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SEE OUR WEBSITE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION BOOK NOW AT THE CINEMA BOX OFFICE, TIC OR ONLINE www.saffronscreen.com www.saffronscreen.com CINEMA INFORMATION TICKETS FOR ALL FILMS ARE NOW ON SALE DAYTIME Full £7.30; 65 & over £6.50; other adult concessions £5.40; 16-30 £5.00; under 16s £4.60; family tickets (2 adults + 2 children or 1 adult + 3 children) £20.50 EVENINGS (films at or after 5pm) Full £8.40; 65 & over £7.80; other adult concessions £6.30; 16-30 £5.50; under 16s £5.20 (30 & under £4.50 Monday nights) KIND HEARTS CINEMA for TINIES Adults £4.00; children £3.00; under 2s free ALADDIN AFTER LIFE AND CORONETS ArTS oN SCrEEN Please see ticket price information for each event. See our website for information about eligibility for concession price tickets. Group bookings 11 cinema tickets for the price of 10 (not available online). WELCOME Tickets are available: ● online at www.saffronscreen.com (booking fee applies) You certainly won’t be stuck for something to ● in person from the Box office (opens 30 mins before each screening) do this summer with our jam-packed programme of ● in person from the Tourist Information Centre, Saffron Walden entertainment, including not one but two Disney live-action (booking fee applies) (telephone: 01799 524002, enquiries only). remakes, Aladdin and The Lion King. RECEIVE THE LATEST INFORMATION VIA EMAIL The contemplative style of Shoplifters director Hirokazu Kore- Sign up for weekly film updates and select your viewing preferences at: eda is represented by two films in August, After Life and Still www.saffronscreen.com/mailinglist Walking. We will also be featuring a raft of fascinating new documentaries on such diverse topics as Maradona, Pavarotti, FOLLOW US Liam Gallagher, Apollo 11 and social history with new towns. facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram Our Monday night films and these documentaries form part of our involvement with Film Feels: Obsession, a BFI Film FIND US Audience Network initiative to celebrate film’s unique way of Saffron Walden County High School, Audley End road, transporting us, illuminating ideas and sparking conversation. Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 4UH Don’t miss our live relay of The Lehman Trilogy from the West Doors open 30 minutes before screenings. End (‘What an astonishing evening! Engrossing play and Please use the main school entrance and car parks (not the sports hall an acting masterclass’ The Guardian) and visit Maastricht car park). See our website for detailed information. to enjoy the delights of André Rieu and his orchestra. After a great success in 2018, National Lottery Film Day ACCESSIBILITY returns on 25th August. Buy a lotto ticket in the days The cinema is wheelchair friendly and has induction loop facilities. With before and get free cinema tickets for our films that day, some films, we are able to offer audio description and subtitles. A large print including Danny Boyle’s tribute to The Beatles, Yesterday. version of this programme can be supplied on request. Please contact the The film I am most looking forward to has to be the brand- office for further details. new 4K restoration of Ealing Studios’ Kind Hearts and Coronets – the irrepressible Alec Guinness playing no fewer CONTACT US than 10 roles in this 1949 black comedy masterpiece. Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01799 500238 Postal address: c/o Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre, See you there! 1 Market Place, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 1HR Charity no 1113259 Andrew Jenkins, Business Manager www.saffronscreen.com PS – Thanks to everyone who bought a prize draw ticket. £1000 has been raised to help fund our vital community and outreach programme. Printed on certified and sustainable paper Design: www.design-mill.co.uk Subtitled (hard of hearing) Cinema for Tinies Print: www.p4biz.co.uk JULY 2019 JULY 2019

ROCKETMAN RORY’SFIRE AT WAYSEA LIAM GALLAGHER

