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Seven Samurai (70th Anniversary) (PG)

Seven Samurai (70th Anniversary)
Thursday 7 Nov 20247:00pm Book Now
Back in cinemas in a new 4K restoration from the BFI and screening as part of Art of Action with support of the BFI, awarding funds from The National Lottery.
When 16th-century farmers whose village is repeatedly attacked by merciless bandits ask an elderly, masterless samurai (Takashi Shimura) for help, offering nothing but food in return, he hesitantly agrees and assembles a band of warriors to defend and train the villagers. Boasting terrific performances, (with Shimura and Toshiro Mifune as a peasant masquerading as a samurai particularly memorable), superb camerawork, and expertly mounted battle sequences, SEVEN SAMURAI is undoubtedly one of the greatest action films ever made.

Timestalker (15)

Timestalker
Friday 8 Nov 20246:00pm Book Now
Saturday 9 Nov 20242:30pm Book Now
TIMESTALKER is a bawdy reincarnation rom-com romp that will take you back to the past, and then into the future. Our heroine, Agnes, is ‘an incurable romantic’ who keeps falling for the same guy throughout her many lives, only for it to end horribly, over and over again...

Run Lola Run (15)

Run Lola Run
Saturday 9 Nov 20247:30pm Book Now (Closed)
Lola (Franka Potente) answers a red phone the same color as her punk rock hair. It’s her boyfriend Manni (Moritz Bleibtru), a small time courier for a big time gangster. He is at a pay phone with a big problem. His boss is coming to pick up 100,000 Deutsche Marks in twenty minutes, and Manni doesn’t have it. Due to an unfortunate series of events, he left it in a bag on a train. While the homeless man who grabbed the money is about to have a really good day, Lola is determined to figure a way out of this for Manni, so it’s not his last.

With Manni’s life on the line, Lola takes off running through the streets of Berlin to reach him and somehow pick up 100,000 marks along the way, making split-second decisions and encountering acquaintances, family, and strangers. She runs down sidewalks, into offices, through traffic and back again. As the clock ticks down, the tiniest choices become life altering (or life-ending) decisions, and the fine line between fate and fortune begins to blur.

Told in three variations with three endings, Run Lola Run is a fast-paced, kinetic exploration of destiny, set to a pumping dance music soundtrack and interspersed with animated interludes, flashbacks, and flashforwards that remind us of life's limitless possibilities.

Screening as part of Art of Action – a major UK-wide celebration of big screen action done for real, focusing on the actors and stunt performers risking life and limb to create some of the most memorable on-screen action, supported by National Lottery and BFI Film Audience Network.

The Train (PG)

The Train
Sunday 10 Nov 20246:00pm Book Now (Closed)
As the Allied forces approach Paris in August 1944, German Colonel Von Waldheim is desperate to take all of France's greatest paintings to Germany. He manages to secure a train to transport the valuable art works even as the chaos of retreat descends upon them. The French resistance however wants to stop them from stealing their national treasures but have received orders from London that they are not to be destroyed. The station master, Labiche, is tasked with scheduling the train and making it all happen smoothly but he is also part of a dwindling group of resistance fighters tasked with preventing the theft. He and others stage an elaborate ruse to keep the train from ever leaving French territory.

Screening as part of Art of Action – a major UK-wide celebration of big screen action done for real, focusing on the actors and stunt performers risking life and limb to create some of the most memorable on-screen action, supported by National Lottery and BFI Film Audience Network.

Blitz (12A)

Blitz
Friday 15 Nov 20245:00pm Book Now
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Sir Steve McQueen’s Blitz follows the epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan), a 9-year-old boy in World War II London whose mother Rita (Saoirse Ronan) sends him to safety in the English countryside.

George, defiant and determined to return home to his mom and his grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London, embarks on an adventure, only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son.

