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27th DEC 23rd JAN 2019-20 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (from 17 Jan) The Rise of Skywalker Wars: Star FROM FRIDAY 27 DEC Knives Out (12A) Dir. Rian Johnson. USA, 2019. 2h 10m. Starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Toni Collette, Christopher Plummer. A murdered crime novelist, a debonair detective, and a whole host of suspects! Rian Johnson pays tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie while giving the genre a modern twist in this riotously funny whodunnit. Frozen 2 (U) Dir. Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck. USA, 2019. 1h 43m. Starring Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Alfred Molina, Alan Tudyk. Elsa, Anna, Olaf and friends travel to an ancient enchanted forest to discover the the origins of Elsa’s powers. This musical journey of self-discovery soon becomes a thrilling adventure to save the kingdom from ecological disaster. UPP’s Film of the Year: Bait (15) Dir. Mark Jenkin. UK, 2019. 1h 29m. Starring Ed Rowe, Mary Woodvine, Giles Smith, Simon Shepherd, Georgia Ellery, Stacey Guthrie. Our staff and volunteers have voted Mark Jenkin’s hypnotic monochrome debut as our favourite film of 2019! Join us for our final celebratory screenings of this brilliantly oddball British drama set in a small Cornish fishing village. Fosse New Year! Part One: Sweet Charity (PG) Dir. Bob Fosse. USA, 1969. 2h 28m. Starring Shirley MacLaine, John McMartin, Sammy Davis Jr. On New Year’s Day we’re celebrating legendary director Bob Fosse with back-to-back screenings of his first two features. This double-bill begins with Fosse’s sparkling musical debut starring Shirley MacLaine as as a hopelessly optimistic dancer looking for love. Fosse New Year! Part Two: Cabaret (15) Dir. Bob Fosse. USA, 1972. 2h 4m. Starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey. Our Bob Fosse double-bill concludes with the film which won him eight Academy Awards, inc. Best Director. Liza Minnelli also won an Oscar for her role as a bohemian musical diva performing late-night shows at Berlin’s Kit Kat Klub during the dying days of the Weimar Republic.
FROM FRIDAY 3 JAN Marriage Story (15) Dir. Noah Baumbach. USA, 2019. 2h 17m. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Ray Liotta, Alan Alda. A rising actress and her director husband prepare for a gruelling separation while battling over custody of their son. Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver deliver an acting masterclass in Noah Baumbach’s sympathetic examination of falling in and out of love. The Report (15) Dir. Scott Z. Burns. USA, 2019. 2h. Starring Adam Driver, Jon Hamm, Annette Bening, Corey Stoll, Michael C. Hall. Former FBI agent Daniel Jones is tasked by the Senate to investigate the CIA’s use of torture on terror suspects in the aftermath of 9/11. A gripping political thriller which acts as an urgent critique of a country losing its sense of morality and justice on the global stage. The Two Popes (12A) Dir. Fernando Meirelles. UK/USA, 2019. 2h 6m. Starring Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins, Sidney Cole. Behind the Vatican walls, Pope Benedict and the future Pope Francis discuss what the future holds as they prepare for life under a new rule. Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce are a terrific pairing in this eloquent look at the Catholic Church at a spiritual crossroads. FROM FRIDAY 10 JAN Le Mans ‘66 (12A) Dir. James Mangold. USA, 2019. 2h 32m. Starring Christian Bale, Matt Damon, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe. A slick, high-octane drama chronicling the rivalry between car manufacturers Ford and Ferrari and their fight for supremacy at the Le Mans 24 endurance race. An action-packed drama with heart-in-the-mouth thrills on the track and genuine emotion off it. Ordinary Love (12A) Dir. Lisa Barros D’Sa, Glenn Leyburn. UK, 2019. 1h 32m. Starring Lesley Manville, Liam Neeson, Amit Shah, David Wilmot. After years of marriage, Tom and Joan’s relationship is given an unexpected jolt by Joan’s breast cancer diagnosis. Flawless performances from Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson permeate this intimate and deeply moving portrait of a marriage. La Belle Epoque (15) Dir. Nicolas Bedos. France, 2019. 1h 55m. French/subs. Starring Daniel Auteuil, Guillaume Canet, Doria Tillier. Destitute and in an unloving marriage, a novelist is given the chance to go back in time thanks to a mysterious theatre troupe. He goes back to 1974 when he first met his wife, but will this intervention help repair his marriage or confirm his modern-day hangups?
FROM FRIDAY 17 JAN Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (12A) Dir. J.J. Abrams. USA, 2019. 2h 22m. Starring Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Kelly Marie Tran, Domhnall Gleeson, Lupita Nyong’o, Ian McDiarmid. The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more as Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron’s journey continues. With the power and knowledge of heroic generations behind them, the final battle commences. Judy & Punch (15) Dir. Mirrah Foulkes. Australia, 2019. 1h 46m. Starring Mia Wasikowska, Damon Herriman, Benedict Hardie. Two puppeteers bring their marionette show to town. They become a local hit, mainly thanks to Judy’s skills, but Punch’s penchant for whiskey leads to tragedy. The traditional Punch and Judy story is turned on its head in this darkly comic tale of female-driven revenge. The Nightingale (18) Dir. Jennifer Kent. Australia, 2018. 2h 16m. Starring Aisling Franciosi, Sam Claflin, Baykali Ganambarr, Damon Herriman. In 1825, a young Irish convict chases a British officer through the Tasmanian wilderness bent on revenge for an act of violence committed against her family. A gruelling period thriller from the director of 2014’s critically-acclaimed psychological horror The Babadook. So, Which Band Is Your Boyfriend In? (12A) Dir. Suzy Harrison. UK, 2018. 1h 37m. Starring Ren Aldridge, Sarah Bentham, Sam Dabb, Piper Dawes, Harriet Doveton, Jen Doveton. An examination of gender in the UK’s DIY and underground music scenes, and how woman who perform are perceived by the audience and fellow musicians. A one-off screening in partnership with the Young Women’s Music Project.
