Seaside Special (12A)
Fri 8 December (Food + Film night – Sold Out)
Tue 12 + Wed 13 December at 4.30pm
A love letter to Britain from our friends in Europe, Jens Meurer’s funny, bittersweet and loving Seaside Special visits the town of Cromer, Norfolk as it prepares for its annual end-of-pier variety show during the summer of 2019.
With the show due to be performed twice a day for three months, we meet the performers, the team pulling it together, and the townsfolk who will flock to each show day after day. In the background Brexit is hitting its stride, and as we see the talent and the passion driving the show, we also witness a microcosm of a Britain in flux.
All shot beautifully on 16mm film, Seaside Special is affectionate and funny filmmaking reflecting the eccentricities of classic English entertainment while the country sets out to leave its European neighbours.
“Vivid and richly affectionate” Guardian ★★★★
CBeebies Panto: Robin Hood (U)
Sun 10 December at 10.30am
The CBeebies Panto is coming back in cinemas for yet another Christmassy adventure, this time with Robin Hood at the helm!
As always, the show will feature many of CBeebies’ most popular actors and presenters. Full of catchy songs, dancing, and pantomime fun, it promises to be the must-see Christmas event for pre-schoolers and their families.
Catch-up Screenings: The Great Escaper (12A)
Mon 11 – Thu 14 December
In the summer of 2014, Bernard Jordan (Michael Caine) made global headlines. He had staged a “great escape” from his care home to join fellow war veterans on a beach in Normandy, commemorating their fallen comrades at the D-Day Landings 70th anniversary. It was a story that captured the imagination of the world as Bernie embodied the defiant, “can-do” spirit of a generation that was fast disappearing. But of course, it wasn’t the whole story.
It was an inspirational but sanitised retelling of one man’s need to come to terms with the lasting trauma of war. Bernie’s adventure, spanning a mere 48 hours, also marked the culmination of his 60-year marriage to Rene (Glenda Jackson) – The Great Escaper celebrates their enduring love but always with an eye to the lessons we might learn from the Greatest Generation.
“Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson exude ineffable class” Guardian ★★★★
Total Film ★★★★ Metro ★★★★ Mirror ★★★★
Event Cinema : ROH Live: The Nutcracker (U)
Tue 12 December at 7.15pm
Join Clara at a delightful Christmas Eve party that becomes a magical adventure once everyone else is tucked up in bed. Marvel at the brilliance of Tchaikovsky’s score, as Clara and her enchanted Nutcracker fight the Mouse King and visit the Sugar Plum Fairy in the glittering Kingdom of Sweets. Peter Wright’s much–loved production for The Royal Ballet, with gorgeous period designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman, keeps true to the spirit of this festive ballet classic, combining the thrill of the fairy tale with spectacular dancing.
BALLET
Music – Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Production and choreography – Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov
It’s a Wonderful Life (U)
Fri 15 December at 1.30pm + 7.30pm
After despairing businessman George Bailey wishes he had never been born, an angel is sent to earth to make George’s wish come true. As he sees what life would have been like if he had never existed, George starts to realize how many lives he has changed and impacted…
“Capra’s Christmas cracker shines anew” – Guardian ★★★★★
The Marvels (12A)
Fri 15, Sat 16 + Thu 21 December
Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe.
When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan, Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol’s estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team-up and learn to work in concert to save the universe as “The Marvels.”
“Marvellous!” Independent ★★★★
20th Anniversary Screenings: Elf (PG)
Sat 16 – Thu 21 December
One Christmas Eve a long time ago, a baby crawled into Santa’s bag of toys… Raised as an elf, Buddy grows into an adult three times larger than the biggest elf–and realizes that he will never truly fit in at the North Pole. Buddy goes looking for his true place in the world — in New York City and finds his workaholic father –who’s on Santa’s “naughty” list, a new mother and a 10-year-old brother who doesn’t believe in Santa Claus or elves. Here, now, Buddy discovers his destiny–to save Christmas for New York and the world!… A modern Christmas classic!
Dance Party Screening: Stop Making Sense (PG)
Saturday 16 December from 7pm
No seats, just a ticket and a dancefloor!
Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary, the 1984 film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered by critics to be the greatest concert film of all time. Shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood’s Pantages Theater in December of 1983, it features Talking Heads’ most memorable songs.
