What’s On
La Chimera (15)
"A joyous, masterful work of folk magic" Sight & Sound
Josh O'Connor stars alongside Isabella Rossellini in Alice Rohrwacher's LA CHIMERA as an archaeologist with a mystical connection to the ancient world.
Everyone has their own Chimera, something they try to achieve but never manage to find. For the band of tombaroli, thieves of ancient grave goods and archaeological wonders, the Chimera means redemption from work and the dream of easy wealth. For Arthur (Josh O'Connor), the Chimera looks like the woman he lost, Beniamina. To find her, Arthur challenges the invisible, searches everywhere, goes inside the earth -- in search of the door to the afterlife of which myths speak. In an adventurous journey between the living and the dead, between forests and cities, between celebrations and solitudes, the intertwined destinies of these characters unfold, all in search of the Chimera.
Evil Does Not Exist (12A)
Takumi and his daughter Hana live in a village close to Tokyo. The serenity of the place is about to be disrupted by the imminent arrival of a glamping site, which will endanger both the ecological balance of the plateau and their way of life.
From the director of Oscar® and BAFTA winner Drive My Car.
“Compositional quirks and unhurried direction turn this tale of a Tokyo company buying up land near a pristine lake into a complex and mysterious drama” ★★★★ The Guardian
“An absorbing film of quiet power” Screen Daily
School Screening: The Garfield Movie (U)
After Garfield's unexpected reunion with his long-lost father, ragged alley cat Vic, he and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered lives to join Vic on a risky heist.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | 4K Restoration (18)
Join us in June for the ultimate in summer horror movies, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre back in 4K for The Very First Time in UK Cinemas on its 50th Birthday.
Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
IF (U)
IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. IF stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. and Steve Carell alongside many more as the wonderfully unique characters that reflect the incredible power of a child’s imagination.
The Garfield Movie (U)
After Garfield's unexpected reunion with his long-lost father, ragged alley cat Vic, he and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered lives to join Vic on a risky heist.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | 4K Restoration (18)
Join us in June for the ultimate in summer horror movies, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre back in 4K for The Very First Time in UK Cinemas on its 50th Birthday.
Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
The Garfield Movie (U)
After Garfield's unexpected reunion with his long-lost father, ragged alley cat Vic, he and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered lives to join Vic on a risky heist.
IF (U)
IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. IF stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. and Steve Carell alongside many more as the wonderfully unique characters that reflect the incredible power of a child’s imagination.
Strike: An Uncivil War (N/C 15+) + Pre-recorded Q&A
On 18 June 1984, at the height of the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike, Orgreave Coking Plant in South Yorkshire became the site of the bloodiest day of the longest and most violent industrial dispute in British history. The media subsequently appeared to lay blame for the violence at the feet of the strikers. Daniel Gordon’s comprehensive documentary doesn’t just overturn this fabrication, it portrays what took place as planned action on the part of the Thatcher government, with the Prime Minister determined to seek redress for the National Miners’ Union’s victory over the Conservative government in the early 1970s and to forever break the union’s role at the heart of British working class society. Released on the 40th anniversary of the battle, and featuring first-hand accounts and archive footage, this is a searing portrait of that tragic event.
Screening includes a Q&A with the following: Chris Peace - Orgreave Truth & Justice Campaign, Kate Flannery - Orgreave Truth & Justice Campaign, Kevin Horne - former miner, Ian Mitchell - former miner, and Daniel Gordon - director.
Io Capitano (15) | Refugee Week Screening
IO CAPITANO tells the story of Seydou and Moussa, two Senegalese teenagers who leave Dakar to travel to Europe where they believe opportunities await. On a journey neither could have imagined, the boys face the dangers and the beauty of the desert, the shock of detention centres in Libya, and the perils of the sea in their pursuit of a better life, in an epic story that offers a deeply human perspective on the migrant crisis.
Directed by two-time BAFTA-nominee Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah, Tale of Tales), IO CAPITANO was nominated for Best International Feature at the Academy Awards, and won Best Director and Best Young Actor Awards at Venice Film Festival.
School Screening: IF (U)
IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. IF stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. and Steve Carell alongside many more as the wonderfully unique characters that reflect the incredible power of a child’s imagination.
