Krisha (15)

Fri 3 - Thu 9 FebruaryDir. Trey Edward Shults, US, 2015, 82 mins.Cast. Krisha Fairchild, Robyn Fairchild, Bill Wise, Olivia Grace Applegate.

When Krisha shows up at her sister’s Texas home on Thanksgiving morning, her family greet her with a mixture of warmth and wariness. Almost immediately, a palpable unease permeates the air. An extraordinary film with a central performance that is astonishingly good.

Burn Burn Burn (15)

Fri 27 January - Thu 2 FebruaryDir. Chanya Button, UK, 2015, 106 mins.Cast. Chloe Pirrie, Laura Carmichael, Joe Dempsie, Julian Rhind-Tutt.

Dan is dead. And he’s left elaborate video instructions for his two best friends to scatter his ashes. This warm and engaging British comedy offers an astute take on the road movie genre and the subject of those that leave us too soon.

A Street Cat Named Bob (12A)

Fri 6 – Thu 12 JanuaryDir. Roger Spottiswoode, UK, 2016, 103 mins.Cast. Luke Treadaway, Joanne Froggatt, Ruta Gedmintas, Anthony Head.

This is the true-life story of an injured stray tabby cat named Bob who adopted homeless drug-addict James Bowen (Treadaway) and turned his life around in the most spectacular fashion – together, they’ve sold five million books.

The Unknown Girl (15)

Fri 20 - Thu 26 JanuaryDir. Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Bel-gium/Fr, 2016, 113 mins, subtitled. Cast. Adele Haenel, Olivier Bonnaud, Jeremie Renier.

Working late one night, Dr. Davin (Haenel) ignores a buzz on her clinic’s door. The next morning she learns it was a young African woman in need of help, who is now dead. Unable to deal with the guilt, she applies her methodi-cal, diagnostic mind to the case. A psychologically sharp tale of compassion.

Allied (15)

Fri 13 – Thu 19 JanuaryDir. Robert Zemeckis, US, 2016, 124 mins.Cast. Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, Simon McBurney, Lizzy Caplan.

The story of intelligence officer Max Vatan (Pitt), who in 1942 North Africa encounters French Resistance fighter Marianne Beausejour on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. A stylish period drama with Cotillard and Pitt both at the top of their games.

After Love (12A) Fri 13 – Thu 19 JanuaryDir. Joachim Lafosse, France/Belgium, 2016, 101 mins, subtitled. Cast. Berenice Bejo, Cedric Kahn.

After 15 years of living together, Marie and Boris decide to get a divorce - but the separation proves far from simple. Boris can’t afford to move out until the house in which they live with their two daughters has been sold. Unable to agree on how to divide the proceeds, they soon find themselves at an impasse.

Manchester By The Sea (15)

Fri 17 - Thu 23 FebruaryDir. Kenneth Lonergan, US, 2016, 108 mins.Cast. Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges.

Casey Affleck stars in this emotional and critically acclaimed drama from writer-director Kenneth Lonergan (You Can Count on Me, Margaret), about a reclusive handyman who must face his painful past when he returns to his hometown after the death of his older brother.

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A United Kingdom (12A)

Fri 30 December - Thu 12 JanuaryDir. Amma Asante, UK, 2016, 110 mins.Cast. David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Jack Davenport.

A powerful testament to the defiant and enduring love story of Seretse Khama, King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana) and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the government of the time.

United States of Love (18) Fri 3 – Thu 9 FebruaryDir. Tomasz Wasilewski, Poland, 2016, 106 mins, subtitled. Cast. Magdalena Cielecka, Marta NieradKic, Dorota Kolak.

Poland, 1990, the first euphoric year of freedom, but also of uncertainty for the future. Four apparently happy women of different ages decide it’s time to change their lives, fight for their happiness and fulfill their desires.

A Monster Calls (12A)

Fri 10 - Thu 16 FebruaryDir. J.A. Bayona, US/Spain, 2016, 108 mins. Cast. Lewis MacDougall, Felicity Jones.

Spanish director Bayona brings to life this heart-breaking and magical tale about a young boy struggling to face familial loss. 12 year old Connor is thrown into turmoil on learning of his mother’s terminal illness. Wracked with feelings of loss, guilt and anger, Connor is confronted one night by a monstrous tree come to life.

La La Land (12A)

Fri 24 February - Tue 7 MarchFilm Club: Tue 28 FebDir. Damien Chazelle, US, 2016, 126 mins.Cast. Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, JK Simmons.