Point Break (4K Restoration) (15)

Point Break (4K Restoration)
Friday 15 Nov 20247:30pm Book Now
Sunday 17 Nov 20247:30pm Book Now
After a string of bizarre bank robberies in Southern California, with the crooks donning masks of various former presidents, a federal agent, Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves), infiltrates the suspected gang. But this is no ordinary group of robbers. They're surfers -- led by the charismatic Bodhi (Patrick Swayze) -- who are addicted to the rush of thievery. But when Utah falls in love with a female surfer, Tyler (Lori Petty), who is close to the gang, it complicates his sense of duty.

Screening as part of Art of Action – a major UK-wide celebration of big screen action done for real, focusing on the actors and stunt performers risking life and limb to create some of the most memorable on-screen action, supported by National Lottery and BFI Film Audience Network.

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (15)

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Friday 15 Nov 20247:30pm Book Now
In New York City, a criminal gang led by the ruthless "Mr. Blue" (Robert Shaw) hijacks a subway car and threatens to start shooting one passenger per minute unless they receive a million dollars in cash from the city within an hour. On the other end of the line, crusty veteran transit policeman Zachary Garber (Walter Matthau) has his hands full dealing with the mayor's office and his hotheaded fellow cops, while also trying to deliver the ransom before the deadline expires. An absolute mid-70s classic!

All films in the Be Kind Rewind programme are presented on VHS.

Wilding (PG)

Wilding
Saturday 16 Nov 20242:30pm Book Now
Based on Isabella Tree’s best-selling book by the same title, WILDING tells the story of a young couple that bets on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. The young couple battles entrenched tradition, and dares to place the fate of their farm in the hands of nature. Ripping down the fences, they set the land back to the wild and entrust its recovery to a motley mix of animals both tame and wild. It is the beginning of a grand experiment that will become one of the most significant rewilding experiments in Europe.

This screening will be followed by a recorded Q&A with Isabella Tree, hosted by Craig Bennett of The Wildlife Trusts and filmed at the Knepp Estate. This Q&A is approximately 25 minutes.

Girl from the North Country (12A)

Girl from the North Country
Thursday 21 Nov 20247:00pm Book Now

Written and directed by celebrated playwright Conor McPherson and featuring Tony Award-winning orchestrations by Simon Hale, Girl From The North Country reimagines 20 legendary songs of Bob Dylan as they’ve never been heard before, including “Forever Young,” “All Along The Watchtower,” “Hurricane,” and “Like A Rolling Stone.”


It’s 1934 in Duluth, Minnesota. We meet a group of wayward travellers whose lives intersect in a guesthouse filled with music, life and hope. Experience this “profoundly beautiful” Broadway production (The New York Times) brought to vivid life by an extraordinary company of actors and musicians.


Includes one interval.

The Room Next Door (12A)

The Room Next Door
Saturday 23 Nov 20242:30pm Book Now
Sunday 24 Nov 20246:00pm Book Now
Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton shine in Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language feature, an exquisite and moving adaptation of Sigrid Nunez’s What Are You Going Through.

It has been years since long-time friends Ingrid, a best-selling novelist, and Martha, a war journalist, have seen each other. Upon learning of Martha’s cancer diagnosis, Ingrid rushes to her side and they rekindle their bond. With each shared memory, including Martha’s recollections of war and of her fractured relationship with her daughter, their connection grows. And a deeply personal request from Martha will bind the two women forever. Revisiting themes prevalent across his body of work, Almodóvar proves that his sensibility for writing and directing women is unmatched, while Moore and Swinton’s nuanced and sensitively delivered performances remind us why they rank among the world’s most celebrated actors. The director’s rich visual language is ever-present, as is the evocative score by frequent collaborator Alberto Iglesias. One of the year’s most anticipated films, this is a delicacy for the both the uninitiated and those fluent in Almodóvarian.

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (12A)

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Saturday 23 Nov 20245:00pm Book Now
Saturday 30 Nov 20242:30pm Book Now

In 1995, Christopher Reeve was thrown from a horse and broke his neck, leaving him paralysed and requiring a ventilator to breathe. Bonhôte and Ettedgui’s deeply moving film charts the actor’s rise, his astonishing success as the Man of Steel and offers incredible insights into how Reeve and his family’s life was forever changed and enriched in ways they could never have imagined.

