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The Hippodrome, Bo’ness

June - August 16

Captain America: Civil War Florence Foster Jenkins Our Kind of Traitor Sing Street Love and Friendship Money Monster Race Suburra Ghostbusters The Commune Suicide Squad Where You’re Meant to Be Family friendly blockbusters Live and Encore screenings Special events and much more…

Recent Releases

New research on cinema-going, commissioned by Regional Screen Scotland, has just been published and the results are a resounding affirmation of local cinemas. The findings show that audiences value a trip to the flicks as a fundamental part of life – despite the competition from streaming and downloads – and even more so when the cinema has strong links with the communities in which they are based. A massive 83% of respondents said that they preferred watching films as part of an audience rather than at home. 97% were satisfied with the quality of experience at their local cinema, and 72% described their local cinema as ‘extremely important’ for the local area (a further 24% thought it was ‘important’).

The Hippodrome figured prominently in the research, alongside other models like the four screen family-run business in Galashiels, small film societies and the mobile screen machine which tours the Highlands and Islands. We are proud of what the research had to say about the Hippodrome’s connection with the immediate and more extended community, and about our outreach, education and engagement work which forges links that go beyond a simple ticket and popcorn transaction. Hip hip… the Hippodrome!

In terms of local links you’d be hard pushed to top the appearance of Bo’ness-born Ross Anderson in ‘The Silent Storm’. Ross started his screen career in TV’s ‘Private Lomax’ and made his big screen debut in this Scottish love-triangle drama filmed on Mull and costarring A-listers Damian Lewis and Andrea Riseborough. He has gone on to work with the likes of Angeline Jolie, the Coen Brothers and Michael Fassbender and we are looking forward to welcoming him to the Hippodrome on 30th June to talk about his acting career and life as a film star!

The fact that the Hippodrome sits in the heart of the community does nothing to diminish its pulling power mind you. This week I was emailed by a woman from New Hampshire in the United States, keen to learn of the forthcoming programme so that she could plan her visit accordingly, and at the weekend we welcomed a couple from Canada who had Bo’ness attractions on their discerning ‘must-see’ list for their three week visit to the UK. Whilst the venue continues to draw folk from far and wide, the Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema is making a bit of a splash internationally as well. In June the Festival commission of a new score for ‘Stella Dallas’ which premiered at HippFest earlier this year, will be performed at the prestigious Il Cinema Ritrovato (Cinema Rediscovered) in Bologna, Italy.

As you will see, the programme for the summer includes all the major family holiday releases, whilst extra effort has been made to inject as much variety as possible with extra slots to accommodate alternative and adult fare. So you can, for example, enjoy the latest from the DC and Marvel Cinematic Universes as well as classics starring James Mason and Ralph Richardson. These two British cinema luminaries feature in a pair of films to mark forty years since the death of the great director Carol Reed… most famous for ‘The Third Man’ but whose earlier works richly deserve to be seen again.

We have even found time in the busy schedule for a special event to tie in with the Park Gallery’s latest exhibition: ‘Locomotives’, with a screening of ‘The Why?sman’. The film and the exhibition explores the work of one of Scotland’s most well-loved artists: George Wyllie, admired by the great and the good from Sean Connery to Liz Lochead, and described by the director Murray Grigor as “one of the most popular yet officially misunderstood artists in Scotland”.

See you soon…

Alison Strauss, Arts Development Officer (Film and Media)

Recent Releases

Captain America: Civil War

Florence Foster Jenkins

Marvel/Disney’s latest action-packed superhero blockbuster in which the antagonism between star-spangled Captain America and self-indulgent Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) develops in to a deep rift, dividing the Avengers. The Russo brothers have taken the helm from Avengers’ writer/director Joss Whedon (and staked a confident claim on the Marvel Cinematic Universe with this magnificently entertaining smash that metes out breathtaking set-pieces, character-driven drama and humour.

With peculiar synchronicity, you wait for a biopic about the celebrated wealthy New York heiress who attempts to become an opera singer despite her horrible singing voice… and two come along at once. Hot on the heels of last season’s ‘Marguerite’, Stephen Frears latest (‘Philomena’, ‘The Queen’) sees Meryl Streep as the deluded wannabe opera star opposite Hugh Grant as her loyal husband. The actors make a delightful pairing, appealingly drawing all the humour, pathos and humanity from this decidedly eccentric but true story.

Dir. Anthony Russo/Joe Russo / US / 2016 / 2h 27m / AD

Dir. Stephen Frears / US / 2016 / 1h 50m / AD With: Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson

With: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson,Don Cheadle

Fri 3 Jun – Thu 9 Jun Fri 3 19:30 Sat 4 19:30 Sun 5 14:30 Thu 9 19:30

Fri 10 Jun – Thu 16 Jun Fri 10 20:00 Sat 11 14:30 Sun 12 19:30 Mon 13 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 15 19:30 Thu 16 20:00

Our Kind of Traitor Adapted from the ever-reliable John le Carré’s novel this contemporary thriller stars Ewan McGregor and Naomie Harris as an ordinary couple holidaying in Marrakech, befriended by a charismatic Russian (Skarsgård), and unwittingly drawn in to the dangerous world of international espionage and dirty politics spearheaded by Damian Lewis’s ruthless, lone wolf MI5 operative.

