Lar film sheet nov dec14 web

2 & 5 Jan The King and the Mockingbird (U) 29 & 30 Dec, 2, 3 & 6 Jan My Old Lady (12A)

25 Hockney – preview screening

29 & 30 Alexander (PG) 23 It’s A Wonderful Life (U) 19, 20 & 22 The Hunger Games (cert tbc)

17 Ballet Boys (12A)

18 John

15 A Night at the Cinema (U)

Dir: Miguel Arteta, USA, 2014, 81 mins

16 Alice in Wonderland

12 & 13 Ida (12A)

13, 15, 16, 17 & 18 The Imitation Game (cert tbc)

11 The Tempest

The most horrible day of 11-year-old Alexander’s life begins when he wakes up with gum in his hair; it gets steadily worse with one calamity after another – and it’s the same for the rest of his family, too! Comedy that’s sure to cheer you up, based on the book by Judith Viorst and starring Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner.

18 & 19 ’71 (15)

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (PG)

22 & 24 Dec Nativity 3 (cert tbc)

Family

21, 22 & 24 Gone Girl (18)

Mon 29 & Tues 30 Dec, 2pm

21 & 24 Violette (15)

Family

26 L’Elisir D’amore

Dir: Francis Lawrence, USA, 2014, runtime tbc

10 & 11 Dec The Judge (15)

7, 8 & 10 Magic in the Moonlight (12A)

6 & 8 What We Did On Our Holiday (12A) 5 Tony Benn: Will and Testament (12A) 4 Rembrandt

December 2014

Dir: Debbie Isitt, UK, 2014, runtime tbc

More merry mayhem at St Bernadette’s primary school as they prepare for their annual Nativity show – only this time they’ve somehow got involved in entering a flash mob competition which will take the cast on a trip to New York. What a great idea – what could possibly go wrong? Heart-warming comedy and perfect family entertainment for Christmas, starring Martin Clunes, Catherine Tate and Celia Imrie.

Christmas Classic Tues 23 Dec, 2pm & 7.30pm

It’s A Wonderful Life (U)

Mon 29, Tues 30 Dec, Fri 2 & Sat 3 Jan, 7.30pm Matinée: Tues 6 Jan, 2pm

My Old Lady (12A)

Dir: Israel Horovitz, USA/France, 2014, 107 mins

When Mathias Gold unexpectedly inherits an apartment in Paris, he blows his meagre savings on travelling to France to claim his new home, where he discovers a major snag: the apartment comes with a sitting tenant – and she’s not going anywhere. Her daughter, also resident, is very frosty. How on earth are these three going to get along? A tender and touching comedy about love, life and growing old, starring Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas and Kevin Kline.

Family Fri 2 & Mon 5 Jan, 2pm

The King and the Mockingbird (U) Dir: Paul Grimault, France, 1980, 83 mins

Dir: Frank Capra, USA, 1946, B&W, 130 mins

‘A genuine American classic’ The Guardian Start your celebration of the festive season with this all-time favourite Christmas movie. James Stewart plays a man who wants to end it all, until his guardian angel arrives and shows him what a difference he has made to everyone around him – his family, his friends and the folks in his home town. It’s funny and touching, and probably the most life-affirming film you’ll ever see.

There’ll be mulled wine and free mince pies for all ticket holders, kindly sponsored by The Silk Top Hat Gallery.

Interstellar, The Theory of Everything, Paddington

Coming in January: Mr Turner

November & December

Tickets may be purchased in advance and specific seats allocated, payment is required when booking.

Stalls: £6/£5.50 concessions, £4 for under 12s Balcony: £7/£6.50 concs, £5 for under 12s. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

All tickets are non-refundable. Please note • films commence at the stated start time (the ads and trailers are shown before the start time). latecomers may be refused entrance once projection has • commenced to avoid disturbing other customers. We may allocate seats at the rear of the auditorium if available.

• if you come to see a film without booking, it is really helpful if you bring cash to pay for your tickets. Our card machine is very slow and long queues can build up surprisingly quickly. Thank you!

Assistive listening sets are available for all films, ask Box Office for a loop/earpiece.