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TOO LATE TO DIE YOUNG (Tarde para morir joven) (15) SUNSET (Napszállta) (15) Mon 8th 7.30pm Note start time st Mon 1 8pm DIRECTOR László Nemes DIRECTOR Dominga Sotomayor Castillo CAST Juli Jakab, Vlad Ivanov, Susanne Wuest, Evelin Dobos CAST Demian Hernández, Antar Machado, Magdalena Tótoro, Matías Oviedo SCREEN TEST This second feature from Oscar-winner Nemes (Son of Saul) is a SCREEN TEST The heat and the dust are palpable in this remarkable semi- beautifully crafted, mysterious drama set in 1913, on the eve of the First World War. Milliner autobiographical coming-of-age delicacy. As democracy returns to Chile during the summer Írisz Leiter returns to Budapest, seeking employment in the legendary hat shop which her of 1990, tomboy Sofía, guitar-strumming Lucas (both 16) and troublemaker Clara (10) set parents owned before their death. But the real reason for her return is to find out the truth off for an isolated commune, where their families look to build a new idealistic future. The about her brother, an elusive character who moves in dark circles. Stunningly shot, this youngsters face their first loves, losses, disappointments and fears – and a disastrous mishap. absorbing film bears witness to the flickering innocence of a Europe about to be plunged A beautiful and sensuous film. (2018 Chile/Braz/Arg/Neth/Qatar 110 mins Subtitled) into hell. (2019 Hung/Ger 142 mins Subtitled) ROCKETMAN (15) Fri 5th 8pm Sat 6th 5pm LIAM GALLAGHER: AS IT WAS (15) Fri 12th 8pm th th Sun 7 & Tues 30 8pm DIRECTORS Gavin Fitzgerald, Charlie Lightening DIRECTOR Dexter Fletcher SCREEN TEST Presenting an honest and unrivalled insight, this documentary tells the CAST Taron Egerton, Richard Madden, Jamie Bell, Bryce Dallas Howard story of how Liam Gallagher, one of the most electrifying rock ‘n’ roll frontmen, went from SCREEN TEST A no-holds-barred musical fantasy about Elton John’s early career and the dizzying heights of his champagne supernova years in Oasis, to living on the edge, career breakthrough. Fletcher (Sunshine on Leith) follows John’s early days as a prodigy at ostracised and lost in booze, notoriety and bitter legal battles. And then, starting again the Royal Academy of Music to his eventual musical partnership with Bernie Taupin through alone, how Gallagher he risked everything to make his comeback. (2019 UK 85 mins) his wild hedonistic years. Sit back and take a trip down Yellow Brick Road! (2019 UK/USA 121 mins) THE AGE OF THE EUROPEAN AUTEUR Sat 13th 11am-5.30pm (PG) Sat 6th & Sun 7th 1.45pm Sat 13th 3pm Sun 14th 1.45pm Covering seven films by seven European auteurs from different countries and spanning the ALADDIN period from the mid-1950s to the mid-1980s, this course looks at how directors in the Sun 21st 1.45pm (autism-friendly screening) Wed 14th Aug 3pm post-war period explored history, politics, personal identity and faith in an era of doubt and DIRECTOR Guy Ritchie uncertainty. CAST Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Will Smith, Marwan Kenzari See our website for details. £35 (£25 for under 30s). SCREEN TEST A vibrant, exciting live-action retelling of the classic animation – the story of lovable street urchin Aladdin, courageous Princess Jasmine and the wise-cracking GLORIA BELL (15) Sat 13th 8pm Sun 14th 5pm & 8pm Genie (Smith on fine form). Lively, colourful and very funny, this is rollicking family-friendly entertainment that will take you to a whole new world. (2019 USA 128 mins) DIRECTOR Sebastián Lelio CAST Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Michael Cera, Sean Astin RORY’S WAY (12A) Sat 6th 8pm Sun 7th 5pm SCREEN TEST Gloria (Moore) is a free-spirited divorcée who spends her days at the office and her nights on the dance floor. After meeting Arnold (Turturro) on a night out, she DIRECTORS Oded Binnun, Mihal Brezis finds herself thrust into an unexpected new romance. This is an English language version by CAST Brian Cox, JJ Feild, Thora Birch, Rosanna Arquette Chilean director Lelio (A Fantastic Woman) of his popular 2013 filmGloria , which relocates SCREEN TEST Based on the novel The Etruscan Smile by José Luis Sampedro, this film stars Cox as Rory MacNeil, a rugged old Scotsman who reluctantly leaves his beloved the story from Santiago to Los Angeles. A sophisticated and uplifting romantic comedy. isolated Hebridean island and travels to San Francisco to seek medical treatment. Moving in (2018 Chile/USA 102 mins) with his estranged son, Rory sees his life transformed through a newly found bond with his (PG) Mon 15th 8pm baby grandson. A quiet film, full of pain, love, life and death. (2018 USA 107 mins) PICKPOCKET DIRECTOR Robert Bresson DRINKING BUDDIES (15) Sun 7th 7.30pm CAST Martin La Salle, Marika Green, Jean Pélégri, Dolly Scal Pop-up screening at Wylde Sky Brewing, Linton. This entertaining comedy drama set in a SCREEN TEST In this classic story of crime and redemption, a young pickpocket spends brewery in Chicago features a great cast (including Olivia Wilde who directs Booksmart) and his days working the streets and railway stations of Paris. As his confidence grows, he takes a relaxed vibe as a pair of co-workers must work out if they are just friends or something ever-increasing risks in pursuit of the thrill. Hugely influential, Bresson’s tautly crafted study more. The perfect film to watch in the environs of Wylde Sky Brewing – while drinking their of humanity is considered a masterpiece of cinematography, with a riveting performance delicious beer. (2013 USA 88 mins) from the young non-professional lead. (1959 Fr 74 mins Subtitled B&W) Book online now at: www.saffronscreen.com Full-size screen with the latest digital technology JULY 2019 GILES COOPER ENTERTAINMENT PROUDLY PRESENTS AUDLEY END SUMMER CONCERTS 2019 AUDLEY END HOUSE AND GARDENS, SAFFRON WALDEN, ESSEX, CB11 4JF TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SAFFRON WALDEN TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE PICNICS PERMITTED WITH SOFT DRINKS • BARS AND FOOD STALLS ON SITE

