Leviathan
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Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Neverbeast
Sat 21 Feb 2pm Sun 22 Feb 7.30pm
(Russian with English subtitles)
Dir: Steve Loter 2014 Run time tbc, US
Dir: James Marsh 2014 123 mins, UK/Fr
In a small Russian fishing town, Kolya calls in his old army friend when the corrupt local mayor tries to take away his family home and land.
When Fawn befriends a mysterious creature called the NeverBeast, Tinkerbell and her friends aren't so sure.
WHY? ★★★★★ Radio Times ★★★★★ The Guardian ★★★★ The Times ★★★★The Observer
WHY? Join Fawn as she proves you can’t judge a book by its cover
Aged 21, renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde and receives an earth-shattering diagnosis.
Dir: Andrei Zvyagintsev 2014 141 mins, Ru
RSC Live: Love’s Labour’s Lost
What We Did on Our Holiday
170 mins, £15 Live screening (Wednesday, encore Thursday). Shakespeare’s sparkling comedy is set in the summer of 1914.
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Unbroken
Paddington Wed 11 Feb 2pm Thur 12 Feb 8pm Sun 15 Feb 7.30pm Dir: Angelina Jolie 2014 137 mins, US Olympian and war hero Louis Zamperini survives a WWII plane crash and 47 days at sea on a raft, only to be caught and sent to a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp.
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Big Eyes
WHY? A true story adapted from the Laura Hillenbrand’s award winning book Sat 14 Feb 2pm and 8pm Sun 15 Feb 2pm web 18 Feb 8pm Dir: Tim Burton 2014 Run time tbc, US In the late 1950s and early 1960s, painter Walter Keane is catapulted to international fame while taking credit for his wife’s work.
WHY? The outrageous true story of one of the most epic art frauds in history
WHY? From the writers of BBC1’s award winning Outnumbered and starring Billy Connolly, David Tennant and Rosamund Pike
Sun 22 and Tues 24 Feb 2pm Dir: Alejandro González Iñárritu 2014 119 mins, US Black comedy. Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton) is an actor struggling to prove he is more than a washed up comic strip character.
WHY? ‘By turns profound, surprising and sensationally funny’ Little White Lies
Foxcatcher Tues 24 and Fri 27 Feb 8pm
Wed 18, Thur 19 and Fri 20 Feb 11.30am
Dir: Bennett Miller 2014 134 mins, US
Dir: Paul King 2014 95 mins, UK/Fr
Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz trains under wealthy heir John du Pont. But du Pont's psychological gameplay begins to weigh heavily on Mark's shaky self-esteem.
A bear arrives in London in search of a home and is taken in by the Brown family. But he catches the eye of a museum taxidermist.
WHY? A searing true life account of three men grappling for their versions of the American Dream
WHY? ★★★★ Time Out ★★★★ The Times ★★★★The Telegraph
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Thur 19 and Fri 20 Feb 2pm Dir: Peter Jackson 2014 144 mins, NZ/US
Film Guide Jan-Feb 2015
Birdman
Three children have to make a big decision while visiting their granddad in Scotland. It shocks not only the local community but the world media.
WHY? The same acting company return to the screen in March for Love’s Labour’s Won
Centre for the Arts Maidenhead
WHY? The extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds
Mon 16 Feb 2pm Tues 17 Feb 8pm Dir: Guy Jenkin, Andy Hamilton 2014 93 mins, UK
Wed 11 Feb 7pm and Thur 12 Feb 2pm
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The Theory of Everything
Mon 16 and Tues 17 Feb 11.30am
Thur 10 Feb 8pm
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Ticket Prices (unless otherwise stated) £9.50 (or 3 films for £24) / £8.50 conc (or 3 films for £21) Film admission includes a charitable donation of £2 per ticket, which contributes to the upkeep of Norden Farm.
The Dwarves of Erebor have reclaimed the vast wealth of their homeland, but now must face the consequences of having unleashed the terrifying Dragon Smaug.
Parent and Baby Screenings (P&B)
WHY? The epic conclusion to the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of Dwarves
Pre-Show Dinner Offer
Wed 28 Jan
10.30am
The Imitation Game
Wed 4 Feb
10.30am
My Old Lady
Book a two course meal from our Pre-Show Dinner menu at the same time as your ticket for £14. Available from 5.30pm (12pm Sundays).
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Mr Turner
Serena Fri 2 and Sat 3 Jan 8pm Sun 4 Jan 2pm Tues 17 and Wed 18 Feb 2pm Dir: Mike Leigh 2014 150 mins, UK Timothy Spall stars as eccentric British artist JMW Turner in the last quarter century of his life.