With high, occasionally Bond-like, production values and a dynamic performance by Skarsgård in particular, this is a meaty tale of political and financial corruption.

Dir. Susanna White / UK / 2016 / 1h 48m / AD With: Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgård, Damian Lewis, Naomie Harris

Fri 17 Jun – Thu 23 Jun Fri 17 20:00 Sat 18 14:30, 19:30 Sun 19 19:30 Mon 20 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 22 20:00 Thu 23 19:30

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Recent Releases

Sing Street

Love & Friendship

Money Monster

A thoroughly charming film written and directed by John Carney (‘Once’) who again uses Dublin as the backdrop for his perfect amalgam of music and story-telling.

Fourteen-year-old Conor finds respite from a strained home life and a new tough school in the figure of über-cool Raphina and, with the aim of winning her heart, he invites her to star in his band's music videos.

Undeterred by the fact that he is not yet part of a band, Conor sets about immersing himself in the era’s 80s music, writing lyrics and shooting videos.

Gorgeous and playful period drama adaptation of Jane Austen’s ‘Lady Susan’…

Beautiful young widow Susan Vernon visits the estate of her in-laws to wait out the colourful rumours about her dalliances circulating through polite society. Whilst ensconced there, she decides to secure a husband for herself and a future for her eligible but reluctant daughter, Frederica. Matters are complicated by the simultaneous attentions of young, handsome Reginald DeCourcy, rich but silly Sir James Martin and the divinely attractive, but married, Lord Manwaring.

George Clooney and Julia Roberts co-star respectively as stock market TV pundit Lee Gates and his producer Patty, dealing with a dramatic hostage situation at the hands of an aggrieved bankrupt viewer (British rising star Jack O’Connell, recently pipped to the part of Han Solo by Alden Ehrenreich).

During a tense standoff broadcast to millions on live TV, Lee and Patty must work furiously against the clock to unravel the mystery behind a conspiracy at the heart of today's high-tech global markets. A fastmoving and pertinent thriller directed by two-time Oscar-winner Jodie Foster.

Dir. Whit Stillman / Ireland / 2016 / 1h 33m With: Kate Beckinsale, Chloë Sevigny, Xavier Samuel

Dir. Jodie Foster / US / 2016 / 1h 33m With: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O'Connell

Sat 2 Jul 19:30 Sun 3 Jul 19:30 Thu 7 Jul 20:00

Fri 8 Jul 19:30 Sun 10 Jul 14:30 Wed 13 20:00

Dir. John Carney / UK / 2016 / 1h 46m With: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Jack Reynor

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Sat 25 Jun – Wed 29 Jun Sat 25 19:30 Sun 26 19:30 Mon 27 10:30 (cuppa: note early start time) Wed 29 20:00

Recent Releases

Race

Suburra (cert tbc)

Ghostbusters (cert tbc)

Telling the important story of Jesse Owens, the celebrated athletic superstar whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrust him onto the world stage of the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, in defiance of Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy and Nazi ideology.

An enthralling and inspiring film about courage, determination and tolerance in which James evinces Owens’ dignity and pride, both in Germany and when enduring the horrifyingly relentless racism of his own country.

Stylish neo-noir directed by Stefano Sollima, best-known for his award-winning TV series ‘Gomorrah’. Rome 2011, and the suburb of Ostia is the subject of a giant real estate project intended to transform the harbour of Ancient Rome into the Las Vegas of today. But the place soon becomes a battlefield where criminals, the Catholic Church and politicians fight and shift allegiances ruthlessly. The stage is set for an infernal and bloody showdown. Be part of the start of this compelling and intense saga which is due to roll out as a classy ten-part Netflix series planned for 2017.

‘Bridesmaids’ director Paul Feig reunites with Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy for this re-boot of the much-loved ‘80s original, substituting the male leads with four of the funniest women working in film today.

When ghosts invade Manhattan, a disgraced author and academic teams up with a fellow ghost-believer, a nuclear engineer, and a subway worker to save the world from a mysterious evil and powerful demon who can exercise control over human forms.

Look out for enjoyable cameos from Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver and… “don’t cross the streams”!

