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WELCOME! Sit back for a sizzling hot summer! If the new forays into familiar territory of Star Trek Beyond and Jason Bourne aren’t action enough, also check out the highly anticipated rebooted Ghostbusters, and the super villain extravaganza Suicide Squad. There’ll be heaps of family fun fare to entertain over the holidays, too, starting with Manny and the rest of the prehistoric gang, back in Ice Age: Collision Course. Pixar’s taking us under the sea again with Finding Dory, thirteen years after Nemo’s big adventure. And for a healthy dose of British comedy, try a return to two favourites, David Brent: Life on the Road, and Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie. Enjoy the sun while it’s out, but hit the E B THS cinema while it’s hot! GRAO E I D GO Until next time! rs tbuste Craig May Editor
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7 WHAT’S ON The unmissable new releases hitting the big screen in July and August.
14 BEN-HUR One of the greatest stories ever told is being told again in a modern-day blockbuster that dials back the CGI to echo the swords-and-sandals epics of days gone by.
16 STAR TREK BEYOND With no ship, no crew, and seemingly no hope of survival, can Captain Kirk once again defy the odds and reunite the U.S.S. Enterprise to fight a deadly new enemy?
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18 JASON BOURNE After years in hiding, Jason Bourne emerges from the shadows. Hunted by a new CIA task-force, his memory slowly returns, and it becomes clear that Treadstone was just the beginning.
20 COMING SOON We look at all the forthcoming films to get excited about in September and October.
19 BRIDGET JONES’S BABY
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Calling all Ghostbusters fans! New York’s finest are back and they’re ready to believe you again. Much has changed, but we welcome the evolution and to celebrate the new look Ghostbusters we’re challenging you to answer the call and spot 7 differences between these two images. Good luck! CAME, SAW, KICKED IT’S A!$? Tell us how many differences you found on our Facebook page or via Twitter @onscreen_mag 1. Boots 2. Buttons 3. Car Light 4. Ghostbusters Logo 5. Building Number 6. Purple Stripes 7. Proton Pack
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SUICIDE SQUAD RELEASE DATE 5 AUGUST / Director David Ayer / Starring Margot Robbie, Will Smith, Jared Leto / Genre Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
It feels good to be bad. Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated supervillains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realise they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself? Written and directed by David Ayer, Suicide Squad is a continuation of Warner Bro’s shared DC cinematic universe and boasts a tremendous line-up, including: The Joker, Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Enchantress, Captain Boomerang, Killer Croc, Slipknot, Katana, El Diablo, Rick Flag, and even Ben Affleck’s Batman.
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Film Shorts THE NEON DEMON RELEASE DATE 8 JULY When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will use any means necessary to get what she has, in the new horror thriller from Nicolas Winding Refn.
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HELL OR HIGH WATER RELEASE DATE 26 AUGUST Chris Pine and Ben Foster star as two brothers who rob a string of banks to take back a future that
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powerful forces beyond their control have stolen from under their feet. But their crimes place them in the crosshairs of a relentless, foul-mouthed Texas Ranger (Jeff Bridges) looking for one last triumph on the eve of his retirement.
KEANU RELEASE DATE 15 JULY The hugely popular comedy duo Key & Peele star as two unwitting heroes who infiltrate a notorious street gang to retrieve their catnapped kitten Keanu.
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FINDING DORY RELEASE DATE 29 JULY / Directors Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane / Starring Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Idris Elba / Genre Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Disney Pixar’s Finding Dory finds Dory living happily in the reef with Marlin and Nemo about a year after their life-changing adventure. When Dory suddenly remembers that she has a family out there who may be looking for her, she recruits Marlin and Nemo for another adventure across the ocean to California’s prestigious Marine Life Institute (MLI), a rehabilitation centre and aquarium. In the effort to find her mum and dad, Dory enlists the help of three of the MLI’s most intriguing residents: Hank, a cantankerous octopus who frequently gives employees the slip; Bailey, a beluga whale who is convinced his biological sonar skills are on the fritz; and Destiny, a nearsighted whale shark. Deftly navigating the complex inner workings of the MLI, Dory and her friends discover the magic within their flaws, friendships, and family.
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THE SHALLOWS
Film Shorts BLINKY BILL: THE MOVIE RELEASE DATE 19 AUGUST An adventurous koala embarks on a journey into the wild and dangerous Outback to find his missing father in the family animation based on Australia’s most famous marsupial.
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metres from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of Nancy’s ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.
NINE LIVES RELEASE DATE 5 AUGUST A miserly businessman Tom Brand (Kevin Spacey), whose workaholic lifestyle has disconnected him from his family, finds himself trapped inside the body of the family cat and, to earn back his human existence, he must prove he can be the husband and father they deserve.
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Lights Out
Ghostbusters
RELEASE DATE 19 AUGUST / Director David F. Sandberg / Starring Teresa Palmer, Billy Burke, Maria Bello / Genre Horror
RELEASE DATE 11 JULY / Director Paul Feig / Starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Chris Hemsworth / Genre Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
From producer James Wan comes a tale of an unknown terror that lurks in the dark. When Rebecca left home, she thought she left her childhood fears behind, but a frightening entity with a mysterious attachment to her mother has reemerged. As Rebecca gets closer to unlocking the truth, there is no denying that her family’s lives are in danger… once the lights go out.
