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Please note that the release dates listed below are subject to change. Film times are generally confirmed and available to book on our website, booking line and in person at the box office 1 week in advance of release although this may be longer with certain releases.

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United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening to destroy humanity itself.
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Release Date:

21 June 2013

3D World War Z

Directed by: Marc Forster;
Starring: Brad Pitt;
Mireille Enos; James Badge Dale;
116 mins, Rating: 15
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United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening to destroy humanity itself.
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Release Date:

21 June 2013

2D World War Z

Directed by: Marc Forster;
Starring: Brad Pitt;
Mireille Enos; James Badge Dale;
116 mins, Rating: 15
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Malcolm and Kisha move into their dream home, but soon learn a demon also resides there. When Kisha becomes possessed, Malcolm - determined to keep his sex life on track - turns to a priest, a psychic, and a team of ghost-busters for help.
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Release Date:

21 June 2013

A Haunted House

Directed by: Michael Tiddes;
Starring: Marlon Wayans; Marlene Forte;
Essence Atkins; Dave Sheridan; Cedric The Entertainer; Affion Crockett;
86 mins, Rating: 15
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First love in anyone’s life holds a special place especially if the memory is filled with the vibrant musings of the city that you grew up in. Benaras holds a special place in Kundans heart, because not only did he grow up as a typical, god fearing, shiv bhakt-Pandit but also because it was the city that gave him Zoya.
Release Date:

21 June 2013

Raanjhanaa

Directed by: Anand L. Rai;
Starring: Dhanush;
Sonam Kapoor; Abhay Deol; Swara Bhaskar;
145 mins, Rating: TBC
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A father goes undercover for the DEA in order to free his son who was imprisoned after being set up in drug deal.
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Release Date:

21 June 2013

Snitch

Directed by: Ric Roman Waugh;
Starring: Dwayne Johnson;
Barry Pepper; Jon Bernthal; Susan Sarandon;
112 mins, Rating: 12A
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A rising indie band travels to Spike Island, Cheshire, in May of 1990 to see The Stone Roses.
Release Date:

21 June 2013

Spike Island

Directed by: Mat Whitecross;
Starring: Elliott Tittensor;
Nico Mirallegro; Jordan Murphy;
105 mins, Rating: 15
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Award-winning director Richard Jones directs a Gloriana for our time, framing the depiction of the 16th-century Queen in a setting that re-creates the excitement of our own Queen's Coronation year.
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Release Date:

24 June 2013

ROH - Gloriana (Live)

Directed by: Richard Jones;
Conductor: Paul Daniel;
Starring: Susan Bullock;
Toby Spence; Patricia Bardon;
180 mins, Rating: 12A As Live
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Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.
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Release Date:

28 June 2013

Advance shows from:

22 June 2013

3D Despicable Me 2

Directed by: Pierre Coffin; Chris Renaud;
Starring: Steve Carell (voice); Kristen Wig (voice);
Ken Jeong (voice); Miranda Cosgrove (voice); Moises Arias (voice); Steve Coogan (voice); Russell Brand (voice); Benjamin Bratt (voice);
98 mins, Rating: U
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Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.
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Release Date:

28 June 2013

Advance shows from:

22 June 2013

2D Despicable Me 2

Directed by: Pierre Coffin; Chris Renaud;
Starring: Steve Carell (voice); Kristen Wig (voice);
Ken Jeong (voice); Miranda Cosgrove (voice); Moises Arias (voice); Steve Coogan (voice); Russell Brand (voice); Benjamin Bratt (voice);
98 mins, Rating: U
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When Sanjay (Emraan Hashmi), a suave, master safe cracker wants to retire from a career in crime, he decides to team up with two dangerous criminals to commit one last heist
Release Date:

28 June 2013

Ghanchakkar

Directed by: Rajkumar Gupta;
Starring: Emraan Hashmi;
Vidya Balan; Rajesh Sharma; Namit Das;
135 mins, Rating: TBC
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A damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity.
Release Date:

