THURSDAY 11 MARCH at 7.30 pm

“THE ADVENTURES OF

ARSENE LUPIN” (15)

As the daring thief Arsène Lupin ransacks the homes of wealthy Parisians, the police, with a secret weapon in their arsenal, attempt to ferret him out.

The celebrated jewel thief of the belle époque receives fast & inventive treatment from the combined talents of Kristin Scott Thomas as a darkly seductive adversary and rising star Romain Duris in the dashing title role, directed by Jean-Paul Salomé who confronted Ghostbusters.  Eva Green (from Casino Royale) also features. Jewels by courtesy of Cartier. Outstanding stunts & production values especially the designers evocation of Paris of the 1890s when many of its well-known landmarks were under construction.  

Almost a French version of "Raffles" !!

French Language film with English subtitles

FRIDAY 12 MARCH at 7.30 pm

A SPECIAL FRIDAY NIGHT 

"LEAVE THE KIDS AT HOME NIGHT"

FOR PARENTS, LADS & LADETTES

Come and enjoy a BIG SCREEN night out with 

your friends and TWO adult cinema classics

FIRST : A OSCAR Nominated '15'Certificate CARTOON 

by Bob Godfrey creator of 'Bagpuss'

KAMA SUTRA RIDES AGAIN (AA [1973] = '15')

A sexually themed cartoon about a middle-aged couple  who try new and unusual sexual positions ! Twelve animators collaborated on this film - each one being allocated a different sexual position !  (9 minutes)

SECOND: THE 1998 OSCAR WINNING

THE FULL MONTY (15)  (91 minutes)

Six unemployed steel workers from Sheffield, inspired by 'the Chippendales' form a male striptease act. The women cheer them on to go 'the Full Monty'.

Programme finishes about 9.10 pm

THE FOYER BAR WILL BE OPEN AFTER THE SHOW

CINEMA NOW TAKES A BREAK AS WE PREPARE FOR THE SINODUN PLAYERS' PRODUCTION OF "IMPROBABLE FICTION" - SEE THEATRE PAGE

SUNDAY 28  MARCH & MONDAY 29  MARCH at 7.30 pm

BAFTA "Best Actor" Award & Critics rate Colin Firth's performance as 'outstanding' and 'a quantum leap' as

A SINGLE MAN (12A)

From the 1964 novel by Christopher Isherwood about a gay British college professor in Los Angeles coping with the death of his partner

WEDNESDAY 31 MARCH & THURSDAY 1 APRIL at 7.30 pm

The Lovely Bones (12A)

Directed by Peter (Lord of the Rings) Jackson

& starring Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, 

Stanley Tucci & Susan Sarandon

Based on the best selling book by Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones is the story of a 14-year-old girl from suburban Pennsylvania who is murdered by her neighbor. She tells the story from Heaven, showing the lives of the people around her and how they have changed all while attempting to get someone to find her lost body.

The CORN EXCHANGE WILL BE CLOSED 

ON GOOD FRIDAY AND EASTER SUNDAY

EASTER SATURDAY 3 APRIL & EASTER MONDAY 5 APRIL 

at 7.30 pm

WINNER OF 6 BAFTAS 

WINNER OF 6 OSCARS including BEST FILM

AND 68 OTHER AWARDS

AND 42 OTHER NOMINATIONS

THE HURT LOCKER (15)

We are proud to present a film that was largely overlooked when it was released last August. 

An intense portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat.

Directed by Kathryn BIGELOW who was formerly married to another top director, James Cameron, who directed Titantic, Avatar, True Lies and the Terminator series.

TUESDAY 6 APRIL to THURSDAY 8 APRIL at 7.30 pm

6 OSCAR NOMINATIONS 

Already received 53 awards & 60 nominations

Produced by  Oprah Winfrey

Newcomer GABOUREY SIDIBE in                  

"PRECIOUS: 

BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE" (15)

with Maria Carey as the social worker

In Harlem, an overweight, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.

FOR THE APRIL HALF TERM HOLIDAY

FRIDAY 9 APRIL to THURSDAY 15 APRIL at 7.30 pm

Tim Burton's inspired

Alice in Wonderland (PG)

based on the stories by Lewis Carroll

Johnny Depp & Helena Bonham Carter top the list of stars in the extravagant & exciting retelling of the Lewis Carroll story of Alice through the Looking Glass with Mia Wasikowska as Alice

A "Who's Who" of international stars fill cameo roles including:

Anne Hatherway, Matt Lucas (as Tweedle Dum & Tweedle Dee), Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, Alan Rickman, Barbara Windsor, Paul Whitehouse, Timothy Spall, Tim Piggot-Smith, Linsay Duncan, Geraldine James, Frances de la Tour, Christopher Lee, Jim Carter and even John Hopkins (ex Midsomer Murders !)

SUNDAY 20 JUNE to THURSDAY 24 JUNE at 7.30 pm

Ridley Scott's 

ROBIN HOOD (Cert TBA)

with Russell CROWE as Robin & Cate Blanchett as Maid Marion

Matthew Macfadyen is the Sheriff of Nottingham

The story of how an archer in the service of King Richard the Lionheart became to be known as Robin Hood, the famous archer and outlaw of English Folklore.

More details later