Cinema June 2023
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
PG, 1hr 45mins, Audio Description available
Fri 2 & Mon 5 Jun 7.30pm, Tue 6 Jun 6pm P S, Thu 8 Jun 11am
In the long awaited big-screen adaptation of Judy Blume's classic and ground-breaking novel, 11-year-old Margaret is uprooted from her life in 1970’s New York City for the suburbs of New Jersey, going through the messy and tumultuous throes of puberty with new friends in a new school. She relies on her mother, who is also struggling to adjust to life outside the big city, and her adoring grandmother, who isn't happy they moved away and likes to remind them every chance she gets.
The Three Musketeers D'Artagnan
15, 2hrs 1min, In French with subtitles
Wed 7 Jun 8pm, Fri 9 Jun 4pm, Sat 10 Jun 11am
In this lavish, action-packed new adaption of Alexandre Dumas's swashbuckling classic, Young D'Artagnan arrives in Paris, trying to find the attackers who left him for dead. He instead finds a real war brewing and joins the king's three musketeers - Athos, Porthos and Aramis - as they work to ensure the future of France.
One Fine Morning 15, 1hr 53mins, In French with subtitles
Fri 9 Jun 11am & Wed 14 Jun 8pm
Léa Seydoux stars as a young mother who juggles her job as a translator with the responsibilities of caring for her eightyear-old daughter and ailing father. Her busy life is further complicated when a chance encounter with an old friend who is stuck in an unhappy marriage leads to a passionate affair. Based on her own life experience, Mia Hansen-Løve’s tender and deceptively simple drama examines the complexities of life, family and relationships with great charm and insight.
Fast X 12A,
2hrs 21mins, Audio Description available
Fri 9 Jun 7.30pm, Sat 10 Jun 4pm, Tue 13 Jun 4pm
Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto and his family have outsmarted and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they must confront the most lethal opponent they've ever faced. Fuelled by revenge, a terrifying threat emerges from the shadows of the past to shatter Dom's world and destroy everything - and everyone - he loves.
Missing 15, 1hr 46mins, Audio Description available
Sat 10 Jun 7.30pm, Thu 15 Jun 2pm
From the minds being the acclaimed thriller Searching comes another thrilling roller-coaster mystery set entirely on computer and phone screens. When her mother disappears while on Holiday in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June's search for answers is hindered by international red tape. Stuck thousands of miles away in Los Angeles, June creatively uses all the latest technology at her fingertips to try to find her before it's too late. But, as she digs deeper, her digital sleuthing raises more questions than answers...
The Laureate 15, 1hr 38mins
Mon 12 Jun 7.30pm, Tues 13 Jun 2pm, Thu 15 Jun 11am
Set against the glamorous backdrop of Britain's roaring '20s, this sumptuous biopic tells the story of British War Poet Robert Graves, who is married with four children when he becomes romantically involved with American writer Laura Riding. Defying the conventions of polite society, Riding moves in with Graves and his wife as a menage-a-trois, until the arrival of handsome Irish poet Geoffrey Phibbs make it a menage-a-quatre! Soon tensions and rivalries become so fraught that Graves is a suspect for attempted murder.
The Little Mermaid
PG, 2hrs 15mins, Audio Description available
Fri 16 Jun 4pm, Sat 17 Jun 11am & 2pm, Mon 19 Jun 7.30pm
Tues 20 Jun 4pm S, Thur 22 Jun 11am, Sat 24 Jun 11am SF
Disney’s classic animation gets a specular live action remake. The youngest of King Triton's daughters, Ariel, longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea. While visiting the surface, she falls for the dashing Prince Eric. Desperate to see him again, she makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life - and her father's crown - in jeopardy.
Hypnotic 15, 1hr 34mins, Audio Description available
Fri 16 Jun 7.30pm, Tue 20 Jun 7.30pm, Thu 22 Jun 4pm
Ben Affleck stars in this twisty mindbending thriller directed by Robert Rodriguez. Determined to find his missing daughter, a detective finds himself spiralling down a rabbit hole investigating a series of reality-shifting crimes where he will ultimately call into question his most basic assumptions about everything and everyone in his world. Aided by a gifted psychic, he simultaneously pursues and is pursued by a lethal spectre - only to discover more than he ever bargained for.
Return to
Seoul 15, 1hr 59mins, In Korean with subtitles
Tues 20 Jun 2pm, Thu 22 Jun 7.30pm
25-year-old Freddie travels from her adoptive family home in France to the country of her birth, Korea. Outwardly, she is looking for her biological parents, but her real quest is to find herself. Over a number of years, we see her rapidly change her persona, but always with an exhilarating air of unpredictability and spontaneity. Electrifying musical sequences, gorgeous cinematography, and, above all else, a mesmerising central performance, make this a journey not to missed.