28 June 2013

Hummingbird

Directed by: Steven Knight;
Starring: Jason Statham;
Agata Buzek; Senem Temiz; Vicky McClure;
100 mins, Rating: 15
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Jatt is a mischievous lovable sort of a guy whilst Juliet is the typical Punjabi modern day girl. Sparks fly when their paths cross on their way to Canada due to their different outlook on life
Release Date:

28 June 2013

Jatt & Juliet 2

Directed by: Anurag Singh;
Starring: Rana Jung Bahadur;
Neeru Bajwa; Jaswinder Bhalla; Amrit Bhilla;
138 mins, Rating: 12A
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A pair of aging stickup men try to get the old gang back together for one last hurrah before one of the guys takes his last assignment - to kill his comrade.
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Release Date:

28 June 2013

Stand Up Guys

Directed by: Fisher Stevens;
Starring: Al Pacino;
Christopher Walken; Alan Arkin; Julianna Margulies;
95 mins, Rating: 15
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An operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities changing dramatically after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.
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Release Date:

28 June 2013

The East

Directed by: Zal Batmanglij;
Starring: Brit Marling;
Ellen Page; Alexander Skarsgard; Toby Kebbell;
116 mins, Rating: 15
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While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.
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Release Date:

28 June 2013

This Is The End

Directed by: Seth Rogen; Evan Goldberg;
Starring: James Franco; Jonah Hill;
Seth Rogen; Jay Baruchel; Danny McBride; Craig Robinson; Michael Cera; Emma Watson;
107 mins, Rating: 15
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GLOBE ON SCREEN Experience three incredible productions from the world's most famous stage.
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Release Date:

1 July 2013

Globe On Screen - Twelfth Night

Directed by: Tim Carroll;
Designer: Jenny Tiramani;
Starring: Samuel Barnett;
Stephen Fry; Mark Rylance;
190 mins, Rating: U
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British rock legends Status Quo are on their 50th year anniversary world tour, starting in Fiji.
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Release Date:

5 July 2013

Bula Quo!

Directed by: Stuart St. Paul;
Starring: Jon Lovitz, Craig Fairbrass;
Laura Aikman; Himself: Francis Rossi;
Rick Parfitt;
90 mins, Rating: PG
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When young Jay Moriarty discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson to train him to survive it.
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Release Date:

5 July 2013

Chasing Mavericks

Directed by: Michael Apted; Curtis Hanson;
Starring: Gerard Butler;
Elisabeth Shue; Scott Eastwood; Abigail Spencer;
116 mins, Rating: PG
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Two salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital age find their way into a coveted internship at Google, where they must compete with a group of young, tech-savvy geniuses for a shot at employment.
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Release Date:

5 July 2013

Advance shows from:

3 July 2013

The Internship

Directed by: Shawn Levy;
Starring: Vince Vaughn;
Owen Wilson; Rose Byrne; Max Minghella;
Rating: TBC
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When an alien attack threatens the Earth's existence, giant robots piloted by humans are deployed to fight off the menace.
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Release Date:

12 July 2013

3D Pacific Rim

Directed by: Guillermo del Toro;
Starring: Charlie Hunnam;
Idris Elba; Ron Perlman; Charlie Day;
Rating: TBC
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When an alien attack threatens the Earth's existence, giant robots piloted by humans are deployed to fight off the menace.
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Release Date:

12 July 2013

2D Pacific Rim

Directed by: Guillermo del Toro;
Starring: Charlie Hunnam;
Idris Elba; Ron Perlman; Charlie Day;
Rating: TBC
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A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University - when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.
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Release Date:

12 July 2013

3D Monsters University (includes short film The Blue Umbrella)

Directed by: Dan Scanlon;
Starring: Billy Crystal (voice);
John Goodman (voice); Steve Buscemi (voice); Helen Mirren (voice);
110 mins, Rating: U
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Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.
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Release Date:

