March March ––7 –June June2012 2012 March
The Hippodrome, Bo’ness
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On the 11th March 1912 Louis Dickson opened the doors for patrons to his magnificent picture palace - the Hippodrome Bo’ness: Scotland’s first cinema, designed by architect Matthew Steele. “Unique in two respects” as a reporter noted in coverage of the day, “first in the form in which it was erected, and second, in the purpose for which it has been erected”. The article goes on to applaud “the internal arrangements” which were “thoroughly complete and up-to-date”, and the standard of entertainment drawing “great crowds”. We learn from the piece that Mr Dickson thanked the assembled for their support and reassured them that “he did not cater for any vulgarity whatsoever”. He was then presented with “a little timepiece” and “the entertainment then proceeded and was heartily enjoyed by all”.
And here we are, 100 years on, celebrating the centenary of the country’s oldest cinema, opening the doors to our wonderfully supportive audiences and presenting the finest films, in the beautifully restored interior, with the latest facilities of sound, projection, and from this March, live satellite presentation. We think Louis Dickson would be proud! The Hippodrome’s centenary could not be celebrated if it had not been for the vision of the local community, Falkirk Council and the Heritage Lottery Fund who have enabled this stunning building to be fully restored as the Critical Project of the Bo’ness Townscape Heritage Initiative.
The Hippodrome’s 100th anniversary is a fitting end to the multi million pound regeneration of historic Bo’ness town centre project, for the Bo’ness community, the wider Falkirk area and for Scotland. Here’s to the next 100 years… to be heartily enjoyed by all! To celebrate the centenary we are delighted to announce Hippodrome 100, supported by Creative Scotland: a special year-long programme of workshops, public art interventions, screenings in unusual places, touring exhibitions and more events inspired by the Hippodrome and its place in the nation’s cinema going heritage. See page 4 and pages 16 - 20 for details of the first of these.
Over the coming months, we will be updating the Hippodrome web pages with details of the Hippodrome 100 programme. You can receive updates directly by joining our @FalkirkCultural. mailing list and following us on
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Celebrations
Hippodrome 100 Birthday Celebration Hippodrome 100 Peoples’ Choice 100 years to the day after the Hippodrome first opened, we present a very special birthday celebration, capturing the spirit of the year 1912: a live variety show featuring films screened originally at the Hippodrome in the year it opened, live musical accompaniment from renowned ‘Victorian’ band Gladstone’s Bag, high drama from The Barony Players and musical performance from Bo’ness Amateur Operatic Society. In true Louis Dickson style, there will be two “houses” or two opportunities to see this unique show: 14:00 and 15:15. Choose a time to suit you. Admission is free and tickets are available in person from the Hippodrome and Steeple Box Offices or by phone 01324 506850.
Sunday 11 March 14:00, 15:15 Tickets: Free (pre-booking recommended)
1912 was a note-worthy year. World War I was just around the corner, HMS Titanic embarked on her maiden voyage, Cptn. Scott and his team were outdone in the race to the South Pole, author Bram Stoker died and, in the world of film, Gene Kelly and screen-writer/ director Alexander Mackendrick were born, and Universal Studios and the British Board of Film Classification were established. Hippodrome programmer Alison Strauss picked seven films inspired by each of these momentous events, and the public has been busy voting for their preferred title in the Hippodrome 100 Centenary Poll, in association with the Journal and Gazette… Tonight, to celebrate 100 years as the jewel in the crown of Scottish cinema going, we screen the winning film - a guaranteed classic. See www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/hippodrome100 and the Journal and Gazette for the title announcement. Join us and be part of Hippodrome history! Sunday 11 March 19:30 Tickets: £5.55 (£4.25 conc.)
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Recent Releases
The Descendants The king of American indie comedy, Alexander Payne (‘Election’, ‘Sideways’) moves to more tender terrain with this tale of Matt King, a man forced to take on parenting duties when his wife is comatosed after a water-skiing accident. Clooney gives a warm and genuine performance as Matt, as he shambles to rise to the challenge of shepherding his two wayward daughters, only to learn that his wife may have been keeping secrets from him. While its themes of familial, and even cultural responsibility, run throughout, the tone is pleasingly light. Dir. Alexander Payne / US / 2011 / 1h 55m / AD With: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Robert Forster, Beau Bridges
Fri 9 Mar 19:30 Sat 10 Mar 19:30 Wed 14 Mar 19:30
My Week With Marilyn
We Need to Talk About Kevin
In 1956 Marilyn Monroe (Williams) begins filming ‘The Prince and the Showgirl’ with her co-star Laurence Olivier (Branagh), and eager young pup Colin Clark (Redmayne, TV’s ‘Birdsong’) finds himself as a production assistant at the centre of the stormy set, as well as confidante to the icon in her guises of inspired actress, sexpot and much-troubled woman trying to escape the hangers-on and demands of work. Williams’ and Branagh’s remarkable performances as the superstars should not be missed in this captivating slice of celebrity life.
Multi-award winning Scottish director Lynne Ramsay successfully adapts the weighty novel about a woman who reluctantly sets aside her career to start a family only to find her new baby challenges her from the start. A horrific act by the 15-year-old Kevin is at the apex of a narrative that examines motherhood, nature/nurture and grief. A rescheduled screening of this fearless, riveting and brilliantly structured film with a remarkable colour and sound design and a blistering performance from Tilda Swinton.
Dir. Simon Curtis / UK / 2011 / 1h 41m With: Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh
Mon 12 Mar 11:00 (cuppa) Thu 15 Mar 19:30
Dir. Lynne Ramsay / UK/US / 2011 / 1h 52m With: Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller
Mon 19 Mar 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 21 Mar 20:00 Thu 22 Mar 19:30 5
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The Woman in Black
Carnage
The Raven
Susan Hill’s completely terrifying novella and subsequent stage play is given a bigscreen makeover by writer Jane Goldman who successfully adds a new dimension to the central character of Arthur Kipps (a deeply haunting and haunted Daniel Radcliffe) and, indeed, to the book’s ending, without sacrificing an ounce of the terror. The dismal foggy landscape and bruisecoloured house conspire with the creepy half glimpses of the spectral woman to create a classically frightening ghost story, where every shot hints at something sinister lurking around the corner.
