Hippodrome programme mar to may 16

The Hippodrome, Bo’ness

March - May 16

Trumbo Janis: Little Girl Blue The Hateful Eight Bridge of Spies Dad’s Army Kung Fu Panda 3 Hail, Caesar!

Anomalisa The Jungle Book Marguerite Eye in the Sky Eddie the Eagle Son of Saul Live and Encore screenings Special events The Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema and much more…

Recent Releases

Earlier this month I was lucky enough to attend a ‘focus group’ about the Hippodrome. It was a genuine pleasure to hear views from a cross-section of attenders. The group were vocal and between them had a wide range of tastes, opinions and film-going habits… some scrupulously loyal to the Hippodrome and others self-declared ‘pick n mixers’ who went to whichever cinema was showing the film they wanted to see. What they all shared however was an appreciation of the Hippodrome ambience as well as our balance of mainstream and alternative titles. Heartening stuff.

We do aim to offer a mix of ‘hot’ titles likely to have a broad appeal and more ‘niche’ films offering an alternative to the multiplex where we can. This season we are in the rare position of screening a film with lots of buzz that is not showing at another cinema near you.

Following a dispute with the distributors, three major UK exhibitors have decided not to screen Tarantino’s ‘The Hateful Eight’. I’m glad we are not caught in the eye of this particular cinema storm and that independent cinemas like ours will, in this instance, be able to side step the collective buying power of the Goliath cinema chains, contributing to audience choice, whilst experiencing a welcome taste of the market clout regularly enjoyed by the competition.

Reflecting the calendar of film releases last season at the Hippodrome was full of blockbusters and must-see crowd-pleasers.

This season is lighter on Oscar nominees and big budget ‘tentpoles’ but strong on fresh talent, films experimenting with mouldbreaking form, and period classics. Charlie Kaufman’s new stop motion animation film ‘Anomalisa’ for example has been described as magical and brilliant with Empire Magazine summing up the view of many with the declaration that the film “has more heart, soul and pathos than 99.9 per cent of live-action movies.”

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Talking of breaking the mould we are extremely proud that the Hippodrome is home to Scotland’s only festival of celebrating silent film. We have come a long way since we held our first HippFest in 2011. We’ve won awards, five-star reviews and the hearts of audiences and performers far and wide. HippFest is for everybody… even those who claim not to like silent or b/w films have been won over by the irresistible ‘wow’ of great films with live music at our friendly, inclusive festival. The bar is high but for our sixth edition we have created a programme to match all expectations. Check out the summary on pages 7 – 9 and visit hippfest.co.uk for full details.

Not content with a five star festival we are also proud hosts for an abundance of one off special events. We have new Scottish documentary following cult indie-pop artist and Falkirk bairn Aidan Moffat who sets about re-writing his country’s oldest songs in the face of centuries of history. Also with live music we will show a 60th anniversary revival of a lost archive film with music by Drew Wright and Hamish Brown. During Deaf Awareness Week we present an extraordinary film about the Deaf community and the revelatory fight for recognition of its language, including a BSL interpreted Q&A; and later in May we are thrilled to be welcoming Graeme Obree – aka ‘the Flying Scotsman’ – for a post screening discussion at the Hippodrome about a wonderful new film charting his latest inspiring endeavour.

We have even managed to fit in some great titles for the holidays!

Look out for Disney’s new version of ‘The Jungle Book’, the latest Kung Fu Panda film plus a live broadcast of York Theatre Royal’s production of ‘The Railway Children’.

See you soon...

Alison Strauss ADO (Film and Media)/Director Hippfest

Recent Releases

The Hateful Eight

Bridge of Spies

Dad’s Army

A few years after the Civil War, a stagecoach carrying bounty hunter (Russell) and his fugitive (Leigh) hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape towards the town of Red Rock. Along the road, they encounter two strangers and together seek refuge at a stagecoach pitstop where four other colourful characters are also holed up. As a storm overtakes them, the eight travellers come to learn they may not make it to Red Rock after all... A long simmering pot of black-humoured genre-rich Tarantino.

A repeat showing of this classic espionage thriller starring the ever-watchable Tom Hanks as James Donovan, a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the centre of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible task of negotiating the release of a captured American pilot.

Apparently based on real events the film’s drama revolves around the riveting relationship between Donovan the lawyer and Abel, the Russian spy at the centre of a diplomatic trade-off. Tense, involving and masterful… Spielberg at his best.

Fans of the original series will delight in this affable salute to the much-loved TV series, especially for its impeccable casting – notably Toby Jones as Cptn Mainwaring and Michael Gambon as the doddery Private Godfrey. WWII is reaching its climax and the Allies are poised to invade France and defeat the Axis powers. In Blighty the Home Guard have a new mission which promises to revive their spirits and reputation. That is until glamorous journalist Rose Winters arrives to write about their exploits.