A bitter-sweet love letter to the city of Los Angeles, the golden era of Hollywood musicals, this is the multi-award winning film that has everyone talking. Chazelle’s first feature Whiplash left us breathless and immobile - La La Land sends the heart racing and will have you dancing out of the cinema.

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The Birth Of A Nation (15) Fri 27 January - Thu 2 FebruaryDir. Nate Parker, US, 2016, 120 mins.Cast. Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller.

This explosive double Sundance-winner tells the true story of Nat Turner, an enslaved preacher who became the radical leader of an 1831 revolt. A thoroughly timely film - given the momentum behind Black Lives Matter and the increase in racial clashes in the US.

Silence (15)

Fri 10 - Thu 16 FebruaryDir. Martin Scorsese, US, 2016, 159 mins.Cast. Adam Driver, Andrew Garfield, Liam Neeson, Ciaran Hinds, Yosuka Kubozuka, Tadanobu Asano.

Based on the 1966 novel, Silence is Martin Scorsese’s long-planned film. Set in the seventeenth century, following two young Portugese Jesuits (Driver and Garfield) who face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor (Neeson) and try to spread Christianity.

20th Century Women (15)

Fri 17 - Thu 23 FebruaryDir. Mike Mills, US, 2016, 118 mins.Cast. Annette Benning, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup.

In 1979 Santa Barbara, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Benning is simply astonishing in this funny, nuanced, lovely film.

Gimme Danger (15)

Sat 4 - Thu 9 MarchDir. Jim Jarmusch, US, 2016, 109 mins.With. Ewan McGregor, Iggy Pop, Mike Watts.

Jim Jarmusch’s new documentary chronicles the story of one of the greatest rock’n’roll bands of all time recounting the history of Iggy Pop and The Stooges, who burst out of Michigan in the late ’60s. Candid, funny, and often poignant Jarmusch shows us Iggy through the years at his passionate best and drug-addled worst.

Chi-Raq (15)

Fri 20 - Thu 26 JanuaryDir. Spike Lee, US, 2016, 127 mins.Cast. Nick Cannon, Teyonah Parris, Angela Bassett, Samuel L. Jackson, John Cusack.

Spike Lee goes for broke and wins with his best joint in years with this urgent and angry drama, a modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes. A sprawling, blistering and searing social satire on gun violence from one of America’s most important directors.

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Lion (TBC)

Fri 24 February - Thu 2 MarchDir. Garth Davis, Australia/India, 2016, 120 mins.Cast. Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, David Wenham, Nicloe Kidman.

Saroo Brierley’s engrossing memoir A Long Way Home receives a sweeping adaptation from Garth Davis. Saroo was a cheeky and adventurous five-year-old, living with his family in India. One night, he falls asleep in a stationary train carriage only to be trapped on board when it departs.

Denial (12A)

Fri 3 - Thu 9 MarchDir. Mick Jackson, UK, 2016, 110 mins.Cast. Rachel Weisz, Timothy Spall, Tom Wilkinson, Andrew Scott.

When university professor Deborah E. Lipstadt includes World War II historian David Irving in a book about Holocaust deniers, Irving accuses her of libel and sparks a legal battle for historical truth. With the burden of proof placed on the accused, Lipstadt and her legal team fight to prove the essential truth that the Holocaust occurred.

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January Matinée Early Late Tuesday 3 – A United Kingdom, 6pm Paterson, 8.30pmWednesday 4 A United Kingdom, 2.30pm Paterson, 6pm A United Kingdom, 8.30pmThursday 5 A United Kingdom, 2.30pm DF A United Kingdom, 6pm Paterson 8.30pmFriday 6 – A Street Cat Named Bob, 6pm A United Kingdom, 8.30pmSaturday 7 A Street Cat Named Bob, 2.30pm A United Kingdom, 5.30pm A Street Cat Named Bob, 8pmTuesday 10 – A United Kingdom, 6pm A Street Cat Named Bob, 8.30pmWednesday 11 A Street Cat Named Bob, 2.30pm RSC LIVE: The Tempest, 7pm –Thursday 12 A Street Cat Named Bob, 11am BIB A United Kingdom, 6pm A Street Cat Named Bob, 8.30pmFriday 13 – Allied, 6pm After Love, 8.30pmSaturday 14 Allied, 2.30pm After Love, 5.30pm Allied, 8pm Tuesday 17 – Allied, 6pm After Love, 8.30pm Wednesday 18 After Love, 2.30pm After Love, 6pm Allied, 8.30pmThursday 19 – Allied, 6pm After Love, 8.30pmFriday 20 – The Unknown Girl, 6pm Chi-Raq, 8.30pmSaturday 21 The Unknown Girl, 2.30pm Chi-Raq, 5.30pm The Unknown Girl, 8pm Tuesday 24 – The Unknown Girl, 6pm Chi-Raq, 8.30pmWednesday 25 Chi-Raq, 2.30pm Chi-Raq, 6pm The Unknown Girl, 8.30pm Thursday 26 – The Unknown Girl, 6pm Chi-Raq, 8.30pmFriday 27 – Burn Burn Burn, 6pm The Birth of a Nation, 8.30pm Saturday 28 Burn Burn Burn, 2.30pm The Birth of a Nation, 5.30pm Burn Burn Burn, 8pmTuesday 31 – Burn Burn Burn, 6pm The Birth of a Nation, 8.30pm