Adapted by Polanski and playwright Reza (‘Art’), from her own award-winning play, this consummate four-hander is a brilliantly sustained drama exploring the flaws of two middle-class couples, convening in a small apartment to thrash out what to do about a bit of playground violence involving their respective sons. What starts out as a civilised meeting rapidly descends in to an ugly but hilarious verbal spat revealing each character’s prejudices, faults and weaknesses. Foster and Winslet are a joy to watch with every gesture and inflection straining for decorum, and failing.
In 19th century Baltimore, Detective Fields (Evans) investigates a brutal crime that resembles a fictional murder, described in gory detail by struggling writer Edgar Allan Poe (Cusack). Soon realizing a serial killer is using Poe's writings as his bloody inspiration, Fields enlists the author's help. But when someone close to Poe is marked as the murderer's next victim, the writer must call on all his creative powers to solve the case before it is too late. McTeigue (‘V for Vendetta’) directs this psychological thriller with a suitable dose of macabre.
Dir: James Watkins / UK / 2012 / 1h 35m / AD With: Daniel Radcliffe, Ciaran Hinds, Janet McTeer, Roger Allam
Dir. Roman Polanski / France/Germany / 2011 / 1h 20m With: Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, John C. Reilly, Christoph Waltz
Fri 23 Mar - Wed 28 Mar Fri 23 20:00 Sat 24 19:30 Sun 25 14:30 Wed 28 19:30
Sat 24 Mar 14:30 Sun 25 19:30 Mon 26 11:00 (cuppa)
Dir. James McTeigue / US / 2012 / 1h 51m With : John Cusack, Alice Eve, Luke Evans
Fri 13 Apr - Wed 18 Apr Fri 13 20:00 Sat 14 19:30 Sun 15 19:30 Wed 18 20:00
Recent Releases
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Martha Marcy May Marlene
From the director of ‘Shakespeare in Love’ comes this delightful film about a disparate group of pensioners (played by a dreamteam of Britain’s finest senior actors) attracted by the promise of a luxurious sanctuary in India. Recently widowed Judi Dench, lonely Tom Wilkinson and grumpy Maggie Smith are amongst the guests who find their preconceptions overturned by the ever optimistic young manager Sonny (Dev Patel / ‘Slumdog’) in this big-hearted and captivating film.
A bold and ambiguous drama about an enigmatic young woman who breaks away from the clutches of an isolated and cultish farm community to the apparent refuge of her straight-laced sister. Haunted by disturbing memories and increasing paranoia, this damaged character struggles to re-assimilate with her conservative family. Meanwhile the audience is likewise disorientated by creeping tension, and subtle narrative shifts between the past, near-past and present, following the this divided character as she moves from being Martha to Marcy May and finally to Marlene. Truly excellent!
Dir. John Madden / UK / 2011 / 2h 3m With: Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie
Sat 14 Apr 14:30 Sun 15 Apr 14:30 Mon 16 Apr 11:00 (cuppa)
Dir. Sean Durkin / US / 2011 / 1h 41m With: Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulson, John Hawkes, Hugh Dancy
Thu 19 Apr 19:30
The Hunger Games (cert tbc) Since its publication in 2008 Suzanne Collins’ novel has spent over three consecutive years on the bestseller lists. Now adapted for cinema this exciting, franchise-launching film follows Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence / ‘X-Men: First Class’) who volunteers to take the place of her younger sister in the government’s twisted Games - nationally broadcast events where contestants must fight to the death. Pitted against highly-trained combatants, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts and the mentorship of drunken former victor Abernathy (Woody Harrelson). Dir. Gary Ross / US / 2012 / dur tbc With: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
Fri 20 Apr - Thu 26 Apr Fri 20 20:00 Sat 21 19:30 Sun 22 19:30 Wed 25 20:00 Thu 26 19:30
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Recent Releases
The Decoy Bride
Safe House
We Bought a Zoo
When the wedding of Hollywood star Lara to English author (Tennant) is sabotaged by a paparazzo, the couple decide to relocate the nuptials away from prying hordes to a tiny Scottish Island. Local girl Katie (Kelly Macdonald) is recruited as a ‘decoy bride’ in a cunning plan to throw the media off the scent. Described as “’Bridget Jones’ meets ‘Local Hero’” this frothy romantic comedy is an uncomplicated delight from the director of TV’s ‘Ugly Betty’.
Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds star in this action-thriller about dangerous CIA renegade Tobin Frost (Washington) who comes back onto the grid after a decade on the run. When the South African safe house he is remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative (Reynolds), aspiring to be a fully fledged case officer, escapes with him and the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead. High octane thrills with an electric pairing of super cool Denzel and cinema’s hottest pin-up Reynolds.
Cameron Crowe (‘Jerry Maguire’) directs an amazing and true story about a single dad who decides his family needs a fresh start, and moves himself and his two children to… a zoo! Matt Damon brings an endearing tenderness to his role as the grieving man who works to turn around the dilapidated zoo and makes a second family of a collection of 200 animals along with the motley staff who look after them. An affectionate, heart-warming slice of family entertainment.
Dir. Sheree Folkson / UK / 2011 / 1h 25m With : Kelly Macdonald, Alice Eve, David Tennant
Fri 27 Apr - Mon 30 Apr Fri 27 20:00 Sat 28 14:30 Sun 29 14:30 Mon 30 11:00 (cuppa) 8
Dir. Daniel Espinosa / US / 2012 / 1h 55m With: Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Robert Patrick
Sat 28 Apr 19:30 Sun 29 Apr 19:30
Dir. Cameron Crowe / US / 2011 / 2h 3m / AD With: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church
Sat 28 Apr 11:00 (Reel Saturday) Wed 2 May 19:30
Recent Releases
Trishna
The Kid with a Bike
In Darkness
Returning to Thomas Hardy for inspiration, after his haunting version of ‘Jude’, master director Winterbottom re-imagines the classic ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’ in contemporary Rajasthan, with this watchable and successful adaptation. Peasant-girl Trishna (Freida Pinto/’Slumdog’) is seduced by bored, wealthy young British businessman Jay Singh (Riz Ahmed) who has come to India to work in his father's hotel business. Trishna finds herself at the mercy of an increasingly misogynistic Jay and a conflicted society in this triumphant and devastating melodrama.