Dir. Quentin Tarantino / US / 2015 / 2h 47m / AD With: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern

Fri 11 Mar 19:00 Sat 12 Mar 19:00 Sun 13 Mar 19:00

Dir. Stephen Spielberg / US / 2015 /2h 21m / AD With: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Eve Hewson, Amy Ryan, Alan Alda

Mon 14 Mar 11:00 (cuppa)

Dir. Oliver Parker / UK / 2016 / 1h 40m / AD With: Toby Jones, Bill Nighy, Tom Courtenay, Michael Gambon

Mon 21 Mar – Thu 31 Mar Mon 21 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 23 19:30 Thu 24 19:30 Sat 26 20:00 Sun 27 19:30 Wed 30 19:30 Thu 31 19:30

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Recent Releases

Hail, Caesar!

Anomalisa

Marguerite

Four-time Oscar-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen write and direct this all-star madcap comedy set during Hollywood's Golden Age. The film follows a day in the life of studio fixer Eddie (Brolin) whose job it is to protect the public image of the stars, but whose ability to smooth troubled waters is sorely tested when the studio’s prized leading man, Baird Whitlock (Clooney), is kidnapped. An all-round wonderful cast have a hoot in this light-hearted and entertaining homage to the movies that came out of the 1950s studio system.

Ahead of its UK release this brilliantly unique film has already won 18 awards and nearly 60 nominations including an Oscar and Golden Globe. A tender, touching and thought-provoking black comedy, filmed entirely in breath-taking stop motion animation, this is the tale of Michael Stone (Thewils), a husband, father and successful motivational speaker who is struck low by the mundanity of his life. But a chance meeting with Lisa throws the dullness into disarray and Michael feels he may have just found the possibility of happiness...

Humorously absurd and bracingly different.

Inspired by the true story of Florence Foster Jenkins (also the inspiration for the Susan Alexander character in ‘Citizen Kane’) this moving film tells the story of Marguerite - a wealthy music lover who, despite being completely tone deaf, loves to sing for her friends and husband. They all conspire to keep from her how talentless she is but matters get out of hand when Marguerite decides to perform in public. An exquisite satire that will whet appetites for the Stephen Frears/Meryl Streep film of the same story due for release next month.

Dir. Joel & Ethan Coen / US / 2016 / 1h 46m / AD With: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson

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Fri 8 Apr – Thu 14 Apr Fri 8 20:00 Sat 9 19:30 Sun 10 19:30 Wed 13 19:30 Thu 14 20:00

Dir. Duke Johnson/Charlie Kaufman / US / 2015 / 1h 30m With: David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh

Fri 15 Apr – Wed 20 Apr Fri 15 20:00 Sun 17 19:30 Mon 18 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 20 19:30 Thu 21 20:00

Dir. Xavier Giannoli / France / 2015 / 2h 9m / French with English subtitles With: Catherine Frot, André Marcon, Michel Fau

Fri 22 Apr – Wed 27 Apr Fri 22 20:00 Sat 23 19:30 Sun 24 19:30 Mon 25 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 27 19:30

Recent Releases

Eye in the Sky

Iona

Eddie the Eagle

A tense, morally complex thriller about the political, and personal implications of modern warfare as played out by the teams tasked with making controversial life and death decisions. Helen Mirren stars, alongside the late Alan Rickman, as Colonel Powell, a UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya.

Powell discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from "capture" to "kill" but then a young girl enters the kill zone…

Featured as the Closing Night Film of the 2015 Edinburgh International Film Festival, this low-budget independent film from Scotland is a disquieting family drama set against the stark backdrop of the Inner Hebrides island. A young woman (a striking performance from Ruth Negga aka Raina in ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’) and her teenage son flee Glasgow, seeking refuge from a violent crime, travelling to the isolated religious community she left behind years before where they seek forgiveness and a way to come to terms with loss of faith.

Dir. Gavin Hood / UK / 2015 / 1h 42m With: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman

Dir. Scott Graham / UK/Germany / 2015 / 1h 25m / AD With: Ruth Negga, Douglas Henshall, Ben Gallagher, Michelle Duncan, Tom Brooke,

A feel-good story about lovable underdog Michael "Eddie" Edwards (Taron Egerton), an unlikely but courageous British skijumper who never stopped believing in himself - even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach (Hugh Jackman), Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. A genuine crowd-pleaser for the whole family with a terrific ‘eighties soundtrack.

Fri 13 May – Wed 18 May Fri 13 20:00 Sat 14 19:30 Mon 16 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 18 19:30

Sun 15 May 19:30 Thu 19 May 20:00

Dir. Dexter Fletcher / UK/US / 2016 / 1h 46m With: Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken, Tim McInnerny

Fri 20 May – Wed 25 May Fri 20 20:00 Sat 21 19:30 Mon 23 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 25 19:30

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Recent Releases & Hippodrome Highlights

Son of Saul

Ran

In this searing drama, a concentration camp inmate tasked with burning the dead discovers the body of his young son and must choose between participating in the clandestine uprising being planned among the prisoners or securing a proper Jewish burial for his child. The creative team pledged that their film should not look beautiful or appealing, should not be a horror film and that the camera should stay with Saul throughout. The result places us in the shoes of one person experiencing the hell of the Holocaust, and refuses to let us back away. Appalling but essential.