Our Box Office opens 30 minutes before the start of each film, and closes 15 minutes BOX OFFICE after the advertised film start time. Tickets can be bought in advance for all films both in person and online (we do not charge a booking fee). STANDARD TICKET PRICES: Adult £10.00. Senior Citizen £9.00. Student/Claimant £8.00. Child £6.00. Family ticket £28.00. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: Adult £25. Senior Citizen £22. Student/Claimant £20. (Benefits = 2 free tickets, £2.00 discount on tickets, a free drink on joining, local discounts). Full details online at www.uppcinema.com. We don’t show adverts before our films, which do start at the advertised time. CLASSICS FILM TIMES
MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA! FRIDAY 27 DECEMBER FRIDAY 10 JANUARY 18:15 Frozen 2 18:30 Ordinary Love 20:30 Knives Out 20:30 Le Mans ‘66 SATURDAY 28 DECEMBER SATURDAY 11 JANUARY 15:45 Frozen 2 15:30 Le Mans ‘66 18:00 Knives Out 18:30 La Belle Epoque 20:45 Bait 21:00 Ordinary Love SUNDAY 29 DECEMBER SUNDAY 12 JANUARY 15:45 Meet Me in St Louis 15:00 Cossacks of the Kuban Meet Me in St. Louis (U) 18:15 Frozen 2 17:30 Le Mans ‘66 Dir. Vincente Minnelli. USA, 1944. 20:30 Bait 20:30 La Belle Epoque 1h 53m. Starring Judy Garland, Margaret O’Brien, Mary Astor. Wasn’t it fun! MGM’s MONDAY 30 DECEMBER MONDAY 13 JANUARY brilliantly sweet holiday treat. 18:15 Meet Me in St Louis 18:00 Cossacks of the Kuban 20:45 Knives Out 20:30 Le Mans ‘66 TUESDAY 31 DECEMBER TUESDAY 14 JANUARY 16:30 Frozen 2 18:30 Ordinary Love (subs) 18:45 Knives Out 20:30 La Belle Epoque WEDNESDAY 1 JANUARY WEDNESDAY 15 JANUARY 15:00 Sweet Charity 18:00 Le Mans ‘66 18:15 Cabaret 21:00 Ordinary Love 20:45 Knives Out THURSDAY 16 JANUARY (U) Singin’ in the Rain THURSDAY 2 JANUARY 16:00 Ordinary Love Dir. Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly. USA, 16:15 Frozen 2 18:00 Le Belle Epoque 1952. 1h 43m. Starring Gene Kelly, 18:30 Bait 20:30 Le Mans ‘66 Debbie Reynolds, Donald O’Connor. 20:30 Knives Out What a glorious feeling! A masterpiece of the classical Hollywood musical. FRIDAY 17 JANUARY FRIDAY 3 JANUARY 18:00 Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker 18:00 The Report 21:00 Judy & Punch 20:45 Marriage Story SATURDAY 18 JANUARY SATURDAY 4 JANUARY 15:15 Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker 15:30 Knives Out 18:15 Judy & Punch 18:15 Marriage Story 20:45 Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker 21:00 The Report SUNDAY 19 JANUARY SUNDAY 5 JANUARY 15:30 Umbrellas of Cherbourg Cossacks of the Kuban (12A) 15:45 Singin’ In the Rain 17:30 Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker Dir. Ivan Pyrev. Soviet Union, 1950. 18:00 The Report 20:30 The Nightingale 1h 55m. Russian/subs. Starring Sergei 20:30 The Two Popes Lukyanov, Marina Ladynina. A masterful MONDAY 20 JANUARY mythologisation of the Soviet way of life MONDAY 6 JANUARY 18:30 Umbrellas of Cherbourg with Isaac Dunaevsky’s score. 18:15 Singin’ In the Rain 20:30 Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker 20:30 Knives Out TUESDAY 21 JANUARY TUESDAY 7 JANUARY 18:30 So, Which Band Is Your 18:00 Marriage Story Boyfriend In? 20:45 The Two Popes 21:00 The Nightingale WEDNESDAY 8 JANUARY WEDNESDAY 22 JANUARY 18:15 Knives Out 18:15 The Nightingale 21:00 The Report 21:00 Judy & Punch The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (PG) THURSDAY 9 JANUARY THURSDAY 23 JANUARY Dir. Jacques Demy. France, 1964. 12:30 Baby Club 12:30 Baby Club 1h 33m. French/subs. Starring Catherine 15:30 Knives Out 15:30 Judy & Punch Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne 18:15 The Two Popes 18:00 Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker Vernon. Visually intoxicating and highly 21:00 The Report 21:00 Judy & Punch influential homage to the Hollywood musical. HOH SUBTITLED SCREENINGS: early Tuesday evenings when we can. 14/01 Ordinary Love [email protected] BABY CLUB: every other Thursday, just for parents with babies. 09/01 Knives Out, 23/01 Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker 01865 245288