25.01.2024
Director: Sofia Coppola. Starring: Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi and Dagmara Dominczyk. USA-Italy 2023. 110min
Based on the memoir Elvis and Me by Priscilla Presley and Sandra Harmon, Coppola’s humanistic portrait of a young woman growing inside a gilded cage serves as a beautiful companion to her 2006 film Marie Antoinette, investigating another fascinating figure embedded within the cultural psyche and in the company of a larger-than-life king.
WED 24 JAN 5.30 · THU 25 JAN 4.30
Director: James Hawes. Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn and Helena Bonham Carter. UK 2023. 109min.
We are transported back to the eve of WWII, when the dashing young Winton is galvanised into action by the devastation facing civilians ahead of the Nazi invasion of Prague. With his mother, Winton and a band of volunteers embark on an ambitious Kindertransport project, saving children from a horrific fate. One Life serves to remind us of the power of individual acts in defense of human rights
SUN 04 FEB 4.45 · FRI 09 FEB 5.30 · SAT 10 FEB 5.00 · TUE 13 FEB 8.15
Director: Bradley Cooper. Starring: Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan. USA. 2023. 129min.
One of the towering figures of 20th-century American arts and culture, Bernstein was a gifted artist. Cooper celebrates this alongside Bernstein’s complexity as an individual. The composer of West Side Story, winner of countless accolades and the first American conductor to receive international acclaim, Bernstein was a titan of the classical world. Maestro is a glorious symphony of life and art.
WED 24 JAN 8.00
Director: Carol Morley, Starring: Kelly Macdonald, Monica Dolan, Gina Mckee. UK. 2023. 108 mins.
Inspired by the extensive archive of diaries, letters and art of forgotten artist Audrey Amiss
The film weaves real events into an imagined journey as Audrey goes on a road trip with her psychiatric nurse. This dark and funny exploration of the growing friendship between two women as they hit the road in an electric car looking for reconciliation, is filled with adventure, humour and compassion.
FRI 26 JAN 8.00 · TUE 30 JAN 8.00 · WED 14 FEB 8.00 · THU 15 FEB 5.30
Director: Ridley Scott. Joaquin Phoenix & Vanessa Kirby. UK. 2023
The rise and fall of Napoleon, played by Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix and directed by legendary director Ridley Scott. The film captures Bonaparte’s relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his one true love, Josephine, showcasing his visionary military and political tactics against some of the most dynamic battle sequences ever filmed.
LAST CHANCE: SAT 27 JAN 7.30
Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale) plays Gareth Southgate in James Graham’s (Sherwood) gripping examination of nation and game.
The country that gave the world football has since delivered a painful pattern of loss. Why can’t England’s men win at their own game?
With the worst track record for penalties in the world, Gareth Southgate knows he needs to open his mind and face up to the years of hurt, to take team and country back to the promised land.
Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Rupert Goold (Judy) directs this spectacular new play.
NEW SHOW ADDED: THU 01 FEB 7.00
From the people who brought us Paddington comes the origin story of WIlly Wonka, the eccentric chocolatier magically played by Timothee Chalemet. With Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa and a dazzling cast of British talent, Wonka is the perfect film for all the family this Christmas holiday.
FRI 26 JAN 5.30 · SAT 27 JAN 10.45am, 1.30 · SUN 28 JAN 6.30 · WED 31 JAN 5.30 · FRI 23 FEB 2.30 · SAT 24 FEB 2.30 · SUN 25 FEB 2.00
Years before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow remains the last hope for his fading lineage. With the 10th annual Hunger Games fast approaching, the young Snow becomes alarmed when he’s assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird from District 12. Uniting their instincts for showmanship and political savvy, they race against time to ultimately reveal who’s a songbird and who’s a snake.
LAST CHANCE: SAT 27 JAN 4.00
A poetic, contemporary new staging of Dvořák’s lyric fairytale opera filmed live at the Royal Opera House in 2022 and starring Asmik Grigorian as Rusalka.
SUN 28 JAN 2.00
The last Chance To See Michael Caine in the cinema!
LAST CHANCE: THU 01 FEB 4.45
In the summer of 2014, Bernard Jordan made global headlines. He had staged a ‘great escape’ from his care home to join fellow war veterans in Normandy, to commemorate the D Day Landings 70th anniversary. Bernie’s adventure, spanning a mere 48 hours, also marked the culmination of his 60 year marriage to Rene and their enduring love. Not to be missed!
From the incredible mind of Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite) comes the tale of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with a new suitor on a worldwide adventure. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation. Wacky!
FRI 02 FEB 8.00 · SAT 03 FEB 4.30 · SUN 04 FEB 7.15 · MON 05 FEB 5.15 · TUE 06 FEB 8.00 · WED 07 FEB 5.15 · THU 08 FEB 8.15
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