February Matinée Early Late Wednesday1 The Birth of a Nation, 2.30pm The Birth of a Nation, 6pm Burn Burn Burn, 8.30pmThursday 2 – Burn Burn Burn, 6pm The Birth of a Nation, 8.30pmFriday 3 – United States of Love, 6pm Krisha, 8.30pmSaturday 4 Krisha, 2.30pm Krisha, 5.30pm United States of Love, 8pmTuesday 7 – United States of Love, 6pm Krisha, 8.30pmWednesday 8 United States of Love, 2.30pm Krisha, 6pm United States of Love, 8.30pmThursday 9 – Krisha, 6pm United States of Love, 8.30pmFriday 10 – A Monster Calls, 5.45pm Silence, 8pmSaturday 11 Silence, 1.30pm Silence, 5pm A Monster Calls, 8.15pmTuesday 14 – A Monster Calls, 5.45pm Silence, 8pm Wednesday 15 A Monster Calls, 2pm Silence, 5.30pm A Monster Calls, 8.30pm Thursday 16 – A Monster Calls, 5.45pm Silence 8pmFriday 17 – Manchester By The Sea, 6pm 20th Century Women, 8.30pmSaturday 18 Manchester By The Sea, 2.30pm 20th Century Women, 5.30pm Manchester By The Sea 8pmTuesday 21 – Manchester By The Sea 6pm 20th Century Women 8.30pm Wednesday 22 20th Century Women, 2.30pm 20th Century Women, 6pm Manchester By The Sea 8.30pmThursday 23 20th Century Women,11am BIB Manchester By The Sea, 6pm 20th Century Women, 8.30pmFriday 24 – Lion 6pm La La Land, 8.30pmSaturday 25 La La Land, 2.30pm La La Land, 5.30pm Lion, 8pm Tuesday 28 – La La Land, 6pm + Film Club Lion, 8.30pm(BIB) - Baby Friendly Film, (DF) - Dementia Friendly Film

A.R.T at the D.I.S.C.O. Saturday 7 January 1 - 4pm. Families of all ages, £5 per family. After exploring Megan Broadmeadow’s Astrodisco in the gallery, we will build our own disco light machines.

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Malcolm LeGrice: Present Moments And Passing Time20 January - 18 March

Celebrating the innovative and ground-breaking work of Plymouth-born MalcolmLe Grice, this exhibition looks at how he pioneered the ‘British Expanded Cinema’movement. This is a dual site exhibition with Peninsula Arts.

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A Street Cat Named BobThu 12 Jan at 11am

20th Century WomenThu 23 Feb at 11am

La La LandThu 2 March at 11am£8.50 Includes a hot drink.

... To The GalleryTue 7 March 11am–12pm £2 Includes a hot drink.

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RSC LIVE: Julius CaesarWednesday 26 April, 7pm£14 / £12 concessionsRunning time: TBA. Director: Angus Jackson

Caesar returns from war, all-conquering, but mutiny is rumbling through the corridors of power. Angus Jackson directs Shakespeare’s epic political tragedy, as the race to claim the empire spirals out of control.

RSC LIVE: The TempestWed 11 January, 7pm £14 / £12 concessionsRunning time: 2 hrs 23 mins + 20 mins interval. Artistic Director: Gregory Doran. Cast: Simon Russell Beale.

On a distant island a man waits. Robbed of his power and wealth, his enemies have left him in isolation. But this is no ordinary man, and this no ordinary island. The Tempest will be the perfect introduction to Shakespeare for young theatregoers and families.

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