Ghostbusters makes its long-awaited return, rebooted with a cast of hilarious new characters. Thirty years after the beloved original franchise took the world by storm, director Paul Feig brings his fresh take to the comedy, joined by some of the funniest actors working today: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and Chris Hemsworth. This summer, they’re here to save the world!
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THE BFG RELEASE DATE 22 JULY / Director Steven Spielberg / Starring Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Bill Hader / Genre Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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The talents of three of the world’s greatest storytellers - Roald Dahl, Walt Disney, and Steven Spielberg unite to bring Dahl’s beloved classic to life and tell the imaginative story of a precocious 10-year-old girl, Sophie, and the Big Friendly Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country.
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Pete’s Dragon
Ice Age: Collision Course
RELEASE DATE 12 AUGUST / Director David Lowery / Starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Karl Urban, Robert Redford / Genre Adventure, Family, Fantasy
RELEASE DATE 15 JULY / Directors Mike Thurmeier, Galen T. Chu / Starring John Leguizamo, Simon Pegg, Jennifer Lopez / Genre Animation, Adventure, Family
For years, Mr Meacham has delighted children with his tales of the dragon that resides deep in the woods. To his daughter, Grace, these stories are little more than tall tales. Until she meets Pete, a 10-year-old who claims to live in the woods with a dragon named Elliot. And from Pete’s descriptions Elliott seems similar to the dragon from the stories, so Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.
Scrat’s epic pursuit of the elusive acorn catapults him into the universe where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the Ice Age World. To save themselves, Sid, Manny, Diego, and the rest of the herd must leave their home and embark on a quest full of comedy and adventure, travelling to exotic new lands and encountering a host of colourful new characters. July / August 2016 9
WHAT’S ON Brent hasn’t given up the dream of becoming a rock star - or more specifically, singer/songwriter for fledgling rock band ‘Foregone Conclusion’
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DAVID BRENT: LIFE ON THE ROAD RELEASE DATE 19 AUGUST / Director Ricky Gervais / Starring Ricky Gervais, Jo Hartley, Ben Bailey Smith / Genre Comedy, Music
Twelve years ago, David Brent was a regional manager for a mid-level paper merchants. Now, he’s working as a rep selling cleaning (and ladies personal hygiene) products up and down the country, but Brent hasn’t given up the dream of becoming a rock star - or more specifically, singer/songwriter for fledgling rock band ‘Foregone Conclusion’. As he assembles a group of mercenary session musicians, a talented sidekick for street cred, and an overpriced yet underwhelmed tour manager, he embarks upon a self-financed UK tour coming to a venue near every major city near you. With original music by Ricky Gervais, and not to mention a few of the classics (Free Love Freeway and Equality Street), this movie will do for every midlevel sales rep with a dream of becoming a rock god as what the Rolling Stones did for rock ’n’ roll! 10 July / August 2016
MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES
Film Shorts NERVE RELEASE DATE 12 AUGUST Industrious high school senior, Vee Delmonico (Emma Roberts), has had it with living life on the sidelines. When pressured by friends to join the popular online game Nerve, Vee decides to sign up for just one dare in what seems like harmless fun. But as she finds herself caught up in the thrill of the adrenaline-fuelled competition partnered with a mysterious stranger (Dave Franco), the game begins to take a sinister turn with
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increasingly dangerous acts, leading into a high-stakes finale that will determine her entire future.
MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES RELEASE DATE 12 AUGUST Hard-partying brothers Mike (Adam Devine) and Dave (Zac Efron) place an online ad to find the perfect dates for their sister’s Hawaiian wedding. Hoping for a wild getaway, the boys instead find themselves outsmarted and out-partied by the uncontrollable duo.
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War Dogs RELEASE DATE 26 AUGUST / Director Todd Phillips / Starring Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Bradley Cooper / Genre Comedy, Drama, War
War Dogs follows two friends in their early 20s living in Miami Beach during the Iraq War, who exploit a little-known government initiative that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts. Starting small, they begin raking in big money and are living the high life. But the pair gets in over their heads when they land a 300 million dollar deal to arm the Afghan Military a deal that puts them in business with some very shady people.
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping RELEASE DATE 26 AUGUST / Directors Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone Starring Andy Samberg, Imogen Poots, Sarah Silverman Genre Comedy, Music
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is headlined by musical superstars Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone, known as The Lonely Island. The comedy goes behind the scenes as singer/rapper Conner4Real faces a crisis of popularity after his sophomore album flops, leaving everyone wondering what to do when he’s no longer the dopest star of all.
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STAR TREK BEYOND RELEASE DATE 22 JULY / Director Justin Lin / Starring Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Idris Elba / Genre Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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The highly anticipated next instalment in the globally popular Star Trek franchise returns with director Justin Lin at the helm of this epic voyage of the U.S.S Enterprise. In Beyond, the Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.
