Keith Jarrett’s iconic January 1975 performance nearly never happened. Based on a true story, Köln 75 follows the young, driven concert promoter Vera Brandes as she conceives and organises the event against all odds. From securing the venue and selling tickets to persuading Jarrett to perform when the promised Bösendorfer Imperial Grand piano is missing, Vera’s determination is tested at every turn. The film reveals the compelling and little-known story behind Jarrett’s one-hour, entirely improvised concert, which went on to become the best-selling solo jazz album in history.

Based on Gary Owen's much lauded and widely performed monodrama, Iphigenia in Splott, Effi o Blaenau is director Marc Evans' cinematic interpretation set against the wide open landscapes of North Wales. The film follows Effi, a young woman desperate to escape a town where the pubs are closed, the jobs have vanished and her grandmother works night shifts in the local chip shop just to get by. A chance encounter in a Llandudno nightclub with injured soldier Lee, played by Tom Rhys Harries, briefly opens a door to something better. For a moment, Effi glimpses a life she never imagined. The reality that follows is far tougher. 

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Set on Vancouver Island in the late 1990s, Blue Heron follows eight-year-old Sasha and her Hungarian immigrant family as they attempt to build a new life, only to be destabilised by the increasingly dangerous behaviour of her older brother, Jeremy. Drawing on her own memories, filmmaker Sophy Romvari shapes a deeply personal portrait of childhood, family fractures, and the fragility of recollection.

Failed college coach Norman Dale (Gene Hackman) gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to coach a high school basketball team in a tiny Indiana town. After one of his teachers, Myra Fleener (Barbara Hershey) persuades star player Jimmy Chitwood (Maris Valainis) to quit and focus on his long-neglected studies, Dale struggles to develop a winning team in the face of community criticism for his temper and his unconventional choice of assistant coach: Shooter (Dennis Hopper), a notorious alcoholic. Nominated for two Academy Awards in 1987: Best Supporting Actor (Dennis Hopper), Best Original score (Jerry Goldsmith).

When renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner (Jodie Foster) learns of the death of one of her patients, she is convinced it was murder and takes it upon herself to investigate…

We're delighted to welcome the film's director, Sophie Fiennes, to the stage for a Q&A following the film.

Sophie Fiennes’ immersive film offers privileged access to the experience of making theatre with pioneering practitioners, Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod of Cheek By Jowl.

In a derelict Gothic mansion on the outskirts of London, we join eight actors – four Macbeths and four Lady Macbeths – for eleven days with Cheek By Jowl. Working in pairs, they investigate key scenes and soliloquies from Shakespeare’s Scottish tragedy.

But this film is not about the play. It’s about being offered a different position from which to view acting and theatre – of seeing text newly animated in ways more subtle, surprising, revelatory and various than even the most dedicated theatre-goers might have considered possible. Within the labyrinthine remains of the building, we watch with increasing fascination as actors and spaces combine to give Shakespeare’s words seemingly infinite new lives. Shot by Sophie Fiennes, who operates as a single shooter from inside the ensemble, its narrative construction flows along the narrative lines of the play. Throughout, Donnellan’s interactions with the actors serve simultaneously as a guide for the film’s audience, using humour, insight, and challenge to open our eyes to fresh possibilities.

Please note: There are no ads or trailers playing with this film. Please be seated by 6.30pm. Latecomers will not be admitted. Total running time is 145mins + 30min Q&A.

Surviving bar-to-bar on anecdotes and the ‘good old days’, two blustery 50-somethings hatch a plan to change their luck by digging up the cash their old pal buried before he left for Argentina. En route to the airport, they come across a shy architecture student whose view of life will transform as they take him under their wing on a road trip across the Venetian plains. THE LAST ONE FOR THE ROAD is the boozy road movie you didn’t know you needed this summer. Take a trip across Northern Italy with this charming, crazy adventure and fabulous performances by Filippo Scotti (The Hand of God), Sergio Romano, and Pierpaolo Capovilla.

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Martin Scorsese's Palme d'Or-winning TAXI DRIVER celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year and we're presenting the film in its new 4K restoration. The film's powerful edit was supervised and completed by Marcia Lucas, who passed away this May. Lucas was nominated for a BAFTA for her work on the film.

Isolated ex-marine Travis Bickle applies for a job as a taxi driver, hoping that the nocturnal working pattern will alleviate the effects of his insomnia and distract him from his gnawing depression. But ferrying passengers through the seedy underbelly of night-time New York City only compounds Bickle's psychological dislocation from the world around him. His nightshifts in the cab are spent resenting those he sees, while his waking daytime hours are wasted away in the gloom of adult movie theatres. After entering into a troubled relationship with a political campaigner and embarking on a fraught mission to save a teenager from the world of prostitution, Bickle's sense of place and purpose steadily warps. He withdraws into himself, hordes illegal firearms and begins a regimen of intense physical training in preparation for a misguided vigilante assault on the evils of society.

Underneath the Catalonian sun, a rich white American family lives in hedonistic isolation, seeking love and validation through one another, their designer wardrobes and pop music. When an outsider infiltrates the family, buried tensions surface and blood ties are severed. An outrageous, biting satire on the absurdity of the patriarchal family, starring Callum Turner, Riley Keough, Jamie Bell, Lukas Gage, Elena Anaya, Tracy Letts, Elle Fanning and Pamela Anderson. From award winning director Karim Aïnouz, written by Oscar nominated writer Efthimis Filippou, Rosebush Pruning is absurd, funny and in equal measure.

Part of the series One Big Conspiracy.

