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“In my view, the only way to see a film remains the way the filmmaker intended: inside a large movie theater with great sound and pristine picture.” - Ridley Scott
“I’m just a storyteller, and the cinema happens to be my medium. I like it because it recreates life in movement, enlarges it, enhances it, distills it.” - Federico Fellini
Awards season is officially upon us and we’ve got some major contenders for your consideration! Don’t miss A Complete Unknown (cover), Babygirl, September 5, Queer, A Real Pain and Maria in this month’s programme.
We’ve also got plenty of Valentine’s Day plans ready for you! Film Prices
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Subtitles
Films which have either a HOH captioned screening or are in a foreign language with English subtitles.
The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru (12A TBC) China, 2h 3min
January Mon 27 Jan, 5.30pm
This documentary uncovers the stories of the British prisoners of war held on the Lisbon Maru which was torpedoed in 1942 off the coast of China. Some foreign language with English subtitles.
Tickets £9.50 - £7
Member Prices
Courtyard Club & Card £3
Friends & Patrons 10% off courtyard.org.uk/memberships
Breakfast Movies
11am films Monday to Friday include a pre-film pastry & tea or coffee.
No Adverts
These will not have adverts. Trailers will begin at the advertised time.
Relaxed Screenings
These screenings feature lowered sound, raised lighting and the freedom to move around the space.
Conclave (12A) USA/UK, 2h
January Tue 21 7.45pm, Wed 22 11am, Thu 23 2.30pm, Mon 27 2.30pm, Fri 31 2.30pm
When Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading the selection of a new Pope, he finds himself at the centre of a conspiracy that could shake the very foundation of the Catholic Church.
Maria (12A) USA, 2h 4min
A Real Pain (15) USA, 1h 30min
January
Fri 24 2.30pm, Mon 27 7.45pm, Wed 29 5.15pm, Thu 30 11am, Fri 31 11am
February
Sat 1 2.30pm (Subs), Mon 3 5pm, Tue 4 11am (Subs) Wed 5 7.30pm, Thu 6 11am
Maria Callas, the world’s greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity. Don’t miss this Golden Globe nominated performance from Angelina Jolie!
January Fri 31 7.30pm
February
January
Fri 24 11am, Sat 25 2.30pm, Mon 27 11am, Tue 28 11am (Subs), Wed 29 7.45pm, Thu 30 2.30pm, Fri 31 5.30pm
February
Sat 1 5.30pm, Tue 4 5.30pm (Subs), Wed 5 11am, Thu 6 2.30pm
Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honour their beloved grandmother. Winner of Best Supporting Actor (Kieran Culkin) at the Golden Globes.
Sat 1 7.30pm, Mon 3 7.30pm (Subs), Tue 4 2.30pm, Wed 5 2pm, Thu 6 5pm, Fri 7 11am, Sat 8 7.45pm, Mon 10 11am, Tue 11 2pm (Subs) & 7.45pm, Wed 12 11am, Thu 13 11am
A Complete Unknown (15)
USA, 2hr 21min
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Monica Barbaro, Elle Fanning, Edward Norton
In 1961, unknown 19-year-old Bob Dylan arrives in New York City with his guitar. He forges relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking performance that reverberates worldwide. Having been nominated for Best Actor (Drama, Timothée Chalamet), Best Supporting Actor (Edward Norton) and Best Motion Picture (Drama) at the Golden Globes, A Complete Unkown is sure to feature at the 2025 BAFTAs and Academy Awards.
February
Wed 5 5pm, Thu 6 7.45pm, Fri 7 2.30pm, Sat 8 5pm (Subs), Mon 10 2.30pm, Tue 11 5pm, Thu 13 7.45pm
Nosferatu (15)
USA, 2hr 13min
Director: Robert Eggers (The VVitch, The Lighthouse)
Cast: Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Skarsgård, Willem Dafoe, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
In 1830s Germany, estate agent Thomas Hutter travels to Transylvania for a fateful meeting with Count Orlok, a prospective client. In his absence, Hutter’s new bride, Ellen, is left under the care of their friends, Friedrich and Anna Harding. Plagued by horrific visions and an increasing sense of dread, Ellen soon encounters an evil force that’s far beyond her control.
February Mon 10 5.15pm, Tue 11 11am, Thu 13 5.15pm
The Tasting [La Dégustation] (15)
France, 1h 32min
Director: Ivan Calbérac
Cast: Bernard Campan, Isabelle Carré, Mounir Amamra, Eric Viellard, Olivier Claverie
Following very popular previews in last year’s French Film Festival The Tasting now has a full UK release. With his wine business on the brink of bankruptcy Jacques who is divorced, disgruntled and in his fifties, does not have much to smile about. Not feeling particularly inspired by the next step in his life, Jacques is close to giving up until a nurse stumbles into his shop. Lighthearted and kind, she is determined to find love and have a child of her own. In French with English subtitles.
February Fri 14 11am, Tue 18 2.30pm, Wed 19 5.15pm
It's Raining Men (15)
France, 1h 38min
Director: Caroline Vignal
Cast: Laure Calamy, Vincent Elbaz
Iris has a wonderful husband, two perfect daughters, and a dental practice. Everything seems perfect, except she cannot remember the last time she made love. So, she decides to take a lover and starts using a dating app.
In French with English subtitles.