School Screening: IF (U)
IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. IF stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. and Steve Carell alongside many more as the wonderfully unique characters that reflect the incredible power of a child’s imagination.
World Humanist Day - Much Ado About Dying (15) Free Screening
This special screening is supported by Humanist Society Scotland in partnership with University of Glasgow’s End of Life Studies programme. The screening is just one of the World Humanist Day events, celebrated every year on 21st June.
Humanist Society Scotland is a Scottish charity, working towards a more secular, rational, and socially just country. The film will be introduced by Dumfries based Humanist Society Scotland members Lindsey Mason Ross and John Howieson.
The University of Glasgow End of Life Studies Programme is a postgraduate course that includes exploring some of the diverse cultural beliefs surrounding what makes a ‘good death’, and considers global attempts to improve end of life care. Dr Naomi Richards and Dr Marian Krawczyk - senior lecturers on the Programme - will attend the screening.
There will be free refreshments following the film to discuss some of the issues presented with representatives from both organisations.
IF (U)
IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. IF stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. and Steve Carell alongside many more as the wonderfully unique characters that reflect the incredible power of a child’s imagination.
The Garfield Movie (U)
After Garfield's unexpected reunion with his long-lost father, ragged alley cat Vic, he and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered lives to join Vic on a risky heist.
The Garfield Movie (U) Bring a Baby
After Garfield's unexpected reunion with his long-lost father, ragged alley cat Vic, he and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered lives to join Vic on a risky heist.
This is a Bring a Baby screening for parents, guardians, carers and babies as well as their other family members.
IF (U)
IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. IF stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. and Steve Carell alongside many more as the wonderfully unique characters that reflect the incredible power of a child’s imagination.
School Screening: IF (U)
IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. IF stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. and Steve Carell alongside many more as the wonderfully unique characters that reflect the incredible power of a child’s imagination.
School Screening: IF (U)
IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. IF stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. and Steve Carell alongside many more as the wonderfully unique characters that reflect the incredible power of a child’s imagination.
School Screening: IF (U)
IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. IF stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. and Steve Carell alongside many more as the wonderfully unique characters that reflect the incredible power of a child’s imagination.
The Axe Forgets, But The Tree Remembers by ALBERTA WHITTLE (N/C 12+)
As part of the Crafted Selves exhibition at Gracefield, Fife Contemporary present The Axe Forgets, But The Tree Remembers. Featuring stories of the Windrush generation and their descendants, Alberta Whittle’s film highlights the animosity experienced by those who first migrated from the Caribbean to the UK.
Curated by Glasgow based Cat Dunn, the exhibition features the work of 13 Scottish artist and makers who each express their ideas about dual identities, some born from having a cultural heritage which is both Scottish and one which is rooted in another cultural home and others exploring identity such as their sexuality, disability, or trans and non-binary selves.
Alberta Whittle is one of Scotland’s leading artists representing Scotland at the 2022 Venice Biennale with her work recently shown at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.
The film screening will be introduced at 7pm, followed by an in-conversation event with refreshments and Q&A. End approx. 8.45pm. Film running time: 52m.
School Screening: Inside Out 2 (U)
Returning to the mind of the newly teenage Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone….
School Screening: Inside Out 2 (U)
Returning to the mind of the newly teenage Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone….
Hard Miles (12A)
A prison social worker (Matthew Modine) assembles a cycling team of teenage convicts and takes them on a transformative 1,000-mile ride. Inspired by the life of Greg Townsend and the Ridgeview Academy cycling team.
Wee Film Club (U) | The Adventures of Captain Pugwash
The fun begins at 10.30am with a story or sing-along, followed by a short film or collection of short films for really wee ones. Set sail with Captain Pugwash, his quick-witted young cabin boy and the heroic crew of the Black Pig for these swashbuckling heroic tales. Based on the books by John Ryan.
Inside Out 2 (U)
Returning to the mind of the newly teenage Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone…
Hard Miles (12A)
A prison social worker (Matthew Modine) assembles a cycling team of teenage convicts and takes them on a transformative 1,000-mile ride. Inspired by the life of Greg Townsend and the Ridgeview Academy cycling team.