A stunning digital restoration of Kurosawa's famous interpretation of ‘King Lear’.

Borrowing narrative elements from Samurai legend and Shakespearean tragedy, ‘Ran’ stars Nakadai as the arrogant Lord who decides to abdicate and divide his domain amongst three sons, with catastrophic results. Spectacularly beautiful, with gorgeous, colour-saturated frames, it is the product of a breath-taking artistic vision that works as an historical epic and Shakespearean adaptation, dramatising the pain and rage of ageing, as well as a bloody, action-packed war film with a quintessential silent central battle scene.

Dir. László Nemes / Hungary / 2015 / 1h 47 / Hungarian etc with English subtitles With: Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn

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Fri 27 May – Thu 2 Jun Fri 27 20:00 Sat 28 19:30 Sun 29 19:30 Mon 30 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 1 19:30 Thu 2 20:00

Dir: Akira Kurosawa / Japan/France / 1985 / 2h 40m / Japanese with English subtitles With: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu

Sun 22 May 19:00 Thu 26 May 19:00

BFI Presents:

Richard III Marking 400 years since the death of Shakespeare, this exemplary adaption returns to cinemas restored, and presented for one day only with an exclusive documentary with Ian McKellen and a live discussion with McKellen and director Richard Loncraine broadcast from London.

“Spirited acting, machine-gun pacing and ominous Art Deco settings combine to rousing effect in this sure-fire crowd-pleaser… transferring Shakespeare’s most celebrated royal thug from the Middle Ages to the no less blood-soaked 1930s” Variety Dir. Richard Loncraine / UK / 1995 With: Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent

Thu 28 Apr. Prog. starts 19:30 / 2h 25m approx. (incl. 10m doc., 1h 44m feature, 30m satellite Q&A)

Early Chinese Cinema

Frequently cited in ‘best film’ polls this is an astonishingly beautiful and subversive film from Stalin’s Russia, accompanied live for HippFest’s Opening Night by Jane Gardner and Hazel Morrison performing their new score for piano and percussion.

Dr Xuelei Huang presents a fascinating introduction to the bygone world of China in the ‘20s and ‘30s with this specially selected programme of rare footage and film clips from some of the films most popular with Chinese audiences of the day.

In partnership with Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Centre and the State Film Agency of Ukraine

Thu 17 Mar 14:00 / 1h 45m incl. Q&A

Wed 16 Mar 19:30 / 1h 24m / PG

Your Curator Needs You… Silent Film Curator Bryony Dixon introduces a personal selection of rare films from the BFI National Archive, showing how the nascent cinema business threw itself heart and soul in to the WW1 war effort.

£3.30 or £6.50 incl. tea/coffee and cake (‘cuppa’)

Fri 18 Mar 14:00 / 1h 45m incl. Q&A

Mania: The Story of a Cigarette Factory Worker

Exit Smiling

£13 (£10.50)

The story of a vivacious young woman (Pola Negri) whose love affair with a fledgling composer arouses the jealousy of a rich and powerful patron.

Accompanied by a breath-taking ‘ethno rock’ score by Polish supergroup Czerwie.

Thu 17 Mar 19:30 / 1h 25m / Recommended PG

£3.30 or £6.50 incl. tea/coffee and cake (‘cuppa’)

Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema 2016

Earth

The incomparable Neil Brand accompanies this riotous backstage comedy starring one of the silent era’s great stars – Beatrice Lillie, hailed by Noel Coward as “the funniest woman of our civilisation”.

Fri 18 Mar / Reception 18:30 / Screening 19:30 / 1h 17m + short / Recommended U £13.50 (£11)

£13 (£10.50)

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Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema 2016 Recent Releases

My Wife’s Relations & A Pair of Tights An uproarious morning in the company of Buster Keaton in a double bill with the marvellously funny Anita Garvin and Marion Byron (dubbed the “female Laurel and Hardy”). The show starts with fun family audience participation with prizes sponsored

by Town Centre Management.

Sat 19 Mar 11:00 / 1h + short / Recommended U £4.50 / 2-for-1 with clean jam jar and lid

Variety In partnership with the Goethe-Institut Glasgow we present this gripping tale of jealousy, passion and betrayal set in the tawdry glamour of a circus ring. Live accompaniment by Stephen Horne and German percussionist Frank Bockius Sat 19 Mar 13:30 / 1h 35m + short / Recommended 12A £9.25 (£7.25)

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Daybreak Presented in partnership with the Confucius Institute for Scotland this is a stirring late silent from China starring one of the nation’s most beautiful and fiery screen heroines Li Lili.