The Eight Mountains
12A, 2hrs 27mins, In Italian with subtitles
Tues 27 June 2pm & Thu 29 June 7.30pm
Unfolding over several decades and set against the stunning backdrop of the Italian Alps, this engrossing, patiently observed adaption of Paolo Cognetti’s novel is a moving story of life changing friendship, estrangement and our connection to nature. City boy Pietro first meets rugged farm hand Bruno as an 11-year-old while on holiday with his family. After a spending several idyllic summers together, they grow apart, but as an adult, the now well-travelled Pietro finds the magnetic pull of the mountain hard to resist, and returns to rebuild a dilapidated cottage – and his friendship - with Bruno.
Mad About The Boy: The Noel Coward Story
12A, 1hr 31mins
Mon 26 Jun 7.30pm, Thu 29 Jun 2pm, Fri 30 Jun 11am
Narrated by Alan Cumming with Rupert Everett providing with voice of Coward, this revealing new documentary tells the inspirational story of the most important cultural figures of the 20th Century. He was not only a great playwright, but also one of the best songwriters, directors and performers. Noel Coward’s triumphs across theatre, film and music mark him out as one of only a handful of artists whose mastery moulded the spirit of a nation.
The Jesus
Revolution Cert TBC, 1hr 59mins
Tues 27 June 7.30pm, Thu 29 June 11am
Bringing a fascinating moment in history vibrantly to life, this heart-warming drama tells the true story of a spiritual awakening originating within a community of teenage hippies in Southern California in the early 1970s. Young Greg Laurie is searching for all the right things in all the wrong places: until he meets Lonnie Frisbee, a charismatic hippie street preacher. Together with pastor Chuck Smith they open the doors of Smith's languishing church to an unexpected revival of radical and newfound love, leading to what Time Magazine dubbed The Jesus Revolution.
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.
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!
Loving Highsmith 12A, 1hr 24mins
Thu 1 Jun 7pm & Fri 2 Jun 7pm
A unique look at the life of celebrated American author Patricia Highsmith based on her diaries, notebooks and the intimate reflections of her lovers, friends and family. Most of Highsmith's novels were adapted for the big screen, including the two films you see below. Excerpts from these are interwoven with fascinating archive material and revealing notes from her private writings to create a vivid, touching portrait of one of the most fascinating female writers.
Carol 15, 1hr 59mins
Mon 5 Jun 4pm & Sat 10 Jun 2pm
Based on Patricia Highsmith’s most autobiographical work (originally published under a pseudonym), this swooning old fashioned romance transports us to 1952 America, where a wide-eyed department store clerk finds herself tiptoeing into an illicit love affair with a sophisticated older woman. Cate Blancett is majestic in the title role, but its Rooney Mara’s mesmerising performance as Therese that will steal your heart.
The Talented Mr. Ripley 15,
Tue 6 Jun 2pm & Sat 10 Jun 7pm
2hrs 23mins
The secretive and unpredictable Highsmith claimed that the duplicitous Tom Ripley was her alter ego. Anthony Minghella’s star studded adaption of the first novel introduces us to the young Ripley, who is sent to Italy on a mission to bring an errant playboy back to his American home. Jealous of the glamorous world he lives in, Ripley goes to extreme measures adopt his lifestyle.
Cairo Conspiracy 12A, 2hrs 1min, In Arabic with subtitles
Fri 16 Jun 7pm & Sat 17 Jun 1.45pm
A fisherman’s son becomes a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Egypt’s religious and political elite in this gripping conspiracy thriller. Shortly after Adam wins a scholarship and commences studies at the prestigious AlAzhar University in Cairo, the chief imam suddenly drops dead. With the Government fearing a hard-line replacement, Adam is coerced into spying on the religious community and is drawn into a complex web of corruption and political chicanery.
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
Mon 19, Tue 20 & Thu 22 Jun 7pm
Wed 21 Jun 2pm, Sat 24 Jun 11am
PG, 1hr 33mins
In the spring of 2023, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam opened its doors to the largest Vermeer exhibition in history. With loans from across the world, this major retrospective will bring together Vermeer’s most famous masterpieces. This film invites audiences to a private view of the exhibition, accompanied by the director of the Rijksmuseum and the curators of the show.
Girl With A Pearl Earring
12A, 1hr 36mins
Sat 24 Jun 2pm & Mon 26 Jun 7pm
Scarlet Johansson and Colin Firth star in this adaptation of Tracy Chevalier’s novel about the events surrounding the creation of Vermeer’s Girl With a Pearl Earring. Little is known about the girl in the painting; it is speculated that she was a maid who lived in the house of the painter. Completing the painting requires her to secretly pose without the knowledge of Vermeer's wife and protect herself from the cruel gossip of the world of a 17th century servant.
Under
the Fig Trees
12A, 1hr 33mins, In Arabic with subtitles
Tue 27 Jun 7pm (followed by Film Forum)
Thu 29 & Fri 30 Jun 7pm
In a sun dappled Tunisian orchard, a group of young women gather to harvest the fig crop. Under the shade of trees, they flirt and gossip, hopes and dreams are shared, advice is given and personal dramas unfold. The trees bear witness to it all, and so do we, as a patiently observant camera and wonderfully naturalistic performances create the feeling of eavesdropping on their most intimate secrets.
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
Box Office: 01684 295074
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