Dir. Stefano Sollima / Italy / 2015 / 2h 10m / Italian/Romany with English sub-titles With: Stars: Pierfrancesco Favino, Greta Scarano,Jean-Hugues Anglade

Dir. Paul Feig / US / 2016 / dur tbc With: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon

Dir. Stephen Hopkins / US / France/Germany / 1h 35m With: Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons

Sat 9 Jul – Thu 14 Jul Sat 9 19:30 Sun 10 19:30 Mon 11 11:00 (cuppa) Thu 14 20:00

Sat 23 Jul 19:30 Sun 24 July 19:30 Thu 28 Jul 20:00

Sat 13 Aug – Thu 18 Aug Sat 13 19:30 Sun 14 19:30 Wed 17 18:00 Thu 18 19:30

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The Commune (cert tbc)

Suicide Squad (cert tbc)

Oscar nominee Thomas Vinterberg (‘The Hunt’, ‘Festen’) apparently drew on his own unconventional childhood for this emotional drama about a group of people who set up a commune in ‘70s Denmark only to find the strains of breaking from convention threatens to unhinge the easygoing utopia they have tried to create. Trine Dyrholm is terrific as near middle-aged Anna, the beautiful and accomplished wife of university lecturer Erik, who decides to inject some spontaneity into their lives by inviting friends to join them in a huge inherited house.

Adapted from the DC Comics series this new all-guns blazing franchise introduces a group of super-villains given a shot at redemption in exchange for embarking on a deadly heroic mission. The “worst of the worst” are headed up by Deadshot (Will Smith) and Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), with one of DC's most infamous villains, the Joker (Jared Leto) taking up the mantle of the movie’s bad guy. Thanks to a savvy marketing campaign the ‘#Skwad’ is one of the most anticipated movies of the year and rounds off this season at the Hippodrome with a bang.

Dir. Thomas Vinterberg / Denmark / 2016 / 1h 51m / Danish with English subtitles With: Ulrich Thomsen, Fares Fares, Trine Dyrholm

Dir. David Ayer / US / 2016 / dur tbc With: Margot Robbie, Cara Delevingne, Scott Eastwood

Fri 19 Aug – Thu 25 Aug Fri 19 20:00 Sat 20 19:30 Sun 21 19:30 Mon 22 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 24 19:30 Thu 25 20:00

Fri 26 Aug – Thu 1 Sep Fri 26 20:00 Sat 27 19:30 Sun 28 19:30 Wed 31 20:00 Thu 1 19:30

Where You’re Meant to Be Following the packed preview at the Hippodrome in April, we are delighted to present this Scottish documentary featuring cult-pop raconteur and Falkirk bairn Aidan Moffat. The former Arab Strap frontman sets out to explore Scotland’s past by rewriting and touring its oldest songs. But he doesn't count on running into formidable 79-yearold Sheila Stewart – a travelling balladeer who upturns Moffat's folk assumptions. He believes the old songs are ripe for updating.

She does not. With Stewart's wrath ringing in his ears, Moffat embarks on an eccentric road trip across the Highlands, before facing Stewart for an unlikely final showdown.

Dir. Paul Fegan / UK / 2016 / 1h 15m (note this film contains strong language)

Sat 27 Aug 14:30 Mon 29 Aug 11:00 (cuppa)

Hippodrome RecentHighlights Releases

Calamity Jane

Odd Man Out

The Fallen Idol

Whip-crackin’, gun-totin’ Doris Day stars in this hugely enjoyable musical, playing “Calamity” Jane Cannary: a gunslinger riding shotgun on the Deadwood stage in wild west Dakota, bringing in the mail and fancy goods, while spraying the ‘injuns’ with bullets and flirting with local legend “Wild Bill” Hickok (Howard Keel). Jane holds her own in the male dominated Deadwood, but things go awry when she inadvertently introduces a feminine rival to the man she loves.

To mark forty years since the death of the great Carol Reed the Hippodrome presents two of the director’s finest films this month.

We begin with this powerful suspense drama starring James Mason as Johnny McQueen, leader of a quasi-IRA group.

When he's wounded in a botched robbery, he becomes the object of an intense police manhunt, pursued by the Law and

by Kathleen, the woman who loves him, desperate to reach him before the police do.

“What could be better than watching Doris Day reprise her signature role, whipcracking away in buckskin as the Deadwood stage comes a-rolling in over the hills?”

Total Film

“This is Reed’s arrival, marking a path for England’s postwar panache. The movie has a vaunted place in the context of British cinema, and deservedly” The List

Our second Carol Reed tribute screening this month is the masterful adaptation of Graham Greene’s story ‘The Basement Room’.Told from a child's eye view (but by no means a children's story) the film centres on Philippe, the young son of a diplomat, who idolises Baines, his father's butler. When Baines' wife is found murdered and Baines is implicated, Philippe tries everything to point the investigation away from the butler but only succeeds in making matters worse.

“A classically well-made film that is both unexpected and exceptionally gripping.”