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FABULOUS FUGITIVES ON THE RUN
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Absolutely Fabulous
RELEASE DATE 1 JULY / Director Rawson Marshall Thurber / Starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Aaron Paul / Genre Comedy
RELEASE DATE 1 JULY / Director Mandie Fletcher / Starring Joanna Lumley, Jennifer Saunders, Gwendoline Christie / Genre Comedy
A one-time bullied geek, who grew up to be a lethal CIA agent, comes home for his high-school reunion. Claiming to be on a top-secret case, he enlists the help of the former “big man on campus”, now an accountant who misses his glory days. But before the staid numbercruncher realises what he’s getting into, it’s too late to get out, as his increasingly unpredictable new friend drags him through a world of shoot-outs, double-crosses, and espionage that could get them both killed in more ways than he can count.
Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone are still oozing glitz and glamour and living the high life they are accustomed to; shopping, drinking, and clubbing their way around London’s trendiest hotspots. But when they accidentally push Kate Moss into the Thames at an uber fashionable launch party, Eddy and Patsy become entangled in a media storm surrounding the supermodel’s untimely demise. Fleeing penniless to the glamorous playground of the super-rich, the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and live the high life forever more! July / August 2016 11
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HUMAN. NATURE.
THE LEGEND OF TARZAN RELEASE DATE 6 JULY / Director David Yates / Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, Samuel L. Jackson / Genre Action, Adventure
From Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures comes the action adventure The Legend of Tarzan, starring Alexander Skarsgård as the legendary character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson, Margot Robbie, Djimon Hounsou, with Oscar winner Jim Broadbent, and two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz completing an all-star cast. It has been years since the man once known as Tarzan (Skarsgård) left the jungles of Africa behind for a gentrified life as John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, with his beloved wife, Jane (Robbie) at his side. Now, he has been invited back to the Congo to serve as a trade emissary of Parliament, unaware that he is a pawn in a deadly convergence of greed and revenge, masterminded by the Belgian, Leon Rom (Waltz). 12 July / August 2016
MAGGIE’S PLAN
Film Shorts SPECTRAL RELEASE DATE 12 AUGUST Director Nic Mathieu makes his big screen debut with a sci-fi thriller that follows a special-ops team that is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over New York City.
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MAGGIE’S PLAN RELEASE DATE 8 JULY Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, Bill Hader, and Maya Rudolph star in a witty, romantic comedy that offers a sweet and funny exploration of the unexpected complexities of
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modern romance, mixing heart and humour in a story of the delightful variability of relationships over the course of time.
MECHANIC: RESURRECTION RELEASE DATE 26 AUGUST Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he does best, make them look like accidents.
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The Purge: Election Year RELEASE DATE 15 JULY / Director James DeMonaco / Starring Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson / Genre Action, Horror, Thriller
When betrayal forces Senator Charlie Roan and her head of security Leo Barnes onto the streets on the one night when no help is available, they must stay alive until dawn or be sacrificed for their sins against the state in the latest terrifying chapter of 12 hours of sanctioned anarchy.
Jason Bourne RELEASE DATE 29 JULY / Director Paul Greengrass / Starring Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander / Genre Action, Thriller
Matt Damon returns to his most iconic role as the CIA’s most lethal former operative is drawn out of the shadows. Paul Greengrass once again joins Damon for the next chapter of Universal Pictures’ Bourne franchise, which sees Julia Stiles reprising her role in the series alongside newcomers Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel, and Tommy Lee Jones.
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BEN-HUR RELEASE DATE 26 AUGUST / Director Timur Bekmambetov / Starring Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Morgan Freeman / Genre Action, Adventure, Drama
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The epic story of Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother Messala, an officer in the Roman army. Stripped of his title, separated from his family and the woman he loves, Judah is forced into slavery. After years at sea, Judah returns to his homeland to seek revenge but finds redemption.
REAPPEARING THE 4TH OF JULY
A TREASURED CLASSIC
Now You See Me 2
Swallows and Amazons
RELEASE DATE 4 JULY / Director Jon M. Chu / Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Daniel Radcliffe / Genre Action, Comedy, Thriller
RELEASE DATE 19 AUGUST / Director Philippa Lowthorpe / Starring Kelly Macdonald, Rafe Spall, Andrew Scott / Genre Adventure, Family
One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their Robin Hood-style magic spectacles, The Four Horsemen resurface for a comeback performance in hopes of exposing the unethical practices of a tech magnate. The man behind their vanishing act is none other than Walter Mabry, who threatens the Horsemen into pulling off their most impossible heist yet. Their only hope is to perform one last unprecedented stunt to clear their names and reveal the mastermind behind it all.