February Fri 14 5.15pm
The Apartment (1960, PG)
USA, 2h 5min
Director: Billy Wilder
February Fri 14 2.30pm, Mon 17 11am, Tue 18 5.15pm (Subs), Wed 19 7.45pm, Thu 20 11am
USA, 1h 44min
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright
Reuniting the director, writer, and stars of Forrest Gump, Here focuses on one particular place and the lives of the families that have inhabited it. Starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright the story travels through generations, capturing the most relatable of human experiences to tell a tale of love, loss, laughter, and life.
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine
Here’s a classic to enjoy on Valentine’s Day!
A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but office politics and his own romantic hopes complicate matters.
“The Apartment is still tougher and more poignant than the material might have permitted.”
- Roger Ebert, 2001
February Fri 14 7.45pm, Sat 15 2pm, Tue 18 7.45pm, Wed 19 11am
Babygirl (18)
USA, 1hr 54min
Director: Halina Reijn
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas
Following The Apartment, Babygirl is your somewhat raunchier and tense Valentine’s option! A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much-younger intern. For her leading performance Nicole Kidman recieved her seventeenth Golden Globe nomination!
February Mon 17 6.30pm
Radix Film Club presents:
Bound (1996, 18)
USA, 1h 28min
Director: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Cast: Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon, Joe Pantoliano
Celebrate the most romantic month of the year in thrilling, erotic style! As always we’ll have a unique sticker available at the screening designed by a local artist and there’ll be 10% off at the bar after the film so you can stick around and discuss the film.
Tough ex-con Corky and her lover Violet concoct a scheme to steal millions of stashed mob money and pin the blame on Violet’s crooked boyfriend Caesar.
February
Sat 22 5.15pm, Mon 24 2.30pm, Tue 25 5.30pm, Wed 26 2.30pm
How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (12A)
Thailand, 2h 5min
Director: Pat Boonnitipat
Cast: Putthipong Assaratanakul, Usha Seamkhum
A young man quits his job to look after his dying grandmother. However, it is not out of love that he assumes the role of a devoted grandson but for a substantial inheritance worth millions, going to great lengths to become the apple of his demanding grandmother’s eye before time runs out. Foreign language with English subtitles
September 5 (15)
USA, 1h 35min
Director: Tim Fehlbaum
Cast: Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch, Benjamin Walker
During the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, an American sports broadcasting team must adapt to deliver live coverage of a terrorist group holding Israeli athletes hostage. September 5 was nominated for Best Motion Picture (Drama) at the Golden Globes.
February
Sat 15 11am, Mon 17 2pm (Relaxed), Tue 18 11.15am, Wed 19 2.30pm, Thu 20 2pm, Fri 21 2pm
Sonic the hedgehog 3 (PG)
USA, 1h 50min
Director: Jeff Fowler
Cast: Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, Keanu Reeves
Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before.
February Wed 26 11am
Classic film club:
High Noon (1952, U)
USA, 1h 25min
February Mon 24 5pm, Tue 25 2.30pm, Thu 27 11am
Queer (18)
Italy/USA, 2h 16min
Director: Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name)
Cast: Daniel Craig, Daan de Wit, Jason Schwartzman
In 1950s Mexico City, an American immigrant in his late forties leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival of a young student stirs the man into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone.
- Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell
A town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at “high noon” when the gang leader, an outlaw he “sent up” years ago, arrives on the noon train.
Our Classic Film Club Breakfast Screenings play on the last Wednesday of each month!
Macbeth: David Tennant & Cush Jumbo (12A)
Mon 10 Feb, 7.45pm
Thu 13 Feb, 2.30pm
David Tennant and Cush Jumbo lead a stellar cast in an “enthralling” (Daily Telegraph) new production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, filmed live at the Donmar Warehouse in London, especially for the big screen. Unsettling intimacy and brutal action combine in this tragic tale of love, murder, and nature’s power of renewal.
Tickets: £16
Les Misérables:
The Staged Concert Live! 40th Anniversary (12A)
Tue 4 Feb, 7.30pm (Sold Out)
Sat 8 Feb, 2pm (Last Few Tickets) Sun 16 Feb, 2pm (Sold Out)
Sun 16 Mar, 2pm
To mark the 40th anniversary of the world’s most popular musical, a unique opportunity to experience the spectacular staged concert version on the big screen featuring a cast including Michael Ball and Alfie Boe.
Tickets: £16
NT Live: The Importance of Being Earnest (Cert TBC)
Thu 20 Feb, 7pm
Sat 22 Feb, 1.30pm
Tue 25 Feb, 10.30am
Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy.
Tickets: £16
Saturdays!
All with a free pre-activity from 10.30am Family
OutDoor WilDplay (Workshop)
Sat 1 Feb, 11am
Dolphin Boy (PG)
Sat 8 Feb, 11am
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (PG)
Sat 15 Feb, 11am
the goose & mrs. Frost (live)
Sat 22 Feb, 11am
Paddington in Peru (PG)
Sat 1 Mar, 11am
Tue 25 - Sat 29 Mar
Tickets: £27 - £24
Orchestra of the Swan: Safety Last (1923) Live in Concert
Wed 26 Feb, 7.30pm
Orchestra of the Swan performs a specially composed score by Artistic Director David Le Page to accompany the iconic 1923 silent comedy Safety Last!
Tickets: £18 - £16