Los Angeles Times

Dir. David Butler / US / 1953 / 1h 33m With: Doris Day, Howard Keel

Dir. Carol Reed / UK / 1946 / 1h 51m / b&w With: James Mason, Robert Newton, Kathleen Ryan

Dir. Carol Reed / UK / 1948 / 1h 31m / b&w With: Ralph Richardson, Michèle Morgan, Sonia Dresdel, Bobby Henrey

Mon 6 Jun 10:30 (cuppa) nb: early start time

Sat 6 Aug 19:30 Sun 7 Aug 19:30

Sat 20 Aug 14:30 Sun 21 Aug 14:30

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Recent Special Releases Events

The Why?sman: In Pursuit of the Question Mark In partnership with the Park Gallery, the Hippodrome is proud to present this award-winning film about George Wyllie (1921-2012) “one of the most celebrated and unusual Scottish artists of all time”, whose work is celebrated in a new exhibition ‘Locomotives’ (Park Gallery, Callendar House, to 19 June 2016). Best known for his Straw Locomotive and Paper Boat "social sculptures" on the Clyde, (and locally for his locomotive sculpture at Falkirk High), the full spectrum of Wyllie’s work is explored in this engaging and accessible documentary featuring Bill Paterson.

Tonight’s special screening will be introduced by the film’s director Murray Grigor OBE - Scottish film maker, producer, writer and exhibition curator, former director of Channel 4, and of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. NB. Murray Grigor’s Q&A is subject to his filming schedule, please contact the Box Office to confirm.

Dir. Murray Grigor / UK / 1990 / 1h + 11m short + Q&A (tbc) With: Bill Paterson, Naomi Mitchison, Norman Orr

Sat 4 Jun 14:30 8

The Silent Storm The Hippodrome is extremely proud to present a new drama co-starring Bo’ness-born and bred Ross Anderson, praised in ‘Variety’ for his “quietly sympathetic, emotionally grounded film debut”.Ross (appearing for a Hippodrome Q&A, 30 Jun only) plays Fionn, a young man sent to a wild and remote Scottish island for rehabilitation of his anti-social ways, where he is housed with the ethereal outsider Aislin (Riseborough) and her overbearing Minister husband, (Lewis).Fionn and Aislin soon develop a tentative understanding and the young man inspires in her the chance to break free from her convention-bound life.

NB. Ross Anderson’s Q&A is subject to his filming schedule, please contact the Box Office to confirm.

Dir. Corinna McFarlane / UK / 2014 / 1h 42m With: Damian Lewis, Andrea Riseborough, Ross Anderson

Sun 5 Jun 19:30 Thu 30 Jun 19:30 (special event + Q&A with Ross Anderson)

Live and Encore

RSC Hamlet

By William Shakespeare Rising star Paapa Essiedu takes the title role in Shakespeare's great tragedy, live from Stratford-upon-Avon. Prince Hamlet has got it all, but his world collapses when he receives a message announcing his father's death and summoning him home to Denmark. Consumed by grief, he vows vengeance upon the man he holds responsible - his uncle Claudius, who has claimed both the throne and Hamlet's mother, Gertrude.

“A production that makes you feel, even if you are seeing Hamlet for the 50th time, that you are experiencing it anew” The Guardian Dir. Simon Godwin

NT Live (Encore):

The Audience

NT Live (Encore):

A View from the Bridge

by Peter Morgan

by Arthur Miller

To mark the Queen’s official birthday join us for an encore of this Award winning production, written by Peter Morgan (‘The Queen’). During her sixty-year reign, Elizabeth II has granted a special weekly audience to each of her twelve Prime Ministers. Both parties have agreed never to repeat what is said. This fascinating blend of fact and fiction imagines the meetings that have taken place between the various Downing Street incumbents and the Queen.

This stunning production of Miller’s tragic masterpiece won a trio of 2014 Olivier Awards including Best Actor (Mark Strong) and Best Director. In Brooklyn longshoreman Eddie Carbone welcomes his Sicilian cousins to the land of freedom.

But when one of them falls for his beautiful niece, they discover that freedom comes at a price. Eddie’s jealous mistrust exposes a deep, unspeakable secret – one that drives him to commit the ultimate betrayal.

“Peter Morgan penetrates at least some the Queen’s mystery, with compassion, grace, affection and humour” The Telegraph

“One of the most powerful productions of a Miller play I have ever seen”The Telegraph

Wed 8 Jun 19:00 2h 55m + 20 mins interval

Dir. Stephen Daldry

£13.50 (£10.80 conc.)

Sat 11 Jun 19:00 3h including interval £13.50 (£10.80 conc.)

Dir. Ivo van Hove

Sat 16 Jul 19:30 & Sun 17 Jul 19:00 2h 15m (no interval) (incl. intro and 7min doc.) £13.50 (£10.80 conc.)

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Hippodrome Recent Releases Holidays

The Secret Life of Pets (cert tbc)

Ice Age: Collision Course (cert tbc)

New for the holidays, “from the human’s behind ‘Despicable Me’!