Four children escape the tedium of a summer holiday in the Lake District by camping on their own on a remote island in the middle of a vast lake. At first, they’re overjoyed, but soon discover they may not be alone. Steeped in the wonder of a child’s imagination and set against a breathtaking backdrop, this is an exhilarating adaptation of a treasured classic as the sleepy British summer is turned on its head and the children must learn skills of survival, responsibility, and the all-important value of friendship. July / August 2016 13
FEATURE One of the greatest stories ever told is being told again in a modern-day blockbuster that dials back the CGI to echo the swords-and-sandals epics of days gone by. WORDS LEE CURTIS
BLAST FROM THE PAST RELEASE DATE 26 AUGUST / Director Timur Bekmambetov / Starring Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Morgan Freeman / Genre Action, Adventure, Drama
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he turn of the millennium saw a powerful resurgence of the swords-and-sandals genre with Ridley Scott’s roaring Gladiator leading the charge. We were entertained, but great epics declined, CGI spectacles exploded, and style soon superseded substance. But now, a legend is being resurrected to revitalise an exhausted genre by championing its golden age. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov, Ben-Hur is the latest adaptation of Lew Wallace’s 1880 novel,
which has been adapted multiple times, though audiences are most familiar with William Wyler’s 1959 Charlton Heston epic that won an astonishing 11 Oscars. The story is timeless; Judean prince Judah Ben-Hur is betrayed and enslaved by his adopted brother Messala. After escaping captivity, he seeks revenge by challenging his brother to a grand chariot race to the death. The sprawling epic has been stripped down to a more succinct revenge movie still brimming with a multi-layered narrative, compelling characters, and far less green screen than we’ve come to expect. It’s a different sort of epic with the pulling power to draw you into the cinema, and refreshingly visceral action to keep you there.
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THE WHEEL DEAL If you’re doing Ben-Hur, then you’ve got to do a chariot race, and Paramount Pictures faced a Herculean task when they took on one of cinema’s most iconic moments. The 1959 film’s sequence, which took a year to plan, involved 15,000 extras and no computer graphics, is one of the greatest cinematic achievements of all time and remains just as thrilling today. 57 years on and, despite the proliferation of CGI, director Timur Bekmambetov wanted to honour the original by using as many practical effects as possible. Unlike most blockbusters today, Bekmambetov employs technology to enhance traditional production techniques rather than replace them to ensure his white-knuckle set piece perfectly captures the feeling of being behind the reigns of a deadly chariot.
A BIG, Friendly, Movie
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Steven Spielberg is back in the world of fantasy using motion-capture technology to present his take on Roald Dahl’s classic story, The BFG. WORDS AARON KENT RELEASE DATE 22 JULY / Director Steven Spielberg / Starring Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Bill Hader / Genre Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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n recent years Steven Spielberg has strayed from fantasy films, expanding his repertoire to real-world events (Bridge of Spies, Lincoln). This summer he’s back to his roots with The BFG, and it promises to be a fizzwiggling, bellypopping, snortling good time. Based on Roald Dahl’s book, The BFG is a Big Friendly Giant who distributes good dreams to children. Unlike other giants, he refuses to eat people, and stands at a ‘runty’ 24 feet tall - some 88.5 feet shorter than Ghostbuster’s Stay
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Puft Marshmallow Man, and over 300 foot shorter than Godzilla. However, BFG makes friends with orphan Sophie, and together they battle bad giants and catch good dreams. The BFG is played by 2016 Oscar nominee Mark Rylance while Sophie is played by Ruby Barnhill, who learned six pages of dialogue from heart for her initial audition. The film also boasts an impressive cast including Bill Hader, Rafe Spall, and Jemaine Clement. In another nod to his early career, Spielberg hired E.T. scribe Melissa Mathison to write the screenplay, though sadly she passed away before its release. John Williams scored the film, ensuring that the whole event will definitely not be a snozzcumber.
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OTHER DAHLICIOUS BOOKS JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH An orphan lives inside a magical peach with bugs for friends and attempts to escape from his vindictive aunts.
FANTASTIC MR. FOX Mr. Fox lives with his wife and four children near the farms of Boggis, Bunce, and Bean. After raiding their farm for chickens one too many times, he goes to war with the farmers as they try to starve his family out.
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Perhaps Roald Dahl’s most famous book - the story of a young boy who gets a golden ticket to Willy Wonka’s factory.
THE TWITS Roald Dahl’s anti-beard novel is about Mr and Mrs Twit whose animals revolt against their nasty ways.
MATILDA A young girl with telekinetic powers exacts revenge on her evil teacher, Miss Trunchbull.
