The Courtyard Film Guide December 2023 & January 2024

December 2023 & January 2024

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Happy Holidays! Our Oompa Loompas have been hard at work behind the scenes on this two month brochure. We have Christmas films galore this December, including the return of our popular Pyjama Party and Food Bank Donation screenings. As we head in to the new year, Wonka will keep the whole family entertained (especially if they’ve got chocolate to wolf down with it!) You’ll also find the latest feature from Anthony Hopkins and Helena Bonham Carter, One Life, plus Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos with the hotly anticipated, Poor Things. Let a new year of cinema commence!

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Breakfast Movies 11am films Monday to Friday include a pre-film pastry & tea or coffee.

Audio Description Available Check at Box Office or online for the latest available Audio Described films.

Relaxed Screening Screenings with raised lighting, lowered volume and a relaxed area.

Subtitles Films which have either a HOH captioned screening or are in a foreign language with English subtitles.

Film Fanatics Book for 2 films with this symbol and get 20% off, book for 3 or more to get 30% off.

December Wed 6 5.30pm, Thu 7 5.30pm, Mon 11 7.45pm, Tue 12 11am

Golda (12a) USA/UK, 1hr 40min Director: Guy Nattiv Stars: Helen Mirren, Zed Josef, Claudette Williams Dame Helen Mirren stars as Golda Meir, also known as the ‘Iron Lady of Israel,’ in this intensely dramatic depiction of the leader’s high-stakes responsibilities during the Yom Kippur War. “Brisk and effective” - The Telegraph

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December Sun 3 5.15pm, Mon 11 11am, Wed 13 11am, Wed 20 7.30pm

The Great Escaper (12A) UK, 1hr 36min Director: Oliver Parker Stars: Michael Caine, Glenda Jackson, John Standing Following sell-out screenings throughout October, The Great Escaper returns. Based on a true story that made national news about pensioner Bernard Jordan who in 2014, absconded from his care home in Hove, Sussex UK to attend an event in France marking the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Michael Caine stars in this heart-warming and cathartic journey.

December Fri 15 11am, Wed 20 11am

The Miracle Club (12A) UK/Ireland, 1hr 30min Director: Thaddeus O’Sullivan Stars: Laura Linney, Dame Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates Just two more screenings of The Miracle Club to round out the year! A hard-knocks community in outer Dublin marches to its own beat, rooted in traditions of loyalty, faith and togetherness. There’s just one tantalising dream for the women of Ballygar: to win a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes.

December Mon 18 11am

The Old Oak (15) UK, 1hr 53min Director: Ken Loach (Kez) Stars: Trevor Fox, Debbie Honeywood, Neil Leiper Ken Loach’s powerful drama garnered rave reviews from audiences in October (even standing ovations!), so we’re bringing it back for one final curtain call. The future for the last remaining pub, The Old Oak, in a village of Northeast England, where people are leaving the land as the mines are closed. Houses are cheap and available, thus making it an ideal location for Syrian refugees.

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Holidays are coming

It’s the time of year to rewatch all of your favourite Christmas films! We’ve got a whole host of your favourites screening this year, including a screening of Die Hard (15) on Mon 18 Dec, 7.30pm!

We also know what’s even more important than films at this time of the year... food! So we have screenings of Love Actually and It’s a Wonderful Life bundled together with fabulous food!

Love Casper Actually (1994, PG)

December October Sat 28 Sun 10 11am 4.30pm, (freeSun pre-activity 17 4.30pm from 10.30am)

UK, 2hr 15min

Director: Richard Brad Silberling Curtis

USA, (2003,1hr 15)40min

Cast: Hugh Looking for Grant, a way Liam to getNeeson, the kidsEmma into Thompson, Bill Nighy, Colin no Firth, their first horror film? Look further than Alan Rickman, Keirafavourite Knightley, Martinghost!

