Megalopolis is a Roman Epic fable set in an imagined Modern America. From Director Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now), this passion project is nearly 50 years in the making.

The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver), a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito), who remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare.

Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero (Nathalie Emmanuel), the mayor’s daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves.

The film also stars an eclectic supporting cast, including the likes of Laurence Fishburne, Talia Shire, Jason Schwartzman and Kathryn Hunter.

Based on the best-selling memoir by Amy Liptrot, THE OUTRUN is set in the otherworldly Orkney islands of Scotland. A brutally honest drama about addiction and recovery, strength and survival, mental health and the ability of the sea, the land and of people to restore life and renew hope.

After a decade away in London, 29-year-old Rona returns home to the Orkney Islands. Sober but lonely, she tries to suppress her memory of the events which set her on this journey of recovery. Slowly the mystical land enters her inner world and – one day at a time – Rona finds hope and strength in herself among the heavy gales and the bracingly cold sea.

Directed by

Nora Fingscheidt

Starring

Paapa Essiedu, Stephen Dillane, Lauren Lyle, Saskia Reeves, Saoirse Ronan

From acclaimed writer/director Todd Phillips comes Joker: Folie À Deux, the much-anticipated follow-up to 2019’s Academy Award-winning Joker. The new film stars Joaquin Phoenix once again in his Oscar-winning dual role as Arthur Fleck/Joker, opposite Oscar winner Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born).

Joker: Folie À Deux finds Arthur Fleck institutionalized at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.

The film also stars Oscar nominees Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin) and Catherine Keener (Get Out), alongside Zazie Beetz, reprising her role from Joker.

As both an award-winning film and a box office smash, Joker changed the face of the comic book movie, with a focus on character over action. With Joker: Folie À Deux, the incorporation of musical elements and the casting of pop music legend Lady Gaga is sure to make this an unmissable new entry into the genre in its own right.

Sprechen music presents a new way of seeing F. W. Murnau’s silent horror classic Nosferatu with a reimagined sound-track mixed live by Chris Massey and Richie V featuring music by the likes of Teeth Of The Sea, Tangerine Dream, Ambienti Coassiali, Fuck Buttons, Sunno & Boris, Prins Thomas, Cristobal Tapia De Veer, Pendle Coven, Carlton Melton, Ulver, Claudio Simonetti & more…

"The original Dracula movie and still, after 100 years, the scariest. If the film is not called ‘Dracula’, that is simply because Murnau and his screenwriter, Henrik Galeen, having failed to obtain the rights to Bram Stoker’s novel from his widow, calmly pinched the whole plot and changed the characters’ names. The resultant lawsuit rumbled on for years.

"Still, this piece of sharp practice can perhaps be forgiven, since it resulted in one of the greatest horror movies, not just of the silent screen, but of all time. The special effects, of course, have long since been surpassed, the dialogue is often stilted, and some of the acting especially Gustav von Wangenheim as the naïve young hero, Hutter – is hammy in the extreme. But none of this matters in the face of what makes this a masterpiece: Murnau’s visionary direction and the chilling performance of Max Schreck in the title role… Filming largely on location, Murnau creates an eerie sense of unnatural forces penetrating the natural world; the uncanny is all the more terrifying for appearing in everyday surroundings… The Nosferatu of Max Schreck is unforgettably grotesque from his very first appearance… Tall, cadaverous, bald, bat-eared and rabbit-toothed, he moves with short jerky steps, taloned hands close to his sides, as if still holding the shape of his daytime coffin." (Source: British Film Institute)

Dementia Friendly Screenings are open to all, but aim to make cinema more accessible to local dementia communities by providing an fun, friendly and inclusive experience for people living with dementia. The lights are left on low, there are no adverts or trailers and the audience is allowed to move around – or sing along to any musical numbers! – should they wish to.

Free tea, coffee and biscuits are served for half an hour before the film to give people the chance to meet and socialise with others, and to familiarise themselves with the cinema space and there is extra signage put up to help you navigate the building.

Tickets are at the Off-Peak price of £7.50 per person, with a free place for accompanying carers.

