Cinema July 2023
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Transformers Cert TBC, 2hrs 7mins, Audio Description available
Fri 30 June 4pm, Sat 1 Jul 7.30pm, Wed 5 Jul 8pm
Returning to the action and spectacle that have captured moviegoers around the world, this new instalment will take audiences on a nineties globetrotting adventure with the Autobots and introduce a whole new faction of Transformer - the Maximals - to the existing battle on earth between Autobots and Decepticons.
Pretty Red Dress
15, 1hr 50mins
Fri 30 Jun 7.30pm & Mon 3 Jul 7.30pm
Alexandra Burke makes an assured film debut as a mother and actress competing for the lead role in Tina Turner musical. When her husband is released from prison, he buys her a sparkly red dress to wear to her next audition, awakening repressed feelings and unspoken truths that threaten to derail the new start the family were looking for. Featuring some rousing Tina Turner numbers, this vibrant, uplifting musical drama explores black masculinity, self-expression and family relationships and with heart and humour.
Chevalier
12A, 1hr 48mins
Audio Description available
Mon 10 July 7.30pm
Tue 11 July 11am & 7.30pm S
Thu 13 July 4pm DF
Rousing music, opulent production design and a flamboyant central performance propel this entertaining and inspiring story of 18th century mixed race composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Bologne rises to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer, complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with Marie Antoinette and her court.
Greatest
Days 12A, 1hr 52min
Tue 11 July 4pm & Wed 12 July 8pm
A feel-good and universal story of love and friendship featuring the hit songs of Take That and adapted from the smash stage show by the writer of Calendar Girls. We follow five best friends who have the night of their lives seeing their favourite boy band in concert. Twenty-five years later their lives have changed in many different ways as they reunite for one more epic show by their beloved band, to relight their friendship and discover that maybe their greatest days are ahead of them.
The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry
12A, 1hr 48mins, Audio Description available
Thu 13 July 11am, Tue 18 July 7.30pm, Thu 20 July 2pm
Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton star in this adaptation of Rachel Joyce’s life affirming best-seller. Harold Fry is an ordinary man in his 60’s who has lived a life tinged with regret and sadness. When he learns that an old friend is unwell, he writes her a letter and pops out to the post office… then decides to deliver it by hand, walking 450 miles to her hospice in Berwick Upon Tweed, becoming an inspirational national celebrity along the way.
Asteroid City
12A, 1hr 45mins, Audio Description available
Thu 13 July 7.30pm, Mon 17 July 7.30pm, Tue 18 July 11am, Thu 20 July 4.30pm S
Wes Anderson brings his trademark quirky comedy, exquisite production design and huge ensemble cast to this pastel hued cosmic wonder set in space race obsessed 50’s America. In the tiny desert town of Asteroid City (population 87), a group of parents and their gifted children gather for the Junior Stargazer Space Cadet convention. Among this eclectic group are a photographer grappling with recent widowhood and a Hollywood starlet. Little do they know that their brief time together will be marked by a world changing event.
No Hard Feelings
15, 1hr 43mins, Audio Description available
Fri 14 July 11am, Tue 18 July 4pm, Thu 20 July 7.30pm
Jennifer Lawrence stars in this racy rom-com. On the brink of losing her home, Maddie finds an intriguing job listing: helicopter parents looking for someone to bring their introverted 19-year-old son out of his shell before college. She has one summer to make him a man or die trying, but the awkward Percy is no sure thing.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
PG, 2hrs 20mins, Audio Description available
Sat 15 July 7.30pm, Sat 22 July 2pm, Thu 27 July 11am
Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the SpiderVerse saga, an epic adventure that will transport Brooklyn's full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man across the Multiverse to join forces with Gwen Stacy and a new team of Spider-People to face off with a villain more powerful than anything they have ever encountered.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Cert TBC, 2hrs 34mins
Audio Description available
Fri 21 July 11am, Sat 22 July 7.30pm
Mon 24 July 7.30pm
Tue 25 July 11am S
Wed 26 July 4pm
Thu 27 July 7.30pm
Harrison Ford returns for one last crack of the whip as the swashbuckling hero Indiana Jones. Finding himself in a new era and approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacles of an all-too-familiar evil return in the form of an old rival, he finds himself on a race against time to time to retrieve a legendary artifact that can change the course of history.