In 1930s Los Angeles, private detective Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) investigates a seemingly routine adultery case that spirals into a web of corruption, greed, and family secrets. As he uncovers a conspiracy involving water rights and powerful elites, he confronts shocking truths and the limits of justice in a deeply flawed world.

Crowned as the highest-grossing live-action film of all time in Japan, spanning decades of ambition, scandals, loyalty, and betrayal, Kokuho traces the extraordinary journey of two performers chasing greatness, as one rises to become a legendary master of Kabuki. After the death of his father, the leader of a yakuza gang, fourteen-year-old Kikuo is taken in by a renowned Kabuki actor and introduced to the demanding world of traditional theatre. Growing up alongside Shunsuke, the actor’s only son, the two boys devote their lives to the stage - training, performing, and competing as their bond shifts between brotherhood and rivalry. An Oscar nominee and winner of 10 Japanese Academy Awards, the film is an epic portrait of artistry, sacrifice, and the relentless pursuit of perfection.

Part of the series One Big Conspiracy.

Screening in a new 4K restoration following its 50th Anniversary premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this year, Alan J. Pakula's ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN sees two Washington Post reporters investigate a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, uncovering a vast political scandal that reaches the highest levels of government. Their reporting eventually exposes the Watergate conspiracy and helps bring down a presidency.

The Summer Book follows an intergenerational family spending a transformative summer at their rustic vacation home on an unspoiled, remote island in the Gulf of Finland. Adapted from Tove Jansson’s beloved novel, the film explores grief, nature, and the delicate bonds between a young girl, her wise grandmother (Glenn Close), and her grieving father (Anders Danielsen Lie).

Part of the series One Big Conspiracy.

In KLUTE, Alan J. Pakula's second film as director, small-town detective John Klute (Donald Sutherland) travels to NYC to investigate the disappearance of a businessman. His search leads him to Bree Daniels (Jane Fonda), an independent call girl with possible connections to the case. As danger closes in, the two form a complex relationship while uncovering unsettling truths and hidden threats.

Part of the series One Big Conspiracy.

Journalist Joe Frady (Warren Beatty) investigates a senator’s assassination after witnesses die under suspicious circumstances. His search uncovers a shadowy corporation tied to political manipulation. As the conspiracy expands, Frady becomes ensnared in a powerful system determined to silence him.

Part of the series One Big Conspiracy.

After a UFO encounter, Roy Neary becomes entangled in a government conspiracy suppressing evidence of alien contact. As agencies erase witnesses and manipulate information, he follows hidden signals to a secret facility where a global operation prepares controlled first contact. Enhancing the film’s atmosphere of mystery and wonder is the acclaimed score by John Williams, whose music plays a central role in the story itself. The film’s iconic five-note motif has become one of cinema’s most recognisable musical themes, serving as a means of communication between humans and extraterrestrials while underscoring the sense of awe and discovery that defines the film.

Part of the series One Big Conspiracy.

Invited to a secret island facility, scientists become pawns in a corporation’s genetic programme resurrecting dinosaurs. Behind the attraction lies industrial espionage, hidden agendas, and systemic failure. As control collapses, the lethal consequences of corporate secrecy and unchecked scientific ambition are exposed as the survivors fight for their lives on the isolated island. 

Part of the series One Big Conspiracy.

When a series of deadly shark attacks threatens a coastal resort town, the local police chief (Roy Scheider) suspects officials are concealing the danger to protect tourism revenue. As evidence mounts and more lives are lost, he joins forces with two outsiders, Quint (Robert Shaw) and Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) to confront both the predator offshore and the cover-up ashore. 

Returning to cinemas in celebration of its 45th anniversary, Raiders of the Lost Ark remains one of the most influential films in Hollywood history. Inspired by the cliffhanger adventure serials of the 1930s and 1940s, it follows archaeologist Indiana Jones as he races against Nazi forces to find the legendary Ark of the Covenant, believed to possess extraordinary power. Directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by George Lucas, the 1981 film reintroduced the spirit of classic Hollywood adventure cinema for modern audiences, combining thrilling set pieces with a sense of wonder and discovery while creating one of cinema’s most enduring and iconic heroes.

An essential part of the film’s lasting appeal is its score by John Williams. The triumphant Raiders March has become one of the most recognisable themes in cinema, standing alongside Williams’ iconic music for Jaws, Star Wars and Superman, perfectly capturing the adventure and heroism that define Indiana Jones.

Coming to KSc following the World Premiere at The Prince Charles Cinema on September 10.

Five bizarre stories with no apparent connection to one another eventually become intertwined, resulting in surreal circumstances. A salaryman wins tickets to the latest stage sensation, the hypnosis show VIVA FRIENDS! In the middle of the act an assassin shows up and kills the hypnotist, leaving the salaryman stranded and convinced he is a bird! A gang of burglars roam the suburbs while simultaneously dealing with their budding lust for one another! Meanwhile, a man kills and buries his wife, only to have her claw her way out of the grave and go after him with missile arms and fire breath, over and over again. Acclaimed commercial director Gen Sekiguchi pulls all these strands together into a movie that is thrillingly original. Survive Style 5+ jettisons traditional movie tricks and aims for something more, a movie where love means never having to kill your wife more than five or six times.

Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy. Telling the truth isn’t always that simple. Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the carefully constructed lies of modern society. But the more she challenges those around her, the fiercer the backlash becomes. Soon, she must confront the price of speaking her truth in a world that would rather silence her. Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Indhu Rubasingham directs Martin Crimp’s (Cyrano de Bergerac) highly anticipated play.

Runtime TBC. Interval TBC.