Inside Out 2 (U/PG) cert tbc
Returning to the mind of the newly teenage Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone…
Inside Out 2 (U)
Returning to the mind of the newly teenage Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone…
Inside Out 2 (U)
Returning to the mind of the newly teenage Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone…
Wilding (PG)
Based on Isabella Tree’s best-selling book by the same title, this documentary 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.
Inside Out 2 (U)
Returning to the mind of the newly teenage Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone…
Inside Out 2 (U)
Returning to the mind of the newly teenage Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone…
Inside Out 2 (U)
Returning to the mind of the newly teenage Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone…
Freud’s Last Session (12A)
Based on Isabella Tree’s best-selling book by the same title, this documentary 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.
Inside Out 2 (U)
Returning to the mind of the newly teenage Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone…
Freud’s Last Session (12A)
Based on Isabella Tree’s best-selling book by the same title, this documentary 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.
Inside Out 2 (U)
Returning to the mind of the newly teenage Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone…
Inside Out 2 (U)
Returning to the mind of the newly teenage Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone…
Inside Out 2 (U) Bring a Baby
Returning to the mind of the newly teenage Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone…
This is a Bring a Baby screening for parents, guardians, carers and babies as well as their other family members.
Inside Out 2 (U)
Returning to the mind of the newly teenage Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone…
Inside Out 2 (U) SUBTITLED SCREENING
Returning to the mind of the newly teenage Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone…
This screening will contain onscreen captions and subtitles for hard of hearing customers.
EVENT CINEMA | National Theatre Live: Present Laughter (PG)
The multi award-winning production of Noël Coward’s provocative comedy featuring Andrew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) returns to the big screen.
As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, Garry’s few remaining days at home are a chaotic whirlwind of love, sex, panic and soul-searching.
Filmed live from The Old Vic in London during a sold out run in 2019, Matthew Warchus (Matilda The Musical) directs this giddy and surprisingly modern reflection on fame, desire and loneliness.
blur: To The End (cert tbc)
A new feature-length documentary depicting the extraordinary and emotional return of blur, captured during the year in which they made a surprise return with their first record in 8 years, the critically acclaimed #1 album ‘The Ballad of Darren’.
blur: To The End follows the unique relationship of four friends – and band mates of three decades – Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree as they come together to record new songs ahead of their sold-out, first ever shows at London’s Wembley Stadium in 2023. Featuring performances of their most iconic, much-loved songs, footage of the band in the studio and life on the road, this film is an intimate moment in time with this most enduring of English bands, who have been at the heart of British cultural life and influence for over three decades.
Angelou on Burns
Maya Angelou’s ode to Rabbie Burns.
Dr. Maya Angelou, the African-American writer and poet, discovered and was inspired by the work of Robert Burns at the age of 8. She was mute and living in a small hamlet in Arkansas. "He was the first white man I read who seemed to understand that a human being was a human being and we are more alike than unalike".
The film follows Maya Angelou on a pilgrimage to Burns country in which she explores the strong parallels that exist in their lives - poor beginnings, early love of literature, fame, liberty and equality, music, religion, love and passion - and meets the enthusiastic and fanatical Burnsians, who welcome her to ceilidhs in Ayrshire and Edinburgh in honour of her visit and Burns' genius.
First broadcast in 1996 to commemorate the bicentenary of Burns’ death, we are screening the documentary in partnership with Dumfries and Galloway Pensioners for Independence to mark the anniversary of his death. The group promotes Scottish Independence but are not linked to any political party. They welcome Angelou’s observation that “poems transcend race, time and space” and her recognition that Burns is a symbol for “freedom and Scotland’s dignity, independence and humanity”.
We are delighted to welcome Hugh McMillan, poet and writer for post-film discussion.
Orlando, My Political Biography (12A) plus Introduction + Post-film Discussion
The film screening will feature an introduction and post-film discussion led by Dr Connor McMorran.
Blurring the lines between reality and fiction, this fascinating film by trans writer, philosopher and activist Paul B. Preciado – a leading figure in the study of gender and body politics – is a playful, moving, metatextual documentary expanding Virginia Woolf’s novel Orlando: A Biography, in which the protagonist changes gender midway through the story to become a 36-year-old woman.