Sat 19 Mar 16:00 / 1h 55m / Recommended 12A £9.25 (£7.25)

Wunder der Schöpfung Acclaimed jazz duo Herschel 36 present a world premiere of their electronica/acoustic soundscape score for this ground-breaking silent documentary about human knowledge of the world and the universe in the ‘20s.

Introduced by the Astronomer Royal for Scotland.

Sat 19 Mar 19:45 / 1h 32m / Recommended U £13 (£10.50)

In partnership with the Confucius Institute for Scotland we invite you to a hands-on introduction to Chinese calligraphy under the expert guidance of calligrapher Zhang Jie. All materials provided.

Sun 20 Mar / Bo’ness Town Hall / 14:00 / 2h / age 14+ £5 (£3)

New Found Sound Finale of the unique project led by professional musician mentors who have worked with Falkirk’s talented secondary school music students to create and perform their own scores for National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive shorts. Plus the premiere of the film made through the HippFest’s Youth Engagement Programme led by Screen Education Edinburgh.

Peter Pan

Stella Dallas

Renowned harpist Elizabeth-Jane Baldry performs her accompaniment to the delightful first screen adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s classic.

We close the Festival with the world premiere of a newly commissioned score for piano and harp by audience favourite Stephen Horne, composed for this definitive screen melodrama about a mother’s love.

Sun 20 Mar 13:30 / 1h 42m + short / Recommended U £9.25 (£7.25)

Laurel and Hardy Triple Bill Internationally acclaimed pianist John Sweeney and percussionist Frank Bockius accompany three of The Boys’ finest silent two-reelers including the laugh-a-minute ‘Liberty’.

Print courtesy of Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique

Sun 20 Mar 20:00 / 1h 50m + short / Recommended PG £13 (£10.50)

Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema 2016

Chinese Calligraphy for Beginners

Sun 20 Mar 16:30 / 1h 15m + short / U £9.25 (£7.25)

Sun 20 Mar 11:00 / 1h 15m incl Q&A / Recommended U £6 (£5)

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Preview Screening with Live Performance from Recent Aidan Releases Moffat

Where You’re Meant to Be The Hippodrome is extremely proud to present a preview screening of the new Scottish documentary featuring cult-pop raconteur and Falkirk bairn Aidan Moffat. The former Arab Strap frontman sets out to explore Scotland’s past by rewriting and touring its oldest songs.

But he doesn't count on running into 79-yearold force-of-nature Sheila Stewart – a travelling balladeer who upturns Moffat's folk assumptions. He believes the old songs are ripe for updating. She does not. With Stewart's wrath ringing in his ears, Moffat embarks on a road trip that finds him dressed for battle in a Highland graveyard, caught between feuding monster-hunters at Loch Ness, and singing in a dismissive farmer's kitchen, before facing Stewart in his home-town of Glasgow for an unlikely final showdown, in this “funny wee film about music and death”.

Dir. Paul Fegan / UK / 2016 / 1h 15m plus intro plus live music set / note this film contains strong language

Sat 3 April 20:00 Tickets: £10

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Special 60th anniversary revival of a lost archive film telling the story of the Scottish Highlands and its people, commissioned by the 2016 Glasgow Short Film Festival at a time when land reform in Scotland is as hotly topical as it was in the 1950s. Assembled by filmmaker Minttu Mäntynen and accompanied live by musicians Drew Wright (aka Wounded Knee) and Hamish Brown (part of Swimmer One).

In 1956 the Dawn Cine Group – a Glasgow-based socialist filmmaking collective – embarked on ‘Lost Treasure’, an ambitious project confronting the rural depopulation crisis. Although 40 minutes of footage were shot across Sutherland and Caithness, including spectacular mountain views of Suilven, the film was never finished. This beautifully atmospheric live audio-visual performance responds to the abandoned film and goes some way towards completing the story it tells.

Glasgow Short Film Festival On Tour

Lost Treasure

‘Lost Treasure’ is supported by PRS for Music Foundation and Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network. With thanks to National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive.

Directors: Dawn Cine Group & Minttu Mäntynen /UK / 1956 & 2016 / Recommended PG 1h10m inc. Q&A

Sat 16 Apr 19:30 (note doors open at 19:00)

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Special Event

Power in our Hands The Hippodrome is proud to present a screening of this ground-breaking documentary on the active and resilient Deaf community's fight for civil rights and for recognition of its language, with an introduction and post-screening discussion in association with the British Deaf Association.

Combining social history and archive film with contemporary interviews the film explores the history of the Deaf community in the UK. The Deaf community does not see deafness as a disability; instead positioning itself as a significant cultural and linguistic group with a rich and exciting history and with the word ‘Deaf’ an expression of cultural identity. From the social scenes of the 1930s, to the 2000 march supporting British Sign Language recognition, this documentary will give people a glimpse into Deaf culture that is mostly hidden from the hearing world.

We are delighted that Maureen Morrison, Regional Deaf Heritage Officer, British Deaf Association will join us at the screening to introduce the film and lead a post-screening discussion. This Q&A will be BSL interpreted.