Max's life as a favourite pet is turned upside down when his owner brings home a sloppy mongrel named Duke. They have to put their quarrels behind when they find out that an adorable white bunny named Snowball is assembling an army of abandoned pets determined to take revenge on all happy-owned pets and their owners.

The fifth movie in the hugely popular Ice Age series. Scrat's epic pursuit of his elusive acorn catapults him outside of Earth, where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the planet. To save themselves from peril, Manny, Sid, Diego, and the rest of the herd leave their home and embark on a quest full of thrills and spills, highs and lows, laughter and adventure while traveling to exotic new lands and encountering a host of colourful new characters.

Dir. Chris Renaud, Yarrow Cheney/ US / 2016 / dur tbc / AD With: Ellie Kemper, Jenny Slate, Lake Bell

Fri 24 Jun – Thu 7 Jul Fri 24 19:00 Sat 25 11:00, 14:30 Sun 26 14:30 Wed 29 14:30 Thu 30 11:00 Fri 1 10:30 Sat 2 11:00, 14:30 Sun 3 14:30 (Autism Friendly) Mon 4 11:00 Wed 6 10:30 Thu 7 14:30

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Dir. Mike Thurmeier/Galen T. Chu / US / 2016 / 1h 40m / AD With: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Lopez, Simon Pegg

Fri 15 Jul – Thu 28 Jul Fri 15 14:30 Sat 16 11:00, 14:30 Sun 17 14:30 Mon 18 11:00 Wed 20 10:30 Thu 21 14:30 Fri 22 11:00 Sat 23 11:00, 14:30 Sun 24 14:30 (Autism Friendly) Mon 25 11:00 Wed 27 14:30 Thu 28 10:30

Hippodrome Holidays

Finding Dory (cert tbc)

The BFG (cert tbc)

Thirteen years after ‘Finding Nemo’ introduced us to a nervous clown fish, his over-protected son, and the amnesic blue tang fish that helped them on their rescue mission we find out what happened next. Nemo convinces Marlin to allow Dory on her personal quest… a trek across the ocean from the Great Barrier Reef to California to try and learn about her past, find her parents and her home. Along the way she makes new friends like Hank the Octopus and Bailey the Beluga whale voiced by ‘Modern Family’s’ Ty Burrell (Phil Dunphy).

Steven Spielberg’s much anticipated Disney adaptation of Roald Dahl’s well-loved children’s novel published in 1982…. and we/ the book could not wish to be in better hands! A girl named Sophie (newcomer Ruby Barnhill) encounters the Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance) who, despite his intimidating appearance, turns out to be a kind-hearted soul considered an outcast by the other giants because, unlike his peers, he refuses to eat boys and girls.

Dir. Andrew Stanton/Angus MacLane / US / 2016 / dur tbc / AD With: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Idris Elba, Diane Keaton

Fri 29 Jul – Thu 11 Aug Fri 29 10:30 Sat 30 11:00, 14:30, 18:00 Sun 31 14:30, 18:00 Mon 1 11:00 Wed 3 14:30 Thu 4 10:30 Fri 5 14:30 Sat 6 11:00, 14:30 Sun 7 14:30 (Autism Friendly) Mon 8 11:00 Wed 10 10:30 Thu 11 14:30

A magical tale told with awe inspiring special effects, described

by Spielberg himself as “the most ambitious motion capture of a character that any film has ever done."

Dir. Steven Spielberg / US / 2016 / 1h 55m With: Ruby Barnhill, Mark Rylance, Rebecca Hall, Bill Hader, Penelope Wilton

Fri 12 Aug – Thu 18 Aug Fri 12 14:30 Sat 13 11:00 (Reel Saturday), 14:30 Sun 14 14:30 (Autism Friendly) Mon 15 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 17 10:30 Thu 18 14:30

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Reel Saturday Recent Screenings Releases

Robinson Crusoe

Alice Through the Looking Glass

After a violent storm Tuesday the parrot and his friends wake up to find a strange creature on their tiny island. Tuesday views the stranger as his ticket off the island whilst the man realises that his survival depends on animal inhabitants.

Alice returns to Wonderland to steal the ‘chronosphere’ that powers Time itself and allows her to sail on the oceans of time in this steam punk encounter with Depp’s Hatter, Hathaway’s White Queen, and Helena Bonham Carter’s Iracebeth.

Dir. Vincent Kesteloot/Ben Stassen / 2016 / 1h 30m / AD

Dir. James Bobin / 2016 / 1h 53m / AD

Sat 11 Jun 11:00 (also Sun 12 Jun 14:30 Autism Friendly)

Sat 9 Jul 11:00 (also screening Sun 9 Jul 14:30)

The Angry Birds Movie

The BFG (cert tbc)

When an island populated by happy, flightless birds is visited by mysterious green pigs, three unlikely outcasts - Red, Chuck and Bomb – try to figure out what the pigs are up to.