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
Cert TBC, 1hr 30mins, Audio Description available
Sat 22 July 11am, Wed 26 July 11am SF, Thu 27 July 4pm
Ruby Gillman, a teenager at Oceanside High, defies her mother's beach ban and discovers she's the next Warrior Queen of the Seven Seas. Descended from kraken warriors, Ruby joins forces with Chelsea, a mermaid-turned-human, to battle power-hungry mermaids. A thrilling and vibrantly animated tale of self-discovery, friendship and epic underwater battles unfolds as Ruby embraces her destiny.
The Flash 12A, 2hrs 24min
Wed 26 July 7.30pm & Sat 29 July 11am
Barry Allen is struck by a bolt of lightning and thus, an extraordinary power is born inside him: The Speed Force. When he uses this power to run back in time and save his mother, he creates a world without heroes and General Zod has returned. To defeat him, his only hope rests in the hands of a retired Batman, another Barry and an imprisoned kryptonian.
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One
Cert TBC, 2hrs 26mins
Fri 28 July 11am & Sat 29 July 7.30pm
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission - not even the lives of those he cares about most.
The Studio Screen is an intimate space, of just 20 seats, dedicated to world cinema, British independent films and family favourites. The studio now has air conditioning and new seats are now on order!
Full Time 12A, 1hr 28mins, In French with subtitles
Sat 1 Jul 7pm & Wed 5 Jul 7.30pm
An ambitious single mother goes to extraordinary lengths to defy a rail strike and attend a life changing interview in this tense and timely thriller. Struggling to make ends meet in her job as a hotel maid, Julies fortunes appear to change when she lands an interview for a marketing executive role. But with the Parisian transport system at a standstill, she must overcome many obstacles to get across town, in a nail-biting race against time. A superb central performance and exhilarating direction make this an appointment not to be missed.
A Crack in the Mountain
12A, 1hr 40mins, In English & Vietnamese with subtitles
Mon 10 July 7pm & Wed 12 July 7.30pm
With its own lake, jungle and unique weather system, the Hang So'n Đoòng cave in Vietnam - discovered in 1990 and unexplored until 2009 - has been described as a lost world. This informative documentary reveals the breathtaking beauty of our planets largest subterranean network on screen for the first time. The film also follows the controversy around proposed development of the site while investigating the challenges of modern-day exploration, environmental conservation & sustainability.
Exhibition on Screen:
Tokyo Stories 15, 1hr 30mins
Thu 13 July 7pm, Fri 14 July 11.30am, Mon 17 July 7pm, Tue 18 July 7pm, Thu 20 July 2.30 & 7pm
Sat 22 July 2.30pm
This exciting new film is fast-paced, energetic and dynamic, mixing the traditional with the ultra-modern and exploring one of the world's most vibrant hubs of creativity and ingenuity. Based on a smash-hit exhibition at the Ashmolean in Oxford, Tokyo Stories spans 4 centuries – ranging from the delicate woodblock prints of Hokusai and Hiroshige to Pop Art posters, contemporary photography, Manga, film and street art.
La Syndicaliste
15, 2hrs 2mins, in French with subtitles
Mon 24 July 7pm, Tue 25 July 2pm, Wed 26 July 7pm
Isabelle Huppert stars in this riveting cat and mouse thriller based on the true life story of trade union representative-turned-whistleblower Maureen Kearney. After exposing dubious multinational deals in the French nuclear industry, Kearney’s life is suddenly turned upsidedown when she is violently assaulted in her home. The investigation is carried out under pressure, but new elements create doubt in the minds of the investigators. At first a victim, Maureen becomes a suspect.
Shabu 12A, 1hr 15mins, in Dutch with subtitles
Thu 27 July 7pm & Sat 29 July 7pm
Meet Shabu – An endearingly charismatic 14 year old rapper who has got himself in a bit of bother. Having taken his grandmother's car for joyride and subsequently written it off, he desperately needs to raise €1,200. Ever resourceful, he hits upon the idea of staging a block party to pay off his debt. Feeling more like a narrative feature than a documentary, this joyful, music tinged coming of age story introduces a character you will want to hang out with long after the credits roll.
Film Forum: Please join us for an informal chat about the film after the 27 July screening.
KEY P Prompt start
Adverts begin earlier and the film begins at advertised time
S Subtitled screening
All foreign language films also have English subtitles
SF / DF Sensory / Dementia Friendly screenings
(these screenings begin promptly)
Audio Description is available on specified films. It's advisable to notify Box Office in advance if you would like to reserve a headset. Audio Description headsets do not impact the screening in any way for those not using them.
PRICES
Main Screen:
Full price: £9.50, Concessions: £8.50, 16–25s: £5, Children: £5
Studio Screen:
All tickets: £7
Members get £1 off a ticket per screening
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