An emotionally rending social-realist drama about 11-year-old Cyril who has two missions: to find the father who left him temporarily in a children's home, and to be reunited with his beloved bike. By chance he meets kindly Samantha, who is so agonised by his plight that she takes the boy under her wing. Tough, spare and touching the film follows the relationship between the two as Samantha fights for the boy’s childhood.
An epic tale of the two-time Oscar nominee director’s wartime homeland which tells the story of Leopold, a Polish sewer worker who, although anti-Semitic, hides a handful of Jews in the sewers in exchange for a monthly fee. But as suspicions amongst his superiors rise, and the war takes a sour turn across Poland, Leopold’s family and life become targets. Familiar now in the UK as the director of high-end TV episodes for series including ‘The Wire’ and ‘The Killing’, this harrowing, suspenseful drama is one of Holland’s finest.
Dir. Michael Winterbottom / UK / 2011 / 1h 53m With: Freida Pinto, Riz Ahmed, Kalki Koechlin
Fri 4 May 20:00 Sat 5 May 19:30 Thu 10 May 20:00
Thu 3 May 20:00
Dir. Jean-Pierre Dardenne/Luc Dardenne / Belgium / 2011 / 1h 27m / French with English subtitles With: Thomas Doret, Cécile de France, Jérémie Renier
Dir. Agnieszka Holland / Poland / 2011 / 2h 25m Polish etc with English subtitles With: Robert Wieckiewicz, Benno Fürmann
Sat 5 May - Wed 9 May Sat 5 14:30 Sun 6 14:30, 19:30 Mon 7 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 9 19:30
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Recent Releases
Titanic
Headhunters (cert tbc)
This Means War
Eleven Oscars, a momentous event that caught the world’s imagination and, at the heart of it, the story of a boy and a girl in love. To mark the mutual centenaries of the Hippodrome and the maiden voyage of RMS Titanic we have 100 free posters to give away to 100 ticket holders. Thanks to our friends at Fox, 100 patrons with tickets to the stunning re-release of James Cameron’s ‘Titanic’ can claim their own official movie poster. Posters available on purchase of ticket from the Hippodrome or the Steeple Box Office - first come first served!
Scandinavian crime-novel sensation Jo Nesbo (reportedly selling a novel in the UK every 23 seconds) has finally granted rights for a film adaptation of one of his works with this brilliant thriller. Roger Brown has it all - successful job, beautiful wife and magnificent house. He supplements his income from corporate recruitment with a side-line in art thievery but things go quickly awry when he severely underestimates his next victim, former military expert Clas. Deliciously dark and comic with brilliantly tense set pieces and satisfying plot twists. Don’t miss it!
Two of the world’s top secret agents (Chris Pine/’Star Trek’, Tom Hardy/’Inception’, ‘Tinker Tailor’) are best friends who never let anything come between them - until they inadvertently fall for the same woman. It is all-out war, as the two spies battle each other with high-tech surveillance, advanced tactics, and an arsenal capable of bringing down a small country. Think ‘Mr and Mrs Smith’ meets ‘The A-Team’ and you get the idea of this good-looking, big budget, formula flick.
Dir. James Cameron / US / 1997 / 3h 14m / AD With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane Note earlier start due to running time 10
Fri 11 May - Wed 16 May Fri 11 19:00 Sat 12 19:00 Sun 13 14:30 Mon 14 10:00 (cuppa) Wed 16 19:00
Dir. Morten Tydlum / Norway / 2011 / 1h 41m / Norwegian with English subtitles With: Askel Hennie, Synnove, Macody Lund
Sun 13 May 19:30 Thu 17 May 20:00
Dir. McG / US / 2012 / 1h 38m / AD With: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy
Fri 18 May - Wed 23 May Fri 18 20:00 Sat 19 14:30, 19:30 Sun 20 19:30 Wed 23 19:30
Recent Releases
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (cert tbc)
American Pie: Reunion (cert tbc)
Feel-good romantic drama with top-notch leads bound to charm audiences with their respective portrayals of fisheries expert (Ewan McGregor) and the lonely consultant (Emily Blunt) who approaches him to help realize a sheikh's seemingly absurd vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert. The pair are soon joined by an overzealous press secretary (scene stealing Kristin Scott Thomas) who latches on to what she realises is the perfect good news story. Modern eco-issues intertwine pleasingly with old-style political intrigues and romance.
It was summer 1999 when four small-town Michigan boys began a quest to lose their virginity. In the years that have passed, Jim and Michelle have married, Kevin and Vicky said goodbye, Oz and Heather have grown apart, while Finch still longs for Stifler’s mom. Now these lifelong friends have come home for their high-school reunion and in one long-overdue, weekend, they will discover what has changed. Crude, rude, hilarious and a must for fans of the previous three comedy classics.
Dir. Lasse Halstrom / UK / 2011 / 1h 52m With: Ewan Mcgregor, Emily Blunt
Sun 20 May 14:30 Mon 21 May 11:00 (cuppa) Thu 24 May 19:30
Dir. Jon Hurwitz/Hayden Schlossberg / US / 2012 / dur tbc With: Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Seann William Scott
Fri 25 May - Wed 30 May Fri 25 20:00 Sat 26 14:30, 19:30 Sun 27 14:30 Mon 28 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 30 19:30
Even the Rain (cert tbc) A powerful and thought provoking examination of Spanish imperialism through the prism of parallel events, 500 years apart, written by long-time Ken Loach collaborator Paul Laverty. Sebastian (Gael Garcia Bernal/’Motorcycle Diaries’) heads up a film crew on location in Bolivia to make a revisionist film about the conquest of Latin America at the hands of Columbus. But the government’s brutal actions to deprive the local community of water prompt popular protests and an over-due moral awakening amongst the Spanish visitors, forced to reassess the impact of encroaching capitalism. Dir. Iciar Bollain / Spain / 2010 / 1h 43m / Spanish with English subtitles With: Gael Garcia Bernal, Luis Tosar, Karra Elejalde
Thu 31 May 20:00
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Hippodrome Highlights
Dark Shadows (cert tbc)
Laura
Great Expectations
Tim Burton’s film version of the ‘60s gothic cult TV soap with a cracking support cast including Jonny Lee Miller, Christopher Lee and Alice Cooper. Eighteenth century Barnabas (Depp) is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy...until he makes the mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique (Eva Green/’Casino Royale’). Angelique, a witch, turns Barnabas into a vampire and buries him, where he lies entombed for two centuries, emerging into the changed world of 1972, and returning to his once-grand estate and the dysfunctional remnants of his family.