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BOOKSMART (15) Tues 16th 8pm Sun 28th 5pm DIRECTOR Olivia Wilde CAST Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Jessica Williams, Lisa Kudrow SCREEN TEST High school’s over! But bookish best mates Molly and Amy realise they still could have been super successful with less work and more play – like their classmates. Determined to experience one wild, unforgettable night after years of missing out, they head off on a hilarious adventure to fi nd the best party in town, learning a few life lessons on the way. Empathetic and delightfully funny, this is an infectious celebration of teen spirit and friendship – your new fave teen movie. (2019 USA 102 mins) Presented by the Saffron Screen Young Programmers. FRIDAY 12 JULY 2019 th EATING ANIMALS (12A) Thurs 18 8pm TICKETMASTER.CO.UK ■ 0844 844 0444 LIVE DIRECTOR Christopher Dillon Quinn SCREEN TEST How much do you know about the food that’s on your plate? Based GILES COOPER ENTERTAINMENT BY ARRANGEMENT WITH UTA AND ITB PRESENTS on Jonathan Safran Foer’s best-selling book and narrated by Natalie Portman, this documentary is an eye-opening look at the environmental, economic and public health consequences of factory farming. The fi lm charts how farming has gone from local and sustainable to a corporate monster offering cheap food at the cost of exploiting animals, using antibiotics and hormones and polluting the environment. (2017 UK/India/Ger/China/USA 95 mins) Presented in conjunction with Changing Conversations and Saffron Walden Action on Climate Change (SWACC) and followed by a discussion about issues raised in the fi lm. MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL (12A) Fri 19th 8pm Sat 20th 3pm DIRECTOR F Gary Gray CAST Tessa Thompson, Chris Hemsworth, Rebecca Ferguson, Emma Thompson SATURDAY 13TH JULY 2019 VIP PACKAGES AVAILABLE TICKETMASTER.CO.UK 0844 844 0444 SCREEN TEST The agency fi ghting extra-terrestrial life on Earth is back – and now it’s • • the turn of the United Kingdom’s branch of the Men in Black. Cream of the alien-fi ghting GILES COOPER ENTERTAINMENT PROUDLY PRESENTS crop Agent H (Hemsworth) and newbie Agent M (Thompson) star in this sidequel to the EXCLUSIVE CONCERT CELEBRATING EXACTLY 50 YEARS SINCE THE RELEASE OF THEIR FIRST SINGLE IN 1969 fi lm series. Expect comedic one-liners, super slick cars and the fastest weapon-drawing in the West. (2019 UK/USA 115 mins) LATE NIGHT (15) Sat 20th 8pm Sun 21st 5pm & 8pm THE JACKSONS DIRECTOR Nisha Ganatra CAST Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, John Lithgow, Hugh Dancy (ORIGINAL MEMBERS: JERMAINE JACKSON, JACKIE JACKSON, TITO JACKSON, MARLON JACKSON) SCREEN TEST Thompson plays a legendary late-night talk show host whose world is turned upside down when she hires her only female staff writer (Kaling). Originally intended PLUS VERY SPECIAL GUESTS to smooth over diversity concerns, her decision has unexpectedly hilarious consequences as the two women, separated by culture and generation, are united by their love of a biting featuring punchline. Kaling has written this fi lm, based on her experiences of being the only woman in Maizie Williams the writers’ room, and Thompson clearly relishes a rare opportunity to play a comic co-lead, fi ring off one-liners with great exuberance. (2019 USA 102 mins) ● Free parking Wide choice of refreshments SUNDAY 14 JULY 2019 VIP PACKAGES AVAILABLE • TICKETMASTER.CO.UK • 0844 844 0444 JULY 2019 JULY 2019

A SEASON IN FRANCE THE EDGE PILLOW TALK TOY STORY 4 WE THE ANIMALS DIEGO MARADONA

THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 (U) TOY STORY 4 (U) Fri 26th & Sat 27th 3pm Sun 28th 2pm Sun 21st 11am (Cinema for Tinies) Mon 22nd 3pm Mon 29th & Wed 31st 3pm August: Fri 2nd 3pm Sat 3rd & Sun 4th 2pm DIRECTORS Chris Renaud, Jonathan del Val DIRECTOR Josh Cooley CAST Patton Oswalt, Eric Stonestreet, Tiffany Haddish, Harrison Ford VOICES Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale SCREEN TEST Another chance to see this hilarious sequel which continues the story of SCREEN TEST Hopefully not the fi nal fi lm in the peerless Pixar animated series. Woody Jack Russell Max and his furry buddies, following their secret lives in New York City after and Buzz embark on a road trip with old and new friends including a reluctant home-made their unsuspecting owners depart for work or school each day. A terrifi c fast-paced family toy, Forky. When an unexpected detour leads Woody to a reunion with his long-lost friend animation. (2019 Fr/USA/Jap 86 mins) Bo Peep, they are forced to re-evaluate what it means to be a toy. Smart, funny and A SEASON IN FRANCE (Une saison en France) (12A) moving: once again Toy Story triumphs. (2019 USA 100 mins) Mon 22nd 8pm SOMETIMES ALWAYS NEVER (12A) Fri 26th & Sun 28th 8pm DIRECTOR Mahamat-Saleh Haroun CAST Eriq Ebouaney, Sandrine Bonnaire, Bibi Tanga, Aalayna Lys DIRECTOR Carl Hunter SCREEN TEST Chadian director Haroun portrays the pride and pain of the refugee CAST Bill Nighy, Sam Riley, Alice Lowe, Jenny Agutter experience with compassion and a sharp edge. His fi lm tells the story of two brothers who SCREEN TEST Nighy is winningly deadpan in this offbeat comedy-drama. He plays have escaped from civil war in Central African Republic; they both held academic teaching a Scrabble-obsessed Merseyside tailor, whose eldest son stormed out of the house after positions at home but in France have to make do with cash-in-hand jobs. To complicate a particularly heated round, never to return. Years later, Alan and his other son (Riley) things, one of them has now fallen in love with a French woman, played with shrewd insight continue the search while trying to repair their own strained relationship with a witty and by Bonnaire. A humane and moving fi lm. (2017 Fr 101 mins Subtitled) astute script by screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce, the superb cast capture the shifting moods of a family who know plenty of words but struggle to communicate. (2018 UK 89 mins) THE EDGE (15) Tues 23rd 8pm DIRECTOR Barney Douglas ANDRÉ RIEU 2019 MAASTRICHT CONCERT: SHALL SCREEN TEST This documentary follows the achievements of the England men’s cricket team WE DANCE? Sat 27th 7pm Sun 11th August 3pm between 2009 and 2013, when they reached the top of the world rankings. It gives a compelling, funny and emotional insight into a band of brothers, their rise to the top, their unmatched Concert from Maastricht – see Arts on Screen pages for details. achievements and the huge toll it took on the players’ mental health. (2019 UK 95 mins) WE THE ANIMALS (15) Mon 29th 8pm th PILLOW TALK (PG) DEMENTIA-FRIENDLY SCREENING Wed 24 3pm DIRECTOR Jeremiah Zagar DIRECTOR Michael Gordon CAST Evan Rosado, Raúl Castillo, Sheila Vand, Isaiah Kristian CAST Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter SCREEN TEST Working class family Ma, Paps and their pre-teen sons live in a SCREEN TEST In this quintessential 1950s rom-com, Hudson plays a philandering ramshackle house in the woods of upstate New York. While Manny and Joel grow into composer, pursuing a reluctant Day through a series of mishaps and misunderstandings. versions of their unpredictable father, who is prone to violent outbursts, the quiet and Screening open to all but particularly welcoming to people living with dementia together sensitive youngest son retreats into his own imagined world. Gorgeously shot and brilliantly with their family, friends and carers. (1959 USA 100 mins + interval) performed, this is an emotionally nuanced portrayal of a family in poverty, of brotherhood Tickets £5, carers free. and of a young boy beginning to come of age. SHEFFIELD ADVENTURE FILMS (15 tbc) Wed 24th 8pm With an introduction; see our website for details. (2018 USA 93 mins) SCREEN TEST The 2019 touring programme presents two hours of the best of the DIEGO MARADONA (12A) Wed 31st 8pm Sheffi eld Adventure Film Festival. The six fi lms represent the pinnacle of climbing, running and biking, adventures from the snow and the streets. They include an expedition to climb DIRECTOR Asif Kapadia the remote frozen towers of Antarctica (featuring Free Solo’s Alex Honnold and Jimmy Chin), SCREEN TEST Kapadia’s follow up to Senna and Amy is a gripping account of Diego a 12-year-old free-skiing prodigy and a fi ve-day mountain race down the spine of Wales. Maradona’s playing career, made up entirely of found footage, cleverly chosen and shaped. Come for some summer inspiration! (2019 UK 123 mins Part subtitled) We see his boyhood in the shantytown of Villa Fiorito, his calamitous career at Barcelona th and his move to Naples, which made him not only a hero but also a ‘made guy’ for the THE LEHMAN TRILOGY Thurs 25 7pm Camorra mobsters. As mesmeric as its subject’s skills and as raw as his life off the pitch, Play from the Piccadilly