Freeman Casper, everyone’s friendly When a father and his daughter move into Enjoy Richard Curtis’ Christmas a crumbling mansion, they mustclassic rid theon its 20th anniversary with a full stomach thanks to property of wicked spirits. brunch on The Courtyard Lounge from 3pm!

Menu: - American style Pancakes w/Bacon or Fruit - Eggs Benedict - Eggs Royale - Eggs Floreantine TICKETS - Continental - A choice of sandwiches - Steak over Fries (+£3) - Fish & Chips (+3)

£25

December October Sat 28 Mon 1811am 2.30pm (free pre-activity from 10.30am)

Casper (1994, PG)

USA, 1hr 40min

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Enjoy THE Christmas film with a two-course Christmas dinner on The Courtyard Lounge before our 2.30pm screening. What better way to get into the Christmas spirit!

We have a Roast Turkey Breast (GF available) or Rosemary & garlic nut roast (VE, GF) available for our mains and a collection TICKETS of desserts to choose from. See our website for the full menu or chat to our Box Office team.

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It's a Wonderful Life (1946, U) USA, 2hr 10min

December Mon 11 5.15pm, Tue 19 5.30pm

The Polar Express - Pyjama Party! (2004, U) USA, 1hr 30min Our Christmas Pyjama Parties are now an annual event!

Put on your comfiest PJs and Christmas jumpers, grab a free hot chocolate on your way in and enjoy some of your favourite Christmas films! This year we’ve got The Polar Express and The Muppet Christmas Carol!

On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.

Be sure to book in advance as tickets sell out fast!

December Tue 19 11am

The Bishop's Wife (1947, U) USA, 1hr 49min Director: Henry Koster Stars: Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for a new cathedral which he hopes will be paid for by a wealthy, stubborn widow. Enter Dudley, an angel sent to help him. Dudley does help everyone he meets, but not necessarily in the way they would have preferred.

December Mon 18 5.15pm (Pyjama Party), Tue 19 7.45pm (Food Bank), Tue 21 11am

The muppet christmas carol (1992, u) USA, 1hr 26min Director: Jim Henson Stars: Michael Caine, Frank Oz Christmas is a time for giving, and that’s why we’re making our Food Bank Donation Screening an annual event! Book your ticket to this iconic family favourite for just £1 (donated to the food bank) and a donation of shopping that you can deposit at our Box Office.

Recommended items include: deodorant, shaving products, toothbrushes, jam, sugar, long-life bread

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December Fri 22 11am & 3.30pm, Sun 24 3.30pm, Tue 26 2.30pm & 7.30pm, Wed 27 10.45am (Relaxed), 2.30pm & 7.30pm, Thu 28 2.30pm, 5pm & 7.30pm, Fri 29 11am, 2.30pm (Subs) & 7.30pm, Sat 30 2.30pm, 5pm & 7.30pm, Sun 31 2.30pm & 5pm

January Tue 2 2.30pm & 7.30pm, Wed 3 2.30pm & 7.30pm (Subs), Thu 4 2.30pm & 7.30pm, Fri 5 11am, Sat 6 2.30pm, Mon 8 2.30pm (Subs), Tue 9 11am & 7.30pm (Subs), Wed 10 2.30pm, Thu 11 11am & 7.30pm, Sat 13 11am

Wonka (Cert tbc) USA/UK, 1hr 56min Director: Paul King (Paddington & Paddington 2) Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant, Sally Hawkins How did Willy Wonka meet the Oompa Loompas? Where did he come from? How did he open his first chocolate shop? All will be answered in this scrumptious musical origin story this December, after all, it wouldn’t be the holidays without a sweet treat!

Book the whole family in for Christmas and get discounts on bookings for groups of 10+!

Those under the age of 30 can get £3 tickets with a FREE Courtyard Club (Under 14) or Courtyard Card (14-30 or in full-time education) membership.