Audio description is available for some films - ask Box Office for details

Digital projector - ultra surround sound - large screen licensed bar - accessible facilities We have a full programme of live shows, workshops and regular activities, see our website for details.

This delightful animation, adapted from a Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale, is a treat for children of all ages. A tyrannical King owns paintings which magically come to life after dark. One night two characters escape from their paintings and flee the castle, pausing to free Mr Bird who’s caught in one of the King’s cruel traps, before leading the police on a wild chase... A story told with wit, imagination and a piquant charm, and beautifully realised animation.

Films Films Films

Coming Soon: Mr Turner, The Hobbit, Winter Sleep,

Book online

www.ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk Box Office 01584 878141

Supported by the National Lottery through the BFI and Creative England

100% sustainable design by www.thinkgraphic.co.uk

Nativity 3: Dude Where’s My Donkey? (cert tbc)

3 Watermark (U)

DECEMBER

4 & 5 The Riot Club (15)

Mon 22 & Wed 24 Dec, 2pm

November 2014

(cert tbc)

28, 1 & 3 Dec, Effie Gray (cert tbc)

December

Box Office 01584 878141 1 Mill Street • Ludlow SY8 1AZ www.ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1

Following on from the thrilling finale of Catching Fire, Katniss once again finds herself in peril when she is labelled as the face of the rebellion against the autocratic Capitol. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, with Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, Donald Sutherland and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

You will find full details of the streamed events listed above in our Autumn Live Events brochure and website.

Fri 19, Sat 20 & Mon 22 Dec, 7.30pm

Effie Gray

Wed 12 & Thurs 13, 7.30pm Matinée: Thurs 13, 2pm

Dir: Jannifer Bachwal/ Edward Burtynsky, Canada, 2013, 90 mins

Dir: Pawel Pawlikowski, Poland/ Denmark, 2013, 82 mins

Watermark (U)

Ida (12A)

‘a small gem, tender and bleak, funny and sad, superbly photographed in luminous monochrome… a powerful, poignant story with fine,

‘visually dazzling, aesthetically minded… and intellectually stimulating’ Slant

NOVEMBER

Magazine This stunningly photographed documentary focuses on our relationship with the element essential to all life on earth - water. Thrilling helicopter shots capture images of water from all over the world, and without commentary draw attention to the impact of our use – and misuse – of this precious resource.

Tues 4 Nov & Wed 5 Nov, 7.30pm Matinée: Wed 5 Nov, 2pm

The Riot Club (15)

Dir: Lone Scherfig, UK, 2014, 107 mins

‘A sharp satirical cartoon of English class warfare and conspiracy’ The Guardian

Laura Wade has adapted her successful West End play Posh for the big screen, a tale of rich young men behaving badly.

Oxford University’s exclusive Riot Club (which looks a lot like the Bullingdon Club) specialises in fine dining and excessive drinking, followed by room-trashing. One night, things go a bit too far…..

Starring Sam Clafin, Max Irons, Freddie Fox, Tom Hollander and Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton’s Lady Sybil)

Fri 7, Sat 8 & Mon 10 Nov, 7.30pm Matinée: Mon 10 Nov, 2pm

Magic in the Moonlight (12A) Dir: Woody Allen, USA, 2014, 97 mins

‘conjures the glamour of the Riviera with lavish costumes, grand mansions and colour-soaked cinematography.’ FT ‘charming…casts a lovely, lingering spell’ Time Out Woody Allen’s romcom whisks us to the sunshine of the French Riviera in the 1920s – and enters the world of magic.

Colin Firth plays a master magician bent on unmasking a fake psychic medium. Trouble is, once he meets her, he begins to wonder if her powers could be real; what follows is a series of events that send all the characters reeling. Starring Emma Stone with Jacki Weaver and Eileen Atkins.

intelligent performances’ The Guardian Before taking her final vows, a young Catholic novice visits the world outside the convent for the first – and possibly last – time.

Her aunt greets her with astonishing information about her family, and together they embark on a road trip through the freezing Polish countryside to the house where she was born, a place which harbours long-buried secrets from WWII. An utterly compelling story, and a revealing portrait of post-war Poland.