Steven Spielberg’s Disney adaptation of Roald Dahl’s novel about a girl named Sophie who encounters the Big Friendly Giant – a kindhearted soul considered an outcast by the other giants because he refuses to eat children.

Dir. Fergal Reilly,Clay Kaytis/ 2016 / 1h 37m

Sat 18 Jun 11:00 (also Sun 19 Jun 14:30 Autism Friendly) 12

Dir. Steven Spielberg / 2016 / 1h 55m

Sat 13 Aug 11:00 (for details of more screenings see page 11)

Long Way North Sasha, a young and tenacious Russian aristocrat, runs away from her Saint Petersburg palace and disguises herself to join the surly crew of a boat and sets out to find out what happened to her grandfather and save her family's honour.

Dir. Rémi Chayé / 2016 / 1h 21m / French & English dubbed into English

Sat 20 Aug 11:00 Jeely Jar Special **J**

Written by Simon Beattie Directed by Lawrence Crawford

Asterix and Obelix: Mansion of the Gods (cert tbc) A new adventure inspired by the classic comic books… To wipe out the Gaulish village, Caesar plans to absorb the villagers into Roman culture by starting a new Roman colony right next to them.

Dir. Louis Clichy/Alexandre Astier / 2014 / 1h 25m / Dubbed into English

Sat 27 Aug 11:00 (also screening Sun 28 Aug 14:30 AF)

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BOOKING:

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Recent Releases

PRESENTS

Autism Friendly

Robinson Crusoe Sun 12 Jun 14:30 see page 12

The Angry Birds Movie Sun 19 Jun 14:30 see page 12

The Secret Life of Pets (cert tbc) Sun 3 Jul 14:30 see page 10

Ice Age: Collision Course (cert tbc) Sun 24 July 14:30 see page 10

Finding Dory (cert tbc) Sun 7 Aug 14:30 see page 11

The BFG (cert tbc) Sun 14 Aug 14:30 see page 11

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Asterix and Obelix: Mansion of the Gods (cert tbc) Sun 28 Aug 14:30 see page 13

Our Kind of Traitor (15)

19:30 3

Wed 1

Son of Saul (15)

19:30

Sun 19

Mon 20 Our Kind of Traitor (15)

C 11:00 3

Thu 2

Son of Saul (15)

20:00

Wed 22 Our Kind of Traitor (15)

20:00 3

Fri 3

Captain America: Civil War (12A)

19:30 3

Thu 23

Our Kind of Traitor (15)

19:30 3

Sat 4

The Big Knights (U)

Fri 24

The Secret Life of Pets

19:00 10

Special Event: The Why?sman

14:30 8

Sat 25

The Secret Life of Pets

11:00 14:30 10

Captain America: Civil War (12A)

19:30 3

Sing Street (12A)

19:30 4

Sun 5

Captain America: Civil War (12A)

14:30 3

Sun 26

The Secret Life of Pets

14:30 10

The Silent Storm (15)

19:30 8

Sing Street (12A)

19:30 4

Mon 6

Calamity Jane (U)

Mon 27 Sing Street (12A)

C 10:30 4

Wed 8

RSC Live: Hamlet (As Live 12A)

19:00 9

Thu 9

Captain America: Civil War (12A)

19:30 3

Wed 29 The Secret Life of Pets

14:30 10

Fri 10

Hippodrome for Schools

Sing Street (12A)

20:00 4

Florence Foster Jenkins (PG)

Thu 30

The Secret Life of Pets

11:00 10

Sat 11

Robinson Crusoe (PG)

The Silent Storm (15) + Q&A

19:30 8

Florence Foster Jenkins (PG)

NT Live (Encore): The Audience (12A)

Sun 12

Robinson Crusoe (PG)

Florence Foster Jenkins (PG)

19:30 3

Mon 13

Florence Foster Jenkins (PG)

C 11:00 3

Wed 15 Florence Foster Jenkins (PG)

19:30 3

Thu 16

Florence Foster Jenkins (PG)

Fri 17

Our Kind of Traitor (15)

Sat 18

The Angry Birds Movie (U)

Our Kind of Traitor (15)

Sun 19

The Angry Birds Movie (U)

R 11:00

C 10:30 7

20:00 3

Hippodrome for Schools

R 11:00 12 14:30 3

July

19:00 9

Fri 1

The Secret Life of Pets

10:30 10

Sat 2

The Secret Life of Pets

11:00, 14:30 10

Love & Friendship (U)

Sun 3

The Secret Life of Pets

Love & Friendship (U)

20:00 3

Mon 4

The Secret Life of Pets

11:00 10

20:00 3

Wed 6

The Secret Life of Pets

10:30 10

R 11:00 12

Thu 7

The Secret Life of Pets

14:30 10

Love & Friendship (U)