In this stylish whodunit classic, in which nothing is quite as it seems, tough New York detective McPherson investigates the murder of beautiful advertising executive Laura. As he interrogates a colourful collection of suspects, each nursing possible motives, he becomes fascinated with the enigmatic victim. We present the new BFI restoration of this brilliantly witty noir, glorying in a cool dialogue, a haunting score, sophisticated social satire and a fabulous twist. “One of the subtlest, most sophisticated and most invigoratingly acerbic Hollywood crime movies ever made” (Geoff Andrew).
To mark the occasion of the annual Bo’ness Victorian Street Fair on Sunday 27th May the Hippodrome is screening one of the finest screen adaptations of a Dickens novel ever made. The screening will be introduced by Dr Sarah Edwards (Hippodrome favourite and regular commentator for the BBC, Channel 4 and FilmFour) who will discuss the source novel’s themes in the context of this and other film and TV adaptations. Lean's brilliant adaptation follows the fortunes of Pip, the escaped convict he befriends, the eccentric recluse Miss Havisham and her stony-hearted niece Estella.
Dir. Otto Preminger / US / 1944 / 1h 28m / b&w With: Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Vincent Price
Dir. David Lean / UK / 1946 / b&w / 1h 58m + intro With: John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Alec Guinness
Dir. Tim Burton / US / 2012 / dur tbc With: Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green
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Fri 1 Jun - Thu 7 Jun Fri 1 20:00 Sat 2 19:30 Sun 3 14:30 Mon 4 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 6 20:00 Thu 7 19:30
Sat 21 Apr 14:30 Sun 22 Apr 14:30 Mon 23 Apr 11 :00 (cuppa)
Sun 27 May 19:30
Hippodrome Recent Releases Holidays
The Muppets
Red Dog
Walter, the Muppet’s biggest fan, discovers an evil plan to demolish the Muppet Theatre and drill for the oil discovered beneath it. Meanwhile the Muppets have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, and Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management. Kermit, Walter and their allies must stage the Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theatre. Expect celebrity cameos, lots of laughs and all-round Muppet-magic.
Based on the book by Louis de Bernieres and inspired by a true story ‘Red Dog’ is the wonderful and uplifting, all-ages tale of a dog, who united a disparate, warring local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master. Full of comedy, romance and heart-warming drama the film has won numerous awards, stormed the Australian box office and beguiled audiences the world over with its wit, storytelling and star turn from Koko the dog (who was up against Uggy the dog from ‘The Artist’ in this year’s Palm Dog awards!).
Dir. James Bobin / US / 2012 / 1h 50m With: Jason Segal, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones
Sat 31 Mar 14:30 Mon 2 Apr 11:00 (cuppa)
Fri 30 Mar - Thu 5 Apr Fri 30 19:30 Sat 31 11:00 (Reel Saturday) Wed 4 19:30 Thu 5 14:30
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A Monster in Paris A painterly and eccentric animation with catchy songs and the occasional nod to the silent cinema era. It is 1910, and Raoul is a Parisian delivery man by day and scientist by night. With the help of his friend Emile, a cinema projectionist, Raoul attempts an experiment in a greenhouse and accidentally creates a seven foot flea! A pretty chanteuse called Lucille, discovers the big bug is not only gentle and friendly, he is a gifted guitar player and, sporting a suit and a hat, he soon becomes a popular part of her act. Meanwhile dastardly politician Victor tries to capitalise on events by making everyone afraid of the bug before he catches it. Dir. Bibo Bergeron / France / 2011 / 1h 30m / English language version With: Vanessa Paradis, Adam Goldberg, Catherine O’Hara, Sean Lennon
Sun 1 Apr 14:30 Wed 4 Apr 11:00 Thu 5 Apr 19:30
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The Pirates! In An Adventure with Scientists The latest stop-motion feature from Wallace and Gromit creators Aardman Animations, based on Gideon Defoe’s ‘Pirates!’ series of books, is a nautical high-jinks adventure about an enthusiastic but hapless Pirate captain (Grant) and his arch enemies Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz. Featuring an all-star cast including David Tennant as Darwin, Lenny Henry as Peg-Leg Hastings, Brian Blessed as the Pirate King and Imelda Staunton as Queen Victoria in an ensmemble of effortless comedy and plenty of aaaaAaaargggh. Patrons in pirate costumes encouraged! Dir. Peter Lord/Jeff Newitt / UK / 2012 / 1h 28m With: Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven
Fri 6 Apr - Thu 12 Apr Fri 6 11:00, 19:30 Sat 7 11:00 (Reel Saturday), 14:30, 19:30 Sun 8 14:30, 19:30 Mon 9 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 11 11:00, 19:30 Thu 12 14:30, 19:30
Reasons Recent Releases to Dance
Reasons to Dance A pair of films programmed for ‘Reasons to Dance’ – a Falkirk Community Trust arts project, in partnership with the National Theatre of Scotland, combining true tales of dancing with drama, music and visual art. A team of artists has been working in the district with community groups and individuals and together they have created an immersive, multimedia theatrical event to be experienced at City Nightclub, Falkirk. Mon 26 - Sat 31 Mar 19:00, Sat 14:30 & 19:00 (doors open 15mins prior). Tickets from Steeple Box Office t: 01324 506850, £free but capacity is limited; a £3 deposit secures your ticket, to be refunded on the night of performance. facebook.com/reasonstodance
Pina
Bombay Beach (cert tbc)
A moving, powerful and intelligent tribute, by Wim Wenders, to the unique and inspiring German choreographer Pina Bausch: one of modern dance's most groundbreaking artists, who was diagnosed with cancer and died a few days before filming began. Her work incorporated earth, water, stones and city streets into music and movement and Wender’s homage, articulated by the many admiring dancers she worked with, affords accessible insight to this monumental talent, whilst letting the artist's work speak for itself thanks to gorgeous performance sequences.
An unforgettable and beautiful film about a small community living on the fringes of the lost American Dream. On the surface this is a document of extreme rural poverty in the bizarre, Californian shanty-community of a formerly-thriving resort. Ultimately though this is nothing less than a lyrical wonder inviting us to get to know its subjects, with sensitivity and tenderness but never sanctimony. The lives of a troubled young boy, a teen refugee from gangland LA and a whisky-soaked redneck are gradually revealed and occasionally represented by sequences of dance that perfectly express the individuals performing them – the documentary subjects themselves.