Film Synopsis;

Vincente Minnelli's 1944 MGM musical - widely regarded as one of cinema's greatest musicals - following four daughters preparing to move from Missouri to New York at the time of the Louisiana World's Fair in 1904. Stars Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien and Mary Astor.

Filmmaking giant Minnelli and his star Judy Garland met on this film, and would go on to marry.

The Women’s Adventure Film Tour is back with its highly anticipated 8th season. It features an exhilarating selection of 8 new short films that showcase the inspiring journeys of remarkable women who have fearlessly pursued adventure in various fields. This year's tour promises to captivate audiences with incredible stories of determination, courage, and triumph.

The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot--ROZZUM unit 7134, "Roz" for short -- that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.

Matt Smith (Doctor Who) and Morfydd Clark (Saint Maud) star in this creepy and stylish adaptation of Andrew Michael Hurley’s 2019 novel of the same name.

In 1970s rural Yorkshire, Richard and Juliette Willoughby’s seemingly idyllic family life is thrown into turmoil when their young son Owen starts acting out of character...

Director Daniel Kokotajlo’s highly anticipated follow-up to his BAFTA nominated debut Apostasy premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in 2023. This beautiful, slow burning mix of the natural and supernatural is a new entry into the canon of British folk horror.

Directed by Ellen Kuras and starring Kate Winslet

Lee tells the story of Lee Miller (Kate Winslet), American photographer. Determined to document the truth of the Nazi regime, and in spite of the odds stacked against female correspondents, Lee captured some of the most important images of World War II, for which she paid an enormous personal price.

Lee is the directorial debut from acclaimed cinematographer Ellen Kuras (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and co-stars Andy Samberg, Alexander Skarsgård, Marion Cotillard, Josh O’Connor and Andrea Riseborough.

“Like Miller’s wartime photographs, Lee asks you to look at subjects you think you already know from a different angle and witness what should never be forgotten.” – Marya E. Gates, RogerEbert.com

Horror based on Stephen King's first novel, from director Brian De Palma (Scarface. Follows a young girl (Sissy Spacek) who possesses the power of telekinesis - the ability to move objects by the force of her mind. The school wallflower and the brunt of her classmates' jokes, Carrie uses her talent for revenge.

Do not miss this 'enchantingly staged' family folk opera, following the triumphant, Olivier Award-winning run in 2021. Red Riding Hood is tasked with delivering bread to her Grandmother, deep in the heart of the fairy-tale forest. But en route, Red meets a cunning Wolf who tricks her into taking a different path. Along the way, Red stumbles into a colourful cast of characters, including a scary witch, a talking cat and a rather persuasive Peddler. Join our ragtag band of wild musicians as they guide all the family through this famous tale with new twists, turns, magic and song.

Often considered one of the funniest films of all time, we invite you to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this landmark horror-comedy from the legendary Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder on the big screen this October.

A young neurosurgeon (Gene Wilder) inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback called Igor, a pretty lab assistant named Inga and the old housekeeper, Frau Blucher. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind...

John Carpenter's seminal independent slasher horror, featuring Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut. Having stabbed his sister to death as a six-year-old, Mike Myers escapes from a psychiatric hospital 15 years later and returns home to Haddonfield, Illinois, to stalks teenager Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her friends. Psychiatrist Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) follows Myers to try and stop him before it's too late.

Halloween was produced on a budget of $US 325,000 and grossed nearly $120 million at the worldwide box office, making it one of the most profitable independent films ever. The film inspired modern slasher films, a genre with roots in Hitchcock's Psycho (1960).

Please Note: The Substance contains flickering or flashing lights that may affect those with photosensitive epilepsy.  

Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You. Only better in every way. You should try this new product, The Substance. IT CHANGED MY LIFE.

Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), a fading celebrity, faces a devastating blow on her 50th birthday as her boss fires her. Amid her distress, a laboratory offers her a substance which promises to transform her into an enhanced version of herself.

Rising star Margaret Qualley co-stars alongside Demi Moore, who delivers a career-best performance, in Carolie Fargeat’s body-horror sensation. The film premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, and was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in its main competition section, where Fargeat won the Best Screenplay award.