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December Wed 20 5.30pm

The young film programmers presents: Tokyo Godfathers (2003, 12A) Japan, 1hr 28min

Director: Satoshi Kon Stars: Tôru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Aya Okamoto Christmas in Tokyo, Japan. Three homeless friends find an abandoned newborn whilst rummaging through rubbish. The next day, using a key found with the baby, they start tracking down the parents, with many adventures along the way.

Foreign language with English subtitles December Tue 26 5.30pm, Wed 27 5.30pm (Subs), Thu 28 11.15am, Fri 29 5.30pm, Sat 30 11am

January Tue 2 11.15am & 5.30pm Wed 3 11.15am (Subs) & & 5.30pm, Thu 4 11.15am & 5.30pm, Fri 5 2.30pm, Sat 6 11am

Wish (U)

USA, 1hr 35min Director: Fawn Veerasunthorn, Chris Buck Stars: Ariana DeBose, Evan Peters, Chris Pine Wish follows a young girl named Asha who wishes on a star and gets a more direct answer than she bargained for when a trouble-making star comes down from the sky to join her.

January Mon 8 11am, Tue 9 5.15pm, Thu 11 5.15pm (Subs), Fri 12 11am, Mon 22 2.30pm, Tue 23 7.30pm

Eileen (15)

USA, 1hr 38min Director: William Oldroyd (Lady Macbeth) Stars: Thomasin McKenzie, Anne Hathaway Eileen’s dull, stifled life as a solitary worker at a juvenile detention center in 1960s Boston, is unexpectedly disrupted when the institution brings in a new psychologist, the vibrant Rebecca. The two women almost immediately form a close relationship, until their fragile connection takes a dramatic turn. Based on Ottessa Moshfegh’s 2015 best-selling novel.

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Napoleon (15) USA, 2hr 38min

January Mon 8 7.30pm, Tue 9 2pm, Wed 10 11am, Thu 11 2pm (Subs), Sat 20 4.30pm Director: Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, Thelma & Louise) Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Rupert Everett Napoleon is a spectacle-filled action epic that details the checkered rise and fall of the iconic French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, played by Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix. Against a stunning backdrop of large-scale filmmaking orchestrated by legendary director Ridley Scott, the film captures Bonaparte’s relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his one true love, Josephine, showcasing his visionary military and political tactics against some of the most dynamic practical battle sequences ever filmed.

Join us on Sat 20 Dec, 4.30pm for a special introduction by local historian Mike Atkinson.

January Mon 8 5.45pm (Subs)

If the streets were on fire (12A) UK, 1hr 10min

Director: Alice Russell As youth violence rises in London, a rebellious group of young people tear through the city’s streets in the name of ‘Knives Down, Bikes Up’. “...a stunning debut feature centred around a community of bike riders in London. Led by community elders and bike culture leaders Mac and Miles, the Bike Stormz movement has become a communal sanctuary for London’s youth” - Film London

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January Fri 12 2.30pm & 7.30pm, Sat 13 2.30pm & 7.30pm, Mon 15 2.30pm & 7.30pm (Subs), Tue 16 11am, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, Wed 17 2.30pm (Subs) & 7.30pm, Thu 18 11am & 2.30pm, Fri 19 2.30pm, Sat 20 2pm, Mon 22 11am, Tue 23 2.30pm, Mon 29 11am (Subs), Tue 30 2.30pm, Wed 31 11am February Thu 1 11am

One Life (cert tbc) UK, 1hr 50min Director: James Hawes Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Jonathan Pryce The true-story of British humanitarian Nicholas Winton, who helped save hundreds of Central European children from the Nazis on the eve of World War II. Starring British legends Anthony Hopkins (The Father), Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech) and Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes).

January Mon 15 5.15pm

Queendom (15)

USA/France, 1hr 38min Director: Agniia Galdanova Gena, an artist from a small town in Russia, dresses in otherworldly costumes and protests on the streets of Moscow. She stages radical performances, which becomes a new form of art and activism and puts her life in danger. Foreign language with English Subtitles.

