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CHRISTMAS MERRY 4 – 5 Films marked are available as Silver Screenings – see page 14 Book Online — www.phoenix.org.uk Box Office — 0116 242 2800 12 THE IMITATION GAME the director of of director the 1hr 46mins 1hr A brilliant mathematician, Turing Turing mathematician, A brilliant UK / USA 2014, /USA UK 1hr 54mins Benedict Cumberbatch as the the as Cumberbatch Benedict story true incredible the on Based Cypher School at Bletchley Park Park Bletchley at School Cypher Code, a German communication communication aGerman Code, Enigma the crack to Government joins a group of logician prodigies prodigies logician of agroup joins Cast: Dir. cipher with 159 million, million, million, 159 with million, cipher British the by employed Turing. Alan eccentric genius and Code Government the of million configurations. possible Mon 1 – Thu 11 1–Thu Dec Mon during WWII, this new film from from film new this WWII, during Smith) has lived in the apartment apartment the in lived has Smith) for many years with her daughter daughter her with years many for (Maggie Mathilde feisty the with comes it find to only father, UK / USA / France 2014, /France /USA UK Ill-fated New Yorker Mathias Mathias Yorker New Ill-fated Parisian apartment from his his from apartment Parisian Thomas Scott Kristin Chloé (Thomas) and is entitled to to entitled is and (Thomas) Chloé law, estate real French ancient who resident unexpected an a inherits Kline) (Kevin Gold refuses to leave. Due to an an to Due leave. to refuses Cast: Dir. Fri 5 – Thu 11 5–Thu Dec Fri MY OLD LADY OLD MY

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is an an is 15 The UK premiere of this superb superb this of premiere UK The Trilogy Jon offers illuminating and moving moving and illuminating offers Jon addicts with works he as Roberts Jon Sober, steadfast and optimistic, optimistic, and steadfast Sober, to ‘Albert’, his street-side alter-ego. alter-ego. street-side his ‘Albert’, to will be followed by a Q&A with with aQ&A by followed be will UK 2014,UK 1hr 25mins Nick Hamer explores Roberts’ own own Roberts’ explores Hamer Nick Following consultant recovery Leicester-made documentary. insights drawn from his own own his from drawn insights director debut Leicestershire, in journey with addiction, notably the the notably addiction, with journey struggles he faced saying goodbye goodbye saying faced he struggles Dir: Fri 5 – Mon 8Dec 5–Mon Fri challenges. The Fri 5 screening 5screening Fri The challenges. director Nickdirector Hamer. DEAR ALBERT the spectacular. With echoes of of echoes With spectacular. the with film the anchoring form, win for for win Anne Hathaway Hathaway Anne UK’s David Oyelowo are all on top top on all are Oyelowo UK’s David 2014, 48mins /UK USA 2hrs Hathaway, Jessica Chastain and the the and Chastain Jessica Hathaway, Oscar his from (fresh McConaughey leave a dying Earth in order to to order in Earth adying leave Christopher Nolan ( Nolan Christopher journey through a wormhole and and awormhole through journey search for a planet that can support support can that aplanet for search must scientists of team A film. sci-fi

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6 – 7 Films marked are available as Silver Screenings – see page 14 Book Online — www.phoenix.org.uk Box Office — 0116 242 2800 1988, the film flashes back to his to back flashes film 1988, the THE OVERNIGHTERS THE to become one of the most most the of one become to James follows biopic new this the two groups begins to rise. rise. to begins groups two the the to clinging townspeople the with cope to unable are towns of fields oil the in demons their men broken sees documentary this American dream, tensions between between tensions dream, American A modern-day USA 2014, 18mins USA 2hrs 2014,USA 1hr 41mins Brown’s rise from extreme poverty poverty extreme from rise Brown’s Award- Academy the From Nelson Ellis the by Lured Dakota. North in history. Chadwick Boseman Boseman Chadwick history. in influential andbeloved musicians level of migrants so a local pastor pastor alocal so migrants of level and Dan Aykroyd. Beginning in in Beginning Aykroyd. Dan and superb support from Nelsan Ellis Ellis Nelsan from support superb with Soul, of Godfather The as stars of programme adivisive starts Cast: Cast: Dir. Dir. Dir. Fri 19 Dec Fri 24 –Wed early years in South Carolina, his his Carolina, South in years early at sleep to aplace people giving from run and dreams their chase nominated director of of director nominated his church. With workers and and workers With church. his the jobs, paid well of promise 11 8–Thu Dec Mon his most famous performances and and performances famous most his GET ON UP ON GET discovery of gospel music, some of of some music, gospel of discovery Jesse Moss Jesse Tate Taylor Tate Chadwick Boseman, Boseman, Chadwick Edwards Keegan Reinke, Jay Grapes of Wrath of Grapes 12A The Help