Dir: Angela Spielsinger / UK / 2015 / 1h 15 + Q&A

Sat 7 May 14:30 Tickets: £3 www.sharedeafarchive.org

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Special Event

Battle Mountain: Graeme Obree’s Story We are thrilled to welcome cycling legend Graeme Obree to the Hippodrome to introduce this new documentary about his latest inspirational endeavour, followed by a Q&A with the man himself (intro and Q&A 12th May only).

Obree’s determination to succeed against all odds has twice seen him hold the one-hour speed cycling record in 1993 and 1994, as well as being named the World 4000m Pursuit Champion in 1993. This charming film follows “the Flying Scotsman” as he prepares for the human-powered vehicle land speed record attempt in Nevada, using a very unusual bike designed by Obree and christened “The Beastie” by his friend Sir Chris Hoy. Dir. Dave Street / UK / 2015 / 1h 44m

Sun 8 May 19:30 Mon 9 May 11:00 (cuppa) Thu 12 May 19:30 (special event + Q&A with Graeme Obree) 13

Recent Live and Releases Encore

NT Live: Hangmen

The Railway Children

by Martin McDonagh

by E. Nesbit, adapted by Mike Kenny & Damian Cruden

Following a sell-out run at London’s Royal Court Theatre, award-winning Martin McDonagh (‘In Bruges’) returns to the West End with his deeply funny new play, broadcast live to cinemas by National Theatre Live.

E. Nesbit’s family favourite follows the story of Bobbie, Phyllis and Peter who suffer a huge upheaval when their father is falsely imprisoned. The children and their mother, now penniless, are forced to move from London to rural Yorkshire to a new home next to a railway line. The event is filmed from the National Railway Museum in York, featuring the train from the original much-loved film.

In his small pub Oldham, Harry (David Morrissey) is something of a local celebrity. But what's the second-best hangman in England to do on the day they've abolished hanging? Amongst the cub reporters and pub regulars dying to hear Harry’s reaction to the news, his old assistant Syd (Andy Nyman) and the peculiar Mooney (Johnny Flynn) lurk with very different motives for their visit.

"The funniest play in London right now" Time Out "The best new play of the year" The Daily Telegraph "Gripping, funny and dramatically tense" The Sunday Times "Drop-dead hilarious" The Independent Dir. Matthew Dunster

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Thu 3 Mar 19:00 3h approx. incl. interval £13.50 (£10.80 conc.)

We are delighted that our partners the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway have a special ticket deal for Hippodrome patrons. Show your Hippodrome ticket to ‘The Railway Children’ to receive a ‘kids-go-free’ ticket deal* at Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway during the Easter holidays (*one child free with each full paying adult 25 March - 17 April). For more information on when trains are running visit www.bkrailway.co.uk.

Dir. Ross MacGibbon

Mon 28 Mar 15:00 1h 25m approx. incl. interval. £13.50 (£10.80 conc.)

Hippodrome Holidays

Kung Fu Panda 3

The Jungle Book (cert tbc)

When Po's long-lost panda father suddenly reappears, the reunited duo travel to a secret panda paradise to meet scores of hilarious new panda characters. But when the supernatural villain Kai begins to sweep across China defeating all the kung fu masters, Po must learn to train a village full of his fun-loving, clumsy brethren to become the ultimate band of Kung Fu Pandas.

Director Jon Favreau (‘Iron Man’) and Disney promise a very special and perhaps darker adventure epic, based on Rudyard Kipling’s timeless stories and inspired by Disney’s 1967 classic animated film. Using live-action and motion-capture the team of creatives tell the story of Mowgli (newcomer Neel Sethi), a ‘man-cub’ who has been raised by a family of wolves. But Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger Shere Khan (voice of Idris Elba), promises to eliminate what he sees as a threat.

Dir. Jennifer Yuh Nelson/Alessandro Carloni / US/China / 2016 / 1h 35m / AD With: Jack Black, Bryan Cranston, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman

Fri 25 Mar – Thu 14 Apr Fri 25 14:30, 18:30 Sat 26 11:00, 14:30 Sun 27 14:30 Mon 28 11:00 Fri 1 18:00 Sat 2 11:00, 14:30 (Autism Friendly), 18:30 Sun 3 14:30 Mon 4 11:00 Wed 6 11:00, 18:00 Thu 7 14:30, 18:30 Sat 9 11:00 (Reel Saturday), 14:30 Sun 10 14:30 Mon 11 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 13 14:30 Thu 14 11:00

Dir. John Favreau / US / 2016 / dur. tbc. / AD With: Neel Sethi, Scarlett Johansson, Idris Elba, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Christopher Walken

Fri 29 Apr – Sun 15 May Fri 29 18:30 Sat 30 11:00, 14:30, 18:30 Sun 1 14:30 (Autism Friendly), 18:30 Mon 2 11:00 Wed 4 18:30 Thu 5 18:30 Fri 6 19:00 Sat 7 19:00 Wed 11 18:30 Sat 14 11:00 (Reel Saturday), 14:30 Sun 15 14:30

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Reel Saturday Recent Screenings Releases

Labyrinth

Miss Hokusai

In tribute to David Bowie we screen this fantastical adventure about teenage Sarah who sets off to rescue her little brother from the clutches of the Bowie’s Goblin King by puzzling her way through a giant labyrinth.

