APRIL Screenings
The full cinema experience at Royston Town Hall, Melbourn Street, Royston, SG8 7DA
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Shaun the Sheep Easter fun for children of all ages as Aardman’s popular creations debut on the big screen Book online at www.roystonpicturepalace.org.uk
Shaun The Sheep
(U) Friday 3rd April at 5pm Saturday 4th April at 3.30pm Dir: Mark Burton, Richard Starzak | UK | 2015| 85 mins Cast: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Omid Djalili
CHILDREN’S SATURDAY MATINEE
When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it’s up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home. Well done to Aardman for making one of 2015’s most enjoyable, entertaining and amusing films so far.
Fifty Shades of Grey
(18) Friday 3rd April at 7.30pm Saturday 4th April at 7.30pm Dir: Sam Taylor-Johnson | USA | 2015 | 125 mins Cast: Stars: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle When Anastasia Steele, a literature student, goes to interview the wealthy Christian Grey as a favour to her roommate Kate Kavanagh, she encounters a beautiful, brilliant and intimidating man. The innocent and naive Ana starts to realize she wants him. Despite his enigmatic reserve and advice, she finds herself desperate to get close to him. Not able to resist Ana’s beauty and independent spirit, Christian Grey admits he wants her too, but on his own terms.
Imitation Game
(12A) Friday 10th April at 7.30pm Dir: Morten Tyldum | UK | 2014 | 114 mins Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Mark Strong Directed by Morten Tyldum (Jo Nesbo’s Headhunters) and 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. OSCAR WINNER
BAFTA WINNER
Golden Globe WINNER
Paddington
(PG) Saturday 11th April at 3.30pm Dir: Paul King | UK | 2014 | 95 mins Cast: Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Nicole Kidman
CHILDREN’S SATURDAY MATINEE
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 realize that city life is not all he had imagined - until he meets the kindly Brown family who offer him a temporary haven. It looks as though his luck has changed until this rarest of bears catches the eye of a museum taxidermist.
The Theory of Everything (12A) Saturday 11th April at 7.30pm Dir: James Marsh | UK | 2014 | 123 mins Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Tom Prior Starring Eddie Redmayne and FelicityJones, this is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde. Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of time. Together, they defy impossible odd, achieving more than they could ever have dreamed.
Still Alice
(12A) Sunday 12th April at 5pm Dir: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland | USA/France | 2014 | 101 mins Cast: Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin Alice Howland is a renowned linguistics professor, happily married with three grown children. All that begins to change when she strangely starts to forget words and then more. When her doctor diagnoses her with Early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, Alice and her family’s lives face a harrowing challenge as this terminal degenerative neurological ailment slowly progresses to an inevitable conclusion they all dread. This incredible portrayal won lead Julianne Moore an Oscar recently for Best Actress.
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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG)
Friday 17th April at 7.30pm Dir: Jon Madden| UK| 2014 | 122 mins Cast: Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Judi Dench The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is the expansionist dream of Sonny (Dev Patel), and it’s making more claims on his time than he has available, considering his imminent marriage to the love of his life, Sunaina (Tina Desai). Sonny has his eye on a promising property now that his first venture, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for the Elderly and Beautiful, has only a single remaining vacancy. As the demands of a traditional Indian wedding threaten to engulf them all, an unexpected way forward presents itself.
Still Life
(12A) Saturday 18th April at 7.30pm Dir: Uberto Pasolini | UK/Italy | 2013 | 92 mins Cast: Eddie Marsan, Joanne Froggatt, Karen Drury Winner of the Best Performance in a British Feature Film at the Edinburgh Film Festival, Still Life is a poignant, quixotic tale of life, love and the afterlife. Meticulous and organized to the point of obsession, John May (Eddie Marsan) is a council worker charged with finding the next of kin of those who have died alone. When his department is downsized, John must up his efforts on his final case, taking him on a liberating journey that allows him to start living life at last.
Suite Francaise
Saturday 25th April at 7.30pm Sunday 26th April at 5pm
(15)
Dir: Saul Dibb | UK.France/Canada | 2014 | 107 mins Cast: Margot Robbie, Michelle Williams, Kristin Scott Thomas In the first days of occupation, Lucile Angellier is trapped in a stifled existence with her controlling mother-in-law as they both await news of her husband: a prisoner of war. Parisian refugees start to pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers’ own homes. Lucile initially tries to ignore Bruno von Falk, the handsome and refined German officer staying with them. But soon, a powerful love draws them together and leads them into the tragedy of war.
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Word from the Royston Picture Palace
Welcome to April at the Picture Palace in what promises to be another amazing month of film ahead. We’ve had a superb start to 2015 with record attendances buoyed by some incredible movies. So many of these have played to sell-out audiences that we have decided to bring four of them back, giving those of you that have missed out another chance to catch Imitation Game, Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Theory of Everything and Paddington. The wonderful Aardman Animation Shaun The Sheep Movie is a must see for all the family over the Easter Weekend, and for the perfect girl’s night out, enjoy the much talked about and highly stylish Fifty Shades of Grey. Oscar winning Julianne Moore stars in the incredibly touching Still Alice, and the highly acclaimed Still Life is worth catching too. Finally the wartime drama Suite Francaise is an absolute hidden gem to round off another month of cinema excellence.
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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