20:00 4

Fri 8

Money Monster (15)

19:30 4

AF 14:30 14

14:30, 19:30 3 AF 14:30 14

At A Glance

June

19:30 4 AF 14:30 14 19:30 4

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At A Glance

Sat 9 **J**

Alice Through the Looking Glass

R 11:00, 14:30 12

Sun 31

Race (PG)

19:30 5

Finding Dory

14:30, 18:00 11

August

Sun 10

Money Monster (15)

14:30 4

Mon 1

Finding Dory

11:00 11

Race (PG)

Mon 11

Race (PG)

19:30 5

Wed 3

Finding Dory

14:30 11

C 11:00 5

Wed 13

Money Monster (15)

20:00 4

Thu 4

Finding Dory

10:30 11

Fri 5

Finding Dory

Thu 14

Race (PG)

14:30 11

20:00 5

Fri 15

Sat 6

Finding Dory

11:00, 14:30 11

Ice Age: Collision Course

14:30 10

Odd Man Out (PG)

Sat 16

Ice Age: Collision Course

11:00, 14:30 10

NT Live (Encore) A View from... (12A)

Sun 17

Sun 7

Finding Dory

19:30 9

Odd Man Out (PG)

Ice Age: Collision Course

14:30 10

Mon 8

Finding Dory

11:00 11

NT Live (Encore) A View from ...(12A)

19:00 9

Wed 10 Finding Dory

10:30 11

Mon 18 Ice Age: Collision Course

11:00 10

Thu 11

Finding Dory

14:30 11

Wed 20

Ice Age: Collision Course

10:30 10

Fri 12

The BFG

14:30 11

Thu 21

Ice Age: Collision Course

14:30 10

Sat 13

The BFG

R 11:00, 14:30 11

Fri 22

Ice Age: Collision Course

11:00 10

Ghostbusters

Sat 23

Ice Age: Collision Course

11:00, 14:30 10

Sun 14

The BFG

Suburra Sun 24 Ice Age: Collision Course

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19:30 7

19:30 5 Ghostbusters AF 14:30 14

AF 14:30 14 19:30 7

19:30 5 AF 14:30 14 19:30 5

Mon 15 The BFG

C 11:00 11

Suburra

19:30 5 Wed 17 The BFG

10:30 11

Mon 25 Ice Age: Collision Course

11:00 10

Ghostbusters

18:00 5

Wed 27 Ice Age: Collision Course

14:30 10

Thu 18

The BFG

14:30 11

Thu 28

Ice Age: Collision Course

10:30 10

Ghostbusters

19:30 5

Suburra

20:00 5

Fri 19

The Commune

20:00 6

Fri 29

Finding Dory

10:30 11

Sat 20

Long Way North (PG)

Sat 30

Finding Dory

11:00, 14:30, 18:00 11

The Fallen Idol (PG)

**J** 11:00 13 14:30 7

The Commune

19:30 6

Sun 21

The Fallen Idol (PG)

14:30 7

The Commune

19:30 6

Mon 22 The Commune

C 11:00 6

Wed 24 The Commune

19:30 6

Thu 25

The Commune

20:00 6

Fri 26

Suicide Squad

20:00 6

Sat 27

Asterix and Obelix: Mansion of the Gods

Where You’re Meant to Be (15)

14:30 6

Suicide Squad

19:30 6

Sun 28

Asterix and Obelix: Mansion of the Gods AF 14:30 14

Suicide Squad

19:30 6

Mon 29 Where You’re Meant to Be (15) Wed 31 Suicide Squad

R 11:00 13

C 11:00 6

C Cuppa screenings café opens at 10:15 for tea/coffee and cake.

Screening starts at 11:00. Note 10:30 start on 6 June and 27 June.

Ticket price £6.50 includes refreshments. £3.30 film only. Please note: standard ticket price (£6.50, £4.95 conc., £17.80 families) applies for Monday morning ‘first run’ screenings of ‘The Secret Life of Pets’ on Mon 4 Jul, ‘Ice Age: Collision Course’ on Mon 18 Jul and Mon 25 Jul, and ‘Finding Dory’ on Mon 1 Aug and Mon 8 Aug.

R Reel Saturday Screenings start at 11:00. All tickets £2.60. Please note: standard ticket price (£6.50, £4.95 conc., £17.80 families) applies for Saturday morning ‘first run’ screenings of ‘The Secret Life of Pets’ on Sat 25 Jun and Sat 2 Jul, ‘Ice Age: Collision Course’ on Sat 16 Jul and Sat 23 Jul, and ‘Finding Dory’ on Sat 30 Jul and Fri 5 Aug.

**J** Look out for the Jeely Jar Screening when you can bring a clean jeely jar with matching lid and get two tickets for the price of one. The jars will be used for jam-making in the Georgian Kitchen at Callendar House. This season: Long Way North - see page 13.

