Royston Picture Palace Programme January and February 2016

JANUARY & FEBRUARY Screenings

The full cinema experience at Royston Town Hall, Melbourn Street, Royston, SG8 7DA

pm nuary at 7.30 Friday 15th Ja 30pm January at 7.

Saturday 16th

Carol

When Therese Belivet (Mara) spots the elegant Carol (Blanchett) perusing the doll displays in a 1950’s Manhattan department store, the two women develop a fast bond that becomes a love with complicated consequences.

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Spectre (12A)

Saturday 2nd January at 7.30pm Saturday 27th February at 3.30pm Dir: Sam Mendes | Country UK| Year 2015|150 mins Cast | Daniel Craig BOND IS BACK! A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organisation. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind Spectre.

Paddington (PG)

CHILDREN’S SATURDAY MATINEE

Saturday 2nd January at 3.30pm Dir: Paul King | Country UK| Year 2015|95 mins Cast | Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville The Marmalade loving bear is back at Royston Picture Palace this January to entertain the whole family. After an Earthquake destroys his home in the Peruvian Rainforest Paddington makes his way to England to find somewhere new to live.

Suffragette (12A)

Friday 8th January at 7.30pm, Saturday 9th January at 7.30pm Sunday 7th February 3.30pm Dir: Sarah Gavron | Country UK| Year 2015| 106 mins Cast | Meryl Streep, Carey Mulligan Streep (Mamma Mia) and Mulligan (The Great Gatsby) mesmerise in their new film about the suffragette movement. They portray the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, playing a dangerous game of cat and mouse against the brutal state in which they live.

Golden Globe Nominated

Carol (15)

Friday 15th January at 7.30pm, Saturday 16th January at 7.30pm Dir: Todd Haynes | Country USA| Year 2015| 118 mins Cast | Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara Mara (The Social Network) is back in the film Carol.

When Therese Belivet (Mara) spots the elegant Carol (Blanchett) perusing the doll displays in a 1950’s Manhattan department store, the two women develop a fast bond that becomes a love with complicated consequences. This stunning film will transport you back to the 50’s and make you believe you are right there with Mara and Blanchett.

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No cinema – Friday 25th December, Saturday 26th December and

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (12A)

Friday 22nd January at 7.30pm Saturday 23rd January at 7.30pm Dir: Francis Lawrence | Country USA| Year 2015| 137 mins Cast | Jennifer Lawrence Get ready for the last installment of the Hunger Games.

As the war of Panem escalates to the destruction of other districts the reluctant leader of the rebellion must bring together an army against President Snow, while all she holds dear hangs in the balance.

Bridge of Spies (12A)

Friday 29th January at 7.30pm Saturday 30th January at 7.30pm Dir: Steven Spielberg | Country USA| Year 2015| 141 mins Cast | Tom Hanks Director Steven Spielberg (War Horse) has teamed up again with Tom Hanks (Saving Mr Banks) for the Cold War Thriller Bridge of Spies. An American Lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet Spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot Francis Powers.

This Thriller does a fantastic thing by creating tension using courtroom drama instead of action.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (12A)

Friday 5th February at 7.30pm , Saturday 6th February at 7.30pm, Friday 12th February at 7.30pm , Saturday 13th February at 7.30pm and Saturday 5th March at 3.30pm Dir: J J Abrams | Country USA | Year 2015 | 136 mins Cast |Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford Be transported to a Galaxy Far Far Away as the wait is finally over, Star Wars has returned. Join Han Solo (Ford) and friends as they fight evil 30 years after Return of the Jedi. The franchise is ready to introduce a new generation to Star Wars that will mystify families all over the world. Do not miss it!

The Good Dinosaur (PG)

CHILDREN’S SATURDAY MATINEE

Saturday 6th February at 3.30pm Dir: Peter Sohn | Country USA | Year 2015 |93 mins Cast | Jeffrey Wright, Francis McDormand Kids will love the new film by Disney Pixar as they show what would happen if Dinosaurs never became extinct.

