July and August Programme - Royston Picture Palace

JULY & AUGUST Screenings

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

July Saturday 16th .30pm 3.30pm and 7

Jungle Book Adults and children will adore this spectacular and visually stunning live action remake of the classic Disney movie The Jungle Book.

Book online at www.roystonpicturepalace.org.uk

Florence Foster Jenkins (12A)

Friday 1st July at 7.30pm Saturday 2nd July at 7.30pm Dir: Stephen Frears| Country UK | Year 2016|110 mins Cast | Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant

Join Royston Picture Palace for another wonderful Meryl Streep performance that will not leave you disappointed. She plays Florence Foster Jenkins, an American socialite and amateur operatic soprano who was ridiculed for her lack of rhythm, pitch, tone and her poor singing ability. This film will make you laugh and cry as you join Florence on a wonderful and magical journey.

Angry Birds (PG)

CHILDREN’S SATURDAY MATINEE Saturday 2nd July at 3.30pm Dir: Clay Kaytis, Fergal Reilly | Country USA | Year 2016 | 96 mins Cast | Josh Gad, Jason Sudekis In the animated comedy, Angry Birds, we’ll finally find out why the birds are so angry. The movie takes us to an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red (Jason Sudeikis, We’re the Millers), a bird with a temper problem and speedy Chuck (Josh Gad ,Frozen) have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up to these unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to.

Our Kind Of Traitor (15)

Friday 8th July at 7.30pm Saturday 9th July at 7.30pm Dir: Susanna White| Country UK | Year 2016 | 107 mins Cast | Ewan McGregor, Naomi Harris Ewan McGregor stars in the new Thriller coming to you this summer at Royston Picture Palace. An ordinary English Couple (McGregor, Harris) befriend a charismatic Russian called Dima while on Holiday, unaware he is part of the Russian Mafia. When Dima asks for their help to deliver classified information to the British Secret Service they find themselves in the dangerous world of espionage and dirty politics. Get ready for this edge of your seat viewing experience

Golden Years (12A)

Friday 15th July at 7.30pm Dir: John Miller| Country UK| Year 2016| 96 mins Cast | Virginia McKenna, Una Stubbs, Simon Callow Fate, the pensions crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the injustice of old age have contrived to force law abiding, retired couple, Arthur and Martha Goode into a life of crime. Refusing to take the loss of their pensions lying down and to fade away into their declining years, our characters decide to fight back.

They decide to take back what was theirs in the first place. They decide to start robbing banks.

Book online at www.roystonpicturepalace.org.uk or from Royston Library

Jungle Book (PG)

Saturday 16th July at 3.30pm and 7.30pm Dir: Jon Favreau | Country USA| Year 2016 | 105 mins Cast | Neel Sethi, Ben Kingsley, Bill Murray, Idris Elba Adults and children will adore this spectacular and visually stunning live action remake of the classic Disney movie The Jungle Book. The Man Cub Mowgli (Sethi) flees the jungle after a threat from tiger Shere Khan (Elba). Guided

by Bagheera (Kingsley) the Panther and Baloo (Murray) the bear Mowgli embarks on a trail of self-discovery, and meets creatures that may not always have his best interests at heart.

Money Monster (15)

Friday 23rd July at 7.30pm Dir: Jodie Foster | Country USA | Year 2016 |TBC mins Cast | George Clooney, Julia Roberts In the real-time, high stakes thriller Money Monster, George Clooney and Julia Roberts star as financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty, who are put in an explosive situation when an irate investor who has lost everything (Jack O’Connell) forcefully takes over their studio. During a tense standoff broadcast to millions on live TV, Lee and Patty must work furiously against the clock to unravel the mystery behind a conspiracy at the heart of today’s fast-paced, hightech global markets.

X Men: Apocolpyse (12A)

Saturday 24th July at 7.30pm Dir: Bryan Singer| Country USA| Year 2016| TBC mins Cast | Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Oscar Issac Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshiped as a god.

Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including Magneto, to cleanse mankind and create a new world order. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven and Professor X must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis.

I Saw The Light (15) Friday 29th July at 7.30pm

Dir: Marc Abraham | Country USA| Year 2015 | 123 mins Cast | Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen Royston Picture Palace is pleased to be showing the new Musical Biography hitting the cinema this summer. The story of the country and western singer Hank Williams (Hiddleston), who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music.

This film Chronicles his rise to fame and its tragic effect on his health and personal life

Sing Street (12A)

Saturday 30th July at 7.30pm Dir: John Carney | Country UK| Year 2016| 106 mins Cast | Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Aidan Gillen Royston Picture Palace ends its July programme with this superb musical drama Sing Street. This film takes us back to 1980s Dublin as seen through the eyes of 14 year old Conor. He is looking to leave his strained home life and money troubles by starting a band and moving to London. He does this with the help of his new friend Raphina who helps him see a way out and in the process; he must try to win her heart.

Love & Friendship (U)

Friday 5th August at 7.30pm Saturday 6th August at 7.30pm Dir: Whit Stillman| Country Ireland, France, Netherlands, USA | Year 2016|93 mins Cast | Kate Beckinsale, ChloÍ Sevigny, Xavier Samuel Kate Beckinsale is back in a tale of romance, based on a novella written by Jane Austin. Set in the 1790’s it centers on widow Lady Susan Vernon (Beckinsale) who takes up temporary residence at her in laws estate and is determined to be matchmaker for her daughter. If you love the wonder and comedy that is famous with Austin then you will love this.

