MATTHEW BOURNE’S SLEEPING BEAUTY

‘Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty’ returns to the big screen as part of its 10th anniversary celebrations. Now established as a firm favourite in the New Adventures repertoire, this ‘utterly brilliant’ award-winning production has enchanted audiences throughout the UK and across the globe. Enter a wondrous world of magical fairies and vampires, where the timeless tale of good vs evil is turned upside down, creating a supernatural love story that even the passage of time itself cannot hinder. Will Princess Aurora ever find her true love again? With an unforgettable score, sumptuous sets and costumes, evocative lighting and masterly storytelling, the beloved fairy tale is brought to life by the uniquely talented New Adventures company.

110M (NO INTERVAL)

SUN 25 JUN 14:30

TICKETS £17.50

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Good Nt Live

David Tennant is riveting, witty and intensely human in this play by C.P. Taylor and directed by Dominic Cooke. Tennant (‘Doctor Who’) makes a much-anticipated return to the West End in a blistering reimagining of one of Britain’s most powerful, political plays. As the world faces its Second World War, John Halder, a good, intelligent German professor, finds himself pulled into a movement with unthinkable consequences. Olivier Award-winner Dominic Cooke (‘Follies’) directs C.P. Taylor’s timely tale, with a cast that also features Elliot Levey (‘Coriolanus’) and Sharon Small (‘The Bay’). Filmed live at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London.

160M INC INTERVAL

FRI 30 JUN 16:00

MON 3 JUL 12:45

THU 6 JUL 20:15

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INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA: FINLAND SISU

A grizzled loner discovers a huge vein of gold in Lapland only to be tormented by a platoon of retreating Nazis. Cue 90 minutes of glorious blood-splattered mayhem.

When the Nazis steal his gold, they quickly discover that they have just tangled with no ordinary miner. While there is no direct translation for the Finnish word “sisu”, this legendary ex-commando will embody what sisu means: a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination in the face of overwhelming odds. Should you want to spend 90 minutes watching Nazis get shot, stabbed, gutted, blown up, run over, and beaten with a variety of inanimate objects, in the most violent and gory manner possible, this war movie is the answer to your pulp-cinema prayers. A Tarantino knock-off with its violent action seen through a blackly comedic lens.

FINLAND 2022 JALMARI HELANDER 91M

War Pony

FRI 30 JUN 13:30

TUE 4 JUL 20:15

WED 5 JUL 18:00

THU 6 JUL 15:30

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The tenderness, wisdom and instinct to survive of two teenage males is beautifully observed in actor-turned-director Riley Keough’s debut feature.

The interlocking stories of 12-year-old Matho and the older Bill both from the Lakota (Sioux) community. Both characters share a flair for entrepreneurship. Matho wants approval from his father, which leads to a series of impulsive decisions, while Bill tries to hustle his way to the ‘American Dream’. The drama plays out at a slow and steady pace, designed to get viewers invested in both characters’ plights. Yet there is in their lives something genuinely uplifting and heroic. They want to give love and they have an untrained aptitude for it - but they are both let down. A moving experiment in collective narrative filmmaking, and an example of how stories can honour instead of exploit.

USA 2022 RILEY KEOUGH / GINA GAMMELL 115M

FRI 30 JUN 20:15

SUN 2 JUL 17:15

MON 3 JUL 17:00

THU 6 JUL 13:30

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Hypnotic

An Austin cop finds a clue to his daughter’s disappearance at the scene of a reality-defying bank robbery. A mind-bending thriller with dashes of ‘The Matrix’ and ‘Inception’.

Minnie (Hala Finley) is abducted and the perpetrator is caught, but her body is never found. Determined to find his missing daughter, Austin detective Danny Rourke (Ben Affleck) finds himself spiralling down a rabbit hole investigating a series of realitybending crimes where he will ultimately call into question his most basic assumptions about everything and everyone in his world. The villains of the piece are hypnotics who are able to bend people to their will, often with terrible results. ‘Hypnotic’ is a slick, brisk and surprisingly inventive thriller that showcases Affleck’s action chops and director Robert Rodriguez’s B-movie affinity.

USA 2023 ROBERT RODRIGUEZ 92M

SAT 1 JUL 13:30

SUN 2 JUL 19:30

WED 5 JUL 15:45

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CLASSICS RESTORED & REISSUED HAIRSPRAY

‘Hairspray’ is perhaps John Waters’ most accessible film, and as such, it’s a gently subversive slice of retro hilarity.

Divine, Ricki Lake, Sonny Bono and Debbie Harry star in this musical comedy set in 1960s Baltimore. Overweight teenager Tracy Turnblad’s (Lake) dreams come true when she becomes the newest star on a television dance programme. She is soon the most popular dancer and finds herself the focus of some dirty tricks at the hands of rival Amber Von Tussle (Colleen Fitzpatrick) and her pushy parents. Waters tones down his usual excesses, but his mischievous black sense of humour is still very much to the fore in this affectionate salute to Z-grade teen movies.