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LOST IN SPACE With no ship, no crew, and seemingly no hope of survival, can Captain Kirk once again defy the odds and reunite the U.S.S. Enterprise to fight a deadly new enemy? WORDS BRODY ROSSITER
STAR TREK BEYOND
RELEASE DATE 22 JULY / Director Justin Lin / Starring Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Idris Elba / Genre Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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ollowing on from the cataclysmic events of Star Trek Into Darkness events which included the destruction of downtown San Francisco and the temporary death of Kirk - the crew of the Enterprise decide to reunite with the intention of once again boldly going where no man or woman has gone before. Midway through their exploratory mission into the furthest reaches of space, a violent wave of creatures pour out of the abyss and lay waste to all that rests between the crew and eternal darkness. Suffice to say, it’s not a good day at the office for the battlehardened collective. After narrowly escaping the gravely wounded ship, and surviving the plummet down to an unknown planet thanks to some nick-of-time teleportation, the crewmembers begin to unravel the truth behind the source of the swarm that ravaged their vessel in a matter of moments. A fearsome new force has materialised, unlike any major villain Star Trek’s universe, cinematic and otherwise, has seen before. Idris Elba - widely recognised for his portrayal of DCI John Luther, and his recent breathtaking portrayal of a warlord in Netflix’s Beasts of No Nation - steps into the role of another would-be warlord, namely, the fearless and destructive, Krall. The fiercely intimidating leader heads up a technologically advanced alien race whose true intentions remain unknown. Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto
reprise their roles as the reckless but brave Captain James T. Kirk and his stoic but deadly First Officer, Spock. The pair must somehow reunite the displaced crew and forge an offensive against Krall before his appetite for destruction and thirst for supremacy lead him back to Earth. Ever since the decimation of his home planet, Spock has sought to recover a sense of identity and find purpose alongside his human counterparts, a theme which will be fleshed out during Beyond’s bombastic yet emotive narrative. After his shortlived death, Kirk has finally stepped out of the shadow of his father, but will his newfound sense of duty result in the ultimate sacrifice to save his crew? With J.J. Abrams busy rebooting that other epic franchise in a galaxy far, far away - he oversaw Star Trek as a producer this time around - Fast and Furious director, Justin Lin, commandeered directorial duties for the third instalment. Given the director’s keen eye for action and love of white-knuckle set pieces, don’t expect his time aboard the Starship Enterprise to be a quiet ride. Trailers have already highlighted an explosive series of edge of your seat encounters between forces of good, evil and everything in-between. Screenwriters, including Brit star, Simon Pegg, went into the project with the goal of reinstalling a sense of wonder and exploration at the core of the movie that many Trekkies have found lacking due to previous pictures’ tendency to place action-packed endeavours front and centre. An unpredictable new enemy, a mysterious ally and a band of beloved heroes promise to collide and face off in an intergalactic showdown that will set fire to the skies. Will the Enterprise once again overcome the odds, or is this the final frontier for mankind?
ALL CREW ON DECK UHURA The Enterprise’s communication officer is cool under pressure and fluent in Klingon. She is often the ship’s first point of contact, but her romance with Spock may prove deadly.
BONES Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy is the ship’s chief medical officer and the voice of reason between the highly emotional Kirk and highly scientific Spock.
SCOTTY Simon Pegg plays Scotty, the ship’s chief engineer and a sure source of comic relief when the going gets tough.
CHEKOV Pavel Chekov is a young mathematics prodigy whose fluency with numbers often proves instrumental in securing the Enterprise’s safe passage.
SULU A constant anchor for the Enterprise, Sulu has previously acted as captain in Kirk and Spock’s absence. Courageous, unafraid of a fistfight, and a fan favourite.
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FEATURE After years in hiding, Jason Bourne emerges from the shadows. Hunted by a new CIA task-force, his memory slowly returns, and it becomes clear that Treadstone was just the beginning. WORDS CHRIS WASEY
BOURNE REBORN RELEASE DATE 29 JULY / Director Paul Greengrass / Starring Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander / Genre Action, Thriller
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emembering everything doesn’t mean you know everything”. So begins Jason Bourne’s re-emergence from the shadows. More than ten years after the events of Ultimatum, he continues to hide away from the world. With full memory of the Treadstone programme, as well as all the assassinations completed while under its control, Bourne begins to doubt himself. Meanwhile, CIA director Robert Dewey (Tommy Lee Jones) and his taskforce leader (Alicia Vikander) begin a new hunt. Narrowly surviving,
Bourne is joined by Nicky Parsons (Julia Styles), a former employee of Treadstone, as they attempt to stop a new, more dangerous version of the programme. All of the hallmarks of the original Bourne trilogy are back, bigger than ever. Trained assassins engaged in a deadly game of cat and mouse. Worldwide city hopping. Gritty, handto-hand combat. Breakneck handheld camera work. City-sprawling, highoctane car chase sequences (described by director Paul Greengrass as “by far the biggest we’ve ever undertaken”). Amongst a cinematic landscape of flying men, super-serums, and human bats, audiences can again look to Bourne for a more complex array of human motivations... and the skull-crunching, violent reality that comes with it.
JASON BOURNE
BOURNE AGAIN
THE BOURNE IDENTITY A man - bullet-riddled and suffering from amnesia - is picked up on a fishing boat. As he returns to health, certain skills begin to show themselves. Fleeing with Marie, a French national caught up in an attempt on his life, he is hunted by ruthless assassins.
THE BOURNE SUPREMACY Jason Bourne is framed for a CIA operation gone wrong, and Marie is killed during an attempt to tie off the loose ends. Heartbroken and alone, he must come out of the shadows in order to get answers.
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM Bourne slowly uncovers the truth about his past and the origins of the Treadstone programme. Up against a ruthless new CIA director, he and Nicky Parsons begin to understand the price they will need to pay.
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BRIDGET JONES’S BABY
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RELEASE DATE 16 SEPTEMBER / Director Sharon Maguire / Starring Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey / Genre Comedy, Romance
Oscar winners Renée Zellweger and Colin Firth are joined by Patrick Dempsey for the next chapter of the world’s favourite singleton. Directed by Sharon Maguire, the new film in the beloved comedy series based on creator Helen Fielding’s heroine finds Bridget unexpectedly expecting. After breaking up with Mark Darcy, Bridget Jones’s “happily ever after” hasn’t quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus on her job as a top news producer and surround herself with old friends and new. For once, Bridget has everything completely under control. What could possibly go wrong? Then her love life takes a turn and Bridget meets a dashing American named Jack, the suitor who is everything Mr Darcy is not. In an unlikely twist, she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch… she can only be fifty percent sure of the identity of her baby’s father.