19 July 2013

The World's End

Directed by: Edgar Wright;
Writer: Simon Pegg; Edgar Wright;
Starring: Rosamund Pike;
Martin Freeman; Simon Pegg; Nick Frost;
110 mins, Rating: 15
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Live from Manchester International Festival, MACBETH with Kenneth Branagh and Alex Kingston. Directed by Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh
Release Date:

20 July 2013

NT Live - Macbeth

Directed by: Rob Ashford; Kenneth Branagh;
Starring: Kenneth Branagh;
Alex Kingston;
120 mins, Rating: 12A As Live
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Wolverine makes a voyage to modern-day Japan, where he encounters an enemy from his past that will impact on his future.
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Release Date:

26 July 2013

Advance shows from:

25 July 2013

3D The Wolverine

Directed by: James Mangold;
Starring: Hugh Jackman;
Will Yun Lee; Famke Janssen; Brian Tee;
129 mins, Rating: 12A
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Wolverine makes a voyage to modern-day Japan, where he encounters an enemy from his past that will impact on his future.
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26 July 2013

Advance shows from:

25 July 2013

2D The Wolverine

Directed by: James Mangold;
Starring: Hugh Jackman;
Will Yun Lee; Famke Janssen; Brian Tee;
129 mins, Rating: 12A
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GLOBE ON SCREEN Experience three incredible productions from the world's most famous stage.
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Release Date:

29 July 2013

Globe On Screen - The Taming Of The Shrew

Directed by: Toby Frow;
Designer: Mike Britton;
Starring: Tom Anderson;
David Beames; Jamie Beamish;
182 mins, Rating: 12A
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The Smurfs team up with their human friends to rescue Smurfette, who has been kidnapped by Gargamel since she knows a secret spell that can turn the evil sorcerer's newest creation - creatures called the Naughties - into real Smurfs.
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Release Date:

1 August 2013

Advance shows from:

31 July 2013

3D The Smurfs 2

Directed by: Raja Gosnell;
Starring: Neil Patrick Harris;
Brendan Gleeson; Jayma Mays; Sofia Vergara; Katy Perry as Smurfette & Hank Azaria as Gargamel;
Rating: TBC
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In order to restore their dying safe haven, the son of Poseidon and his friends embark on a quest to the Sea of Monsters to find the mythical Golden Fleece and to stop an ancient evil from rising.
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Release Date:

2 August 2013

Advance shows from:

7 August 2013

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Directed by: Thor Freudenthal;
Starring: Alexandra Daddario;
Directed by: Logan Lerman;
Starring: Nathan Fillion;
Sean Bean;
Rating: TBC
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Retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.
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Release Date:

2 August 2013

Red 2

Directed by: Dean Parisot;
Starring: Bruce Willis;
Anthony Hopkins; John Malkovich; Catherine Zeta-Jones, Helen Mirren;
Rating: TBC
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Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
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Release Date:

2 August 2013

The Conjuring

Directed by: James Wan;
Starring: Patrick Wilson;
Vera Farmiga; Ron Livingstone;
112 mins, Rating: 15
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Uptight FBI special agent Sarah Ashburn is paired with testy Boston cop Shannon Mullins in order to take down a ruthless drug lord. The hitch: neither woman has ever had a partner -- or a friend for that matter.
Release Date:

2 August 2013

Advance shows from:

31 July 2013

The Heat

Directed by: Paul Feig;
Starring: Sandra Bullock;
Melissa McCarthy; Marlon Wayans;
177 mins, Rating: 15
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The all-star comedy cast from Grown Ups returns (with some exciting new additions) for more summertime laughs.
Release Date:

9 August 2013

Grown Ups 2

Directed by: Dennis Dugan;
Starring: Adam Sandler; Kevin James;
Chris Rock; David Spade; Salma Hayek; Maya Rudolph; Maria Bello; Nick Swardson;
101 mins, Rating: 12A
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Native American spirit warrior Tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid, a man of the law, into a legend of justice.
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Release Date:

