Cinema Mar 2023
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To Leslie 15, 2hrs
Mon 6 Mar 7.30pm, Wed 8 Mar 1.30pm
The biggest surprise of the awards season came with the nomination of British actress Andrea Riseborough for the Best Actress Oscar for her role in this independent film. Inspired by true events, it follows a single mother who wins the lottery and quickly squanders it, leaving behind a world of heartbreak. Years later, struggling with alcoholism and addiction, she fights to rebuild her life and find redemption.
Women Talking 15, 1hr 44mins
Tue 7 Mar 2pm, Wed 8 Mar 8pm, Thu 9 Mar 11.15am P
Nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, Miriam Toews’ book about abuse and solidarity is brought to the screen. Inspired by true events, it transports us to an isolated community where a group of women are dealing with the aftermath of sexual assault by the colony’s men. In a sunlit barn, the women debate: will they stay and forgive their attackers?
Everything Everywhere All At Once 15, 2hrs 19mins
Thu 9 Mar 4pm, Fri 10 Mar 7.30pm
This entertaining and inventive fantasy film mixes mindbending sci-fi with thought provoking insights into the human condition. Michelle Yeoh stars as an aging Chinese immigrant who discovers a rupture in reality. She is swept up on an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring other universes, connecting with the lives she could have led.
The Banshees of Inisherin 15, 1hr 54mins
Thu 9 Mar 7.30pm, Fri 10 Mar 11.15am P
This dark and comic tale of feuding friends is up for nine Oscars and ten BAFTAS. Set on a pretty island off the coast of Ireland, Padraic and Colm are lifelong friends who find themselves at a crossroads. Padraic tries to repair the relationship, but his repeated efforts are in vain. When Colm delivers a desperate ultimatum, events escalate with shocking consequences.
Top Gun: Maverick
12A, 2hrs 11mins
Tue 14 Mar 2pm & Wed 15 Mar 8pm
Another chance to see this exciting multi Oscar and BAFTA nominated drama on the big screen. After over thirty years of service as a top pilot, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a group of Top Gun graduates for a mission unlike anything any living pilot has ever seen. Facing an uncertain future, Maverick has to face his deepest fears, ending in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice.
All Quiet On The Western Front
15, 2hr 27mins
Tue 14 Mar 7.30pm & Thu 16 Mar 4pm In German with subtitles
Nominated for nine Oscars and eleven BAFTAs, this visually stunning film is based on Eric Maria Remarque’s anti-war novel. Could it repeat the success of the 1930 adaptation and scoop the Best Picture Oscar? An epic and grittily immersive saga set in the final days of WWI, it follows an idealistic teenager whose patriotic fervour disappears once he faces the brutal realities of life on the front.
The Son 15, 2hrs 4mins
Fri 10 Mar 4pm, Mon 13 Mar 7.30pm, Thu 16 Mar 11.15am P
Florian Zeller follows his Oscar-nominated film, The Father, with another emotional family drama. Hugh Jackman plays Peter, a successful man whose life is turned upside down when his son Nicholas moves back in with him and his young family. As Nicholas’ behaviour becomes more disturbing, Peter reaches to the past to correct his mistakes, but in doing so loses sight of how to hold onto Nicholas in the present.
What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Mon 20 Mar 7.30pm, Tue 21 Mar 2pm
Wed 22 Mar 2pm, Thu 23 Mar 7.30pm S
12A, 1hr 48mins
For Zoe, a dating app addict, swiping right has only delivered an endless stream of Mr. Wrongs. For her childhood friend Kaz, the answer is to follow his parents' example and opt for an arranged marriage to a beautiful bride from Pakistan. Zoe films his hopeful journey to marry a stranger and begins to wonder if she can learn something from a different approach to finding love.
Saint Omer 12A, 2hrs 3mins, in French with subtitles
Tue 21 Mar 7.30pm & Wed 22 Mar 4.30pm
An author attends the trial of a Senegalese immigrant accused of murdering her baby. She hopes it will inspire a modernday retelling of Medea she is working on. As she listens to the accused, many parallels to her own life come to the fore, causing her to question her relationship with her husband, unborn child and Senegalese mother. Soon, there is more than one person on trial, and the audience is the jury.
Broker 12A, 2hrs 9mins, in Korean with subtitles
Mon 27 Mar 7.30pm & Thu 30 Mar 4pm
In this bittersweet blend of crime and family drama, the owners of a Korean laundrette run an illegal business selling abandoned babies to wealthy couples who don't want to wait to adopt. When a young mother discovers their racket, she decides to join them to ensure her child finds a good home.