Theatre – see Arts on Screen pages for details. Kapadia’s latest is another documentary of real class and insight. (2019 UK 130 mins) Book online now at: www.saffronscreen.com Full-size screen with the latest digital technology Fri 2 3.00pm Toy Story 4 (U) SAFFRON SCREEN DIARY Fri 2 8.00pm Yesterday (12A) Sat 3 2.00pm Toy Story 4 (U) JULY 2019 Sat 3 5.00pm Yesterday (12A) Mon 1 8.00pm Too Late to Die Young (15) Sat 3 8.00pm Yesterday (12A) Sun 4 2.00pm Toy Story 4 (U) Fri 5 8.00pm Rocketman (15) Sun 4 5.00pm Yesterday (12A) Sat 6 1.45pm Aladdin (PG) Sun 4 8.00pm Yesterday (12A) Sat 6 5.00pm Rocketman (15) Mon 5 8.00pm In Fabric (15) Sat 6 8.00pm Rory’s Way (12A) Sun 7 1.45pm Aladdin (PG) Fri 9 8.00pm Vita & Virginia (12A) Sun 7 5.00pm Rory’s Way (12A) Sat 10 3.00pm Spider-Man: Far from Home (12A tbc) Sat 10 8.00pm Vita & Virginia (12A) Sun 7 7.30pm Drinking Buddies (15) – Wylde Sky Brewing Sun 7 8.00pm Rocketman (15) Sun 11 3.00pm André Rieu 2019 Maastricht Concert – Shall We Dance? Mon 8 7.30pm Sunset (15) Sun 11 8.00pm Vita & Virginia (12A) Mon 12 3.00pm Spider-Man: Far from Home (12A tbc) Fri 12 8.00pm Liam Gallagher: As It Was (15) Mon 12 8.00pm Still Walking (U) Sat 13 11.00am The Age of the European Auteur – film course Tue 13 8.00pm Yesterday (12A) Sat 13 3.00pm Aladdin (PG) Wed 14 3.00pm Aladdin (PG) Sat 13 8.00pm Gloria Bell (15) Wed 14 8.00pm New Towns, Our Town (U) Sun 14 1.45pm Aladdin (PG) Thu 15 7.30pm The Mikado – ENO Sun 14 5.00pm Gloria Bell (15) Sun 14 8.00pm Gloria Bell (15) Fri 16 3.00pm The Queen’s Corgi (PG) Mon 15 8.00pm Pickpocket (PG) Fri 16 8.00pm Yesterday (15) Sat 17 3.00pm The Queen’s Corgi (PG) Tue 16 8.00pm Booksmart (15) Sat 17 8.00pm Only You (15) Thu 18 8.00pm Eating Animals (12A) – with discussion Sun 18 3.00pm Apollo 11 (U) Fri 19 8.00pm Men in Black: International (12A) Sun 18 8.00pm Only You (15) Sat 20 3.00pm Men in Black: International (12A) Mon 19 3.00pm The Queen’s Corgi (PG) Sat 20 8.00pm Late Night (15) Mon 19 8.00pm Varda by Agnès (15) Sun 21 11.00am The Secret Life of Pets 2 (U) Tue 20 8.00pm Yesterday (12A) Sun 21 1.45pm Aladdin (PG) – Autism-friendly screening Wed 21 3.00pm Jaws (12A) Sun 21 5.00pm Late Night (15) Wed 21 8.00pm Apollo 11 (U) Sun 21 8.00pm Late Night (15) Thu 22 8.00pm Jaws (12A) Mon 22 3.00pm The Secret Life of Pets 2 (U) Fri 23 3.00pm The Lion King (PG tbc) Mon 22 8.00pm A Season in France (12A) Fri 23 8.00pm The Current War (12A tbc) Tue 23 8.00pm The Edge (15) Sat 24 3.00pm The Lion King (PG tbc) Wed 24 3.00pm Pillow Talk (PG) – Dementia-friendly screening Sat 24 8.00pm The Current War (12A tbc) Wed 24 8.00pm Sheffield Adventure Films (15 tbc) Sun 25 2.00pm The Lion King (PG tbc) Thu 25 7.00pm The Lehman Trilogy – Piccadilly Theatre Sun 25 5.00pm The Current War (12A tbc) Sun 25 8.00pm Yesterday (12A) Fri 26 3.00pm Toy Story 4 (U) Mon 26 3.00pm The Lion King (PG tbc) Fri 26 8.00pm Sometimes Always Never (12A) Mon 26 8.00pm Kind Hearts & Coronets (PG) Sat 27 3.00pm Toy Story 4 (U) Sat 27 7.00pm André Rieu 2019 Maastricht Concert – Shall We Dance? Tue 27 8.00pm Yesterday (12A) Wed 28 3.00pm The Lion King (PG tbc) Sun 28 2.00pm Toy Story 4 (U) Wed 28 8.00pm Pavarotti (12A) Sun 28 5.00pm Booksmart (15) Thu 29 8.00pm Yesterday (12A) Sun 28 8.00pm Sometimes Always Never (12A) Mon 29 3.00pm Toy Story 4 (U) Fri 30 3.00pm Horrible Histories: The Movie (PG tbc) Mon 29 8.00pm We the Animals (15) – with introduction Fri 30 8.00pm Tell It to the Bees (15 tbc) Sat 31 3.00pm Horrible Histories: The Movie (PG tbc) Tue 30 8.00pm Rocketman (15) Sat 31 8.00pm Tell It to the Bees (15 tbc) Wed 31 3.00pm Toy Story 4 (U) Wed 31 8.00pm Diego Maradona (12A) SEPTEMBER 2019 Sun 1 3.00pm Horrible Histories: The Movie (PG tbc) AUGUST 2019 Sun 1 8.00pm Watch this space! Thu 1 7.30pm The Pirates of Penzance – ENO Mon 2 8.00pm After Life (PG)

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THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Thurs 1st 7.30pm DOCUMENTARIES opera from the English National opera – see Arts on Screen pages for details. TOY STORY 4 (U) Fri 2nd 3pm Sat 3rd & Sun 4th 2pm LIAM GALLAGHER See July for details. YESTERDAY (12A) Fri 2nd 8pm Sat 3rd & Sun 4th 5pm & 8pm Tues 13th, Fri 16th, Tues 20th, Sun 25th & Tues 27th 8pm DIRECTOR Danny Boyle CAST Himesh Patel, Lily James, Sophia Di Martino, Meera Syal SCREEN TEST After he is knocked unconscious during a worldwide power cut, struggling Lowestoft musician Jack (Patel) wakes up to fi nd he is apparently the only person in the SHEFFIELD world who remembers The Beatles. Passing off their songs as his own, he wins fame and fortune – but at the price of his honesty and his friendship with Ellie (Lily James). Boyle’s ADVENTURE FILMS EATING ANIMALS direction and Richard