2007-2008

Sunday 23rd September - 7.30pm
MISS POTTER (UK/USA 2007. 92mins. Certificate PG)
Director: Chris Noonan • Starring Renee Zellwegger, Ewan Macgregor
Filmed on location in the Lake District this is the enchanting life of the woman behind the children’s books - her struggle for acceptance, her loves, happiness, and eventual success

Sunday 28th October - 7.30pm
BECOMING JANE (UK/USA 2007. 120mins. Certificate PG)
Director: Julian Jarrold • Starring Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy
The spirited adventures of Jane Austen, whose life turns out to be every bit as complicated and romantic as her books were!

Thursday 8th November - 2.30pm
THE ENTERTAINER (UK 1960. 96mins. Certificate PG)
Director: Tony Richardson • Starring Laurence Olivier, Shirley Ann Field
To mark the 100th Anniversary of Olivier’s birth we present his tour-de-force performance of a down-on-his-luck music hall performer playing to half-empty houses in Morecambe. Based on John Osbourne’s play, this is an early example of working-class New Wave UK Cinema.

Sunday 18th November - 7.30pm
MR. BEAN’S HOLIDAY (UK 2007. 90mins. Certificate PG)
Director: Steve Bendelack • Starring Rowan Atkinson, Willem Dafoe
Well-crafted comedy adventures as the bumbling Mr. Bean makes his way across France to the Cannes Film Festival.

Sunday 9th December - 7.30pm
NOTES ON A SCANDAL (UK 2007. 90mins. Certificate 15)
Director: Richard Eyre • Starring Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Bill Nighy
Dench is cast against type as a High School teacher who keeps a diary of vicious thoughts about her colleagues. When she discovers the dark secret of the beautiful new teacher she schemes to her advantage.

Sunday 3rd February - 7.30pm
DREAMGIRLS (USA 2006. 131mins. Certificate 12A)
Director: Bill Condon • Starring Beyonce Knowles, Jamie Foxx
Loosely based on the real-life exploits of Motown and The Supremes, this glamorous, dazzling musical charts the rise and fall of an all-girl singing group through the 1960s and 70s. Featuring an Oscar-winning stand-out turn from newcomer Jennifer Hudson.

Thursday 7th February - 2.30pm
DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES (UK 1988. 85mins Cert 15)
Director: Terence Davies • Starring Pete Postlethwaite, Jean Boht
Part nostalgia, part nightmare, this is a series of almost ritualistic gatherings that draw on Davies' own family's memories of the Forties and Fifties. He paints a vivid picture of the painfully restrictive knots bound around a working-class family by a stern and brutal patriarch.

Sunday 24th February - 7.30pm
AMAZING GRACE (UK/USA 2007. 118mins. Certificate PG)
Director: Michael Apted • Starring Ioan Grufford, Michael Gambon
William Wilberforce’s tireless campaign to abolish slavery is brought to life by an all-star cast and a sumptious production.

Sunday 9th March - 7.30pm
MY BEST FRIEND (France 2007. 94mins. Certificate 12A)
Director: Patrick Leconte • Starring Daniel Auteuil
When his business partner refuses to believe he’s at all popular, Francois enlists a charming taxi driver to pretend to be his best friend -and win a bet. Hilarious French comedy (subtitled).

Thursday 13th March - 2.30pm
AWAY FROM HER (Canada 2007. 110mins. Certificate 12A)
Director: Sarah Polley • Starring Julie Christie, Sarah Polley
Very highly-acclaimed drama about a couple married for 40 years who must cope with the strains caused by the onset of Alzheimer’s disease in the wife, and the sacrifices that must be made.

Sunday 30th March - 7.30pm
FRACTURE (USA 2007. 112mins. Certificate 15)
Director: Gregory Hoblit • Starring Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling
After seemingly murdering his wife a rich entrepeneur sets in motion a complex chain of events to get away with it and discredit the hotshot lawyer who thinks it’s an open-and-shut case.

Thursday 5th October - 2pm and 7pm
Mitchell & Kenyon: Electric Edwardians
Thank you to all who came to this, it was a huge success and we hope you enjoyed it. We would like to thank Vanessa Toulmin and Stephen Horne for coming up here and putting on a great show.

Sunday 22nd October - 7.30pm
Brokeback Mountain (2005. 134mins)
Director: Ang Lee • Starring Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal
The Oscar-Winning story of two shepherds, the feelings they have for each other after a summer together crossing a big mountain, and the effect on the lives of their families.