Knock at the Cabin 15,
1hr 40min
Wed 29 Mar 8pm & Thu 30 Mar 11.15am P
M. Night Shyamalan returns to form with this thought-provoking mystery thriller. While on holiday at a remote cabin, a young girl and her parents are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.
The Quiet Girl 12A, 1hr 35mins
in Gaelic with subtitles
Thu 2 Mar 2pm & Mon 6 Mar 7.15pm
A new family, a country home and a dark secret are at the heart of this captivating story set in 1980’s Ireland. Nine year old girl Cáit is sent by her family to spend the summer at the farm of distant relatives she has never met. She begins to find the love and acceptance that had long been missing from her life. This is the first Gaelic language film to be nominated for the Best International Film Oscar.
Elvis 12A, 2hrs 40mins
Fri 3 Mar 7.15pm, Sat 4 Mar 7.15pm
Tue 7 Mar 11.15am
A celebration of the life and music of Elvis Presley and his complicated relationship with his manager. The story shows this relationship spanning over 20 years, from Presley's rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom. Central to everything is one of the most significant people in Elvis's life, Priscilla Presley.
Au Hasard Balthazar 12A, 1hr 36mins, in French with subtitles
Sat 4 Mar 2pm
This poignant study of humanity though the lives of a donkey and its keepers is a masterpiece of storytelling. Unfolding over a number of years in rural France, Balthazar is passed from owner to owner, becoming both a witness to and victim of their suffering and abuse. Exquisitely told though small details, this poetic and richly textured film holds a mirror up to the world we live in.
Triangle of Sadness 15, 2hrs 27mins
Weds 8 March 4pm & 7.30pm
This hilarious comedy sees social status turned upside down. A celebrity model couple go on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged boat captain. What first appears like paradise ends in horror and leaves the survivors stranded on a desert island, fighting for survival. Nominated for Best Picture, Directing and Screenplay Oscars.
Aftersun
12A, 1hr 41mins
Fri 10 Mar 7.15pm & Wed 15 Mar 4pm
On a 90’s package holiday, 11-yearold Sophie spends some quality time with her divorced father. With both of them struggling with the challenges life throws at them, this holiday provides a turning point in their relationship. It's a captivating story of reflection and self-discovery, featuring an Oscar and BAFTA nominated performance from Normal People’s Paul Mescal.
Winners PG, 1hr 25mins, in Persian with subtitles
Mon 20 Mar 7.15pm & Tue 21 Mar 4pm
In a small village in Iran, nine-year-old Yahya and his friend Leyla work hard to support their families. They spend their days scouring local rubbish dumps for anything of value. One day they find a precious statue. A heart-warming and typically Iranian adventure, full of childlike wonder and sly social commentary.
You Resemble Me
in French with subtitles
15, 1hr 30mins
Sat 25 Mar 7.30pm & Tue 28 Mar 2pm
In a Parisian suburb, two sisters from a dysfunctional North African family become separated when they are taken into care. As an adult, Hasna starts associating with an extremist group and is portrayed as a terrorist by the media. Asking challenging questions about modern society and its assumptions, this gripping film is based on the life of Hasna Aït Boulahcen, who was incorrectly labelled as Europe’s first suicide bomber.
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
EXHIBITION ON SCREEN Hopper: An American Love Story 12A,
1hr 35mins
Fri 17 Mar 2pm & Sat 25 Mar 4pm
Hopper’s work is the most recognisable art in America – popular, praised, and mysterious. Countless painters, photographers, filmmakers and musicians have been influenced by his art – but who was he, and how did he create such a bounty of notable work?
EXHIBITION ON SCREEN
Cezanne: Portraits of a Life
PG, 1hr 25mins
Thu 23 Mar 7.15pm & Sun 26 Mar 4pm
One cannot appreciate 20th century art without understanding the significance and genius of Paul Cézanne. Filmed at the National Portrait Gallery in London, the film takes audiences to the places Cézanne lived and worked and sheds light on an artist who is perhaps one of the most important of all the Impressionists.
EXHIBITION ON SCREEN
Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman U, 1hr 34mins
Wed 29 Mar 4pm & 7.15pm, Thu 30 Mar 4pm & 7.15pm, Sat 1 Apr 5pm
Mary Cassatt’s radical images depicted the women around her as intellectual, curious and engaging, which was a major shift in the way women appeared in art. Presenting her astonishing prints, pastels and paintings, this film introduces us to the often-overlooked Impressionist.
KEY
P Prompt start -adverts begin earlier and film begins at advertised time
S A Subtitled screening
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