The touching story, set in 19th century Japan, of O-Ei a young woman seeking her own artistic voice while helping her father Hokusai – the renowned artist famous for his iconic woodblock print 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa'.

Dir. Jim Henson / 1986 / 1h 38m

Dir. Keiichi Hara / 2015 / 1h 30m

Sat 5 Mar 11:00

Sat 16 Apr 11:00 (also: Sat 16 Apr 14:30, Sun 17 Apr 14:30 AF)

Capture the Flag

Goosebumps

A power-mad billionaire tries to claim the Moon’s minerals by destroying all trace of the original lunar landing, including the first astronauts’ flag. Out to stop him are an ageing ex-astronaut, his grandson and a very cute lizard!

An anarchic, nostalgic teen horror fantasy (based on RL Stine's bestselling children's books) with Jack Black playing the ghoulish writer whose imaginary demons are set free on his home town.

Dir. Enrique Gato / 2015 / 1h 34m

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Sat 12 Mar 11:00 (also: Sat 12 Mar 14:30 Autism Friendly)

Dir. Rob Letterman / 2015 / 1h 43m

Sat 23 Apr 11:00 (also: Sat 23 Apr 14:30, Sun 24 Apr 14:30 Autism Friendly)

The Good Dinosaur

True story about an eccentric farmer who, with the help of his granddaughter, trains his mischievous dog Oddball to protect a wild penguin sanctuary from fox attacks, in an attempt to reunite his family.

What if the asteroid that changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and dinosaurs never became extinct? In this delightful Disney/Pixar adventure an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.

Dir. Stuart McDonald / 2015 / 1h 36m

Dir. Peter Sohn / 2015 / 1h 41m / AD

Sat 7 May 11:00 (also: Sun 8 May 14:30 Autism Friendly)

Sat 28 May 11:00 (also: Sat 28 May 14:30, Sun 29 May 14:30 AF)

Zootropolis

The Big Knights

Disney’s latest animation about a city where all kinds of animals live together, policed by a crew of big, tough mammals. When rookie Officer Judy Hopps arrives – the first bunny on the force – she is eager to prove herself.

From the award-winning animators behind ‘Peppa Pig’ comes this selection of adventure about Sir Boris (the finest swordsman in the world), Sir Morris (the most enthusiastic) and their noble pets, Sir Horace the Dog and Sir Doris the Hamster.

Dir. Bryon Howard/Rich Moore/Jared Bush / 2016 / 1h 48m / AD

Dir: Neville Astley & Mark Baker / 2015 / 1h 10m

Sat 21 May 11:00 (also screening Sat 21 May 14:30 Sun 22 May 14:30 Autism Friendly)

Sat 4 Jun 11:00

Reel Saturday Recent Screenings Releases

Oddball and the Penguins

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Autism Friendly

Capture the Flag Sat 12 Mar 14:30 see page 16

Kung Fu Panda 3 Sat 2 Apr 14:30 World Autism Awareness Day see page 15

Miss Hokusai Sun 17 Apr 14:30 see page 16

Goosebumps Sun 24 Apr 14:30 see page 16

The Jungle Book (cert tbc) Sun 1 May 14:30 see page 15

Oddball and the Penguins Sun 8 May 14:30 see page 17

Zootropolis 18

Sun 22 May 14:30 see page 17

Sat 19

Daybreak + J. Sweeney

16:00 8

Wed 2

Spotlight (15)

19:30

Wunder der Schöpfung + Herschel 36

19:45 8

Thu 3

NT Live: Hangmen (As Live 15)

19:00 14

Sun 20

New Found Sound

11:00 9

Fri 4

Trumbo (15)

20:00

Peter Pan + E.J. Baldry

13:30 9

Laurel and Hardy + J. Sweeney, F. Bockius

16:30 9

14:30

Stella Dallas + S. Horne, E.J. Baldry

20:00 9

Trumbo (15)

19:30

Mon 21

Dad’s Army (PG)

C 11:00 3

Janis: Little Girl Blue (15)

14:30

Wed 23 Dad’s Army (PG)

19:30 3

Trumbo (15)

19:30

Thu 24

Dad’s Army (PG)

Trumbo (15)

C 11:00

Fri 25

Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG)

14:30, 18:30 15

Wed 9

Trumbo (15)

19:30

Sat 26

Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG)

11:00, 14:30 15

Thu 10

Janis: Little Girl Blue (15)

19:30

Dad’s Army (PG)

20:00 3

Fri 11

The Hateful Eight (18)

19:00 3

Sun 27

Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG)