Anora (18)

Anora
Friday 29 Nov 20247:30pm Book Now
Saturday 30 Nov 20247:45pm Book Now

Recipient of this year's Palme d'Or at Cannes, Anora is the new film from acclaimed writer/director Sean Baker (Tangerine, The Florida Project).

Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.

Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (U)

Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge
Friday 29 Nov 20247:30pm Book Now
For those of a certain age, Nicholas Hammond IS Spider-Man. Now, we bring one of his feature-length adventures to King Street on glorious VHS!

Spider-Man gets tangled up in a web of international espionage and oriental intrigue! The Chinese Minister of Industrial Development, Min, has been falsely accused of selling Chinese military secrets to the Americans during World War II. Forty years later he arrives in New York to clear his name, enlisting the help of his old friend, newspaper publisher J. Jonah Jameson, to find three American ex-marines who can prove his innocence.

Watch as the web head travels to Hong Kong, faces a host of Martial Arts masters, and races to save Min's life and reputation!

Superman III (PG)

Superman III
Saturday 30 Nov 20245:00pm Book Now
Meet Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor), a naive computer-programming natural. For him a keyboard is a weapon – and, as a result, Superman faces the microelectronic menace of his life. Christopher Reeve reprises his signature role, deepening his character’s human side as Clark Kent sees Lana Lang (Annette O’Toole) at a Smallville High class reunion. And when the Man of Steel becomes his own worst enemy after exposure to Kryptonite, Reeve pulls off both roles with dazzling skill.

NT Live: Prima Facie (15)

NT Live: Prima Facie
Sunday 1 Dec 20246:00pm Book Now

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND.

Jodie Comer (KILLING EVE) makes her West End debut in the UK premiere of Suzie Miller’s award-winning play.

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 from the intimate Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End.

Please note: there is no interval during this performance.

The Rubber Keyed Wonder (12A)

The Rubber Keyed Wonder
Friday 6 Dec 20247:30pm Book Now

In 1982 Sir Clive Sinclair released the ZX Spectrum home computer, selling millions of units worldwide and quickly becoming one of the most important technological developments of its time. The ZX Spectrum's accessibility meant many people learned to program and create their own games, kicking off the British Video Games Industry in the 1980’s.


Using rare archival footage, combined with newly shot interviews with the original ZX Spectrum's designers and developers, Sir Clive’s son and nephew, The Rubber Keyed Wonder tells the story of the creation and development of the iconic computer.

Juror #2 (12A)

Juror #2
Saturday 7 Dec 20242:30pm Book Now
Thursday 12 Dec 20247:30pm Book Now
Clint Eastwood's acclaimed JUROR #2 follows family man Justin Kemp (Hoult) who, while serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma… one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict—or free—the accused killer.

Director Eastwood is on top form with this tense new thriller.

Bird (15)

Bird
Saturday 7 Dec 20247:30pm Book Now
Thursday 12 Dec 20242:30pm Book Now

The long-awaited return to fiction filmmaking from Academy Award-winner Andrea Arnold (American Honey, Fish Tank), BIRD is a tender, striking and extraordinarily surprising coming-of-age fable about marginalised life in the fringes of contemporary society. 12-year-old Bailey (astounding newcomer Nykiya Adams) lives with her devoted but chaotic single dad Bug (Barry Keoghan, Saltburn) and wayward brother Hunter in a squat in Gravesend, north Kent. Approaching puberty and seeking attention and adventure, Bailey’s fractured home life is transformed when she encounters Bird (Franz Rogowski, Passages), a mysterious stranger on a journey of his own. A wondrous portrait of the transition from childhood to adolescence that remains grounded in her typically empathetic social realism, Arnold’s latest strides to the wildly poetic rhythm of her own drum.

Police Story (15)

Police Story
Sunday 8 Dec 20246:00pm Book Now
Considered by Jackie Chan himself to be his best film in terms of pure action, Police Story stars Chan as “super cop” Chan Ka-Kui, who goes up against a notorious crime lord in a series of escalating set-pieces that resulted in many of Jackie’s stunt team being hospitalised!