Dir. Wim Wenders / Germany/France/UK / 2011 / 1h 43m / English and German with English subtitles With: Regina Advento, Malou Airaudo, Ruth Amarante
Sat 31 Mar 19:30
Dir. Alma Har’el / US / 2011 / 1h 20m With: Benny Parrish, Red, CeeJay
Sun 1 Apr 19:30
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A galaxy of stars. Three jam-packed days. One Recent unique Releases venue.
The Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema Friday 16th March - Sunday 18th March There is no cinema experience that rivals that of watching beautifully presented silent films, with live music and an appreciative audience ‌ except perhaps when it is in a glorious, balconied picture palace such as the 100 year old Hippodrome. The 2012 programme is packed with already-firm Festival favourites – our Gala event where you can dress-up in the spirit of the age, a Laurel and Hardy triple-bill, Harold Lloyd, the schools orchestras and of course Neil Brand on the piano, whose skill and passionate enthusiasm was the highlight for many last year. But it was our ambition to bring you even more, and we have! More world-class musicians and guests, three Scottish premieres, three new commissions and two major restorations. Look in the following pages and visit www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/ silentcinemafest for more details of our broad, exciting programme of events, talks, performances, workshops and bonus Scottish Screen Archive shorts accompanying many of the features. Alison Strauss Festival Director / Arts Development Officer (Film & Media) (Falkirk Community Trust) Shona Thomson Festival Producer
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A galaxy of stars. Three jam-packed days. One Recent unique Releases venue.
Music/Image : Image/Music An inspiring workshop exploring creativity in storytelling through music and moving image led by artist Lisa Fleming and members of the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra. Recommended P3 - P5. Pre-booking essential. Friday 16 March • 10:00 / 2h £2.25, accompanying teacher free
The Lost Art of the Film Explainer Renowned Scottish storyteller Andy Cannon and cellist/ composer Wendy Weatherby use their popular brand of storytelling to bring to life rare Archive films. Suitable for adults and anyone over 8yrs. Friday 16 March • 14:00 / 1h 15m approx ‘cuppa’ ticket: £5.55 (incl. refreshments) / £2.75 screening only
Don’t miss our Festival opener courtesy of Park Circus – the delightful comedy about Peggy Pepper who longs to be a star in Tinseltown. Featuring cameos from Chaplin, Fairbanks and many others. Live piano accompaniment by Neil Brand. Friday 16 March • 18:30 / Screening starts 19:30 Dress: Hollywood Film Star £8/£6 conc. incl. ‘champagne’ reception
Image: Courtesy of Photoplay Productions
Opening Night Gala: Show People + reception
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A galaxy of stars. Three jam-packed days. One Recent unique Releases venue.
Safety Last! Harold Lloyd in his most iconic film (and doesn’t that clock face look familiar in Scorsese’s recent Oscar hit ‘Hugo’!). Live piano accompaniment by Neil Brand. Saturday 17 March • 11:00 / 1h 13m + short £2.25 (** jeely jar screening ** 2-for-1 with clean jam jar and lid)
I Was Born, But... Beautifully funny film about a pair of young boys trying to overthrow the town bully, from the Japanese master Ozu. Live piano accompaniment by Forrester Pyke. Saturday 17 March • 13:30 / 1h 40m + short | £5.55 / £4.25 conc.
The First Born (recommended PG) A Scottish premiere of the stunning new score, performed by composer Stephen Horne and two fellow musicians, which perfectly conveys the mystery and unease of this sensational, Hitchcockian melodrama. Saturday 17 March • 16:30 / 1h 28m + short | £8 / £6 conc.
The Keystone Connection Silent comedy expert David Wyatt explores the influence of Keystone Studios with this collection of gems including long-lost Stan Laurel tworeeler: ‘When Knights Were Cold’. Live piano accompaniment by Stephen Horne. Saturday 17 March • 19:30 / 1h30m | £8 / £6
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Talented pupils from local secondary schools conduct and perform their own scores composed for films from the Archives under the tutelage of Tom Butler (Royal Conservatoire Scotland). Sunday 18 March • 11:00 / 1h 15m incl. Q&A | £5.55 / £4.25 conc.
Another Fine Mess with Laurel and Hardy A new selection of three of Laurel and Hardy’s finest shorts, celebrating the most successful comedy double act in cinema history. A 2011 sell-out so book your tickets early to avoid disappointment. Live piano accompaniment by Stephen Horne. Sunday 18 March • 13:30 / 1h 10m approx. | £5.55 / £4.25 conc.
A Cottage on Dartmoor A dark and pacy thriller from Anthony Asquith the British director of countless classics (‘The Browning Version’, ‘Way to the Stars’...) presented with Stephen Horne performing his acclaimed score. Sunday 18 March • 16:30 / 1h 28m | £5.55 / £4.25 conc.
Closing Night Gala: The Black Pirate
A galaxy of stars. Three jam-packed days. One Recent unique Releases venue.
New Found Sound
A Festival finale courtesy of Park Circus, that offers adventure, romance and a magnificent display of swashbuckling in the well-toned form of Douglas Fairbanks Sr. - the original and best action hero. Live music accompaniment by Jane Gardner and Hazel Morrison. Sunday 18 March • 19:30 / screening starts 20:00 / 1h28m + short | £8 / £6 conc. 19
Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema Recent Fringe Releases Events
Exhibition: Great Adaptations An exhibition by Bo’ness Library staff exploring books on the big screen. Suggest your own ideal sourcebook and cast for a book-to-movie-makeover and you might win a prize... Wednesday 1 February - Mon 30 April Bo’ness Library, Scotland’s Close, Bo’ness EH51 0AH Admission: Free
Workshop: Swashbuckling with Clanranald Inspired by Fairbanks in the ‘Black Pirate’? Then learn how to be a buccaneer with Clanranald Trust warriors experts in combat choreography for films including ‘Gladiator’, ‘Robin Hood’ and ‘The Eagle’. Saturday 17 March • 14:00 - 15:00 OR 15:45 - 16:45 Bo’ness Town Hall, Stewart Avenue, Bo’ness EH51 9NJ £4 suitable for adults and 8yrs+ (parent/guardian consent required for under 17yrs)
Fusion A drop-in session for anyone in S1 – S6, inspired by Chaplin, Arbuckle, Robert Downey Jr and Johnny Depp, led by new media artist Lisa Fleming at Fusion – the new sports, music and entertainment space in Bo’ness.