USA 1988 JOHN WATERS 92M

FRI 30 JUN 11:00

(FEEL GOOD FRIDAY) & 18:00

SAT 1 JUL 20:30

SUN 2 JUL 12:30

MON 3 JUL 14:45

TUE 4 JUL 15:30

WED 5 JUL 20:30

THU 6 JUL 18:00

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Greatest Days

‘Greatest Days’ is a screen adaption of the West End musical (previously called) ‘The Band’ also known as ‘The Take That Musical’.

The film follows five best friends who have the night of their lives seeing their favourite boy band in concert. Twenty-five years later their lives have changed in many ways as they reunite for one more epic show by their beloved band, to relight their friendship and discover that maybe their greatest days are ahead of them.

Directed by Coky Giedroyc and written by ‘Calendar Girls’ Tim Firth, ‘Greatest Days’ stars ‘This Way Up’ writer-actor Aisling Bea and ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ star Jayde Adams. It features memorable Take That songs such as ‘Patience’, ‘Back for Good’, ‘A Million Love Songs’, ‘Shine’, ‘Relight My Fire’ and ‘Could It Be Magic’. UK 2023 COKY GIEDROYC 112M

SAT 1 JUL 18:00

TUE 4 JUL 13:15

WED 5 JUL 13:30

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INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA: ITALY AMANDA

A wealthy young woman, friendless and lost after studying abroad, sets about recovering an old friendship she thinks she once had.

Amanda (Benedetta Porcaroli) has finished an unsatisfying period in Paris studying and returned to her wealthy family home in Italy, the scene of a near-drowning childhood accident in the swimming pool and the base for her extended dysfunctional clan. Like someone awakening from a dream, Amanda realises she has no boyfriend, no job and no friends. So when her mother (Monica Nappo) tells her that she once played as a little kid with a local girl called Rebecca, the daughter of her mother’s friend (Giovanna Mezzogiorno), Amanda sets out with fanatical determination to re-befriend this now adult woman. A refreshingly unconventional and acidic deadpan comic portrait of an offbeat female friendship.

ITALY / FRANCE 2022 CAROLINA CAVALLI 93M

ZIGGY STARDUST: THE GLOBAL PREMIERE

Fifty years on from Bowie’s last performance as Ziggy Stardust, his celebrated alter-ego returns to the stage of the Hammersmith Apollo (then Odeon) and cinemas worldwide.

July 3, 1973 - David Bowie retired Ziggy Stardust, his most celebrated alter-ego, in front of 5,000 disbelieving fans onstage at London’s Hammersmith Odeon. 50 years to that day, Ziggy will return to that same stage for one night only. July 3, 2023 - The Eventim Apollo Hammersmith (formerly the Odeon) will host the global premiere of the newly restored version of ‘Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture’. The movie screening will be preceded by Bowie’s fans and friends live in conversation from the Apollo, who will address the original show’s legacy and Ziggy’s pangenerational resonance. This is the closest audiences will come to being there on that fateful night 50 years ago.

UK 1979 D.A. PENNEBAKER 55M + 102M

Best Of Enemies

NT LIVE

David Harewood (‘Homeland’) and Zachary Quinto (‘Star Trek’) play feuding political rivals in James Graham’s (‘Sherwood’) multiple award-winning new drama.

In 1968 America, as two men fight to become the next president, all eyes are on the battle between two others: the cunningly conservative William F. Buckley Jr. and the unruly liberal Gore Vidal. During a new nightly television format, they debate the moral landscape of a shattered nation. As beliefs are challenged and slurs slung, a new frontier in American politics is opening and television news is about to be transformed forever. Jeremy Herrin (‘All My Sons’) directs this blistering political thriller, filmed live in London’s West End. ‘Best of Enemies’ is filmed live at the Noël Coward Theatre in London’s West End.

165M INC INTERVAL

SAT 1 JUL 15:30

TUE 4 JUL 18:00

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The French Dispatch

Wes Anderson’s three-story anthology featuring a student protest, an insane artist and a heist thriller - plus an absolutely stellar cast.

The title is also the name of a fictitious magazine that’s explicitly modelled on ‘The New Yorker’ and some of its classic journalistic stars. This is in fact a love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional twentieth century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in ‘The French Dispatch Magazine’. It boasts playful breaking of the dramatic frame with reflexive gestures and conspicuous stagecraft, its aphoristic and whiz-bang dialogue, and the range of its performances, which veer in a heartbeat from the outlandishly facetious to the painfully candid. Marvellous from minute to minute, and an Anderson film that was missed by many due to the Covid pandemic.

USA/GERMANY 2021 WES ANDERSON 107M

SAT 1 JULY 10:30

– IN THE AUDITORIUM

TICKETS £6.50

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JOURNEY TO THE STARS:

EXPLORING WES ANDERSON’S CINEMATIC UNIVERSE FROM ‘BOTTLE ROCKET’ TO ‘ASTEROID CITY’

With the release of his latest film ‘Asteroid City’ and a season of his earlier films running through June and July, join us for this talk on a filmmaker whose distinctive style renders his work instantly recognisable.