A century after Woolf wrote her novel, Preciado decides to send her a cinematic letter telling her that Orlando has emerged from her fiction to live a life she could never have imagined, organising a casting that brings together 26 contemporary trans and non-binary people, aged 8 to 70, to embody the character. Reconstructing the stages of his own personal transformation through authentic voices, writings, theory and images, Preciado’s meticulous, bracingly intellectual yet highly accessible film eschews pigeonholes, inviting us to see instead how everything is constantly in flux.
Wee Film Club (U) | Fireman Sam
The fun begins at 10.30am with a story or sing-along, followed by a short film or collection of short films for really wee ones. This time it’s the animated children's television series about a fireman named Sam, his fellow firefighters, and other residents in the fictional Welsh village of Pontypandy.
Wee Film Club (U) | Brambly Hedge: Sea Story
The fun begins at 10.30am with a story or sing-along, followed by a short film or collection of short films for really wee ones. This time it’s another heartwarming tales from Brambly Hedge. In Sea Story, the mice run out of salt, so there is expedition down the river to the sea to gather salt at Seagull Rock.
Wee Film Club (U) | Brambly Hedge: Sea Story
The fun begins at 10.30am with a story or sing-along, followed by a short film or collection of short films for really wee ones. This time it’s another heartwarming tales from Brambly Hedge. In Sea Story, the mice run out of salt, so there is expedition down the river to the sea to gather salt at Seagull Rock.
Wee Film Club (U) | The Smeds and The Smoos
The fun begins at 10.30am with a story or sing-along, followed by a short film or collection of short films for really wee ones. Two young aliens from warring families fall in love and run away, leading their relatives on a chase across outer space. Animated adaption of the children’s book by Julia Donaldson.
Wee Film Club (U) | Funnybones
The fun begins at 10.30am with a story or sing-along, followed by a short film or collection of short films for really wee ones. This time it’s the TV adaptation of the popular series of children's books by Janet and Allan Ahlberg about the comical adventures of two skeletons and their skeletal dog. Narrated by comedian Griff Rhys Jones.
Wee Film Club (U) | The Tiger Who Came To Tea
The fun begins at 10.30am with a story or sing-along, followed by a short film or collection of short films for really wee ones. This time it’s a beautiful, hand-drawn animation based on the bestselling classic by Judith Kerr. Much-loved story of Sophie and her mummy’s unexpected visitor – a mysterious tiger who turns up and invites himself in for tea. They can only watch in fascination as the tiger eats not only their tea, but everything else in the house!
Wee Film Club (U) | Mog’s Christmas
The fun begins at 10.30am with a story or sing-along, followed by a short film or collection of short films for really wee ones. This time it’s the animated adaptation of Judith Kerr’s much-loved classic children’s book, which follows Mog who feels a little ignored during the Thomas family's Christmas preparations.
EVENT CINEMA: Royal Opera Andrea Chenier
Carlos Álvarez has withdrawn from all performances of Andrea Chénier. To accommodate the revised stage schedule, the cinema capture will now be filmed on 05 June 2024, and the role of Carlo Gérard will be performed by Amartuvshin Enkhbat on this date.
At a glittering party in 18th-century Paris, the poet Andréa Chenier delivers an impassioned denunciation of Louis XVI. Five years later, the Revolution has given way to the Terror, transforming the power balance between Chénier, his beloved Maddalena, and Gérard, the man who could destroy him...
School Screening: Shorts For Wee Ones (3+)
Join musician and singer Emily Murray for 30 minutes sing-along of music and nursery rhymes followed by half an hour of short films programmed by the Discovery Film Festival, Scotland’s International Film Festival For Young Audiences based in Dundee. The festival brings together the very best short films from around the world for audiences aged 3+.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (15)
As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (15)
As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.
Exhibition on Screen: My National Gallery (12A)
The National Gallery of London is one of the world's greatest art galleries. It is full of masterpieces, an endless resource of history, an endless source of stories. But whose stories are told? Which art has the most impact and on whom?
Everyone in this film has a special connection to the National Gallery, making for some heart-warming, moving and surprising stories. Beloved celebrities, devoted staff members and world class experts come together to paint a unique portrait of this iconic British institution for its 200th birthday.
Two Tickets to Greece (15) FREE TEA AND COFFEE
TWO TICKETS TO GREECE, an irresistible French comedy about female camaraderie and new beginnings, stars Best Actress César winner Laure Calamy (Full Time, My Donkey, My Lover & I, Call My Agent!), Olivia Côte (My Donkey, My Lover & I) and Academy Award Nominee Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient, Two Weddings and a Funeral).
