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Thank you to all our members and guests for your continuing support and we hope to see you again for the start of Season 8 later in the year - click on "COMING SOON IN SEASON 8 in the top menu bar for a selection of films and events planned for future screenings
On Fridays the bar is open 30 minutes before the film starts
On Fridays the bar is open 30 minutes before the film starts
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Available from 6pm and will end for 7.30pm to allow you to get to the film:
Starters (choice from) Vegetable spring rolls Duck rolls Chicken satay Mains (choice from) Vegetable or chicken Fat Buddha Pa-nang curry with rice Vegetable or chicken Pad Thai noodles Vegetable or chicken special fried rice |
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Friday 14 February 2020
Late Night CERTIFICATE 15 RUNNING TIME 102 MINUTES START TIME 8 PM Emma Thompson nominated for Best Actress in 2018 Golden Globe Awards |
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A late-night talk show host's world is turned upside down when she hires her first and only female staff writer. Originally intended to smooth over diversity concerns, her decision brings about unexpectedly hilarious consequences as the two women who are separated by culture and generation become united by their love of a biting punchline.
The film is bolstered by classic humor, a smart script, and winning performances by its entire cast. “Late Night” smartly sends up not just the cloistered world of late night television, but a cultural climate struggling to evolve in a changing world. Indie-Wire Mindy Kaling stirs up the stale, male writing team behind Emma Thompson’s talk show in this warm and witty comedy The Guardian |
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Friday 21 February 2020
Lion King CERTIFICATE PG RUNNING TIME 118 MINUTES START TIME 8 PM |
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Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny on the plains of Africa. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother -- and former heir to the throne -- has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is soon ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba's exile. Now, with help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba must figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his.
Jon Favreau’s photorealistic copy of the classic 1994 animated feature is a virtual triumph The Guardian |
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Friday 28 February 2020
Mrs Lowry & Son CERTIFICATE PG RUNNING TIME 92 MINUTES START TIME 8 PM |
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Beloved British artist L. S. Lowry lived with his overbearing mother, Elizabeth, until her death in 1939. Bed-ridden and bitter, Elizabeth actively tries to dissuade her bachelor son from pursuing his artistic ambitions, whilst never failing to voice her opinion at her disappointment in him
Vanessa Redgrave shines in a ponderous study of the artist’s relationship with his mother The Guardian Although the film is quite basic the acting of Timothy Spall and, to a degree, Vanessa Redgrave makes the film great. Spall now seems to be able to morph into any different British character, whether real or fiction, and completely make them his own [Film site editor comment - his Lancashire accent is superb]. He must be one of the most understated great actors of our time. From IMDb |
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Friday 6 March 2020
DOWNTON ABBEY CERTIFICATE PG RUNNING TIME 122 MINUTES START TIME 8 PM |
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For those of a certain age Downton Abbey needs no introduction. In this elegant film the beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the King and Queen will unleash scandal, romance and intrigue that will leave the future of Downton hanging in the balance.
Sumptuous and lovely, this film is a fitting capper to the hugely popular series; it will positively thrill longtime fans. All the flowers are in the bouquet. Common Sense Media For a few fleeting moments, we return to a time of bygone glamour when class trumped crass and even treachery was sweetly done. Rolling Stone |
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Friday 13 March 2020
ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD... CERTIFICATE 18 RUNNING TIME 161 MINUTES START TIME 8 PM |
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Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood visits 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing, as TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) make their way around an industry they hardly recognize anymore. The ninth film from the writer-director features a large ensemble cast and multiple storylines in a tribute to the final moments of Hollywood's golden age.
Among its various accolades, the film was chosen by the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2019. At the Golden Globe Awards, it won three awards, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Supporting Actor for Pitt. Quentin Tarantino returns, refreshed, with this funny, beautiful period piece, wrapping his story's loopy laces around movie lore and history, and mixing life and art into a cool, wild collage. Common Sense Media The director’s love letter to 1960s Hollywood, where all women are stereotypes and white men the real victims, disturbs and dazzles in equal measure. Guardian |
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Friday 20 March 2020
JUDY CERTIFICATE 12A RUNNING TIME 118 MINUTES START TIME 8 PM |
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Winter 1968 and showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in Swinging London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown. As she prepares for the show, battles with management, charms musicians and reminisces with friends and adoring fans, her wit and warmth shine through. Even her dreams of love seem undimmed as she embarks on a whirlwind romance with Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband. Featuring some of her best-known songs, the film celebrates the voice, the capacity for love, and the sheer pizzazz of "the world's greatest entertainer."
Renée Zellweger is phenomenally good in this captivating account of Judy Garland’s final London concert run. Guardian ...you'll want to see this for Zellweger's bravura turn alone. It's one of the best performances of the year. Rolling Stone |
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Friday 27 March 2020
JOKER CERTIFICATE 15 RUNNING TIME 122 MINUTES START TIME 8 PM |
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Struggling to make people laugh in grim early-1980s Gotham City, the mentally ill street clown and failed stand-up comedian, Arthur Fleck, wears his smudgy makeup every day to eke out an existence. Mocked, bullied, and above all, marginalised, Fleck's slippery grip on reality will pave the way for a gradual descent into a dark world of unrestrained violence, as a loaded revolver enters the picture offering the long-awaited liberation. Then, the medications stopped working, and troubled Arthur's fierce hatred seems to be the only way out. Is the world prepared for the gloriously malevolent advent of the grinned super-villain, Joker?
Bold, devastating and utterly beautiful, Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix have not just reimagined one of the most iconic villains in cinema history, but reimagined the comic book movie itself. Empire Joaquin Phoenix is astonishing as a mentally ill geek who becomes the killer-clown joker in Todd Phillips' neo-'taxi driver' knockout: the rare comic book movie that expresses what's happening in the real world. Variety |