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"A grave and beautiful drama, drama, beautiful "A and grave 1950s America, and critic John John critic and 1950s America, – THE STARS THE Vladimir VdovichenkovVladimir Stars Zvyagintsev’s ( Zvyagintsev’s Sea, but the town’s mayor is is mayor town’s the but Sea, friendship as John’s perfectly perfectly John’s as friendship anarchic their charts film the Film Best and year the of films white and refuses to fit the the fit to refuses and white Festival, Film London the at winner Unprepared for the erratic bohemian, bohemian, erratic the for Unprepared 2014,UK 1hr 36mins Michael of Brinnin has the distinction 2014, 21mins, subtitled 2hrs Russia ( legendary Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Thomas. Dylan poet Welsh legendary Barents the of edge the on location One of the most critically-acclaimed critically-acclaimed most the of One enormous" and intimate once at Directed by Andy Goddard Goddard Andy by Directed Cast: Cast: Dir. Dir. Dir. SET FIRE TO FIRE SET Fri 19 Dec Fri 24 –Wed conventions of the biopic. ordinary the the by shaken is world ordered by tour campus first the organising adesirable in property asmall owns of parable subversive and compelling LEVIATHAN modern Russia. Car mechanic Kolya Kolya mechanic Car Russia. modern hard-drinking beast that beast was Thomas. hard-drinking 18 15 Dec –Thu Mon Downton Abbey The New York Times York Times New The Andrey Zvyagintsev Andrey Andy Goddard is shot in expressive black and and black expressive in shot is Elijah Wood, Celyn Jones Celyn Wood, Elijah Elena Lyadova, Elena 15 ), ), 15

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Mon 1 1pm Human Capital 3.45pm Interstellar 7pm Get On Up – Descriptive Subtitled 1.30pm The Imitation Game 5pm Winter Sleep 8.30pm It’s a Wonderful Life 3.30pm Playtime 7.30pm Interstellar Wed 24 11.30am Nativity 3 4.15pm The Imitation Game 8.45pm Northern Soul 1pm Leviathan 6.15pm Gone Too Far Sat 13 10.30am The Book of Life - Autism Friendly 2pm It’s a Wonderful Life 7.15pm The Imitation Game 11am Magnetron’s Universe 4pm The Grandmaster 8.15pm Nightcrawler 11.30am The Book of Life 5.15pm It’s a Wonderful Life Tue 2 1pm The Imitation Game 1.15pm Interstellar 6.30pm Get on Up 1.30pm Human Capital 2pm Magnetron’s Universe Thu 25 Closed Merry Christmas! 3.50pm Nightcrawler 2.15pm Northern Soul Fri 26 12.30pm Paddington 4.45pm The Imitation Game 4.30pm Winter Sleep 1pm Unbroken 6.20pm Nightcrawler 5pm 2001: A Space Odyssey 3.30pm St. Vincent 7.30pm Exhibition on Screen: Rembrandt 8pm Interstellar 4pm Unbroken 8.45pm The Imitation Game 8.30pm Northern Soul 6.15pm The Homesman Wed 3 11am The Imitation Game Sun 14 12pm Lazy Sunday: Northern Soul 7pm Unbroken 1pm Nightcrawler 2.15pm The Book of Life Sat 27 11.15am Paddington 1.30pm The Imitation Game 4.30pm Blade Runner 1pm Unbroken 3.40pm Human Capital 4.45pm Northern Soul 2pm The Homesman 4.30pm The Imitation Game 7pm Winter Sleep 4.15pm 2001: A Space Odyssey 6.15pm Human Capital 7.15pm Interstellar 4.45pm Unbroken 7.30pm The Imitation Game Mon 15 1pm Interstellar 7.30pm Unbroken 8.40pm Nightcrawler 1.30pm Winter Sleep 8pm St. Vincent Thu 4 3pm The Imitation Game 4.20pm The Possibilities Are Endless Sun 28 12pm Lazy Sunday: Unbroken 3.15pm Nightcrawler 6.15pm The Possibilities Are Endless 12.15pm Paddington 5.30pm The Imitation Game 6.20pm Set Fire to the Stars 3pm St. Vincent 6.15pm Nightcrawler 8.15pm Interstellar 3.45pm Unbroken 8pm The Imitation Game 8.30pm Northern Soul 5.20pm The Homesman 8.45pm Human Capital Tue 16 1pm The Possibilities Are Endless 7pm Unbroken Fri 5 1.50pm My Old Lady 1.30pm Set Fire to the Stars 8pm St. Vincent 2.15pm The Imitation Game 3pm Interstellar Mon 29 11am Paddington 4.15pm Invasion of the Body Snatchers 3.40pm Winter Sleep 1pm The Homesman 4.45pm My Old Lady 6.30pm Interstellar – Descriptive Subtitled 1.30pm Unbroken 6.15pm What We Do in the Shadows 7.30pm Winter Sleep 3.40pm Paddington 7.30pm Dear Albert UK Premiere + Q&A Wed 17 11am Set Fire to the Stars 4.30pm Unbroken 8.15pm The Drop 1pm Interstellar 6.15pm St. Vincent Sat 6 10.15am Christmas Family Fun Day 1.30pm Winter Sleep 7.45pm Unbroken 1pm My Old Lady 4.45pm Set Fire to the Stars 8.30pm The Homesman 3.30pm The Imitation Game 6.15pm The Possibilities Are Endless Tue 30 11am Paddington 4pm Dear Albert 7.15pm Interstellar 1pm Unbroken 6pm Invasion of the Body Snatchers 8.15pm Set Fire to the Stars 1.30pm The Homesman