WHY? ★★★★★ The Independent ★★★★★ The Times ★★★★★ Daily Mail ★★★★★ Empire
Madama Butterfly Sun 4 Jan 5pm
Set Fire to the Stars Fri 9 Jan 8pm Sun 11 Jan 7.30pm
Sun 18 Jan 7.30pm Tues 20 Jan 2pm
Dir: Susanne Bier 2014 107 mins, US/Fr/Cz
Dir: Andy Goddard 2014 97 mins, UK
In Depression-era North Carolina, the future of George Pemberton's timber empire unravels when his wife learns she can’t have children.
When infamous poet Dylan Thomas tours the US, his hosts have their hands full as he charms and seduces his female fans.
The Book of Life
An encore screening of Puccini’s tale of love and honour.
WHY? Handa Opera perform on a stage suspended over the water and against a backdrop of the Sydney Opera House
Sun 4 Jan 7.30pm Tues 6 Jan 8pm
Tues 20 and Wed 21 Jan 8pm
Dir: Jorge R. Gutierrez 2014 95 mins, US
Dir: Tommy Lee Jones 2014 123 mins, Fr/US
Manolo is a dreamer who sets off on an epic quest through magical, mythical and wondrous worlds in order to rescue his one true love and defend his village.
In the American West, Mary Bee Cuddy is pushed to her limits as she escorts three troubled women across the barren country.
Nightcrawler
Dir: John Ridley 2013 118 mins, UK/Ir/US
Dir: Dan Gilroy 2014 117 mins, US
180 mins, £15
An intimate portrait of Jimi Hendrix - the sensitive young musician on the verge of becoming a rock legend.
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high speed world of crime journalism.
Wed 7 Jan 8pm Thur 8 Jan 2pm and 8pm
Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake
Dir: Laura Poitras, 2014 113 mins, Ger/US
Dir: Christopher Nolan 2014 166 mins, US/UK
160 mins, £15
Unprecedented access to filmmaker Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald’s encounters with Edward Snowden as he blows the whistle on the NSA.
With our time on Earth coming to an end, a team of explorers travel beyond the galaxy to discover whether mankind has a future among the stars.
Encore screenings. With Tchaikovsky’s famous, lyrical score, the ballet depicts the tragic love between Princess Odette and Prince Siegfried.
WHY? The greatest ballet company in the world perform a masterpiece of love, deception and drama
WHY? Stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Rory Kinnear and Charles Dance Sun 1 Feb 7.30pm, Tues 3 Feb 8pm Wed 4 Feb 10.30am (P&B) 2pm and 8pm Dir: Israel Horovitz 2014 107 mins, UK/Fr/US Mathias Gold (Kevin Kline) inherits a Parisian apartment and is shocked to discover Mathilde Girard (Maggie Smith) - a feisty Englishwoman who refuses to budge.
St Vincent Tues 27 and Wed 28 Jan 2pm
WHY? A documentary and portraying the dangers of governmental surveillance
A dramatic portrayal of the life and work of Alan Turing, one of Britain's most extraordinary unsung heroes and the man credited with cracking the Enigma code.
WHY? Robert Louis Stevenson’s story of murder, money and mutiny is brought to life in a thrilling new stage adaptation
Sat 17 and Sun 18 Jan 2pm
WHY? Stars Academy Award winners Anne Hathaway, Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine
Wed 28 Jan 10.30am (P&B) and 8pm Sun 1 Feb 2pm Sun 8 Feb 7.30pm Dir: Morten Tyldum 2014 114 mins, UK/US
Live screening. It’s a dark, stormy night. Jim opens the door to a terrifying stranger and her dangerous voyage begins. Suitable for ages 10+ years.
WHY? Thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles
Interstellar
WHY? A screening to mark Holocaust Memorial Day - the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
My Old Lady
NT Live: Treasure Island Thur 22 Jan 7pm
Citizenfour
The remarkable true story of Maidenhead resident Sir Nicholas Winton, who rescued over 600 children at the outbreak of World War II.
WHY? ‘Probably the best Western since Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven’ ★★★★★ The Independent
Tues 13 and Wed 14 Jan 8pm
WHY? A revealing biopic from the script writer behind the Academy Award winning 12 Years a Slave
Tues 27 Jan 7.30pm Dir: Matej Minac 2011 96 mins, Slo/Cz/UK/US/Is/Cam
The Imitation Game
The Homesman Sat 10 and Sun 11 Jan 2pm
WHY? ★★★★ Time Out ★★★★ The Times ★★★★ The Observer ★★★★ Radio Times
Jimi: All is by My Side
Nicky’s Family
WHY? A playful, humorous and moving snapshot of one of the world’s most beloved poets
WHY? Stars Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper
160 mins, £15
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WHY? ‘A thoughtful emotional drama, written and directed by the veteran playwright Israel Horovitz’ The Guardian Thur 5 Feb 8pm Sun 8 Feb 2pm Dir: Theodore Melfi 2014 102 mins, US When 12 year old Oliver moves next door to war veteran Vincent, his eyes are opened to a lifestyle including gambling, drinking and a Russian prostitute.
WHY? ‘There's nobody like Bill Murray. Never has been. Never will be. He's indispensable’ Rolling Stone