14:30 15

Sat 12

Capture the Flag (PG)

R 11:00 AF 14:30 16

Dad’s Army (PG)

19:30 3

The Hateful Eight (18)

19:00 3

Sat 5

Labyrinth (U)

Sunset Song (15)

Sun 6

Mon 7

R 11:00 16

Sun 13

CLOSED

The Hateful Eight (18)

19:00 3

Mon 14 Bridge of Spies (12A)

C 11:00 3

Wed 16

Earth (PG) + J. Gardner, H. Morrison

Thu 17

Primary Schools Workshop

Talk: Early Chinese Cinema

Mania + Czerwie

Fri 18

Talk: Your Curator Needs You

Exit Smiling + N. Brand

Sat 19

Double Bill + J. Gardner, H. Morrison

Variety + S. Horne, F. Bockius

19:30 3

Mon 28 Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG)

11:00 15

15:00 14

The Railway Children (As Live)

Wed 30 Dad’s Army (PG)

19:30 3

Thu 31

Dad’s Army (PG)

19:30 3

Fri 1

Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG)

18:00 15

C 14:00 7

Sat 2

Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG)

11:00, AF 14:30, 18:30 15

19:30 7

Sun 3

Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG)

14:30 15

19:30 7 10:00, 11:30

C 14:00 7

At A Glance

March

April

Special Event: Where You’re Meant to Be... 20:00 10

18:30 7

Mon 4

Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG)

11:00 15

J** 11:00 8

Wed 6

Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG)

11:00, 18:00 15

13:30 8

Thu 7

Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG)

14:30, 18:30 15

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At A Glance

Fri 8

Hail, Caesar! (12A)

Fri 29

The Jungle Book

18:30 15

Sat 9

Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG)

Hail, Caesar! (12A)

19:30 4

Sat 30

The Jungle Book

11:00, 14:30, 18:30 15

May

Sun 10

Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG)

14:30 15

Sun 1

The Jungle Book

AF 14:30, 18:30 15

Hail, Caesar! (12A)

Mon 11

Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG)

19:30 4

Mon 2

The Jungle Book

11:00 15

C 11:00 15

Wed 4

The Jungle Book

18:30 15

Wed 13 Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG)

Hail, Caesar! (12A)

14:30 15

Thu 5

The Jungle Book

18:30 15

19:30 4

Thu 14

Fri 6

The Jungle Book

Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG)

11:00 15

Sat 7

Oddball and the Penguins (U)

Hail, Caesar! (12A)

20:00 4

Special Event: Power in our Hands

14:30 12

Fri 15

Anomalisa (15)

20:00 4

The Jungle Book

19:00 15

Sat 16

Miss Hokusai (12A)

Sun 8

Oddball and the Penguins (U)

Special Event: Lost Treasure

Graeme Obree’s Story (12A)

19:30 13

Sun 17

Miss Hokusai (12A)

Mon 9

Graeme Obree’s Story (12A)

C 11:00 13

Anomalisa (15)

19:30 4

Mon 18 Anomalisa (15)

C 11:00 4

Wed 20 Anomalisa (15) Thu 21

R 11:00, 14:30 15

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Wed 11 The Jungle Book

19:00 15 R 11:00 17

AF 14:30 18

18:30 15

Thu 12

Special Event: Graeme Obree’s Story (12A) 19:30 13

19:30 4

Fri 13

Eye in the Sky (15)

Anomalisa (15)

20:00 4

Sat 14

The Jungle Book

Fri 22

Marguerite (15)

20:00 4

Eye in the Sky (15)

19:30 5

Sat 23

Goosebumps (PG)

Sun 15

The Jungle Book

14:30

Marguerite (15)

Iona (15)

Mon 16

Eye in the Sky (15)

C 11:00 5

Sun 24 Goosebumps (PG)

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20:00 4

R 11:00, 14:30 16 19:30 4 AF 14:30 18

20:00 5 R 11:00, 14:30 15

19:30 5

Marguerite (15)

19:30 4

Wed 18 Eye in the Sky (15)

19:30 5

Mon 25

Marguerite (15)

C 11:00 4

Thu 19

Iona (15)

20:00 5

Wed 27 Marguerite (15)

19:30 4

Fri 20

Eddie the Eagle (PG)

20:00 5

Thu 28

19:30 6

Sat 21

Zootropolis (PG)

BFI Presents: Richard III

R 11:00, 14:30 17

Eddie the Eagle (PG)

Sun 22

Zootropolis (PG)

Ran (12A)

Mon 23 Eddie the Eagle (PG)

19:30 5 AF 14:30 18 19:00 6 C 11:00 5

Wed 25 Eddie the Eagle (PG)

19:30 5

Thu 26

Ran (12A)

19:00 6

Fri 27

Son of Saul (15)

20:00 6

Sat 28

The Good Dinosaur (PG)

Son of Saul (15)

Sun 29

The Good Dinosaur (PG)

Son of Saul (15)

19:30 6

Mon 30 Son of Saul (15)

C 11:00 6

R 11:00, 14:30 17 19:30 6 AF 14:30 18

June Wed 1

Son of Saul (15)

Thu 2

Son of Saul (15)

Sat 4

The Big Knights (U)

C Cuppa screenings café opens at 10:15 for tea/coffee and cake.