THE STARS OF TROLLS
Trolls RELEASE DATE 21 OCTOBER / Directors Mike Mitchell, Walt Dohrn / Starring Anna Kendrick, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Timberlake / Genre Animation, Comedy, Family
DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls is an irreverent comedy extravaganza with
incredible music! From the creators of Shrek, Trolls stars Anna Kendrick as Poppy, the optimistic leader of the Trolls, and her polar opposite, Branch, played by Justin Timberlake. Together, this unlikely pair of Trolls must embark on an adventure that takes them far beyond the only world they’ve ever known. July / August 2016 19
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A BUNDLE OF TROUBLE IS COMING
STORKS RELEASE DATE 14 OCTOBER / Directors Nicholas Stoller, Doug Sweetland / Starring Andy Samberg, Jennifer Aniston, Kelsey Grammar / Genre Animation, Comedy, Family
Storks deliver babies…or at least they used to. Now they deliver packages for a global internet retail giant. Junior, the company’s top delivery stork, is about to be promoted when he accidentally activates the Baby Making Machine, producing an adorable and wholly unauthorised baby girl. Desperate to deliver this bundle of trouble before the boss gets wise, Junior and his friend Tulip, the only human on Stork Mountain, race to make their first-ever baby drop; in a wild and revealing journey that could make more than one family whole and restore the storks’ true mission in the world. Directed by Nicholas Stoller (BAFTA nominee for Muppets Most Wanted) and Doug Sweetland (Oscar-nominated director of the animated short Presto) the animated adventure Storks stars Andy Samberg, Kelsey Grammer, Katie Crown, KeeganMichael Key, Jordan Peele, and Danny Trejo. 20 July / August 2016
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DOCTOR STRANGE
Film Shorts DOCTOR STRANGE
CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
RELEASE DATE 28 OCTOBER After suffering careerending injuries, famous neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange seeks help in the furthest reaches of the world but instead uncovers a hidden world of magic and alternative dimensions.
RELEASE DATE 9 SEPTEMBER Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, beginning a journey that challenges his idea of what it means to be a parent.
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THE WOODS RELEASE DATE 16 SEPTEMBER One of the scariest movies in decades, The Woods reinvents horror with a completely fresh and terrifying take on the genre.
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MONSTER HIGH RELEASE DATE 7 OCTOBER Go behind the doors of the super-secret monster school in a live-action adaptation of Mattel’s popular fashion dolls.
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INFERNO
Inferno RELEASE DATE 14 OCTOBER / Director Ron Howard / Starring Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Ben Foster / Genre Mystery, Thriller
The latest in Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon series finds the famous symbologist on a trail of clues tied to the great Dante himself. When Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Sienna Brooks, a doctor he hopes will help him recover his memories. Together, they race across Europe and against the clock to foil a deadly global plot.
follows Sam as he faces up to the new world after Adulthood and realises it also comes with new problems and new challenges. Sam knows that to survive he must face his issues head on, and knows he will require old friends to help him survive the new dangers.
Bad Moms RELEASE DATE 2 SEPTEMBER / Directors Jon
BAD MOMS Lucas, Scott Moore / Starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn / Genre Comedy
Amy has a seemingly perfect life: a great marriage, over-achieving kids, beautiful home, and a career. However, she’s over-worked, overcommitted, and exhausted to the point of snapping. Fed up, she and two other over-stressed mums embark on an un-mum-
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Brotherhood
Sausage Party
RELEASE DATE 2 SEPTEMBER / Director Noel Clarke / Starring Noel Clarke, Steven Cree, Olivia Chenery / Genre Drama
RELEASE DATE 2 SEPTEMBER / Directors Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon / Starring Seth Rogan, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill / Genre Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Continuing the cultural impact of Kidulthood and Adulthood, Brotherhood
» Featuring the vocal talents of a who’s who of today’s
comedy stars, Sausage Party is the first R-rated CG animated movie and tells the story of a sausage who leads a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they become chosen to leave the grocery store.
like binge of long overdue freedom, fun, and selfindulgence that puts them on a collision course with PTA Queen Bee Gwendolyn and her clique of devoted perfect mums.
The Infiltrator RELEASE DATE 16 SEPTEMBER / Director Brad Furman / Starring Bryan Cranston, John Leguizamo, Diane Kruger / Genre Biography, Crime, Thriller
Federal agent Robert “Bob” Mazur goes deep undercover to infiltrate Pablo Escobar’s drug trafficking scene plaguing the nation in 1986 by posing as slick, moneylaundering businessman Bob Musella. Teamed with impulsive and streetwise fellow agent Emir Abreu and a rookie agent posing as his fiancé, Mazur befriends Escobar’s top lieutenant to navigate a vicious criminal network in which the slightest slip-up could cost him his life. July / August 2016 21
MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN
Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children RELEASE DATE 30 SEPTEMBER / Director Tim Burton / Starring Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Samuel L. Jackson / Genre Adventure, Fantasy
When Jake discovers clues to a mystery that spans alternate realities and times, he uncovers a secret refuge. As he learns about the residents and their unusual abilities, Jake realises that safety is an illusion and danger lurks in the form of powerful, hidden enemies. Jake must figure out who is real, who can be trusted, and who he really is.