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Saturday 17 March • 19:00 - 21:00 Bo’ness Recreation Centre, Gauze Road, Bo’ness EH51 9QB Admission: Free
+ Coronation short
To mark the occasion of HRH Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee the Hippodrome presents a special screening of the much-loved royal drama focussing on a little explored period of Queen Victoria’s reign when her extended mourning after the death of Prince Albert is interrupted by the surprising and welcome influence of one of her servants, Scotsman John Brown (Billy Connolly).
Diamond Recent Releases Jubilee
Mrs Brown
The screenings will be preceded by a delightful short film from the Scottish Screen Archive showing official colour footage of our Queen’s coronation in 1953 spliced together in a very effective manner with shots of local celebrations in Ellon, Aberdeenshire filmed by prolific amateur company:Peak Films. Dir. John Madden / UK / 1997 / 1h 45m + 7m short (mute) With: Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Geoffrey Palmer
Sat 2 Jun 14:30 Sun 3 Jun 19:30
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NT Live
Comedy of Errors
She Stoops to Conquer
by William Shakespeare
by Oliver Goldsmith
Two sets of twins, separated at birth, collide in the same city without meeting for one crazy day, as multiple mistaken identities lead to confusion on a grand scale. Antipholus and his servant Dromio arrive in a foreign land in search of their brothers. To these outsiders, the buzzing metropolis appears a place of wonderment and terror, where baffling gifts and unexplained hostilities abound. Consistently recognised by strangers, the visitors' sense of turmoil escalates. Meanwhile, Aegeon, father to the Antipholus twins, has been captured searching for his sons and, as an illegal immigrant, is sentenced to death at sunset. Shakespeare’s furiously paced comedy will be staged in a contemporary world into which walk three prohibited foreigners who see everything for the first time. Lenny Henry plays Antipholus.
Hardcastle, a man of substance, looks forward to acquainting his daughter with his old friend’s son with a view to marriage. But thanks to playboy Lumpkin, he’s mistaken by his prospective sonin-law Marlow for an innkeeper, his daughter for the local barmaid. The good news is, while Marlow can barely speak to a woman of quality he is a charmer with those of lower status. And so, as Hardcastle’s indignation intensifies, Miss Hardcastle’s appreciation for her misguided suitor soars. Misdemeanours multiply, love blossoms, mayhem ensues.
3h 15m (estimate) including host introduction and one 20m intermission
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One of the great, generous-hearted and ingenious comedies of the English language, Goldsmith’s 'She Stoops to Conquer' offers a celebration of chaos, courtship and the dysfunctional family. 3h (estimate) including host introduction and one 20m intermission
Thu 29 Mar 19:00 £12 (£10 concession)
Encore Screenings
Frankenstein
Cinderella (suitable for all)
by Nick Dear, based on the novel by Mary Shelley
Recorded live, and re-scheculed for our summer time programme, this spellbinding production from the Birmingham Royal Ballet with Prokofiev’s sumptuous score, is choreographed by the company’s award-winning artistic director David Bintley, and features a dazzling array of sets and costumes designed by John Macfarlane. Neglected and mistreated by her stepmother and sisters, Cinderella’s life is one of drudgery and hardship until the evening of a wonderful ball at the palace when her Fairy Godmother casts a spell that will change her life forever. Transformed into a beautiful princess, Cinderella dances the night away in the arms of a handsome prince, before the clock chimes midnight and brings a sudden end to the party.
Coming soon, Danny Boyle's award-winning production of Frankenstein will return to cinemas from June this year for ‘Encore’ screenings, with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternating the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature for a special two-part presentation. ***** Evening Standard, 'Thoughtful, exciting, moving' The Times 'This is a memorable production and will doubtless be spoken of for years to come.’ Daily Mail ‘Danny Boyle’s extraordinarily haunting production ’ The Independent Tickets on sale soon, look out for future emails and web posts with further announcements.
Choreography: David Bintley / 2010 / 2h 10m incl 20 min intermission With: Elisha Willis, Gaylene Cummerfield, Carol-Anne Millar, Ian Mackay
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Reel Saturday Screenings
Hugo
A Dolphin Tale
This exquisitely crafted homage to movie magic tells the tale of an orphan boy living a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station, caught up in magical adventure and trying to keep one step ahead of Sasha Baron Cohen’s hilarious constable.
Earnest, sweet and well-told story, for adults and children alike, about a real-life dolphin whose tail is severely damaged in a crab trap, and the compassionate strangers who battle to save her life.
Dir. Martin Scorsese / 2011 / 2h 5m
Dir. Charles Martin Smith / 2011 / 1h 53m
Sat 10 Mar 11:00
Sat 24 Mar 11:00
Safety Last!
The Muppets
Harold Lloyd in his most iconic film (and doesn’t that clock face look familiar from Scorsese’s recent Oscar hit ‘Hugo’ – see above!). Live piano accompaniment by Neil Brand.
Walter, the Muppet’s biggest fan, discovers an evil plan to demolish the Muppet Theatre and gathers Kermit and co to stage the Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theatre.
Dir. Newmeyer/Taylor / 1923 / 1h 13m + short
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Dir. James Bobin / 2012 / 1h 50m
Sat 31 Mar 11:00 (also screening on Fri 30 Mar 19:30, Wed 4 Apr 19:30, Thu 5 Apr 14:30)
We Bought a Zoo
In this follow-up to the 2008 hit Journey to the Center of the Earth, this new adventure sees young Sean (Hutcherson, reprising his role from the first film) setting off on a mission to a mythical island.
Another amazing true story, this time about a single dad (Matt Damon) who decides his family needs a fresh start, and moves himself and his two children to… a zoo! An affectionate, heartwarming slice of family entertainment.
Dir. Brad Peyton / 2012 / 1h 34m
Dir. Cameron Crowe / 2011 / 2h 3m
Sat 14 Apr 11:00
Sat 28 Apr 11:00 (also screening on Wed 2 May 19:30)
Big Miracle (cert tbc)
Spiderwick Chronicles
Likeable true story about a news reporter, in small town Alaska, who recruits his ex-girlfriend - a Greenpeace volunteer - on a campaign to save a family of gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle.