Screening starts at 11:00. Ticket price £6.50 includes refreshments, £3.30 film only. Please note: standard ticket price (£6.50, £4.95 conc., £17.80 families) applies for Monday morning ‘first run’ screenings of ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ on Mon 28 Mar and Mon 4 Apr, and for ‘The Jungle Book’ on Mon 2 May.

At A Glance

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R Reel Saturday Screenings start at 11:00. All tickets £2.60. Please note: standard ticket price (£6.50, £4.95 conc., £17.80 families) applies for Saturday morning ‘first run’ screenings of ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ on Sat 26 Mar, Sat 2 Apr and ‘The Jungle Book’ on Sat 30 Apr. 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: HippFest double bill: 'My Wife’s Relations’ and ‘A Pair of Tights' (see page 8).

AF Autism Friendly. See page 18.

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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.

The Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema Page 24 Wednesday 16 March – Sunday 20 March 2016 Back cover only festival of silent film returns for five Scotland’s days packed with silent film legends, pop up screenings and events, and exciting new commissions and live performances by internationally acclaimed musicians.

See pages 7 – 9 for full programme

www.hippfest.co.uk

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Information

Tickets (unless otherwise stated)

Box Office and Booking Information

Meerkat Movies

Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £6.50

The Hippodrome Box Office is open Saturdays 10:15 - 14:30, and also 45 mins before, and closes 15 minutes after the start of each screening.

Reward from comparethemarket.com, offering 2-for-1 standard price cinema tickets every Wednesday at the Hippodrome.

Some film shows can be very busy so we recommend you book in advance to avoid disappointment. There are several ways to book tickets for the Hippodrome:

• Become a Meerkat Movies member by making a qualifying purchase through comparethemarket. com

Concessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £4.95 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £17.80 (2 adults + 2 children or 1 adult + 3 children)

Cuppa with refreshments . . . . . . . . . £6.50 Cuppa film on its own . . . . . . . . . . . . £3.30 Reel Saturday Screening . . . . . . . . . . £2.60 Live and Encore Tickets . . . . . . . . . . £13.50 Live and Encore Concessions . . . . . . £10.80 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 Go Card holders. Proof of concession eligibility must be shown before purchase.

Refunds Tickets will not be exchanged or money refunded after purchase except in the event of cancellation of screening/activity by Falkirk Community Trust.

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In Person at the Hippodrome Box Office open Saturdays 10:15 - 14:30, and also opens 45 minutes before, and closes 15 minutes after the start of each screening.

In person at FTH (Falkirk Town Hall) on Saturdays only from 09:45 – 15:00 (From Sat 2nd April) Online: www.ticketsource.co.uk/hippodrome By telephone: 01324 506850 Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 18:00 Saturday 09:45 - 15:00 The Steeple Box Office is scheduled to close on 26th March 2016 for refurbishment as part of the Townscape Heritage Initiative to restore Falkirk’s historic buildings.

• Download the Meerkat Movies app or visit comparethemarket.com, activate your membership and claim your voucher code • Use your 2 for 1 voucher code to book For more information plus full terms and conditions please visit the Meerkat Movies website.

Gift Vouchers If you’re looking for fresh present ideas, you can now purchase gift vouchers in denominations of £1, £5 and £10, redeemable at The Steeple Box Office, Hippodrome, FTH (Falkirk Town Hall) and The Tearoom and Gift Shop at Callendar House 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.

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By Bus: There are bus services to Bo’ness from Edinburgh, Linlithgow, Bathgate, Falkirk, Stirling, Cumbernauld and Glasgow. The services are operated by First Edinburgh. Call Traveline Scotland on 0871 200 22 33 for bus timetables or visit www.travelinescotland.com

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Please Note: Smoking is not permitted in the Hippodrome.

By Car: Bo’ness lies on the south bank of the Firth of Forth. Travelling from the west, exit the M9 at J5 onto the A905 then take the A904 into Bo’ness. From the east, exit at J3 onto the A803 then take the A904 into Bo’ness.

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Access

Glasgow J5 M9/M876/ Grangemouth/ Falkirk

Parking Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway

Edinburgh J3 M9

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Mailing List: Don’t miss a thing: join our free mailing list. Send you name, email and/or full postal address to: arts@falkirkcommunitytrust.org or write to Freepost RSSR-SGEA-KRKT, The Steeple Box Office, High Street, Falkirk FK1 1NW

By Train: The nearest station to Bo’ness is Linlithgow, which is served by trains from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling/Dunblane.

Details of services are available from National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 or www.nationalrail.co.uk.

Parking: The Hippodrome is within easy walking distance of Bo’ness Town Centre car parks.

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