9 August 2013

The Lone Ranger

Directed by: Gore Verbinski;
Starring: Johnny Depp; Armie Hammer;
Tom Wilkinson; William Fichtner; Barry Pepper; James Badge Dale; Ruth Wilson; Helena Bonham Carter;
149 mins, Rating: 12A
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Dusty is a cropdusting plane who dreams of competing in a famous aerial race. The problem? He is hopelessly afraid of heights. With the support of his mentor Skipper and a host of new friends, Dusty sets off to make his dreams come true.
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Release Date:

16 August 2013

3D Planes

Directed by: Klay Hall;
Starring: Jon Cryer (voice);
John Cleese (voice); Val Kilmer (voice); Brad Garrett (voice); Julia Louis-Dreyfus (voice);
Rating: TBC
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The costumed high-school hero Kick-Ass joins with a group of normal citizens who have been inspired to fight crime in costume. Meanwhile, the Red Mist plots an act of revenge that will affect everyone Kick-Ass knows.
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Release Date:

16 August 2013

Kick-Ass 2

Directed by: Jeff Wadlow;
Starring: Chloe Grace Moretz;
Jim Carrey; Aaron Taylor-Johnson; Lyndsy Fonseca;
Rating: 15
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Your FRIGHTFEST DAY 1 PASS gives you access to all films showing in the Main Screen on Day 1 of the event comprising 3 highly anticipated films and much more..
Release Date:

22 August 2013

FRIGHTFEST DAY 1 PASS

15 mins, Rating: 18
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FILM4 FRIGHTFEST 2013 Thursday 22nd to Monday 26th August 2012. FILM4 FrightFest is the UK's premiere international fantasy and horror film festival. The festival, now in its 14th year, attracts thousands of genre fans each August to the heart of London's West End and the prodigious Empire Cinema, for five packed days of premieres, previews, personal appearances, signings and surprises.
Release Date:

22 August 2013

FRIGHTFEST FESTIVAL PASS

30 mins, Rating: 18
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Your FRIGHTFEST DAY 2 PASS gives you access to all films showing in the Main Screen on Day 2 of the event comprising 6 highly anticipated films and much more..
Release Date:

23 August 2013

FRIGHTFEST DAY 2 PASS

15 mins, Rating: 18
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When her mom is attacked and taken from their home in New York City by a demon, a seemingly ordinary teenage girl, Clary Fray, finds out truths about her past and bloodline on her quest to get her back, that changes her entire life.
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23 August 2013

The Mortal Intruments: City Of Bones

Directed by: Harald Zwart;
Starring: Lily Collins;
Jamie Campbell Bower; Robert Sheehan;
Rating: TBC
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Your FRIGHTFEST DAY 3 PASS gives you access to all films showing in the Main Screen on Day 3 of the event comprising 6 highly anticipated films and much more..
Release Date:

24 August 2013

FRIGHTFEST DAY 3 PASS

15 mins, Rating: 18
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Your FRIGHTFEST DAY 4 PASS gives you access to all films showing in the Main Screen on Day 4 of the event comprising 6 highly anticipated films and much more..
Release Date:

25 August 2013

FRIGHTFEST DAY 4 PASS

15 mins, Rating: 18
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Your FRIGHTFEST DAY 5 PASS gives you access to all films showing in the Main Screen on Day 5 of the event comprising 5 highly anticipated films and much more..
Release Date:

26 August 2013

FRIGHTFEST DAY 5 PASS

15 mins, Rating: 18
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An all-access pass to the British pop sensation One Direction live in concert.
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Release Date:

30 August 2013

Advance shows from:

29 August 2013

2D One Direction - The Movie

Directed by: Morgan Spurlock;
Themselves: Niall Horan; Zayn Malik;
Liam Payne; Harry Styles; Louis Tomlinson;
Rating: 12A
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A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him.
Release Date:

30 August 2013

2D R.I.P.D (Rest In Peace Department)