Recently divorced, and watching helplessly as her only son leaves home, 40-something Blandine (Olivia Côte) is struggling to find her footing again. When her childhood former best friend Magalie (Laure Calamy), loud and fearless, suddenly resurfaces, the two women reconnect, and Blandine reluctantly allows herself to be spontaneous for a change. They decide to take the summer trip to the Greek Islands they had always dreamed of as teenagers, but, as they head off towards their destination, it's apparent that Magalie's very different approach to vacationing - and life - could lead Blandine to her breaking point. Kristin Scott Thomas co-stars as Magalie’s free-spirited expat friend and mentor.
Two Tickets to Greece (15)
TWO TICKETS TO GREECE, an irresistible French comedy about female camaraderie and new beginnings, stars Best Actress César winner Laure Calamy (Full Time, My Donkey, My Lover & I, Call My Agent!), Olivia Côte (My Donkey, My Lover & I) and Academy Award Nominee Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient, Two Weddings and a Funeral).
Recently divorced, and watching helplessly as her only son leaves home, 40-something Blandine (Olivia Côte) is struggling to find her footing again. When her childhood former best friend Magalie (Laure Calamy), loud and fearless, suddenly resurfaces, the two women reconnect, and Blandine reluctantly allows herself to be spontaneous for a change. They decide to take the summer trip to the Greek Islands they had always dreamed of as teenagers, but, as they head off towards their destination, it's apparent that Magalie's very different approach to vacationing - and life - could lead Blandine to her breaking point. Kristin Scott Thomas co-stars as Magalie’s free-spirited expat friend and mentor.
Tomorrow’s Freedom (12A)
Marwan Barghouti is serving five life sentences in Israeli prison; Tomorrow’s Freedom captures his story, and the tireless spirit of a people fighting for justice.
Over 5 years, Georgia and Sophia Scott followed the family of imprisoned Palestinian political leader and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Marwan Barghouti. The resulting film shares the struggles of his hunger strikes, brought on by harsh prison conditions and the desire to make a stand. The film also shows painful prison visits, often ending with the family being turned away at the last moment.
A collage of interviews with the people who know him best, Tomorrow's Freedom paints a powerful portrait of a man who may one day lead the Palestinian people.
Two Tickets to Greece (15)
TWO TICKETS TO GREECE, an irresistible French comedy about female camaraderie and new beginnings, stars Best Actress César winner Laure Calamy (Full Time, My Donkey, My Lover & I, Call My Agent!), Olivia Côte (My Donkey, My Lover & I) and Academy Award Nominee Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient, Two Weddings and a Funeral).
Recently divorced, and watching helplessly as her only son leaves home, 40-something Blandine (Olivia Côte) is struggling to find her footing again. When her childhood former best friend Magalie (Laure Calamy), loud and fearless, suddenly resurfaces, the two women reconnect, and Blandine reluctantly allows herself to be spontaneous for a change. They decide to take the summer trip to the Greek Islands they had always dreamed of as teenagers, but, as they head off towards their destination, it's apparent that Magalie's very different approach to vacationing - and life - could lead Blandine to her breaking point. Kristin Scott Thomas co-stars as Magalie’s free-spirited expat friend and mentor.
Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet (12A)
Big Banana Feet is a rarity. A documentary centring on a tour of Ireland by Scottish performer Billy Connolly, which took place in 1975. A raw, edgy fly-on-the-wall documentary which follows the comedian, on the cusp of fame, around a volatile landscape. The film was made in 1975 at the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
The film had a limited release in cinemas in the UK, followed by a small video release, then the distributor went bust and the film went missing. Thanks to the tenacity of film archivist Douglas Weir, who works at the British Film Institute, the BFI has secured the film's future.
That They May Face the Rising Sun (15)
Capturing a year in the life of a rural, lakeside community in Ireland in the 1970’s, That They May Face The Rising Sun is an adaptation of the final novel from John McGahern, one of Ireland’s greatest novelists. Joe and Kate Ruttledge have returned from London to live and work among the small, close-knit community near to where Joe grew up. Now deeply embedded in life around the lake, the drama of a year in their lives and those of the memorable characters around them unfolds through the rituals of work, play and the passing seasons as this enclosed world becomes an everywhere.