Curtis’s writing combine into a glowing tribute to The Beatles and a glorious celebration of the intoxicating beauty of their music. (2019 UK 116 mins) IN FABRIC (15) Mon 5th 8pm DIRECTOR Peter Strickland CAST Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Gwendoline Christie, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Julian Barratt SCREEN TEST The latest from the unique imagination of Strickland (The Duke of Burgundy, Berberian Sound Studio) blends Giallo-infused horror with absurdist dark humour, to ghostly effect. Set against the backdrop of a mysterious department store, the fi lm follows DIEGO MARADONA the journey of a cursed, but strikingly beautiful, blood-red dress as it passes from person to person, with devastating consequences. A sensuous, surreal and surprisingly funny tour de force. (2018 UK 118 mins) BOOK NOW AT THE CINEMA BOX OFFICE, TIC OR ONLINE VITA & VIRGINIA (12A) Fri 9th, Sat 10th & Sun 11th 8pm DIRECTOR Chanya Button www.saffronscreen.com CAST Gemma Arterton, Elizabeth Debicki, Isabella Rossellini, Rupert Penry-Jones SCREEN TEST Set amidst the bohemian high society of 1920s England, this fi lm tells TO ADVERTISE HERE (CIRC. 22,000) CONTACT: [email protected] the true story of the love affair between aristocratic Vita Sackville-West (Arterton) and the brilliant but troubled Virginia Woolf (Debicki); a relationship which leads to the birth of Woolf’s bold, experimental novel – Orlando. A daring celebration of an unconventional bond, the fi lm details the love story of two women – two writers – who smashed through social barriers to fi nd solace in their forbidden connection. (2018 Ire/UK 110 mins)

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SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (12A tbc) THE QUEEN’S CORGI (PG) Fri 16th, Sat 17th & Mon 19th 3pm th th Sat 10 & Mon 12 3pm DIRECTORS Vincent Kesteloot, Ben Stassen DIRECTOR Jon Watts VOICES Jack Whitehall, Julie Walters, Jo Wyatt, Dino Andrade CAST Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jake Gyllenhaal, Cobie Smulders SCREEN TEST Rex the Corgi (voiced by Whitehall) is no ordinary mutt – he’s the SCREEN TEST Shortly after the events of Avengers: Endgame, Peter Parker is balancing Queen’s favourite corgi. But when Rex fi nds himself outside the palace walls, he is no longer life as a superhero with being a regular teenager. While on a school trip to Europe with a pampered pooch and must fi nd new friends to help him fi nd his way home. Animated fun his classmates, he is persuaded by Nick Fury to don his Spider-Man suit to team up with for all the family – expect guest appearances from various recognisable royals. Quentin Beck, also known as Mysterio, a master of trickery and illusion, to battle the (2019 Belg 85 mins) Elementals. (2019 USA length tbc) th th ANDRÉ RIEU 2019 MAASTRICHT CONCERT: SHALL ONLY YOU (15) Sat 17 & Sun 18 8pm WE DANCE? Sun 11th 3pm DIRECTOR Harry Wootliff CAST Josh O’Connor, Laia Costa, Natalie Arle-Toyne, Joe Cassidy Concert from Maastricht – see Arts on Screen pages for details. SCREEN TEST Spending Hogmanay in Glasgow is the beginning of a beautiful romance STILL WALKING (U) Mon 12th 8pm for offi ce worker Elena (Costa) and PhD student Jake (O’Connor). A relationship develops in which the modest age gap seems irrelevant. They are soon making plans to settle down DIRECTOR Hirokazu Kore-eda together and start a family but this is easier said than done when biology seems set against CAST Hiroshi Abe, Kirin Kiki, Shohei Tanaka, Yui Natsukawa them and IVF proves so gruelling. A heartfelt tale of modern love that rests on the cracking SCREEN TEST We start our celebration of the work of this brilliant Japanese director with chemistry between two charismatic stars. (2018 UK 118 mins) this lyrical and profoundly moving family reunion drama. It depicts one summer’s day in the life of the Yokoyamas, gathered together for a commemorative ritual. Simple gestures and (U) Sun 18th 3pm Wed 21st 8pm domestic routines (especially cooking) evoke the family’s entire life, their deep regrets and APOLLO 11 daily joys. An extraordinary portrayal of the ties that bind us, this is storytelling of the highest DIRECTOR Todd Douglas Miller order, and this gentle, lovely fi lm is impossible to watch without a lump in the throat. SCREEN TEST Crafted from a newly discovered trove of footage, this awe-inspiring (2008 Jap 114 mins Subtitled) documentary takes us to the heart of one of the most impressive feats in modern human history: the fi rst manned moon landings. Stitching together footage of Armstrong, Aldrin and ALADDIN (PG) Wed 14th 3pm their fellow astronauts with scenes from Mission Control, and the huge crowds of millions of See July for fi lm