I Daniel, Blake RELEASE DATE 21 OCTOBER / Director J.A. Ken Loach / Starring Dave Johns, Harriet Ghost, Colin Coombs / Genre Drama
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in Newcastle. Now, for the first time ever, he needs help from the State. He crosses paths with single mother Katie and her two young children, Daisy and Dylan. Katie’s only chance to escape a one-roomed homeless hostel in London has been to accept a flat in a city she doesn’t know, some 300 miles away.
Kubo And The Two Strings
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a thrilling quest to save his family and solve the mystery of his fallen father.
Morgan RELEASE DATE 2 SEPTEMBER / Director Luke Scott / Starring Kate Mara, Rose Leslie, Paul Giamatti / Genre Sci-Fi, Thriller
A corporate troubleshooter (Kate Mara) is sent to a
KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS remote, top-secret location, where she is to investigate and evaluate a terrifying accident. She learns the event was triggered by a seemingly innocent “human,” who presents a mystery of both infinite promise and incalculable danger in the directorial debut for promising newcomer, and producer Ridley Scott’s son, Luke Scott.
RELEASE DATE 9 SEPTEMBER / Director Travis Knight / Starring Rooney Mara, Matthew McConaughey, Charlize Theron / Genre Animation, Adventure, Family
Set in a fantastical Japan, this epic animated adventure follows clever, kind-hearted Kubo who accidentally summons a spirit from his past which storms down from the heavens to enforce an age-old vendetta. With the help of Monkey, Beetle, and his magical musical instrument, Kubo sets out on
The Magnificent Seven
ONE TO WATCH
RELEASE DATE 23 SEPTEMBER / Director Antoine Fuqua / Starring Chris Pratt, Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke / Genre Action, Western
» With the town of Rose Creek under the deadly control of
industrialist Bartholomew Bogue, the desperate townspeople employ the protection from seven outlaws, bounty hunters, gamblers, and hired guns. As they prepare the town for the violent showdown that they know is coming, these seven mercenaries find themselves fighting for more than money.
THE FOUNDER
The Founder RELEASE DATE 30 SEPTEMBER / Director John Lee Hancock / Starring Michael Keaton, Laura Dern, Patrick Wilson / Genre Biography, Drama, History
The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He manoeuvred himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.
Blood Father RELEASE DATE 7 OCTOBER / Director Jean-François Richet / Starring Mel Gibson, Elisabeth Röhm, William H. Macy Genre / Action, Drama, Thriller
After her drug kingpin
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boyfriend frames her for stealing a fortune in cartel cash, 17-year-old Lydia goes on the run and turns to the only ally she has: her perennial screw-up of a dad. The motorcycle outlaw and ex-convict John Link is now determined to keep his little girl from harm and, for once in his life, do the right thing.
The Girl On The Train RELEASE DATE 7 OCTOBER / Director Tate Taylor / Starring Luke Evans, Emily Blunt, Haley Bennett / Genre Mystery, Thriller
Based on Paula Hawkins’ novel, The Girl On The Train follows Rachel, who is devastated by her recent divorce and spends her daily commute fantasising about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day. Until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.
DON’T BREATHE
Film Shorts DON’T BREATHE RELEASE DATE 9 SEPTEMBER A group of friends break into the house of a wealthy blind man, thinking they’ll get away with the perfect heist. They’re wrong.
M.S. DHONI THE UNTOLD STORY
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RELEASE DATE 2 SEPTEMBER The cricketer. The legend. The man. The world knows M.S. Dhoni, now it’s time we know his journey.
OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL
KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES
RELEASE DATE 21 OCTOBER When they use a Ouija board and unwittingly unleash an evil from the other side, a group of friends must confront their most terrifying fears to send it back in the horror sequel from Oculus and Hush director Mike Flanagan.
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RELEASE DATE 28 OCTOBER A suburban couple becomes embroiled in an international espionage plot when they discover that their seemingly perfect new neighbours are government spies.
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THE FREE STATE OF JONES
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back RELEASE DATE 21 OCTOBER / Director Edward Zwick / Starring Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Robert Knepper / Genre Action, Crime, Thriller
Tom Cruise is back as the eponymous tough guy for the action sequel based on the eighteenth book in Lee Child’s bestselling Jack Reacher series. Never Go Back sees the problemsolver returning to his old military base only to be faced with a whole new set of problems to solve.
The Girl With All The Gifts RELEASE DATE 23 SEPTEMBER / Director Colm McCarthy / Starring Gemma Arterton, Glenn Close, Paddy Considine / Genre Horror, Thriller
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eating “hungries”. Only a small group of children seem to be immune and are being tested at a military facility in rural England. When the base falls, one special girl escapes and, against the backdrop of a blighted Britain, must decide her own future and that of the human race.