“Galdanova and her cinematographer, do extraordinary work photographing many of Gena’s conceptual pieces... to capture their creative beauty.” - Film Festival Today

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Japanuary

This January we bring you a mini-season from Japan, featuring the latest film from the legendary filmmaker Hayo Miyazaki (Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro) plus a gigantic Godzilla double-bill for all you kaiju lovers. Book for both Godzilla features for just £10!

King Kong vs.

Godzilla (1963, PG)

Godzilla: Minus One

1hr 37min

2hr 5min

January Tue 16 6pm

January Tue 16 8pm

Director: Ishirō Honda, Norman Tokar

Director: Takashi Yamazaki

Before there was the 2021 (disappointing) blockbuster Godzilla vs. Kong, there was Honda’s original monster clash! The advertising director of a pharmaceutical company seeks to boost the ratings of their TV program by capturing a monster in a marketing scheme as Godzilla re-emerges.

Time for the main feature... Godzilla: Minus One is the latest kaiju epic from Japan.

Casper (1994, PG)

USA, 1hr 40min

(Cert TBC)

Post war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster.

January February Sat 27 11am (Dub), Thu 1 5pm Mon 29 5pm Director: Hayao Miyazaki

the boy and the heron (12A)

2hr 4min

A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. A semi-autobiographical fantasy from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki. Our Family Saturday’s screening will feature English dubbing.

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Next goal wins (Cert TBC) UK/USA, 1hr 44min

January Fri 12 5.15pm, Sat 13 5.15pm (Subs), Mon 15 11am, Tue 16 2.30pm, Wed 17 11am & 5.15pm, Thu 18 11am & 2.30pm (Subs), Fri 19 11am, Sat 20 7.45pm, Mon 22 5.15pm, Tue 23 11am Director: Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Hunt for the Wilderpeople) Stars: Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Kaimana, Elizabeth Moss, Will Arnett This is the story of the American Samoa soccer team, who suffered the worst loss in World Cup history, losing to Australia 31-0 in 2001. With the 2014 World Cup approaching, the team recruits a down on his luck, maverick coach to help turn their fate around.

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Family Rave Sat 2 Dec, 9.30am

goldilocks (live) Sat 9 Dec, 11am Sat 16 Dec, 11am Sat 23 Dec, 11am

Wish (u)

December & January Family Saturdays!

All with a free pre-activity from 10.30am

Sat 30 Dec, 11am Sat 6 Jan, 11am

Wonka (cert tbc) Sat 13 Jan, 11am

The witch and the egg (live) Sat 20 Jan, 11am

The boy and the heron (cert tbc) Sat 27 Jan, 11am

Wonka

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Poor Things (Cert tbc) USA, 2hr 21min

January Fri 26 7.30pm, Sat 27 2pm, Mon 29 2pm (Subs) & 7.30pm, Tue 30 11am & 7.30pm, Wed 31 2.30pm

February Thu 1 2pm & 7.30pm, Fri 2 11am, Sat 3 2pm & 7.30pm, Mon 5 7.30pm (Subs), Tue 6 7.30pm, Wed 7 2.30pm, Thu 8 7.30pm

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite, The Lobster) Stars: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn.

Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

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Tickets £16

Mon 29 Jan, 7.15pm Dear england (15tbc) Thu 22 Feb, 7.15pm Vanya (15tbc)

Thu 21 Mar, 2.30pm

Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse Tue 23 Apr, 2.30pm

John Singer Sargent Tue 4 Jun, 2.30pm

My National Gallery, London Tickets £15

Tue 12 Dec, 7.15pm Thu 21 Dec, 7.15pm

The Nutcracker

Wed 31 Jan, 6.45pm

Rusalka (encore) Wed 7 Feb, 7.15pm

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Tickets £18, Conc £16

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