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Wes Anderson, a visionary filmmaker celebrated for his mesmerising aesthetics and compelling storytelling. Join us for a captivating talk by Ellen Cheshire that will showcase Anderson’s distinctive visual style, from meticulously crafted sets to vibrant colour palettes and symmetrical compositions. Explore the offbeat narratives and endearing characters that inhabit his films from ‘Bottle Rocket’ to ‘Asteroid City’, revealing profound themes of love, family and nostalgia beneath their quirky surfaces. Gain insights into Anderson’s thorough attention to detail, his collaborations with talented actors, and his curated soundtracks that add an extra layer of magic to his works.

Whether you’re a devoted fan or new to his films, this talk will inspire and ignite your imagination, highlighting the limitless possibilities of storytelling on the silver screen. Prepare to be transported into a whimsical universe that will linger in your heart long after the talk concludes.

100M INC Q&A

SPECIAL OFFER BUY 2 WES FILMS ADD THE TALK FOR FREE (SAVE £6.50)

FRI 7 JUL 13:30 & 18:15

SAT 8 JUL 15:30 & 20:00

SUN 9 JUL 12:45 & 18:00

MON 10 JUL 15:45 & 20:00

TUE 11 JUL 13:30 & 18:00

WED 12 JUL 15:45 & 20:15

THU 13 JUL 13:45 & 18:00

Asteroid City

FRI 14 JUL 18:00

SAT 15 JUL 20:30

SUN 16 JUL 12:30

MON 17 JUL 20:15

TUE 18 JUL 18:00

WED 19 JUL 12:45

THU 20 JUL 20:00

Wes Anderson dips a toe into the world of kitsch 50s. With an incredible cast and beautiful pastel colours, this looks to become one of Anderson’s most dazzling, rich and playfully self-reflexive films to date.

Set in a fictional American desert town circa 1955. The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organised to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by worldchanging events including atom bomb testing taking place just kilometres from the convention. Anderson taps into the paranoia of the time, with the government and military involved in the reliably madcap proceedings. Yet he also captures the nation’s aspirations and inventiveness through the teenagers at the convention. “There is so much fun to be had and such delight be taken from this film. Though it seems as light as a soufflé, this is more substantial fare than Anderson has been dishing out recently. It merits second, and possibly third, helpings.” Evening Standard.

The outstanding cast includes many of Wes Anderson’s trusted favourites including Scarlett Johansson, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda Swinton, Adrien Brody, Jeff Goldblum, Bryan Cranston, Willem Defoe and Edward Norton, joined by Anderson debutants Tom Hanks, Margot Robbie, Steve Carrel and Matt Dillon. A sure sign that this is the one current director that all actors are clamouring to work with. Prepare to be charmed as only Wes Anderson can. USA 2023 Wes Anderson 104m

SEE PG10 FOR ANDERSON’S 1998 CULT CLASSIC ‘RUSHMORE’ AND ONE OF HIS MOST BELOVED FILMS, ‘MOONRISE KINGDOM.’

FRI 7 JUL 20:30

SAT 8 JUL 18:00

MON 10 JUL 13:45

TUE 11 JUL 20:15

WED 12 JUL 13:45

THU 13 JUL 16:00

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Reality

Using the transcript of the arrest of whistleblower Reality Winner, Tina Satter’s superb piece of verbatim cinema asks questions about how power is wielded in real life.

A former American intelligence specialist was given the longest sentence for the unauthorized release of government information to the media about Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections via an email operation. The transcript of an audio recording of the FBI officers’ arrest and questioning of Winner became public; now Satter has used it, to the letter, as the basis of a movie. It shows us the moment-by-moment situation as Winner, superbly played by Sydney Sweeney, is politely confronted outside her house by the two federal agents. Reality can be stranger than fiction, but ‘Reality’ fuses the two to become stranger, and more riveting, still.

USA 2023 TINA SATTER 83M

FRI 7 JUL 16:00

THU 13 JUL 20:15

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INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA: CHILE MY IMAGINARY COUNTRY MI PAÍS IMAGINARIO

One day, without warning, a revolution exploded. It was the event that master documentarian Patricio Guzmán had been waiting for all his life: a million and a half people in the streets of Santiago, Chile. The people demanded justice, education, health care, and a new constitution to replace the strident rules imposed on the country during the Pinochet military dictatorship. Urgent and inspired, the documentary features harrowing front-line protest footage and interviews with dynamic activist leaders and powerfully connects Chile’s complex, bloody history to contemporary revolutionary social movements and the election of a new president. With unassuming, generous elegance, the Chilean documentary master finds hope and political optimism in his homeland’s 2019 protest movement.

CHILE / FRANCE PATRICIO GUZMÁN 83M