6.15pm My Old Lady Thu 18 2pm Set Fire to the Stars 4pm Unbroken 8pm The Drop 2.15pm Interstellar 4.15pm St. Vincent 8.30pm What We Do in the Shadows 4.30pm It’s a Wonderful Life 6.30pm Moon Sun 7 12pm Lazy Sunday: My Old Lady 5.45pm The Possibilities Are Endless 7pm Unbroken – Descriptive Subtitled 12.30pm The Drop 7.20pm Winter Sleep 8.30pm St. Vincent 2.50pm What We Do in the Shadows 7.45pm Interstellar Wed 31 12pm Paddington 4pm Bolshoi Ballet: La Bayadere Fri 19 1pm Fred Claus - Audio Described 1pm Unbroken 5pm The Imitation Game 2pm Get on Up 2.40pm Paddington 7.30pm Dear Albert 2.15pm Leviathan 4pm Unbroken 7.50pm The Drop 5pm The Grandmaster 5.20pm The Homesman Mon 8 1pm My Old Lady 5.15pm Leviathan 7.15pm Unbroken 1.30pm The Drop 7.30pm It’s a Wonderful Life - Charity Screening 8pm St. Vincent 3.30pm The Imitation Game 8.15pm Get on Up Jan 1 Closed Happy New Year! 4pm What We Do in the Shadows Sat 20 11.15am Nativity 3 6.15pm Dear Albert 1.15pm The Grandmaster 6.15pm My Old Lady 2pm Leviathan Key Access Cinema 8.15pm The Overnighters 4pm Double Bill: The Nightmare before Silver Screening 8.30pm The Drop Christmas & Rare Exports Courses Tue 9 1pm The Drop 4pm The Nightmare before Christmas Stage on Screen 1.30pm My Old Lady 5.15pm It’s a Wonderful Life Sci-Fi Season 3.20pm What We Do in the Shadows 5.45pm Rare Exports 3.50pm The Imitation Game 7.45pm Get on Up The first week of January’s diary is available online at 5.20pm The Overnighters 8pm Leviathan phoenix.org.uk. The rest of the month will be available 6.15pm The Drop - Descriptive Subtitled Sun 21 11.30am Bygone Leicester from Fri 12 Dec. 8pm NT Live: John 12pm Lazy Sunday: Nativity 3 8.40pm What We Do in the Shadows 2.30pm Bygone Leicester Wed 10 10.30am Brassed Off 3pm Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker 1pm My Old Lady 5.45pm Get on Up 1.30pm The Drop 7.15pm It’s a Wonderful Life 3.30pm The Imitation Game 8.35pm Leviathan 3.50pm The Overnighters Mon 22 11am Nativity 3 6.10pm What We Do in the Shadows 1pm Leviathan 6.15pm My Old Lady 1.30pm Get on Up GIFT VOUCHERS 8.15pm Under the Skin 4.15pm It’s a Wonderful Life The ideal Christmas gift 8.30pm The Drop 5pm The Grandmaster Thu 11 3.30pm My Old Lady 7.15pm Leviathan for film lovers! 3.45pm The Drop 7.45pm Get on Up £5 vouchers, Film & Dine for 2 (£26) 6.15pm The Overnighters Tue 23 11am Nativity Film Wine & Dine (£35) 6.15pm My Old Lady 1pm Get on Up 8.30pm The Drop 1.30pm Leviathan 8.40pm What We Do in the Shadows 4pm Leviathan Fri 12 2.40pm Northern Soul 6.10pm The Grandmaster 10 – 11 Films marked are available as Silver Screenings – see page 14 Book Online — www.phoenix.org.uk Box Office — 0116 242 2800 1hr 48mins, subtitled subtitled 1hr 48mins, THE GRANDMASTER Starred Up Starred Mood for Love for Mood time of honour and discipline. discipline. and honour of time ( Wai Kar Wong filmmaker story, true highly-anticipated this was also the golden age of Chinese Chinese of age golden the also was An action epic from acclaimed acclaimed from epic action An USA 2014, Running time TBC time 2014,USA Running Inspired by the life and times of the the of times and life the by Inspired Hong Kong / China 2013 /China Kong Hong ( O’Connell Jack star Rising UNBROKEN UNBROKEN (Bruce Lee’s trainer), the story story the trainer), Lee’s (Bruce last dynasty, a time of division that that division of atime dynasty, last Man Ip master, fu kung legendary Domhnall Gleeson Domhnall (excl. Thu 1) Thu (excl. spans the tumultuous Republican Cast: Cast: Dir. Dir. Dir. Fri 19 – Wed 24 Dec (excl. Sun 21) Sun (excl. 19 Dec Fri 24 –Wed 8Jan –Thu Dec 26 Fri era that followed the fall of China's China's of fall the followed that era with filled film, exquisitely-shot champion runner and Olympian martial arts. arts. martial a for nostalgia and melancholy based onbased the multi award-winning biography of Louis Zamperini. A A Zamperini. Louis of biography Angelina Jolie Wong Kar Wai Kar Wong Jack O’Connell, Tony Leung, Ziyi Zhang Ziyi Tony Leung, ) takes the lead role in in role lead the ) takes ), this is an an is ), this TBC

