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It's a Wonderful Life

U

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.

Sonic The Hedgehog 3

PG

Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.

Queer

18

The acclaimed latest from Luca Guadagnino (Challengers, Call Me By Your Name), QUEER is a lush, sensuous adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ cult novel, featuring a deeply moving and mesmeric central performance from Daniel Craig.

Never Look Away

15

A swashbuckling CNN combat camerawoman and trailblazing female icon, the unbelievable yet entirely true story of award-winning journalist Margaret Moth is brought vividly to life by acclaimed actress and activist Lucy Lawless in her directorial debut.

The Last Dance

12a

This poignant drama marks the long-awaited on-screen reunion of comedy legends Dayo Wong and Michael Hui. But this time, they come together to deliver the first Hong Kong film to showcase traditional Chinese Taoist funeral rituals.

Autism Friendly: Sonic The Hedgehog 3

PG

Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.

Hebden Bridge Film Club Presents: Sweet Smell of Success

PG

Alexander Mackendrick’s first American film is dominated by Lancaster’s basilisk stare as JJ Hunsecker – the newspaper columnist/demagogue who manipulates and destroys those around him. He is matched by Tony Curtis’s Sidney Falco, a study in nimble-witted corruption. Ernest Lehman’s script, Clifford Odets’ heightened dialogue and the chiaroscuro cinematography of James Wong Howe provide a mid-century morality tale of media power and corruption.

Wicked

PG

After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular, generation-defining cinematic event this holiday season.

The Taste of Mango

12a

In this hypnotically cinematic love letter flowing through time and generations, director Chloe Abrahams probes raw questions her mother and grandmother have long brushed aside, tenderly untangling painful knots in her family’s unspoken past.

Maria

12a

The new film from the director of Jackie and Spencer, MARIA tells the glamorous, moving story of the iconic opera singer, Maria Callas. Paris, 1977: Once the world’s greatest soprano, Callas now hides in an apartment, having lost her voice and retreated from the world. She dreams of returning to the stage, but can her body and mind take the pressure?

Spirited Away - English Dubbed

PG

Winner of the Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature, Hayao Miyazaki’s wondrous fantasy adventure is a dazzling masterpiece from one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of animation.

Rave On for the Avon with Director Q&A

12a

Rave On for the Avon is an independent wild swimming documentary exploring Bristol community’s fight to save their bathing spot in unique, daring & distinctly beautiful ways.

Grand Theft Hamlet

15

Struggling actors Sam and Mark find solace from lockdown isolation by staging a production of Hamlet inside the videogame Grand Theft Auto.

Parent and Baby: Maria

12a

The new film from the director of Jackie and Spencer, MARIA tells the glamorous, moving story of the iconic opera singer, Maria Callas. Paris, 1977: Once the world’s greatest soprano, Callas now hides in an apartment, having lost her voice and retreated from the world. She dreams of returning to the stage, but can her body and mind take the pressure?

The Royal Opera: The Tales of Hoffman

12a

Through the haze of the years, a poet remembers the women he loved. But when it comes to matters of the heart, nothing is as it seems. Particularly when the devil himself is involved…

Nickel Boys

12a

The Nickel Boys is based on the historic reform school in 1960s Florida called the Dozier School for Boys, which was notorious for abusive treatment of students. It explores the story of Elwood Curtis, a young African-American boy who is sent to the Nickel Academy, a fictional version of the Dozier School, after he is falsely accused of a crime. While there, he meets a boy named Turner, and the two form a close friendship as they try to survive the horrors of the school and its corrupt administrators.

Mufasa: The Lion King

PG

Rafiki tells the story of the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick. Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka—the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of an extraordinary group of misfits searching for their destiny—their bonds will be tested as they work together to evade a threatening and deadly foe.

Merchant Ivory

12a

Merchant Ivory were renowned for their stately period dramas, but the turbulent reality of their sets is at odds with the beautiful images they created on screen. In the new documentary, MERCHANT IVORY, director Stephen Soucy speaks with the filmmaking duo’s collaborators, from Helena Bonham Carter to Hugh Grant, about the making of their era-defining films.

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies

12a

A young slacker helps out his ailing grandmother in the hope of inheriting her money in this tear-jerking Thai-language comedy drama. Gentle humour counterbalances poignant themes of mortality and elder loneliness.

Dementia Friendly: The Ladykillers

PG

1pm prompt start – no ads or trailers Mrs. Wilberforce (Katie Johnson) likes to report suspicious behavior to the police. Unaware of her reputation, the dapper thief Professor Marcus (Alec Guinness) rents rooms in the elderly widow’s home for himself and his band of cohorts. Posing as a string quintet, the thieves pull off a bank robbery, but slip up in front of the old woman as they try to escape. Agreed that they need to murder her, the bumbling crooks wind up double-crossing each other and slowly killing themselves off.

Babygirl

18

Babygirl follows a high-powered CEO (Nicole Kidman) who risks her career and family when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern (Harris Dickinson). As their chemistry deepens, she is drawn into a double life of secrecy and desire, jeopardizing her reputation, relationships, and everything she’s worked to build. This provocative drama explores ambition, power dynamics, and forbidden passion, asking how far someone will go to chase the thrill—and what they’re willing to lose in the process.

Wicked Sing-A-Long

PG

Get ready to belt out your favorite Wicked tunes at a one-of-a-kind sing-along experience! With on-screen lyrics to lead the way, you can step into the world of Shiz University, channel your inner Elphaba or Glinda, and sing those iconic songs alongside fellow fans.

The Universal Theory

15

Ambitious, compelling and visually breathtaking, Timm Kröger’s outstanding film is a stunning cinematic mystery that blends in a mind-bending metaphysical narrative, all set against the towering landscape of the Swiss Alps.

Nosferatu

15

Nosferatu is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in his wake.

2073

15

2073 blends compelling archive footage and commentary with sci-fi drama in this vital cinematic warning from a dystopian future to tackle the biggest challenges endangering our present day and the existence of humanity.

The Girl with the Needle

15

Karoline (Vic Carmen Sonne), a young factory worker, is struggling to survive in post-World War 1 Copenhagen. When she finds herself unemployed, abandoned and pregnant, she meets Dagmar(Trine Dyrholm), a charismatic woman running an underground adoption agency, helping mothers to find foster homes for their unwanted children. With no one to turn to, Karoline takes on the role of a wet nurse. A strong connection is formed between the two women, but Karoline’s world shatters when she stumbles upon the shocking truth behind her work.

Banff Mountain Film Festival - Red Programme

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is back with a brand-new line-up of captivating short films packed with extreme journeys, intriguing characters and stunning cinematography. Join the world’s top outdoor filmmakers and adventurers as they climb, ski, paddle, run and ride through the wildest corners of the planet!