Sunday 5th November - 7.30pm
The Da Vinci Code (2006. 149mins)
Director: Ron Howard • Starring Tom Hanks, Audrey Tatou, Ian McKellen
Based on the best selling novel, a code-breaker and detective race across France and Britain following clues that could lead to the discovery of the Holy Grail, with a murderous monk on their trail.

Thursday 16th November - 2pm*
It's A Grand Life (1953. 102mins)
Director: John E Blakeley • Starring Frank Randle, Diana Dors
Lancashire comedian Frank Randle was one of Britain’s biggest stars in the 30s and 40s. Here he co-stars with Diana Dors in her debut movie, as he joins the army with hilarious results.

Sunday 26th November - 7.30pm
Pierrepoint (2006. 90mins)
Director: Adrian Shergold • Starring Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson
Portrays the most famous and prolific hangman in Britain trying to lead an ordinary life and carry out his duty in the face of changing public opinion and his embittered but loyal wife.

Saturday 2nd December - 7.30pm
Pirates Of The Caribbean:
Dead Man’s Chest (2006. 145mins)
Director: Gore Verbinski • Starring Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley
More swashbuckling adventure as Captain Jack Sparrow tries to avoid the debt he owes to Davy Jones (Bill Nighy) and complicates his old friends’ wedding along the way.

Thursday 21st December - 2pm*
Silent Clowns (Approx 2 hours including interval)
Director: Various • Starring Buster Keaton, Laurel & Hardy
A selection of hilarious films from the early days of cinema, featuring
the biggest stars of the day digitally-restored and with piano accompaniment provided live on stage. “Marvellous” - Paul Merton

Sunday 7th January 2007 - 7.30pm
Wah-Wah (2005. 102mins)
Director: Richard E Grant • Starring Julie Walters, Miranda Richardson
Based on events from Grant’s own childhood, the film is set in Swaziland in the late 60s amongst the group of British ex-pats playing cricket and drinking sherry in the sun.

Bonus Film for members: Children Of Men (Saturday 27th January)

Sunday 28th January - 7.30pm
Casino Royale (2006. TBC)
Director: Martin Campbell • Starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench
The new James Bond film goes back to basics for an adventure based on Ian Fleming’s first book. Dench returns as M, but this is a new take on Bond’s early assignment.

Thursday 1st February - 2pm*
My House In Umbria (2003. 103mins)
Director: Richard Loncraine • Starring Maggie Smith, Ronnie Barker
A group of strangers become friends after gathering at an Englishwoman’s villa following a terrorist attack on their train.

Sunday 25th February - 7.30pm
Walk The Line (2006. 136mins)
Director: James Mangold • Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon
The early life of fiery Country music star Johnny Cash, from his run-ins with the law, the drink and drug addictions, the divorces, and the lasting love he had with June Carter (played by Oscar-winner Witherspoon)

Saturday 3rd March - 7.30pm
A Cock & Bull Story (2005. 94mins)
Director: Michael Winterbottom • Starring Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon
Steve Coogan stars as Steve Coogan starring as Tristram Shandy in this dazzling comic film based on an unfilmable book. A great support cast includes Stephen Fry, Shirley Henderson and Gillian Anderson. Contains strong language.

Thursday 15th March - 2pm*
Duck Soup (1933. 68mins)
Director: Leo McCarey • Starring The Marx Brothers, Margaret Dumont
Typical crazy comedy from Groucho, Chico and Harpo as they end up in charge of the small, bankrupt country Freedonia and end up at war with neighbouring Sylvania.

Sunday 25th March - 7.30pm
Keeping Mum (2005. 103mins)
Director: Niall Johnson • Starring Rowan Atkinson, Maggie Smith
A vicar’s family in a small English village are going through some problems until they hire a charming housekeeper who decides to sort everything out in her own unique (and deadly) way! An Ealing-style black comedy.

Sunday 1st April - 7.30pm
The History Boys (2006. 109mins)
Director: Nicholas Hytner • Starring Richard Griffiths, Frances De La Tour
An unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys pursue of sex, sport, and higher education. This is the film adaptation of the award-winning stage play by Alan Bennett.

Sunday 15th April - 5pm & 7.30pm (doors open 4.30pm & 7pm)
The Queen (2006. 97mins)
One week in the life of Queen Elizabeth II as the UK reels from the death of Princess Diana. Featuring stunning performances by Helen Mirren as The Queen, and Michael Sheen as Tony Blair.

All Evening films: Entry £4 or covered by Star Pass

Doors open 30 minutes before each film.