information. spectators, the fi lm offers an unbeatable chance to be immersed in the spectacle of those momentous days in 1969 that simply must be seen on the big screen. (2019 USA 93 mins) NEW TOWNS, OUR TOWN (U) Wed 14th 8pm SCREEN TEST This eclectic feature-length collection of archive fi lms sheds light on one of the most signifi cant stories of British social history: the New Towns movement. Featuring unique footage from ten different New Towns including many in our area – Harlow, Stevenage, Basildon, Hemel Hempstead – this is the perfect way to explore the impact the movement has had on our everyday lives. (2019 UK 77 mins) FAMILY BAR OPEN THE MIKADO Thurs 15th 7.30pm TICKETS EVERY for matinee screenings opera from the English National opera – see Arts on Screen pages for FRIDAY details. 2 adults + 2 children or 1 adult + 3 children AND FOLLOW US SATURDAY facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram ONLY £20.50 NIGHT

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VARDA BY AGNÈS (15) Mon 19th 8pm PAVAROTTI (12A) Wed 28th 8pm DIRECTOR Agnès Varda DIRECTOR Ron Howard SCREEN TEST In her final work, the award-winning filmmaker takes us on a journey SCREEN TEST An outstanding biopic of the famous tenor who brought opera to through her remarkable life and career in her characteristically contemplative yet playful the people, selling over 100 million records in his lifetime. A combination of thrilling way. Varda seeks to make a record of her filmography but also to set out her manifesto for performances, interviews and previously unknown footage chart Pavarotti’s rise from humble generations to come, offering a personal insight into her oeuvre, using excerpts from her beginnings to superstardom. A penetrating and emotionally powerful portrait focusing on the work to illustrate her unique artistic visions and ideas. This engaging film perfectly allows the man as well as the artist from award-winning director Howard. (2019 UK/US 114 mins) legendary auteur to have the final word. (2019 Fr 115 mins Part subtitled) HORRIBLE HISTORIES: THE MOVIE (PG tbc) JAWS (12A) Wed 21st 3pm Thurs 22nd 8pm Fri 30th & Sat 31st 3pm Sun 1st Sept 3pm DIRECTOR Steven Spielberg DIRECTOR Dominic Brigstocke CAST Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary CAST Sebastian Croft, Emilia Jones, Nick Frost, Kim Cattrall SCREEN TEST Join us for a chance to see the perfect summer movie on the big screen – SCREEN TEST After its success as a book, stage show and TV series, Horrible Histories though you may not want to go back in the water! When a gigantic great white shark begins makes its debut on the big screen with this riotous, hilarious take on the world of the to menace the small island of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and a grizzled fisherman Romans. We follow a Roman teenager who is banished to the wet island of Britain, set out to stop it. Spielberg brings us the ultimate blockbuster. (1975 USA 124 mins) before being captured by a feisty Celt who is destined to become part of his future. THE LION KING (PG tbc) Fri 23rd & Sat 24th 3pm free craft activity from 2.30pm before each screening. (2019 UK length tbc) th th th Sun 25 2pm Mon 26 & Wed 28 3pm TELL IT TO THE BEES (15 tbc) Fri 30th & Sat 31st 8pm DIRECTOR Jon Favreau DIRECTOR Annabel Jankel VOICES Donald Glover, Beyoncé Knowles, Chiwetel Ejiofor, James Earl Jones CAST Anna Paquin, Holliday Grainger, Gregor Selkirk, Lauren Lyle SCREEN TEST Disney’s all-new, live-action remake journeys to the African savanna SCREEN TEST In 1950s rural Scotland, abandoned wife Lydia finds a friend in Jean where a future king is born. After the murder of his father, the young lion prince flees his Markham, who has just taken over her late father’s GP practice. While Lydia’s sensitive son kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery. With a fantastic voice cast, anticipation is very high for this spectacular new film. (2019 USA length tbc) tells his secrets to the doctor’s bees, the two women are increasingly drawn to one another, resulting in a relationship that scandalises the conservative community. A touching and THE CURRENT WAR (12A tbc) Fri 23rd & Sat 24th 8pm beautifully crafted portrait of a love against the odds, adapted from Fiona Shaw’s Sun 25th 5pm popular novel. (2018 UK 105 mins) DIRECTOR Alfonso Gomez-Rejon WATCH THIS SPACE! Sun 1st July 8pm CAST Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Tom Holland SCREEN TEST The dramatic story of the cutthroat race to determine which electrical follow us on facebook, Twitter or Instagram, or sign up for our emails, system would light up the modern world features a fabulous cast. In the 1880s, Thomas to find out what our special added screening will be.