Screening as part of Art of Action – a major UK-wide celebration of big screen action done for real, focusing on the actors and stunt performers risking life and limb to create some of the most memorable on-screen action, supported by National Lottery and BFI Film Audience Network.

All We Imagine As Light (15)

All We Imagine As Light
Saturday 14 Dec 20242:30pm Book Now
Thursday 19 Dec 20247:30pm Book Now

ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT is a beautiful, sweeping, emotional film that explores the complexities of female friendship and captures the frantic pace, the vibrant colours and the heady atmosphere of modern Mumbai.


In the city, thoughtful Nurse Prabha’s routine is upset when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger, flightier and rebellious roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her secret boyfriend. Their colleague Parvaty fights to stay in her home without any requisite paperwork left by her late husband. A trip to a beach town allows them each to find a space for their desires to manifest.


Payal Kapadia’s hugely acclaimed fiction debut was the first Indian film to be selected in Official Competition this year at Cannes in three decades, where it was awarded the Grand Prix.

The Crime is Mine (15)

The Crime is Mine
Saturday 14 Dec 20247:30pm Book Now
Thursday 19 Dec 20242:30pm Book Now

Paris in the 1930s — a playground for industrial heirs and debonair architects, but the City of Lights does not shine evenly for all. Struggling actress Madeleine (Nadia Terezkiewicz) and her best friend Pauline (Rebecca Marder), an unemployed lawyer, live in a cramped flat and owe five months’ rent. Opportunity knocks after a lascivious theatrical producer who made an inappropriate advance towards Madeleine turns up dead. Madeleine stands trial for murder and ascends to decadent stardom, with Pauline serving as defense counsel and media circus ringmaster. A new life of fame, wealth, and tabloid celebrity awaits — until the truth comes out. 

Adapted from a 1934 play by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil

The General (U)

The General
Sunday 15 Dec 20246:00pm Book Now
When union spies steal his locomotive (along with his girlfriend), a plucky railway engineer pursues them doggedly across enemy lines. Containing one of the most memorable chase sequences in the history of filmmaking, The General is widely considered to be Keaton’s masterpiece.

Screening as part of Art of Action – a major UK-wide celebration of big screen action done for real, focusing on the actors and stunt performers risking life and limb to create some of the most memorable on-screen action, supported by National Lottery and BFI Film Audience Network.

The Muppet Christmas Carol (U)

The Muppet Christmas Carol
Saturday 21 Dec 20242:30pm Book Now
Sunday 22 Dec 20246:00pm Book Now

Brian Henson directs his late father's creations in the Dickens classic, the greatest festive tale ever told. Kermit plays Bob Cratchit opposite Michael Caine's Scrooge in this bright, playful adaptation. With Miss Piggy as Mrs. Cratchit it's a family affair on the snowy streets of London this Christmas!

Gremlins - 40th Anniversary (12A)

Gremlins - 40th Anniversary
Saturday 21 Dec 20247:30pm Book Now
Sunday 22 Dec 20242:30pm Book Now

With its Christmas lights and dusting of snow, Kingston Falls is an idyllic small town--until the gremlins take over.


A father returns from Chinatown with an unusual pet, a Mogwai... a gift for his son. The rules are simple: Keep your Mogwai away from water, bright lights and, most importantly, never--never--feed him after midnight. But the rules are inadvertently broken, and the consequences multiply at an alarming rate.


Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of a festival classic!

Queer (15)

Queer
Friday 10 Jan 20257:30pm Book Now
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1950. William Lee, an American expat in Mexico City, spends his days almost entirely alone, except for a few contacts with other members of the small American community. His encounter with Eugene Allerton, an expat former soldier, new to the city, shows him, for the first time, that it might be finally possible to establish an intimate connection with somebody.


Based on the novel by William S. Burroughs.