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Treat you and yours to Phoenix's Phoenix's to yours and Treat you £6.50Tickets: THE BYGONE LEICESTER BYGONETHE LEICESTER trams, farming and country life, life, country and farming trams, Archive. This year's programme programme year's This Archive. 45mins 2hrs Approx Foxon of the Leicestershire Film Film Leicestershire the of Foxon Sun 21 Dec, 11.30am &2.30pm 11.30am 21 Dec, Sun local history presented live by Rob Rob by live presented history local Guard in Town Hall Square Square Town in Hall Guard Home the of gathering a large of screening Christmas annual remembers the more leisurely pace pace leisurely more the remembers SHOW of life of Leicester in the 1930s with with 1930s the in Leicester of life of during WWII and much more. more. much and WWII during MOVING PICTURE PICTURE MOVING odd, endearing friendship blossoms blossoms friendship endearing odd, that Deciding gambling. and alcohol ST. VINCENT ST. year?), St. Vincent sees single single sees Vincent St. year?), Oliver needs to toughen up, Vincent up, Vincent toughen to needs Oliver she hours, long Working Oliver. Cast: With Oscar buzz for Bill Murray’s Murray’s Bill for buzz Oscar With unpredictable and very funny. funny. very and unpredictable his be finally it (will performance takes him under his wing and an an and wing his under him takes neighbour Vincent (Murray), a (Murray), Vincent neighbour son her with Brooklyn to move McCarthy) (Melissa Maggie mother USA 2014,USA 1hr 42mins Dir. Fri 26 – Wed 31 –Wed Dec 26 Fri between the Refreshing, two. between for apenchant with veteran bawdy leaves Oliver with their new new their with Oliver leaves Theodore Melfi Theodore Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy Melissa Murray, Bill 12A

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OPENING TIMES TICKETS Sat – Sun Mon – Fri & bank holidays Full Conc* Student/U18 After 5pm Box office 12pm – 9pm 11am – 9pm £ 7.90 £6.10 £5.00 & Weekends Café Bar & DMU 9am – 11pm 10am – 11pm Cube Gallery Before 5pm £ 7.10 £6.10 £5.00

11am – 9pm (Sat) Autistic Friendly / £4.00 Food Served 11am – 9pm 10am – 6pm (Sun) Supported Environment one free carer ticket available Screenings for CEA cardholders Christmas Opening: Phoenix will be closed on Christmas Day 1 adult + 1 child, £9.50 and New Year’s Day. On the 22, 23, 24, 26, 29, 30, 31 Dec and Family tickets 1 adult + 2 children, £14.25 2 Jan we will open at the later time of 10am. On Christmas 2 adults + 2 children, £19.00 Eve and Boxing Day the kitchen will close at 7pm, and the building at 10pm. Normal opening hours will apply at other 3D films cost an additional £1.50 times. Art exhibitions are all FREE entry

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You can buy tickets in advance online, by phone or in person Phoenix, 4 Midland Street, Leicester, LE1 1TG at the box office. We do not charge a booking fee. For office enquires, including corporate *Concessions available for people with proof of status for space hire, call 0116 242 2821. unemployment, receipt of state pension and disability. One free carer ticket is available for CEA cardholders.

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