Love Lies Bleeding (15)
From Director Rose Glass (Saint Maud) comes an electric new love story; reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou's criminal family.
"A heart-pounding, iron-pumping descent into the heady heart of obsession and desire." Little White Lies ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Weavers of Grass | In Association With D&G Arts Festival
In a multi-media performance award winning poet Chrys Salt and acclaimed saxophone player Richard Ingham explore the fascinating stories of Angus MacPhee and Ötzi the Iceman - two weavers of grass separated by 5000 years.
Angus MacPhee, a crofter from South Uist went off to war in 1939, fell ill with a form of schizophrenia and was sent to Craig Dunain, a hospital for the mentally ill outside Inverness. For the next fifty years Angus became electively mute, but using the ancient skills of the Islands went about weaving amazing garments from the grass and leaves he harvested from the hospital grounds.
Ötzi the Iceman is a well-preserved mummy of a man who lived over 5000 years ago. He is Europe’s oldest known natural human mummy. . Bronze Age man also wove garments out of grass, something Chrys discovered when researching Angus’ fascinating story. The exact circumstances of his Otzi’s death remain unknown.
A rich and enthralling exploration of mental health, the creative process, human frailty, and ancient traditions.
I Could Never Go Vegan (12A) with intro and post-film discussion
“I could never go vegan.”
Five words uttered around the world by many a non-vegan, but why?
On a quest for the truth, a filmmaker sets out on a journey to find out the leading arguments facing the vegan movement, and if they're justified.
Featuring an introduction and post film discussion with Wallace Hall Academy teacher Leah Belford who leads the school eco-groups and Dumfries based medical doctor Dr Kate Percival who follows a vegan diet.
The Fall Guy (12A) | Bring a Baby
He's a stuntman, and like everyone in the stunt community, he gets blown up, shot, crashed, thrown through windows and dropped from the highest of heights, all for our entertainment. And now, fresh off an almost career-ending accident, this working-class hero has to track down a missing movie star, solve a conspiracy and try to win back the love of his life while still doing his day job. What could possibly go right?
This is a Bring a Baby screening, there is no admittance to anyone without a baby.
Love Lies Bleeding (15) Monday Night Film Club
From Director Rose Glass (Saint Maud) comes an electric new love story; reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou's criminal family.
"A heart-pounding, iron-pumping descent into the heady heart of obsession and desire." Little White Lies ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Fall Guy (12A)
He's a stuntman, and like everyone in the stunt community, he gets blown up, shot, crashed, thrown through windows and dropped from the highest of heights, all for our entertainment. And now, fresh off an almost career-ending accident, this working-class hero has to track down a missing movie star, solve a conspiracy and try to win back the love of his life while still doing his day job. What could possibly go right?
Wee Film Club (U) | In The Night Garden
The fun begins at 10.30am with a story or sing-along, followed by a short film or collection of short films for really wee ones. This time it’s a magical nursery rhyme picture-book place that exists between waking and sleeping in a child’s imagination.. Narrated by Derek Jacobi, this landmark children’s series features a diverse community of loveable characters including Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy and Makka Pakka.
Numbers are limited to 20 for this showing to make it more comfortable for families who thrive in smaller, quieter groups.
Wee Film Club (U) | In The Night Garden
The fun begins at 10.30am with a story or sing-along, followed by a short film or collection of short films for really wee ones. This time it’s a magical nursery rhyme picture-book place that exists between waking and sleeping in a child’s imagination.. Narrated by Derek Jacobi, this landmark children’s series features a diverse community of loveable characters including Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy and Makka Pakka.
The Fall Guy (12A)
He's a stuntman, and like everyone in the stunt community, he gets blown up, shot, crashed, thrown through windows and dropped from the highest of heights, all for our entertainment. And now, fresh off an almost career-ending accident, this working-class hero has to track down a missing movie star, solve a conspiracy and try to win back the love of his life while still doing his day job. What could possibly go right?