Adaptation of the popular fantasy novels telling the tale of the Grace family who move to their uncle’s mansion, and band together to figure out the truth behind a series of strange happenings – soon discovering the magical history of the property.
Dir. Ken Kwapis / 2012 / 1h 47m
Dir. Mark Waters / 2008 / 1h 36m
Sat 21 Apr 11:00
Sat 5 May 11:00
Reel Saturday Screenings
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
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Duck Soup
Mirror Mirror (cert tbc)
The perfect introduction to the Marx Brothers unpredictable, hilarious and completely deranged personae featuring one of the funniest film sketches ever – the mirror scene, which everyone should see at least once in their life.
Re-imagined fairy tale with Julia Roberts as the wicked enchantress who schemes for the spirited Snow White’s throne and the attention of a charming prince. The wronged Snow White determines to reclaim her realm and so ensues an epic battle blending spectacle, magic and laughs.
Dir. Leo McCarey / 1933 / 1h 8m / b&w
Dir. Tarsem Singh / 2012 / dur tbc
Sat 12 May 11:00
Sat 26 May 11:00
Tales of the Night (cert tbc)
African Cats
Striking new animation weaving together six exotic fables, enacted by a boy and girl who meet in a dilapidated cinema at night, and unfolding in Tibet, medieval Europe, an Aztec kingdom, the African savannah, and the Land of the Dead.
An entertaining documentary with astounding footage of Mara, an endearing lion cub; Sita, a fearless cheetah and mother of five mischievous newborns, and Fang, who must defend his family from a once banished lion.
Dir. Michel Ocelot / 2011 / 1h 24m
Dir. Alastair Fothergill & Keith Scholey / 2011 / 1h 29m / AD
Sat 19 May 11:00
Sat 2 Jun 11:00
Sat 17
Workshop: Swashbuckling
15:45 20
Thu 1
Comedy of Errors: NT Live
19:00 22
Scottish Premiere: The First Born (PG)
16:30 18
Fri 2
Special Event: Electric Man (with Q&A)
19:30
The Keystone Connection
19:30 18
Sat 3
The Goonies (PG)
Sun 18
New Found Sound (U)
11:00 19
R 11:00
J. Edgar (15)
14:30
Another Fine Mess (U)
13:30 19
W.E. (15)
19:30
A Cottage on Dartmoor (PG)
16:30 19
Sun 4
W.E. (15)
14:30
Closing Night Gala: The Black Pirate (U)
Special Event: Electric Man + Q&A
19:30
Mon 19
We Need to Talk About Kevin (15)
C 11:00 5
Mon 5
J. Edgar (15)
Wed 21 We Need to Talk About Kevin (15)
20:00 5
Wed 7
W.E. (15)
20:00
Thu 22
We Need to Talk About Kevin (15)
19:30 5
Thu 8
W.E. (15)
19:30
Fri 23
The Woman in Black (12A)
Fri 9
The Descendants (15)
19:30 5
Sat 24
A Dolphin Tale (U)
Sat 10
Hugo (U)
R 11:00 24
Carnage (15)
The Descendants (15)
19:30 5
The Woman in Black (12A)
19:30 6
Sun 11
100 Birthday Celebration
Sun 25
The Woman in Black (12A)
14:30 6
Hippodrome 100 peoples’ choice
Carnage (15)
19:30 6
Mon 26
Carnage (15)
C 11:00 6
Mon 12 My Week With Marilyn (PG)
C 11:00
14:00, 15:15 4 19:30 4 C 11:00 5
At A Glance
March
19:30 19
20:00 6 R 11:00 24 14:30 6
Wed 14
The Descendants (15)
19:30 5
Wed 28 The Woman in Black (12A)
19:30 6
Thu 15
My Week With Marilyn (PG)
19:30 5
Thu 29
NT Live: She Stoops to Conquer
19:00 22
Fri 16
Schools workshop:
10:00 17
Fri 30
The Muppets (U)
19:30 13
The Lost Art of the Film Explainer
C 14:00 17
R 11:00 24
Opening Night Gala: Show People (U)
Sat 17
Safety Last! (U)
I Was Born, But... (U)
13:30 18
Workshop: Swashbuckling
14:00 20
Sat 31
The Muppets (U)
18:30 17
Red Dog (PG)
14:30 13
J** 11:00 18
Pina (U)
19:30 15
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At A Glance
April
The Hunger Games
19:30 7
Sun 1
A Monster in Paris (U)
14:30 14
Sun 22
Laura (PG)
14:30 12
Bombay Beach
19:30 15
The Hunger Games
19:30 7
Mon 2
Red Dog (PG)
Mon 23
Laura (PG)
Wed 4
A Monster in Paris (U)
11:00 14
Wed 25 The Hunger Games
20:00 7
The Muppets (U)
19:30 13
Thu 26
The Hunger Games
19:30 7
Thu 5
The Muppets (U)
14:30 13
Fri 27
The Decoy Bride (12A)
20:00 8
A Monster in Paris (U)
19:30 14
Sat 28
We Bought a Zoo (PG)
R 11:00 25
Fri 6
Pirates! (U)
11:00, 19:30 14
The Decoy Bride (12A)
14:30 8
Sat 7
Pirates! (U)
R 11:00, 14:30, 19:30 14
Safe House (15)
19:30 8
Sun 8
Pirates! (U)
14:30, 19:30 14
Sun 29
The Decoy Bride (12A)
14:30 8
Mon 9
Pirates! (U)
C 11:00 14
Safe House (15)
19:30 8
Wed 11 Pirates! (U)
11:00, 19:30 14
Mon 30 The Decoy Bride (12A)
Thu 12
Pirates! (U)
14:30, 19:30 14
May
Fri 13
The Raven (15)
Sat 14
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (12A)
C 11:00 13
C 11:00 12
C 11:00 8
20:00 6
Wed 2
We Bought a Zoo (PG)
19:30 8
R 11:00 25
Thu 3
Trishna (15)
20:00 9
14:30 7
Fri 4
The Kid with a Bike (12A)
The Raven (15)
19:30 6
Sat 5
Spiderwick Chronicles (PG)
Sun 15
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (12A)
14:30 7
In Darkness (15)
14:30 9
The Raven (15)
19:30 6
The Kid with a Bike (12A)
19:30 9
Mon 16
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (12A)
C 11:00 7
Sun 6
In Darkness (15)
14:30, 19:30 9
20:00 6
Mon 7
In Darkness (15)
C 11:00 9
Wed 18 The Raven (15)
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Sat 21
20:00 9 R 11:00 25
Thu 19
Martha Marcy May Marlene (15)
19:30 7
Wed 9
In Darkness (15)
19:30 9
Fri 20
The Hunger Games
20:00 7
Thu 10
The Kid with a Bike (12A)
20:00 9
Sat 21
Big Miracle
R 11:00 25
Fri 11
Titanic (12A)
19:00 10
Laura (PG)
14:30 12
Sat 12
Duck Soup (U)
R 11:00 26
Cinderella
14:30 23
June
Titanic (12A)
19:00 10
Fri 1
Dark Shadows
Sun 13
Titanic (12A)
14:30 10
Sat 2
African Cats (U)
Headhunters Mon 14 Titanic (12A)
19:30 10
Mrs Brown (PG) + short
14:30 21
Dark Shadows
19:30 12
Wed 16
Titanic (12A)
19:00 10
Sun 3