20:00 6

AF Autism Friendly. See page 14.

AD Audio Description service for blind or partially sighted people which supplies a spoken description of action not revealed by the film’s dialogue. Pick up your headphones from the Hippodrome staff.

September Thu 1

Suicide Squad

19:30 6

Fri 2

Swallows and Amazons

19:30

Sat 3

Swallows and Amazons

R 11:00, 14:30, 18:00

Sun 4

Swallows and Amazons

14:30, 18:00

Mon 5

Swallows and Amazons

C 11:00

Wed 7

Swallows and Amazons

18:00

Thu 8

Swallows and Amazons

19:30

At A Glance

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Information

Tickets (unless otherwise stated)

Box Office and Booking Information

Meerkat Movies

Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £6.50

The Hippodrome Box Office is open Saturdays 10:15 - 14:30, and also 45 mins before, and closes 15 minutes after the start of each screening.

Reward from comparethemarket.com, offering 2-for-1 standard price cinema tickets every Wednesday at the Hippodrome.

Some film shows can be very busy so we recommend you book in advance to avoid disappointment. There are several ways to book tickets for the Hippodrome:

• Become a Meerkat Movies member by making a qualifying purchase through comparethemarket. com

Concessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £4.95 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £17.80 (2 adults + 2 children or 1 adult + 3 children)

Cuppa with refreshments . . . . . . . . . £6.50 Cuppa film on its own . . . . . . . . . . . . £3.30 Reel Saturday Screening . . . . . . . . . . £2.60 Live and Encore Tickets . . . . . . . . . . £13.50 Live and Encore Concessions . . . . . . £10.80 Concessions Concession tickets are available for children under 16 years, unemployed in receipt of benefits, full-time students, OAPs, Young Scot Card Holders and Falkirk Community Trust Go Card holders. Proof of concession eligibility must be shown before purchase.

Refunds Tickets will not be exchanged or money refunded after purchase except in the event of cancellation of screening/activity by Falkirk Community Trust.

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In Person at the Hippodrome Box Office open Saturdays 10:15 - 14:30, and also opens 45 minutes before, and closes 15 minutes after the start of each screening.

In person at FTH (Falkirk Town Hall) on Saturdays only from 09:45 – 15:00 (From Sat 2nd April) Online: www.ticketsource.co.uk/hippodrome By telephone: 01324 506850 Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 18:00 Saturday 09:45 - 15:00 The Steeple Box Office is closed for refurbishment as part of the Townscape Heritage Initiative to restore Falkirk’s historic buildings.

• Download the Meerkat Movies app or visit comparethemarket.com, activate your membership and claim your voucher code • Use your 2 for 1 voucher code to book For more information plus full terms and conditions please visit the Meerkat Movies website.

Gift Vouchers If you’re looking for fresh present ideas, you can now purchase gift vouchers in denominations of £1, £5 and £10, redeemable at the Hippodrome, FTH (Falkirk Town Hall) and The Tearoom and Gift Shop at Callendar House Refreshments The Hippodrome Café and Licensed Bar opens 45 minutes before each screening and closes at the start of the screening. Popcorn, ice-cream, sweets, tea, coffee and soft drinks are available from the Café. Beer, wine, and spirits are available from the Licensed Bar. Please note: Children and young people are not permitted to approach the bar. No person under the age of 18 years is permitted to purchase alcohol. Proof of age may be requested.

Only food and drink purchased on the premises may be consumed.

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By Bus: There are bus services to Bo’ness from Edinburgh, Linlithgow, Bathgate, Falkirk, Stirling, Cumbernauld and Glasgow. The services are operated by First Edinburgh. Call Traveline Scotland on 0871 200 22 33 for bus timetables or visit www.travelinescotland.com

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The Hippodrome

Please Note: Smoking is not permitted in the Hippodrome.

By Car: Bo’ness lies on the south bank of the Firth of Forth. Travelling from the west, exit the M9 at J5 onto the A905 then take the A904 into Bo’ness. From the east, exit at J3 onto the A803 then take the A904 into Bo’ness.

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Glasgow J5 M9/M876/ Grangemouth/ Falkirk

Parking Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway

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Mailing List: Don’t miss a thing: join our free mailing list. Send your name, email and/or full postal address to Marketing, Falkirk Community Trust, Falkirk Stadium, 4 Stadium Way, Falkirk FK2 9EE, or sign up on-line at the Falkirk Community Trust Hippodrome page.

By Train: The nearest station to Bo’ness is Linlithgow, which is served by trains from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling/Dunblane.

Details of services are available from National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 or www.nationalrail.co.uk.

Parking: The Hippodrome is within easy walking distance of Bo’ness Town Centre car parks.

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Falkirk Community Trust gratefully acknowledge the support of Falkirk Council