From Academy Award nominated and BAFTA-award winning British-Palestinian director, Farah Nabulsi, The Teacher follows a Palestinian school teacher (Saleh Bakri, The Blue Caftan) who struggles to reconcile his risky commitment to political resistance with his emotional support for one of his students and the chance of a new relationship with a volunteer worker (Imogen Poots, 28 Weeks Later).

Shot on location in 2022, this critically acclaimed drama has been praised for its intimate exploration of daily life in Palestine.

Directed by Farah Nabusi

Aspiring actor Edward (Sebastian Stan) undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.

This darkly funny and surreal thriller is another brilliant collaboration between writer-director Aaron Schimberg and actor Adam Pearson (Under the Skin) following 2019’s Chained for Life, with shades of David Lynch and Charlie Kaufman whilst being wholly unique.

A Different Man was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 2024 Berlin International Film Festival and Sebastian Stan won the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance. Co-starring Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World).

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS AN AUTISM FRIENDLY / RELAXED SCREENING - ACTUAL FILM STARTS PROMPTY AT 1pm

(no trailers or advertisements)

Adjustments at a relaxed screening at the Picture House include:

- a relaxed environment where people understand the needs of adults, children and families with autism

- lights left on low throughout the film

- sound turned down a little

- no introductory music whilst you wait for the film

- disabled access

- bring your own food and drink if you like (but our kiosk will be open as usual)

- additional signage is put up to help you navigate a new place

- free entry for carers with valid CEA Card – please select this option when booking online

Film Synopsis;

The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot--ROZZUM unit 7134, "Roz" for short -- that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.

Jodie Comer’s (Killing Eve) Olivier and Tony Award-winning performance in Suzie Miller’s gripping one-woman play returns to cinemas.

Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up from working class origins to be at the top of her game; defending; cross examining and winning. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof and morals diverge.

Prima Facie takes us to the heart of where emotion and experience collide with the rules of the game.

Justin Martin directs this solo tour de force, captured live in 2022 during a sold out run at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End.

Prima Facie was originally released in 2022 and broke multiple box office records to become the most watched NT Live of all time. We’re thrilled to be able to share Jodie Comer’s multi award-winning performance with audiences again.

200 years after its opening and a century after acquiring its first Van Gogh works, the National Gallery is hosting the UK’s biggest ever Van Gogh exhibition. Van Gogh is not only one of the most beloved artists of all time, but perhaps the most misunderstood. This film is a chance to reexamine and better understand this iconic artist. Focusing on his unique creative process, Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers explores the artist’s years in the south of France, where he revolutionised his style. Van Gogh became consumed with a passion for storytelling in his art, turning the world around him into vibrant, idealised spaces and symbolic characters. Poets and lovers filled his imagination; everything he did in the south of France served this new obsession. In part, this is what caused his notorious breakdown, but it didn’t hold back his creativity as he created masterpiece after masterpiece. Explore one of art history’s most pivotal periods in this once-in-a-century show. Made in close collaboration with the National Gallery.

In Tudor England, Katherine Parr reluctantly agrees to become the sixth wife of the tyrannical King Henry VIII. Her consent to marry him carries great personal risk, given her predecessors are either vanquished, beheaded or dead. Perceived as a threat by Henry's courtiers, they start to cast doubts about her fidelity and turn the increasingly paranoid king against her.

The third film in the series follows Paddington and the Brown family as they visit Aunt Lucy in Peru, but a mystery sends them to the Amazon rainforest and up Peruvian mountains.

Oscar winner Cillian Murphy delivers a stunning performance as devoted father Bill Furlong in this film based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Claire Keegan. While working as a coal merchant to support his family, he discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent — and uncovers truths of his own — forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church.

Director Q&A with Erik Knudsen

Three young Brits have been hired by Mr Goodwin, an owner of a remote Greek island, to refurbish an old house. A surprise unsolicited visit to the island by a young Greek couple creates a rift. The consequences will be far reaching.

Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) are two old friends having worked at the same trendy New York magazine in their youth. Having lost touch, Ingrid is now an established novelist and Martha, a war journalist, are brought back together when Martha, suffering from cervical cancer asks Ingrid to be by her side at the end.