Dark Shadows
14:30 12
Thu 17
Headhunters
20:00 10
Mrs Brown (PG) + short
Fri 18
This Means War (12A)
20:00 10
Mon 4
Dark Shadows
C 11:00 12
Sat 19
Tales of the Night
R 11:00 26
Wed 6
Dark Shadows
20:00 12
This Means War (12A)
14:30, 19:30 10
Thu 7
Dark Shadows
19:30 12
Sun 20
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
14:30 11
This Means War (12A)
19:30 10
Mon 21
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Wed 23 This Means War (12A)
C 10:00 10
20:00 12 R 11:00 26
C 11:00 11 19:30 10
Thu 24
Hippodrome for Schools / screening
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
19:30 11
Fri 25
American Pie: Reunion
20:00 11
Sat 26
Mirror Mirror
American Pie: Reunion
14:30, 19:30 11
Sun 27
American Pie: Reunion
14:30 11
Great Expectations + intro (PG)
19:30 12
Mon 28 American Pie: Reunion
R 11:00 26
C 11:00 11
Wed 30
American Pie: Reunion
19:30 11
Thu 31
Even the Rain
20:00 11
At A Glance
Sat 12
19:30 21
C Cuppa screenings Café opens at 10:30 for tea/coffee and cake. Screening starts at 11:00. Ticket price £5.55 (£5.85 from 1st April) includes refreshments, £2.75 (£2.90 from 1st April) for film only. Note early 10:00 screening start for ‘Titanic’, café open 09:30.
R Reel Saturday Screenings start at 11:00. All tickets £2.25 Weekly Saturday morning screenings of well-loved family films and kids’ classics. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. In the Hippodrome’s heyday youngsters could get their cinema ticket in exchange for a jeely jar. Once a season we’ll give you the chance to revive the custom (see below). Look out for the Jeely Jar Screening when you can bring a clean jeely jar with matching lid and get two tickets for the price of one. The jars will be used for jam-making in the Georgian Kitchen at Callendar House. This season: Safety Last! page 18.
AD Audio Description service for blind or partially sighted people which supplies a spoken description of action not revealed by the film’s dialogue. Pick up your headphones from the Hippodrome staff.
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Information
Tickets (unless otherwise stated) March
Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £5.55 Concessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £4.25 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £15.20
from 1 April
£5.85 £4.55 £16.00
(2 adults + 2 children or 1 adult + 3 children)
Super Saver Ticket . . . . . . . . £19.00 Super Saver Concession . . . £14.40 Cuppa with refreshments . . . £5.55
n/a n/a £5.85
Cuppa film on its own . . . . . . £2.75 Jeely Jar Screenings . . . . . . £2.25
£2.90 £2.25
Please note: from 1 April 2012 prices will be increased as shown above.
Super Saver Tickets buy before 1 April. Tickets for four films, all four tickets must be bought together in advance (excludes Cuppa, Reel, Jeely Jar, Encore, Live and Special Events). Concessions Concession tickets are available for children under 16 years, unemployed in receipt of benefits, full-time students, OAPs, Young Scot Card Holders and Falkirk Community Trust Leisure Card holders. Proof of concession eligibility must be shown before purchase. Please Note: Smoking is not permitted in the Hippodrome.
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Orange Wednesdays
Refunds
Orange Wednesdays give you 2 cinema tickets for the price of 1, at Wednesday screenings.
Tickets will not be exchanged or money refunded after purchase except in the event of cancellation of screening/activity by Falkirk Community Trust.
From your Orange phone: Text ‘FILM’ to 241 and Orange will send you your ticket by text (cost of text 35p); call 241 from your Orange phone; go to Orange World, select ‘Film’ then ‘Orange Wednesdays’. Also available for Orange home broadband or dial-up customers and Orange mobile broadband customers. For full terms and conditions and more information please go to www.orange.co.uk/orangewednesdays Box Office and Booking Information The Hippodrome Box Office is open Saturdays 10:15 - 14:30, and also opens 45 minutes before, and closes 15 minutes after the start of each screening. Extended opening hours 7 - 18 Mar. There is usually no need to book, but tickets can be booked in advance during the open hours OR from the Steeple Box Office (tel: 01324 506850), Mon - Sat 09:30 - 16:45. Telephone bookings are subject to a 50p booking fee. Reserved tickets must be paid for within 3 days, or no later than 30 minutes prior to the screening. Tickets will be released for pre-sale otherwise. Selected screenings are also available to book online at ticketweb.co.uk, a booking fee applies of 12.5% of transaction value + (optional) £1.85 postage.
Refreshments The Hippodrome Café and Licensed Bar opens 45 minutes before each screening and closes at the start of the screening. Popcorn, ice-cream, sweets, tea, coffee and soft drinks are available from the Café. Beer, wine, and spirits are available from the Licensed Bar. Please note: Children and young people are not permitted to approach the bar. No person under the age of 18 years is permitted to purchase alcohol. Proof of age may be requested. Only food and drink purchased on the premises may be consumed. Access • 3 wheelchair spaces on lower floor • accessible toilet • infra red sound transmission • induction loop (in cinema and at box office) Please advise Box Office staff of any access requirements when booking. Baby Changing Facility A baby changing room is located on the ground floor.
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