Les Misérables - The Staged Concert (12A)

Les Misérables - The Staged Concert
Sunday 2 Feb 20253:00pm Book Now

Seen by over 120 million people worldwide, Les Misérables is undisputedly one of the world’s most popular musicals. In 2019, Cameron Mackintosh produced a spectacular sell-out staged concert version at the Gielgud Theatre featuring an all-star cast including Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Carrie Hope Fletcher, Matt Lucas and John Owen Jones. Now cinema audiences can experience a unique encore of this incredible show to celebrate Les Misérables 40th Anniversary. Featuring a cast and orchestra of over 65 and including the songs I Dreamed A Dream, Bring Him Home, One Day More and On My Own this sensational staged concert is not to be missed.


Includes one interval.

National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest (12A)

National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
Sunday 23 Feb 20256:00pm Book Now

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. 

Jesus Christ Superstar Live (12A)

Jesus Christ Superstar Live
Sunday 2 Mar 20253:00pm Book Now

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock classic Jesus Christ Superstar returns to its roots with this sensational performance filmed in the UK during the Live Arena Tour. An incredible cast including Tim Minchin as Judas Iscariot, Melanie Chisholm as Mary Magdalene, Chris Moyles as King Herod and Ben Forster as Jesus Christ, perform hit songs including “I Don’t Know How to Love Him,” “Gethsemane,” “Heaven on Their Minds,” “Everything’s Alright,” “King Herod’s Song” and “Superstar” in an exciting and contemporary interpretation.


Includes one interval.

Billy Elliot The Musical Live (20th Anniversary) (15)

Billy Elliot The Musical Live (20th Anniversary)
Sunday 30 Mar 20253:00pm Book Now

Based on the Academy Award® nominated film, Billy Elliot the Musical has won the hearts of millions since it opened in London’s West End in 2005. Set in a northern mining town, against the background of the 1984/85 miners’ strike, Billy’s journey takes him out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class where he discovers a passion for dance that inspires his family and whole community and changes his life forever. The original creative team behind the film, including writer Lee Hall (book & lyrics), director Stephen Daldry, and choreographer, Peter Darling, is joined by music legend Elton John (music) to produce a funny, uplifting and spectacular theatrical experience that will stay with you forever.


Includes one interval.

Solve-Along-A Murder She Wrote (18)

Solve-Along-A Murder She Wrote
Thursday 10 Apr 20258:00pm Book Now

Cult hit event Solve-Along-A Murder She Wrote returns to KSc following 2024’s near sell-out show with an interactive screening of a classic Murder, She Wrote episode. Watch as Cabot Cove gets caught up in a murder mystery only JB Fletcher (or you!) can solve!

Solve-Along-A Murder She Wrote is a unique and hilarious night featuring games, prizes and audience participation, with special permission from NBC Universal Television. See the show Time Out rated one of 2019’s 50 Great Nights Out in London that has played to sell-out audiences across the UK and Australia.

Hosted by super-fan Tim Benzie, Solve-Along-A Murder She Wrote features:


* A race to solve the crime, via the Fameometer and the Suspiciometer!

* A Cabot Cove quiz and raffle!

* Clips and biogs of the campy guest stars!


Please Note: This screening may contain sudden loud noises.


Schedule: Episode TBC.



THE CRITICS SPEAK!


“You’ll be swept away with Jessica Fletcher feels … it has the BEST HOST.” - Time Out London

4 stars **** “I’d challenge anyone to sit through this show and not get utterly invested in figuring out whodunit, whilst smiling at the comfort that this 80’s drama brings.” - West End Wilma

“It didn’t take long for Benzie to have the audience in stitches and he had the whole crowd in the palm of his hand the entire evening.” - Bristol 24/7

“A unique and thoroughly enjoyable theatre experience” - Blue Curtains Brisbane

Tim Benzie is obsessed with Murder, She Wrote, having watched the original series when it was first broadcast, and now relishing the repeats on television everywhere. An award-winning playwright and co-writer of the Royal Vauxhall Tavern’s 2017, 2018 and 2019 pantos (‘Goosed’, ‘Rubbed’ and ‘Slipped). He is the co-producer of the camp club night PopHorror.