Back to Black (15)
A celebration of the most iconic – and much missed – homegrown star of the 21st century, BACK TO BLACK tells the extraordinary tale of Amy Winehouse. Painting a vivid, vibrant picture of the Camden streets she called home and capturing the struggles of global fame, BACK TO BLACK honours Amy’s artistry, wit, and honesty, as well as trying to understand her demons. An unflinching look at the modern celebrity machine and a powerful tribute to a once-in-a-generation talent.
Back to Black (15)
A celebration of the most iconic – and much missed – homegrown star of the 21st century, BACK TO BLACK tells the extraordinary tale of Amy Winehouse. Painting a vivid, vibrant picture of the Camden streets she called home and capturing the struggles of global fame, BACK TO BLACK honours Amy’s artistry, wit, and honesty, as well as trying to understand her demons. An unflinching look at the modern celebrity machine and a powerful tribute to a once-in-a-generation talent.
Back to Black (15)
A celebration of the most iconic – and much missed – homegrown star of the 21st century, BACK TO BLACK tells the extraordinary tale of Amy Winehouse. Painting a vivid, vibrant picture of the Camden streets she called home and capturing the struggles of global fame, BACK TO BLACK honours Amy’s artistry, wit, and honesty, as well as trying to understand her demons. An unflinching look at the modern celebrity machine and a powerful tribute to a once-in-a-generation talent.
The Teachers’ Lounge (12A) Monday Night Film Club
When one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak (Leonie Benesch - Babylon Berlin, Around the World in 80 Days) decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her.
The Dumfries Working Class, Trade Unions and the Independent Labour Party, 1884-1914: an evening of local history and film (12+)
Local author Ian Gasse will be launching his new book on the emergence of ‘Labour’ in Dumfries and Maxwelltown, ‘A Hard Nut to Crack’? – illustrating his talk with film footage of working people in Dumfries, Scotland and northern England from the early twentieth century (1900-1911). This material includes textile workers, furniture workers, print workers, steel workers and miners, as well as schoolchildren and adults in Dumfries, a co-operative gala day procession and picketing by strikers in Dundee.
Copies of the new book will be available at a discounted price.
EVENT CINEMA | National Theatre Live: Nye (15)
Recorded live at the Olivier stage of the National Theatre on 23 April.
Michael Sheen plays the titular Nye Bevan in this surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the creator of the NHS.
Confronted with death, Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan’s deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life; from childhood to mining underground, Parliament and fights with Churchill.
IADHOBIT 2024
Are you a Statutory, 3rd Sector, or Voluntary Service working within Dumfries and Galloway?
What are you doing to promote and support this year’s ‘International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia’ (IDAHOBIT)?
Dumfries and Galloway LGBT Plus are coordinating an afternoon of activity and information on Friday 17th of May at the Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre from 1pm – 4pm to support this international event and to give those people working within the Statutory, 3rd sector, and Voluntary Services throughout our region, the opportunity to learn more about discrimination and hear directly from those who have been affected by discrimination such as homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia in our region.
For those attending, the event will create new opportunities for you to have exposure and interactions with new people and groups you may not have interacted with before, which in turn can assist in developing our capacity for empathy and learning about others and help ensure we make our services across the region more inclusive and accessible to everyone.
Challengers (15)
Zendaya stars as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion on a losing streak, Tashi's strategy for her husband's redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against the washed-up Patrick - his former best friend and Tashi's former boyfriend. As their pasts and presents collide, and tensions run high, Tashi must ask herself, what will it cost to win.
Swede Caroline (15) FREE TEA COFFEE
The competitive giant vegetable growing world is rocked by scandal when up-and- coming prospect Caroline has her prized marrow plants stolen. Desperate for answers, she turns to two private detectives she knows who are then dramatically kidnapped. Are the events linked? No, of course not. But Caroline thinks they are and the hunt for her missing marrows takes her way beyond the allotments, plunging her into a national corruption scandal that goes all the way to the top!
Swede Caroline (15)
The competitive giant vegetable growing world is rocked by scandal when up-and- coming prospect Caroline has her prized marrow plants stolen. Desperate for answers, she turns to two private detectives she knows who are then dramatically kidnapped. Are the events linked? No, of course not. But Caroline thinks they are and the hunt for her missing marrows takes her way beyond the allotments, plunging her into a national corruption scandal that goes all the way to the top!