liberated, racy incomer. The fine ensemble cast includes Colin Firth as Veronica's husband, a man of hidden and cheer-inducing depths, and Kris Marshall, whose turn as the family's dry as a bone butler almost steals the show. Things move along at a sparkling pace, and there's an idiosyncratic and very welcome touch in the musical choices, mixing up period gems and recent pop. Noel Coward and Prince? Elliott makes it feel like a match made in heaven.

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