Florence Foster Jenkins (12A)

Friday 12th August at 7.30pm Dir: Stephen Frears| Country UK | Year 2016|110 mins Cast | Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant Join Royston Picture Palace for another wonderful Meryl Streep performance that will not leave you disappointed.

She plays Florence Foster Jenkins, an American socialite and amateur operatic soprano who was ridiculed for her lack of rhythm, pitch, tone and her poor singing ability. This film will make you laugh and cry as you join Florence on a wonderful and magical journey.

A Hologram for the King (12A) Saturday 13th August at 7.30pm

Dir: Tom Tykwer | Country UK | France | Germany | USA | Mexico | Year 2016 | 98 mins Cast | Tom Hanks Tom Hanks brings another mesmerising performance that we have the honour of playing this summer at the Picture Palace. Hanks plays a failed businessman who looks to recoup his losses by travelling to Saudi Arabia and selling his ideas to a wealthy Monarch. This film will leave you dreaming of a chance at the high life with a colourful backdrop to boot.

Book online at www.roystonpicturepalace.org.uk or from Royston Library

Elvis & Nixon (15) Friday 19th August at 7.30pm

Dir: Liza Johnson I USA I 2016 I 86 Mins I Kevin Spacey Get ready to rock and roll this summer here at Royston as we are pleased to be showing Elvis and Nixon.

This is the untold true story Between Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon (Spacey) resulting in the revealing yet humorous meeting immortalized in the most requested photograph in the National Archives.

Come and witness an amazing part of American History.

Teenage Mutuant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (12A)

CHILDREN’S SATURDAY MATINEE

Saturday 20th August at 3.30pm Dir: Dave Green | Country USA | Year 2016 |112 mins Cast | Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Tyler Perry

This summer we bring you something for kids and grownups alike. As shredder joins forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman and henchmen Bebop and Rocksteady to take over the world, the turtles must confront an even greater nemesis, the notorious Krang. Fun for the whole family this summer, and for fans old and new.

Race (PG)

Saturday 20th August at 7.30pm Dir: Stephen Hopkins | Country Canada, Germany| Year 2016 | 134 mins Cast | Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis,

Have your running shoes at the ready for Race.

Jesse Owens (James) quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler’s vision of supremacy. Book your tickets fast before it speeds out of Royston.

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (15)

Friday 26th August at 7.30pm Saturday 27th August at 7.30pm Dir: Mandie Fletcher| Country UK| Year 2016| 91 mins Cast | Joanna Lumley, Jennifer Saunders Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamour, living the high life they are accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around London’s trendiest hot-spots. Blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party, they become entangled in a media storm and are relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi. Fleeing penniless to the glamorous playground of the super-rich, the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and live the high life forever more!

The Secret Life of Pets (U)

CHILDREN’S SATURDAY MATINEE

Saturday 27th August at 3.30pm Dir: Chris Renaud, Yarrow Cheney | Country USA| Year 2016| 90 mins Cast | Ellie Kemper, Kevin Hart Taking place in a Manhattan apartment building, Max’s life as a favourite pet is turned upside down when his owner brings home a sloppy mongrel named Duke. They have to put their quarrels behind when they find out that an adorable white bunny named Snowball is building an army of abandoned pets determined to take revenge on all happyowned pets and their owners. This will have adults and children crying with laughter and wondering what their pets really get up to.

Welcome to the Royston Picture Palace

We kick off July and August with everyone’s favourite Meryl Streep as you have never seen her before, supported by the quite brilliant Hugh Grant in the extremely entertaining Florence Foster Jenkins. Look out for some favourite characters, perhaps Red, perhaps Bomb in the zany Angry Birds, for big kids of all ages.

Fans of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy will just love Damian Lewis and Ewan McGregor in the spy thriller Our Kind of Traitor, then we kick off the first of our Thoughtful Thursdays with the very revealing The Divide, with Banks, Bowls and Bingo and a cast of legends in Golden Years up next. You have two chances to see the amazing Jungle Book on the Saturday.

Swoon over both George Clooney and Jack O’Connell in Money Monster, and then fight off an apocalypse with the X Men. We then have what we are affectionately calling our music weekend with Tom Hiddlestone in I Saw the Light and what is my personal favourite film of the year so far, the tap along, sing along, smile along Sing Street.

And it doesn’t stop there with August just as good, Whit Stillman’s witty adaptation of the Jane Austen work Love & Friendship to start us off.

And then there’s another chance to see Florence Foster Jenkins if you can’t catch it in July. Fun fact there is never such a thing as a bad Tom Hanks film and A Hologram for the King, keeps that stat going. Our Thoughtful Thursday in August is Oscar winner Son of Saul.

One of the most iconic meetings is portrayed by Kevin Spacey and Michael Shannon in Elvis & Nixon, with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coming out of the shadows for two extra kids matinees to help you survive the long summer holidays, with The Secret Life of Pets the following Saturday.

... Thoughtful Thursdays ...

Films and Documentaries to Make You Think “Cogito Ergo Sum” The Divide Thursday 14th July, 7.30pm A lyrical, thoughtful and tragi-comic picture of how the economic divide creates social division.

Son of Saul Thursday 18th August, 7.30pm During WWII, a Jewish worker at Auschwitz tries to find a rabbi to give a child a proper burial.

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