Classic

Sat 15 Nov, 2pm & 7.30pm

A Night at the Cinema (U)

Various directors, UK/USA, 1914, 85 mins

Marking the centenary of the start of World War I, this glorious miscellany of comedies, adventure films, travelogues and newsreels recreates a typical night out at the cinema in 1914 – when cinema was thrillingly new! With specially commissioned piano accompaniment, the 14 short films include a sensational episode of an American film serial, scenes of suffragettes protesting at Buckingham Palace and Allied troops celebrating Christmas at the Front - plus an early sighting of one of cinema’s greatest icons...

For this classic film there will be cabaret seating in the Auditorium Mon 17 Nov, 7.30pm Matinée: Tues 18, 2pm

Ballet Boys (12A)

Dir: Kenneth Elvebakk, Norway, 2014, subtitled, 75 mins

‘sweet and memorable’ Little White Lies

‘fully immerses its audience in the boys’ lives.

The result is delightful…’

HeyUGuys This warm-hearted, inspiring documentary follows three very different young friends who are all passionate about ballet. The camera accompanies the Norwegian teenagers for four years during their everyday training, competitions and entrance exams to the National Ballet Academy – and the time when they must decide whether they have the commitment and skill to make a career in dance.

Tues 18 & Wed 19 Nov, 7.30pm

’71 (15)

Dir: Yann Demange, UK, 2014, 99 mins

‘has you in its grip from start to finish’ Time Out

‘a blindingly strong feature that takes a bold sensory plunge into the Troubles’ The Telegraph Gary Hook is a young squaddie fresh out of training school whose unit is sent to Belfast on peacekeeping duties in 1971 – a famously turbulent year. He has no sooner arrived than rioting breaks out, and amid the chaos he loses touch with his mates. As night draws on, Gary desperately tries to find his way to safety through a disorienting, alien and deadly landscape. Starring Jack O’Connell (Skins, Starred Up).

Fri 21 & Sat 22 Nov, 7.30pm, Matinée: Mon 24 Nov, 2pm

Gone Girl (18)

Dir: David Fincher, USA, 2014, 149 mins

‘a gripping, sharp, blissfully entertaining thriller’ Empire When Amy goes missing on their 5th wedding anniversary, Nick is understandably distraught. Perhaps that’s why he’s behaving so strangely. But then, why is he telling lies? As media frenzy mounts, the unthinkable becomes a genuine question: is it possible that Nick has killed his wife? This taut and twisty tale is based on the best-seller by Gillian Flynn, and stars Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike.

Matinée: Fri 21 Nov, 2pm Mon 24 Nov, 7.30pm

Violette (15)

Dir: Martin Provost, France/ Belgium, 2013, 138 mins ‘handsome,

intelligently absorbing and stirring biographical portrait’

Sat 6 & Mon 8 Dec, 7.30pm Matinée: Mon 8 Dec, 2pm

What We Did On Our Holiday (12A) Dir: Andy Hamilton/Guy Jenkin, UK, 2014, 95 mins

Doug, Abi and their three children go off for a holiday in Scotland to celebrate Doug’s Dad’s birthday – what fun! But are Mum and Dad hiding something? This heart-warming and uplifting comedy from the creators of the hit BBC series Outnumbered features a stellar British cast including Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Billy Connolly, Celia Imrie, Ben Miller, Amelia Bullmore and Annette Crosbie,

New York Times The director of 2008’s Séraphine returns with a biopic about celebrated writer Violette Leduc, one of France’s boldest postWWII writers. The film explores her contradictory character and intense relationship with Simone de Beauvoir, and her quest for freedom through writing. Starring Emmanuelle Devos and Sandrine Kimberlain.

Fri 28 Nov, Mon 1 & Wed 3 Dec, 7.30pm Matinée: Mon 1 Dec, 2pm

Effie Gray (cert tbc) Dir: Richard Laxton, UK, 2014, runtime tbc

Emma Thompson wrote and co-stars in this compelling drama which explores Victorian mores through the true story of Effie Gray who, while still a teenager, marries art critic John Ruskin.

Five years on, the marriage is still unconsummated, but when Effie seeks an annulment the subsequent court case and her new relationship with John Everett Millais causes shock and scandal, and unbelievably results in Effie’s exclusion from polite society. Dakota Fanning stars as Effie, with Robbie Coltrane, Julie Walters, Derek Jacobi, James Fox, David Suchet and Claudia Cardinale.