This is an epic journey that follows a Dinosaur named Arlo as he makes an unlikely friend, who just happens to be human! While travelling through a mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of. This film will entertain the family and show children the true meaning of friendship.

Brooklyn (12A)

Sunday 14th February at 3.30pm Dir: John Crowley | Country UK| Year 2015| 111 mins Cast | Saoirse Ronan Join us for this breath taking romance set in the 1950’s. A young Irish Woman emigrates to New York in the hope of finding a new life. While in New York she secretly marries but has to return to Ireland after the death of her sister. While back in Ireland she begins to settle back into her old life and even has a chance of romance with a local lad.

The Lady In The Van (12A)

Friday 19th February at 7.30pm, Saturday 20th February at 3.30pm and 7.30pm Sunday 21st February at 3.30pm Dir: Nicholas Hytner | Country UK | Year 2015 |104mins Cast |Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings Join us for one of the UK’s most anticipated films of the year. A man forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman living in her van which just happens to be parked in his driveway. Jennings gives a fantastic performance as Alan Bennet and of course Maggie Smith brings her dry wit and cutting remarks to one of her best performances.

Danish Girl (15)

Friday 26th and Saturday 27th February at 7.30pm Dir: Tom Hooper | Country UK/Germany/USA | Year 2015 |120 mins Cast | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, To coincide with LGBT History month and nominated for Three Golden Globes, The Danish Girl tells the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Their marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer. Starring Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander the movie goes through the processes, one step at a time, from feeling the comfort of wearing women’s clothing under men’s, to finding a doctor willing to try an experimental surgery.

The Dressmaker (12A)

Sunday 28th February at 3.30pm Dir: Jocelyn Moorhouse| Country Australia | Year 2015 | 118 mins Cast | Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth Kate Winslet is back and doesn’t disappoint as she plays a woman who returns to her small hometown in rural Australia. With her sewing machine and haute couture style she transforms the women and exacts sweet revenge on those who did her wrong.

This film will make you laugh and cry as she faces the demons of her past but also looks towards her future.

Word from the Royston Picture Palace

Firstly, we would like to take the time to thank you all for your continued support which contributed to a very successful 2015 and to extend seasons greetings and good wishes for a prosperous 2016. The film excellence continues!

We kick off the New Year with our old family favourite Paddington in the matinee slot; with James Bond back for another screening in the evening. The eagerly awaited Suffragette follows (n.b. the January performances are nearly sold out - but there is still another chance to catch it in February).

Incredible acting from Cate Blanchette and Rooney Mara makes Carol a must see, and you wont want to miss the concluding episode of the Hunger Games series. Tom Hanks and Mark Rylance wrap-up a mouth-watering January in the Bridge of Spies.

The Force awakens in February with: four screenings of the much talked about new Star Wars film; and The Good Dinosaur, the brilliant new animation from Disney, is our Children’s Saturday Matinee. As mentioned previously, if you missed out on Spectre, Suffragette or even Brooklyn we have additional screenings during the month.

Selling fast is Maggie Smith in Alan Bennett’s The Lady in the Van; followed by Eddie Redmayne transformed in the Danish Girl, fittingly coinciding with LGBT history month. Kate Winslet in the wonderful Dressmaker concludes yet another varied and entertaining programme here at the Picture Palace.

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This was our first visit and it won’t be our last!

Comfortable, warm and clean.

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

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Enjoy fresh coffee from our high-tech coffee machine ‘Posh’ ice creams Sweets Chocolate

Popcorn just £1.50!

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is proud to be booking more films further in advance than ever before!

In March, look out for ...

Heart of the Sea A biographical adventure thriller based on the incredible true story that inspired “Moby Dick�

Joy

Golden Globe nominated comedy drama Joy, starring Jennifer Lawrence

Spotlight

This drama tells the real-life story of the Boston Globe newspaper team who uncovered a pattern of child abuse by Roman Catholic priests Book online at www.roystonpicturepalace.org.uk January & February Screenings Leaflet published by