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CAFÉ SOCIETY to secede from the Confederacy, creating a Free State of Jones.
Café Society RELEASE DATE 2 SEPTEMBER / Director Woody Allen / Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell / Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
Set in the 1930s, a young Bronx native moves to Hollywood where his uncle, a powerful agent to the stars, agrees to hire him as a courier. He quickly falls for his uncle’s secretary, but after discovering she’s already seeing someone he returns to New York only to be swept up in the vibrant world of high society nightclub life.
RELEASE DATE 9 SEPTEMBER / Director Gary Ross / Starring Matthew McConaughey, Keri Russell, Gugu Mbatha-Raw Genre Action, Biography, Western
An epic action drama set during the American Civil War that tells the story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy. Banding together with other small farmers and local slaves, Knight launches an uprising that leads Jones County, Mississippi
Deepwater Horizon
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RELEASE DATE 30 SEPTEMBER / Director Peter Berg / Starring Mark Wahlberg, Dylan O’Brien, Kurt Russell / Genre Action, Drama, Thriller
» On April 20th, 2010, one of the world’s largest man-made disasters occurred on the offshore oil drilling rig Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. Directed by Peter Berg and featuring an all-star cast, this film dramatises the disaster later known as the BP Oil Spill and honours the brave men and women whose heroism would save many on board, and change everyone’s lives forever.
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BRIDGET’S CHOICE
Who’s The Daddy?
It’s one of the biggest surprises of the year! The highly-anticipated third chapter of the Bridget Jones saga promises to be a real bundle of joy. WORDS LEE CURTIS
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BRIDGET JONES’S BABY DUE DATE 16 SEPTEMBER / Director Sharon Maguire / Starring Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey / Genre Comedy, Romance
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he wanton sex goddess is back with a very bad situation before her eyes. Fifteen years after we first opened her diary, the hilariously awkward, thirty-something singleton is now forty-something and single again following a split from Mark Darcy. Each of the previous Bridget Jones films has hinged on our hapless heroine’s choice between two rival suitors, and the third chapter finds her facing a similar decision. After a bumbling encounter, handsome American Jack Qwant becomes Darcy’s
new rival for Bridget’s affection. But another love triangle is just the tip of the iceberg. As the title suggests, Bridget Jones is pregnant and either man could be the father! Unlike the previous films, Bridget Jones’s Baby is not based on a Helen Fielding novel and instead uses her columns for The Independent as inspiration for an original story. Returning director Sharon Maguire has even filmed three separate endings to ensure the outcome remains a surprise all the way up to the film’s due date. With two perfect suitors, a happy ending seems inevitable whoever she chooses, which makes this jubilant romantic comedy a guaranteed perfect night, whether you’re watching with friends or all by yourself. July / August 2016 25
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Enjoy the best theatre productions from all over the world from the best seat in the house. From ballet and opera to world-class theatre, there is something for everyone. Excellent value and top-notch quality from your local cinema. July 2016 Discover Arts: St Peter’s and Papal Basilicas of Rome Monday 4 July, 7:30pm (NB)
Andre Rieu’s 2016 Maastricht Concert Saturday 23 July, 7pm (NB) (W) (C) (WL)
September 2016
October 2016 Royal Shakespeare Company Live: King Lear with Antony Sher Wednesday 12 October, 7pm
Once More with Feeling exclusive Nick Cave screening Thursday 8 September, 9pm (NB) (W) (C) (WL)
Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company: The Entertainer Live Thursday 27th October, 7:15pm (NB) (W) (C) (WL)
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Monet to Matisse Painting the Modern Garden Tuesday 19th July, 7:30pm (WL)
Cosi Fan Tutte Live Royal Opera House Monday 17 October Check website for times (NB) (W) (C) (WL)
August 2016 Glyndebourne: Beatrice et Benedict Live - Opera Tuesday 9 August, 6:30pm (NB)
Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company: Romeo & Juliet Live with Richard Madden, Lily James, Derek Jacobi Thursday 7 July, 7:15pm
Royal Shakespeare Company Live: Cymbeline Wednesday 28 September, 7pm (NB)
Miss Saigon 25th Anniversary Performance Sunday 16 October Check website for times (NB) (W) (C) (WL)
Richard III Live from Almeida with Vanessa Redgrave & Ralph Fiennes Thursday 21 July, 6:45pm
Norma Live Royal Opera House Monday 26 September Check website for time
The Golden Age Live Bolshoi Ballet Sunday 16 October, 4pm
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November 2016 Anastasia Ballet Live Royal Opera House Wednesday 2 November Check website for times (NB) (W) (C) (WL)
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The Bright Stream Bolshoi Ballet Sunday 6 November, 3pm (NB)
Cinema / Cambridge 01223 612210 Cinema / Wisbech 01945 651410 Cinema / New Brighton 0151 214 1370 Cinema / Walsall 01922 841340
The satellite delivered concert is recorded several days prior to the cinema screening, during AndrÊ Rieu’s 2016 Maastricht Concert summer season
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