Wed 10 & Thurs 11 Dec, 7.30pm Matinée: Thurs 11 Dec, 2pm

The Judge (15)

Dir: David Dobkin, USA, 2014, 141 mins

Hot shot lawyer Hank Palmer reluctantly returns to his Indiana home town for his mother’s funeral; once there, he is astonished to find that his estranged father, the town’s judge, is accused of murder following a road accident. The drama unfolds as Palmer sets out to discover the truth, and finds himself having to reconnect with the family he walked away from years before.

Starring Robert Downey Jr and Robert Duvall, with Vera Farmiga, Billy Bob Thornton and Sarah Lancaster.

Fri 5 Dec, 2pm & 7.30pm

Tony Benn: Will and Testament (12A) Dir: Skip Kite, country, year, 95 mins

‘As classy, engaging, politically astute and rabble-rousing as the late, great Mr Benn himself’ Empire (5 stars) Tony Benn – the longest serving Labour MP in history, political firebrand, prolific diarist, charismatic anti-war campaigner - and also husband and father. In this moving and informative tribute he presents his personal reflections on his childhood and youth, marriage and family, political career and retirement, wonderfully illustrated by his own photographic and film archives.

December DECEMBER

November

Mon 3 Nov, 2pm & 7.30pm

Sat 13, Mon 15 & Wed 17 Dec, 7.30pm Matinées: Tues 16 (with subtitles for the Hard of Hearing tbc) & Thurs 18 Dec, 2pm

The Imitation Game (cert tbc)

Dir: Morten Tyldum, UK/USA, 2014, runtime tbc

This film is based on the real life story of brilliant, irascible and secretive mathematician Alan Turing, father of the modern-day computer, and his time at Bletchley Park. It portrays the nail-biting race against time to crack the Enigma code – a seemingly impossible task, but absolutely crucial to the Allies’ chances of winning the war. Winner of the Audience Award at Toronto (often an Oscars predictor), and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Mark Strong, Charles Dance and Rory Kinnear

Wed 12 & Thurs 13, 7.30pm Matinée: Thurs 13, 2pm

Dir: Jannifer Bachwal/ Edward Burtynsky, Canada, 2013, 90 mins

Dir: Pawel Pawlikowski, Poland/ Denmark, 2013, 82 mins

Watermark (U)

Ida (12A)

‘a small gem, tender and bleak, funny and sad, superbly photographed in luminous monochrome… a powerful, poignant story with fine,

‘visually dazzling, aesthetically minded… and intellectually stimulating’ Slant

NOVEMBER

Magazine This stunningly photographed documentary focuses on our relationship with the element essential to all life on earth - water. Thrilling helicopter shots capture images of water from all over the world, and without commentary draw attention to the impact of our use – and misuse – of this precious resource.

Tues 4 Nov & Wed 5 Nov, 7.30pm Matinée: Wed 5 Nov, 2pm

The Riot Club (15)

Dir: Lone Scherfig, UK, 2014, 107 mins

‘A sharp satirical cartoon of English class warfare and conspiracy’ The Guardian

Laura Wade has adapted her successful West End play Posh for the big screen, a tale of rich young men behaving badly.

Oxford University’s exclusive Riot Club (which looks a lot like the Bullingdon Club) specialises in fine dining and excessive drinking, followed by room-trashing. One night, things go a bit too far…..

Starring Sam Clafin, Max Irons, Freddie Fox, Tom Hollander and Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton’s Lady Sybil)

Fri 7, Sat 8 & Mon 10 Nov, 7.30pm Matinée: Mon 10 Nov, 2pm

Magic in the Moonlight (12A) Dir: Woody Allen, USA, 2014, 97 mins

‘conjures the glamour of the Riviera with lavish costumes, grand mansions and colour-soaked cinematography.’ FT ‘charming…casts a lovely, lingering spell’ Time Out Woody Allen’s romcom whisks us to the sunshine of the French Riviera in the 1920s – and enters the world of magic.