Compelled to Martha’s side, Ingrid begins to reconnect with her through their reflection of their missed years together and their relationship with their shared ex (played by John Turturro). Their bond forms whilst recalling Martha’s fractured relationships with her daughter and her experiences as a war journalist. Seeking companionship and comfort from an old friend at the end of her life and looking to escape the agony of the final days of terminal cancer, Martha asks Ingrid to be with her when she takes a euthanasia pill, ending her suffering.

Following it’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival where it picked up the Golden Lion award, Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film (and his first in English language) is adapted from Sigrid Nunez’s novel ‘What Are You Going Through’, bringing together two powerhouse performers in Swinton and Moore, underpinned by the director’s usual striking visuals and rich, emotive storytelling.

Agnes repeatedly falls for the wrong guy, dies a grim death, gets reincarnated a century later, before meeting him again and starting the cycle anew. It is one story told over many periods, all with the messy thrills and spills that come with daring to follow your heart. Or maybe your loins... Agnes’ only hope in avoiding this violent fate is by finally reaching spiritual enlightenment; but how can she ever wise up when she’s destined to be a fool for love? Some lessons are just too hard to learn in one lifetime.

The sophomore feature from Prevenge director and Sightseers star Alice Lowe is an inventive historical-romantic-comedy-adventure with a unique point of view.

“Somewhere between Monty Python and Sally Potter’s Orlando (1992), Timestalker is above all else distinctly Loweian, and consolidates the filmmakers place as one of the most dazzling and exciting British filmmakers working in the indie genre space today.” – Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Written, directed by, and starring Alice Lowe

Please note only those with babies under 12 months can be admitted to this screening. There is no charge for the baby, and no ticket is needed, as children under 1 year old are expected to sit on an adult’s lap. These screenings offer a safe space and a relaxed environment in which you can care for and feed your baby without concern about disturbing others.

This screening will be unallocated seating to allow guests to sit where they like.

Take time-out in a relaxed and comfortable environment, and enjoy a great movie with your baby (under 12 months) for the off-peak price of £7.50

Film Synopsis;

PADDINGTON IN PERU brings Paddington's story back to Peru, as he, and the Browns, visit his beloved Aunt Lucy. A thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon and beyond.

In Venom: The Last Dance, Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel's greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.

Director Duncan Cowles takes us on a journey through male mental health, stigma and taboo in the UK.

Part road trip, part coming-of-middle-age tale, Cowles’ laconic humour and frank approach to his subject proves effective in exploring aspects of masculinity that all too often are little discussed. Admitting that he is not always open and intimate in his conversations with loved ones, the BAFTA-winning Scottish filmmaker sets out to define masculinity in the modern age – what makes men tick and, more importantly, coming to terms with all aspects of health, both physical and mental. The questions asked in Silent Men may seem simple, but their answers betray underlying tensions, as Cowles’ subjects make all too clear. The film grapples with being able to express oneself as a man – to become someone at peace with themselves, their life and the ones they love.

Content Guidance: Film contains discussions about suicide.

From legendary director Ridley Scott, Gladiator II continues the epic saga of power, intrigue, and vengeance set in Ancient Rome. Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Paul Mescal) is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people.

Sean Baker won the Palme d’Or at Cannes with this enthralling drama, featuring a star-making performance from Mikey Madison.

English + Russian, Armenian with English Subtitles

Baker (Florida Project, Red Rocket) presents a modern-day Cinderella story about Ani, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meeting Vanya, a spoiled son of a Russian oligarch, who offers her a glamorous new life of possibility and incredible wealth. Ani’s wild ride and fairytale is soon threatened when news of their whirlwind marriage gets back to Russia, resulting in Vanya’s parents flying to New York to manage the situation.

Both wildly entertaining and heartbreaking, Anora takes audiences on a freewheeling, rambunctious adventure that escalates to dizzying levels. Drawing comparisons to Pretty Woman, it constantly plays with genre and audience expectations. But what shines through most, as in all his films, is Baker’s love for and unwillingness to judge his characters.

The establishment of the Trump empire is portrayed in this historical biopic of how a young Donald Trump (Sebastian Stan) came to power through his real estate business and the underbelly of the political machinations that drove him to be the man he is today.