Directed by: Robert Schwentke;
Starring: Ryan Reynolds;
Jeff Bridges; Kevin Bacon; Stephanie Szostak;
Rating: TBC
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While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders.
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Release Date:

6 September 2013

White House Down

Directed by: Roland Emmerich;
Starring: Channing Tatum; Maggie Gyllenhaal;
James Woods; Joey King; Jamie Foxx; Richard Jenkins;
Rating: TBC
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Release Date:

17 September 2013

ROH - Turandot (Live)

Directed by: Andrei Serban;
Conductor: Constantinos Carydis;
Starring: Marco Berti; Lisa Lindstrom;
Eri Nakamura; Raymond Aceto;
Rating: 12A As Live
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Set in the year 2154, where the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth, a man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds.
Release Date:

20 September 2013

Elysium

Directed by: Neill Blomkamp;
Starring: Matt Damon; Jodie Foster;
Sharlto Copley; Alice Braga; Diego Luna; William Fichtner; Wagner Moura;
Rating: TBC
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The National Theatre presents a major new production of William Shakespeare’s celebrated play about the destructive power of jealousy.
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Release Date:

26 September 2013

NT Live - Othello

Directed by: Nicholas Hytner;
Starring: Adrian Lester;
Rory Kinnear;
210 mins, Rating: 12A As Live
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Release Date:

16 October 2013

ROH - Don Quixote (Live)

Directed by: Carlos Acosta;

Rating: 12A As Live
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A freak accident might just help an everyday garden snail achieve his biggest dream: winning the Indy 500.
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Release Date:

18 October 2013

3D Turbo

Directed by: David Soren;
Starring: Ryan Reynolds;
Paul Giamatti; Maya Rudolph;
Rating: TBC
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Marvel’s "Thor: The Dark World" continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself.
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Release Date:

1 November 2013

Advance shows from:

30 October 2013

2D Thor: The Dark World

Directed by: Alan Taylor;
Producer: Kevin Feige;
Starring: Chris Hemsworth;
Natalie Portman; Tom Hiddleston;
Rating: TBC
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Release Date:

4 November 2013

ROH - Les Vępres Siciliennes (Live)

Directed by: Stefan Herheim;
Conductor: Antonio Pappano;
Starring: Marina Poplavskaya; Erwin Schrott;
Bryan Hymel; Michael Volle;
Rating: 12A As Live
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Frozen
Release Date:

6 December 2013

Frozen

Directed by: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee;
Starring: Kristen Bell;
Idina Menzel;
Rating: TBC
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Release Date:

12 December 2013

ROH - The Nutcracker (Live)

Rating: 12A As Live
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Release Date:

18 December 2013

ROH - Parsifal (Live)

Directed by: Stephen Langridge;
Conductor: Antonio Pappano;
Starring: Simon O'Neill; Rene Pape;
Gerald Finley; Willard White; Angela Denoke;
Rating: 12A As Live
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For the first time in movie history, audiences will truly see and feel what it was like when dinosaurs ruled the Earth. "Walking with Dinosaurs" is the ultimate immersive experience, utilizing state of the art 3D to put audiences in the middle of a thrilling and epic prehistoric world, where an underdog dino triumphs to become a hero for the ages.
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Release Date:

20 December 2013

3D Walking With Dinosaurs

Directed by: Barry Cook, Neil Nightingale;
Starring: Charlie Rowe;
Angourie Rice;
Rating: TBC
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When an old adversary threatens Rome, the city calls once more on her hero and defender: Coriolanus. But he has enemies at home too. Famine threatens the city, the citizens’ hunger swells to an appetite for change, and on returning from the field Coriolanus must confront the march of realpolitik and the voice of an angry people.
Release Date:

30 January 2014

NT Live - Coriolanus

Directed by: Josie Rourke;
Starring: Tom Hiddleston;
Mark Gatiss;
180 mins, Rating: 12A
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