The Royston Picture Palace January 2015 Screenings

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

7.30pm Friday 23rd Jan Jan 3.30pm Saturday 24th Jan 7.30pm Saturday 24th n 5pm Sunday 25th Ja

Paddington Hits the Big Screen Michael Bond’s beloved creation is brought to life in this magical adventure for all the family Book online at www.roystonpicturepalace.org.uk

Mr Turner

(12A) Friday 2nd January at 7.30pm Saturday 3rd January at 7.30pm Dir: Mike Leigh | UK | 2014 | 150 mins Cast: Timothy Spall, Paul Jesson, Dorothy Atkinson The last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter JMW Turner (17751851). Profoundly affected by the death of his father, he forms a close relationship with a seaside landlady with whom he eventually lives incognito in Chelsea, where he dies.

He travels, paints, stays with the country aristocracy, visits brothels, is a popular if anarchic member of the Royal Academy of Arts and is both celebrated and reviled by the public and by royalty.

The Book of Life

(U)

Saturday 3rd January at 3.30pm Dir: Jorge R. Gutierrez| USA | 2014 | 95 mins Cast: Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum

CHILDREN’S SATURDAY MATINEE

Producer Guillermo del Toro and director Jorge Gutierrez create an animated comedy with a unique visual style. Manolo is a young man torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears. Rich with a fresh take on pop music favourites, the film celebrates the past while looking forward to the future.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1(12A)

Friday 9th January at 7.30pm Saturday 10th January at 7.30pm Dir: Francis Lawrence | USA | 2014| 123 mins Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth The worldwide phenomenon continues with Katniss Everdeen in District 13 after she literally shatters the games forever.

Under the leadership of President Coin and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta and a nation moved by her courage, becoming the “Mockingjay”- the symbol of rebellion and hope.

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Imitation Game

(12A)

Sunday 11th January 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.

My Old Lady

(12A) Friday 16th January at 7.30pm Saturday 17th January at 3.30pm Dir: Israel Horovitz | UK/France/USA | 2014 | 107 mins Cast: Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith

PICTURE PALACE MATINEE

Mathias Gold (Kline) inherits a Parisian apartment, but when he arrives in France from New York to sell the vast domicile, he’s shocked to discover a live-in tenant who is not prepared to budge. His apartment is a viager - an ancient French real estate system with complex rules pertaining to its resale - and the feisty Englishwoman Mathilde Girard (Smith), who has lived there with her daughter ChloÊ (Scott Thomas) for many years, can by contract collect monthly payments from Mathias until her death.

Leviathan (15) Saturday 17th January at 7.30pm Dir: Andrey Zvyagintsev | Russia| 2014 | 140 mins Cast: Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Vdovichenkov On the outskirts of a small coastal town in the Barents Sea, lives an ordinary family: Nikolai, his wife Lilya and their teenage son Romka. The family is haunted by a local corrupted mayor who is trying to take away the land, a house and a small auto repair shop from Nikolai. To save their homes Nikolai calls his old Army friend in Moscow who has now become an authoritative attorney. Together they decide to fight back and collect dirt on the mayor.

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Paddington (PG)

PICTURE Friday 23rd January at 7.30pm PALACE Saturday 24th January at 3.30pm and 7.30pm MATINEE Sunday 25th January at 5pm Dir: Paul King | UK | 2014 | 95 mins Cast: Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Nicole Kidman From the beloved novels by Michael Bond comes Paddington’s big screen debut, the comic misadventures of a young Peruvian bear who travels to the city in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone, he begins to realise that city life is not all he had imagined - until he meets the kindly Brown family who offer him a haven. It looks as though his luck has changed until he catches the eye of a museum taxidermist.

The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies Friday 30th January at 7.30pm Saturday 31st January at 7.30pm Dir: Peter Jackson | UK | 2014 | 144 mins Cast: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage

(12A)

The epic trilogy concludes. Having reclaimed their homeland from the Dragon Smaug, the Company has unwittingly unleashed a deadly force into the world. Obsessed above all else with his reclaimed treasure, Thorin sacrifices friendship and honour as Bilbo’s frantic attempts to make him see reason drive the Hobbit towards a desperate and dangerous choice. Bilbo finds himself fighting for his life and the lives of his friends in the epic Battle of the Five Armies, as the future of Middle-earth hangs in the balance.

Coming up in February...

Night at The Museum 3 Unbroken St Vincent The Theory of Everything Book online at www.roystonpicturepalace.org.uk or pop into Royston Library

Word from the Royston Picture Palace

What a great bunch of films we have for you to kick off 2015, starting with the brilliant portrayal of artist Mr Turner

by Timothy Spall. Our Children’s Saturday Matinee is the bright and exuberant Book of Life, with the worldwide phenomenon Hunger Games Mockingjay Part One the following weekend. After its success here in December, we are bringing back The Imitation Game. Maggie Smith leads a strong cast in My Old Lady. Don’t miss out on the truly absorbing Leviathan, Russia’s entry at next month’s Oscars, family favourite Paddington embarking on its cinema debut later in the month, and finally the epic conclusion to the Hobbit trilogy wrapping things up here at your Picture Palace. Be assured we will always show you the best films here in Royston.

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

Book online at www.roystonpicturepalace.org.uk or pop into Royston Library

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The sound quality was far better than we expected and of course, the film was brilliant.

Brilliant concept, comfy seats, easy booking, great films, quality picture and sound and conveniently local!

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