Colin Firth plays a master magician bent on unmasking a fake psychic medium. Trouble is, once he meets her, he begins to wonder if her powers could be real; what follows is a series of events that send all the characters reeling. Starring Emma Stone with Jacki Weaver and Eileen Atkins.

intelligent performances’ The Guardian Before taking her final vows, a young Catholic novice visits the world outside the convent for the first – and possibly last – time.

Her aunt greets her with astonishing information about her family, and together they embark on a road trip through the freezing Polish countryside to the house where she was born, a place which harbours long-buried secrets from WWII. An utterly compelling story, and a revealing portrait of post-war Poland.

Classic

Sat 15 Nov, 2pm & 7.30pm

A Night at the Cinema (U)

Various directors, UK/USA, 1914, 85 mins

Marking the centenary of the start of World War I, this glorious miscellany of comedies, adventure films, travelogues and newsreels recreates a typical night out at the cinema in 1914 – when cinema was thrillingly new! With specially commissioned piano accompaniment, the 14 short films include a sensational episode of an American film serial, scenes of suffragettes protesting at Buckingham Palace and Allied troops celebrating Christmas at the Front - plus an early sighting of one of cinema’s greatest icons...

For this classic film there will be cabaret seating in the Auditorium Mon 17 Nov, 7.30pm Matinée: Tues 18, 2pm

Ballet Boys (12A)

Dir: Kenneth Elvebakk, Norway, 2014, subtitled, 75 mins

‘sweet and memorable’ Little White Lies

‘fully immerses its audience in the boys’ lives.

The result is delightful…’

HeyUGuys This warm-hearted, inspiring documentary follows three very different young friends who are all passionate about ballet. The camera accompanies the Norwegian teenagers for four years during their everyday training, competitions and entrance exams to the National Ballet Academy – and the time when they must decide whether they have the commitment and skill to make a career in dance.

Tues 18 & Wed 19 Nov, 7.30pm

’71 (15)

Dir: Yann Demange, UK, 2014, 99 mins

‘has you in its grip from start to finish’ Time Out

‘a blindingly strong feature that takes a bold sensory plunge into the Troubles’ The Telegraph Gary Hook is a young squaddie fresh out of training school whose unit is sent to Belfast on peacekeeping duties in 1971 – a famously turbulent year. He has no sooner arrived than rioting breaks out, and amid the chaos he loses touch with his mates. As night draws on, Gary desperately tries to find his way to safety through a disorienting, alien and deadly landscape. Starring Jack O’Connell (Skins, Starred Up).

Fri 21 & Sat 22 Nov, 7.30pm, Matinée: Mon 24 Nov, 2pm

Gone Girl (18)

Dir: David Fincher, USA, 2014, 149 mins

‘a gripping, sharp, blissfully entertaining thriller’ Empire When Amy goes missing on their 5th wedding anniversary, Nick is understandably distraught. Perhaps that’s why he’s behaving so strangely. But then, why is he telling lies? As media frenzy mounts, the unthinkable becomes a genuine question: is it possible that Nick has killed his wife? This taut and twisty tale is based on the best-seller by Gillian Flynn, and stars Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike.

Matinée: Fri 21 Nov, 2pm Mon 24 Nov, 7.30pm

Violette (15)

Dir: Martin Provost, France/ Belgium, 2013, 138 mins ‘handsome,

intelligently absorbing and stirring biographical portrait’

Sat 6 & Mon 8 Dec, 7.30pm Matinée: Mon 8 Dec, 2pm

What We Did On Our Holiday (12A) Dir: Andy Hamilton/Guy Jenkin, UK, 2014, 95 mins

Doug, Abi and their three children go off for a holiday in Scotland to celebrate Doug’s Dad’s birthday – what fun! But are Mum and Dad hiding something? This heart-warming and uplifting comedy from the creators of the hit BBC series Outnumbered features a stellar British cast including Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Billy Connolly, Celia Imrie, Ben Miller, Amelia Bullmore and Annette Crosbie,

New York Times The director of 2008’s Séraphine returns with a biopic about celebrated writer Violette Leduc, one of France’s boldest postWWII writers. The film explores her contradictory character and intense relationship with Simone de Beauvoir, and her quest for freedom through writing. Starring Emmanuelle Devos and Sandrine Kimberlain.

