Royston Picture Palace December Screenings

DECEmber Screenings State-of-the-Art Digital Cinema in Royston Town Hall, Melbourn Street, Royston, SG8 7DA

mber New from Dece CHILDREN’S SATURDAY MATINEE

First Saturday of the month, 3.30pm

Starting with Frozen Sing-a-long The coolest comedy-adventure ever to hit the big screen!

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Fury (15)

Friday 5th December at 7.30pm

Dir: David Ayer | USA | 2014 | 134 mins Cast: Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman Known for his gritty dramas, David Ayer switches genre with this WWII movie set in April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy (Brad Pitt) commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines.

Outnumbered and outgunned, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart

Frozen Sing-a-long (PG)

Saturday 6th December at 3.30pm

CHILDREN’S SATURDAY MATINEE

Dir: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee | USA | 2013 | 102 mins Cast: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzell Frozen is the coolest comedy-adventure ever to hit the big screen. When a prophecy traps a kingdom in eternal winter, Anna teams up with extreme mountain man Kristoff and his sidekick reindeer Sven on an epic journey to find Anna’s sister Elsa, the Snow Queen, and put an end to her icy spell.

Encountering a snowman named Olaf, Everest-like extremes and magic at every turn, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom.

Northern Soul (15)

Saturday 6th December at 7.30pm

Dir: Elaine Constantine | UK | 2014 | 102 mins Cast: Steve Coogan, Antonia Thomas, Elliot James Langridge The film tells the tale of two Northern boys whose worlds are changed forever when they discover black American soul music. Northern Soul was phenomenally popular with British youths in the 1970s, taking the North of the country by storm. The film appeals to those generations of fans while attracting a modern audience who can relate to youth culture from another era. If you were there, you’ll know. If you weren’t there, you’ll wish you had been.

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Nightcrawler (15)

Friday 12th December at 7.30pm

Dir: Dan Gilroy | USA | 2014 | 117 mins Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, in this pulse-pounding thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of Los Angeles. Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the dangerous realm of nightcrawling where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are converted into dollars. Aided

by Rene Russo as Nina, a veteran of local TV news, Lou thrives in the ceaseless search for footage, and becomes the star of his own story.

It’s a Wonderful Life (U)

Saturday 13th December at 7.30pm

Dir: Frank Capra | USA | 1936 | 130 mins Cast: James Stewart, Donna Reed Frank Capra’s bittersweet comedy/drama about George Bailey (James Stewart), has become a Christmas classic. It’s Christmas Eve, 1946, and George, who has long considered himself a failure, faces financial ruin and arrest and is seriously contemplating suicide. High above Bedford Falls, two celestial voices discuss Bailey’s dilemma and decide to send down eternally bumbling angel Clarence (Henry Travers), who after 200 years has yet to earn his wings, to help George out by showing what life would have been like if he never existed.

Interstellar (12A)

Friday 19th December at 7.30pm Saturday 20th December at 7.30pm

Dir: Christopher Nolan | USA/UK | 2014 | 169 mins Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway Expect nothing less than everything in this latest Christopher Nolan epic. With our time on Earth coming to an end, a team of explorers must travel beyond our solar system in search of a planet that can sustain life. The crew of the Endurance are required to go further than any human in history to embark on an interstellar voyage, into the unknown. Coop, the pilot of the Endurance, must decide between seeing his children again and the future of the entire human race.

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Nativity 3: Dude Where’s My Donkey(U) Saturday 20th December at 3.30pm

Dir: Debbie Isitt | UK | 2014 | 110 mins Cast: Mark Wootton, Martin Clunes, Catherine Tate

PICTURE PALACE MATINEE

The pupils of St Bernadette’s and the madcap Mr Poppy (Marc Wootton) are back! When their new teacher Mr Shepherd (Martin Clunes) loses his memory as well as Archie the Nativity Donkey, it’s up to the pupils and staff to save the day and reunite him with his fiancée Sophie (Catherine Tate) in New York. Prepare for a race against time, fantastic flashmobs and plenty of Christmas fun on their greatest adventure yet.

The Imitation Game (12A) Saturday 27th December at 7.30pm Sunday 28th December at 5pm

Dir: Morten Tyldum | UK | 2014 | 114 mins Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Mark Strong Based on an incredible true story, Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Alan Turing, the genius British mathematician, logician, cryptologist and computer scientist who led the charge to crack the considered unbreakable German Enigma Code that helped the Allies win WWII. Despite his battles with the commander of the Bletchley Park code-breakers, he wins the trust of MI6 boss (Mark Strong) and the funding to build a huge electro-magnetic device to help him decipher the code.

Coming up in January...

Mr Turner My Old Lady Hunger Games: Mockingjay

Word from the Royston Picture Palace

We have a fabulous programme lined up for December, with the much talked about Northern Soul, the epic that is Interstellar, Benedict Cumberbatch in the award tipped Imitation Game, Brad Pitt’s Fury, and Nightcrawler. Get into the festive season with the Christmas classic film It’s a Wonderful Life. We are delighted to launch Children’s Saturday Matinees on the first Saturday of every month, starting with this year’s Disney favourite, Frozen Sing-along. Also for children this month is another Christmas film, Nativity 3.

The Royston Picture Palace Story An initiative emerged in 2009 to re-introduce cinema to Royston.

Royston Town Council refurbished the building whilst the town’s business, via Royston First, provided the cinema equipment.

Of course, introducing 21st century technology into a Victorian building was no mean feat, but in the summer of 2013 the Royston Picture Palace opened its doors to much acclaim.

The Royston Picture Palace is run by volunteers and performances take place on Friday and Saturday evenings, and occasional Saturday matinees, providing excellent value, quality entertainment for local people, just a few weeks after main release dates.

Tickets £7.50 Concessions £5.50

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