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Showing at the Cinema
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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
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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
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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. NOW BOOKING |
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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
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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
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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. |
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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.
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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.
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FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER (NOT Sat 15 Nov) to THURSDAY 20 NOVEMBER at 7.30 pm
Ricky GERVAIS in GHOST TOWN (12A)
He sees dead people... and
they annoy him !
Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais), is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy (Greg Kinnear) who pesters him into breaking up the impending marriage of his widow Gwen (Téa Leoni). That puts Pincus squarely in the middle of a triangle with spirited results.
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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.
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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. NOW BOOKING |
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