Fri 28 Nov, Mon 1 & Wed 3 Dec, 7.30pm Matinée: Mon 1 Dec, 2pm

Effie Gray (cert tbc) Dir: Richard Laxton, UK, 2014, runtime tbc

Emma Thompson wrote and co-stars in this compelling drama which explores Victorian mores through the true story of Effie Gray who, while still a teenager, marries art critic John Ruskin.

Five years on, the marriage is still unconsummated, but when Effie seeks an annulment the subsequent court case and her new relationship with John Everett Millais causes shock and scandal, and unbelievably results in Effie’s exclusion from polite society. Dakota Fanning stars as Effie, with Robbie Coltrane, Julie Walters, Derek Jacobi, James Fox, David Suchet and Claudia Cardinale.

Wed 10 & Thurs 11 Dec, 7.30pm Matinée: Thurs 11 Dec, 2pm

The Judge (15)

Dir: David Dobkin, USA, 2014, 141 mins

Hot shot lawyer Hank Palmer reluctantly returns to his Indiana home town for his mother’s funeral; once there, he is astonished to find that his estranged father, the town’s judge, is accused of murder following a road accident. The drama unfolds as Palmer sets out to discover the truth, and finds himself having to reconnect with the family he walked away from years before.

Starring Robert Downey Jr and Robert Duvall, with Vera Farmiga, Billy Bob Thornton and Sarah Lancaster.

Fri 5 Dec, 2pm & 7.30pm

Tony Benn: Will and Testament (12A) Dir: Skip Kite, country, year, 95 mins

‘As classy, engaging, politically astute and rabble-rousing as the late, great Mr Benn himself’ Empire (5 stars) Tony Benn – the longest serving Labour MP in history, political firebrand, prolific diarist, charismatic anti-war campaigner - and also husband and father. In this moving and informative tribute he presents his personal reflections on his childhood and youth, marriage and family, political career and retirement, wonderfully illustrated by his own photographic and film archives.

December DECEMBER

November

Mon 3 Nov, 2pm & 7.30pm

Sat 13, Mon 15 & Wed 17 Dec, 7.30pm Matinées: Tues 16 (with subtitles for the Hard of Hearing tbc) & Thurs 18 Dec, 2pm

The Imitation Game (cert tbc)

Dir: Morten Tyldum, UK/USA, 2014, runtime tbc

This film is based on the real life story of brilliant, irascible and secretive mathematician Alan Turing, father of the modern-day computer, and his time at Bletchley Park. It portrays the nail-biting race against time to crack the Enigma code – a seemingly impossible task, but absolutely crucial to the Allies’ chances of winning the war. Winner of the Audience Award at Toronto (often an Oscars predictor), and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Mark Strong, Charles Dance and Rory Kinnear

2 & 5 Jan The King and the Mockingbird (U) 29 & 30 Dec, 2, 3 & 6 Jan My Old Lady (12A)

25 Hockney – preview screening

29 & 30 Alexander (PG) 23 It’s A Wonderful Life (U) 19, 20 & 22 The Hunger Games (cert tbc)

17 Ballet Boys (12A)

18 John

15 A Night at the Cinema (U)

Dir: Miguel Arteta, USA, 2014, 81 mins

16 Alice in Wonderland

12 & 13 Ida (12A)

13, 15, 16, 17 & 18 The Imitation Game (cert tbc)

11 The Tempest

The most horrible day of 11-year-old Alexander’s life begins when he wakes up with gum in his hair; it gets steadily worse with one calamity after another – and it’s the same for the rest of his family, too! Comedy that’s sure to cheer you up, based on the book by Judith Viorst and starring Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner.

18 & 19 ’71 (15)

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (PG)

22 & 24 Dec Nativity 3 (cert tbc)

Family

21, 22 & 24 Gone Girl (18)

Mon 29 & Tues 30 Dec, 2pm

21 & 24 Violette (15)

Family

26 L’Elisir D’amore

Dir: Francis Lawrence, USA, 2014, runtime tbc

10 & 11 Dec The Judge (15)

7, 8 & 10 Magic in the Moonlight (12A)

6 & 8 What We Did On Our Holiday (12A) 5 Tony Benn: Will and Testament (12A) 4 Rembrandt

December 2014

Dir: Debbie Isitt, UK, 2014, runtime tbc

More merry mayhem at St Bernadette’s primary school as they prepare for their annual Nativity show – only this time they’ve somehow got involved in entering a flash mob competition which will take the cast on a trip to New York. What a great idea – what could possibly go wrong? Heart-warming comedy and perfect family entertainment for Christmas, starring Martin Clunes, Catherine Tate and Celia Imrie.