“Demme’s Talking Heads doc is still burning down the house” Guardian ★★★★★
“Truly captivating entertainment” Empire ★★★★★
“The best concert movie in history” Times ★★★★★
*Doors will be open from 7pm. Chairs can be provided upon request. The bar will be open for the duration of the performance.
Anatomy of a Fall (15)
Monday 18 + Tuesday 19 December
When her husband is mysteriously found dead in the snow below their secluded chalet, Sandra becomes the main suspect when the police begin to question whether he fell or was pushed.
The trial soon becomes not just an investigation, but a gripping psychological journey into the depths of their complicated marriage. With conflicting evidence and inconsistent testimony, words are wielded like weapons and shocking truths come to light in this thrilling Cannes Palme d’Or winner.
“A sparkling, intellectual thriller” Telegraph ★★★★★
“A stroke of courtroom genius” Filmhounds ★★★★★
“A murder-mystery that touches on marital tensions” Empire ★★★★
Independent ★★★★ Guardian ★★★★
Saltburn (15)
Wed 27 + Thu 28 December at 7.30pm
Academy Award winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) brings us a beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire. Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi), who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family’s sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.
“Outrageously watchable” Telegraph ★★★★★
Wish (PG)
Wed 27 December – Thu 4 January
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Wish is an all-new musical comedy welcoming audiences to the magical kingdom of Rosas where Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force: a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe, King Magnifico, to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.
Napoleon (15)
Fri 29 December, Wed 3 + Thu 4 January
Napoleon is a spectacle-filled action epic that details the chequered rise and fall of the iconic French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, played by Oscar®-winner Joaquin Phoenix. Against a stunning backdrop of large-scale filmmaking orchestrated by legendary director Ridley Scott, the film captures Bonaparte’s relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his one true love, Josephine, showcasing his visionary military and political tactics against some of the most dynamic practical battle sequences ever filmed.
“Joaquin Phoenix makes a magnificent emperor in thrilling biopic” Guardian ★★★★★
Telegraph ★★★★ Independent ★★★★ Times ★★★★
Wonka (Cert TBC)
Fri 29 December – Wed 10 January
Based on the extraordinary character at the centre of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl’s most iconic children’s book and one of the best-selling children’s books of all time, Wonka tells the wondrous story of how the world’s greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today.
Maestro (Cert TBC)
Fri 5 – Sat 13 January
This towering, fearless love story chronicles the lifelong relationship of conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein.
Telegraph ★★★★★ Independent ★★★★ BBC ★★★★
Films of Hong Kong: My Life as McDull (U)
Sat 6 January at 2.30pm
Set in the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong, My Life as McDull follows a piglet child, who isn’t the smartest, the handsomest or the fittest in the neighbourhood. As he daydreams of holidays, Christmas dinners and winning Olympic Gold medals, McDull navigates the minor disappointments of everyday life with his supportive, ambitious mother Mrs McDull.
A charming animated adventure for all the family!
Chocolate Making Classes + Wonka (Cert TBC)
Sun 7 January at 9.30am + 12.30pm
Have you ever wondered how chocolate is made? Based in Nottingham, Deli-Cious Chocolate offer bespoke chocolate making sessions. They’ll be joining us in celebration of the release of Wonka, for two special chocolate making classes in our bar.
Tickets are £16. This ticket covers a booking for two people (1 chocolate maker + an accompanying adult) Included with this ticket, are two seats for the following screening of Wonka
9.30am – Chocolate making class + 10.30am screening of Wonka
12.30pm – Chocolate making class + 1.30pm screening of Wonka
*You do not need to book additional tickets for the screening. Classes will take place in the bar prior to the screening. Seats for the screening will be reserved for you. Please ask a member of staff if you require any assistance.
Films of Hong Kong: Hong Kong Mixtape (Cert TBC)
Sat 13 January at 1.30pm
With the introduction of the National Security Law in 2020, underground artists and creatives in Hong Kong find themselves targets, with their works disappearing. As their freedom of expression comes under attack, what was once ‘normal’ becomes forbidden.
Narrating us through this time, director San San F Young weaves together her own personal story with works by artists, musicians, dancers, illustrators and performers, highlighting the power of using art as a form of activism. Navigating this new authoritarian normal, they race to preserve Hong Kong’s creative uprising.
Hong Kong Mixtape is a love letter to the region and its people, celebrating the passion and talent of its creatives, and honouring the resilience of those who make their voices heard even when silenced.
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