Edison (Cumberbatch) astonished the world by illuminating a section of Manhattan at nd night using his revolutionary electrical light – and George Westinghouse (Shannon), whose AFTER LIFE (PG) Mon 2 8pm business had been based on gas, resolved to challenge him with a different system. Would DIRECTOR Hirokazu Kore-eda Edison win with DC, or Westinghouse with AC? (2017 USA 105 mins) CAST Arata Iura, Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima, Takashi Naitô SCREEN TEST If you could only pick one memory to take with you for all eternity, KIND HEARTS & CORONETS (PG) Mon 26th 8pm which would it be? In Kore-eda’s tender and haunting film, the recently deceased must DIRECTOR Robert Hamer pass through limbo where, with the help of a group of counsellors, they must select just CAST Alec Guinness, Dennis Price, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood one memory to recreate and take with them to cherish forever in the afterlife. An elegant, SCREEN TEST Join us for Ealing’s blackest comedy. Determined to attain the dukedom beautiful drama exploring loss and memory, this is a true piece of cinematic magic. denied him by his ignoble birth, a draper’s assistant devotes himself to eliminating the (1998 Jap 114 mins Subtitled) estranged relatives standing in his way. The glitteringly cynical script is beautifully served by superb performances all round (with Guinness playing all the d’Ascoynes), and the corseted Edwardian milieu is impeccably designed. (1949 UK 106 mins) Free parking ● Wide choice of refreshments Full-size screen with the latest digital technology ARTS ON SCREEN THE LEHMAN TRILOGY Thurs 25th July 7pm Play broadcast live from the Piccadilly Theatre. Sam Mendes directs Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles, who play the Lehman Brothers, their sons and grandsons, in this critically acclaimed play. ANDRÉ RIEU 2019 MAASTRICHT CONCERT: SHALL WE ANDRÉ RIEU DANCE? Sat 27th July 7pm Sun 11th August 3pm Concert broadcast live (plus encore) from Maastricht. Performing live from the stunning medieval town square, André is accompanied by his 60-piece Johann Strauss Orchestra, as well as a cast of over 100 dancers. THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Thurs 1st August 7.30pm opera recorded at the English National opera. Acclaimed fi lm director Mike Leigh directed this production of the much-loved Gilbert & Sullivan comic opera for the ENO. THE MIKADO Thurs 15th August 7.30pm opera recorded at the English National opera. Set in an ever-so-English 1930s seaside hotel, the ENO’s iconic production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s topsy-turvy operetta is a popular hit with audiences of all ages. THE LEHMAN EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE TRILOGY Thurs 12th September 7.30pm Musical recorded in London’s West End. Another chance to see this glorious musical about a young boy overcoming prejudice at his Sheffi eld school. Screened as part of our Rainbow Film Festival. ONE MAN, TWO GUV’NORS Thurs 26th September 7pm (tbc) Play recorded at the National Theatre. The hilarious hit, featuring an award-winning performance by James Corden, returns to mark NT Live’s 10th birthday. WISE CHILDREN Dates to be confi rmed Play recorded live at York Theatre royal. Multi-award-winning director Emma Rice brings her unique, exuberantly impish vision to Angela Carter’s great last novel in this brand-new theatre production. ONE MAN, TWO GUV’NORS DON GIOVANNI Tues 8th October 6.45pm opera broadcast live from the royal opera House. Erwin Schrott takes the lead in Kasper Holten’s production of Mozart’s engaging masterpiece about the great seducer. THE MIKADO GAUGIN Tues 15th October 7.30pm (tbc) Art fi lm from the National Gallery. A stunning feature documentary and exclusive private view of the National Gallery exhibition Gaugin Portraits. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Thurs 17th October 7pm Play recorded live at the Bridge Theatre. Nicholas Hytner’s immersive production of Shakespeare’s great comedy of fairies EVERYBODY’S TALKING and lovers stars Gwendonline Christie. ABOUT JAMIE Unless otherwise noted, all events should be treated as 12A. Art fi lm: full £11; adult concessions £10; 19-30 £8; 18 & under £6 film event: full £15; adult concessions £14; 19-30 £11.50; For more information and other events, please see our website 18 & under £10 Theatre and ballet: full £20; adult concessions £18; 19-30 £15; 18 & under £10 opera: full £22; adult concessions www.saffronscreen.com £20; 19-30 £16; 18 & under £12.50