Christmas Classic Tues 23 Dec, 2pm & 7.30pm

It’s A Wonderful Life (U)

Mon 29, Tues 30 Dec, Fri 2 & Sat 3 Jan, 7.30pm Matinée: Tues 6 Jan, 2pm

My Old Lady (12A)

Dir: Israel Horovitz, USA/France, 2014, 107 mins

When Mathias Gold unexpectedly inherits an apartment in Paris, he blows his meagre savings on travelling to France to claim his new home, where he discovers a major snag: the apartment comes with a sitting tenant – and she’s not going anywhere. Her daughter, also resident, is very frosty. How on earth are these three going to get along? A tender and touching comedy about love, life and growing old, starring Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas and Kevin Kline.

Family Fri 2 & Mon 5 Jan, 2pm

The King and the Mockingbird (U) Dir: Paul Grimault, France, 1980, 83 mins

Dir: Frank Capra, USA, 1946, B&W, 130 mins

‘A genuine American classic’ The Guardian Start your celebration of the festive season with this all-time favourite Christmas movie. James Stewart plays a man who wants to end it all, until his guardian angel arrives and shows him what a difference he has made to everyone around him – his family, his friends and the folks in his home town. It’s funny and touching, and probably the most life-affirming film you’ll ever see.

There’ll be mulled wine and free mince pies for all ticket holders, kindly sponsored by The Silk Top Hat Gallery.

Interstellar, The Theory of Everything, Paddington

Coming in January: Mr Turner

November & December

Tickets may be purchased in advance and specific seats allocated, payment is required when booking.

Stalls: £6/£5.50 concessions, £4 for under 12s Balcony: £7/£6.50 concs, £5 for under 12s. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

All tickets are non-refundable. Please note • films commence at the stated start time (the ads and trailers are shown before the start time). latecomers may be refused entrance once projection has • commenced to avoid disturbing other customers. We may allocate seats at the rear of the auditorium if available.

• if you come to see a film without booking, it is really helpful if you bring cash to pay for your tickets. Our card machine is very slow and long queues can build up surprisingly quickly. Thank you!

Assistive listening sets are available for all films, ask Box Office for a loop/earpiece.

Audio description is available for some films - ask Box Office for details

Digital projector - ultra surround sound - large screen licensed bar - accessible facilities We have a full programme of live shows, workshops and regular activities, see our website for details.

This delightful animation, adapted from a Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale, is a treat for children of all ages. A tyrannical King owns paintings which magically come to life after dark. One night two characters escape from their paintings and flee the castle, pausing to free Mr Bird who’s caught in one of the King’s cruel traps, before leading the police on a wild chase... A story told with wit, imagination and a piquant charm, and beautifully realised animation.

Films Films Films

Coming Soon: Mr Turner, The Hobbit, Winter Sleep,

Book online

www.ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk Box Office 01584 878141

Supported by the National Lottery through the BFI and Creative England

100% sustainable design by www.thinkgraphic.co.uk

Nativity 3: Dude Where’s My Donkey? (cert tbc)

3 Watermark (U)

DECEMBER

4 & 5 The Riot Club (15)

Mon 22 & Wed 24 Dec, 2pm

November 2014

(cert tbc)

28, 1 & 3 Dec, Effie Gray (cert tbc)

December

Box Office 01584 878141 1 Mill Street • Ludlow SY8 1AZ www.ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1

Following on from the thrilling finale of Catching Fire, Katniss once again finds herself in peril when she is labelled as the face of the rebellion against the autocratic Capitol. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, with Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, Donald Sutherland and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

You will find full details of the streamed events listed above in our Autumn Live Events brochure and website.

Fri 19, Sat 20 & Mon 22 Dec, 7.30pm

Effie Gray