In the 1970s, a young Donald Trump, determined to carve out his own legacy, turns his attention to reshaping the New York skyline. His path to power crosses with lawyer and notorious political fixer Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong), who recognises Trump’s unrelenting ambition and thirst for success. Seeing in him an ideal protégé, Cohn mentors Trump, knowing he has found someone willing to do whatever is necessary to achieve victory.

Following its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, ‘The Apprentice’ makes it’s anticipated U.K. release in this darkly funny and gripping tale of greed, power and the establishment of one of the most recognisable faces in politics today.

Fright Night presents Broken Bird + Director Q&A

Directed by Joanne Mitchell.

Joanne has skilfully turned her 2018 award-winning short SYBIL (original story Tracey Sheals) into a rich, absorbing and disturbing tale about a quiet soul in emotional turmoil. Sybil Chamberlain works as a professional mortician at a funeral parlour. She has spent her life looking for love. Brought up as a privileged, carefree child, at the age of ten, she lost everything in a tragic accident. A darkness fell over her as the bright lights of her life were snuffed out swiftly and cruelly. Now, an emptiness, an aching loneliness prevails, a gloomy void she seeks to fill. Reality and reason are slipping away from Sybil, and her dark desires are becoming more insatiable and progressively out of control. Will she ever find happiness and contentment, especially as the company she keeps is mainly deceased?

Rebecca Calder masterfully portrays Sybil in a riveting, nuanced interpretation of the complex character’s quirky, unsettling behaviour. See how Joanne Mitchell has honed her craft as a horror storyteller, capturing all and maintaining a firm grip on performance, story, and style to deliver the most beautifully creepy rendition of a tormented mind spiralling into a vortex of madness.

In the face of nightly air raids, East End mum Rita (yet another impressive turn by Saoirse Ronan) grows increasingly worried about her son George’s safety. Under the counsel of her father, Gerald (Paul Weller), she makes the heart-wrenching decision to send him to the countryside. But a few hours into his journey, George alights the train, determined to return to Stepney Green and his family. Friends and foes stalk London’s streets, but each encounter populates George’s map of his world, giving him an understanding of how his fellow citizens are affected by these tumultuous times.

McQueen’s incredible ensemble cast includes Kathy Burke, Benjamin Clémentine, Harris Dickinson and Stephen Graham. They inhabit a war-torn London that’s impeccably realised by Adam Stockhausen’s (12 Years a Slave, Asteroid City) production design and Yorick Le Saux’s (A Bigger Splash, Irma Vep) cinematography, while Hans Zimmer’s score revels in the scale and intimacy of the director’s vision. But the film’s trump card is newcomer Elliott Heffernan, who captures George’s emotional strength, impish humour and sense of loyalty to his family with a wisdom beyond his years. Through him, McQueen’s Blitz represents one of the finest portrayals of life in a moment of crisis, perseverance and renewal.

This Christmas, be transported into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of fairy dust makes dreams come true.

Discover the enchantment of ballet with this sparkling festive treat for the whole family. Julia Trevelyan Oman’s period designs bring festive charm to the production.

Enjoy our annual Christmas Eve tradition, watching It’s A Wonderful Life on the Big Screen!

Frank Capra’s 1946 Christmas classic follows the tribulations of small town everyman George Bailey (James Stewart), who, at the end of his luck and deep in debt, contemplates suicide one snowy, bleak Christmas Eve. But when George wishes that he had never been born, his guardian angel Clarence (Henry Travers) takes a trip from the heavens to persuade him otherwise. After a nightmarish journey through an alternative Bedford Falls, George realizes the difference he has made to the people around him, learning lessons of love, loyalty and what it means to lead a wonderful life.

“Capra’s Dickensian masterpiece […] A genuine American classic” ***** Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

Four women: four curious love stories. Juan Diego Flórez leads a fantastic cast in Offenbach's dream-like opera.

Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy. While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate. Max Webster (Life of Pi) directs this hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance, filmed live from the National Theatre in London.

Prince Siegfried chances upon a flock of swans while out hunting. When one of the swans turns into a beautiful woman, Odette, he is enraptured.

The greatest love story ever told – through ballet. An ancient family feud casts a long shadow over the town of Verona.